Free Web NovelChapter 1100: Chapter 449: A Bite of Oil Braised Bamboo Shoots, Even the Coldest Winter Feels Like Spring! The Ultimate Weapon for Anglers!
In the past, when times were hard, people in Yinzhou ate skin residue as if it were meat.
Now, with better living conditions, the ways to eat skin residue have become more varied.
For example, stews, braises, red-cooked dishes, stir-fried dishes, etc., all can give new life to this inexpensive ingredient.
And this dish Lin Xu is going to make, steamed skin residue with meat, is a new method of preparation.
Cut the tiger-skin meat, like for Pickled Pork, into slices about five millimeters thick.
Next, cut the skin residue to the width of pork belly, also cutting it into slices five millimeters thick.
Once sliced, put the meat and skin residue into a bowl, adding fermented tofu, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, white sugar, five-spice powder, star anise and other seasonings and spices, mixing thoroughly so both the meat and skin residue are covered in the sauce.
Take a steaming bowl, place a slice of pork belly skin-side down, then a slice of skin residue, layering them one by one until the bowl is full, just like preparing dishes like taro Pickled Pork.
After filling it, also fill the sides and corners.
Once this is done, move on to the next bowl, place everything well before sending them into the steam cabinet to start steaming. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
This is a must-have dish for the Lin family’s New Year, greatly liked by Grandma Lin, who says skin residue represents the hard days of the past, while tiger-skin pork belly represents the affluent life now.
This dish is not only delicious, but also serves as motivation to strive.
If one doesn’t work hard, they might end up relying on skin residue to satisfy meat cravings again.
After busying with these, Lin Xu retrieved the soaked tofu skin from the hot water, rinsed twice with clean water, wrung out the moisture, and set them to dry in a basket.
Toss it in twenty minutes before serving, allowing the bean aroma from the tofu skin to disperse while it absorbs the rich flavor of the Braised Pork Belly.
After handling the tofu skin, Lin Xu came out to drink some water and let Dundun try a cooked chicken liver.
"Meow..."
Seeing the chicken liver, the little one playing with the cat teaser stick surprisingly liked it, suddenly pouncing over, picking up a piece and starting to eat.
Just then, Aunt Qian came over, seeing Dundun eat chicken liver, curiously asked Lin Xu:
"Cats actually like chicken liver?"
Lin Xu nodded:
"There’s taurine in animal organs, which is good for cats. Healthy fur and a strong heart in cats largely depend on taurine... Plus, chicken liver boosts appetite, when dried and ground into powder, sprinkled over cat food and canned cat food, it becomes a natural attractant for cats."
Ever since he started raising a cat, Lin Xu feels like he’s becoming a pet doctor.
He’s researched all about cat behavior and diet.
However, he didn’t listen to those pet bloggers about giving Dundun nutritional pastes or hairball pastes, as these are like spicy sticks, totally junk food.
As for baths, they haven’t been given. Cats love beauty, they groom themselves fragrant daily, baths are unnecessary.
On the contrary, frequent baths disturb normal skin metabolism, poor quality shampoos are very irritating, making cats uncomfortable and restless, licking themselves uncontrollably, which could even cause stress.
Aunt Qian didn’t realize there’s so much to know and laughed, saying:
"My niece’s family also has a cat, I’ll let her know so she doesn’t buy everything randomly, like Dundun eating meat daily, it’s way better than any cat strips or snacks."
This comment Lin Xu agrees with, as cats are carnivores, as long as they aren’t fed only fatty meat and occasionally some organ meat to boost taurine, the nutrition suffices.
He reached to put the chicken liver Dundun pushed out of the plate back in, just about to ask Aunt Qian about the Fishing Association procedure, when the warm-hearted Aunt spoke first:
"Lin, aren’t you setting up some Fishing Association? I inquired for you, just go directly to the Civil Affairs Department to apply, as long as there’s an applicant person, plus member signatures, that’s it."
Sounds indeed uncomplicated.
Thinking of this task related to a Sichuan cuisine flavor profile, Lin Xu said:
"I’ll quickly arrange for someone to apply and try, complete the process. As for members, there’s no worry."
Staff in the store, company employees, and the group of friends around, pulling them together, not just a hundred people, even more wouldn’t be an issue.
After thanking Aunt Qian, Dundun also finished his chicken liver.
Now seriously sitting on the service counter grooming his face and licking his paws, quite at ease.
Lin Xu carried the empty plate back upstairs, washed it clean at the sink near the kitchen door.
After ten in the morning, nearing lunchtime in the store, he poured the thoroughly rinsed tofu skin into the Braised Pork Belly, then dug out the remaining winter bamboo shoots from the dirt.
Removed shoot skin and root, started modifying with the knife.
With a knife flattened the bamboo shoots, allowing them to better absorb flavor, enhancing the texture when eaten.
Then modified into rolling cut pieces, began blanching.
Added water in the pot, a spoon of salt, poured in bamboo shoots, boiled with high heat and continued cooking for two to three minutes, trying to remove the oxalic acid and bitter taste from bamboo shoots as much as possible.
While he was busy, Xie Baomin arrived upstairs.
Shen Jiayue, editing videos, quickly greeted him:
"Hello, senior brother!"
"Hello, Junior Sister."
Just as he was about to enter the kitchen, he suddenly patted his head and said: freёwebnoѵel.com
"Oh right, Junior Sister, are you going fishing over the weekend? Where? If the environment is good, I’ll take your sister-in-law and Yu Fei, Yu Hang together, after the heavy snow, the air is great, good to breathe some fresh air."
"It’s to a large Ginkgo Garden, there’s a pond inside, last time we shot our car test video there... Let’s go together on the weekend, it’s very big, perfect for family outings."
