Food starts with noodles

As soon as he entered the room, Xu Zhuo smelled a tempting aroma, something was being fried in the kitchen.

Yu Keke sat on the sofa in the living room, and in front of him were fried Sichuan crispy meat, vermicelli balls, sweet potato balls, crispy fish nuggets, fish skin peanuts, lotus root clips, eggplant boxes, twists...

While the girl was eating big mouthfuls, while preventing Xiong Zai from stretching his claws, the corner of Xu Zhuo's mouth twitched.

Although these fried foods are indeed not suitable for bear cubs, you should open a can or something, so you won't let it eat if you are so greedy, is this a human thing?

Xu Zhuo calmly took a can of venison from the cabinet next to it, and as soon as he opened it, Xiong Zai ran over and rubbed his head against his trouser leg.

"Oh, why are you feeding it meat? I'm about to exercise its self-control, Xiongzi, let's not eat it, okay? I'll find you a kitten if I lose weight..."

Yu Keke walked over with a mouth full of oil, trying to stop Xiong Zai from eating canned food.

Xu Zhuo: "..."

This reason is really quite strange, but is Xiongzai this kind of cat who is greedy for beauty?

As soon as Xu Zhuo poured the canned food on the plate, the stuff came over and ate it big mouthfuls, completely ignoring the little cat that Ke Ke talked about.

He even pushed her a little disgusted.

"Tsk, this cat looks like it's going to mess with me in the future."

Xu Zhuo was very happy, grabbed a handful of peanuts and ate them while watching the fat cat gobble up half a can of meat.

After eating, this guy pouted his ass and got into Yu Keke's arms, completely ignoring Xu Zhuo who was about to enjoy the cat massage.

Typical white-eyed wolf style.

But what Xu Zhuo was curious about was, this guy can usually eat a whole can, why did he eat so little today?

Did you just feed it?

But judging from Yu Keke's words, it is obvious that there is no such thing.

After the next year, I have to take this product to check my body, so there are no hidden dangers.

Next, after Xu Zhuo ate something casually, he went to the kitchen to look around at the prepared dishes, and then went upstairs to continue making pig heads.

It's ridiculous to say that every time when preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner, the previous meal is very good, either eat some fried goods, or eat something else.

Sometimes adults will say a few words after eating too much: "What do you eat so much? Save some stomach, everything is delicious at night."

Xu Zhuo held a piece of crispy meat, pushed open the anti-theft door while eating, and was about to go upstairs to make pig's head.

As a result, the moment the door was closed, Xiong Zai suddenly rushed out of the room, and then it rushed into the corridor and went upstairs first.

After Xu Zhuo went upstairs and took the key to open the door, the guy rushed in, walked into the kitchen, and went straight to the trash can in the corner of the kitchen.

Xu Zhuo, who was following behind, saw the guy pull out the discarded mandible, and then forcefully tore the fascia on the bone.

He was very surprised, why did this fat cat suddenly become interested in raw meat?

But there was almost no meat on the mandible, so Xu Zhuo took out the piece of skull that was removed in the morning, and the man immediately threw away the mandible, quickly picked out the pig's eyeballs with his paws, held it with his paws and started eating.

Seeing this scene, Xu Zhuo was a little speechless. How could he be interested in raw meat if he didn't eat well-cooked meat?

Is raw meat delicious?

But just eat it. After all, you are a carnivore, so there is nothing wrong with liking raw meat. Xu Zhuo ignored the cat and began to clean the pig's head and tongue.

Now that it has soaked for two hours, it is ready to be blanched.

Xu Zhuo put the pot on the stove, put in the pig's head and tongue, poured water to cover the pig's head, then put a few slices of ginger and green onion, and poured two tablespoons of cooking wine.

Then bring to a boil.

Just as Xu Zhuo was about to prepare the ingredients for grilling, Xiong Zai suddenly pulled his trouser leg, looked down, and saw that this guy also plucked out another pig's eye.

Right now, he was holding it with one paw, and when Xu Zhuo squatted down, he handed it over to him.

Xu Zhuo saw black lines all over his head, this is...

Please eat yourself?

He rubbed Xiong Zai's head and said, "Eat it, I don't eat this stuff."

After finishing speaking, Xu Zhuo was just about to continue the work in hand when he suddenly thought of a question.

The last time I made cat food for the bear on a whim, and then the system rewarded it, so this time it ate raw meat, is it also a hint?

