The legend of gourd-head steamed buns may not be true anymore. Anyway, it is such a legend, but the modern gourd head steamed buns were developed on the basis of the "gourd head" in the Tang Dynasty.
People who like gourd head steamed buns like it very much, and those who don't like it are very repulsive. Because it is made from pig intestines, many people find it unhygienic or unclean.
But that’s not necessarily the case. If it was unhygienic or unclean, it wouldn’t be a delicacy that has been passed down for thousands of years.
When making gourd heads, there is a strict process. Rub them with refined salt and vinegar for 10 minutes. Then rinse with clean water first, and then rinse repeatedly with clean water until the intestines and belly are white, shiny, and have no odor.
You also need to turn it over, then scrape and tear off the inner membrane, rub it with salt and vinegar, and wash it repeatedly in clean water. Only after it is cleaned, will it be set aside.
The intestines and tripe need to go through more than a dozen processes such as moving, stroking, scraping, turning, picking, turning back, rinsing, stroking, boiling, and drying to achieve the requirements of removing dirt, fishy smell, and greasiness!
Chen Mo did it as soon as he thought of it and stopped lying down. I drove directly to the town and bought a lot of pork intestines, pork bones and other food.
Of course, everything you buy has been preliminarily taken care of, and you can just take it back and undergo further cleaning.
In addition, he also bought a large plastic bottle of white wine in the town, which is the kind of cheap bulk wine that people try to drink in the countryside. This is used to clean pig intestines.
The grain and wine in the Qiankun Pearl cannot be wasted like this. It is just for cleaning food. He is reluctant to use these good wines as cleaning agents.
To make steamed buns with gourd head, you need to make soup. This soup is pork bone soup. Wash and break the pork bones, add the fatted hen to the soup pot and bring to a boil, skim off the foam, add the seasoning bag, and cook until it becomes milky white.
This gourd head steamed bun relies on a little soup to bring out the flavor, so hen is also added. The gourd head you want to eat does not consist of the meat but the soup, so the method of making the soup is very particular.
First wash and smash the fresh pork bones, put them into a pot and stew them, skim off the foam, then add the white strips of chicken and pork, add salt and seasoning packets (this is the customer who said it was not delicious while eating, and not only flipped the table to complain , and after calling the shopkeeper over for a lesson, he prepared the condiments using herbal medicine (the condiments prepared by Sun Simiao himself) and simmered them over low heat until the soup was thick and white like milk.
But how can the chickens in the market compare to the ones you raise yourself? He directly handed the purchased items such as pig intestines to his uncle and told him to clean them first and set them aside while he went to catch the chickens.
The other thing is that when cooking, cook more and bring some to your home when the time comes.
He turned around and went to the chicken coop. Dahai was also there, so he asked him to catch a hen for himself. The chickens raised now are relatively small, not old hens, but they are enough to make broth. Chen Mo doesn't believe that the chickens that have been fed with stream water have grown up eating meat worms, so the soup they use to make them can taste bad. !
Of course, after catching the chickens at home, Ma Youwei will kill them and clean them directly.
"Er baby, didn't your uncle take away a chicken in the afternoon? Isn't that enough?"
Dahai asked curiously as he watched Ma Youwei slaughter the chicken skillfully, then scald the chicken with boiling water to remove the dirt, etc.
Although the chickens have grown up now, they have not yet finally reached the market. The first batch is only a thousand, and some of them have been eaten. It will be available on the market in a while. However, for the old man and old lady who lived in Chen Mo's house, they could eat one chicken every day.
The local chicken is actually very strong. If it is not steamed for a long time, the old man and the old lady will not be able to bite the chicken to pieces. They had a chicken every day, mainly for making soup. This was specially given by Chen Mo to his uncle, mainly so that these old men and women could replenish their bodies.
"This is for making another soup. I want to eat steamed buns with gourd head tonight." Chen Mo said with a smile.
"Ha! I'll go to your place for dinner tonight." Dahai made a reservation directly.
"No problem." Chen Mo said.
After Chen Mo returned to the guest room yard with the chicken, under the pavilion, Mr. Ji and three other old men were drinking tea and chatting, but the two old ladies were nowhere to be seen, maybe in the room.
"Boy Chen, what are you doing with another chicken?" Mr. Ji asked curiously after seeing it.
They used to call each other Xiao Chen, but recently they have become familiar with each other, so there is no politeness. Following He Lao and others, they also call Chen Mo and Chen Xiaozi.
Chen Mo was a little depressed, what's going on? How come you have to ask everyone you meet if you make a chicken yourself?
"I'm going to make gourd head steamed buns tonight, and the chicken is used to make soup." Chen Mo said.
"Gourd-head steamed buns? It's such a good thing. I haven't eaten it for a long time. It looks like I can have a big meal tonight!" Mr. Ji said, and Mr. He and Mr. Wu both agreed.
"Huh?! Mr. Ji, you don't have to think about the gourd head steamed buns tonight, it's not your responsibility!" Chen Mo said helplessly.
"What? Not my share?"
"That's right! Mr. Ji, although your body is much better, you are still in the recovery period, so don't think about fat meat. Fat sausage is a high-fat and high-cholesterol food, and it is relatively greasy, so you have to wait. You can eat it after a while. Now, you can only eat the food I prepare for you."
When Mr. Ji heard this, he was immediately disappointed and sighed. This man is old, and he has to avoid many things, even if he wants to eat anything.
"Also, Mr. Wu, your body is not fully recovered yet, and you also need to avoid food, so you can't eat it, you can only eat lighter food."
Although Mr. Wu's blood vessel blockage rate has dropped to 40%, he still needs to continue. Therefore, it is better to eat less high-fat and high-cholesterol foods.
After Wu Lao heard this, he felt depressed for a while. But fortunately, his food was much better than Mr. Ji's, and many things he didn't want to eat, so he sighed and let it go.
"Then I have no problem?" Mr. He asked cautiously. He has worked and lived in Xiqin for decades and grew up eating the special food here. It was a rare occasion and he didn't want to miss it.
"It's okay, Mr. He. I'll go get the chicken first and then we'll talk."
Chen Mo walked towards the kitchen. When his body came out, Mr. Ji and Mr. Wu sighed. However, they also knew that it was for their own health, so they had nothing to say. And now that my body is much better, maybe in a while I will be able to have no taboos.
This situation now is much better than those old guys lying on the hospital bed. Thinking of this, I remembered what Lao He asked Chen Mo last time.
"Old He, go find Chen Mo at noon and ask how he is doing?"
Mr. Ji saw that Chen Mo was far away, so he asked in a low voice. But he didn't know that for a person with sensitive hearing like Chen Mo, this low voice was no different from his usual voice.
He heard Mr. Ji talking about him and did not look back. Since everything has been said and it’s not anything else, there’s nothing to discuss.
"After that, Mr. Chen doesn't have any objections. He can come if he can. But there are some problems with the accommodation here, so we have to set a simple rule. The number of guest rooms cannot be exceeded, otherwise it will be too much." Mr. He said.
After hearing this, Mr. Wu and Mr. Ji also smiled happily.
"Haha, there may be more and more us old guys, and it will be lively by then."
"Haha! That's okay, I just like the excitement."
The old men were all happy. Finally, they didn't have to face two familiar faces in one day, and they could add a few more familiar faces.
