mtl008 Chapter 121 Boiling lard
Chapter 121 Boiling lard
However, Su Panpan felt that the house was too luxurious and did not fit in with her family's lifestyle.
She said to Shopkeeper Qian, "Shopkeeper Qian, your house is indeed beautiful, but it's too luxurious. I'm afraid the price is relatively high and beyond our budget. Shopkeeper Qian, how much do you want for it?"
Shopkeeper Qian hesitated for a moment and said, "Six hundred and fifty taels of silver."
Zhou Youliang gasped: "So expensive!"
"This price is too high." Gao Qinqin also shook her head. Their house cost more than two hundred taels of silver in total, and it was very comfortable to live in. These six hundred taels were really too high a price.
Su Panpan had the money, but she didn't want to spend so much at once, so she felt it was inappropriate: "Boss Qian, let's think about it again."
"Yeah, the price is too high." Erniu also frowned.
Shopkeeper Qian had no choice but to ask them to think about it again.
After searching for a while, Su Panpan felt that finding a suitable house was not an easy task.
After sending Zhou Youliang and Gao Qinqin home, the couple invited Shen Ru and the others to have lunch with them. Shen Ru felt a little embarrassed for taking up most of their time and having to eat with them, so she declined and said that she would treat them to a meal next time.
Then Su Panpan told Erniu to go to the market.
The market is bustling with activity.
Su Panpan thought to herself that finding a house would require long-term planning, so for now she should prepare some delicious food for the winter.
She, Erniu and Shen Ru came to the market and moved among the crowd.
After a while, they stopped in front of the meat stall. Su Panpan generously bought 50 kilograms of fatty pork with some lean meat. She wanted to make sausages, but she didn't like to eat too lean pork. She preferred sausages that were half fat and half lean. So she didn't buy the hind leg meat, but 50 kilograms of pork belly to make sausages and 13 kilograms of sausage casings.
Erniu looked at so much fatty pork and muttered to himself: How much lard can be made from this? Panpan is so hardworking.
Then they came to the tofu stall, and Su Panpan bought two large slabs of tofu, planning to use them to make moldy tofu.
Afterwards, Su Panpan carefully selected chili powder and various spices at the seasoning stall.
Erniu watched Su Panpan's serious look from the side and felt that she was particularly charming at this moment, as if her whole body exuded love for life.
Shen Ru, who was standing by, watched Su Panpan busy with purchasing, and the idea of making these delicious foods also came to her mind.
She thought that since Panpan made these dishes, she couldn't miss it, and she could also learn to make them together.
So she also bought 20 pounds of fat pork, 20 pounds of pork belly, 6 pounds of sausage casings, tofu, chili powder and spices, and planned to ask Su Panpan to teach her how to make it together.
Erniu looked at the two women's enthusiastic expressions and was infected by their enthusiasm, so he bought some raw materials.
He thought to himself, let his mother and sister-in-law help them do this so that they can store more food for the winter.
The three of them were talking and laughing at the market, as if they had become good sisters, doing everything together.
After the three of them finished their shopping, they happily drove the ox cart home.
Along the way, Su Panpan had already started planning how to boil lard, make moldy tofu and stuff sausages.
She introduced each process in detail to Shen Ru and Erniu. Shen Ru listened with great interest and asked questions from time to time, which Su Panpan answered patiently.
After returning home, Su Panpan immediately got busy. She first cut the fat pork into small pieces, put them into the pot, added water and simmered it slowly over low heat.
As the temperature rises, the edges of the meat gradually begin to become transparent, the fat begins to melt, and drops of clear oil seep out of the meat, eventually forming a thin layer of oil at the bottom of the pot.
It exudes an alluring aroma.
"Panpan, look! The oil is starting to come out!" Erniu helped add firewood and fire, and shouted excitedly as he looked at the lard boiling in the pot.
"Yes, wait a little longer, the pig will taste even better."
After simmering for a while, the pork pieces became smaller and smaller, and the color changed from bright red to an attractive golden yellow.
The fat becomes crispy under high temperature, forming lard residue, which emits bursts of tempting aroma.
"Wow, it smells so good! Is it almost done?" Shen Ru, who was arranging things in the yard, walked in.
"Yes, Second Uncle's wife, you came at the right time."
The lard slowly becomes clear in the pot, and its color gradually changes from light yellow to golden yellow.
Su Panpan gently scooped up a spoonful of lard with a spoon and observed the fluidity and color of the oil.
The lard residue in the pot becomes golden and crispy, and the lard becomes clear and transparent.
"I like lard residue the most. I must try it later." Erniu said expectantly.
"Be careful, don't burn your hands." Su Panpan scooped a piece of lard from the pot and gave it to him.
"I'm not afraid of the heat, I can't wait!"
He quickly reached out and gently pinched the edge of the lard with his fingertips. Although he knew it would be hot, the aroma of the lard was irresistible to him.
He carefully brought the lard crumbs to his mouth, but the heat was still beyond his expectations.
Erniu was burned so much that he grimaced: "Hiss—it's so hot!"
Although he was severely burned, Erniu couldn't help but take a bite.
The outer skin of the lard residue is crispy, and the inside has a hint of chewy lean meat. The fat melts in the mouth, and it is crispy and burnt, with a full mouthful of oily aroma, which is very fragrant.
Erniu blew air into the food while chewing it: "Hmm - so fragrant, so fragrant!"
His expression gradually changed from being very hot at the beginning to one of satisfaction and enjoyment.
The delicious taste of the lard made him forget the pain in his fingertips. His eyes narrowed slightly and a happy smile appeared on his face.
Shen Ru smiled and said, "Seeing Erniu eating so happily, I'm hungry too."
Erniu carefully blew on the lard residue to cool it down while continuing to taste it, with the word "delicious" written all over his face.
Although I was severely burned, this little pain seemed insignificant compared to the happiness brought by the lard residue.
Su Panpan carefully poured the lard into a clean jar and let it cool naturally.
She put the lard residue in a large bowl, sprinkled some salt on it, and turned it into a delicious snack.
Shen Ru pinched a piece and took a bite: "Wow, it's really delicious! Panpan, try it now."
Su Panpan also tasted a piece and nodded with satisfaction.
At the same time, Shen Ru also began to prepare tofu. Following Su Panpan's instructions, she cut the tofu into small pieces and placed them in a well-ventilated place to dry.
Then use rice straw to spread it in the large wooden box where the ingredients are placed, and then spread the cut tofu cubes evenly on it, then cover it with rice straw, and then cover it with a layer of cloth, and take it to the back room to wait for fermentation.
Next, mix the chili powder and various spices together to make the seasoning.
Seeing that the work was almost finished, Erniu hurried home and handed the raw materials he had bought to Wang Hexiang and Lin Xiu'e, and excitedly told them all the details he heard Su Panpan say on the way.
Wang Hexiang started to boil lard, Lin Xiu'e started to cut tofu cubes, and Erniu started to chop the pork belly into pieces to make sausages.