Border Cook

Chapter 24: Stewed Bones
After soaking the remaining large bones that Hong the butcher had helped to chop in cold water to remove the blood, Xia Mingyue followed Lu and began to busy herself with making stuffing and cakes...

Xia Mingyue came back in the middle of the morning, took out the large bones that had been soaked in blood, rinsed them several times, put them in a pot with cold water, and blanched them to remove the foam.

Only after the blood foam was removed and the big bones were cleaned thoroughly did Xia Mingyue wash the pot again.

Xia Mingyue used rock sugar to stir-fry sugar color.

There was a low fire burning in the stove, and the rock sugar in the pot was slowly melting in the oil. Gradually, small bubbles appeared. As the pot was heated continuously, the small bubbles gradually turned into big bubbles, making gurgling sounds.

Xia Mingyue stir-fried quickly to ensure that the sugar color was evenly heated. When the color of the sugar color gradually darkened and formed a caramel color, she put the big bones into the pot and stir-fried vigorously to ensure that each big bone was evenly coated with sugar color. She added water, bay leaves, star anise, pepper, cinnamon, scallions...

Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat.

After stewing on the stove for a full hour, when the sun rose to the highest point in the sky, Xia Mingyue took out the firewood from the stove, opened the lid of the pot, and scooped out all the big bones.

The sugar color was fried very well before stewing the big bones, and some soy sauce was added in the middle. At this time, the color of the big bones was very bright, and with the emerald green coriander before being served, the big bones looked even more delicious.

The smell is fragrant and the texture is soft. When you take a bite, you don’t bite the meat off the big bone into your mouth, but suck it directly into your mouth. After entering your mouth, it melts instantly and goes down your throat without any chewing...

There is extremely rich and glutinous bone marrow in the cracked bones. I scooped it out with chopsticks. The rich and fragrant taste rushed from the tip of my tongue to the top of my head in an instant.

handy!

Satisfy your craving!

Xia Mingyue held the fragrant big bone in both hands, ate it with relish, and exclaimed in great enjoyment.

The look of him being immersed in the delicious food made Wu Jin, who was still gnawing on a bone, raise his head.

His eyes swirled around, first looking at Xia Mingyue and the ones in the basin in front of him, then looking at the one he was holding...

The meat and bones in the claws suddenly lost their flavor!

Wu Jin's saliva was flowing down three thousand feet. He didn't care about the big bone that he hadn't eaten clean yet. He went straight to Xia Mingyue and rubbed his head against her feet again and again.

A low "wuwu" sound came from his mouth, and his eyes were fixed on the porcelain basin containing large bones on the table. When his saliva dripped onto the ground, it even soaked a small piece of soil.

Xia Mingyue couldn't help laughing when she saw this, "You also want to eat the stewed big bones?"

"Wang Wang."

That's right!

want to eat!

After getting a positive answer, Xia Mingyue picked out the two largest bones from the basin and put them into the Wu Jin earthenware basin.

Wu Jin immediately rushed over and ate frantically.

good to eat!

tasty!

These stewed bones are much more delicious than raw bones.

Thinking about it this way, what a hard life we ​​had in the past...

Never mind, the past is too hard to look back on, and the days ahead will be filled with delicious food!

Xia Mingyue and her dog were eating happily. In the next yard, Mrs. Lu and the two brothers Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu were also eating to their heart's content.

The bones must be cleaned thoroughly, without leaving any meat residue.

The fingers that have pinched the meat bones must be sucked cleanly, not allowing any bit of the delicious taste to miss the mouth.

Teenagers have big appetites, and Mrs. Lu was so attracted by the deliciousness of the big bones that she couldn't stop eating. As a result, the stewed big bones that she originally planned to eat in two meals were all eaten up at noon.

Looking at the thin soup left in the basin, Mrs. Lu prepared to clean up the dishes and wash the basin. "Mom, keep the soup for stewing the big bones," Zhao Dahu advised.

"What are you keeping it for?"

