Xiao Mu went to the county town to sell medicinal materials again today, and happened to come back with some meat.
In order to let his family enjoy eating, he spent 70 Wen to buy an elbow, and another 180 Wen to buy five kilograms of pork, four pig trotters and several large bones.
Last year, I didn’t buy so much meat.
Xu Zhengxiang felt distressed again.
But when I thought about the 450 yuan of sauced pork elbow, I felt that the meat in front of me was so worth it.
This is Ye Luoxin's first time showing off her cooking skills at the Xiao family.
Before serving the meat, she first fried it with sugar, then added star anise, dogwood, cinnamon and some unknown but fresh wild fruits.
At this time, the meat had been cooked on low heat for two hours. When the lid of the pot was opened, the unique aroma of the meat immediately came out.
The rich sauce bubbles and bubbles, and the heat dissipates, revealing a pot full of red-colored braised pork, which makes people want to eat with their index fingers.
Ye Luoxin inserted a chopstick into the meat and inserted it easily.
Looking at the pig's trotters again, the outer skin has cracked, revealing the soft tendons and meat.
"It's ready."
She took the two largest plates in the house, one filled with pig trotters and large bones.
On the other plate, half a plate of elbows and half a plate of pork belly were cut.
Yang Feng swallowed her saliva again when she saw the tender and smooth meat.
"Sister-in-law, open your mouth." Ye Luoxin stuffed a piece of meat into Yang Feng's mouth.
The piece of meat was so big that it took up half of the mouth.
Yang Feng whined twice, then his eyes suddenly widened, and he swallowed the meat without chewing it a few times.
"It's delicious! Mom, it's so delicious." After swallowing it, Yang Feng immediately praised Xu Zhengxiang.
Xu Zhengxiang couldn't help but swallowed, but she still said: "Isn't it just braised pork? It's not like you haven't eaten it before. Look at your greedy look, as if you haven't eaten meat in eight hundred years. How can any woman steal the food before it is even served on the table?"
"This tastes different! It's so fragrant." Yang Feng explained.
Xu Zhengxiang wanted to set rules for the juniors, but Ye Luoxin had already cut up another piece of fat and thin meat and handed it to her mouth.
The taste of the meat was so delicious that the piece of meat automatically slid into her mouth without even opening her mouth.
The meat is overflowing with juice and full of taste, making people have endless aftertaste.
Xu Zhengxiang also opened his eyes wide.
“It’s kind of delicious!”
"Mom, let me tell you, it's really delicious." Yang Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief. Now my mother can't say that she is greedy.
"Ahem, don't do this next time. When the food is ready, go to the table to eat." Xu Zhengxiang smacked her lips, then straightened her face again, and asked Ye Luoxin: "What is in this meat? Why can't you eat it?" Does it smell fishy?"
Ye Luoxin smiled softly: "This meat is delicious. One reason is the addition of sugar, and the other reason is the addition of some spices picked from the mountains. These things are all added, and the taste will definitely be the same."
"Didn't your family treat you badly? Then where did you learn this craft?"
Yang Feng couldn't help but be curious.
She remembered clearly that when Ye Luoxin got married, she didn't even bring a decent change of clothes. Her stepmother didn't even regard her as her own family.
"My mother taught me this when I was a child." Ye Luoxin said softly.
This excuse is really easy to use. If something doesn't make sense, you can use the original parent to explain it.
"Your parents are so kind!" Yang Feng couldn't help but sigh.
Xu Zhengxiang was afraid that Ye Luoxin would be sad when she remembered the past, so she immediately interrupted the topic.
"It's rare for our family to eat such delicious food. Let Xiao Jing send some to Mr. Kong later."
Xiao Jing was still perfecting the picture he drew. After receiving the order, he picked up the bowl of meat and ran to Mr. Kong's residence.
On the way, the smell of meat wafted into Xiao Jing's nostrils. He wanted to take a taste several times, but finally held back.
When we arrived at the academy, the mute slave was lighting a fire in the yard.
Mr. Kong is awake now, but he is too weak to get up.
Xiao Jing greeted the gentleman's body and answered several test questions raised by Mr. Kong. After a while of delay, he ran home.
The Xiao family sat in a circle, looking at so much meat, and didn't even make a move.
When Xiao Jing got home, Xiao Changhe took the meat with chopsticks and put it into his wife's bowl, and said to the juniors: "Everyone is here, let's eat!"
Only then did everyone wave their chopsticks.
Slightly cooled braised pork. The meat is firmer and the skin becomes chewy and elastic.
Xiao Changhe took a bite of the braised pork, then looked at Ye Luoxin and said solemnly: "This tastes indeed better than Xu Ji's. I didn't expect that our Luoxin is also a craftsman."
Xiao Changhe is usually taciturn and rarely comments on meals. When he said this, the whole family nodded in unison: "Yes!"
Xiao Jing had already taken a pig's trotter in his hand and gnawed it, nodding heavily as he gnawed.
"This pig's trotters is so delicious, soft, chewy and chewy without any strange smell. It's amazing!"
Xu Zhengxiang also said: "Luoxin's skills are definitely no worse than those of restaurant chefs. If our family opens a restaurant specifically to sell this, the business will definitely be booming."
Hearing this, Xiao Mu spoke, "The cost of opening a restaurant is too high. The rent alone costs dozens of taels of silver a year, not to mention,"
He glanced at Ye Luoxin who was beside him and said, "Luoluo is weak. I'm afraid kitchen work is not suitable for her."
When Xu Zhengxiang heard what her son said, she waved her hands and said, "I'm just saying casually, people like us don't dare to dream of opening a restaurant. I've even eaten in restaurants. If I really open a restaurant, I'd be scared to death." I."
"We can't afford to open a restaurant now, but we can explore some snack business."
Ye Luoxin, who had been silent until now, finally spoke.
"When I make this braised pork, I actually want everyone to help me taste it."
She looked around at the crowd and then said: "Everyone just said that the taste of the braised pork is not bad. I think this business can be done. We have little capital, so we will get some cheap ones at a lower price first and go to the market first. How about selling it?"
The Xiao family has been farmers for three generations. When Ye Luoxin talked about business, she felt excited and curious, but she had no clue about the actual operation.
"Then what should we do first? Pork costs twenty cents per pound. Will the price double when it's ready? But it's so expensive, will anyone really buy it?" Xiao Song was the first to ask.
"Yes, your eldest brother often does odd jobs in the county during his spare time. He knows a little about things in the county. Those who work hard are reluctant to spend money. What if our meat is ready and no one buys it? "
Xu Zhengxiang also said: "I don't know about others. If it were me, I wouldn't buy it."
"Why?" Everyone looked at her.
"Because of what? Because I have no money!"
She patted her leg: "The price of this pound of braised pork can be used to buy three or four pounds of grain. If you want to eat meat, you can just cut a piece and cook it yourself at home.
It's meat anyway, it's better than wild vegetables. The remaining money can be used to buy food. "
"Then let's decide on the target group first and see what kind of people can buy our braised pork."
Ye Luoxin said.
