Chapter 21 Chapter nine

An hour passed after that.The whole stall is filled with an indescribable aroma. "Hmm...it's amazing. Miss Aoi, I feel like I'm getting excited." "Right?" "It's not bad." Asaba, Aoi, and Kurita poked their heads out to look at the pot, where the cooked deep reddish-brown dainagon was rolling up and down in the pot. The three of them are currently at the stall next door to the Asahi Chicken Cake stall.That is, the stall that was selling crepes just now is now reserved by the three of Kurita. Just now, they asked the staff of the crepe stand to let the three of them borrow the stall before closing the stall, but the other party readily agreed.

The staff made an appointment to go to the concert that started in the evening, so the three of Kurita could borrow the booth until the end of the concert. It may be that they know each other, and Kurita is a professional wagashi chef, so the staff of the crepe stand only left a sentence: "Be careful when cooking." Then they left with peace of mind. After that, at Aoi's request, Kurita went to various stalls to borrow cooking utensils and bought bottled mineral water.Under Aoi's instructions, Asaba poured mineral water into the pot and began to cook the Dai Nayan red beans.

Although Asagi seemed a little confused at first, but under the skillful guidance of the beauty, she now looks happy.Asaba put on an apron over the cross-breasted knitted sweater, and said in a brisk tone, "It turns out that bean paste can be made with sugar and red beans." "That's right...Mr. Asaba, how did you think you should make bean paste?" "I thought it would be mixed with more ingredients, like some kind of extract." "Extracts……?" Aoi showed a puzzled expression, but she was as smart as she was, and changed the subject beautifully: "Yes...Adzuki beans are indeed rich in nutrients and can be regarded as a healthy food. Adzuki beans were introduced to Japan in the third century. There is a saying that The native species of red bean is wild. It is said that it was used as medicine at that time.”

"Yeah... so nutritious?" "Yes. Red beans contain vitamin B1 for eliminating fatigue, B2 and B6 for beautifying the skin, rich in dietary fiber and minerals, and saponin that inhibits the absorption of cholesterol." "so smart." "In addition, red beans contain polyphenols, which girls love most. Polyphenols have antioxidant effects, so they can prevent aging... Red beans are said to contain more polyphenols than red wine. It can only be said that if you don't eat red beans, you will lose money. " "I didn't expect the humble red beans to be such a powerful food."

"After all, most of the most powerful foods in the world are not very eye-catching." "No, fancy food can also be very powerful." Aoi showed her knowledge to arouse Asaba's interest, while Kurita was observing the situation in the pot with her arms crossed.The red beans with huge grains are gradually ripening, and the volume is getting bigger and bigger. Usually in this season, Kurimarudo would soak the red beans overnight in water before cooking, but this time the soaking step was omitted. Anyway, the purpose of Aoi is not to reproduce the taste of Kurimudao’s bean paste, and when making bean paste, red beans do not have to be soaked in water first.

The same is true for removing the astringency of the white foam, depending on the desired taste, the number of times of the astringency removal will be different.If there is any special purpose, it doesn't matter if you don't remove the astringency at all.In this way, you may not be able to cook delicate red bean paste, but instead, you can cook a natural and earthy taste. Moreover, the cooking time can be greatly shortened. This time I used about 150 grams of dainyan, and it should be ready before evening. It didn't take long for the red beans to be cooked just right and soft.

Asaba poured the soup into another pot, wrapped the soft and hot red beans with a cotton cloth, and squeezed out the water. "Then, Mr. Asaba, let's add the sugar now." "How much?" "About that much—hey!" Aoi added the same amount of sugar as the red beans before boiling to the red beans. After reheating, the red beans began to release water and became soft; then sprinkled a little salt to dry the whole bean paste. After a while, the bean paste stuffing with rich and sweet taste will appear in front of you at a glance. "Wow...it smells so good!"

