Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 705 Entering the topic (asking for a monthly ticket)

Song San also happily paid the other party.

After the butcher left, Song San ordered again: "Old woman, go and boil a large pot of boiling water first, I will use it later, son, you sharpen the pig-killing knife at home. It's rusted, I don't know where it is, so let your mother find it for you, and I have to go out and buy something else."

After speaking, he took some money from the house and went out.

Chen Nian and Xu Erni started to work separately.

When Xu Erni took out that rusty butcher's knife, Chen Nian was stunned. If this tetanus blade was cut on a person, even if it was not cut on a vital part, it would probably be cold after a while. cold.

Then he got some water and began to sharpen the knife.

Knife sharpening is also a technical job. Water must be put on the whetstone to sharpen the knife. Otherwise, dry grinding will damage the knife.

Just like meat butchers, their knives are very sharp because they are often used and sharpened, and they are usually kept in oil, so they always look shiny and cold.

When Chen Nian finished sharpening the knife and Xu Erni boiled the water, Song San came back again. This time he brought a big bag and a small bag, which must be filled with all kinds of seasonings for braised pork.

He looked at the knife sharpened by Chen Nian: "It's not bad."

"Father, what are you going to do next?"

"Next, I have to wash the pork well, and I have to separate each part of the meat. It will take a long time, but this father can do it by himself. You go out to sell tofu first, and you will come back after you sell it. Help me work again."

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At the end of the new year, tofu is also selling faster than before. It took about an hour to sell out the tofu in the past, but this time it took less than half an hour to go out and the carts were all gone.

So when he went back, people kept asking him if he had any more tofu.

A pound of tofu can not only be cooked and eaten, but can also be made into balls with vegetables. If someone wants to eat better during the Chinese New Year, they will also buy some pork and chop it into stuffing, so that the taste will be even more fragrant.

But his ability is really limited, and Chen Nian can only make so much tofu to sell every day. If his main business is to do this, he can continue to make new ones.

But now Chen Nian just wants to go back quickly to help with the meat.

……

"I just came back just in time. I just cut up the meat, and there are pig hairs on some of the meat. Wait a minute and dad will teach you how to do it."

Chen Nian nodded, and after washing his hands, he came to help.

Although it is still cold winter, my body is hot after work.

As soon as you walk into these pork, you can smell the strong smell of aging.

Not only the bloody smell on the raw pork, but also the fishy smell on the uncastrated pork itself.

Fortunately, Chen Nian works in the kitchen every day, so although he is a little repulsed by the smell, he can still handle it.

Watching Song San pour hot boiling water on the pig's body, and then start to shave the pig's hair with a knife, Chen Nian also followed suit.

Xu Erni kept busy, helping to pour water. The boiling water in the pot was used up, and she had to boil new ones.

After finally cleaning up all the pig hairs, it was noon.

After a simple meal, they continued to work again.

"Father, shall we still sell offal soup tomorrow?"

"Sell it, but we'll talk about that later."

Chen Nian nodded.

"The pork itself has a foul smell, but the pork smell is not only in the meat, but also on the skin, so after washing it, it has to be burned first."

This one is also often used in old age. After all, Honghong Restaurant also sells braised pork, and the pigskin has to be scalded in a hot pot before cooking.

After scalding the pigskin, Song San continued to cook and said: "Boiling pork with water can remove the fishy smell and boil all the blood foam inside, but it is not enough to completely remove the smell, you have to add spices to it." That's fine, these are the spices that Dad bought." Song San sorted out all the spices he bought while talking.

"But this thing is very expensive, and it cost nearly a hundred dollars just to buy these." Song San said with some distress.

"Father, the money we spend now will definitely be earned back."

"That's what I said, but it's been a long time since Dad spent so much money at once."

"That just means we're rich."

"Well, that's right, what Xiaonian said is right. We only spend money when we have money. If we don't have money, we go out and want to spend. If we can't find a few coins in our pockets, what else do we spend?"

The three of them talked and laughed like this and began to cook the meat. While cooking the meat, Song San put the seasoning into the pot, and told Chen Nian what these were and how much to put.

This step is called blanching in later generations, and it is usually necessary to add green onions, ginger, cooking wine and pepper to it.

And Song San released basically these, but when pinching the peppercorns, he still carefully counted out a few and put them in.

After all, pepper was still very expensive in ancient times.

At this time, pepper is not only used as a seasoning, but also as a gift. Even pepper is used for sacrifices, wine making, medicine, insect repellent, etc. In the palace, pepper is also used to decorate houses. In short There are many uses.

But under normal circumstances, the poor simply cannot afford this.

Now it's just for stewed meat, so Song San bought some, and other ingredients including fragrant leaves and star anise.

And in the process of blanching, Song San also added a lot of wine.

Looking at Song San's handling of pork, Chen Nian couldn't help thinking: "It seems that the ancestors are still very good. These procedures have been established so early."

But after Song San finished speaking, he still told Chen Nian: "You don't dare to go outside to say these things. My father passed them on to me. Son, I can assure you that when the time comes, your father and I will reveal them." The meat sold here must be more delicious than those sold by others!"

Chen Nian nodded.

Song San added a lot of wine in it, in order to make the effect of removing fishy smell stronger.

At this moment, in such a big pot, everything has not been cooked, after all, it is half a pig and the extra pig's head and pig's trotters.

It can't fit in a pot.

Chen Nian just watched from the sidelines.

From time to time, he asked a few questions. Of course, he asked them on purpose. The purpose was to let Mr. Song San satisfy his desire to be a teacher.

Because he knows all these steps, and even knows the principle clearly.

Mr. Song was very happy to answer Chen Nian.

Just like what I said before, according to Chen Nian's ability, there is no need to stay here, and there is no need to come here to secretly learn my craft and become my competitor.

Because before this, Song San rarely even bought decent meat.

I just make some offal soup every day.

Even if Chen Nian learned these things and left, it would not have much impact on them, at most it would be sad.

So instead of hiding these things, it is better to teach them to Chen Nian, at least it will make the children happier. Song San came from an apprentice, so he is very clear about these psychology.

(End of this chapter)