98 Chapter 98
The five little pigs caught by Gu Manniang are very popular with the Tang family, especially the children.
"Mother, I'll cut the pigweed to feed the little piglets." When Niuniu saw Gu Manniang coming back with the piglet on her back, her first thought was to cut the pigweed and come back to feed the piglet.
"Mother, I'm going too, I'm going too." Tang Xiaobao was also clamoring to go.
Gu Manniang looked at the sky and saw that it was not very dark, so she asked Gu Zhaodi to take the two children to cut the pigweed. The other children in the family also went with them.
When a child sees a piglet, he wants to feed the pig, and when the others see it, they also want to feed the pig. They were thinking about whether they could raise this wild boar. If this wild boar can be raised, it will definitely be sold for a good price when it is fed.
Zhang was thinking about how to talk to Gu Manniang in her heart, and when the time came, it would be a big deal for her to spend money to buy one with her third brother.
And Mrs. Tang didn't care about this, she just asked Gu Manniang for it. "Manniang, you can send me one to feed this little wild boar. When it's time to feed you, I'll treat you to meat. ”
Gu Manniang glanced at Mrs. Tang, this wild boar was caught by her, even if she fed her, shouldn't she send her some meat to eat when she feeds it? How did he get to her, it was like giving her some meat to eat. "Mother-in-law, it's not that I don't feed you. Don't look at it small, but it's wild, and the pigsty at home can't keep it at all, and when the time comes, it won't be cost-effective to destroy your pigsty. ”
Mrs. Tang glanced at the little piglet who was still unconscious in the back basket, wanting to see if Gu Manniang was lying to her.
said that it was a little wild boar, and this one was about thirty pounds, and the fangs had also grown. The pig grew up day by day, and grew into a big wild boar, and she was afraid that her pigsty really couldn't hold it.
Tang Pozi thought about it, and in order not to lose her pigsty, she finally gave up. Mrs. Tang gave up, and the Zhang family naturally dispelled her thoughts when she heard Gu Manniang's words.
"Third brother and sister, do you want to sell this little pig? But it's so small, will anyone buy it? Zhang was a little skeptical that someone would buy such a small wild boar.
Hearing this, Gu Manniang smiled and didn't say much.
Buy, someone must buy. As long as someone knows the goods, someone will definitely buy them. Don't look at these wild boars are small, but they are definitely very popular when they are made into suckling pigs.
After dinner in the evening, Tang Xiaobao and Niuniu didn't get up early as usual, so they had to play with the little wild boar. If it weren't for Gu Manniang's ruthless suppression in the end, I don't know if these two children would have turned against the sky.
The next morning, because they were going to Fucheng to sell the little wild boar today, they naturally couldn't go up the mountain. Gu Manniang asked Tang Tiezhu to tell everyone about this last night, so Li Qing didn't come to Tang's house to wait today.
Tang Tiezhu set up his own ox cart and ran towards Fucheng. After coming to Fucheng, they ran directly to Fucheng.
Sure enough, the shopkeeper of Baiwei Lou saw several wild boars of Gu Manniang, each of which cost two taels of silver, and the five little wild boars were all rounded by Baiwei Lou.
After taking the silver, Gu Manniang asked Tang Tiezhu to wait for her outside, and she helped send a few little wild boars to the kitchen so that she could take the back basket.
At this time, it was the peak time for lunch, and the kitchen of Baiwei Lou was busy. The chef hurriedly called out to a junior apprentice. "You take the lady of the Tang family to the place where the living creatures are killed, let the master stop being busy with anything else, first pack up this little piglet and come out, and I will use it later."
After explaining to the apprentice, he went to work on himself. Gu Manniang followed the apprentice. There are a lot of chickens and ducks to be used every day in Baiweilou, and the smell of killing chickens and ducks is not good, so as not to lose the kitchen, so Baiweilou has specially made a room to kill chickens and ducks and these animals.
"Master Song, Master Jiang, Chef Fang asked you to deal with the two little pigs first, and wait for him to be useful."
The two masters do these things every day, so naturally they have no opinions. "Are these all alive?"
"It's nature." Gu Manniang nodded. If it weren't for the living, their shopkeeper wouldn't have bought it at a high price. "If you don't believe, touch it with your hands."
The two masters touched it, and the pig's body was soft and warm, so they believed that it was alive.
"You have to close it yourself, don't be surprised if you run away when the time comes." Gu Manniang took out the five little piglets and kindly reminded them.
