After the salted fish is married

15. Braised Pork

Bai Tao has eaten braised pork, and the chef of the Wang's residence also made it a few days ago.Frankly speaking, he doesn't like braised pork very much. The lean meat is dry and sticky, while the fatty meat tastes good, but the soy sauce is a bit salty.Moreover, the braised pork made by Wangfu is only slightly bigger than Baitao's thumb, and it will be gone before it is full.

However, Xining said that he wanted to make braised pork, so Bai Tao could only obey his master: "Okay."

He put the bamboo basket aside, after looking at the meat in the pot, Bai Tao rolled up his sleeves: "Brother Ning, let me cut the meat!"

Yan Xining piled the last piece of braised pork in the wooden basin: "The meat has been cut."

Pork belly can only be cut into square pieces after it is cooked. If it is cut into pieces before boiling, the meat pieces will shrink and deform due to fiber shrinkage.In order to get good-looking pork belly, Yan Xining washed and boiled the strips after deciding to make pork belly.

Bai Tao pointed to the pieces of meat in the pot: "What are you talking about? How long will you be cutting such a big pot of meat by yourself?"

Bai Taoquan gestured with his right thumb and index finger: "Don't worry, I know how big it should be. I know that all the braised pork in the Wangfu is cut this size!"

Yan Xining smiled: "No need, the braised pork I'm going to make is just this big."

He asked Wang Chunfa and learned that there were 32 guards in the mansion. He picked out five pieces of meat and cut them into 35 pieces.He had already made a plan, and when the meat was ready, he would save three pieces for him to share with Baitao, and send the rest to the guards.

Bai Tao's eyes widened, he clenched his left hand and put his fist next to the meat, showing shock: "Such a big meat!"

He has never eaten such a large piece of meat when he grows up, and the young master is really different when he makes a move.He is already looking forward to the taste of braised pork!

Yan Xining put on an inscrutable smile: "You will know if you do well. I need you to do something for me now."

Bai Tao's eyes were shining brightly: "Young master, just give orders! The villain will never hesitate to die!"

Yan Xining almost laughed out loud: "Where did you learn the words?"

Bai Tao chuckled: "That's what the storyteller said under the bridge. Brother Ning, tell me, what do you need me to do?"

Yan Xining smiled and said, "Find me a handful of straw, it doesn't need to be too much, as long as it can hold so much meat."

It takes a long time to simmer the meat if it is large. If the meat is not tied up, the meat is easy to cook.Moreover, the straw can relieve the greasyness of the fat and increase the flavor of the braised pork.It's a pity that the firewood burned in Wenzhangyuan was all weeds and branches. He really couldn't find straw, so he had to ask Steward Leng for help after thinking about it.

Bai Tao ordered Empress to ignore even his beloved shepherd's purse, he let go of his feet and ran out of Wenzhang Garden: "Alright, young master! I will definitely find straw for you!"

While waiting for Bai Tao to find the straw, Yan Xining was not idle.He put the cut pieces of meat in a frying pan until golden on all sides, so that the meat will not fall apart easily and the taste will be better.

When the meat was almost fried, Bai Tao came back with sweat profusely and his face turned pale: "Young master, young master..."

Yan Xining looked at Bai Tao's hands, only to see Bai Tao's hands were empty: "What's wrong?"

Bai Tao tremblingly pointed out the door: "Yan, the guard Yan is here..."

As soon as the words fell, Yan Ke entered the door carrying a bundle of straw.He looked worried: "Your servant rushed out in a hurry, and the subordinates thought there was an assassin in the mansion..."

The guards in the entire palace were on the move, but after asking, it was Yan Xining who asked for straw to make braised pork...

Yan Ke didn't kill Bai Tao because of the braised pork's face, he threw the straw on the ground: "If there is another time, he deserves to be killed as an assassin!"

After knowing that the guards are all soldiers, Yan Xining's attitude towards Yan Ke has become better.He hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I caused confusion for everyone, I will definitely pay attention next time."

Bai Tao's legs went limp and he knelt down on the ground. He kowtowed on the ground and begged for mercy: "I was wrong, I won't dare next time!"