Seeing Asaba put her face close to the pot and smelling the smell, Aoi smiled and said, "After all, the material used is very good. Mr. Kurita, can I trouble you to do the finishing touches?" "Oh, yes." To avoid scorching, Kurita switched to simmering over low heat. While stirring with a spatula to evaporate the moisture in the red bean paste, he asked Aoi, "What are you planning to do over there?" Kurita just followed Aoi's request to help cook bean paste, but he still didn't know Aoi's purpose. Aoi asked Asaba to cook Danagyan red beans on the spot, and asked Kurita to finish it with official red bean paste. What is her purpose?

"Mr. Asaba and I will make discs." "……disc?" Kurita wondered if he had heard wrong. It can't be referring to the disc flying in the sky, right?No, for Aoi, it's very possible. What's more, this crepe stand is out of any ingredients. When Kurita was feeling confused, Aoi lightly pointed to the egg cake stall next door where Asaba was still watching the shop just now, and said, "I plan to use the things over there." A thought flashed through Kurita's mind.In the next second, he let out a breath slowly from his stomach. ——It turned out to be such a thing.

All the way here, Kurita finally understood the meaning of Aoi's actions. "Um...Mr. Asaba, can you share some egg cake ingredients with me?" "What are you going to do this time?" "What will it be? This is the fourth question, please guess." "Are you going to guess the riddle again...?" Asagi thought for a while, but finally gave up thinking and obediently went to the next door to get the materials. Asaha probably thought that since Aoi said she wanted to borrow materials, she must be planning to make chicken cakes, so she came back with materials such as eggs, honey, and low-gluten flour in both hands.

"Are these enough?" "These ingredients are quite enough... Then, Mr. Asaba, I will leave the red bean paste stuffing to Mr. Kurita. Let's hurry up." "Speed ​​up?" "It's a concerted effort, and time is of the essence. First—" After Aoi handed the steel basin to the confused Asahana, she cracked two eggs into the steel basin. "What about very fresh eggs, then, can you please stir them in the usual way?" "Well, I don't understand the situation at all, but... alright." It may be that after training at the egg cake stand, Asaba held the egg beater with skillful movements, and quickly stirred the eggs, sugar and honey. After stirring for a while, Aoi poured in the flour as well. After Asahi stirs until there are no more powdery particles, add a small amount of soda powder.Adding baking soda will make the batter soft. After letting the batter rest in the steel pan for a short time, Aoi began to heat up the iron plate used to fry the crepe crust and spread a thin layer of salad oil to prepare it. "Then, everything is ready...let's start frying!" "Got it. You're going to use Nagasaki cake batter to fry the crepes, right?" Asaba nodded as if saying "I guessed it". "Leave it to me, I'm the best at frying this kind of thing." "I want to fry a thicker crust, please pour more batter..." Under Aoi's urging, Asaba scooped up the thick batter with a soup ladle and poured it on the iron plate. The batter spread out immediately, forming a perfect circle with a diameter of about eight centimeters. "Isn't this too thick? It's better to push it a little thinner..." "No...the thickness is just right!" Asaba tilted her head wonderingly, while Aoi remained calm. The batter is fried on the iron plate. When tiny air holes began to appear on the surface of the batter, Asahane turned the batter under Aoi's instructions. While confirming whether the fried side is brown, the two continue to fry the other side, and then arrange the fried crusts on the cutting board one after another. Not long after, Asagi murmured, "Huh? Could this be..." "Exactly." Kurita approached from the side and used a spatula to place a ball of red bean paste on the freshly fried dough.Next, Kurita picked up another piece of dough and put it on top gently, sandwiching the bean paste filling gently. Asagi's eyes were wide open, and Aoi clapped her hands lightly and said, "Wow: Perfect! The disc fit together! With the cooperation of the two of you, all the steps were successfully completed. The finished product looks super delicious!" Asahi quietly muttered, "I see." "It's not a crepe, and it's not a Nagasaki cake—so it's dorayaki." The appearance of the dorayaki is full and golden yellow, and it exudes a unique sense of presence on the cutting board, making people feel relaxed just by looking at it.