Chapter Seventy-Two: Show Your Skills and Warm Kitchen Warmth
There were a lot of people in the kitchen, and it was a hot scene. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Sure enough, no matter where. Only when there are more people can there be popularity and a lively feeling.
Qingqing and Cui Niannu were there washing vegetables and chatting. The other girls, some were lighting a fire, some were cleaning the kitchen utensils.
The thrush finds two trotters and washes them in a basin of water. It seems that when you get to work, you are still a good hand.
The Lu family can be regarded as a large family, and there are many domestic servants, maids and other subordinates in the family. was later dismissed by Zheng Xiaohuan, and this big courtyard became empty.
The kitchen is large with all the facilities and utensils, and there are three stoves. Lu Zheng asked the girls to help, set all the stoves on fire and boil the water.
Lu Zheng looked at a particularly large casserole in the corner of the wall and nodded. This casserole, Lu Zheng had seen it when he drank porridge in the morning.
At that time, I opened it and took a look, and it was full of soup stock that had been boiled before. Just, ready-made goodies. After a while, it's all up to them.
Lu Zheng also began to get busy.
Lu Zheng took a kitchen knife in his hand and sharpened it a few times on the whetstone. From a large basin of water, remove the washed pork belly, place it on a cutting board and start cutting into pieces.
Lu Zheng didn't plan to cook too many variety, only prepared to cook two dishes. Because there are so many people who need to eat, it is necessary to increase the amount of dishes.
Lu Zheng cut more than 30 catties of pork belly into uniform pieces of one inch square. I found a large basin and put it inside. Only a few catties of particularly fatty meat were left, ready for oil refining.
At this time, the fires of the three stoves had already been lit. Girls, too, finished their work.
Lu Zheng searched around the place where the spices were placed in the original kitchen, but found no sugar.
Lu Zheng turned his head and said, "Qingqing, where is the sucrose at home?" ”
Qingqing put down the cabbage in his hand and said, "I'll go get it, the cane sugar is in the warehouse." ”
Lu Zheng nodded: "Miss Niannu, there's nothing to live here, you go to the front yard and wait." ”
Cui Niannu nodded and took the girls and Qingqing away.
Lu Zheng came to a cauldron and poured all the boiling water in the pot into the basin. Set up the pot and add a few sticks of firewood. Quickly cut the fat from oil refining into small pieces and put it in the pot.
The fat in the big iron pot was quickly sizzled by the high temperature. Lu Zheng held the horse spoon in his hand and kept dialing the fat to let the fat be evenly heated in the pot.
In a short time, the oil was refined. Remove the dried meat scraps and leave only the oil in the pan.
Lu Zheng picked up the oil pan and set it aside to let the oil cool slightly. Pick up another pot and place it on the stove.
At this time, Qingqing brought sucrose.
Lu Zheng took the sugar bag and said softly: "Qingqing, use the pot on the edge to steam some rice." ”
Qingqing nodded and went to wash rice.
Lu Zheng used a horse spoon to fill some oil from the oil pot and poured it into a small basin.
Lu Zheng replaced the cooled oil pot with the stove, divided the cut square meat, divided it into three times, fried it in the oil pan until golden brown, and then took it out and put it in the basin.
Then put another pot on the shelf and pour the oil from the small pot into the pot. Until the oil began to smoke slightly, Lu Zheng quickly took some sucrose and put it in the oil pot.
Stir the sugar in the pot with a horse spoon, and when the sugar starts to turn brown and bubble, Lu Zheng pours all the fried golden meat pieces into the pot.
Lu Zheng took the washed green onion, quickly cut it into sections, scattered the ginger pieces, and threw them into the pot.
Then quickly add the star anise, cinnamon, cumin, bay leaves, grass fruit, and kaempfera prepared earlier to the pot and start stir-frying.
Don't stop stir-frying until the meat pieces are all colored.
Lu Zheng picked up the large casserole and put another stove on the shelf. Then put all the meat pieces and seasonings in the big iron pot into a casserole with the broth.
Lu Zheng began to add firewood to the stove, and then stirred up the bellows to increase the flames. After a while, the casserole boiled.
After boiling, foam appeared in the casserole. Lu Zheng took the horse spoon and put out the foam very skillfully.
After the fire boiled, Lu Zheng stopped agitating the bellows and began to turn into a small fire. Closing the lid on the large casserole, Lu Zheng began to prepare the next dish.
When Qingqing was making rice, she kept twitching her little nose and sniffing hard.
Now Qingqing finished making the rice, ran to the big casserole, and took a deep breath.
After sucking it, Qingqing's eyes lit up: "Young master, this meat is so fragrant!" ”
Lu Zheng looked at Qingqing's happy appearance, and he was also very happy in his heart: "Is it fragrant?" Then you must eat more later. ”
"By the way, those two trotters were left to you by me. In the evening, I will make you pig's trotter soybean soup. It's a good thing to replenish the body and nourish the skin. ”
Qingqing blinked and took out a handkerchief from her bosom. walked up to Lu Zheng and gently helped Lu Zheng wipe the soot on his face.
Qingqing took back the handkerchief and said softly: "The young master is really good to Qingqing......"
Lu Zheng was cutting cabbage, and when he heard Qingqing's words, he looked back at Qingqing, and smirked.
Looking at Lu Zheng's smirk, Qingqing's eyes suddenly filled with tears. Qingqing hurriedly turned her head and wiped her eyes with a handkerchief.
Lu Zheng had already cut the cabbage, and at the same time prepared the other ingredients he needed. However, now the cabbage cannot be put into the pot.
The meat in the casserole needs to be simmered for a while. Wait until the meat is stewed before you can fry the cabbage.
Lu Zheng clapped his hands and picked up the two fresh and tender cabbage sums that he had specially picked before. This cabbage sum is the innermost cabbage sum. It is tender, crunchy, and sweet, and can be eaten raw.
Lu Zheng saw Qingqing with his back to him, wiping his eyes with a handkerchief. Lu Zheng guessed that this girl was probably crying again.
Sure enough, it seems to be said by my mother, shy and timid, and lovable.
Lu Zheng grabbed Qingqing's shoulders, turned her around, and then stuffed a cabbage sum into Qingqing's mouth.
Qingqing was in a hurry for a while, but how could Lu Zheng's speed be fast. When it was reflected, the cabbage sum had already been stuffed into his mouth.
Lu Zheng smiled and threw another cabbage into his mouth. Then it clicked and bit up.
Qingqing looked at Lu Zheng's gentle gaze and gradually calmed down. Gently biting the cabbage sum in my mouth, a sweet taste came to my taste buds......
Qingqing slowly leaned her head on Lu Zheng's shoulder, and said softly: "Young master, you really still love to eat cabbage." ”
Lu Zheng touched the black hair on Qingqing's head and said gently: "When the affairs at home are dealt with, I am going to prescribe some medicine for you to condition your body." You have to eat obediently, and you can't be afraid of bitterness. ”
Qingqing raised her head and looked at Lu Zheng with watery eyes. Then he twitched his little face and wrinkled his nose: "I'm just afraid of hardship, I don't like to take medicine the most......"
Lu Zheng smiled: "If you don't take medicine, you will be spanked, are you afraid?" ”
Qingqing listened to Lu Zheng's words, her little face turned red in an instant, and she drilled her head into Lu Zheng's arms: "I won't beat you...... I take medicine...... Still can't do it? ”
This scene, accompanied by the rich fragrance coming out of the large casserole, filled the whole kitchen with a strong warmth......