The prosperous era of courtyard houses

Chapter 117, lard residue

Refining lard was a very important household task in this era.

Due to the monotonous scarcity of supplies and the general lack of oil and water, the supply of cooking oil for the common people in the imperial capital was only three taels per month per person. Therefore, lard became a commodity that the common people valued very much. When buying pork, they preferred fat pork, and it was more and more popular. The fatter, the better.

Whenever you buy fat pork, it must be used to refine oil first. Wash the white fat meat, cut it into small pieces, fry the oil and water in the fat slowly over medium heat, and finally refine it into brown oil residue. and piping hot lard.

The fried lard can be used as the main cooking oil in the home, and the leftover oil residue is also a supreme delicacy.

Take a bowl of lard residue, sprinkle it with a little salt while it's hot, and stir it a little to make a crispy, fragrant and delicious snack that is widely loved by adults and children.

And no matter what you cook, if you sprinkle some lard residue on it, the dishes will become delicious.

Silly Zhu is worthy of being the heir to the Tan family cuisine, and is also good at refining lard. It seems that he does this job in the factory a lot.

After washing it, he cut it into small pieces, put a small bowl of water in the pot, put the fat, ginger slices and peppercorns into the pot, and then simmered it over medium heat. .

In almost half an hour, a pot full of lard was ready. The aroma of lard filled the whole yard, and the greedy children outside the door kept swallowing their saliva.

Fortunately, almost every household has purchased pork, and most of them are refining oil at the moment, so it is not so eye-catching. In normal times, Silhu and the others would not dare to refine oil in the yard for fear of being scolded.

Twenty kilograms of lard fat was boiled out, and in the end, almost eleven or two kilograms of lard were boiled out, as well as a large pot of lard residue. The oil yield rate was about 50%-60%, which was not bad.

As soon as the lard residue was put into the basin, the little greedy cat Yu Yu next to him got his eyes straight. He smelled the fragrance and swallowed his saliva without doing any work in his hands.

"Silly brother, hey, hey, I'm hungry, get me some lard residue to try." Yuyu swallowed and said in a flattering manner.

Silly Zhu glanced at her and refused: "This thing is full of oil and water. If you eat it now, will you have dinner later?"

The little girl is so greedy that she won't care about you so much. It's only right to deal with the greedy girl first.

"Brother Weiguo"

Seeing that Sha Zhu disagreed, Yu Yu pitifully approached Li Weiguo again.

"Okay, bring your bowl and I'll fill it up for you."

Li Weiguo didn't care. As for lard residue, it tastes best when it's hot.

"Okay. Hee hee"

After receiving permission, the little girl ran quickly and immediately brought a bowl.

"Just spoil her."

"Hey, what a big deal, lard crumbs taste better when they are hot."

Li Weiguo was not stingy either. He took the bowl and scooped out half a spoonful of lard residue for her, then sprinkled it with salt and chili powder and stirred it evenly. A bowl of fragrant salt-and-pepper lard residue was completed.

Yu Yu couldn't help but swallowed, took the bowl excitedly, picked up a piece of oil residue, and carefully put it into his mouth.

"It's not too fragrant. How happy it would be if I had lard residue to eat every day." The little girl said intoxicatedly while eating.

"What year is it? There are still lard residues every day. How dare you think about it, why don't you go to heaven?" Silly Zhu said angrily.

The brother and sister's total pork share for a month is only eight taels, so it's okay to eat meat once or twice a month, but no more.

Even a cook would not dare to think about eating lard scraps every day.

"Hum, think about what's wrong? You're still a member of the Eighth National Committee, and you can't even eat the lard residue."

"What's wrong with not being able to eat? How many people can't eat? At least my cook has enough to eat and drink. There are thousands of people in the steel rolling mill, but a few of them can compare with me."

"Hmm, you can't eat the lard crumbs!"

"Hey Li Weiguo, you have raised this little girl's mouth to be naughty. I can't keep her anymore. Please take her away as soon as possible."

Li Weiguo rolled his eyes at this fool and ignored him.

The east wing of the front yard is the third uncle's house.

The third uncle and the third aunt are also refining oil. They did not buy much pork a year ago. After saving for more than half a year, they could only buy four pounds and two ounces of pork, which was half fat and thin.

The fat pork in the pot is being cooked in hot oil, and oil is popping out "sizzling". Next to it, four brothers and sisters, Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang, are surrounding the stove, smelling the fragrant smell of lard, and they are mouthing. Swallowing.

"Dad, after you finish cooking the oil, can you give us some lard residue? We haven't eaten in almost half a year."

Yan Jiecheng stretched his neck and approached the oil pan, sniffed and asked. The three younger brothers and sisters next to him also looked at Yan Fugui expectantly.

The third uncle, Yan Fugui, turned to look at the four brothers and sisters. Seeing them staring at the oil pan eagerly, he couldn't bear to refuse: "Each person can only eat one piece, and the rest must be kept for cooking. These lard and oil residues That’s enough for our family for three months.”

As he said that, the third uncle picked out four pieces of oil residue that were almost squeezed out from the oil pan, shook them to dry the oil and water on them, then put them on the plate in front of the four people, and then sprinkled them on them. Add some salt.

"No, let's eat, one piece per person, no grabbing."

As soon as the oil residue was placed on the plate, the four brothers and sisters couldn't wait to grab a piece each, and stuffed it directly into their mouths without fear of burning it.

"It's not too hot, it's so fragrant." The four brothers and sisters exclaimed while chewing.

A piece of lard residue didn't weigh much. It was swallowed in the stomach after a few times, and the taste was not yet felt.

Yan Jiecheng smacked his lips and said, "Dad, please give me two more pieces. If you can't even taste one piece, it will be gone. Don't you think so?" As he said this, he did not forget to wink at his younger brothers and sisters.

After hearing this, Yan Jiefang quickly cooperated: "Uh, yes! One piece is not enough, it will be gone before the taste is tasted."

Yan Jiekuang: "Yes, Dad, one piece is not enough to fill the gap between teeth."

Yan Jiedi: "Yes, dad, please give me two more yuan."

The third uncle was a very picky person, so he would not be willing to give so much. He immediately said: "Hey, you guys, your life is not going to be good enough. You want to build all the good things at once. If you don't have any, you can go and have fun." As he said this, he waved his hand to drive people away.

"No. Dad, does our family need to be so frugal? Didn't we buy an 11-pound goose a few days ago? It's enough for us to eat for several days." Yan Jiecheng said.

"You can eat whatever you want. There is no oil or water on the goose. There is nothing good to eat. It cost eleven yuan to buy that goose. I will take it to Li Weiguo later and exchange it for some tickets. I can make some money." "

How could the third uncle be willing to eat the eleven-dollar goose? Wouldn't it cost him his life?

Now is the Chinese New Year period, and poultry is in short supply. If I exchange this goose with Li Weiguo, how much will it cost? The third uncle has already made plans, but he is reluctant to keep it for himself.

The third aunt also echoed: "Even with Chief Li's temper, it's impossible to be stingy. Maybe he can still earn three to five yuan."

The third aunt's words now speak to the third uncle's heart.

"My opponent, as the saying goes, if you don't have enough food and clothing, you will suffer poverty if you don't calculate it well. You guys, learn a little bit, hahaha."