Her Food Livestream Broke the Galaxy

Chapter 381 - 400: Everything Can Be Tempura

"This dish is very simple to make. PK live streams can’t be replayed on the main page, so if any of you want to try this at home, you can start screen recording now."

[Recording!]

[It’s on, it’s on! Time to cook~]

[Got it recording. I finally figured out how to screen record. This old timer couldn’t get it to work. I’ll wait for my grandson to come over and have him make this for me. ^_^]

Today’s star ingredient was once again flour. "We’ll be using the low-gluten flour recently developed by the Agricultural College. Besides the low-gluten flour, we’ll also need some corn starch. It’s also for sale on the Taotao Fresh Food Network; you can all search for it by name to buy it."

"The flour ratio is key to making the batter. I’ve already had my stream assistant display the ratio in the top-right corner. Aside from the correct proportions, the secret to an extra-crispy fry is oil and ice water. You absolutely must use ice water when mixing the batter."

With that said, Jiang Qiuqiu took out a spoon and stirred the mixed flours in the bowl into a smooth batter. ’This consistency feels just right.’

"Before we use the batter, we can also add a little apple cider vinegar. You don’t need much. The slight acidity can neutralize the greasiness of the fried food. If you can’t find apple cider vinegar, you can substitute it with any of the common vinegars that have recently come to market."

After she finished mixing the batter, Jiang Qiuqiu pushed the bowl to one side.

Then, the live chat immediately flooded with question marks.

[??? It’s finished?]

[It’s... it’s that simple?]

"Of course not! What are you all thinking? I just finished preparing the batter we need for frying. Now, let’s get the ingredients ready."

Jiang Qiuqiu hadn’t chosen many main ingredients to fry. The first was shrimp—the perfect partner for tempura. The second category included pumpkin and sweet potato. Back in the 21st century, when people thought of tempura, shrimp was probably the only thing that came to mind, but in truth, you can make tempura out of anything.

Once fried, the sweet potato and pumpkin become soft, tender, and sweet, and the special coating adds another dimension to their texture.

In addition to the sweet items, Jiang Qiuqiu also prepared an ingredient her fans had been enthusiastically buying recently—tofu.

With the star ingredients all displayed, it was time to pick up her knife and start prepping them.

Her rectangular cleaver was extremely sharp. In the interstellar era, the largest shrimp could grow to the size of a beach ball, while even the smaller ones were as big as the Australian lobsters of old.

To make frying more convenient, Jiang Qiuqiu had chosen a slightly smaller shrimp variety today.

"To make shrimp tempura, the first step is to remove the shell." With a flick of her wrist, the cleaver came down, slicing off the tip of the shrimp’s head. Then, she pinched the base of the head, wiggled it gently, and pulled. The black vein came right out with it.

Once the vein was removed along with the head, Jiang Qiuqiu changed her knife technique and sliced down the back of the shrimp. With a slit now made, she took a single chopstick, slid it sideways between the shell and the meat, and gave it a gentle pry—

The entire shrimp shell slid off and landed on the plate.

She then repeated these movements, quickly processing all nineteen shrimp.

[From introduction to abandonment??]

[Every single step requires a special technique? This is what you call simple? I’m out!]

The live chat was filled with comments clamoring that it was impossible to learn.

Jiang Qiuqiu nodded. ’Of course she knew.’ "The method I just showed is for experienced cooks only," she said. "There’s another way for beginners."

Jiang Qiuqiu picked up the last remaining shrimp.

[?]

[Why didn’t you just teach it this way from the start...? If we saw you do it this way 20 times, we’d get the hang of it!]

Soon enough, Jiang Qiuqiu gave a live demonstration of exactly why that wasn’t a good idea.

THWACK!

She chopped the head clean off.

With the head gone, there was no pulling out the vein. She went straight in with her knife, held the shrimp down, and sliced an opening along its back.