(Thanks to book friends Stephen Feifeng and Gongkang Road for their support)

For dinner in the evening, these pumpkins are also the protagonists.

Liu's mother picked a large pumpkin, peeled it first, then cut it into small pieces, and put it on the pot to steam. Remove and mash into a puree.

Take half of the amount and add a little honey and flour to make pumpkin pie. And the rest of the boiled pumpkin porridge.

Pumpkin is a good ingredient, and it is believed in traditional Chinese medicine that pumpkin has the effect of nourishing qi and clearing away heat and detoxifying.

In addition, the ripe pumpkin itself is sweet and delicious.

In fact, pumpkin also has a effect that makes modern people eat it regularly.

The pectin in pumpkin can be combined with excess cholesterol in the body, so that cholesterol absorption is reduced, and blood cholesterol concentration is reduced, which is a good product for diabetics.

In recent years, people's lives have improved, and many people have diabetes when they are in the mountain villages. Liu Yunxuan often saw them eating pumpkins.

Michelle: They used to eat pumpkins in pies. Today is the first time I drank pumpkin porridge.

The golden pumpkin porridge lies quietly in the bowl, and the mere glance at it makes me very appetizing.

Michelle tasted it, it was slippery, pumpkin shreds and rice grains were entangled, melted in the mouth, and had a faint pumpkin fragrance.

I took another bite of pumpkin pie, sweet and glutinous.

"Yun Xuan, it's delicious." Michelle couldn't help but exclaim, "Huaxia's cuisine is amazing! ”

Liu Yun also agreed on the side, she has a bit of an appetite these days and doesn't like to eat much. This pumpkin porridge is good.

"Actually, it's all very simple, I guess you're all busy here, and no one is going to do this. Xiaoyun likes to drink more. Mother Liu said with a smile.

"Auntie, what you made is so delicious, I'm really worried that I won't be able to wear a wedding dress when I hold a wedding," Michelle hugged Liu's mother's arm and said coquettishly.

Liu Yunxuan, who listened, was speechless, and he didn't see Michelle eat less these days, and he didn't get fat at all. There is space to drink water, and it is difficult to get fat.

The small animals at home also gave some pumpkin porridge, and the second goods were in a hurry, and they didn't wait for it to cool to eat. It's hot and it's all over the place.

"Yun Xuan, did we bring a stone mill with us when we came from China?" Father Liu asked.

"Well, I brought it, and it's still in the tool room. Dad will make some tofu tomorrow? Liu Yunxuan swallowed the porridge in his mouth and said.

"Tomorrow morning, I'll make some tofu brains and drink them. I haven't eaten it in a long time, and I kind of think about it. Liu's father said.

"Grandpa, if you want to do a lot, Fangfang will eat it too." Fangfang, who was on the side, heard that her grandfather was going to make tofu brain, and her eyes lit up.

Because when Liu's father was in the production team before, he also worked in the tofu room, and his skills in making tofu were good.

In the past, when I was at home, I occasionally made some tofu brain, and Fangfang loved to eat it.

"Okay, let's do a lot tomorrow, let Fangfang eat enough." Father Liu said dotingly.

Liu Yunxuan got up very early the next morning, and after the small stone mill was brought, he threw it in the tool room, but he had to brush it well.

Because today is Saturday, Fangfang doesn't have to go to school, and after taking care of the snow, she will work with Liu Yunxuan.

The stone mill is not very big, after fixing it, Liu Yunxuan tried it, it was okay, it was not very laborious.

"Big, Fangfang will help you add soybeans." Fang Fang took a small pot of soybeans soaked last night and came to Liu Yunxuan's side.

Fang Fang added a spoonful of soybeans to the grinding eye, Liu Yunxuan shook it twice, and the white bean juice flowed down the outlet to the bucket below.

Liu Yunxuan has a lot of strength, controls the degree, and cooperates with Fangfang, this big and small one is very energetic.

"Yun Xuan, is tofu made from this kind of bean juice?" Michelle asked suspiciously.

As the number of Asians in the United States grows, Michelle has eaten tofu a few times, but she has never seen it.

This time, I want to take a look at everything I say when I make tofu at home.

