Chapter 384 Keeping the Year 2
"I'll prepare!"
knew that her daughters wanted to keep them here for a New Year's dinner, so Zhu Huifang volunteered to take on this big responsibility.
"Well, you can help me, I'll arrange this dish. This year is a reunion year, not only did she really find her biological parents, but she also completed the first major event in her life (marriage).
So, in such a good holiday, it has to be celebrated.
After eating the rice balls and washing the dishes and chopsticks, Luo Xiaohua planned to do a big job.
Although it was past noon time, everyone ate a few rice balls to pad their stomachs, and they would not go hungry.
After all, time is limited, so she didn't make time-consuming and complicated dishes.
"How are you going to get this chicken?" Seeing that the girl picked up a chicken, did not directly chop it with a knife, but washed it, and began to put the prepared medicinal food into it, Zhu Huifang was a little confused.
"I'm going to make steamed whole chicken. She still learned this dish from an eldest sister, and this dish is the most famous dish in their place, which is about the same status as the salted vegetable meat and steamed noodles in their southern city.
Only when this medicinal diet is put into the belly of the chicken can it fully exert its effect and be fully absorbed.
"Steamed? This chicken can still be steamed?"
Even Wang Lu, who was standing on the side, was a little curious.
In their place, the chicken is generally chopped into a piece of stewed soup, or it is chopped into a piece of bean paste and braised directly, which is what they call "hot chicken" here, after giving some bean paste, it is directly fried over high heat, plus the homemade sorghum wine is stir-fried, and then it is simmered over low heat, and simmered until only a little soup is left.
This dish is not only full of color and flavor, but also very good for food. It's just that this dish is a very luxurious dish at this time, and most people can't afford to eat it.
"Of course, you have to wash it before steaming, otherwise it will be fishy. ”
When she mentioned this, the corners of Luo Xiaohua's mouth couldn't help twitching.
When she was cleaning the chicken, her mother looked at her with murderous eyes.
Because when she washed the chicken, she first soaked it in water, and after soaking it, she wiped it off with white wine, and then washed it off with water.
The next step is to put some chopped ginger and garlic on the belly and body of the chicken, which can also get rid of the fishy smell.
After about ten minutes, the ginger and garlic are removed, and then the soaked medicinal food (Codonopsis, red dates, wolfberry) and so on are put in, in order to better absorb the flavor, put the chicken into the water of the medicinal diet, soak for a few minutes. You need to pay attention here, don't put your mouth down, otherwise you won't be lucky if you soak the medicinal food for too long. Tasted.
In this interval, we began to prepare water for steaming chicken, and at the bottom of the steamer, put ginger and garlic, and if there were green onions, it would be better to get rid of the fishy smell.
When the water in the pot boils, put the chicken in and steam it for 40 minutes.
"You're so troublesome!"
Zhu Huifang, who watched her daughter make steamed chicken throughout the whole process, couldn't help but shake her head, this process is so complicated, she doesn't have the leisure to do it.
"It's okay, in fact, as long as you do it, it's very fast. ”
Practice makes perfect, she was also very slow when she did it back then, and she felt very troublesome at first, but then she did it a lot more easily.
In fact, she learned to cook this dish back then, and it was also because her daughter had a weak stomach and couldn't eat spicy food, and she couldn't eat anything irritating.
Therefore, in order to have no fishy smell and nothing that irritates the stomach, she removed the ginger and garlic.
Not to mention, the results are really delicious.
This steamed chicken is not only delicious, but also retains the original fragrance of the chicken, coupled with the aroma of medicinal food, it tastes really fragrant, and people can't stop at all.
Her daughter loves to eat this, and after a long time, her physical fitness has also followed, and she is usually not very sick, which makes her much more comfortable.
After preparing this dish, then you have to prepare other dishes, since you have decided to show your skills once, why can't you lose the bottom of it?
"Mom, you are here to help me watch this fire, don't let it go out, and this fire can't be too big or too small, like this is just right. "If the water is big, it will be boiled dry, and if it is small, the chicken will not be tender when steamed, and it will get stuck when you eat it.
At this time, people are still needed to operate, if it is a gas stove like the later generations, or a natural gas stove, it will not be used like this, just adjust the fire directly, and turn it on again when the time comes.
"Okay, okay, you can rest assured, I've been burning the fire for decades, and I can still handle it. ”
Zhu Huifang looked at her daughter with a smile on her face, this girl has really grown up, and she cooks decently.
It seems that she can really be on her own!
"That's fine, then I'll get the rest of the dishes. ”
Luo Xiaohua smiled and turned around and walked to the side of the board, picking up the pork belly that had been soaked with water before.
She is going to make braised pork for this meat, after all, there are more elders in the family, and if the braised pork is softer, it is more suitable for them to eat.
She is no stranger to this dish and has made it many times, so it is also very easy to pick up.
After cutting the pork belly into small pieces, marinate it in some cooking wine.
"Mother Wang, you burn the fire a little bigger. ”
She likes to eat fried food over high heat, and the taste is really good to say.
"Great!"
Just at the time of eating, Wang Lu directly put forward this opinion, and asked her daughter to call her "Mother Wang", the mother always sounds weird, and calls Daddy Lin is also "Daddy Lin", so that not only can they hear their daughter call Mom and Dad, but also will not make people feel rusty.
Hearing this "Mother Wang", Wang Lu was also very energetic when she started working.
"By the way, be careful with that pork belly, don't get splashed with oil. ”
"I know. ”
When stir-frying pork belly, you only need to put a little salt in it, so you don't have to worry about the oil spilling out, which is also the experience she has heard from other people's mouths.
When the oil is warm, throw the chopped pork belly cubes in.
When the meat is golden brown, quickly scoop up the meat, and if there is too much oil in the pan, scoop some up.
While the oil temperature is still high, throw the peeled garlic head in, then add ginger slices and star anise, then add the bean paste and stir-fry, and after smelling a fragrance, throw the scooped up pork belly lumps into it and fry.
At this time, don't add water first, but pour in the dark soy sauce, don't pour too much, otherwise it will become a black lump, and it must be moderate.