Border Cook

Chapter 197 Pig Skin Jelly

After whispering for a while, the two of them immediately took out some of their pocket money and went directly to the street to buy another chicken.

The two of them even did it themselves, slaughtering and depilating the fish, washing it clean and then putting it in front of Xia Mingyue, discussing with her whether they could make another chicken pot in the evening and eat it with pulled noodles.

Seeing that the two people were so satisfied with the chicken pot, Xia Mingyue did not refuse. She asked Jiang Zhuguo to knead the noodles, while she made another big pot.

Considering that the dish would be served with pulled noodles in the evening, Xia Mingyue did not add lotus root slices or bean curd sticks this time. Instead, she added black fungus, radish slices and fresh spinach. She also added some bone broth when stewing it, so that the dish would taste more comfortable with both the broth and the meat.

The pulled noodles made by Jiang Zhuguo are smooth and chewy. After being dipped in the soup from the chicken pot, the noodles become more fragrant and mellow in taste.

In short, the chicken pot with pulled noodles in the evening was extremely delicious, and everyone was full again.

After dinner, Xia Mingyue prepared the braised dishes that Manager Qian and Liu had discussed. This time, she also made a small casserole of crispy fish.

Crispy fish is easy to store and can be eaten at any time. It is good to eat with wine or rice. It is cheap and very suitable to be sold together with braised food.

The next day, the Qian couple, who got a batch of braised food from the central kitchen, used the experience of yesterday's sales and decided to attract customers by tasting the food and shouting.

With the Xia Ji sign there and people able to taste the food to ensure the flavor, there are a lot more people at the braised food stall today than yesterday, and business seems to be booming.

Manager Qian and Liu did not dare to be complacent or proud. They remained calm and worked hard to do business to ensure that no extra mistakes were made.

The trial sale of braised food was proceeding in an orderly manner, and Xia Mingyue began to put more effort into the braised food category.

Braised pork liver has a tender texture and mellow flavor. It is one of the few offal that is widely accepted at this time. It is also cheap to purchase, comes in large portions and is easy to sell, so it must be prepared.

Braised pig's head is a very popular dish to go with wine because the meat on the pig's head is chewy, without the greasy feeling of fat, and the meat is tender. It is also a common item in braised food and is a must-have.

In addition, Xia Mingyue tried to cook some pork skin jelly.

Wash the fresh pig skin, scrape off the fat and excess oil on the skin, boil it in water for a while until chopsticks can be easily inserted, then you can take it out.

Rinse with cold water, scrape off the fat again, rub with a little coarse salt to remove impurities and grease on the pig skin, and then cut into thin strips of meat skin half the length of a finger.

Put the shredded pork skin into the pot, add water, rice wine, star anise, and ginger slices, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for a full hour. Remove the star anise and ginger slices, and pour the shredded pork skin and the soup into a clean, water- and oil-free porcelain bowl.

Cover the porcelain basin with a basket and place the shredded pork skin soup in the yard to cool completely overnight. Stir it once during this time to ensure that the shredded pork skin is evenly distributed in the soup instead of all sinking to the bottom of the basin.

When you wake up the next morning, the pig skin jelly is ready.

The porcelain bowl was turned upside down on the chopping board, and a complete round of pork skin jelly was completely demoulded. The whole thing was crystal clear, and the pork skin strands inside were visible.

Cut into slices one inch long, half an inch wide, and as thick as chopsticks, add a little salt, vinegar, garlic juice and a little sesame oil, and you can eat it directly.

If you like spicy food, you can mix it with chili oil.

No matter which sauce is used, the pig skin jelly tastes smooth and tasty. The fully processed pig skin does not have any fishy smell and has a unique fragrance after being boiled.

Moreover, the pig skin jelly is not greasy, and its refreshing and cool taste is unique and very appetizing in such a dry winter day.

The plate of pork skin jelly that Xia Mingyue brought out was quickly eaten by everyone and received great recognition and praise from everyone.

Xia Mingyue immediately decided to cook some more and let Qian and his wife start selling them tomorrow. In the afternoon, He Shunzi came.

He came to deliver the normal bamboo sticks, and also brought the distiller's yeast that Xia Mingyue had asked him for, as well as two big white geese.

The white goose was quite fat, and even its feathers looked shiny and glossy.

"The big white geese we raise at home are now fat and tender. Madam Xia, you can stew the goose meat or make goose soup. Just watch and see." He Shunzi said with a smile.

"Thank you, Brother He." Xia Mingyue saw that the koji was also dried quite well and had a good texture. She smiled and put some of the whole chicken and pork elbow that had been braised for the past two days and the freshly made pork skin jelly on it.

"Brother He can take some back for himself, and send some to Dexin Garden. I plan to ask Shopkeeper Qian to help sell the braised food in the near future. When the year is coming to an end, if anyone in the village needs to buy braised food, you can help push it."

"Okay." He Shunzi agreed readily and no longer refused the food given by Xia Mingyue. He placed all of it carefully on the ox cart.

After seeing He Shunzi off, Xia Mingyue settled the two white geese.

Usually, all living things in the house were left to Wu Jin's care, and this time was no exception.

Wu Jin had already run over very tactfully and was going to drive the two white geese to the corner of the wall as usual so that they would stay there obediently.

However, after seeing the black gold, the two white geese were not as timid and fearful as the chickens and ducks. Instead, they raised their heads high, spread their wings, and stretched their necks to peck at the black gold.

Upon seeing this, Wu Jin quickly dodged to the side, then bent down, making a low humming sound.

Here comes the tough guy!
I have to let you see what power is, so that you can know who has the final say in this family!

Wu Jin's fur stood on end, and the two white geese were not to be outdone. They stretched their necks and launched an attack.

"Wang Wang!"

"Goose!"

All of a sudden, the corner of the yard became bustling with activity. The fighting was so intense that clouds of dust rose up, shocking Xia Mingyue and the others. In order to avoid being affected, they even considered moving some of the work of picking and washing vegetables in the yard into the kitchen.

After the dog and two geese had fought for a whole meal, Wu Jin completely subdued the big white goose by using his advantage of being able to step on the goose's neck with his claws.

At this time, there were still a few snow-white goose feathers floating on Wu Jin's forehead and body...

Obviously, the price of victory was very painful.

But fortunately, we won in the end!

Wu Jin barked several times at Xia Mingyue, obviously seeking credit.

Xia Mingyue really didn't expect that such a fierce war would break out, but since Wu Jin was able to tame all the poultry and take care of all the living things in the house in an orderly manner, she made a special afternoon tea for Wu Jin.

A bowl of fresh and tender steamed egg custard.

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