Border Cook

Chapter 3 Little Crispy Pork

It seems that Xia is not a good cook, but she is a thrifty person.

"Mrs. Lu will know soon." Xia Mingyue smiled and kept it a secret.

Mrs. Lu was puzzled but did not ask much. She just went to the yard over there with Xia Mingyue and helped Xia Mingyue.

Xia Mingyue rolled up her sleeves and started cooking.

Separate the lean meat and fat edge of the hindquarters, take the pure lean pork and cut it into strips as thick as a little finger, add minced ginger, salt, and chopped Sichuan peppercorns crushed in a garlic mortar and marinate for a while, then coat it with a batter mixed with sweet potato starch, eggs, salt, and chopped Sichuan peppercorns, and put it into a 60% hot oil pan.

Every time a strip of meat wrapped in batter is put in, the hot oil will quickly wrap it, producing fine bubbles and a wonderful sizzling sound. As the golden fried strips of meat float in the oil pan, the rich aroma fills the entire kitchen.

The aroma attracted Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu, who looked over the wall and asked, "What are mother and Aunt Xia cooking? It smells so good."

"Hey, hey, hey, I'm telling you to stop drooling, or the yard will be flooded!" Zhao Dahu rolled his eyes at Zhao Erhu.

"I have swallowed my saliva, and it is your saliva that is dripping onto the wall!"

Zhao Erhu retorted, but he did not forget to take a few deep breaths between words.

It’s good to take a few more breaths of this fragrant smell.

Damn it, he actually took the opportunity to absorb all the fragrance in front of him!

Zhao Dahu was not to be outdone, and competed with Zhao Erhu to see who could inhale more fragrance.

When the crispy pork is fried until golden brown, take it out and when the oil temperature rises to 70% hot, put it back into the pan and fry it again. This will keep the skin crispy and make it tender on the inside.

While waiting for the crispy meat to cool down, Lu couldn't resist its rich aroma and tasted one first.

It is crispy and tender in the mouth. When you take a bite, your teeth and cheeks are filled with the aroma of gravy.

The saltiness is just right, and the slight numbness of the Sichuan peppercorns fully stimulates the taste buds, removing the greasiness of the fried meat and adding a spicy flavor.

In short, this was the most delicious crispy pork she had ever eaten.

can not stop at all!

She wanted to take back what she had said before: Xia Mingyue couldn’t cook!
He was so immersed in the deliciousness of the crispy pork that he couldn't extricate himself from it. When Lu came to his senses, he had already swallowed one, two, three, and four pieces of crispy pork.

"This crispy pork made by my sister-in-law is so delicious."

She came here to help, but ended up eating first. Mrs. Lu scratched her ear a little embarrassedly, and her words were still unclear because of the crispy pork.

Xia Mingyue smiled and said, "It will taste even better later."

Lu was stunned.

This is the extremely delicious crispy pork, can it be even more delicious?

How to make it delicious?

Under Lu's surprised gaze, Xia Mingyue had already started to fry the tofu slices. Then she heated the pot, poured water, put in the washed cabbage leaves, fried tofu slices, fried eggs, salt, soy sauce, and a little bit of sugar, brought it to a boil over high heat, and simmered it over low heat...

When the cabbage was soft, the tofu was stewed well, and the aroma of the fried eggs was fully released, Xia Mingyue poured most of the fried crispy pork into the pot and continued to stew.

The aroma wafted out again through the gaps in the wooden lid.

The aroma made Lu's saliva water, and he even had the urge to open the lid of the pot to taste the saltiness.

But with the previous experience of stewing crispy pork, Lu was afraid that the whole pot of cabbage, tofu and crispy pork would end up in her stomach, so she had to suppress the urge and just helped Xia Mingyue continue to light the fire.

When the sun reached its highest point, Lu Qiyan brought Zhao Youcai, Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu back together.

"You've come just in time. Let's get ready to eat." Xia Mingyue and Lu greeted with a smile.

Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu helped to move the table and get the stools, but they couldn't help but glance at the kitchen. The food was soon served on the table.

There was a plate of cold fried tofu shreds and cabbage shreds, a plate of dry-fried crispy pork, a plate of stir-fried black fungus, and a large pot of cabbage, tofu and crispy pork stewed with cabbage, tofu and crispy pork. The staple food was hanging oven sesame cake.

They took their seats one by one, picked up their chopsticks and started eating.

The salad is crisp and refreshing, the fried black fungus is sour and spicy, and the crispy pork is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside...

Everything is delicious!

If we have to choose the most delicious one, it would definitely be the cabbage, tofu and crispy pork stew!

The soup is slightly spicy, with a slightly sweet and refreshing taste. The cabbage is soft, glutinous and refreshing. The tofu is divided into fried and directly stewed white tofu. The former has a chewy texture, while the latter is extremely tender. The already delicious crispy pork is now full of soup. When you take a bite, the deliciousness of the whole dish is in your mouth...

Lu Qiyan felt that this was the most delicious cabbage, tofu and crispy pork stew he had ever eaten.

Not one of them.

Zhao Youcai was also very satisfied with the meal and wanted to praise it, but he didn't know what words to use. After holding it in for a long time, he could only utter one sentence, "My sister-in-law's cooking is really delicious, really delicious!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Brother Zhao." Xia Mingyue replied with a smile, and added some more to Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu, whose bowls were almost empty.

"Thank you, Aunt Xia."

The two brothers answered vaguely and continued to eat with their heads down.

When eating this delicious cabbage, tofu and crispy pork, if you stop for any second, it will be disrespectful to the dish!

After lunch, the two families got together and talked for a while, chatting about family matters.

Because they had to get back to the military camp before dusk, Zhao Youcai and his family went back first to help him pack his things.

Xia Mingyue thought for a moment and said hesitantly, "Brother Lu, what do you need to bring to the military camp? I can help you prepare it."

"No need to prepare anything." Lu Qiyan took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Xia Mingyue, "Keep this."

Xia Mingyue took it and looked at it carefully.

This piece of paper was stamped with the red seal of the Jinqiu County Government. It was Xia Mingyue’s household registration document.

Since the end of the Su Dynasty, wars have been ongoing with warlords fighting for power. The former Yingzhou Jiedushi Ling Chenyu was courteous to the wise and humble, loved the people like his own children, and had a very high prestige. After several years of fighting, he occupied the heartland of the Central Plains and established the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Jinqiu County belonged to the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but Xia Mingyue's hometown, Chuzhou, belonged to the Great Wu Kingdom at that time. When Xia Mingyue arrived here, he naturally had to handle the household registration documents here.

Did Lu Qiyan rush out in the morning to register her for household registration?

I just don't know if there is a marriage certificate...

Xia Mingyue folded the household registration documents carefully first, "Thank you, Brother Lu."

"Take this too." Lu Qiyan handed over something again.

This time it was a purse with some small change in it, about four or five taels.

Lu Qiyan said, "I never thought about saving money before, so I don't have much money at the moment. If I come back next time, I will bring you more."

Is this to support her?
Xia Mingyue raised her eyebrows.

But Lu Qiyan didn't seem to want to have sex.

It's really a bit strange...

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