175. Hand hand the meat and the sheep slaughtered alive
Hao Dong originally thought that Hailar was already close to the border, and it was estimated that it would be very desolate. But when I actually arrived at the place, I found that the construction here is also very beautiful, but the architectural style of the whole city gives people a much more open feeling.
After all, the most famous thing in the whole of Inner Mongolia is the prairie, the flat land is endless, and the real line of sight is unobstructed. The feeling of the sky is high and the clouds are wide and the clouds seem to be even stronger than in Urumqi before.
In addition to the high-rise buildings in the city center, the architectural style here is not much different from that of ordinary big cities, and if you look carefully at the details of the design, there is still a local style.
For example, the arched doors and windows, the semi-circular spire, and the bright color scheme of the building's exterior.
It was already dark when they arrived, and the lights of the whole city were lit up, and it felt quite gorgeous to look at from the mid-air of the plane.
But gorgeous can't be eaten as a meal.
There has always been no way to count on dinner on the plane, and after getting off the plane, Ergou was the first to shout that he was hungry.
Zhao Zheng's arrangements were in place, and the driver who picked them up was already waiting at the exit gate, and greeted them when they came out.
As soon as the second dog shouted that he was hungry, the little soldier immediately recommended to him: "We will go to the city in a while, and there will be enough meat for you to eat tonight!" ”
Hand-handled meat is a local specialty dish in Inner Mongolia.
In fact, the traditional hand-handled meat is boiled white meat, but because the cut is very large, you need to grasp the bone with one hand and use a knife to eat the meat with the other hand, so it is called hand-handled meat.
There are also a variety of materials used to make hand-handled meat, and most of the large livestock running on the grassland can make it. But generally speaking, it is still dominated by mutton.
Of course, this way of eating has long been improved, and it has been added to the pickling link to make the meat more delicious.
However, Ergou is a real gourmet, although the second-processed hand-handled meat tastes richer in the eyes of ordinary people, but he thinks that the mutton used in this way is not fresh enough and tender enough to be eaten.
As soon as he heard the little soldier mention the hand-handled meat, he immediately pouted: "It can't be your own pickled meat in the cafeteria, right?" ”
Unexpectedly, the little soldier was also an expert, and immediately smiled and relieved Ergou:
"Then where can it be, although the meat in our team tastes quite good, but you are all distinguished guests from Beijing, and our captain specially asked Master Wang to go to the house of Uncle Nusan Ha, who is the best at raising sheep here, to buy a whole two-year-old sheep. Just wait for the big guy to come over, kill and cook, complete white water soup, and eat the most delicious mutton! ”
These few words not only whetted Ergou's appetite at once, but even Hao Dong and them were a little curious.
In the past on the line from Qinghai to Xinjiang, they did not eat less mutton, but they also did not eat freshly killed. However, the lamb itself is extremely high-quality, and even chilled meat that is refrigerated or vacuum-packed still tastes excellent.
The lamb in Inner Mongolia is as famous as the Ao Bao here, and the taste of this freshly killed meat seems to be quite appealing.
The airport is a little way away from where they stayed, but their large luggage is also transported by car, and the jeep of the little soldier driver is dragging Hao Dong and their team of five people, which is very easy.
So he drove all the way fast, and when they arrived at the army guest house, Hao Dong and they all felt that they hadn't come back to their senses.
The guest house itself has a backyard, which is not very large, twenty or thirty square meters, but it is more than enough to kill sheep. As soon as Hao Dong and the others arrived, someone inside immediately came out to let them in, and someone immediately went to inform Master Wang to prepare to start work.
To say that the guest house is still quite appetizing to Hao Dong.
At least the captain of the horse who was arranged to receive them here was very realistic, and knew that the meal on the plane was definitely not a big deal, so he beckoned everyone to prepare for dinner.
If you meet someone with a heavier official tone at this time, you have to drag them to say a lot of scenes, and it is estimated that these people can hate them to death in their hearts.
That Master Wang is already a little old, and although he is wearing a military uniform, he does not have the temperament of a soldier. Especially the big belly, at first glance, he looks like he has been in the back kitchen all year round, and he is already a chef.
However, although Master Wang's appearance looks like this, he has real skills in his hands.
Under the big pot of boiling water, only salt was added to the firewood, which was placed in the middle of the backyard, and on the ground next to it was a live sheep whose hooves were tied tightly and could not struggle casually.
Seeing that Hao Dong and the others had all arrived in the courtyard, Master Wang just said hello to them, and immediately began to kill sheep.
The meat required to be eaten by hand is fresh, and there is a skill in killing sheep. It's okay to slaughter by cutting your throat, but it tastes worse.
Master Wang kills the sheep with a unique local heart-grasping method, which looks very bloody, but can ensure the flavor of the mutton to the greatest extent, and in fact, the pain of the sheep in the slaughtering process will be very small.
Hao Dong has an impression, but he has never seen the live version.
The sheep on the ground is still a special sheep here, but the wool has been shaved, and the whole thing looks bare, and there is a lot of meat on it.
