First, fry the grass with salt, pepper, and aniseed ingredients; drain the water, and marinate it with fried salt for an hour; while marinating, boil the marinade, and soak the duck in the old marinade for another hour; finally boil and cool. If time permits, the time for marinating and soaking in old brine should be doubled!
Just as Yu Xiaocao was preparing enthusiastically with the help of his aunt, the 8-year-old grandson of the grandfather's family ran into the door panting, and shouted loudly when he saw Xiaocao: "Xiaocao! Second uncle said Your uncles didn’t eat breakfast, so let’s get something simple to stop the hunger, and have a bigger dinner!”
"Yu Zhou, 'Xiaocao' is also your name? I want to call you sister, do you understand?" Xiaocao knocked on the little guy's forehead. Yu Zhou is the youngest son of the uncle of the great-grandfather's family. He looks tiger-headed and very cute.
Yu Zhou made a face at her, and said reluctantly: "Aren't you just over two months older than me? Knock, you're not as tall as me, wouldn't it be embarrassing to call you sister!"
"Even if I'm only one day older than you, you still have to call me sister! Do you want to call me? Don't tell me to complain to Grandpa!" Yu Xiaocao deliberately teased him.
The little guy wrinkled his face, glared at Xiaocao, and yelled: "Report!"
Xiaocao reckoned that the stewed duck liver and duck intestines in the pot should be almost ready, walked into the kitchen, cut a piece out, and said with a smile like teasing a puppy: "Come, call sister, ask sister to have duck liver to eat!"
As soon as Yu Zhou entered the door, he asked about the smell of stewed meat. He sniffed hard, his eyes stuck to the piece of duck liver and couldn't get it off, and his saliva was about to flow out: "Really? Calling your sister, this piece of stewed meat is me. Is it?"
Yu Xiaocao was about to burst into laughter, thinking that this guy had a lot of backbone, but he turned out to be a little greedy cat. However, I don’t complain, it’s not bad for people in the village to be able to eat enough, but there are not many people who can eat meat and vegetables every year. No wonder Yu Zhou is so gluttonous!
"Of course! When does my sister's words not count?" Yu Xiaocao restrained her teasing mood and looked at him sincerely.
Yu Zhou had heard of the stewed vegetables of the second uncle's house for a long time, and he often ran to the pier with his father. He had personally experienced the popularity of stewed vegetables for a penny. A penny is actually not much, but his father was afraid that sister Xiaocao would be embarrassed to take the money, so he never bought it.
He pestered his father many times, but failed to do so. Normally, his father was afraid of bumping into his second uncle's house, so he strictly restricted him and his elder brother from visiting his second uncle's house. It made him want to taste the taste of stewed vegetables even in his dreams!
The little guy is usually a child with a lot of backbone, but in front of the delicious food, his heart was shaken: Why don't you just call me sister? Xiaocao is already older than him, so what's the point of losing it
Thinking of this, he blurted out: "Sister, Sister Xiaocao! Is this... the stewed vegetables for a penny that your family sells? My father said that it is not easy for your family to hear, so you should save it and sell it at the pier. !"
Seeing him swallowing saliva, Xiaocao couldn't bear to let go of the duck liver in her hand, but she still tried her best to hold back her craving, and she felt very emotional: The children of the grandpa's family are quite sensible!
"This duck liver is made to be eaten by yourself, come here! How about tasting it for me?" Yu Xiaocao stepped forward and was about to stuff the small piece of duck liver into his mouth.
The little guy covered his mouth, stepped back again and again, shook his head and said, "Sister Xiaocao, your house has guests today, let's keep them for the guests to eat..."
"This child is really benevolent!" The eldest aunt praised with a smile while kneading the dough to make pancakes.
Yu Xiaocao said with a full smile, "Okay! Don't step back any longer, and be careful stepping on our home dishes! There are still plenty of duck livers and gizzards in the pot, it's not bad for you!!"
As he said, he grabbed Yu Zhou's arm and forced the duck liver into his mouth.
In desperation, Yu Zhou had no choice but to eat the duck liver on the spot. The duck liver marinated with a special secret recipe is soft, glutinous and fragrant, and the mellow aroma that lingers on the tip of the tongue for a long time is so delicious that he can't help but tremble.
"Sister Xiaocao, I heard that you came up with the idea of braised vegetables! Your cooking skills are amazing!! I have never eaten such delicious food." Yu Zhou immediately became a loyal fan of Xiaocao's cooking skills.
Xiaocao smiled, she was indeed a snack foodie, and a small piece of duck liver conquered him: "Yu Zhou, do me a favor. Go to Lao Luo's house in the neighboring village and buy me a piece of tofu! I'll treat you to a meal later." food!"
"It's okay to buy tofu for you, let's forget about eating! Our family has already eaten breakfast!" Snack shopper Yu Zhou took the two Wen coins handed over by Xiaocao, and bounced out of the gate.
Because of Xiaocao's insistence, the Yu family's eating habits have changed to three meals a day. She had already eaten in the morning, and she forgot that uncle and the others still had two meals a day. It's almost noon now, it's time for breakfast!
It seems that the salted duck can only be eaten at dinner time. In this way, the salted duck has more than enough time to marinate, and it will be more flavorful at that time.
For breakfast, Yu Xiaocao prepared stewed tofu with duck blood, fried shiitake mushrooms with green vegetables, braised eggplant in oil, and patted cucumbers. The staple food is 50-50 pancakes with coarse grains and fine noodles, and a pot of tomato and egg soup.
