With Su Qingluan's "invitation", Xu Yuanwei nodded very reservedly and agreed, then stood aside and watched. Seeing that Su Qingluan was about to have an enema, he quietly rolled up his sleeves and helped Su Qingluan.
The kitchen helper who originally wanted to lend a hand was waved back by Xu Yuanwei with a sentence "Go do what you need to do".
Su Qingluan knew Xu Yuanwei hadn't refused to let the kitchen help out for no good reason. Sure enough, Xu Yuanwei squatted down and said, "None of my staff have ever made blood sausage. We've only seen it done once or twice. I'm afraid they might accidentally spill blood all over your sausage and make you think we've killed someone in the kitchen to make human meat buns."
Su Qingluan laughed dryly and thought to herself that this joke of yours was really creepy and not funny at all.
However, she also understood that although they were both "sausages", the blood sausage was in liquid form and could easily splash everywhere if not handled with care. A novice might not even know how to remedy the situation, so it would be more reassuring to have an experienced chef like Xu Yuanwei help.
So the two people cooperated with each other, one held the casing to prevent it from slipping off the funnel, and the other used a ladle to slowly pour the mixture of broth and pig blood into the opening above the funnel.
When blood sausage is heated, the liquid inside will not turn into solid instantly, so if it boils accidentally, the stuffed sausage contents will splash everywhere. In order to prevent this bloody scene that can basically be compared to mosaic, blood sausage should not be stuffed as much as solid meat sausage at the beginning of stuffing.
Solid sausages only need to leave a few gaps to facilitate folding or tying the sausage after drying, but blood sausages should be tied with cotton thread when they are about 80% or 90% full.
The two people present were obviously veterans, and they would stop when they saw that the work was almost done. A nagging assistant came over and lamented, "The casings left behind from not filling properly are wasted," to which Xu Yuanwei retorted, "You're so obvious everywhere, you should be the head chef."
Even after stuffing the sausage, everything is still not over yet. Cooking the blood sausage is also crucial. The most important thing is not to cook it over high heat like other foods. Otherwise, even if the blood sausage is not stuffed completely, the air inside will expand due to the heat and make it "bloody."
This is also one of the reasons why Xu Yuanwei was not confident in handing over the blood sausage to the young chefs under him.
Su Qingluan left some for herself, enough for her family to eat, and threw the rest into the pot to cook.
"Master Xu, you've been busy for so long, thank you for your hard work." Su Qingluan was very grateful for Xu Yuanwei's help. If it weren't for his help today, it would have taken her a lot longer to finish this job. "I'll cook some blood sausage now, and you and the brothers can take it to taste it later."
"Hmph, they didn't contribute any money or effort, so what are they trying to taste?" Although he said it with disdain, Xu Yuanwei raised his head and said loudly, "Madam Su will invite you to taste her cooking skills later. You guys are all gobbling it up like hungry ghosts. Try to learn from her cooking skills!"
The kitchen helpers responded in unison, while Su Qingluan adjusted the heat in the furnace to the lowest and then went to prepare the sauce.
The sauce ingredients are not difficult to prepare, mainly soy sauce, minced garlic, sesame oil, and minced ginger. As for the proportions and the specific ingredients, it depends on each person's taste preference.
However, the sauce prepared by Su Qingluan can be said to be "unremarkable" or "caters to the tastes of most people."
After preparing the sauce, Su Qingluan and Xu Yuanwei stared at the pot as if they were guarding some experimental instrument, opening the lid from time to time to take a look - especially after the pot boiled.
When Su Qingluan found that the place where air was originally reserved for the blood sausage was bulging, she used a toothpick to poke two small holes to release the air.
The blood sausage was separated into sections, and each section had to be deflated, so Su Qingluan stabbed it twice left and then twice again, just like playing whack-a-mole.
At the beginning, every time Su Qingluan pierced the blood sausage, a little bit of dark red liquid would flow out. As the cooking time got longer and longer, the amount of liquid that flowed out when she pierced the blood sausage became less and less.
After boiling the blood sausage for about a quarter of an hour, Su Qingluan took the pot away and set it aside, simmering it for about a cup of tea. By this time, almost no content had flowed out, and Su Qingluan knew that the blood sausage was almost cooked.
"Mrs. Su, please go get a large flat plate. It's on the second to last shelf over there." Xu Yuanwei pulled out the kitchen knife next to him and scraped it on the whetstone.
Su Qingluan guessed that this person had been standing there for a long time and had been wanting to take action, but since she was also a veteran, he couldn't intervene, so he just stood there anxiously with nowhere to put his strength.
Su Qingluan decided not to argue with Xu Yuanwei over such trivial matters - besides, she had no grudge against him, so what was there to argue about?
Su Qingluan brought the plate, and Xu Yuanwei picked up the knife and cut the blood sausage into slices about the thickness of a thumb, and placed them neatly on the plate.
Su Qingluan took a look at the cut surface: Well, the dark red blood sausage has turned brown after heating, and the cut surface is delicate and full, with no empty pockets. It seems that her craftsmanship has not regressed.
After secretly reviewing herself, Su Qingluan called out, "Brothers, come and try it. Can I compare my cooking skills to yours?"
Xu Yuanwei was slowly cutting blood sausage beside him and snorted coldly, "If they had your skills, they would be so happy that they would wake up in their dreams."
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