After three bowls of wine, Zhou Dazhu's conversation box also opened: "Uncle, big brother, do you want to taste the braised vegetables made by the goose? This year, the geese will have a good competition, win them, and grab a seat in front of the ancestral grave!"

The 'they' he said in his mouth are naturally the people of Zhou Yi's grandfather and the second grandfather's family.\\ Now Zhou Yi's grandfather is gone, but the second grandfather is still alive, these two children have been taught by the second grandfather's skills, and the level of braised vegetables is proud of the whole village, Zhou Dazhu has long been unconvinced.

The Zhou family worships the ancestors, there is a middle sacrifice in three years, using chickens, ducks, geese, and three small animals; and a big sacrifice in ten years, using pigs, cattle and sheep. Before the big festival, people from all walks of life will make braised vegetables, which are elected by the villagers surnamed Zhou, which has a very primitive and democratic flavor. Zhou Dazhu's father did not leave Zhou's store with Zhou Yi's grandfather because of physical reasons, and he has been squeezed and suppressed, which belongs to the 'level ~ level hatred ~ clan hatred', Zhou Dazhu has long thought about returning it.

"Well, the meat stew is quite rotten, and it tastes good. ”

Zhou Maotong picked up a piece of pig's head meat and put it in his mouth, nodding while chewing, but the comments he gave were a little insincere.

Zhou Yi smiled slightly and didn't say anything.

He doesn't have to eat it, he knows when he smells it, Brother Dazhu's braised vegetables are really good, if he sells them in Chudu, he can also rely on this craft to make a living and support his family, but if you want to set up a signboard to make a fortune, I'm afraid it won't work, and it's still hot.

"Uncle, if the goose is not enough, you can give more advice, what the goose lacks now is the Zhou family's heirloom. ”

The big pillar is simple and ingenious, but there are actually a lot of eyes. He knew that the old man was the authentic bloodline of the Zhou family. The craftsmanship passed down from generation to generation, I want to take the opportunity to learn both hands, even if I can't pull out my wrist when worshipping my ancestors, I won't have to worry about eating and drinking in the future by relying on this craft, right?

It's not that he doesn't want to teach, but there is a way to 'never leave his hands, and he doesn't leave his mouth' to cook is even more important to master, and he learned to cook with his father back then. But for decades, not to mention the junior animals, even a pig's mouth has not been marinated, and those things have long been returned to the ancestors, what is he teaching?

Now the old man is a pure foodie, and when it comes to appreciating food, it is still very set, but when it comes to doing it himself, it is also unknown to everyone, so after listening to the words of the big pillar, he just smiled and said: "Xiao Yi." How's your eating? Tell me about it......" decisively kicked the ball to his son.

The old man knew that his son was a good cook, otherwise how could he have made such delicious foie gras xiaolongbao and egg fried rice in France when he was in France? This kind of trail of braised vegetables is difficult for the old son.

"Yes, big brother, then you can tell me......"

Zhou Dazhu has a heart, but he is kind, and when he saw that his uncle didn't say anything, he looked at Zhou Yi.

"Do you really want me to say it?"

Zhou Yi sandwiched a piece of pig's head meat and ate it, although he knew what the problem was when he heard it, he still had to give the face that should be given: "You braised meat." Fragrant, so fragrant!"

"Really?"

"It's not true, it's just that I can't even taste the smell of your braised pork...... Zhou Yi said with a grin.

"Well, the goose heard, the big brother is not eating well. Brother, just say it directly, don't be afraid of the goose being ugly. Zhou Dazhu heard it, Zhou Yi didn't praise him. It's criticism.

"Hehe, Brother Dazhu worked hard when he mixed the marinade, at least he studied the formula......"

Zhou Yi smiled: "You are red brine, huh...... It is made with star anise, cinnamon, tangerine peel, cloves, kaempfera, and peppercorns...... and green onions, ginger and other ingredients. Isn't that right?"

"Big brother is really an expert, yes, yes, you're right. Zhou Dazhu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and even Zhou Chunsheng, who had been immersed in eating meat, stopped his chopsticks and waited for Zhou Yi to continue.

"Brother Dazhu probably wants to win too much, so he put some poppies ~ corn husks in the meat, isn't it?"

Zhou Yi shook his head and said: "This kind of thing can produce a strange fragrance, and many unscrupulous merchants are using it." But you still don't use it in the future, it's not that it will hurt the body or anything, the fragrance of poppy ~ corn is too strong, and monotonous, it's good to eat once in a while, and if you eat too many times, it will destroy the human taste system, and it will also destroy the natural fragrance of the ingredients. Brother Dazhu, think about it, braised meat and braised meat, after all, it is still meat-oriented, shouldn't the real attraction be the aroma of the meat itself?"

"And even if you put aside the problem of poppy ~ corn, Brother Dazhu, your marinade is too hard. The marinade is the soul of the marinade, without the marinade, the marinade becomes a stew, but the marinade is too thick and turbid, and it will take away the taste of the meat, such as Brother Dazhu, you can't eat this dish, it's not that you can't eat it, if you sell it in the city, there must be many buyers, but it's not superior, at most it's a subsistence craft......"

Zhou Yi smiled and said, "I'm just talking about it casually, Brother Dazhu, don't be weird?"

"No, no, brother, you're so right. The goose also went to the county to sell braised meat, just like the big brother you said, the business is okay, but it's not too prosperous, it turns out that the problem is here......"

Zhou Dazhu was as good as a stream, and nodded again and again: "Big brother, then you can tell the goose, how to get this marinade, so that the marinade can be delicious?"

