Chapter 559: The Ancient Method of Making Dried Sweet Potatoes! Lin Xu: It Is Indeed Right to Call Mom when Everything Is Uncertain! 【Please Subscribe】

"Such a big goose should be delicious to eat, right?"

Shen Jiayue came to the kitchen, first looked at the pumpkin in the roasting machine, and then stood next to the stew, looking at the nearly twenty kilogram goose, and began to admire its taste.

Lin Xu said:

“Not only is it delicious to eat, but it’s also delicious to marinate.”

To make Chaoshan braised goose, you not only need to have the skills to know how to cook the stewed soup, but you also need to have enough physical strength.

Because when braising, it is necessary to lift the goose out of the brine many times, drain the brine and then put it into the soup to increase the tenderness and firmness of the goose skin.

This process requires high arm strength, not only to lift the goose out, but also to lift it out smoothly, because when the braised goose is almost cooked, the meat is relatively loose, and excessive force may cause the goose body to break or the goose neck to break.

After saying that, Lin Xu picked up the kitchen knife and chopped off the goose wings and paws.

Braised goose is the same as roasted goose, but the wings and paws cannot be used because the maturation time is inconsistent. By the time the goose meat is cooked, the goose wings and paws have basically been cooked.

After doing this, he boiled a pot of water on the stove nearby.

Boil the water, put the goose into the pot by its neck, and splash the whole lion-headed goose into the water.

According to the principle of "do not put raw meat into the stew" in cooking, fresh goose meat cannot be put into the stew, but must be blanched.

In addition, blanching the goose can effectively prevent the goose skin from cracking during the marinating process.

When blanching, follow the same three-up and three-down method for boiled chicken and salted duck. Put the goose into the pot, fill the belly with hot water, and then lift it up to drain the water.

After repeating this three times, the goose skin will become firm and shiny, and congestion and other impurities in the abdominal cavity can also be cleaned out.

After simmering the stewed soup for about half an hour, Lin Xu took out the fat pieces inside, poured in the boiled goose fat, and then stuffed some sliced ​​galangal and chopped garlic into the belly of the blanched lion head goose. dried onions and soaked mushrooms.

Put it into the stewed soup and officially start the stewing.

Outside by the pool, Zhang Chunsheng had already packed away the goose's internal organs.

The goose intestines, gizzards and other digestive organs have also been cleaned, and they have been scratched and washed several times with salt and flour.

He stood at the door and asked:

"Xiao Xu, how are you going to eat these offal?"

Lin Xu said:

"Let's braise it together. It's a waste to use this braised soup once. Braise more later, so that even if you can't finish it today, you can continue to eat it tomorrow."

In the Chaoshan area, Braised Goose emphasizes family reunion.

This means that all ingredients including goose head, body, goose paws, goose wings, goose gras, goose gizzards, goose intestines, goose blood, and even goose eggs are marinated together.

It means happy reunion.

There are quite a lot of dishes today, and I can’t bear to eat the goose and duck, so why not just braise them all so that everyone can still eat them tomorrow and the day after tomorrow without spoiling.

As for goose eggs, although you don’t have them at home, you can braise some eggs.

Such a good braised soup should be utilized to the maximum extent.

Lin Xu scooped up the stewed soup in the pot and poured a lot of it on the goose. Then he covered the pot, turned down the heat, and simmered it slowly.

Then pour away the water that was used to scald the goose skin next to it, put some eggs in it and cook it. After it is cooked, peel off the eggshells and put it into the brine for marinating.

"This stew smells so good."

Because the soup of Chaoshan braised goose is mainly based on sugar and galangal, it smells like ginger candy.

Shen Jiayue sniffed. She liked to eat salty and sweet dishes the most. Today's braised geese will definitely satisfy her cravings.

After the goose is braised, the others go out to work, but Lin Xu cannot move around. He has to stay by the pot and stir frequently to prevent the braised goose from sticking to the bottom of the pot or cooking one side and causing the skin to break.

