Chapter 14: Will I Be Beaten Again?
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Seeing Zhao Qi start cutting pork, Old Mrs. Su had a very strange expression on her old face, as if she wanted to ask something, but in the end she swallowed the words back and helped her cook for the first time.
Zhao Qi cut off a piece of half fat and half lean meat from the pork, about two pounds, and put it in a pot and boil it in water.
It is summer now, and the temperature is high, so the meat cannot be stored for a long time. You can only eat it quickly. The remaining fat meat can be boiled into lard, and you can also cook more oil and meat when cooking on weekdays.
Xiaozhu came back shortly after going there. In addition to a few pieces of large ginger and some garlic cloves, there was also a small bag of pepper and a small bowl of bean paste. In addition, there was a bundle of garlic sprouts and a bowl of pickled sour tarts.
"A Lian's wife has no soy sauce at home, so she gave me a can of bean paste. The little garlic was given by Grandma Zhang!" Xiao Zhu put all the ingredients and things he asked for on the stove, and then looked at the pork cooked in the pot and couldn't help but take a sip of water.
"Douban sauce is better. Help me wash the garlic seedlings. We will eat the refried pork tonight!" Zhao Qi rubbed the little girl's head and said with a smile.
"What is the refried meat?" Not only the little girl was curious, but the old lady Su who was sitting next to her burning fire looked up at him.
"It's just to fry the cooked meat again. I suddenly remembered that pork is not delicious if it's cooked!" Zhao Qi explained in a vague way.
"The meat made by my brother must be very delicious. The noodles with fried pork quilts at noon are particularly fragrant!" The little girl nodded quickly.
"The meat from the pot is even more fragrant. Go quickly, I'm so hungry that I can't walk anymore!" When talking about the meat from the pot, Zhao Qi began to salivate himself, feeling that countless greedy insects were about to crawl out of the bones.
Hot pot is a famous dish among Sichuan cuisine. Although Sichuan hot pot is the biggest feature, the origin of hot pot should be Chongqing. In fact, hot pot has begun to become popular during the Song Dynasty. It is not only eaten by Sichuan people, but the taste is very different from the spicy hot pot full of red oil in later generations. Most of them are used to use the bottom of a clear soup pot and some meat slices are dipped in seasonings.
Lin Hong's "Shanjia Qing Gong" describes the experience of sautifying rabbit hotpot.
It was snowing heavily and I caught a hare. So I peeled it and sliced it, put it on a hot pot, and used wine, sauce, pepper, cinnamon as a dipping sauce. It tasted so delicious. Therefore, eating hot hot pot in heavy snow is a great thing in the world.
But in fact, people in the south rarely eat hot pot. First, it doesn’t snow in the south, and most people in the south do not eat spicy food, so hot pot is rare.
However, Sichuan cuisine is known as one of the eight major cuisines. In addition to the lively and convenient catering of hot pot, various dishes made from fried, fried, fried, and braised dishes are even more diverse.
The formation of Sichuan cuisine also originated from the Song Dynasty. It was formed by the Ming and Qing Dynasties. After the existence of chili pepper, it established the unique characteristics and status of Sichuan cuisine in Chinese diet.
However, when I arrived in Sichuan, I would never have tasted authentic Sichuan cuisine without eating a double-cooked meat.
Although Zhao Qi is not from Sichuan, he is not unfamiliar with double-cooked pork. He has eaten a lot and likes its unique recipe and taste. It is neither fat nor greasy and has a strong aroma. Garlic sprouted double-cooked pork is one of the most distinctive recipes.
Although there is no authentic Pixian bean paste at present, in this era when meat is considered rich, being able to make a delicious double-cooked meat is also an extremely luxurious and satisfying meal.
While cooking the meat, Zhao Qi took two tender cucumbers. Because there was no oil and vinegar, he simply added some salt and garlic paste. After mixing well, Zhao Qi tasted it. It was sweet, crispy, and very delicious.
After more than ten minutes of gurgling, the aroma of the meat had spread out. Zhao Qi poked it with chopsticks and now it was almost cooked until it was 70% or 80% cooked, so he took out the meat and sliced it.
This is the back spine, commonly known as Chinese, half fat and half thin. When you cut it, you will feel hot and fragrant. You will feel appetite. Zhao Qi felt that he could not even wrap his mouth with saliva while cutting. Xiao Zhu picked garlic seedlings next to him, secretly glanced at the pork on the chopping board from time to time, and then gently put on his lips.
