Don't pretend, I'm the God of Cooking and I'll showdown!

"Such a big goose should taste good, right?"

Shen Jiayue came to the kitchen, first looked at the pumpkin in the roaster, then huddled next to the stewed soup, looked at the nearly [-]-jin goose, and began to look forward to its taste.

Lin Xu said:

"Not only is it refreshing to eat, but it's also refreshing to marinate."

To make Chaoshan braised goose, not only need to have the skills to understand how to cook the stewed soup, but also have enough physical strength.

Because when marinating, it is necessary to repeatedly lift the goose out of the stewed soup, drain the stewed soup and then put it into the soup, so as to increase the tenderness and firmness of the goose skin.

This process requires high arm strength, not only to lift the goose out, but also to lift it out smoothly, because when the stewed goose is about to ripen, the meat is relatively loose, and excessive force may cause the goose body to lose its shape or the goose neck to break.

After speaking, Lin Xu picked up a kitchen knife and chopped off the goose's wings and paws.

Braised goose is the same as roasted goose, it cannot have winged paws, because the ripening time is inconsistent, and when the goose meat is cooked, the goose wings and goose paws are basically boiled.

After finishing these, he boiled a pot of water on the nearby stove.

Boil the water, put the goose's neck into the pot, and splash the water on the whole lion head goose.

According to the principle of "do not put raw meat into stewed soup" in cooking, fresh goose meat should not be put into stewed soup, but should be scalded.

In addition, scalding the goose can effectively prevent the goose skin from breaking during the marinating process.

When it is hot, put the goose into the pot according to the same three-up and three-down method of white-cut chicken and salted duck, fill the abdominal cavity with hot water, lift it up, and control the water to dry up.

After repeating this three times, the goose skin will become firm and bright, and impurities such as congestion in the abdominal cavity can also be washed out.

After the stewed soup was boiled for about half an hour, Lin Xu took out the fat pieces inside, poured the boiled goose oil, and then stuffed some sliced ​​ginger and patted goose into the abdominal cavity of the blanched lion head goose. Dried shallots and soaked shiitake mushrooms.

Put it into the stewed soup and start the marinating officially.

By the pool outside, Zhang Chunsheng had already cleaned up the internal organs of the goose.

Digestive organs such as goose intestines and gizzards have also been cleaned, and they have been washed several times with salt and flour.

He stood at the door and asked:
"Xiao Xu, how are you going to eat these goose offal?"

Lin Xu said:

"Let's marinate it together too. It's a waste to use these stewed soups once. Let's marinate some more later, so that even if we can't finish it today, we can continue to eat it tomorrow."

In the Chaoshan area, braised geese pay attention to family reunion.

It means to marinate all ingredients including goose head, goose body, goose paw, goose wing, goose gras, goose gizzard, goose intestine, goose blood, and even goose eggs.

It means reunion and happiness.

There are a lot of dishes today, and the goose and duck are not bothering to eat, so it's better to marinate all of them, so that everyone can still eat them tomorrow and the day after tomorrow without spoiling.

As for goose eggs, although I don’t have them at home, I can marinate some eggs.

Such a good braised soup should be used to the maximum extent.

Lin Xu scooped up the stewed soup in the pot and poured a lot of it on the goose, then covered the pot, turned down the heat, and stewed it slowly.

Then pour out the water that scalded the goose skin next to it, put some eggs into it and cook, after a while, peel off the egg shells, and put them in the stewed soup for stewing.

"This braised soup smells so good."

Chaoshan braised goose soup is mainly made of sugar and galangal, so it smells like sliced ​​ginger candy.

Shen Jiayue sniffled, she likes to eat this kind of salty and sweet dishes, and today's braised geese must be enough.

After stewing the goose, the others went out to work, but Lin Xu couldn't walk around. He had to stand by the side of the pot and turn it frequently to prevent the stewed goose from sticking to the bottom of the pot, or cooking on one side and causing the skin to break.

