Chapter 388: New Ways to Eat Every Day
Considering that the weather is really cold, the Shen family has been focusing on warming up while eating during this period.
Since eating cross-bridge rice noodles, I have been eating hot pot for several meals in a row.
The Shen family likes to eat hot pot, and they also like the feeling of the whole family sitting around the pot and cooking vegetables and meat.
In order to avoid getting a sore throat from eating too much, Chen Huazheng would also have people make herbal tea and nourishing sweet soup.
One day, Qingzhi Qingtang followed Chen Huazheng to the kitchen and found that her county mistress seemed to have new tricks.
The cooks followed instructions and brought the processed goose meat to Shen Huazheng.
Some of them are just cleaned and chopped into small pieces.
The other part of the goose meat was skinned and deboned, and then the goose meat was chopped.
All of this goose meat came from Chen Huazheng’s most precious lion-head goose. Qingzhi and Qingtang both found it a little strange. Normally, when they ate lion-head goose, they would either eat it in a hot pot or make it into braised goose.
They had never seen Shen Huazheng have people chop up the meat of the lion-head goose, and they always felt it was a bit of a waste.
Qingzhi couldn't help asking, "County Lady, what are you going to do with this goose meat?"
Chen Huazheng: "This goose meat is for making goose meatballs."
"Goose meatballs?"
“Can goose meat be made into meatballs?”
Qingzhi and Qingtang said in unison.
Shen Huazheng smiled and said, “Of course goose meat can also be made into meatballs.”
In addition to beef balls and fish balls, Shen Huazheng's favorite meatballs are goose meatballs.
Goose meatballs are made from the meat of lion-head geese, and only the meat from the best parts is selected to ensure the deliciousness of the meat.
Its preparation method draws on the production process of beef balls. First, the goose skin and goose bones are peeled off, and then the goose meat is crushed.
Just like beef balls and fish balls, they must be pounded thousands of times.
Under the guidance of Shen Huazheng, the cooks began to pound the goose meat until the meat became gelatinous.
Shen Huazheng looked at the minced meat that had been pounded very finely, and added some seasonings to marinate it.
Compared with beef balls, goose meat is more tender, but it is not easy to make it chewy.
Shen Huazheng added these seasonings to make the goose meatballs have the same crispy and tender texture as beef meatballs.
After the minced meat was marinated, Shen Huazheng had someone roll them into small balls.
Then put it into the pot, pour in the broth made from goose bones, and start cooking.
Qingtang was stunned watching from the side. It turned out that making goose meatballs was just as complicated as making beef balls and fish balls.
But it’s also true that the preparation of delicious food is usually more complicated.
I don't know if other meats can be made into meatballs.
Qingzhi took the mint leaves as instructed. She looked at the pot that was still steaming and said, "County Lady, are you going to make a dish with the mint leaves and the goose meat?"
Do you need to use mint leaves to make goose meatballs?
Chen Huazheng: "Mint leaves are used to make goose stew."
The reason why the cooks were asked to prepare two portions of goose meat was that one portion could be used to make goose meatballs and the other portion could be used to make a pot.
Although we eat hotpot every day, there has to be something new.
She plans to eat goose meat hotpot today, and she will put the goose meatballs in the pot and eat them together.
It takes several hours to cook the goose meatballs, so you can make the goose meat pot while the goose meatballs are being cooked.
Qingzhi's mind was moved. Could it be that the county lady asked her to take mint leaves because of this goose meat pot?
However, she did not ask this question because Shen Huazheng was busy again.
Chen Huazheng lit a pot, poured a proper amount of oil into it, and then poured in the prepared ingredients such as ginger slices, scallions, garlic cloves, etc. and stir-fried them until fragrant.
Pour the chopped goose meat into the pot, stir-fry quickly, then pour the white wine on the goose meat and stir-fry again until the surface of the goose meat turns slightly yellow.
Only when the goose meat is fried until dry and fragrant, and then simmered for a while, will the essence in the soup pot be absorbed by the goose meat.
Qingzhi added clean water into the pot at the right time to cover the goose meat.
Chen Huazheng then added the prepared tangerine peel and fermented bean curd and started simmering.
As time passed, the whole kitchen was filled with charming fragrance.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Shen Huazheng came to the pot where the goose meat was stewed, opened the lid, and a strong aroma hit her face.
She threw in a few mint leaves, covered the pot, and simmered it for a few more minutes before letting it sit.
Everyone in the kitchen breathed in the aroma lingering around their noses and couldn't help swallowing.
So fragrant!!
Why is it that the food cooked by the county lady is getting more delicious each time?? !!
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In the side hall, there was a stove placed in the middle of the dining table. The maids deftly placed a large casserole on it and then opened the lid of the casserole.
A lot of white mist came out of the casserole. When the mist dissipated, everyone in the Shen family could see the food in the pot clearly.
Chen Keheng's eyes sparkled: "Zheng'er, are we having goose meat hotpot today?"
As soon as the casserole was served, he smelled the aroma of goose meat.
In addition to the aroma of goose meat, there is also a fresh smell, like mint.
Shen Huazheng smiled and said, “Yes, we’re having goose meat hotpot today.”
The maids brought dish after dish of hot pot ingredients to the table. As usual, there were both meat and vegetarian dishes.
The dipping sauces were served on the table, and the maids placed small bowls of the dipping sauce in front of everyone. A special complex aroma immediately rushed to the nose.
It was a dipping sauce made of mint leaves, minced garlic and a special sauce. In order to bring out the aroma of the seasoning, Shen Huazheng also had someone pour freshly heated oil into it.
Shen Keheng suddenly realized: "No wonder I was wondering why I smelled a mint scent. It turns out that mint leaves were added to the pot, and the dipping sauce is also made of mint leaves."
The other members of the Shen family looked at the hot pot ingredients on the table, and no one asked why mint leaves were added to the goose meat pot.
They now accept any new food well.
Anyway, it’s made by Shen Huazheng, so it must taste good.
The ingredients on the table were not much different from the hot pot we ate in the past, except for the meatballs...
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the goose meatballs on the table. When eating hot pot, there would be some meatballs such as beef balls, fish balls, pork meatballs, shrimp balls, etc. on the table.
But today's meatballs look a little unfamiliar.
Everyone was delighted, it seemed that Zheng'er was up to something new.
Shen Zhaonian: "Zheng'er, what is this?"
Shen Huazheng: "This is goose meatballs."
Everyone at the table: つ_ つ
Goose meatballs??
Is that the goose meatballs they were thinking of?
Shen Keheng: "Zheng'er, are these meatballs made from goose meat?"
Shen Huazheng nodded: “Yes, this is meatballs made from lion head goose meat.”
When we heard about lion head goose meat, our mouths started watering.
They have not forgotten the deliciousness of lion head goose meat.
Lion's head goose meat is so delicious, the meatballs made from it must be delicious too.
I just don’t know which one tastes better compared to other meatballs.
In the past, when we had hotpot, we would eat beef balls, fish balls and the like.
I didn’t expect to be able to taste goose meatballs today.
There really is a new way to cook every ingredient, and a new way to eat it every day.
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