Border Cook

Chapter 7 Salted Pork Liver
He knows this question!

Zhao Erhu, who had just finished eating the meat pie Xia Mingyue gave him, came over and said, "Mom used to sell meat buns at a stall and made a lot of money."

"Since you have made a lot of money, why don't you do it now?" Xia Mingyue was surprised.

"Because the person who bought the meat buns said that the meat buns made by my mother were not delicious and complained a few words, my mother argued with him. The other party couldn't win the argument with my mother, so he reached out and overturned my bun stall, so I lost a lot of money." Zhao Dahu also added.

Xia Mingyue, "..."

It was indeed a lot of money.

It is indeed not easy to set up a small stall to do business anymore.

Mrs. Lu curled her lips and said, "If you two are full, shut up and talk less!"

She has to save face too!

At noon, Xia Mingyue ate a bowl of cabbage and egg dumpling soup made by Lu at her home. After a short rest, she started her busy afternoon.

As Lu had planned, he first walked around the street, found a place with a decent location, and occupied it with a small square table from home, thus settling on a relatively fixed stall.

Then, I went to Hong the butcher's butcher shop.

Without any greetings, Xia Mingyue and Lu went straight to the point and stated their purpose.

Butcher Hong scratched his ear and said, "I understand what Madam Xia and Madam Lu mean. If you come here every day to buy meat, you are indeed a big customer. So I will give you a discount on the price. From now on, I will give you a discount of two cents per pound of front shoulder meat."

"Brother Hong is a straightforward man, so I'll give you a two cent discount first. If I use more pork in the future, I can negotiate a new price with Brother Hong. How about that?" Xia Mingyue took the opportunity to leave room for him.

Talking about prices requires actual purchase volume to support it. In Hong the butcher's opinion, all the exaggerated statements now are just empty promises and need to be renegotiated later.

Butcher Hong thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, no problem, but from now on you can't buy meat anywhere else, you can only buy it from me."

"Brother Hong also has to ensure that no matter whether the price of the meat goes up or down, it must be cheaper than the market price by the difference we set, and the meat must be fresh and of good quality."

"Don't worry, Madam Xia." Hong the Butcher patted his chest loudly. "My reputation as Hong the Butcher is also very well-known in West Street. I guarantee that I will not mess things up."

"With what Brother Hong said, we feel relieved." Xia Mingyue smiled with curved eyebrows, "Then we will come to buy meat tomorrow morning."

"Okay." Butcher Hong nodded, and after thinking for a while, he took a piece of pork liver from the wooden basin beside his feet, tied it with a hemp rope, and stuffed it into Xia Mingyue's hand. "This is today's fresh pork liver. Although it is not valuable, it is also a good thing. It's just that ordinary people can't cook it well. Madam Xia can sell meat patties, so her cooking skills are probably not bad. Give this pork liver to Madam Xia. It's good for stir-frying and stewing."

When Madam Xia came to buy meat in the morning, he thought she was a greedy person, but now it seems that he had wronged her.

Butcher Hong felt a little embarrassed, so he gave the liver partly out of guilt for wrongly accusing someone, and partly to show goodwill to future big customers.

Xia Mingyue only knew the latter, and did not refuse. She took the liver and said, "Thank you, Brother Hong."

After carrying the pork liver out of the butcher shop, Xia Mingyue and Lu went to the street to sell vegetables and bought some onions, ginger, garlic and some necessary seasonings.

The quantity required at one time was quite considerable, and we negotiated a good price.

After finishing their shopping, the two returned home. After tidying up and putting away all the things, Xia Mingyue began to process the pork liver obtained from Hong the butcher.

If you want to remove the fishy smell and keep the freshness of pork liver, it is very important to remove the blood foam.

Soak in cold water, rub repeatedly, rinse with changing water several times, and blanch in cold water to fully remove the blood remaining on the liver.

After washing again, put it in a pot with cold water, add salt, rice wine, onion, ginger, pepper, star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, etc., bring to a boil over high heat, simmer over low heat, and then turn off the heat and simmer.

Soak the pork liver and the soup together and let them cool for an hour so that the salt flavor can be fully absorbed. Then you can take out the salted pork liver and eat it.

Cut into thin slices, eat it directly, the original flavor is full of fragrance, and the mouth is full of the mellow taste of the liver itself. You can also use vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, minced garlic, etc. to make a sauce to dip the liver, which is not only fragrant, but also more flavorful and delicious.

Xia Mingyue was quite satisfied with the salted pork liver she made this time. After eating it, she cut an extra plate and sent it to Mrs. Lu in the dark.

Mrs. Lu thanked him repeatedly, accepted it, and walked to the kitchen with it, preparing to eat it the next morning.

but……

The faint aroma of pig liver goes straight into my nostrils.

How about trying the saltiness?
This way, you can plan what kind of meal to cook tomorrow morning.

Mrs. Lu thought this was an excellent reason, so she reached out and picked up a piece of pork liver and put it into her mouth.

The pork liver is tender and smooth, slightly pink and fresh in texture, with the right amount of saltiness. Various seasonings enhance the flavor but do not overpower the liver, but instead add to the fragrance of the pork liver.

Mrs. Lu smacked her lips, savoring the delicious taste of the pig liver, and muttered to herself, "I seem to have eaten too fast and couldn't taste the saltiness. How about trying two more pieces?"

So, the second slice of liver, the third slice of liver...

When Mrs. Lu had finished eating half a plate of pork liver, two dark shadows suddenly appeared at the kitchen door.

"What is mom doing?" asked Zhao Dahu.

Zhao Erhu followed up with another sentence, "Mom is cheating!"

"Nonsense, I just want to taste the saltiness and see what to cook with it tomorrow morning." Mrs. Lu's mouth was full of pig liver, and her words were a little unclear.

"How does it taste?"

"It's not too salty or bland, and tastes just right," replied Mrs. Lu.

"I don't believe it." Zhao Dahu tilted his head.

"I don't believe it either." Zhao Erhu agreed, "Unless mom lets us try it too."

Lu: "..."

A plate of salted pork liver that was supposed to be a side dish for breakfast ended up becoming a midnight snack for the mother and her two children. Only less than a quarter was left, which was covered in a large porcelain bowl to prevent it from being eaten by other living things.

A good night's sleep.

Xia Mingyue got up early, checked the condition of the dough, and made herself a simple breakfast.

Hand-pulled noodles in clear soup are made by stir-frying the salted pork liver made yesterday in a pan. The flavor is rich, fresh and delicious.

Xia Mingyue was very satisfied with the meal.

After washing and cleaning, I bought meat, chopped the meat, cut the ingredients, mixed the fillings, kneaded the dough, and made meat patties...

With the help of Lu's mother and son, Xia Mingyue easily made fifty crispy and delicious meat patties today, and brought them to West Street for sale an hour earlier than yesterday.

Lu used his ability to hawk steadily and attracted some people to buy.

Those who bought meat patties yesterday found them delicious and became repeat customers.

In just a short while, Xia Mingyue saw several familiar faces.

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