Zhou Maotong also looked at his old son, secretly surprised in his heart, and wanted to hear what he had to say.

"So be it. After eating, I will boil the marinade and make the marinade, Brother Dazhu, you are watching from the side, and I will teach you this craft. But ......."

Zhou Yi glanced at Zhou Chunsheng: "After you learn this craft, you have to let Chunsheng go to school, it's not good for the child to abandon his studies." ”

"Hey......"

Zhou Dazhu looked at his son and nodded.

If it weren't for the fact that there were many children in the family and he was too poor, would he be willing to let Chunsheng abandon his studies? If you can really learn the braised meat craft passed down by the old Zhou family, is it still a problem for the child to go to school? But I don't know that Zhou Yi's craft is not a family heirloom. But it is better than a family heirloom, this is his creation.

After lunch, Zhou Yi explained to Zhou Dazhu and asked him to prepare the materials, stoves, and firewood needed to make braised vegetables. These things were originally available at home, but some of them were specially requested by Zhou Yi, such as the Chinese medicinal materials needed to condition the marinade, Zhou Yi designated him to go to the 'Tongzhitang' in Dayuan City to buy them; and Chai He, Zhou Yi also asked to find some pine wood as much as possible; the iron pot at home is not good, Zhou Yi wants a cylindrical stainless steel pot, although the iron pot is good. However, it is not suitable for cooking a large number of braised vegetables, so this stainless steel pot must be used.

Zhou Dazhu didn't say a word, and went straight to Dayuan City, and He Xiuxiu went to the town to buy this stainless steel pot. Zhou Yi followed his parents to visit the bloodline relatives of the eldest uncle and the second uncle, but the result was the same as Zhou Dazhu expected, and they were very cold to them. Zhou Yi's second grandfather especially put down the words, saying that the third brother had already left the house, and it was okay for future generations to come back to worship their ancestors and sweep the tombs. But they can't come forward until they leave the scene after worshipping, and there is no difference from the side branches of the Zhou family. It is also possible to occupy a place among the direct descendants of the direct line. According to the rule of worshipping the ancestors once every ten years, let the braised vegetables speak, and let the pig's head, cow's head, and sheep's head speak!

Zhou Maotong's face turned blue when he heard this, he couldn't say anything at the second uncle's house, but when he arrived at the eldest uncle's house, the old man was no longer there, and he and a few cousins and cousins almost didn't tear their faces and get into a fight. It was Zhou Yi and his mother who persuaded him tightly, so he did it.

On the way back, Zhou Maotong, who hadn't spoken for a long time, said to his son: "Xiao Yi, you can give me as much ability as you have." This time, if you can't make the braised vegetables that cover Zhou's shop, I won't recognize you as a son!"

Zhou Yi nodded: "Dad, don't worry." Your son and I haven't done anything else in Yunshui Village for more than half a year, so I just made a mess and ate it. We've got it!"

When he returned to Zhou Dazhu's house, Zhou Dazhu had not yet returned, but He Xiuxiu bought a cylindrical stainless steel pot that was more than half a person high, and prepared a large pile of pine firewood. Zhou Yi boiled most of the pot of hot water first. This is called a warm pot; after the initial removal of the fishy smell of steel, a small half pot of lard was boiled in the iron pot at home, the stainless steel pot was poured all over, and then rinsed and boiled in hot water, and so on three times, the new pot was 'cooked', and the fishy smell of steel was completely eliminated.

After cooking the pot, Zhou Yi burned some charcoal with pine wood and stacked it in the kitchen for later use.

After he finished these things, Zhou Dazhu also came back, Zhou Yi took the Chinese medicine and ingredients he bought and smelled them, nodded and said: "Yes, the Sanqin people are simple and simple, 'Tongzhitang' is a time-honored brand after all, and the quality of these Chinese medicines is good." Brother Dazhu has worked hard, and the rest is my business, you can watch from the sidelines......"

To make braised vegetables, the first process is 'blanching meat'. The so-called blanching is to blanch the blood in the meat with warm water, otherwise it will destroy the carefully prepared marinade, and the marinated meat will have a fishy smell.

This process is known to everyone who makes braised vegetables, but few people can do it perfectly, this is because the butcher's craftsmanship is different, some in the slaughter of pigs and sheep, there is already bruising, even if no matter how much blanching, it will still be fishy, all buy ingredients without bruising? That is impossible, the cost is too high. So it can only be pressed with green onion and ginger cooking wine, such as Zhou Dazhu, he made the sauce thick and turbid, and even used poppy ~ corn, which is the reason.

Zhou Yi made a pig's head and a pig in the water, but he blanched the meat differently, that is, poured warm water into the stainless steel pot, slightly put in some green onions and ginger, and waited until the water boiled, the meat was cooked, and then poured the water and finished the matter.

Zhou Dazhu was puzzled: "Brother, you don't need cooking wine and star anise, just blanch the meat?

"Really?"

Zhou Yi smiled slightly: "What is fishy? You blanch the meat three times or four times, but unfortunately you don't dare to put the marinade when you blanch, that is, you press it with various ingredients, and when you blanch it several times, the meat is first ripe, and the blood in the meat will become fishy." I don't blanch it so many times, it's just to remove the dirt, the meat is still raw, since it's raw, of course it has to be fishy, as long as I get rid of the fishy smell in the process of cooking it thoroughly, who said that I did it when blanching the meat? Hehe, braised meat is not what you do......"

"Goose...... The goose still doesn't understand......" Zhou Dazhu scratched his head, Zhou Yi This is the first step, which subverts his previous cognition.

ps: It's late, thank you all for the evening update, pass it on first :)

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