mtl008 Chapter 119: Pork Stewed with Vermicelli
Chapter 119: Pork Stewed with Vermicelli
Ning Yuan threw the pork on the stove, then announced to everyone in the room: "Brothers, tonight, let's open the big pot and make a stew of pork, cabbage and vermicelli!"
"Good!" "Brother Yuan is awesome!"
"Brother Yuan is so domineering!" "Thank you, Brother Yuan!"
A group of buddies had been running around for the whole afternoon and were already hungry. When they heard that they could have a meal of pork, cabbage and vermicelli stew, their stomachs started growling before the meal even started.
Everyone was delighted and expressed their gratitude to Ning Yuan.
"Yuemin, you take the brothers and clean up the pots and pans first, and prepare some onions, ginger, garlic, and so on. Fatty, you and Zoucheng come with me to my house and get some cabbage and vermicelli noodles!"
Ning Yuan began to assign tasks to everyone in the house. After all, it was not easy to cook for more than 40 people. A lot of ingredients such as onions, ginger, garlic, etc. had to be prepared!
"No problem, you guys go get the things. I still have a lot of corn flour and white flour here. I'll steam some two-in-one buns later. Haiyang, you don't have to go home, just eat here together!" Zhong Yuemin responded quickly.
"Of course I do. What's the matter? Do you still want to leave your buddies and eat alone? Hahahaha!"
Zhang Haiyang patted Zhong Yuemin on the shoulder and said with a smile.
Everyone started working together, some washing pots and pans, some peeling garlic and picking onions, and some processing the pork.
Ning Yuan took Fan Xinhua and Zou Cheng to his house and brought back the remaining ingredients.
Since there are a lot of people here today, the big pot in Zhong Yuemin's house is definitely not enough.
The big pot in Ning Yuan's house was also put to use, and both sides started to boil water.
To make cabbage, pork and vermicelli stew, the first thing to do is to use hot water to soften the vermicelli.
The vermicelli alone filled a whole woven bag, and I estimated it weighed about ten pounds.
Zhong Yuemin used the excuse that he was injured last night and sat on the sofa, assigning things with a clear conscience.
Ning Yuan and Zhang Haiyang didn't care about Zhong Yuemin's behavior. It was the same as before. Let him take a break.
The two big brothers had no objections, and the others had even less to say. Not to mention that Zhong Yuemin had treated them to several meals, the pots and pans they used were all from Zhong Yuemin's home.
He took out those dozen or twenty kilograms of white flour and corn flour without blinking an eye. People should have a conscience!
So the whole house was filled with people coming and going, busy preparing for the meal, and only Zhong Yuemin was sitting there directing things like a big boss.
Cut eight whole cabbages, remove the roots of the cabbages, cut the leaves and stalks, and divide them into two large bowls.
The guys who were cutting the pork over there also did a great job.
Ning Yuan brought over more than ten pounds of pork, which was all cut up by this group of guys.
The fat and lean parts are cut into thin pieces the size of tofu cubes.
It’s also a whole big basin!
The vermicelli soaking in the pot over there has become soft. After being taken out, it is also placed in a large porcelain basin.
Pour out the water in the pot and heat the oil directly. When the oil is heated up, pour half of the pork belly into it.
It’s not that I’m reluctant to pour it all in, but if I put more in, this big pot won’t be able to boil.
Fry half and half. It’s not too late yet, so take your time.
It took more than ten minutes to finish frying the meat.
The fat from the stir-fried fat meat popped up in the pan, and the lean meat changed color due to being fried. The natural meat aroma almost drove the big-bellied men in the room crazy!
After the meat is fried, the remaining steps are very simple. Add seasonings to the pot and start stewing the fried pork belly and cabbage stalks.
After a few minutes, when the cabbage stalks are stewed until soft, start adding the cabbage leaves and the soaked vermicelli.
Such a large amount of ingredients was stewed in two large pots.
It kept gurgling and I waited for more than twenty minutes.
The aroma in the pot can no longer be concealed even with the lid.
After removing the large steamer covering the dish, everyone stared at the pork, cabbage and vermicelli in the pot below and drooled.
The pot was full of pork belly, vermicelli stewed until soft, and cabbage leaves dotted the pot.
The aroma filled the air, arousing the appetite of everyone present.
"Come on, brothers, don't just stand there. Go get the bowls. Haiyang, you take charge and serve a bowl to each of you!"
Ning Yuan, Fatty Fan, and Zou Cheng also brought the stew pot from Ning Yuan's home.
Then people were arranged to distribute bowls and chopsticks. Fortunately, Ning Yuan and Zhong Yuemin had just bought a lot of pots and pans two days ago.
Otherwise, it would be really stressful to feed so many people!
Zhong Yuemin and a group of buddies distributed two large trays of two-in-one steamed buns to the buddies present one by one.
Each person held a bowl of steaming pork, cabbage and vermicelli, and then each took a steamed bun, and they either sat, stood or squatted at home, eating with great pleasure.
Everyone was eating noisily, and none of them had any proper eating manners.
Even Zhong Yuemin, who was so talkative, didn't bother to tease everyone at this time. He lowered his head and drank in small sips with his steamed buns.
Half an hour later, the meal was finally finished.
Ning Yuan felt overwhelmed looking at the pots and pans piled up like a pillar.
Fortunately, there were still some sensible people. The Liu Ping brothers took seven or eight of their usually hardworking friends and took the initiative to take on the task of washing dishes and pots.
The others were either half-lying down to rest in the living room, or sitting or standing and joking with each other.
Zhong Yuemin and Ning Yuan were both half lying on the sofa, rubbing their stomachs.
"Ning Yuan, you gave that old man 1,800 yuan this afternoon. You must be running out of money now! Do you want me to give you some money to spend first, and we'll see about it after you sell those paintings?" Zhong Yuemin said to Ning Yuan.
"Don't worry, I still have over 200 yuan left, which is enough to spend. I'll sell a few of those paintings as soon as possible. We guys really can eat!"
Ning Yuan looked at everyone in the room who were sitting or lying down after eating, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Hey, this isn't normal. These guys may eat a lot, but when our brothers get into trouble, they really have to go. I think it's worth it!"
Zhong Yuemin looked at the room full of friends and said with some relief.
"That's true, we are all good friends!" Ning Yuan also nodded, expressing his approval.
After sitting for a while, it was getting late, so Zhang Haiyang took the lead and suggested going home.
It is understandable, after all, the adults in his family are still there and it is the New Year.
Zhang Haiyang's departure prompted the remaining buddies to say goodbye one after another.
In less than half an hour, everyone in the house had left.
Ning Yuan also greeted Zhong Yuemin and got up and went back to his home.
Little Ningwei was fiddling with a wooden pistol at home that he got from somewhere.
"Where have you been, kid? You came back so late. Have you eaten?" Ning Yuan asked little Ning Wei, who still looked very excited.
"I ate early. My classmates and I went to the front street to play. There were snack vendors everywhere. How could we go hungry?"
Little Ning Wei gave Ning Yuan a look that said, "Don't worry."
"What? Have you spent all the New Year's money I gave you?" Ning Yuan said helplessly as he looked at the messy little gadgets that little Ning Wei placed on the table!