【Chapter 24】One family
Making half a pig into pork belly is not a small project, they still need to prepare a lot.
"Before adding the marinade, the meat must be marinated first. It's cold, so I'm afraid I will have to marinate until the second half of the night." said the uncle.
"There is also salt, our family doesn't have that much salt." Yu Song said.
"The spices are not enough." Yu Feng learned a little craft with his father and knew that the sauce needed a lot of spices.
"I said." Jiang, who had been silent, spoke, "Do you have to kill the pig first?"
Everyone: "…"
Pig killing is a technical job. The only butcher in Lianhua Village was conquered with Awan's father back then. There was also a butcher in the village next door. Unfortunately, he accompanied his wife back to his parents' home two days ago and has not returned yet.
"Or... I'll go find Shuanzi?" Yu Song said, Shuanzi is the son of a butcher in the village. He is the same age as Yu Song. The two have a good relationship. "He has at least killed a few pigs with his father."
Yu Feng shook his head and said, "How old was Shuanzi at that time? He just handed the bucket to his father, which was also called killing the pigs? I think he would drag the pigs to the town and kill them."
The uncle said disagreeably: "If you go and come, don't talk about spending money, the meat will be delayed on the road and it will not be fresh enough. You have to kill it on the spot and pickle it on the spot."
While talking, the three of them arrived at Yu Wan's house.
The dim lights of Yu Wan's house were revealed, and Yu Wan and the others opened the door.
Yu Song curled his lips and snorted, "What can we do? Could it be that we can still kill ourselves?"
The uncle sighed to the sky: "Now it seems that I have to kill myself."
As soon as he finished speaking, a muffled groan came from the backyard.
Several people looked at each other in confusion, walked to the backyard and took a look, but it turned out that Yu Wan had stuffed the pig with a stick. Then, she grabbed the pig's hooves, threw them onto the bench, held them with one hand, and quickly picked up the knife with the other hand.
The pig was not even in pain and was "saved" by Yu Wan.
The father and son were dumbfounded and swallowed together.
I'm afraid that this girl was abducted and killed a pig...
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
In order to make the most delicious braised dishes, my uncle needs to cook the best quality marinade, Yu Wan also needs to cook the finest salt, and the Yu brothers went to the town as fast as possible and bought the required ingredients, side dishes and rock sugar.
After the ten kilograms of salt that Yu Wan bought, there would be less than six kilograms left after purification, so she asked her elder brother and second brother to buy an additional bucket of salt and soybeans used to cook salt.
Yu Wan handed the cooked salt to her uncle.
My uncle started marinating pork, leaving half of the New Year to marinate it and it was saltier, while the ones used to make braised pork were slightly lighter.
The aunt also came to help.
The family hasn't been so busy for a long time. My aunt couldn't believe it was true when she looked at the meat all over the yard.
"You can hang it and hang it in a ventilated place." The uncle pointed to the meat in the wooden barrel.
These are kept at home for the New Year.
"I know!" The aunt went there in full spirit.
Yu Wan’s kitchen is too small to make so much braised meat that it can’t be used.
Jiang left behind to take care of the two young children, and Yu Wan and his father and son took the meat to the old house.
That night, the aroma of braised pork in the old house filled most of the village, and the villagers were in agitation!
It was already the second half of the night that all the braised meat was ready. The three brothers and sisters were worried at first that their uncle couldn't stand it, but they didn't know that their uncle became more and more energetic. In the end, they were younger than the three of them.
"Awan, try this." Uncle cut the tenderest slice of pork belly and handed it to Yu Wan.
The sauce is crystal clear in color, full in flesh, and the aromatic taste blooms layer by layer in the taste buds, fat but not greasy, the marinade is like glue, salty, fragrant, soft and glutinous, and has a perfect sweetness.
"How?" the uncle asked with a smile.
"It's delicious!" Yu Wan said without hesitation.
My uncle cut a large piece for her.
The two brothers were so hungry that they came over.
The uncle also cut two slices for the two of them.
The two looked at the braised pork the size of fingernails in front of them, and then looked at the big guy who couldn't even stuff it into Yu Wan's bowl, and the corners of her mouth were about to suffer a stroke...
"Uncle, don't you make these pork belly?" Yu Wan asked, looking at the meat that was not in the stove.
The uncle smiled and said, "This is the pork belly. The sauce is not the best, and it is the best to make crispy meat."
The lower five-flower is a piece of meat on the pork belly, which is evenly fat and thin, and is most suitable for a crispy outside and tender inside.
When my uncle finished making a large plate of crispy meat, the fourth day was also coming.
It was snowing heavily in the middle of the night, and a thick layer of snow was left on the road.
Several people packed up their things, hired ox carts from the village, and walked away with a creaking creaking under the snow.
Although it is a small market, it is not worse than the big market because of the year. It is just that due to the snow, everyone has arrived later than before.
Yu Wan found that the stall fee had increased, which meant that their vegetable prices would also increase.
This is not a bad thing.
Yu Wan rented two stalls in one breath, one for selling braised vegetables and the other for selling wild game.
Uncle had difficulty in legs and feet, so Yu Wan took a stool and asked him to sit down. There were not many customers at the moment, so she and her two brothers were busy.
Yu Wan's crucian carp and winter bamboo shoots were sold with some fame, and soon a repeat customer came over.
"Girl, it's you again. How are the fish today? Is it new or new?" a fat aunt asked with a smile.
"Aunt Wu." Yu Wan greeted politely, squatted down, and picked up a fat crucian carp with bare hands. The crucian carp shook its head and tail, which was very lively. "You are not at ease with the fish I sell? It's cold and the lake is frozen. This is the last batch of fish. We won't sell it this year after we sell it."
When he heard this, the fat aunt decisively asked for five items!
On the other side, the stove was also set up. My uncle slowly heated the marinade, and a tempting aroma of braised scent slowly spread out.
The fat aunt then looked at the stall next to Yu Wan: "Is this your family's also from?"
Yu Wan nodded: "Yes, it was only released this morning. My uncle is very skilled. If you don't believe me, please try it."
Yu Wan cut a slice of pork belly that was suitable for fat and thin, and handed it to the fat aunt.
The fat aunt stuffed the hot pork belly into her mouth, chewed it carefully, and instantly widened her eyes: "Ouch! Why is it so delicious! Give me a pound!"
Yu Wan asked, "Do you want pork belly? Or half a pound of pork belly, half a pound of thin? The price is about the same."
"How much does it cost per pound?" asked the fat aunt.
Yu Wan said: "It's 35 cents to sell others. You are a repeat customer. It's the first business today. I'll collect you 30 cents."
"Is it so expensive?" The fat aunt was shocked.
To be honest, it is indeed expensive, but aside from the labor cost, they use snowflake salt at home, and the cost of salt alone is much higher than that of their peers. This price has been specially reduced to open up the market.
"Your things are more expensive than other ones!" the fat aunt complained.
Yu Wan said: "The workmanship is different, the food costs are different, and the prices are naturally different. You have seen the world and you can taste good or bad."
Suddenly, the fat aunt was put on a high hat. She was speechless. Although she felt a little painful, she was not a few copper coins. After hesitating, she bought it: "You give me something else."
"My braised pork skin is also good." Yu Wan cut the half-rolled shiny pork skin for her, "Did you bring a bowl? Let's decorate the sauce for you. My sauce is not salty. You can mix braised pork, stir-fry and make rice. It's delicious no matter how you cook it."
The uncle sat aside to collect the money, and listened to Yu Wan's mouth "My home" and smiled so hard that his mouth was grinning to the bottom of his ears.
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Chapter completed!