Chen Meijuan looked at the washed sweet potatoes outside and asked:

"What are we going to do with these sweet potatoes?"

Lin Xu pointed to the working oven:

"I want to make dried sweet potatoes, but I can't use these pumpkins."

Chen Meijuan said as soon as she heard:

"There is no need for an oven to make dried sweet potatoes. Just use the method passed down by our ancestors."

oh?

Why do our ancestors also like to eat sweet potatoes?

Chen Meijuan went outside and picked out two baskets of relatively solid sweet potatoes, and asked Xiaoxun and Chen Shaokang to help bring them to the kitchen. Then she washed the sweet potatoes again and placed them one by one on the steaming tray.

After everything is set up, put these steaming trays into the steaming cabinet and start steaming.

Steam first?

"Dried pumpkins are usually made in autumn when the tigers are at their strongest. The weather is dry and the sun is strong. They can be dried in a day or two, but this is not the case for dried sweet potatoes."

Chen Meijuan closed the door of the steam cabinet and set the steaming time.

She said to Lin Xu:

"In the past, sweet potatoes were dug out when frost fell. The dug out sweet potatoes could not be eaten and had to be stored in the cellar until winter, so they would be sweeter and crisper... Dried sweet potatoes were also made in winter."

Lin Xu was stunned for a moment and then realized what he was doing.

Yes, making dried sweet potatoes in winter is not the same as now. The sun is not strong and the temperature is not high, so why can’t we dry sweet potatoes?

Does everything have to be steamed first?

He previously thought that dried pumpkin was similar to dried sweet potato, so he directly applied the recipe of dried pumpkin. Unexpectedly, he made a common-sense mistake.

Although the two snacks are relatively similar, one is made in summer and the other is made in winter. There must be a big difference in the craftsmanship.

So, it is true that you should ask your mother when you are in doubt.

Even though he has almost climbed to the top of the pyramid in terms of cooking and has become the catering supervisor of two top-notch restaurants, he is still no match for my mother.

Chen Meijuan said:

“Freshly dug sweet potatoes have a high starch content and are not tasty, but they can be used to make vermicelli and make wine. Generally, vermicelli is made in late autumn, and your grandpa’s favorite sweet potato dumpling was also made around that time. At the winter solstice, the starch in sweet potatoes gradually turns into sugar, making them taste crisper and sweeter, so families start making dried sweet potatoes that children like."

So that's it.

Lin Xu understood now.

But what about the operation after steaming?

He asked curiously:

"What should I do next?"

"Steam them, peel them, cut them into strips or slices, and put them outside to dry under a bamboo curtain. There will be no flies or insects at this time, and the dried sweet potatoes will be sweeter than honey."

Chen Meijuan continued:

"After making dried sweet potatoes, I don't eat the remaining sweet potatoes very much. Instead, I keep them for the New Year, fry sweet potato balls, make carrots, and all kinds of New Year dishes. The last remaining sweet potatoes are buried in the ground and ready for spring. After the sweet potato seedlings sprout, cut them off and bury them in the soil for planting. In autumn, you can harvest a lot of sweet potatoes."

Sure enough, it must be an ancestor.

Different seasons have different ways of eating them, and the life of sweet potatoes is clearly arranged.

Although modern society has developed science and technology and is rich in material resources, its ability to survive is obviously not as good as that of people in the past. Many people even cannot understand the twenty-four solar terms.

Soon, the eggs are cooked.

Lin Xu took it out and put it in cold water, soaked it for a while, took it out when it was no longer hot, and peeled off the shells one by one.

At this moment, the goose blood stewed in water for Dundun has been dried. Shen Jiayue is feeding the little one outside. Xiaolei and the others are surrounding, looking at Dundun in embarrassment.

Lin Xu poured the remaining goose blood into the basin, added a little salt, stirred and filtered it to prevent goose feathers from being mixed in. At the same time, the bubbles were filtered out to make the texture of the blood clot more delicate.

