Chapter 85: Awesome, using two men to do the work
The acting had to be done in full, and since Chu Yue said she was afraid of killing chickens, the "timid" ones wouldn't even dare to watch.
She went back to the kitchen and brought out a small bowl, and asked Lu Zhanlin to put the chicken blood in the small bowl when he wiped the chicken's neck, as it might be useful.
Chu Yue returned to the kitchen and first lit a fire to boil water. After wiping the chicken's neck to drain the blood, she poured boiling hot water over it. The chicken feathers could be easily plucked off. After boiling the water, she was busy kneading the dough.
One is made of white flour dough and the other is made of corn flour dough.
Chu Yue originally planned to make chestnut roast chicken, but Xu Feng showed up temporarily. They were both young men with strong physiques and good appetites, so they would definitely be able to eat a lot.
So after some thought, Chu Yue decided to stew it in another iron pot.
Stew chestnut roast chicken in the middle of the iron pot, then put small flower rolls on the chicken, and place cornmeal cakes around the iron pot.
This way, you can not only eat chicken, but also small flower rolls and cornmeal pancakes, which are delicious and filling.
Soon, Chu Yue's dough was ready. She placed it in a large basin and covered it with a wet cloth to ferment. Lu Zhanlin cleaned the pheasant, rinsed off the blood, and brought it in.
"You made it really clean. Give it to me."
Chu Yue then proceeded to process the chicken. She forgot about acting when she was busy. The knife rose and fell without a pause. The whole plump pheasant was quickly turned into even-sized chicken pieces.
There was no chance for Lu Zhanlin to intervene and help.
Chu Yue cut the chicken, then the onions, ginger and garlic, while heating the oil in a pan without any hesitation.
First, sauté the onions, ginger, and garlic until fragrant, then pour in the chicken pieces, and the hot oil will make a sizzling sound.
During this process, don't turn it over too quickly, otherwise the chicken and skin will easily fall apart.
You have to wait for a while until the chicken skin turns into a golden brown under high temperature. When the chicken is shaped, you can turn it over.
After both sides are fried until golden brown, pour in hot water, put in the round chestnuts one by one, then add various seasonings in turn, cover with a lid and simmer.
During this period, Lu Zhanlin was unable to help and just watched everything silently.
He looked at Chu Yue's slender figure standing in front of the big stove, watched the hot water lingering around Chu Yue's body, and waves of heat rushed to his heart.
After a long time.
Lu Zhanlin said, "Xu Feng and I will go get pine cones together."
A tall figure walked out of the house. Chu Yue stretched her neck to confirm that Lu Zhanlin had really gone out.
She felt in her pocket and took out a little bit of Codonopsis pilosula and a handful of Cordyceps flowers.
Since it is stewed chicken, how can we not add some Chinese medicinal herbs?
While the chicken is being stewed, the flour dough is fermented.
Chu Yue kneaded the dough, turned it over and over, and finally spread it out into a square piece of dough. She then folded it like a quilt and cut it into small pieces with a knife.
Take out a small piece, press it in the middle with a chopstick, then grab the two ends and turn it in the opposite direction.
A small flower roll is ready.
One piece of dough was used to make eight small flower rolls. Open the lid and place the small flower rolls on the chicken like flower petals. (Picture)
As for cornmeal pancakes, they are easy.
Tear off a small ball from the cornmeal dough, knead it casually, not making it perfectly round, and then throw it into the empty space around the iron pan.
Bang! One.
Bang! Another one.
Snap, Snap! One after another.
The dough of these pancakes, especially the flower rolls, is soaked in the soup of chestnut roast chicken. During the stewing process, the high temperature steam will steam them while absorbing the rich chicken soup.
By then it will be fluffy, soft, and full of chicken soup, making it especially delicious.
After Chu Yue finished all these, she cleaned a few yams and made a dish of stir-fried yams.
Even though the iron pot was covered, there was still a gurgling sound of bubbling coming out, along with an enticing aroma.
Not only in the house, but also outside the house.
Xu Feng's eyes were red from the smoke. He straightened up and took a deep breath. It smelled so damn good!
He couldn't help it and took another deep breath, his internal organs almost rebelling.
Lu Yuanbao was only thinking about the pine cones, and anxiously shouted to the "lazy" Xu Feng, "Uncle Xu, hurry up! It's going to burn."
Xu Feng had less than a minute to catch his breath before he had to bury his head and continue his hard work. He used a wooden stick to pull out the blackened pine cones from the fire, and then endured the heat to break open the pine cones and take out the pine nuts.
He complained to Lu Zhanlin, "Lu Zhanlin, your family's food is really not free."
Lu Zhanlin didn't even raise his eyes. While fiddling with the pine cones, he said in a cold tone, "If you don't want to do it, you can choose not to eat."
"Eat! I eat! Do it! Can't I do it? You three are not from the same family. You are all Yang Bailao!"
Xu Feng said with gritted teeth that he took out all his anger on the pine cones, and he became more and more excited as he worked.
Just at this moment, another sister-in-law passed by the yard and took a look through the gate.
Not only did you see the fire, but you also smelled the mouth-watering aroma and witnessed a stunning scene.
"Captain Lu, Captain Xu, are you...all working?" My sister-in-law was amazed.
People in the 1970s were rather narrow-minded, especially since they were military dependents. The men worked outside and the women stayed at home. I had never seen a man working after returning home.
Lu Zhanlin and Xu Feng were both wearing military uniforms. They were tall and mighty, squatting in front of a small fire and busying themselves.
This scene is really shocking.
I didn’t expect that the new wife of Captain Lu is so capable that she can order two men to do work at once?
After being surprised, the sister-in-law smelled the fragrance coming from the house and said, "What a nice smell! What kind of fragrance is that? Is this stewing chicken?"
Lu Zhanlin politely replied, "Yes, it's stewed chicken."
Xu Feng was a generous and enthusiastic person, so he added, "My sister-in-law caught a pheasant from the mountains and stewed it for me. How could it not be delicious?"
After hearing this, my sister-in-law saw a chicken tied in the yard. She was surprised and envious. She chatted for a few words before leaving.
As she was walking forward, she bumped into Li Jinhua who was walking towards her.
"Hey, Mrs. Li, why don't you watch when you walk?"
Li Jinhua ignored the complaint, grabbed the other person's hand, and asked anxiously, "Do you smell the fragrance? Which family is stewing chicken?"
"I'm sure everyone in the compound has smelled this fragrance. Don't look for it anymore, it's Captain Lu's house. I just passed by and took a look. I heard that Captain Lu's wife caught two wild pheasants in the mountains, kept one in the yard, and killed one to treat Captain Xu. They're eating chicken at home, it has nothing to do with you, so don't be greedy."
The sister-in-law had good intentions in giving advice, but Li Jinhua's expression changed after hearing it.
"Eating chicken? Why today? I caught two chickens in the mountains... just two... how could such a coincidence happen..."
Li Jinhua stood there, muttering to herself in a shrill voice.
The sister-in-law was too lazy to pay attention to Li Jinhua and left after she finished talking.
The other side.
Chu Yue shouted to the people outside, "The meal is ready, stop busying yourself, wash your hands and come in to eat."
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