"There are two more processes, one is to boil these bean juices, and then add a little magnesium chloride water to them, and it will be made into tofu."

Liu Yunxuan gave Michelle a brief explanation.

"Oh my God, magnesium chloride is poisonous, Yun Xuan, we won't eat it, right?" Michelle asked worriedly.

"It's okay, they will have a chemical reaction, and the tofu made at that time is not poisonous." Liu Yunxuan said with a smile.

I have also wondered about this matter, because in the past, some people in the countryside committed suicide by taking brine.

Later, when I went to junior high school, I gradually understood that the toxic chloride ions in the brine would react with the calcium in the tofu, and it would be no toxic.

Of course, when making tofu, you should add an appropriate amount of brine, and if you add too much, it will be poisonous.

Otherwise, the brine points to the tofu, and one thing drops one thing.

Liu Yunxuan and Fangfang grinded a large bucket of bean juice this morning. The rest is Liu's father's work.

Fortunately, the soup in the United States is made in a cylindrical pot, which saves trouble.

Liu's father first filtered the bean juice several times, filtered out the broken bean dregs, and then cooked and cooked the bean juice thoroughly. When cooking, skim off the foam on the top.

After cooking, let the bean juice cool a little, and Liu Yunxuan estimates that it will have to be ten degrees.

At this time, Liu's father poured the prepared brine into the bean juice, and stirred quickly at the same time to distribute the brine evenly. Then just put the lid on the pot and wait.

The brine is also made from the braised blocks brought from my hometown, and the tofu at the brine point tastes better.

Michelle and Fangfang kept staring at Liu's father's movements with wide eyes, Fangfang was because she liked to eat and see when it would be ready. Michelle, on the other hand, feels amazing about the process of making tofu.

"Yun Xuan, will this make tofu?" Michelle asked curiously.

"Today we are eating tofu brain, which is a semi-finished product of tofu." Liu Yunxuan said, "The finished tofu needs to squeeze out the water in the tofu brain. ”

After about 2o minutes, Liu's father lifted the lid of the pot, and a pot of tofu brain was ready.

Looking at the tofu brain in the pot, Father Liu nodded, he didn't lose his skills, and he didn't lose face in front of his future daughter-in-law.

"Wow, grandpa, the tofu brain is ready." Fangfang looked at the tofu brain in the pot and said loudly.

At this time, Liu's mother came over with several bowls, each bowl contained more than half a bowl, and then poured the marinade she had just made. Sprinkle some garlic, chili oil and chopped coriander, and it's done.

Fangfang couldn't wait for a long time, and as soon as Liu's mother got it done, she stirred it a few times with a spoon, and dug a big spoonful into her mouth.

The little mouth sipped a few times, and then swallowed. Then I took another bite.

"Fangfang, eat slowly, don't get hot." Mother Liu looked at Fangfang's eating appearance and said.

Michelle looked at Fangfang's sweetness, and stirred a few times like Fangfang, and took a bite.

The tofu brain is very tender, no need to chew, stir the fragrance of the tofu and the aroma of the marinade with your tongue a few times in Michelle's mouth, the fresh and slightly spicy flavor, and then the thin lamb slices in the marinade, have a different flavor.

"How? It tastes pretty good, right? Liu Yunxuan was eating tofu brain and asked Michelle.

"Uh-huh, uh-huh, that's great." After Michelle finished speaking, she turned to the tofu brain in her bowl again.

Because there are more to make, a few people can't finish it, and if there are leftovers, it won't taste good.

Liu Yunxuan called Garcia to call a few cowboys who were okay to come over and help eliminate them.

"Boss, this food is so delicious." Garcia said with a thumbs up after eating a bowl.

The cowboys who came with me also agreed.

In this way, a large pot of tofu brain, after a while, was wiped out, and there was not even any marinade left.

"Boss, I don't know if I can make some of this food often in the future, it's so delicious." Garcia asked, looking at it expectantly.

"Okay, you can't eat this thing every morning, I'll grind more bean juice when I'm okay in the future." Seeing that the cowboys love to eat, Liu Yunxuan is also very happy.

This is just a traditional snack in China, I didn't expect these foreigners to like it so much.

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