Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 42: Braised pork elbow with red dates

"Xiao Mei, others are others, but we must study hard, it will be useful. Xiao Ya, I brought back a big pork elbow, but it's too late today, so I'll make it for you tomorrow, okay?"

The two sisters chattered non-stop, but Du Shaojie didn't feel any impatience.

During the time he was away from home, the quality of the food at home must have declined, so he thought about making a pork elbow for his family tomorrow to satisfy their cravings.

"Yeah!"

Xiaoya jumped three feet high and laughed sweetly.

Xiaomei also showed an expectant look. Given the conditions at home, they had to be frugal in food and clothing.

Therefore, they both admired their brother very much, because only their brother could improve the family's food from time to time like a magic trick.

"Go do your homework. By the way, Mom, do Yan Zi and Mi Qin still come here often?"

Du Shaojie then sent his two younger sisters into the house to study, and then asked Wang Yuxiu a question.

"Yanzi comes almost every day. Meiqin comes less often, but she comes three or four times a week. The one who works the hardest is Dapeng. He helps me fetch water every day without fail."

When talking about her son’s friends, Wang Yuxiu likes them from the bottom of her heart.

Du Shaojie nodded and didn't say much, but he kept some things in mind.

night.

Du Shaojie fried two green vegetables and added a large plate of scrambled eggs. The staple food was corn porridge and white flour steamed buns.

The family sat together to eat. Qi Yan had not arrived yet. She had agreed to come after dinner to help Xiaomei with her homework.

Sure enough, Qi Yan arrived just after dinner.

"Shaojie, you're back. Did Dapeng and Miqin know?"

When Qi Yan saw Du Shaojie, she couldn't help but smile.

"I came back late and didn't have time to tell everyone. Come over for lunch tomorrow and I'll go inform them later."

In Du Shaojie's eyes, Qi Yan had changed a little, at least on the surface she looked much quieter.

But he knew very well that the girl's inner qualities would not change, and she would still be that strong-willed and loyal girl.

Next, Qi Yan began to tutor Xiaomei and urged Xiaoya to do her homework.

Du Shaojie sat aside and looked at her quietly. At this moment, he had the illusion of facing his former class teacher. No wonder Xiaomei and Xiaoya didn't dare to move at all.

Before you know it, night falls.

Suddenly, the power went out in the room, and it was pitch dark until Wang Yuxiu lit a candle and there was some light.

"Let's stop here today and continue tomorrow."

Qi Yan finished today's study task, and the two little girls couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Sister Yan Zi is usually kind and amiable, but she is particularly strict when it comes to studying.

“Have you had frequent power outages lately?”

Power outages are common on the farm. In Du Shaojie's impression, although there will be power outages in the city, they will not be too frequent.

"Isn't it? Especially in the past two months, the number of power outages has increased more than ever before. I don't know what those people in the Heavy Industry Bureau are doing. They can't even provide basic power supply."

Qi Yan got angry when she talked about this. A power outage at night is not a pleasant experience.

Today, the coal industry and electric power industry are both under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Heavy Industry, so she was not wrong in scolding the wrong person.

But later he remembered that Du Shaojie was also an employee of the Heavy Industry Bureau, so he quickly explained: "Shaojie, I'm not scolding you. You, a chef in a cafeteria, can't control whether there is a power outage or not."

Du Shaojie: “.”

Later, he sent Qi Yan home and informed Liang Meiqin and Su Dapeng to come to his house for lunch tomorrow.

When he got home, he soaked the pork elbow in cold water and changed the water at night to soak out the blood from the pork elbow and reduce the fishy smell of the elbow itself.

The next morning he got up very early, went to the kitchen to steam the steamed buns left over from yesterday, and then fried his best dish, "Spicy and Sour Shredded Potatoes".

The two sisters ate breakfast and went to school. Du Shaojie went back to his room to check the rewards he had received. [Bound Chef: Du Shaojie]

【Level: Apprentice (third year)】

【Current work: Spicy and sour potato shreds】

【Overall evaluation: medium to low】

[Bonus: Ramen teaching materials]

[Reward: Beef (3 kg)]

[Special Reward: None]

This is Du Shaojie's way of taking advantage of the system. He doesn't do any special work on the farm, so it's basically not necessary.

But it is much more convenient when I get home. There are no other ingredients, but there are plenty of potatoes. Of course, there are limits on how much you can get. You can only get rewards once a day for the same dish.

But for now, this has solved his big problem.

Then he went to the kitchen and started processing the pork elbow.

After processing, blanch the elbow, remove it and wash it with clean water. Put the pork elbow into the pot again, add onion, ginger, peppercorns, a few pieces of hay, and an appropriate amount of salt, and stew over high heat.

This process takes about twenty minutes.

Du Shaojie calculated the time and started to fry sugar color. He put a small amount of oil into the pot. After the oil temperature rose, he added white sugar and stir-fried on low heat.

When the color in the pot gradually deepens and is about to turn reddish brown, quickly add the scallion and ginger slices and stir-fry for a few times to bring out the aroma, then pour in a little hot water and bring to a boil.

At this time, the pork elbow is cooked, and it is taken out and put into the pot with fried sugar color.

Then add the soup used to cook the pork elbow. It should be noted that when pouring the soup, a colander should be prepared in advance to filter out impurities in the soup.

You don’t need too much soup, just enough to cover the elbow.

After the water boils, add salt, sugar, a few red dates, star anise, balsam pear leaves, cardamom, fennel, cardamom, galangal and amomum, some scallions and ginger slices, and pour in soy sauce. Then simmer over low heat for at least two hours, until the pork elbow is boneless.

"Mom, help me light the fire while I go buy some food."

Du Shaojie then said something to Wang Yuxiu and pushed his bicycle out of the yard.

Less than an hour later, he returned home.

He placed the beef, frozen tofu, pork liver and several other side dishes in the kitchen, went into the house, drank a glass of water, and began to prepare.

Wash the vegetables, cut them, prepare the condiments, and when everything is ready, the pork elbow is almost cooked.

"Wow, it's so hot!"

Du Shaojie took out the elbow and removed the bones while it was still hot.

It’s hard to handle when it’s cold, so you have to be quick and alert.

He had made this dish several times in his previous life. It tasted really good, but it was too troublesome to make.

After removing the bones, put the elbow skin side down into a small bowl and cover it with red dates. The next step is to steam it in a pot, but there is no rush, wait until all the guests arrive.

Later, Du Shaojie started to roast the beef.

Three kilograms of beef can be used to make two dishes. He doesn't plan to cook too many kinds of dishes for lunch, but the portion is definitely enough.

Near noon, Qi Yan and Liang Meiqin arrived first, followed by Xiaomei and Xiaoya who returned home from school. The last to arrive was Su Dapeng, who came from work after get off work, so he was a little late.

Du Shaojie first steamed the pork elbow, then restarted the pot and poured in a small amount of oil, stir-fried the pot with chili peppers, onions, ginger and garlic, and then added the cooked beef cubes to stir-fry.

Next, pour the beef stew into the pot and filter out the seasoning residue in the stew.

Bring to a boil over high heat, add frozen tofu, cabbage leaves, sweet potato vermicelli, and rapeseed in turn, and then season. Because the beef has been cooked, it should not be stewed for too long at this time, and you can serve it when the side dishes are cooked.

A big bowl full of it, sprinkled with some chopped green garlic, looks very tempting.

　Thanks to the big guy: Southern Mountain God (1500 coins) for the reward!

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