rebirth through food

The smell of meat gradually came out from the edge of the pot lid, and the bursts of aroma made Ye Xiaofeng feel hungry. At this time, the meat was almost cooked, and the soup had gone down a lot, and it was colored because of the soy sauce. It is bright red, pinch fine salt and sprinkle it on, and stir it a few times to let the salt evenly blend into the soup.

Add a firewood and simmer for a while to thicken the soup in the pot.

It so happened that Father Ye entered the yard with a tired face, followed by Lan Er and the little black cat Xie Xie.

"Father, Lan'er, wash your hands quickly and eat." Ye Xiaofeng greeted, took the braised pork out of the pot, the glutinous red braised pork was tremblingly placed on the plate, sprinkled with some finely chopped green onions, Ye Xiaofeng put The most important dish was served.

The braised radishes and braised tofu with minced meat have become warm and cold, but the taste of these two dishes will not be affected too much because they are slightly cooler, because the most important thing today is braised pork.

Father Ye washed his hands, Ye Xiaofeng served the dishes, Lan'er served the rice, and the family sat down at the kang table, ready to feast.

The braised pork just out of the pan was hot, Ye Xiaofeng carefully picked up a piece for Father Ye, and another piece for Lan'er, watching the two people's reactions expectantly.Today the meat is excellent, with three layers, which is the most suitable place for braised pork.

Although other places are delicious when cooked, it is a pity that they are too fat and too thin. Only this five-flowered three-layer fat and thin one is the sweetest in the mouth.

Ye Xiaofeng's braised pork was cooked perfectly, he carefully picked up a piece of trembling braised pork and bit it down, the tendons of the skin, the fragrance of the fatty meat, and the tenderness of the lean meat burst out in his mouth.Although it is eaten in the mouth at the same time, the taste of each layer is different, but the same melts in the mouth.It is precisely the layers are distinct, but they complement each other.

Seeing the expressions of enjoying the deliciousness on the faces of Father Ye and Lan'er, Ye Xiaofeng knew that they had already felt the ultimate deliciousness of the braised pork.

Pick up a piece of meat with belt and put it in your mouth. The soft and waxy taste spreads out in your mouth. The aroma of soy sauce has long been mixed with various seasonings, and it turns into a thick soup that adheres to the meat. on the block.After eating a piece of meat, the lingering fragrance lingered in his mouth, and his lips and teeth were a little sticky, making him unable to open his mouth, which showed how soft and sticky the meat was.

A mouthful of meat, a mouthful of wine, a mouthful of rice, occasionally a few mouthfuls of braised tofu with minced meat, and braised small radishes, the three of them actually did not say a word during this meal, and they all buried their heads in eating.

Father Ye finished eating a bowl, and went down to the kang to fill a large bowl, but this time it was not meat-based, but the braised tofu and radish that he had never eaten before, and the food was just as sweet.

Although the meat was fragrant, it was also relatively oily. Ye Xiaofeng and Lan Er couldn't eat more after a bowl of rice, but they were reluctant to put down their chopsticks, and ate the refreshing shallot mixed with tofu and vinegar mixed with radish skin.

Just now I was patronizing to eat meat, but now I realized that these two small dishes are also very tasty when I am full.Needless to say, tofu mixed with shallots, the tofu is soft and tender, the shallots are fragrant, and with a few drops of sesame oil, the taste is light and refreshing.And the radish skin mixed with vinegar is even more sour and crispy, with a unique flavor, and the slight greasy feeling in the mouth is also completely eliminated.

"Xiaofeng, is this the soy sauce you researched?" Father Ye pointed to several dishes on the table.

"That's right." Ye Xiaofeng nodded.

"This is really a good thing." Father Ye nodded in agreement. Just looking at the bright red color makes people have a lot of appetite, and the flavor is also very good. You can't taste the taste of soybeans at all.

"I'm going to make some more and sell them to the neighbors." Ye Xiaofeng rested his chin and thought about the future development. It's better to be alone than to be happy. Once the soy sauce is promoted, the sales volume will definitely not be small. You can open a brewery and brew in large quantities.

"This secret recipe..." Since Father Ye was deceived by Ye Xiaofeng's words last time, and was transferred to the chef's identity by Lao Li Zhengzheng, now he doesn't feel strange about Ye Xiaofeng's doing anything.But there is one thing, the secret recipe mastered by the chef is kept secret, and Ye Xiaofeng's approach seems to him to be a bit too much, for fear that his so-called master Ye Xiaofeng's so-called master will be angry.

"Dad, don't worry." Ye Xiaofeng guessed from Ye's father's face what he was worried about, "Then the old man said that I can use these secret recipes as I like."

"That's good, that's good. It's good for everyone to use such a good thing." Father Ye nodded.

"Well, I'll think about this carefully, father and sister don't talk about it first, so as not to attract attention and cause trouble." Ye Xiaofeng said seriously.Although the folk customs here are simple and honest, there are no people who are jealous of others, and this place is no exception.Seeing Ye Laosan and his wife like that, we have to guard against it.

"What I'm talking about is that you've grown up and become sensible." Ye's father looked at Ye Xiaofeng with a look full of emotion and vicissitudes, which moved Ye Xiaofeng's heart. Seeing his father like this, is there something else hidden deep in his heart?

But it was obviously not the time to ask about this, Ye Xiaofeng paused, and asked Father Ye how he got today.

Father Ye shook his head and sighed. It seemed a simple matter, but he did not expect it to be so difficult.Whether it is high or low, shopkeeper Feng's entrustment has froze here.

"The stall will be closed tomorrow, and I will go to Wang Yuanwai's house." He has visited all the capable people around here, big and small, but none of them have succeeded. They all shook their heads.For the same price, you can buy a better shop.

