Chapter 6 Braised Pork
"Second Aunt, what are you doing?" Just as Lin Yunxi was thinking about how to eat the fish tonight, a child's shouting came from the distant hillside.
After a while, a group of children trotted down the hillside, came to the pond, squatted beside Lin Yunxi and watched her busying around.
The one who spoke first was her nephew Gu Jiahao, followed by Gu Dani, Gu Erni, Gu Sanni and Gu Jiajie.
Gu Dani, Gu Erni and Gu Jiahao are from the eldest brother Gu Feng, while Gu Sanni and the youngest Gu Jiajie are from the third brother Gu Tao. The children often go to the mountains together to collect grass for pigs.
In addition to the three brothers Gu Feng, Gu Zheng and Gu Tao, the Gu family also has an elder sister-in-law, Gu Ting, who married far away.
Because she married far away, they only met twice, on the wedding day and during the Chinese New Year, so they were not very familiar with each other.
While picking up crayfish, Lin Yunxi answered his nephew: "Catching shrimps."
"Look! My mom is so powerful." Gu Jiayan proudly puffed out his chest and showed off his achievements in the earth dragon to his brothers and sisters.
Gu Jiahao stretched his head and took a look with great anticipation, thinking it was something good.
After seeing a cage full of lively shrimps, I was speechless.
He organized his words, trying to be more tactful and not to upset his brother.
"Yanyan, your family doesn't raise chickens, so there's no point in catching so many shrimps. You'll just have to throw them away in the end."
Obviously, these words did not comfort Gu Jiayan. He looked at Lin Yunxi worriedly, afraid that his brother's words would hurt their mother.
"I'll eat some, mom is great." Gu Jiayan patted his chest with a determined look on his face.
If the chicks can eat it, then he can eat it himself, so his mother’s efforts won’t be in vain.
Lin Yunxi enjoyed listening to his son's childish talk.
Who says only daughters are warm and cozy? Her son is even warmer than that.
Thinking of this, she no longer kept the secret and began to tempt the children.
"Who says you can only feed it to chickens? If you cook this kind of shrimp well, it tastes even better than meat. I guarantee you'll be so delicious that you'll want to swallow your tongue."
"It can also be made into spicy and garlic flavors. The spicy flavor is spicy and the meat is firm; the garlic flavor is fresh and tempting, with a strong garlic flavor."
"Just take one bite and I guarantee you won't be able to stop." Lin Yunxi continued.
She is right, in modern times, ever since crayfish became popular, it has always occupied a place in night markets, which shows how popular it is.
As a foodie, Gu Jiahao was instantly intrigued. It tastes better than meat?
He swallowed and asked flatteringly.
"Second Aunt, how do we do this? I'll ask my mom to try it when we get home."
Lin Yunxi didn't want to hide it, so she immediately gave a simplified cooking method that would require less seasoning.
In addition, she also gave half of the crayfish in the basket to Gu Jiahao and the others. The children happily carried the baskets and walked towards the village, looking forward to the delicious food in the evening.
The sun sets.
Seeing that it was getting late, Lin Yunxi took Yanyan home.
After returning home, Lin Yunxi took out a piece of fat and lean pork belly and a handful of fresh green lettuce from the space.
Except for the time it took to clean the crayfish, she did everything else smoothly.
Lin Yunxi used her skilled knife skills to cut the side dishes and started to make a fire to cook.
First, braise the yellow thorn fish. Score the fish's back, add rice wine, shredded ginger and salt and marinate for ten minutes.
Heat the pan and pour in oil, put in the yellow thorn fish and fry until both sides are golden brown, pour in appropriate amount of rice wine and light soy sauce, cover the pan and simmer for one minute.
Then add appropriate amount of salt and sugar, add water to cover the fish body and simmer for eight minutes, finally simmer over high heat until the sauce is reduced.
Gu Jiayan, who was playing in the yard, smelled the fragrance. He eagerly pried at the wooden door of the kitchen, sniffing with his little nose like a greedy little cat.
Lin Yunxi found it hilarious. She picked up the tender meat from the fish's belly, blew it cool, and fed it to her son. Then she listened to the conversation.
"Let's eat the rest when grandpa and grandma come, okay?"
Gu Jiayan nodded, holding the fish meat in his mouth cherishingly, and went to the yard to continue playing.
Lin Yunxi continued to work in the kitchen, cooking half of the washed crayfish into spicy sauce and the other half into garlic sauce.
Lettuce with oyster sauce is even simpler. Add water, a little salt and a few drops of oil to the pot. When the water boils, add the lettuce and blanch it.
Add oyster sauce, light soy sauce, salt and sugar into a bowl and mix well.
Heat oil in a pan, add minced garlic and sauté until fragrant, pour in the prepared sauce and bring to a boil, then pour over the lettuce.
The last step is the most time-consuming dish, the braised pork. Before cooking the fish, Lin Yunxi had already fried the pork belly with sugar color, added seasonings and stewed it in a small pot.
Taking advantage of this time, Lin Yunxi brought out a bucket of water that had been drying in the yard and stripped Gu Jiayan naked.
Children are very active, especially in the summer. Their sweat dries up and then comes out again, making them feel sticky and uncomfortable.
Gu Jiayan lay comfortably in his mother's arms, enjoying his mother's gentle and meticulous bathing service.
"Hey, you little guy really knows how to enjoy life. Do you want to apply for a card?" Lin Yunxi asked, patting his little butt.
Although Gu Jiayan didn't know what it meant to apply for a card, she also said, "Mom, let the baby apply for it."
"Okay, Master Yanyan will apply for a gold card."
After they had fun for a while, the water in the bucket was getting cold, so Lin Yunxi carried him out and changed him into clean clothes.
Listening to the noisy voices of people talking after work outside, Lin Yunxi came to the kitchen, added a handful of firewood to the stove, cooked the braised pork over high heat, and served it out.
The food had just been served on the table when Mr. and Mrs. Gu came in.
"Mom and Dad, the water is ready. You can wash first." Lin Yunxi took the farm tools from the two and pointed to the warm water that had been prepared on the washstand.
"OK."
After washing up, Mr. and Mrs. Gu sat down at the dining table. Looking at the sumptuous meal on the table, they couldn't help but smack their lips.
This meal is comparable to the New Year’s Eve dinner in the past. It smells delicious and is even more tempting than the New Year’s Eve dinner in the past.
Mother Gu's nagging nature started again, and she advised her earnestly to live frugally.
Lin Yunxi did not refute, but listened very carefully, nodding from time to time.
"Okay, we've been busy all day, let's eat." Father Gu looked at the table full of delicious food and quickly interrupted the old woman.
Such delicious food will taste bad if it gets cold.
Especially the plate of braised pork in the middle, it was simply amazing, the overbearing aroma stimulated the taste buds, and Father Lin couldn't help swallowing his saliva.
Mother Gu glared at her old man, saying that this was too disrespectful to her.
At this time, Lin Yunxi spoke at the right time.
"Mom and Dad, actually, this piece of meat is the only thing that cost a little money for this meal. The shrimp and fish were all caught in the pond at the foot of the mountain. It didn't cost a penny."
Sure enough, Gu's mother's attention was instantly diverted. She knew that the yellow thorn fish was edible, but the two plates of large claw shrimp on the table...
"Yunxi, this shrimp has no meat, it's all shells. How can it be delicious if cooked this way?"
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