Master Wang took a closer look, showed a small knife, and directly pressed the position of the sheep's heart, stabbed it down and slashed back, and a bloody wound appeared.
Then he threw the knife aside very quickly, held down the sheep with his left hand and began to struggle and resist, and his right hand reached directly through the knife and withdrew.
It's just that when he withdrew, the sheep on the ground almost stopped struggling, and he held a sheep heart in his hand that was still beating slightly. And because the sheep's big blood vessel was ruptured, Master Wang's entire right hand and arm were full of blood flowing down.
If a timid person sees this picture, it is impossible for him to have the appetite to wait on the side to eat meat, even if Hao Dong, a professional-level chef, sees such a direct and violent slaughtering method, his stomach is churning.
However, the lamb's heart itself is delicious, let alone this freshly picked one.
There was a bucket in the corner on the side, and the little warrior driver also followed them to the backyard to give Master Wang a hand. At this time, I saw that the heart had been taken off, and I immediately brought water to help clean the slices and put them directly into the pot.
This series of actions is almost done in one go, but after a quarter of an hour, the entire backyard is filled with the unique aroma of mutton.
At this point, the little churning in Hao Dong's stomach just now disappeared, and his stomach was still grunting very appropriately.
Master Wang's hands were very fast, and it didn't take much effort for the whole sheep to be dismantled and disposed of by him. The offal is placed in one pile, and the meat is placed in one pile.
Although haggis is also a very delicious thing, when it comes to entertaining guests, the meat must be served first; Second, the haggis needs to be treated to be delicious and odorless, so he didn't care about the pile of water first, but cut the meat first.
How to divide the meat is a very important skill in the slaughtering line.
As far as Hao Dong knows, at present, because of the high degree of mechanization, the knives and saws used are also very good, and they are basically divided by brute force.
But apparently this Chef Wang is a very talented chef, and he showed everyone present the stunt of cutting the whole sheep with a knife. From beginning to end, all he used was the knife in his hand with a blade of no more than thirty centimeters.
The layman looks at the lively connoisseurs and looks at the doorway, except for Hao Dong, who is an expert in playing with weapons, and Hao Dong is a chef, and Master Wang's hand is naturally wonderful in their eyes. Even when he finished dividing the whole sheep, everyone couldn't help but applaud.
I didn't expect to receive this kind of treatment, from the beginning he seemed a little cold and alienated, and Chef Wang, who seemed to be very chef-like, finally showed his honest side. Scratching his head shyly, he didn't know how to respond to everyone, and asked their captain for help with his eyes again and again.
Captain Luo knew that this Master Wang had never been a very sociable person, and he was bored in the kitchen all year round pondering his cooking skills, otherwise he would not have been able to practice this sheep slaughtering stunt that was very outstanding among the locals.
In this situation, he must be embarrassed by this honesty, so he can only stand up and help: "Okay, Chief Zhao, you just don't laugh, don't scold our Master Wang." ”
Seeing that everyone still wanted to open their mouths to express their reverence, and stated that it was definitely not the meaning of Hanqi, Captain Luo took the opportunity to quickly change the topic:
"This sheep is not bled out, and the meat will be more tender than a normal slaughtered one, with a better taste and easier to digest. And the sheep blood itself is also very nutritious, although you may feel a little strange when you eat it for the first time, but as long as you can get used to it, you will definitely find it unique. ”
As he spoke, his gaze subconsciously turned to the Queen. It's not because the queen is a beautiful woman, but because she has gone through such an exciting slaughter scene before, and now he thinks that this girl will run out and vomit if she can't do it.
As a result, the queen is the queen, and not only did not change her face after watching the whole scene of slaughtering and dividing live sheep, but also showed a strong interest in the next mutton feast.
At this moment, her beautiful apricot eyes were firmly staring at the jar where Master Wang poured the sauce and dipping sauce out, and her focused expression was very clear.
It's just a little more subtle than the second dog who has already run to the side of the person, planning to dip his fingers in the seasoning first and taste the taste.
This situation surprised Captain Luo a little, but it was more of an agreement.
Originally, he thought that there was such a beautiful girl among the people brought by Chief Zhao, and it didn't look like he was going to do that kind of important task. At this time, it began to change: sure enough, the people from Beijing were still very powerful.
Hao Dong and the others didn't have the heart to distinguish Captain Luo's mental activities at this time, including Zhao Zheng, they were all attracted by the unique aroma of this fresh mutton.
And what also attracted them was the strong smell of the dipping sauce on the small wooden table next to the cauldron.
However, Ergou quickly came back to his senses: "Hey, no, the meat is the original taste, and if you dip it in this, you won't be able to eat the original taste!" ”
Master Wang's state finally came back a little at this time, and because this problem involved eating, he finally said the first complete sentence tonight: "The dipping sauce is prepared for people with heavy tastes, and you can not dip it." ”
Ergou's words are ugly, but there are some cheap bones, and Master Wang's attitude is hard at this time, he immediately softened, touched his nose and jumped to the edge of the meat pot:
"Then I'm just asking, Uncle Wang, can you eat this meat?"
As soon as Uncle Wang came out, the courtyard suddenly resounded with the sound of laughter.