After doing this, put the small basin into the pot and simmer over water.

Later, stew the goose blood into shape, then divide it into large pieces and put them into the brine for marinating.

The goose blood made in this way is said to have a first-class taste and a strong braised aroma. Lin Xu has not tried it yet, so he just wants to try it today. If it tastes good, he can continue making it later.

After the fat goose in the pot had been braised for about fifteen minutes, Lin Xu opened the lid and turned it over.

Then continue to simmer over low heat.

At this time, the sweet potatoes in the steaming cabinet were almost steamed. Chen Meijuan opened the cabinet door, took out a baking pan, and stabbed the larger sweet potatoes with chopsticks.

If it can be pierced through, it means it has been steamed.

She took out all the steaming trays and said to Lin Xu:

"When making dried sweet potatoes, don't over-steam the sweet potatoes. Basically, they will come out of the pot as soon as they are steamed. If they are over-steamed, they won't be able to take shape and you can only make porridge."

Take the sweet potatoes directly outside and wait for them to cool before peeling them off for the next step.

This will prevent your hands from being burned, and after cooling down, the water content of the sweet potatoes will shrink further, so even if they are over-steamed, they will not become soft and mushy.

When the sweet potatoes were placed outside, Chen Meijuan felt that these were not enough. The children at home were just about to eat, so this little dried sweet potato was probably not enough for them to make in one day.

Then I picked some more and filled the entire steaming cabinet, ready to steam another pot.

As for the rest, don’t boil sweet potato candy, just make shredded sweet potatoes or fry them into sweet potato balls for your family to eat again.

When she was telling Lin Xu this in the kitchen, Chen Shaokang went to the steaming plate, picked a smaller sweet potato from it, peeled it off and said:

"I don't know if the sweet potatoes steamed by Sangu are cooked yet. I'll try them first."

As he took the lead, Xiaoxun also came over:

"It is said that there are many bad sweet potatoes nowadays. I will help my aunt choose them."

Lin Bin, who is enjoying his last day of vacation and will go to school to start classes tomorrow, also picked up one:

"My aunt used to be the cook for the whole family. Let me try to see if there is any difference in these sweet potatoes."

Shen Jiayue on the side wanted to laugh.

Just listening to the words of these people, I thought it was sweet potatoes steamed by several people, but in fact, whether the third aunt in Chen Shaokang's mouth, the aunt in Xiao Xu's mouth, or the aunt in Lin Bin's name, it was Chen Meijuan. people.

Different relatives have different names, and those who are not familiar with this aspect may be confused by their words.

"Wow, these sweet potatoes are so sweet. Sister Xiaolei, sister-in-law, Jasmine, please come and try it quickly."

"It's just as sweet as eating candy."

"No wonder many people deliberately wait until the Chinese New Year to eat sweet potatoes. They are fragrant, sweet and taste really good."

Shen Jiayue was originally waiting to eat the braised goose, but couldn't resist the temptation. She stood up and leaned over, picked up one, peeled off the red skin, and put it into her mouth to taste it. It was really sweet.

Sweet potatoes are slightly floury and have little water content. As soon as you eat them, the sweet flavor fills your entire mouth. Once you take a bite, the floury and sweet sweet potatoes are comparable to the roasted white potatoes you ate when you were a kid.

tasty!

As expected of my mother-in-law’s steamed sweet potatoes, they taste great!

She brought the sweet potato to Dundun and said with a smile:

"Grandma's steamed sweet potatoes, do you want to try them?"

Originally she was just teasing the little guy, but what she didn't expect was that Dundun actually sniffed and moved closer to the sweet potatoes, looking like she wanted to eat them.

Shen Jiayue broke off a piece with her hands and put it on the plate where Dundun had just eaten goose blood.

"Try it. If you don't eat it, remember to pay Mommy for the sweet potato."