When I was about to leave, I found that there were a lot of chickens and ducks piled up here, as well as unwanted chicken feet and duck paws. I couldn't help but ask, "Don't you want any of these?" Is it okay to sell it to me? ”
Several people were surprised when they heard Gu Manniang's words. If you have that spare money, you might as well buy some pork and go back to eat, why buy these things that they don't want, or don't have meat.
These are launched, and Baiweilou naturally won't want them. As for the chicken feet, sometimes the chef will wash and stew the chicken feet and duck paws for everyone to eat. But the life of Baiweilou is very good, and no one is willing to gnaw on this meatless thing. So, usually these are fed to the dogs, or they are taken back by the guys in the store to make tooth sacrifices.
Now that Gu Manniang is willing to buy it with money, they were surprised at first, and then naturally they were willing. Anyway, no one eats this thing, and if they sell it for money, they can also make some extra money.
Gu Manniang didn't have much money, so she bought all these things they didn't want for ten yuan. Gu Manniang estimated that all of them added up to about five catties. Spending ten pennies to buy so many things, it's really earned.
Tang Tiezhu was very curious when he saw Gu Manniang carrying a pack of this. However, he didn't want to ask about the people coming and going, so he had to endure it.
Gu Manniang was afraid that things would break, so she went to the pharmacy to buy some marinade, so she didn't dare to delay in Fucheng and went home directly, for fear that the weather would spoil the things.
When she got home, Gu Manniang didn't have time to rest, so she directly poured the chickens into the basin and prepared to take them to the river to wash, so as not to stink. But this is a good dish, and she will cry if it stinks.
Originally, I wanted to go to the river to wash, but after thinking about it, I decided to wash it at home, and it was a big deal to waste a lot of water.
Gu Manniang first cut the fingers and teeth of the chicken feet with a knife, rinsed them with her hands, and asked Gu Zhaodi to wash the pot and burn the fire. After Gu Zhaodi's pot was cleaned, he poured some water into the pot, and then poured the chicken feet into it. After the water in the pot boils a few times, scoop out the chicken feet, then wash the pot and rinse the chicken feet with water.
After the water in the pot is boiled dry, pour in a little oil, wait for the oil to boil, add ginger slices and garlic cloves and stir-fry a few times, then pour in two small spoons of sugar and stir-fry until caramel color, then pour in chicken feet and stir-fry to color.
Then add an appropriate amount of star anise, cumin, dried chili, then fill with water over chicken feet, bring to a boil over high heat, then cover the pot and cook over low heat.
"Third brother and sister, what are you doing here? Why does it smell so good. Zhang, who smelled the fragrance, came to the kitchen and asked curiously.
Gu Manniang turned around and smiled at Zhang, "Braised chicken feet." ”
What this chicken feet are Zhang knows. But what is this braised chicken feet, Zhang doesn't know, and wants to ask more, which shows that she is busy and can't come forward to ask more.
After boiling it on low heat for about ten minutes, Gu Manniang poured the chicken feet and brine from the pot into the pot behind. Because of the cauldron in front, Gu Manniang still has to use it.
Originally, this duck paw could also be marinated with chicken feet, but Gu Manniang wanted to make another flavor, so she made it separately.
Gu Manniang didn't make anything else, she wanted to make a delicious duck paw. Although Juewei is most famous for its duck neck, Gu Manniang's favorite is duck palms, because she thinks it is more interesting and flavorful to gnaw on duck palms.
In addition, even if she wants to make duck necks, she doesn't have that material, and now she can only make duck palms.
Wash the pot, pour in the water, pour the duck paws into the pot, boil the water for a few boils, and then remove the duck paws.
Blanch the duck paws and rinse them again with cool water. Set aside.
Gu Manniang began to make brine.
When the water in the pot is dry, pour in the oil and cook. Then add dried chili peppers, peppercorns, ginger slices, garlic slices and stir-fry until fragrant, then add water. Because there is no broth, Gu Manniang can only use water. Add star anise, cinnamon and cumin salt. After almost an hour, by the time the fragrance came out, the brine was ready.
The brine in the big pot is ready, and the chicken feet in the small pot behind are almost cooked. Gu Manniang scooped out the chicken feet with a bowl, and then marinated the duck feet.