The corner of Yan Ke's mouth twitched, he raised his hand and touched his face, is he so scary?Why does this boy look like he has seen a ghost every time he sees him?

Yan Ke said with a stern face: "This is not an example."

Bai Tao climbed up cautiously, and moved behind Yan Xining cautiously, like a mouse frightened by a cat.

Yan Ke rolled his eyes, forget it, what does he care about with a child?Let's see what we have for lunch today.

He glanced at the iron pot, and after taking a look, Yan Ke's eyes widened in surprise: Day!It is really braised pork with the size of a fist!

Never seen such a large piece of braised pork!How satisfying it would be to eat a piece!

No, no, he is the commander of the palace guards, how can he be looked down upon by others?Yan Ke cleared his throat and changed the subject: "I found the straw for you, is it enough? Not enough, I'll ask my brothers to send some over."

Yan Xining smiled and said, "I just tied the pieces of meat with straw, so much straw is more than enough."

Yan Ke nodded, and he sat down on Yan Xining's special chair with dignity.The chair made an overwhelmed 'creak' sound, Yan Ke's center of gravity was unstable, and he quickly stabilized his figure: "Why don't you ask Leng Jun to send some good chairs?"

So it turns out that Steward Leng's name is Leng Jun?The names of the two stewards of Prince Rong's Mansion really have their own personalities, one has a harsh homophony and the other has a severe homonym.The current atmosphere and situation of the Palace are clearly summed up by the names of these two people.

Thinking of the homonym, Yan Xining subconsciously looked at Bai Tao, who blinked innocently.

Yan Xining couldn't help but laugh, in Yan Ke's cold and handsome situation, his escape was in vain.What a providence!

After he untied the straw rope, he took a handful of straw and knocked off the dead leaves on it: "As long as it can be used."

The owner of Wenzhang Garden has said so, what else can Yan Ke say?He sat down on the chair boldly, watching Yan Xining's movements curiously.

I saw Yan Xining cut off the ears of rice and the parts near the root, and the messy straw became very obedient in his hands.They are golden in color, more than a foot long, and the rice stalks make a pleasant rustling sound when they are gently shaken.

Yan Xining chose two handfuls of straw, and he put the trimmed straw in boiling water.After soaking for a while, the straw became pliable and the dirt on it was washed off.

After washing the straw, Yan Xining divided the straw into two halves.He spread the extra part on the bottom of the cauldron. After covering the bottom of the pot with a dense layer of straw, he cut a thick layer of ginger slices and scallions and spread it on the straw.

What is this operation?Not only Yan Ke couldn't understand, even Bai Tao was confused.

Yan Xining saw the confusion on the faces of the two of them, he smiled and explained: "The meat is stewed for a long time, if you don't put a layer of straw, it will easily stick to the pot."

But the meat is easy to burn after sticking to the pan, not only affecting the appearance, but also destroying the taste.When cooking braised pork at home, my mother would put a bamboo strip at the bottom of the pot to prevent the meat from sticking to the pot.Now there are no bamboo rafts, but fortunately there are straws for the bottom.

Yan Ke suddenly realized: "It's really particular."

After laying the straw in the pot, Yan Xining began to tie the pork belly.I saw that he took a straw and quickly wrapped it around the meat. After three or two strokes, the pork belly was tied up by the straw.

He put the bundled meat skin down in the cauldron, and after a while, neatly stacked pork belly appeared in the pot.

Yan Ke walked around the stove with his hands behind his back: "Hey, the arrangement is really good. To eat this kind of meat, you must have some wine!"

Speaking of wine, Yan Xining thought of an important thing: "Guard Yan, is there rice wine in the palace?"

Yan Ke smiled, "Of course! What's the matter? Princess wants to drink?"

Yan Xining shook her head: "I can't, but if you can add rice wine to the braised pork, the taste will be even better."

The rice wine has a slightly sweet taste and a golden color, and the stewed meat has a good taste and color.

Yan Ke turned around and walked towards the door, he said: "Wait a minute."

Yan Xining: ...

He understood that Guard Yan is a man of action!

