"Why is Xueyan crying?" Su Qingluan quickly squatted down and asked.
Although the little girl is delicate, it is rare for her to cry so heartbreakingly.
"It's still this brat!"
Yang rolled her eyes at Su Xuanhe, who was standing nearby with a droopy look on his face, and slapped him hard on the back of his shoulder: "You tricked your sister into eating that stupid 'onion' thing, saying it was sweet!"
"Well... it was sweet at the beginning..." Su Erzhuang muttered cautiously, and when he saw A Niang glaring at him again, he quickly shrank his neck like a chicken and dared not say anything more.
Su Guangfu said nothing, pointing to the wall and saying, "Go stand there."
So, little Su Xuanhe was punished by standing in the corner for an indeterminate length of time.
Su Qingluan saw Yang looking at her little daughter with some worry, so she smiled and comforted her, "Don't worry, mother. This onion can be eaten raw just like the shallot, but it tastes just as spicy. Why don't you let your sister eat a piece of malt sugar to help with the spiciness?"
Then he turned around and asked Su Xueyan: "How much did you eat?"
Su Xueyan used her tiny index finger and thumb to make a small circle: "Just one bite."
Su Qingluan secretly breathed a sigh of relief: It’s just a small sip, that’s not bad.
Although onions can be eaten raw, this little girl is only three years old and her stomach is still a little delicate. If she eats too many raw onions, it may make her stomach and throat uncomfortable.
Su Qingluan gently stroked her sister's tender and smooth little face and coaxed her, "Don't cry, you've cried like a little kitten. I'll make you something delicious later!"
"Yeah!" The little girl's emotions came and went quickly. When she heard that there was something delicious to eat, with tears still on her eyelashes, she had already burst into laughter and was looking forward to the "delicious food" that would come later.
Su Qingluan turned around and raised the onion to Yang and Su Guangfu. "Although this ingredient is spicy when eaten raw, it has a sweet aftertaste when cooked. It's very delicious."
Then she took an onion and a carrot, turned around and went to the kitchen to cut them into fine slices, and brought them out along with perilla leaves washed with clean water, green peppers, and pickled pork belly.
As usual, Su Qingluan placed the iron frying pan on the earthen stove to preheat it. When she felt the time was about right, she placed her hand lightly over the iron frying pan to feel the radiating temperature. Once she was sure the pan was hot, she brushed a layer of lard on it.
"My younger siblings are young and have weak stomachs. If we eat barbecue first, they might be too greasy. Why don't we eat some vegetables first and experience how the vegetables in this foreign country differ from ours?"
As Su Qingluan spoke, she carefully arranged the radish and onion slices in the frying pan.
Since both the onions and carrots are cut very thinly, the dish is cooked in the blink of an eye and emits an enticing aroma.
"Dad, Mom, and Xueyan, why don't you try eating without the condiments first?" He turned around and called out to his brother who was still standing there in "punishment," "The food is ready, come and eat!"
Su Xuanhe swallowed a mouthful of saliva and subconsciously wanted to come over, but seeing that his parents had fierce faces, he carefully retracted his right foot that he had already sold.
Seeing her brother's cowardly and pitiful behavior, Su Qingluan couldn't help but chuckle and advised, "Father, Mother, if you want to punish him, do it later. If he misses his feeding and gets hungry, he might get sick."
The little girl also said in a baby voice: "Mother, San Ya is not angry with brother anymore, let brother come to eat!"
Su Qingluan sighed again: What an angel sister!
Look at that naughty little brother...eh...there's such a huge difference between the cute little kid and the naughty kid.
The two sisters took turns persuading Su Guangfu and Yang, and finally they gave in.
Little boy Su Erzhuang had just been punished by standing in the corner. When he sat down, he was very well behaved and didn't dare to tease his sister anymore.
In order to prevent the vegetables from being burnt due to high heat, Su Qingluan took another plate, removed the onion and carrot slices that were about the same degree of cooking, placed them on the plate, and also put green peppers, which were relatively thick and more resistant to baking.
Yang and Su Guangfu tasted the onion first. As soon as they took in the crispy and tender onion with a slightly burnt aroma, their eyes lit up: "What...what is this?"
Yang called out to her youngest daughter, "San'er, try these chopped green onions! They're not spicy at all, they're sweet!"
Su Guangfu nodded, proving that what Yang said was correct.
Perhaps because he had just pranked his sister with a raw onion, Su Xuanhe took the lead this time. He tasted the onion and nodded repeatedly: "Sister, eat it quickly, it's not spicy!"
The little girl was originally hesitant and didn't want to touch the onions, but when she heard everyone say so, she carefully used a spoon to scoop a spoonful of onions that Yang had put in the bowl for her.
Then, the little girl's eyes lit up: "Good!" she said incoherently.
"Try some more carrots?"
Su Qingluan distributed the carrots to everyone.
Sure enough, the carrots fried in lard have a slightly sweet taste and are very popular with everyone.
"Everyone, try the two condiments I made. Which one tastes better?"
Su Qingluan divided the barbecue ingredients, with and without cumin, into two portions each. One portion was for her parents, and one portion was for herself and her younger brother and sister.
The seasonings were placed on the extra bricks on the ground. Each person held a porcelain bowl and picked up dishes from the cleared plates.
The result was somewhat beyond Su Qingluan's expectations.
She originally thought that "barbecue ingredients with cumin" was a natural thing, but both Yang and Su Guangfu said that they found the seasoning with cumin powder a bit difficult to get used to. Instead, the two children thought it tasted better with cumin powder.
So Su Qingluan rearranged the seasonings according to her preferences.
At this time, the green peppers are also roasted, with beautiful tiger-skin patterns on them, and the meat has become soft and glutinous.
However, perhaps because of the special taste of green peppers, the two children did not like them very much. However, Yang and Su Guangfu particularly preferred this fragrant and slightly bitter taste.
Seeing Su Qingluan was about to get the sliced pork again, Yang said quickly, "Daya, sit down and eat first. I see you've been setting out the dishes and grilling the food, and you haven't even had a few bites!"
Su Qingluan shook her head: "It's okay, it's my first time grilling meat, I'll demonstrate it once, and it will be fine next time!"
Especially the control of the heat, she didn't want the delicious food to turn into charcoal by accident.
Since the pork belly itself is rich in fat, there is no need to brush it with lard again this time, just put the meat slices directly.
With the sounds of "sizzling" and "sizzling", the originally red and white pork slices gradually turned brown, and the aroma of barbecue floated in the air.
"What a delicious smell!" Su Xuanhe sniffed, "Sister, can I eat the meat now?"
Su Qingluan poked the fat with chopsticks and shook her head: "We need to roast the fat until it's crispy."
As she spoke, she flipped the piece of meat over neatly, making another "sizzling" sound.
As the fat was lost, the fat part gradually became brown and curled. Su Qingluan added a piece of meat and applied a little force. The fat part made a crisp "crack" sound and broke into pieces.
Seeing that her younger brother was almost eager to eat, Su Qingluan deliberately asked, "Do you want to eat?"
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