All the big bones were eaten.

Originally, there were some large bones left. Mrs. Lu planned to cut some potatoes, cabbage, etc. in the evening, stew them, and eat them as a dish.

But now just order some soup.

"Save it for cooking noodles in the evening!" Zhao Erhu replied.

Lu: "..."

It turns out that greedy people have many more ideas than ordinary people.

But this is a good idea. The soup from stewed bones will have a richer flavor. If you cook some Erhe noodles in the evening and mix them together, the taste will also be excellent.

Just do it!

If you can’t cook delicious dishes and need to rely on your brother and sister-in-law’s cooking skills from time to time, then you have to make the most of this resource.
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In the afternoon, two groups of people came to Xia Mingyue's home.

The first group of people was Captain Han.

He brought a constable with him and informed Xia Mingyue of the result of the county lieutenant's trial of Zeng Liu that morning.

Zeng Liu was already seriously injured when he was arrested, and he suffered a lot when he was dragged back to the county government office. When he saw the torture instruments in the torture room of the county government office, he dared not to be stubborn anymore and confessed everything about his hatred for Liu Caisheng and stealing other people's property with the intention of framing him.

"Zeng Liu came to Lady Xia's house last night to steal. First, she was angry that Lady Xia refused to hire her. Second, she heard from others that Lady Xia had a good business in the street stall and had a lot of money at home. Third, she was angry that Lady Xia spoke for Liu Caisheng, so she wanted to steal Lady Xia's money and put the blame on Liu Caisheng again, so as to put Liu Caisheng to death. We also found the stolen silver from the Shi family in Zeng Liu's house."

Captain Han said, "The evidence is irrefutable, Zeng Liu also confessed his guilt. The county lieutenant was furious and beat Zeng Liu with dozens of boards. He was thrown into prison and sentenced to ten years of hard labor. In a few days, he will be sent to the front line to build the city wall."

"Mr. County Lieutenant is wise." Xia Mingyue bowed, "Captain Han and the other detectives have worked hard."

"Madam Xia, you are too polite." Captain Han said with a smile, "It is thanks to Madam Xia and the black dog at home that we were able to successfully capture Zeng Liu. Otherwise, we would not be able to find the thief who stole the money from the Shi family, which would be very embarrassing."

"We have to thank Madam Xia for your great assistance." Captain Han led the constables to bow to Xia Mingyue.

"As a citizen of Jinqiu, this is what you should do." Xia Mingyue poured a cup of hot tea for a few people and handed them the oil paper package she had prepared. "I sell cakes on West Street. These are cakes made by my family. If Captain Han and the other detective brothers don't mind, you can take them back and have a taste."

The detectives looked at Captain Han.

Captain Han bowed and said, "The county lieutenant is very strict in his administration and does not allow people to accept things from the people. We appreciate Madam Xia's kindness."

"Since Madam Xia is setting up a stall on West Street, I will definitely go and show my support to her if I have time."

Seeing Captain Han say this, Xia Mingyue did not insist, "If that's the case, then I won't force you."

"I still have some official business at the county office, so I'll take my leave now."

"Walk slowly."

Xia Mingyue saw everyone off and weighed the oil-paper bag in her hand.

I thought this pack of pancakes wasn't enough, but I didn't expect that not a single one was delivered.

The yamen runners are so well disciplined, I think the county lieutenant is also a good official.

Xia Mingyue suddenly felt relieved and went to tidy up the teacups and teapot on the table.

When the sun was setting, someone else came to the door.

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　　The highest official in a county is the county magistrate (or county magistrate in Ming and Qing dynasties), who is in charge of all affairs in the county. Below him are the county magistrate and the county lieutenant. The county magistrate is responsible for administration, taxes, household registration, etc., while the county lieutenant is responsible for public security, etc. In some periods, a chief clerk will be appointed to take charge of the county magistrate's taxation and other work. The setting here is not that complicated, there are only the county magistrate, the county magistrate and the county lieutenant~
　　
　
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