It is said that cats eating raw flesh and blood are not only good for their health, but also make their hair more shiny. How about taking some time to try it?

Anyway, it’s not troublesome, just take it if there is a reward, and there is no loss if there is no reward.

Well, don't be busy, check the raw flesh and blood, and see how to operate it.

Thinking of this, Xu Zhuo began to prepare the ingredients, put the spices to be used into a gauze bag, prepared a scallion knot and a few slices of ginger, and added about a catty of rock sugar, basically everything was done.

Well, this dish is sweet and salty, and rock sugar is an essential ingredient, and the quantity must be large. A pig's head needs at least one catty of rock sugar, which is very similar to the rock sugar elbow in Shandong cuisine.

As far as the taste is concerned, those who like it love it very much, and those who don't like it don't even try it. But in general, the taste and texture are excellent and not too abrupt.

After the water in the pot boiled, Xu Zhuo took a spoon to skim off the foam, and continued to cook for ten minutes before turning off the fire and taking out the meat.

The reason why it is boiled for a while is mainly to boil out the impurities in the pores of the pig, which can reduce the peculiar smell.

After taking it out and rinsing it in warm water, Xu Zhuo took the tweezers and began to check whether there were any remaining pig hairs on it.

And Xiongzi, who was full, was also eager to try to help, but he was too fat, so he couldn't climb onto the workbench after trying several times.

In the end, he gave up on himself and went to lie on the sofa, as if he had given up on his cat life.

In the kitchen, Xu Zhuo cleaned up the miscellaneous hairs from the pig's head, peeled off the coating on the pig's tongue, and then started to...

Blanch for the second time.

Well, to make this dish, you need to blanch it at least twice.After the water is boiled, it is the wonderful start...

Chapter 935 Grilled Whole Pig Head

The second blanching of the pig's head is the same as the first time. After the water is boiled, the floating powder is skimmed off, and then boiled for another ten minutes to remove the impurities in the pores as much as possible.

After blanching, it's time to cook the eight classics.

Xu Zhuo is no stranger to grilled dishes. The grilled lamb with green onions is a typical grilled dish.

Put a bamboo strip net in the cleaned pot to prevent sticking to the bottom, then put a catty of rock sugar in it, and spread it on the bamboo strip net.

Then start adding toppings and condiments.

Slices of scallion and ginger are evenly placed on top of the rock sugar, and then put into a marinade bag filled with spices. In fact, it is a common stew material such as pepper, star anise, bay leaf, cinnamon bark, etc.

The amount of spices does not need to be too much, and the amount is about half of the usual stew.Because the grilling time is very long, the spices are too strong after adding more ingredients, which affects eating.

Once the spices are in place, it's time to put on the dressing.

Xu Zhuo poured a large spoonful of light soy sauce, two small spoonfuls of dark soy sauce, and two large spoonfuls of Huadiao wine into the pot, put the pig's head and tongue on top with the skin facing down, and then added water until the pig's head was covered.

After turning on the fire, bring it to a boil on high heat first, then adjust to a low fire and simmer slowly.

This is a typical Kung Fu dish. The whole cooking process is meticulous and exquisite, showing the elegance and fun of Jiangnan people everywhere.

For example, seasoning with light soy sauce instead of salt, coloring with soy sauce instead of sugar, and adding a lot of rock sugar are all Jiangnan food styles.

In the past, the pig's head was a lowly thing that could not be seen on the stage. Except for the sacrificial ceremony and the sheep's head and cow's head as three animals, it was not seen at all at other times.

To what extent do you hate it?

In the past, even the Jiangnan people liked to use the name "pig-headed three" instead of referring to people as inferior.

However, there are many literati in the south of the Yangtze River, and many students from poor families like to encourage themselves with "No one asks for ten years of hard work, and once they are famous all over the world".

Poor people represent vulgarity, but once the title of the gold list is upgraded to elegance, this is very similar to the cooking concept of roasting a whole pig's head.

The lowly and vulgar pig's head has been processed into a grilled and roasted whole pig's head that people in the south of the Yangtze River can't forget. If a student studies hard, can't he also jump the dragon's gate with a carp?

I don't know when the dish of roasting the whole pig's head has gradually spread in the Jiangnan area, and it has become a representative dish of the Yangzhou Three-headed Banquet.

Since ancient times, Huaiyang cuisine has been known for its elegance and delicacy. This dish of grilled whole pig's head stands out from many literati dishes, and even ranks above braised silver carp head and stewed lion's head.