Dundun lowered his head and licked the sweet potato with his tongue. Maybe he felt that the taste was different from the food he usually eats. Instead of continuing to eat, he raised his head and looked around. Seeing that everyone was eating, he lowered his head and started to eat tentatively.

"Wow, you really eat sweet potatoes. Can mommy buy you some more later? I'll buy sweet potatoes so you can enjoy them!"

Shen Jiayue took a video of Dundun eating sweet potatoes with her mobile phone and sent it to the group:

"The little cat who is too poor to open the pot can only rely on sweet potatoes to satisfy his hunger."

Soon, Chen Yan made a contemptuous expression:

"You actually gave sweet potatoes to cats. I will report you for animal cruelty later."

She was waiting for Zeng Xiaoqi at the high-speed rail station. Her best friend and employee came to the capital from her hometown with her parents, so naturally she had to drive to pick her up at the station to show respect.

In addition, it can also reduce the anxiety of the elderly.

People who have gone to other places will feel a strong sense of strangeness when they get off the car. Sometimes they can't tell the difference between east, west and north. Now it will be much better to sit in a high-end business car, chat and look at the scenery outside the window. .

After all, a confined space can give people a sense of security, while a wide space like a station can easily cause psychological discomfort.

Also coming to pick them up were Qi Zhentao and Yang Sihui. Although they were not engaged yet, their in-laws came to the capital, and as hosts, they had to come to pick them up both emotionally and rationally.

In addition, we also want to see what is going on that makes the couple come to the capital in such a hurry.

Not long after Chen Yan’s news was sent out, Xiao Qing said:

"I went to my grandma's house today. Her cat also likes to eat sweet potatoes. Although she doesn't eat much every time, she eats them almost every day. The cat seems to like sweet potatoes."

Shu Yun, who was on the high-speed train home, sent a message:

"It is said that he also likes to eat pumpkins. I don't know if my godson likes pumpkins."

While chatting, Geng Lele bubbled up:

"Cats like to eat sweet potatoes, pumpkins, and some like potatoes and taro. Just like people, cats also have various tastes. Don't make a fuss... I'm hungry. What food do you have around? Post it and I'll take a look. .”

Soon, Shen Jiayue sent a photo of everyone eating sweet potatoes to the group:

"The kitchen is cooking Chaoshan Braised Goose, but I'm eating sweet potatoes at the moment and can't take pictures. There's also Flame Drunk Goose at noon. I'm really going to get tired of eating big fish and meat."

Zeng Xiaoqi sent a rabbit-shaped snack, which was very delicately made and the rabbit was also lifelike:

"Eat rabbits in the Year of the Rabbit. If you want to eat rabbits, I will ask Xiao Ming to make them for you."

Xiao Ming?

The people in the group were immediately speechless.

Come, come, the dog food belonging to Director Zeng finally arrived.

Chen Yan said dissatisfied:

"You are spreading dog food in broad daylight, do you have any sense of ethics? How long does it take to arrive at the station? We have been waiting for a long time."

"It's coming, it's coming, the high-speed train is slowing down... Baby Shu, why are you going home for the New Year? I even brought you a bunch of delicious food?"

Shu Yun sent a box of Lin Ji dim sum:

"I don't eat dog food-flavored snacks. I have... My parents made a lot of food, and they wouldn't eat it if I didn't go home. So this time when I go back, I'm already prepared to gain three pounds. "

Chen Yan sent a cheering emoji:

"Get fat, get fat, I hope it grows on your belly!"

Dou Wenjing, who was walking around Dashilar with her parents, made a smiley face covering her mouth:

"Mr. Chen has a lot of objections to Baby Shu's cup size."

Chen Yan quickly denied:

"I just sent you a New Year's greeting. I don't mean anything else. Don't interpret it too much... By the way, Xiaodoudou, don't just look around. Remember to take your uncle and aunt to the store for dinner at noon. I have asked Wei Qianquan to make arrangements."

As the eldest sister of everyone, Baby Yan is still very responsible.