Gu Manniang poured the blanched duck paw directly into the brine in the pot. There are all kinds of ingredients in this brine, so there is no need to put any other ingredients. As long as the lid of the pot is closed, the firewood is set up in the stove, and it keeps burning. Manniang asked Gu Zhaodi to light the fire, and she went to clean up the chickens and go into the water.
Gu Manniang washed it with water first, and then went to find a thin piece of bamboo, and then used this piece of bamboo to cut the duck intestines. Don't look at it and feel sick when you do it. But if you go to Chongqing or Sichuan to eat hot pot, this duck intestine is usually more than ten or twenty yuan. And if you eat hot pot, it's basically a must-order dish.
After cutting the intestines and rinsing them with water, Gu Manniang grabbed a handful of salt and sprinkled it on it to scrub. After scrubbing with salt, the spoils on the intestines will be scrubbed clean. However, Gu Manniang was afraid that it would not be clean if she only scrubbed it once, so she scrubbed it three times in a row before it was considered clean.
"Brother Zhao, come and taste my chicken feet." The chicken feet are made, so naturally you have to try the taste.
"Sister, eat it and taste it yourself." Gu Zhaodi shook his head and let Gu Manniang taste it herself. Gu Manniang didn't care about this, and scooped out two chicken feet with a bowl, one for her to eat, and the other for Gu Zhaodi.
Gu Manniang grabbed a chicken claw with chopsticks and began to gnaw it. Because it's not a broiler, this chicken claw doesn't have a lot of meat. Eating glutinous without the previous marinade. Still, it tastes okay.
After only two bites, Tang Xiaobao smelled the fragrance and ran in, and when he saw Gu Manniang eating, he was also clamoring to eat. Gu Manniang asked them to wash their hands. Only then did one of them clip one of them with a bowl.
"Mother, it's so hot." Tang Xiaobao wanted to take it with his hands, but he was burned, and he didn't eat any good things, so he was so angry that he stomped his feet.
"If you feel hot, wait until it's cold before eating." Gu Manniang took the chicken feet out of her mouth and said.
With food in front of you, this bit of heat is nothing. In addition, Gu Manniang ate well, and he could bear it there. Whoo a few times into the bowl, then grab the chicken feet in the bowl with your hands and start gnawing.
After gnawing a chicken claw, Gu Manniang washed her hands and said to Gu Zhaodi, "Brother Zhao, you go and gnaw your chicken claw, I'll light the fire." "This chicken feet are almost on fire, so we have to make a few fires in the stove.
Gu Zhaodi saw that everyone was eating well, so he couldn't help it, and this time he was finally obedient.
It's delicious, if there are more chicken feet, maybe she can open a lo-mei shop.
When the duck paws in the pot were cooked, Gu Manniang scooped out some of the brine in the pot. If there is still a little brine left in the pot, turn it on high heat and add chili powder and peppercorn powder.
Because there was no range hood, after adding these things, Gu Manniang coughed and didn't say anything, and tears fell straight down. Gu Manniang kept stir-frying in the pot with a shovel until the brine in the pot was dry, and the stolen duck paw was ready.
Gu Manniang scooped the duck paw out of the pot, then poured some water into the pot, and ran out directly regardless of whether there was a fire in the stove. She couldn't stand the smell of the stove house.
"Third brother and sister, did you put too many chili peppers?" The Zhang family who was outside smelled the smell, and when they saw Gu Manniang coming out, they quickly took Gu Manniang's towel to her and asked her to wipe it.
"That's what I want." Gu Manniang said with a smile, if it is not numb or spicy, it will not be delicious.
And at this time, Gu Manniang's face was full of sweat and tears, not to mention how bad this image was. Although Gu Manniang said that she didn't know her image now, because she had been staying in the stove house, the sweat had not stopped, in order to keep herself cool, Gu Manniang didn't care if she would get rheumatism, so she directly washed her face with cold water.
After the duck paw was cooked, Xiaobao clamored to eat it, but Gu Manniang didn't give it this time. She makes it spicy, and children can't eat it.
Of course, these things are definitely not eaten by her alone. Everyone in the Tang family was fortunate to taste the pirated taste made by Gu Manniang. Except for Gu Manniang, who ate very well alone, everyone else was so spicy that they couldn't stand it. When Gu Manniang saw it, she thought that these wild boars couldn't eat fine chaff.
However, they can't eat too much spicy, but they think her marinated chicken feet are delicious. Old man Tang even asked Mrs. Tang to take the money to the village to get some wine and come back, and drink with chicken feet.