Chen Meijuan looked at the sweet potatoes washed outside and asked:
"What are you going to do with these sweet potatoes?"

Lin Xu pointed to the oven at work:
"I want to make dried sweet potatoes, but these pumpkins are too much to use."

Chen Meijuan said as soon as she heard it:

"I don't need an oven to make dried sweet potatoes, just use the method passed down from my ancestors."

Oh?
Did the ancestors also like to eat sweet potatoes?
Chen Meijuan went outside to pick out two baskets of relatively even and solid sweet potatoes, and asked Xiaoxun and Chen Shaokang to help them send them to the kitchen, then cleaned the sweet potatoes again, and placed them on the steaming plate one by one.

After setting everything up, put these steaming plates into the steaming cabinet and start steaming.

Steam first?

"Dried pumpkins are usually made when the tigers are at their most powerful in autumn. The sky is dry and the sun is strong. They can be dried in a day or two, but there is no such method for dried sweet potatoes."

Chen Meijuan closed the door of the steamer and set the steaming time by the way.

She said to Lin Xu:

"In the past, Frost's Advent started to dig sweet potatoes. The sweet potatoes that were dug out were not edible, and had to be stored in the cellar until winter, so that they were sweeter and crisper...Dried sweet potatoes are also made in winter."

Lin Xu was taken aback for a moment, and then he realized it.

That's right, making sweet potatoes in winter is not the same as it is now, the sun is not strong, the temperature is not high, why can't it be dried into sweet potatoes.

Does everything have to be steamed first?
Before, he just thought that dried pumpkin was similar to dried sweet potato, and directly applied the method of dried pumpkin, but he did not expect to make a common-sense mistake.

Although the two snacks are relatively similar, one is made in summer and the other is made in winter, so there must be a big difference in craftsmanship.

Therefore, it is true to ask my mother if everything is in doubt.

Even though I have almost climbed to the top of the pyramid in terms of cooking, and even became the catering supervisor of two restaurants with Chinese prefixes, I still can't compare with my mother.

Chen Meijuan said:
"The sweet potatoes that have just been shaved are high in starch and are not tasty, but they can be used to make vermicelli and wine. Generally, vermicelli are made in late autumn. Your grandfather's favorite sweet potato roast was also made around that time. After the winter solstice, the starch in sweet potatoes gradually turns into sugar, which makes them more crispy and sweeter, so families start making dried sweet potatoes that children like."

It turned out to be the case.

Lin Xu understood now.

But what about the operation after steaming?
He asked curiously:

"What should I do next?"

"After steaming and peeling, cut into strips or slices, and put them outside on a bamboo curtain to dry. There are no flies or flying insects. The dried sweet potatoes are sweeter than honey."

Chen Meijuan went on to say:

"After making the dried sweet potatoes, I don't eat much of the remaining sweet potatoes, but keep them for the Chinese New Year, fry sweet potato balls, make candied sweet potatoes, anyway, they are all kinds of Chinese New Year dishes. Finally, the remaining sweet potatoes are buried in the ground, and spring starts After germination, sweet potato seedlings grow out, cut off and buried in the soil for planting, and in autumn, a lot of sweet potatoes can be harvested."

Sure enough, it has to be the ancestors.

Different seasons have different eating methods, and the life of sweet potatoes is clearly arranged.

Although the modern society has developed science and technology and is rich in materials, its ability to survive is obviously not as good as that of people in the past. Many people even don't understand the 24 solar terms.

Soon, the eggs are cooked.

Lin Xu fished them out and put them in cold water, soaked them for a while, took them out when they were no longer hot, and peeled off the shells one by one.

At this moment, the goose blood stewed for Dundun was ready to dry, and Shen Jiayue was feeding the little guy outside, Xiaolei and the others gathered around, looking embarrassed at Dundun.

Lin Xu poured the remaining goose blood into a basin, added a little salt, stirred it and filtered it to prevent goose feathers from being mixed in, and filtered out the air bubbles to make the blood clot more delicate.

