Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 1934 Porridge and BBQ

"How to eat?" Mai Xiaomiao squatted beside Zhou Zhi and asked.

"Go change your clothes first." Zhou Zhi said with a smile, "Wipe your hair too. You don't feel cold now, but if you're not careful you'll get cold without even realizing it, and you'll catch a cold."

"A Zi and Sister Sha Ma both have great figures." Mai Xiaomiao looked at the two girls walking on the grass with envy in his eyes.

"You are also very beautiful," Zhou Zhi teased the little girl, "Big eyes, small mouth, and a pointed nose. You are just a little shorter than them, but your proportions are good. You look very beautiful in my camera. I'll pour it onto my notebook and take a look later."

"You just like to lie." Mai Xiaomiao was so happy that she couldn't suppress her smile, but she still spoke modestly.

"They are from the Yi ethnic group. Their waists are slender and their noses are high, which are their ethnic characteristics. They are all from Meigu. The name of the county Meigu means beautiful girls, which means that this place produces beautiful girls."

"You can walk around Meigu County with your head held high, so don't be too proud."

"I don't want to pay attention to you." Mai Xiaomiao put down the basket and turned his head happily: "I'm going to change clothes!"

By the time Mai Xiaomiao changed his clothes and came out of the tent, it was already dusk in the camp. The sunlight had turned golden and swept across the pond from the side, creating golden ripples.

The camp was already filled with the aroma of food. Since salted meat lasted longer, Zhou Zhi saved it for tomorrow and put the fresh meat aside for today.

Zhou Zhi brought pork, mutton and beef. The pork and mutton were used for barbecue, while the beef was used to make "porridge base hot pot".

Congee hotpot is actually a Cantonese dish, a type of Cantonese hotpot. Su Shi also recorded an interesting story in his notes, saying that Luo Fuying liked to put various dishes in a pot and "cooked them together", named it "Gu Dong Geng", and all the guests praised it. The poet Lu Daoshi who participated in the banquet made a couplet: "Throw the wine Gu Dong Geng into the pot, dig the cellar and swim in the rice bowl". Su Dongpo was very happy and thought it was absolutely perfect, so he recorded it in his notes.

As for the so-called "Panyou Rice", Su Dongpo recorded: "People in Jiangnan like to make Panyou Rice, with all kinds of fish, dried meat, pickled fish and roasted fish buried in the rice. The proverb in the village says 'you have dug a cellar'."

In Zhou Zhi's opinion, this is the "Kong Rice" that Jiachuan people often make.

Because "throwing wine" is an allusion to the story of King Gou Jian of Yue who shared weal and woe with the people and was determined to take revenge after the humiliation of Kuaiji, which coincides literally with Gu Donggeng's practice; and "digging a cellar" is an allusion to the story of Su Wu who resolutely refused to surrender to the Huns and dug a pit to avoid the wind and snow while herding sheep in the far north, which also coincides literally with the allusion of Panyou Fan, so it was cited by Su Dongpo as an absolute and recorded.

As a result, the cooking methods of two ancient delicacies were inadvertently recorded, making everyone realize that porridge-based hotpot and kong rice had already existed as early as the Song Dynasty.

The preparation of the porridge hotpot soup is actually quite particular. Special fragrant rice is used, which is gently pounded to break each grain into two or three petals, then rinsed, mixed with oil and salt, marinated for a while, and then cooked in a large clay pot. When the porridge is cooked until the water and rice are blended, the porridge water boils and forms a chrysanthemum shape, with layers turning out from the inside. At this time, the porridge water scooped from the center of the flower is called "porridge clear", which is the essence of the porridge.

It is sweet, soft and smooth like soup when you take a bite. This soup, which only shows pulp but not rice, can be used to blanch meat and vegetables. It is the authentic hotpot with porridge base.

However, Zhouzhi cannot be so meticulous for a picnic. However, before setting out, the rice is fried in a large dry hot pot. When arriving at the camp, the fried rice is boiled in boiling water, and ginger slices and fried mushrooms are added. The resulting porridge base is actually similar to porridge. The reason for using porridge base to scald the meat is that it is difficult to thicken the meat in the wild. Putting the tender meat slices directly into the porridge base pot has a self-sealing effect, and the blanched meat is easy to keep fresh and tender.

After preparing the porridge base, Zhou Zhi placed the porridge pot on the iron net of the fire pit, and placed fried buckwheat cakes, fried potatoes, raw sweet potatoes, and the rest were various meat skewers.

Since he had picked a lot of mushrooms, Zhou Zhi simply dug another fire pit and covered it with ashes and sand to make a drying trough to bake the mushrooms.

This is actually a way to increase the aroma of mushrooms. Drying the mushrooms and then re-soaking them in water is actually similar to an effect of "breaking the wall", which allows more aromatic substances in the mushroom cells to penetrate out and bring better flavor to the dish.

So sometimes the fresher the ingredients are, the better they are. It mainly depends on the category.

Mai Xiaomiao squeezed in next to Zhou Zhi early in the morning. She had to do the barbecue by herself today, and she had no confidence in herself at all.

There were no more insects in late autumn, and by the time the insects started to eat, the sky had turned dark purple, and it was getting darker even faster in the valley.

Fortunately, there is a battery power supply. I hung up the lamp and turned on the orange light, and the atmosphere was immediately created.

"The grilled small intestines we brought to Shudu this time are also very popular." Zhou Zhi said, "It's just that they were baked for the second time and are a bit old. They are different from the current ones, which are crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside."

Except for Mai Xiaomiao, the others are all masters of barbecue. Although Shama Ricong and Jike Azi don't look like the kind of girls who often do housework, they are just as skilled at barbecue. Zhou Zhi probably learned it from his classmates at the brazier barbecue stalls on the street on weekends.

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"The seasoning made by Brother Elbow is good. It tastes better than that made by the barbecue shop owner!" Ah Zi held a large stick of mutton in her hand and gave Zhou Zhi a thumbs up.

"Just kidding, barbecue ingredients also cost money, not many bosses are willing to spend money like me." Zhou Zhi smiled and said, "This dry ingredient dipped in porridge and boiled beef tastes like this, which is beyond my expectations. It's a little surprise."

Everyone found the porridge-based hotpot even more novel. Except for Zhou Zhi, no one had ever eaten it. The beef was from the upper part of the body, which was gently rolled in the porridge and then dipped in Zhou Zhi's own secret dry ingredients. It was indeed very fresh and fragrant, and was well received.

"Guangdong people don't eat spicy food, so they definitely don't like this kind of dry dipping sauce. Then what kind of seasoning do they use for hot pot?" Wu Renzhong asked even as his mouth was full of oil.

"The flavors there are light, with more boiled seafood, and the main focus is on the original flavor." Zhou Zhi said: "Generally speaking, it is simple to use fermented bean curd juice and light soy sauce."

"Chaoshan people also like beef hotpot, but they are also very particular. They must use beef broth for hotpot, and the seasoning is made from seafood sauce, shacha sauce and original soup."

"You're a real foodie." Mai Xiaomiao was eating grilled sausages. There were oil stains on both sides of her mouth and some on the tip of her nose. She looked like a cute kitten. The happiness brought by the food made her forget her sense of boundaries. She leaned comfortably on Zhou Zhi. "This kind of activity is so fun. Can we do Barbie Q when we have nothing to do in the future?"