Not only did they arrange a reception banquet for Zeng Xiaoqi's parents, but they also bought New Year's gifts for Dou Wenjing's parents, which made the two elderly people very happy and praised their daughter for making good friends.

"Watch the time."

When Shen Jiayue was eating sweet potatoes with Dundun, Shen Guofu and Chen Meiliang walked in with a bagful of fish. The fish were not big, they were all crucian carp and small carp, but there was a lot of them.

You can still catch so many fish in winter. It is obvious that your second uncle is very knowledgeable about fish.

Shen Guofu, who was about to show off his catch, saw everyone eating sweet potatoes and asked curiously:

"Why are you eating sweet potatoes? Are you going to have lunch later?"

Sweet potatoes are digested slowly and have a strong feeling of fullness. Many people who want to lose weight will choose sweet potatoes as their staple food.

Seeing his daughter and all the juniors eating sweet potatoes made Shen Guofu feel relieved that his children were finally sensible and started to lose weight.

His voice was a bit loud. After Chen Meijuan heard it, she went to the door and saw that a whole tray of freshly steamed sweet potatoes was missing.

These kids are really...

You ate a lot in the morning, are you hungry now?

She said dumbfounded:

"Are you going to eat meat for lunch? Sweet potatoes are not easy to digest. You guys ate so many of them without noticing. You are really a poor man. I will go for a walk after eating. Don't stay in the yard. , to save on hoarding food.”

Fortunately, I steamed some more, otherwise most of these sweet potatoes would have been eaten before they could cool down.

Chen Meiliang carried the fish and poured them into the basin and filled half of the basin with water. The fish immediately began to swim in the water. Dundun, who was eating sweet potatoes, was instantly attracted. He dropped the sweet potatoes and walked over.

When he saw it was a small fish, he deliberately picked one up with his paws, smelled it with his nose, and then threw it into the basin.

It's too small and unchallenging, and I can't be bothered to bully it.

Shen Jiayue rubbed its head and said:

"You still dislike it? This is for you to make dried fish. You can eat it this afternoon. The fish in our reservoir is good. I will make more this time and bring it to the capital for you to eat."

When Dundun heard this, he immediately became energetic.

Xiaoyu is too lazy to bully, but what does Xiaoyu do? The more the better.

In the kitchen, Shi Wenming followed Lin Xu's instructions and fried some Sichuan peppercorns and salt. He divided the slaughtered duck into two parts. One part was used to make soy sauce duck, and the other part was soaked first. When evening came, he started making salted duck.

Although both pepper and salt are used, due to the different processes, the final taste and texture are also obviously different.

Lin Xu turned over the lion-head goose in the stewed soup and poured the stewed soup onto the goose with a spoon.

When the braised goose is completely cooked, take it out and hang it on the deli rack. Then put the prepared eggs, blanched goose offal and goose blood into the braised soup and continue to marinate.

After doing this, Shi Wenming also finished washing the soy sauce duck.

It was almost noon now, and Lin Xu began to teach him how to make a flame drunk goose.

At twelve o'clock in the morning, lunch officially started. Lin Xu's family and the staff of the scenic spot gathered together to prepare delicious flame drunk goose and other dishes.

But the young man at home and Shen Jiayue sat aside with frowns.

Chen Shaokang said with regret:

"The most painful thing in the world is to have delicious food in front of you but not be able to eat it at all... I hate sweet potatoes so much that I will never eat another bite in my life!"

Originally, I was eating flame drunk goose and braised goose, and then I had some fragrantly braised eggs or something.

Unexpectedly, after eating two sweet potatoes, the delicious lunch that I originally planned came to nothing.

Moreover, sweet potatoes are very difficult to digest, and maybe even dinner will be affected. Being greedy is definitely not a good thing!

Xiaoxun asked:

"I'm making dried sweet potatoes this afternoon. You don't want to eat them?"

"If you don't eat, I won't eat even if I go diving into the reservoir!"

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