After finishing these, put the small pot into the pot and simmer in water.

After a while, the goose blood is stewed into shape, and then divided into large pieces and put into the stewed soup for stewing.

The goose blood produced in this way is said to have a first-class taste and a strong stewed aroma. Lin Xu has not eaten it yet, so he just tasted it today. If it is delicious, he can continue to make it later.

After the fat goose in the pot was marinated for about 15 minutes, Lin Xu lifted the lid of the pot and turned it over.

Then continue to simmer on low heat.

At this time, the sweet potatoes in the steamer were almost steamed. Chen Meijuan opened the door of the cabinet, pulled out a baking tray, and stabbed the larger sweet potatoes with chopsticks.

If it can be pierced, it means that it has been steamed.

She took out all the steaming plates and said to Lin Xu:

"To make dried sweet potatoes, the sweet potatoes should not be steamed too much. Basically, they will be out of the pot as soon as they are steamed. If they are steamed too much, they will not be shaped, so they can only be made into porridge."

Put the sweet potatoes directly outside, let them cool down, and then peel off the skin for the next step of production.

This can not only prevent the hands from being burned, but also after cooling down, the moisture of the sweet potatoes will shrink further, even if the steaming is a bit overcooked, it will not be soft and rotten.

Putting the sweet potatoes outside, Chen Meijuan felt that these were not enough. When the children in the family were eating, this little amount of dried sweet potatoes might not be enough for them to make in a day.

Then I picked some more and stuffed the entire steaming cabinet to the full, ready to steam another pot.

As for the rest, don’t boil the sweet potato sugar, just make shredded sweet potatoes or fry them into sweet potato balls, and let the family eat it again.

When she was talking to Lin Xu in the kitchen, Chen Shaokang leaned over to the steaming plate, picked a smaller sweet potato from it, and said while peeling off the skin:
"I don't know if the sweet potatoes steamed by Sangu are cooked or not. I'll try them first."

As soon as he took the lead, Xiao Xun also came over:

"It is said that there are so many bad sweet potatoes, I will help my aunt choose."

Lin Bin, who is enjoying the last day of vacation and will start classes at school tomorrow, also picked up one:
"My aunt was in charge of cooking for the whole family in the past. Let me try to see what makes this sweet potato different."

Shen Jiayue on the side wanted to laugh.

Just listening to the words of these few people, I thought it was sweet potatoes steamed by several people, but in fact, no matter the three aunts Chen Shaokang said, the aunt Xiaoxu said, or the aunt Lin Bin called, they were all Chen Meijuan. people.

Different relatives have different names, and those who are not familiar with this aspect may be confused by their words.

"Wow, this sweet potato is so sweet, Miss Xiaolei, sister-in-law, Jasmine, hurry up and taste it."

"That's right, it's super sweet, it's like eating candy."

"It's no wonder that many people deliberately eat sweet potatoes until the New Year. They are fragrant and sweet, and they taste really good."

Shen Jiayue was originally waiting to eat braised goose, but couldn't resist the temptation, she got up and leaned over, picked one up, peeled off the red skin, put it in her mouth and tasted it, it was really sweet.

The sweet potato is slightly floury and has very little water. As soon as you eat it, the sweet and fragrant taste fills the whole mouth. After chewing, the floury and sweet sweet potato is comparable to the baked sweet potato you ate when you were a child.

good to eat!

As expected of my mother-in-law's steamed sweet potatoes, the taste is awesome!
She took the sweet potato and approached Dundun, and said with a smile:
"Grandma's steamed sweet potatoes, would you like to try it?"

Originally, she was just teasing the little guy, but what she didn't expect was that Dundun actually sniffed, and moved to the sweet potato, looking like she wanted to eat it.

Shen Jiayue broke off a piece with her hands and put it on the plate where Dundun had just eaten goose blood.

"Try it, if you don't want to eat it, remember to pay Mommy the sweet potato."

