Food: How come this boss knows everything?

Chapter 263: Pickled Cabbage and Pork, the Dispute between Xiao Qing and Her Brother

Xiao Han's kitchen looks very spacious, with six stoves in two rows, all polished to a shine, far beyond the size of a home kitchen.

The exhaust above is also an old model with super high power.

Li Rui was very curious:
"Your family's restaurant used to cook here, right?"

Xiao Han and his sister nodded.

"My father's restaurant is located at home."

When talking about the past, Xiao Qing felt a little depressed.

She pointed to a room outside.
"The tables, chairs and benches have long been sold, leaving only the kitchen as it was before. My mother and brother have to clean up here every day, whether we cook or not."

"I don't know what they are doing here. What's the point of keeping watch?"

"There is no benefit in running a restaurant at home. It will only make you sad every day."

The little girl spoke very fast, her words popping out like bullets.

One by one, they hit Xiao Han's heart.

The brother said to his sister:
“But it’s painful to lose it.”

“It’s sad to hold on to something that can no longer be recovered, whether you hold on to it or throw it away.”

"If the ending is the same, I will always protect my dad's restaurant."

After listening to her brother's words, Xiao Qing lowered her head silently, then picked up two pickled cabbages and put them in the sink to wash.

Xiao Han stopped talking, picked up the pork belly and walked to the other end.

The atmosphere in the kitchen became a little dull.

Li Rui felt that maybe he shouldn't bring up this topic.

He gave Xiao Ma a look, then rolled up his sleeves and walked to Xiao Qing.

Li Rui said to the little girl:

"Let me do it. Go and help your sister Ma pick the vegetables."

Xiao Qing turned her head and used the back of her hand to tuck the hair on her forehead behind her ears. She hesitated for a moment.

Finally, I decided to say a few polite words to Li Rui:
"Brother Li Rui, you are guests, so I can't ask you to cook. If my mother finds out, she will scold us both."

Xiao Qing had heard from her brother how good Boss Li's cooking skills were. Although she felt embarrassed to let the guests cook, she actually hoped that Li Rui could show off his cooking skills.

So the little girl was very polite.
Just like the kids who run outside and open their pockets to collect their New Year’s money during the Spring Festival.

So much so that Li Rui almost took the sauerkraut from Xiao Qing's hand.

"Thank you for your hard work, Brother Li Rui."

"It's okay, leave it to me."

On the other side, Xiao Ma waved to Xiao Qing, and the two girls came together.

The two chatted away, and the atmosphere became cheerful again.

Li Rui was invited by Xiao's mother today. He knew that if he cooked for the guest himself, it might make the family embarrassed.

But the main problem is that
Sometimes he feels uncomfortable and awkward when he watches others cook.

Especially the Xiao Han brother and sister, who were doing things here and there, and seemed to have no cooperation in the kitchen.

Li Ruigan watched but couldn't get a hand involved.

That would only make him feel overwhelmed.

He and Xiao Han have developed a very good understanding when cooking together.

Asking the two girls to step aside and letting Li Rui serve the food himself can improve the efficiency of serving the food.

The first dish that Li Rui and his brother are going to cook today is sauerkraut and pork.

From the beginning, the young man has been staying with the pork belly.

He wasn't actually playing.

Instead, they were burning pig hair there.

The hair follicles on the surface of the pig skin can be burned along with the pig hair, thus completely removing the odor.

After more than a month of fermentation, the sauerkraut also needs to be soaked in clean water and washed clean.

Then squeeze out the sour water from the sauerkraut to remove the bitter taste.

Li Rui prepared the pickled vegetables.
The guy also scrubbed the burnt pork skin clean. At this time, you need to put the whole piece of pork belly into the pot and blanch it.

Put the pot in cold water.

Add the old-fashioned combination for removing fishy smells - leftover green onions, ginger and rice wine.

After the pot boils, keep the heat low to force out the blood from the pork, then skim off the blood and foam in the pot.

After ten minutes, take out the pork and clean it.

Then bring the pot back to the boil and add clean water.

Put the pork belly back into the pot and add onion, ginger, aniseed, bay leaves and dried chilies.

Bring to a simmer.

When you can pierce the pork belly with chopsticks, take it out, cut it into coin-thick slices.

When making it at home, you can be more casual about cutting the meat, since you will still have to put it in the pot to cook in the end.

But the guy still has to participate in the competition after all.

Li Rui asked him to trim the pork belly into a regular square, trim off the fat edges, and then cut it into slices.

This will make the dish more beautiful.

When you cut the pork belly, you can see that the lean meat in the middle of the meat is a little red.

It should be about 70% to 80% cooked.

However, after several processing steps, the dirty smell of the meat is completely removed.

The white meat at this time has a strong meaty aroma and a light aroma of spices.

"Xiao Han, do you have a casserole?"

This used to be a restaurant, and the kitchen is fully equipped with all kinds of tools.

The young man quickly brought a large casserole.

Cut the pickled cabbage into shreds and put it under the casserole.
Then put the meat slices on top of the sauerkraut.

Finally, pour the stewed meat soup into the casserole.

The only seasoning is simple salt.

Because during the fermentation process of sauerkraut, microorganisms break down large molecular proteins into amino acids, the taste is already delicious enough.

The rest is up to time.

Put the casserole on the gas stove and continue stewing, allowing the aroma of meat and sauerkraut to slowly blend together.

On the other side, Xiao Qing and Ma Jinge were chatting animatedly.

After learning that Ma Jinge graduated from a double first-class university, the little girl became more respectful to this sister.

While helping in the kitchen, he pulled Xiao Ma to ask him questions.

The most discussed topic was the law major in the five colleges and four departments.

"Sister Ma, which one do you think is more important, the five colleges and four departments, or the school?"

"My current mock exam scores are pretty good, but I can't just pick and choose among these schools."

Asking these questions is a bit difficult for Comrade Ma Jinge.

Xiao Ma did not get into university through the college entrance examination, but by beating others.

She has a good education, but unfortunately her academic ability is average.

So I had no idea how to answer Xiao Qing's questions.

I can only give some examples.
"We have a customer in our store who studied for the law exam on his own and later obtained a lawyer's license. Now he is very good at collecting debts and helping people get divorced."

"what?"

Or ask some questions:
"Qingqing, do you want to only apply for law-related majors in college?"

“I have considered this.”

Xiao Qing is a girl with a strong opinion. Her answer sounds very conservative, but her eyes are firm when she speaks.

She must have thought about this matter for a long time.

(End of this chapter)