She left a small plate of every dish, and then, together with her aunt, carrying a food basket and a pot, she walked to her field with arrogance and arrogance.
The grandpa's house is closer to the village, and he can see the tough figure of the grandpa from afar. The old man is working hard in the field with his eldest son, grandson and two daughters-in-law.
"Grandpa, have you eaten yet? Let's eat some together!" Yu Xiaocao is still relatively close to Grandpa in her heart. She feels that the grandfather's family is very humane.
Yu Lichun straightened his back, put his head on the ground, looked over with a smile, and said, "We've already eaten it! Xiaocao, are you going to bring food to your father and uncles?"
"Yeah! Grandpa, uncle, let's eat some more together!" Yu Xiaocao smiled sincerely.
Uncle Yu Xi waved her hand and said with a smile: "No! You can send it to your father quickly, don't starve the guests!"
Yu Xiaocao chatted with Grandpa for a few more words, then picked up the basket again and walked towards her own field. It's easy to work with many people, it really is! The four big men, including the Liu family, have turned over more than half of the three acres of land, and it looks like it will be completed in the afternoon.
"Father-Mother-Eldest Uncle, Second Uncle, Third Tang Shu, let's eat!" Yu Xiaocao put the food basket on the ground and shouted loudly with her hands around her mouth.
On the ground next to them, there are Wang Ergou and his wife who are eating breakfast. Wang Ergou sniffled, looked at Xiaocao's food basket with a smile, leaned over and asked, "Xiaocao, what are you cooking, it smells so good!"
Before Xiaocao could respond, his wife twisted his ears, carried him back, and scolded loudly: "You're a child? Why don't you have the nerve to go and see? You're not ashamed, I'm ashamed for you!"
When Wang Ergou was young, he was also a loafer, stealthy bum. Fortunately, he married a powerful daughter-in-law. Although his daughter-in-law came from a poor background, she had a strong sense of self-esteem, and she almost got rid of Wang Ergou's bad habits.
"It's okay, Aunt Wang, I cook a lot of dishes, let's have some together." Yu Xiaocao invited.
Wang Ergou was overjoyed, and was about to agree, but her wife pinched her waist hard. Wang Ergou's daughter-in-law smiled at Xiaocao and said, "Xiaocao, we are already full. Auntie thank you—let's go, go to the field! Today we have to turn over the two mu of land..."
Yu Hai, who came to the field, looked at Wang Ergou pitifully being carried off by her wife, and couldn't help laughing and said, "Ergouzi is blessed to have married a good wife..."
"Father, you are also lucky!" Yu Xiaocao winked in Liu's direction.
Liu Pei laughed and said, "Not bad! Isn't it your luck to marry my sister?"
Liu Shi blushed from being teased by her brother and her own daughter, glared at them, and hurriedly lowered her head to serve the soup. Yu Hai, on the other hand, smiled foolishly and nodded endlessly: "Yeah, marrying Muyun is the blessing of my three lives!"
"You booed too!!" Liu's powder-faced Hanchun gave him a reproachful look, then looked at the red, white and white tomato and egg soup in the soup bowl, and said, "What is this red thing? It can't be chili, right?"
"We have a few tomatoes in the backyard. I picked them to make soup. They are very fresh, try them all!" Drink the soup before the meal, and Yu Xiaocao helped to distribute the bowls and chopsticks to everyone's hands.
Yu Jiang leaned over, glanced at the food basket, and said, "What a hearty breakfast..."
Yu Xiaocao brought him a bowl of tomato and egg soup, and put the chopsticks in his hand. Yu Jiang didn't pick it up, and it didn't matter if he didn't pick it up: "I... I've already eaten..."
"Then accompany me to eat some more! How can anyone help with work and not care about food?" The eldest aunt said in a helpful way. Yu Xiaocao also persuaded again and again.
A stewed tofu with duck blood, the tofu is smooth and tender, and the duck blood is fresh and tender, conquering everyone's taste buds; Braised duck offal, duck gizzards are strong, duck liver is soft, and duck intestines are delicious; green vegetables and mushrooms are delicious, delicious and refreshing; Braised eggplant in oil, the soup is thick, and the eggplant pieces are oily and delicious... plus the tomato egg soup that has never been eaten before, it is much richer than ordinary people entertaining new relatives.
"Look! Didn't you just ask you to get something to eat? How did you cook so many dishes?" Liu Pei glanced at his mother-in-law with some complaints, as if she blamed her for not stopping her, as it was not easy for her sister's family.
Yu Xiaocao hurriedly said: "Uncle, the ingredients are all locally sourced. Except for the tofu, which cost two pennies, the others are all from our own. You work hard in the fields, so of course you have to eat good food. Where else do you get the strength from?"
Yu Hai brought pancakes for the two brothers-in-law, and said to his cousin: "Eat this duck blood tofu while it's hot. Our cao'er's handicraft is pretty good, so you can eat this meal and think about the next one. Eat it quickly, everyone will eat it." Fast food!"
A few old men shook their arms and ate, and praised while eating. Yu Hai also helped Old Wang sell the melon patch. Embarrassed by their praise, Yu Xiaocao pursed her lips and said, "Father, my brother is alone at home. I'm not at ease, so I'll go back first. The bowls and chopsticks are here, and I'll come and collect them later."
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Dad came back from Hefei tonight, invited him to a restaurant, and couldn't type anymore. It is estimated that there will be no double updates tomorrow.
Thank you Little Lotus for the red envelope.