Dundun lowered his head and licked the sweet potato with his tongue. He may feel that the taste is different from the food he usually eats. Instead of continuing to eat, he looked up and looked around. Seeing that everyone was eating, he lowered his head and began to eat tentatively.

"Wow, you really eat sweet potatoes, so Mommy will buy you some more later, okay? Buy sweet potatoes, so you can enjoy eating them!"

Shen Jiayue took a mobile phone to take a video of Dundun eating sweet potatoes and sent it to the group:

"The little cat who is too poor to open the pot can only eat sweet potatoes to satisfy his hunger."

Soon, Chen Yan sent a disdainful expression:

"You actually gave cats and cats sweet potatoes, and I'll report you for cruelty to animals later."

She is waiting for Zeng Xiaoqi at the high-speed rail station right now. Her best friend and good employee brought her parents to the capital from her hometown. Naturally, she will pick her up at the station by car to show her respect.

In addition, it can reduce the anxiety of the elderly.

People who have gone to other places will have a strong sense of strangeness when they get off the car. Sometimes they can’t tell the difference between the south, the east, and the north. Now it’s much better to sit in a high-end business car, chat, and look at the scenery outside the window. .

After all, a confined space can give people a sense of security, while a wide place like a station can easily cause psychological discomfort.

Qi Zhentao and Yang Sihui also came to pick him up at the station. Although they were not engaged yet, their in-laws came to the capital.

In addition, let's see what's going on that made the in-laws come to the capital in such a hurry.

Not long after Chen Yan's news was sent out, Xiao Qing said:
"I went to my grandma's house today. Her raccoon cat also likes to eat sweet potatoes. Although she doesn't eat much every time, she eats them almost every day. Cats seem to like sweet potatoes."

Shu Yun, who was on the high-speed train home, sent a message:
"It is said that he likes to eat pumpkins. I don't know if my godson likes pumpkins."

While chatting, Geng Lele erupted:

"Cats like to eat sweet potatoes, pumpkins, and some like potatoes and taro. Just like people, cats also have various tastes. Don't make a fuss... By the way, I'm hungry, what do you have around you? Send it out and let me see .”

Soon, Shen Jiayue posted a picture of everyone eating sweet potatoes in the group:
"I'm making Chaoshan braised goose in the kitchen, but right now I'm eating sweet potatoes, so I don't have time to take pictures. There's also flame drunk goose at noon. I'm really tired of eating big fish and meat."

Zeng Xiaoqi posted a bunny-shaped snack, which is very delicate, and the bunny is also lifelike:

"Eat rabbits in the Year of the Rabbit, pick 1 if you want to eat, I will ask Xiao Ming to make it for you."

Xiao Ming?

The people in the group were immediately speechless.

Come, come, the dog food belonging to Director Zeng has finally arrived.

Chen Yan said dissatisfiedly:
"Scatter dog food in broad daylight, do you have a sense of public morality? How long will it take to arrive at the station? We have to wait for a long time."

"It's coming soon, the high-speed rail is slowing down... Baby Shu, why are you home for the New Year? I brought you a bunch of delicious food?"

Shu Yun sent a box of Lin Kee Dim Sum:

"I don't eat dog food-flavored snacks, I have... My parents made a lot of food, and they wouldn't eat it when I didn't go home, so I'm ready to gain three catties when I go back this time. "

Chen Yan sent a cheering emoji:
"Fat, get fat, I hope it grows on my stomach!"

Dou Wenjing, who was wandering around the Dashilan area with her parents, made a smile with her mouth covered:
"Mr. Chen has a lot of opinions on Shu Baobao's cups."

Chen Yan quickly denied:

"I just sent a New Year's greeting. There is no other meaning. Don't over-interpret it... By the way, Xiao Doudou, don't patronize. Remember to take your uncle and aunt to the store for dinner at noon. I have already arranged it with Wei Qianquan."

As the eldest sister of everyone, Yan Baobao is still very responsible.