It can be seen how important this dish is in the minds of those literati.

At that time, a poet wrote a poem to praise this dish:

Hello Yangzhou,

Fahai Temple tour,

The empty hall on the lake opens to the opposite bank,

The towers on the water's edge are reflected in the stream,

Keep customers rotten pig heads.

Fahai Temple is the place where we can find the earliest roasted whole pig's head, and even the current practice is passed down by the eminent monks of Fahai Temple, which adds a bit of legendary color to this dish.

Xu Zhuo stood by the stove, smelling the aroma wafting from the pot, and unconsciously swallowed his saliva.

I ate some fried food at noon, although I felt full at the time, but now I was smelled by the smell of pig heads in the pot, and I was somewhat hungry.

He walked out of the kitchen, ready to go downstairs to find something to eat.

When Xiong Zai saw it, he quickly jumped off the sofa and followed Xu Zhuo downstairs.

A few minutes later, Xu Zhuo was holding some dried fruit, and Xiong Zai was holding half a bag of dried fish in his mouth. One person and one cat started eating in the living room.

Originally Xu Zhuo wanted to put Xiong Zai downstairs, but it's too noisy downstairs now.

Yu Keke and her grandma are making video calls with relatives at home. The old man and old lady are also chatting with some close relatives and apprentices.

In addition, Zheng Guangyao, Dai Zhenting and others also sent video invitations and greetings from time to time, and now the downstairs has become a mess.

At this time, Xiong Zai naturally wouldn't stay downstairs for too long.

Xu Zhuo liked this very much. In the kitchen, the meat was stewed on a low fire, the snacks he wanted to eat were placed in front of him, and a fat cat was lying on his stomach next to him.

Playing games in this atmosphere, even if it falls into a box or is given away by a teammate in a fancy way, I don’t feel annoyed.

Until 05:30 in the afternoon, the hustle and bustle downstairs gradually came to an end, and it seemed that the dishes began to be served on the table.

Xu Zhuo patted off the nutshell crumbs that fell from his body, and lightly touched the snoring Xiongzai: "Go, we should go down too."

Xiong Zai stretched lazily, rubbed his paws on the floor twice, and followed Xu Zhuo downstairs.

As soon as he got down, Yu Keke, who was setting the table and chopsticks in the restaurant, hugged the fat cat in his arms: "Where did you go just now, Xiongzi? Did you miss me?"

The bear cub deftly broke free from her arms and jumped into the arms of the old lady. Obviously, it still remembered the grudge against Yu Keke for not letting him eat at noon.

But the old lady is not its protection umbrella. At the moment, she is busy making a video call with a relative who lives overseas, so she casually gave the cat to Yu Keke, who had a smirk on her face.

The vengeful Xiong Zai wanted to go to Xu Zhuo again, but saw him leaving the house with some vegetables.

Maosheng fell into darkness again.

"Are you angry, Xiongzi? It's for your own good that I don't let you eat..."

Pang Lihua on the side snorted coldly: "When I confiscated your mobile phone and prevented you from going out to play, I also said it was for your own good, but have you heard it?"

After finishing speaking, Pang Lihua pointed at Xiong Zai with both hands: "Come, Xiong Zai, we won't play with her."

Yu Keke: "..."

If someone on Zhihu asked what kind of experience it was to be rejected by his own mother, Yu Keke would probably be able to say that he would not have the same experience for three days and three nights.

Of course, Xu Zhuo is also qualified to answer this question.

"I'm sorry Xiongzi, I won't be like this in the future, okay?"

Yu Keke sincerely apologized to Xiong Zai, and Xiong Zai also rubbed her face in a face-saving manner, and they reconciled with each other.

Yu Keke glanced at Pang Lihua proudly, then went to find Chen Guifang and Yao Meixiang with Xiongzai in her arms.

Xu Zhuo came upstairs, washed the green vegetables in his hands, and then boiled another pot of water, poured a little peanut oil and a teaspoon of salt into the water, poured the green vegetables into the water and scalded it.

This is for embellishing the pig's head. It doesn't need to be overcooked, and it can be cooked in just over a minute.

Remove with a slotted spoon and soak in cold water, then set aside.

This kind of dish needs super cold water, otherwise the residual heat in the dish will scald the dish until it is cooked, affecting the final product.

The soup in the pot has become very little, and the pig's head has turned red from white just out of the pot. Under the action of heat, the pig's head meat trembles and emits a strong fragrance.