Father Ye never went to Wang Yuanwai's house. Firstly, the gap between the rich and the poor was too great. Secondly, it was somewhat unreliable to expect Wang Yuanwai to buy such a small store.

The new beans are much easier to soak than the old beans for many years, and the beans are almost soaked after eating.This time Ye Xiaofeng was going to make more soy sauce, so he directly heated the two pots and steamed the beans one by one.Doing the same procedure again will increase the quantity. In addition, I went to the town to buy flour two days ago, which is just in time to use.

Lan'er washed the bowls and chopsticks and helped Ye Xiaofeng make them together, while Ye's father ground the beans and boiled the soy milk by himself, and then asked Ye Xiaofeng to order the brine and press it into tofu.

The family was so busy that it was completely dark before they all washed up and went to bed.Although life is a bit busy and hard work now, but they eat a lot better and can see money to live. Both Father Ye and Lan'er feel very motivated, especially Ye Xiaofeng.Everything in his mind was successfully brewed, and no one could understand that sense of accomplishment except himself.

After lying on the bed for a while, Ye Xiaofeng fell into a dream.The moment the soy sauce was clarified today, he felt a surge of joy in his heart, which was much more obvious than when he picked the Ganoderma lucidum last time.He is in a good mood today. Apart from the well-brewed soy sauce and the braised pork, this jade talisman gave him a pleasant surprise.Although I haven't seen the details, but last time I was able to open several secret recipes, and this time there will definitely be more.

As soon as Ye Xiaofeng entered the courtyard of the God of Cookery Pagoda, he called out the jade slip.Sure enough, the golden light flashed on the jade slip, and a lot of things were opened.

In addition to more than a dozen recipes related to soy sauce, it also opened up the brewing method of wine.

This made Ye Xiaofeng jump up happily.The level of alcohol in this place is too bad, the best wine he had made before was so choked that he spit it out.

However, the wine Su Xianshi drank was really good, it was light blue in color, with an elegant aroma, and the smell made him want to take a sip.

If he can brew wine by himself, it must be a lucrative business.

Ye Xiaofeng was so happy that he grinned from ear to ear, and studied several wine recipes carefully that night.It's a pity that there are several recipes in it, and he can't use it right now, but this glutinous rice wine is simple and easy.Ye Xiaofeng decided to start with glutinous rice wine.

Glutinous rice wine is also called sweet wine, and the main ingredient is of course glutinous rice.He has seen this kind of rice in the town, and it is more expensive than brown rice. Most of them are bought from pastry shops and sold as rice cakes.There are sweet and salty ones, and Ye Xiaofeng even bought two pieces to share with his sister.

Glutinous rice wine is easy to make and suitable for all ages, so Ye Xiaofeng decided to brew this kind of wine first.

After studying all night, Ye Xiaofeng was woken up again by Lan'er.After washing up, Ye Xiaofeng heated up the reconstituted marinade with soy sauce, and began to take out the tofu pressed yesterday.

Yesterday's tofu was pressed by Ye Xiaofeng with increased weight. It was more than [-]% firmer than usual tofu, and it was already in the state of dried tofu.Ye Xiaofeng put half of the dried tofu into the marinade to marinate.

After the dried tofu has invaded the flavor of the marinade, take it out with a strainer and put it aside to dry, then continue to drain the marinade.After the water is completely cooked and tasted, put the other half of the dried tofu in.

Two batches were marinated one after the other, Ye Xiaofeng wanted to try which one tasted better.

After the tofu is done, the people who come to eat breakfast are almost full.The finished dried tofu was cut into small slices and served on a plate for each table, which aroused applause from everyone.

Now more and more people come to Ye's house to eat breakfast, and some people even feel weird if they don't eat for a day.Especially what a young man who often came here for breakfast a few days ago said to everyone, made Ye's breakfast even more exciting, and even ordered several sets of tables, chairs and benches from Zhang Da.

It turned out that the young grandmother had been coughing all the year round, and no matter how many medicines she took, it didn't help.Who knows that young people are filial, and bring back a bowl of soup, a bowl of syrup, or a bowl of porridge to their grandmother every day. After more than half a month, the whole family found that the old lady's cough has improved by half.

The days of eating and drinking are the same as in the past, the only change is that they eat Ye's breakfast every day, especially the tofu nao, which is deeply loved by the old lady.The whole family thought about it carefully, and nine out of ten it had something to do with the Ye family's early life.

The matter quickly became a sensation in Xiejia Village, and then it was rumored cryptically that Ye Xiaofeng had worshiped an expert as his teacher. They flocked to it even earlier, and even called Ye Xiaofeng a "little chef" behind his back.

Of course, this is not the only reason why people come here often. The price is reasonable and the portions are sufficient, which everyone can afford. This is the real reason for the popularity. Not to mention that there are new dishes cooked by the legendary chef every now and then. up.

Sure enough, as Ye Xiaofeng expected, people prefer stewed dried tofu after stewed meat, which is cheap and affordable, and has a little meaty taste, so that people who wanted to buy stewed offal but couldn't afford it before have a new choice.After the early collection, the marinated dried tofu was basically sold out, and Ye Xiaofeng cut up the leftover marinated beans and divided them into several portions for the children who helped serve the dishes.

The business is getting better and better, so naturally it is getting busier and busier. These children really put in a lot of effort, so Ye Xiaofeng gave some food to a few people every now and then, and even agreed to give them a fixed salary every month.

After a night of studying and a busy morning, Ye Xiaofeng felt a little tired, so he greeted Lan'er and fell asleep on the bed.Father Ye made an appointment with Xie Shisan and asked him to make a recommendation to meet Wang Yuanwai.

Drowsily asleep, he heard noise outside, and Ye Xiaofeng left the wing with his messy hair.