Not only arranged a reception banquet for Zeng Xiaoqi's parents, but also bought a New Year's gift for Dou Wenjing's parents, which made the two old people very happy and praised their daughter for making a good friend.

"Look at the time."

When Shen Jiayue was eating sweet potatoes with Dundun, Shen Guofu and Chen Meiliang walked in with a bag of fish. The fish were not big, they were crucian carp and small carp, but there were a lot of them.

We can still catch so many fish in winter, obviously the second uncle has a lot of research on fish.

Shen Guofu, who was about to show off his catch, saw everyone eating sweet potatoes and asked curiously:

"Why do you eat sweet potatoes? Are you guys going to have lunch later?"

Sweet potatoes digest slowly and have a strong sense of satiety. Many people who lose weight will choose sweet potatoes as their staple food.

Seeing his daughter and all the juniors eating sweet potatoes in their hands, Shen Guofu felt relieved that the children finally became sensible and began to lose weight actively.

His voice was a bit loud, and when Chen Meijuan in the room heard it, she went to the door and saw that a whole tray of sweet potatoes that had just been steamed was missing.

These kids are really...

You ate a lot in the morning, are you hungry?

She said dumbfoundedly:

"Do you still eat meat at noon? Sweet potatoes are not easy to digest. You ate so much without paying attention. You are really a half-grown man who eats poor people. After eating, go for a stroll and don't stay in the yard. , so as not to accumulate food."

Fortunately, I steamed some more, otherwise, most of these sweet potatoes would be eaten before they cool down.

Chen Meiliang carried the fish and poured it into the basin, filled the basin with half of the water, the fish immediately swam in the water, Dundun who was eating the sweet potato was instantly attracted, dropped the sweet potato and came over.

Seeing that it was a small fish, he deliberately picked one up with his claws, smelled it with his nose, and then threw it into the basin.

Too small, not challenging, Ben Meow is too lazy to bully.

Shen Jiayue rubbed its head and said:

"You still hate it? This is for you to make dried fish. You can eat it in the afternoon. The fish in our reservoir is good. This time, make more and bring it to the capital for you to eat."

When Dundun heard this, he suddenly regained his spirits.

Xiaoyu is too lazy to bully, but what is Xiaoyu doing? Naturally, the more the better.

In the kitchen, according to Lin Xu's instructions, Shi Wenming fried some prickly ash and salt, and divided the slaughtered duck into two parts. One part was made into soy sauce duck, and the other part was soaked first. In the evening, he began to make salted duck.

Although pepper and salt are used, but because of the different process, the final taste and texture are also obviously different.

Lin Xu turned over the lion head goose in the stewed soup, and poured the stewed soup over the goose with a spoon.

When the stewed goose is completely done, take it out and hang it on the deli rack, then put the prepared eggs, blanched goose offal and goose blood into the stewed soup, and continue to marinate.

After finishing these, Shi Wenming also washed the soy sauce duck.

It was almost noon now, and Lin Xu began to teach him how to make a flame drunk goose.

At twelve o'clock in the morning, the lunch officially started. Lin Xu's family and the staff of the scenic spot gathered together to prepare the delicious flame drunk goose and other dishes.

But the young man and Shen Jiayue in the family sat on the side with worried faces.

Chen Shaokang said regretfully:

"The most painful thing in the world is when there is delicious food in front of you, but you can't eat it at all... I hate sweet potatoes so much, I won't eat another bite in this life!"

Originally, I ate flame drunken goose and stewed goose, and then I had a deliciously marinated egg or something.

Unexpectedly, after eating two sweet potatoes, the delicious lunch that was originally planned was in vain.

Moreover, sweet potatoes are still very difficult to digest, maybe even dinner will be affected, greedy mouth is really not a good thing!

Xiao Xun asked:

"What about making dried sweet potatoes in the afternoon, don't you want to eat?"

"If you don't eat it, I won't eat it even if I go to the diving pool!"

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Today is the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, are you all coming home?This chapter is 5400 words, ask for a monthly pass, brothers!