Yan Ke went there for a while, and when he returned to the kitchen, Yan Xining had already tied up the pork belly and was boiling sugar.

Yan Ke held a big wine jar in his arms, and he strode over: "Can Huadiao do it?"

Chu Liao actually has flower carvings!Yan Xining's eyes lit up: "That's great! Thank you!"

After patting away the sealing mud on the wine jar, a slightly sweet and mellow aroma of wine wafted out.Yan Xining sniffed it and then beamed, "It's really good Hua Diao wine, it must taste good when used in braised pork."

Yan Ke urged Yan Xining: "Then what are you waiting for? Pour it into the pot now!"

Yan Xining waved his hand: "Don't worry, wait until the sugar color is fried."

Yan Ke took a look, and saw a piece of milky white soup bubbling at the bottom of the small pot, and the sweet smell was constantly overflowing from the pot.Yan Ke pointed to the pot: "Is this the color of sugar?"

Yan Xining put down the Hua Diao wine, and he took the spoon beside the pot and stirred the bottom of the pot leisurely: "It hasn't been fried yet, the color of the fried sugar is brownish red."

The meat made with sugar color is translucent in color, and it is easier to achieve the effect of thick red sauce when the sugar color is paired with soy sauce.

As Yan Xining continued to stir, the sugar water in the pot turned from white to slightly yellow, and then from yellow to reddish brown.After Yan Xining added two tablespoons of water to the pot, the water in the pot turned a light reddish brown.

Yan Ke scratched his cheek, he looked Yan Xining up and down: "Princess, where did you learn these things?"

How did Yan Xining know so many cooking skills in the era when gentlemen stayed away from the kitchen?

Yan Xining smiled and said nothing, human beings sometimes have a sense of mystery.

After the sugar color was put into the cauldron, Yan Xining poured two large bowls of Huadiao wine into the cauldron proudly.After adding an appropriate amount of soy sauce, the water in the pot became a rich reddish brown.The soup covered the meat, and as the soup boiled, the aroma of the wine was boiled out, and the smell of wine was everywhere inside and outside the kitchen.

Yan Xining can't hold alcohol enough, smelling the smell of Hua Diao wine, he has already started to get slightly drunk.His cheeks were flushed: "Bai Tao, after the water boils, turn to medium-low heat and simmer slowly."

Bai Tao responded: "Master, how long will it be stewed?"

Yan Xining said: "Two little... stew for an hour."

He always inadvertently said words that did not belong to this world, which was a bad habit.If he wants to live a peaceful life in this world, he must find a way to integrate into Chu Liao.

While talking, he added a large piece of rock sugar to the pot.

Seeing such a big piece of rock candy, Yan Ke couldn't help muttering in his heart: With so much sugar, wouldn't the meat be sweet?

God!How to eat sweet meat? !Can it be delicious?

Yan Ke sighed regretfully, it seems that not all the dishes Yan Xining cooks are to their liking.Thinking of Yan Ke's lack of interest here, he clasped his fists at Yan Xining: "Princess, my subordinates are going back first."

Yan Xining looked at Yan Ke's back suspiciously: "Why is Guard Yan suddenly unhappy?"

Bai Tao poked his head out from behind the stove: "Huh? Guard Yan has never been happy, has he?"

After Yan Ke walked around the mansion several times and listened to the pine tower for half an hour, his stomach made a rumbling sound.Thinking of the sweet braised pork on the lunch table today, he had no expectations, and his steps were a little heavy.

However, when he came around the dining hall, he smelled a mellow meaty aroma.It was a scent that he had never smelled before. It was fragrant, mellow, moist, and sweet. It tasted different from all the meat he had eaten before!

The atmosphere in the dining hall was unprecedentedly warm: "The braised pork is so delicious!" "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh, don't grab it! Boss and master's portion hasn't been reserved yet!"

Yan Ke:? ? ?

Did he miss something?

The author has something to say:

Aning: 32 guards, each with a piece of meat, perfect!

Lao Mao: Is there a possibility that there are 33 people who eat meat?

Aning: Huh?impossible.I figured it out.

Ji Song: ...