"The old man hasn't eaten meat for almost a year. Now a pound of meat in the town is 80 yuan. Today, it's a blessing to Brother Qi'er!" Old man Liu stood beside the earth stove with his hands behind his back and looked at the pork on the chopping board, and was also slapped.
"Grandma, hasn't our family eaten meat for a long time?" Zhao Qi asked while cutting.
"I haven't eaten it for a long time..." The old woman looked full of memories.
"The grandmother bought me but never ate meat!" Xiaozhu whispered from the side.
Zhao Qi couldn't sigh that his family was too poor, and the old woman was unable to move. A fool ran around and Xiaozhu was busy looking for it everywhere. Not to mention raising pigs, he didn't have time to grow vegetables and chickens, so there was nothing at home except a broken kiln that she lived in.
It seems that after the cave is repaired, I have to buy some chickens and ducks to raise them, so that I can eat some eggs every now and then to replenish my body. As for growing vegetables, I have missed the time, so I can only slowly open a small vegetable garden and plant some radish and cabbage when autumn begins. However, some ingredients such as onions and garlic can be grown in advance. Even if there is no ingredients, even dragon meat, it is soulless.
Soon the meat was cut and piled up a lot on the chopping board. Then cut the ginger, slap garlic, and then wash the garlic seedlings into small pieces more than an inch long before they are used.
The side dishes are very simple. After the preparation, Zhao Qi asked Xiao Zhu to add firewood to the earthen stove. After the pot is heated, the meat is put into the pot and stir-fryed. Soon the meat slices begin to be slightly rolled, and the fat is also fried. Fry a few times and see that it is almost done. Put in the pepper and ginger slices and garlic and continue to stir-fry for a few times, and then add a spoonful of bean paste. As the meat slices turn into sauce color during the stir-fry, a rich ginger and garlic sauce mixed with the rich aroma of meat is released. As the smoke of firewood spreads throughout the cave, it is a slight pungent smell. Old Man Liu's eyes widen, his Adam's apple tumbling, swallowing a big saliva. Xiao Zhu also held his clothes tightly with his hands, and looked at the pot without blinking.
Seeing that the heat was almost done, Zhao Qi threw the cut garlic sprouts into the pot and continued to stir-fry for a few times. Then a stronger garlic sprouts smelled. The old woman who had been silent couldn't help but stand up with her crutches.
"Okay, get the pot!" Zhao Qi took a large earthenware bowl and served most of the refried meat in the pot. The remaining ones were divided into two small earthenware bowls.
After all the pot was put, Zhao Qi couldn't help but grab a piece of meat with his hands and stuffed it into his mouth. His face was nodded in surprise, "It's delicious!"
"The leftover rice is almost gone, the old man is so hungry that he can't stand firm!" Old man Liu couldn't help it at this time, and he helped him take the bowl to serve the rice.
"The grandmother and Mr. Liu have a meal first. Xiaozhu and I will go and send some to Mrs. A Lian and Mrs. Zhang!" Zhao Qi picked up two small bowls of refried meat and stuffed a bowl into Xiaozhu's hand.
"Okay, grandson is sensible!" Old Mrs. Su nodded repeatedly with a crutch.
"Come on, taste a piece!" After walking out of the cave, Zhao Qi lifted a piece of meat with his hand and stuffed it into Xiaozhu's mouth.
"Is it delicious?"
"It's delicious..." The little girl secretly looked back and then lit her head like a chicken pecking at rice.
"When my brother makes money, he will eat meat every day from now on!"
"good!"
The two neighbors lived not far away, less than a hundred meters. They came back soon after talking and laughing, but there were a few more fruits and vegetables in their hands, which were all unavoidable.
For farmers who can't eat meat a few times a year, although it's just two small bowls of meat, it's definitely a rare delicacy. And when the fragrant meat was brought into the yard, several children from both families were so hungry that they almost cried.
Even Zhao Qi was still thinking about the scene after he left on the way back. The family must be very excited and lively. A piece of meat must be served with a bowl of rice to be satisfied.
Moreover, he also saw A Lian's wife up close for the first time. She was about twenty years old and a young young woman. Although her clothes were old, she was dressed neatly and cleanly, with a dignified and elegant appearance, and indeed a bit beautiful.
I wonder if I will be beaten again when I deliver meat to A'an's wife.
When he returned to the cave, Zhao Qi was still muttering in his heart to judge the consequences of this incident.
If you have to pick up food for someone else's wife, you will risk your life. The chance of getting beaten up when you come to the door to deliver food is not an average!
Chapter completed!