Chapter 041 - Braised
First, blanch the pig intestines and lungs in cold water to remove the foam.
Then boil water in a pot, add star anise, cinnamon bark, Sichuan peppercorns, ginger and scallions, field, rice wine, tangerine peel, soy sauce, dried chili peppers, etc. and bring to a boil over high heat. Stew the pig intestines over low heat.
Stir-fry bean paste, stir-fry the stewed soup, add salt, soy sauce, vinegar, rock sugar, rice wine, water and a little fermented bean curd juice to enhance the flavor, then add pork intestines, pork liver, tofu soaking, etc., bring to a boil over high heat, and simmer over low heat
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At this point, this pot of braised stew has taken its initial shape, and it is simmering slowly over low heat. When eating, put the overnight sesame cakes in and cook them, and pair them with a few pieces of fished out pork.
Cut the intestines and pig lungs into small pieces and serve in a bowl with the braised soup.
It tastes delicious if eaten while it's hot.
The pot of braised pork in front of us was obviously cooked very deliciously by Zheng Mingyuan. The heat floating in the air was mixed with the unique delicious flavor of braised pork.
After Zheng Mingyuan tasted it, he seemed quite satisfied and nodded repeatedly, "It's much more delicious than the one I made last time. Come and try it too."
While talking, Zheng Mingyuan took some pig intestines and lungs out of the bowl he gave Su Yujin.
He took out another sesame seed cake, chopped it all into pieces and put it into a bowl.
"You guys come and eat too." Zeng Dayong greeted Mugwort and Qingkui.
The two of them didn't dare to eat it. After all, pig waste, especially pig intestines, was fishy and smelly when they were first cleaned. Even if it was cleaned afterwards, there was no smell, and even now it smells
It still smelled like a scent, but the two of them still thought of the original appearance of pig intestines and lungs, and felt very conflicted.
But when they saw that Su Yujin was eating so deliciously and was full of praise for the taste of the stew, and even told them to hurry up and taste some, the two of them gritted their teeth and finally took the bowl handed over by Zeng Dayong.
, took out a piece of sesame seed cake in the bowl and entered it.
The sesame biscuits were placed in the stew pot and simmered over low heat. After soaking up the stewed soup, when you take one bite, your mouth will be filled with aroma. Moreover, since the sesame biscuits were baked yesterday, they have been left for a long enough time and have already become fragrant.
It's cold and hard, and now it tastes particularly chewy, and the more you chew it, the more delicious it becomes.
Among them, the pig intestines are shaved clean of the fat, leaving only the extremely chewy intestines, which taste very chewy. The pig lungs are cut very thin, so they taste fresh and delicious, and the tofu puffs are also delicious.
Go down, mouth full of soup...
"This stew is so delicious."
"Uncle Zheng's craftsmanship is so good!"
Ai Cao and Qing Kui were so full of praise that they even wolfed down the stewed stew in their bowls.
Zheng Mingyuan laughed and added another bowl to the two of them.
The two of them were big eaters, so now that the food was delicious and the portion was sufficient, they naturally ate to their heart's content without being overly polite. They ate two bowls in a row, and then put down their bowls and chopsticks with a burp.
Su Yujin was also satisfied with her meal and chatted with Zheng Mingyuan for a while.
Zheng Mingyuan was not originally from Qinghe County, but from Luozhou Prefecture in the west. He lost his parents when he was young and lived with his second uncle who was a widower. The uncle and nephew had to earn a living, worked as coolies, and worked as tenants.
I didn’t settle until I arrived in Mingzhou Prefecture.
At that time, Uncle Zheng was suffering from tuberculosis. Doctors were unable to save him. Uncle Zheng passed away. Zheng Mingyuan was devastated, but he had no money to pay for the funeral for Uncle Zheng, and he had no money to repay the medical expenses of the hospital, so he sold himself to a wealthy family.
People work as servants.
Because Zheng Mingyuan was smart and had set up a food stall with Uncle Zheng, and could make noodles, wontons, etc., he was assigned to work in the kitchen. There, Zheng Mingyuan learned many skills from the cook, and his talent for cooking gradually became apparent...
Zheng Mingyuan has a good talent for cooking and his cooking skills are not bad, but later he had to move to Qinghe County due to some things. He had just moved here at this time and had not yet thought about what he would do to make a living in the future. He happened to have a batch of food on hand.
For seasonings, Zheng Mingyuan prepared these thirteen incense and asked Zeng Dayong to take them out to sell...
I see.
Su Yujin nodded slightly after understanding the general situation, and then talked about the dishes that Zheng Mingyuan was good at.
Upon closer inspection, Zheng Mingyuan can cook a lot of dishes, and after listening to the cooking methods, he probably understands that he is quite accomplished.
Based on this, Su Yujin was thinking about what signature dishes the restaurant should serve in the future.
Once the words are spoken, it is often difficult to hold them back.
At this time, night fell and the moon had already hung on the branches.
Seeing this, Su Yujin stood up and said, "I will bring the receipt tomorrow. Uncle Zheng can't lie."
"Thirty percent of the salary, I won't even run away if you ask me to." Zheng Mingyuan slapped his thin body until it made a clanging sound.
Not to mention that Su Yujin gave him so much room for free expression.
Furthermore, there are many cooks in the world, but most of them just follow the recipes. There are only a few who can make the recipes as good as they appear, let alone people like Su Yujin who have their own ideas about cooking.
Zheng Mingyuan also felt that Su Yujin was a colleague and confidant, and felt sympathy for each other.
"That's right." Su Yujin pursed her lips and smiled, "It's getting late today. Uncle Zheng, you should take a rest early. I'll fix the shop as soon as possible in the next few days."
"Dayong, go and deliver to the shopkeeper." Zheng Mingyuan lit a few lanterns, handed one to Zeng Dayong, and gave the rest to Su Yujin, the master and the servant.
When Su Yujin heard the words "the shopkeeper's", she smiled and said, "Uncle Zheng, stay here."
Zeng Dayong carried a lantern and sent Su Yujin and his three servants out.
All the way along Fuyun Lane to the main street.
It's early winter, and the sun is shining brightly today. It's not too cold at this time, the restaurants and restaurants on the street are quite lively, and the vendors on the street are still shouting loudly.
Not far from such a big road is Shuanggui Lane.
"Brother Zeng, come back, we'll be there in two steps," Su Yujin said.
It's okay to send guests off to the alley, but there is no reason to send them home, not to mention the road is easy to walk.
"Sure." Zeng Dayong nodded, "Just call me Dayong from the shopkeeper."
If the master calls him Uncle Zheng, he will be the assistant from now on, and he cannot afford to call him Brother Zheng.
"Yes." Su Yujin pursed her lips and smiled, urging him to go back and look after Zheng Mingyuan, while she led Qingkui and Mugwort along the road to the corner of the street and turned into Shuanggui Lane.
The reason why Shuanggui Alley is called Shuanggui Alley is because there are many sweet-scented osmanthus planted at the door of every house. There is one tree on both sides of the door. Each household has double osmanthus. Every August, the sweet-scented osmanthus is fragrant.
wonderful.
The house where Su Yujin lives is near the end of the alley. The night is getting darker and the alley is quite quiet. In addition, the osmanthus branches on both sides of the alley are dense. Under the moonlight, there is no beauty in front of the flowers and under the moon. Instead, it looks more beautiful.
Somewhat eerie.
When the three of them saw this, they couldn't help but quicken their steps while holding the lanterns in their hands.
Suddenly, a black shadow came out.
Immediately afterwards, a sack fell from the sky.
Chapter completed!