Chapter 021: Classics can be passed down forever
After inviting Uncle Jiang into the house and asking him what had happened, they learned that Su Wan had gone deep into the mountains without telling anyone and was almost eaten by a wild boar.
"Yes, if it weren't for this girl, the wild boar would have escaped and wouldn't have fallen into the trap. I was thinking of killing the boar and sending a few pieces to your family to eat!"
Uncle Jiang put the meat on the table, about twenty pounds, all of it was top-quality pork hind legs.
"Hunter Jiang, we don't need so much. Please take some back!"
Su Jing felt embarrassed to accept so much pork. Twenty kilograms of pork was worth one hundred and sixty coins in the market.
In fact, this was just a cover. Uncle Jiang felt sorry for his apprentice and saw that his family was in trouble, so he used Su Wan's excuse to deliver meat. Su Wan also knew very well that a master like Uncle Jiang could not do anything to a wild boar.
"I've already brought it here, there's no reason for me to take it back, just accept it!"
He sent it here on purpose, so why would he want to take it back?
Su Jing didn't want to owe Uncle Jiang a favor, so he simply invited him to have dinner with him before leaving. Uncle Jiang didn't refuse and stayed.
Su Wan was laughing behind her. Su Jing turned around and nodded at her head:
"Didn't I tell you not to run into the woods? Why didn't you listen? What if something happened?"
This girl was too rebellious. After repeated warnings, she still went into the woods.
Su Wan stuck out her tongue, feeling a little guilty:
"I was so engrossed in picking mushrooms that I forgot about it for a moment. I won't do it again next time!"
Su Jing was not going to make things difficult for her. He sighed helplessly and then helped Su Yun light the fire and cook. Su Yun looked at so much meat and felt that happiness came too suddenly.
He can put these ingredients to good use.
We have guests tonight, so we cooked a pot of sweet potato rice, with less sweet potatoes and more rice. Su Wan watched Su Yun cooking from the side. She found that there seemed to be no condiments like soy sauce in this dynasty, so the dishes looked bland.
Su Yun is very skilled in cooking. He can flip a big iron pan with his hands, just like a great chef. He has learned everything by himself. It seems that he will become a big shot in the food industry in the future.
After cooking the lettuce and meat, he asked Su Wan to taste it:
"Try it, how does it taste?"
Su Wan tasted it with chopsticks. The saltiness was just right, and the meat was just the right amount of flavor. It wasn't too tough, nor was it mushy. It was delicious.
"Delicious!" Su Wan gave him a thumbs up.
"Just two words?" Su Yun was not very satisfied with her statement.
It's delicious, what else do I need to describe it? Su Wan thought silently in his heart.
"Give me some feedback. Is there anything that needs improvement?"
Su Wan thought about it carefully. She couldn't find anything wrong with this dish, so she could only express her thoughts:
"I think it would be nice if there was a sauce to season and color the dish, to make it a little darker and more flavorful. Of course, there's nothing wrong with this dish, it's delicious, but I just think the taste is a little bland!"
In her opinion, the taste of a dish depends on the ingredients, and the combination of ingredients can also make the food more delicious, just like the way she stir-fries mushrooms with black fungus.
"Sauce for coloring and seasoning?" Su Yun didn't understand.
"Yes, it's the kind that can be stored for a long time. Adding a little each time will make the food taste more delicious. The cooking method here is still too simple. We just need to control the heat well. I think we still need to innovate and have our own unique cuisine!"
In the original novel, Su Yun always wanted to create his own style. He had many ways to process ingredients. He thought of frying, stir-frying, boiling, deep-frying and braising, but he never thought of spending time on seasoning. He wanted a different feeling, but he couldn't find the direction. In fact, there was nothing wrong with his innovation. More varieties could retain customers, but a variety would become stale after a while. He had to keep coming up with new ones to make the dishes classics, so that classics could be passed down forever.
After hearing this, Su Yun started to get stuck in a rut. He nodded as if he understood, and pondered her words over and over again.
Indeed, there is nothing fancy about their cooking. As long as they control the heat and the saltiness, the taste is pretty much the same. It would be great if they could develop some special seasonings to change the monotonous taste.
Later, he made some salted meat to blanch the vegetables. This was also a way of eating that Su Yun came up with. It was a bit like hot pot. The salted meat became more flavorful as it was cooked, and the vegetables became even more delicious after being blanched, with a meaty and fresh taste.
This is a good idea.
He asked Su Wan how to make shredded potato pancakes. Su Wan said that he just followed the steps. He also wanted to make it like Su Wan, without any burnt smell, but he still didn't control the heat well when frying.
"Fourth brother, when frying, grease the pan with oil. Don't heat the stove, just fry it slowly with the residual heat. Fry two pieces at a time and turn them over frequently so they don't get burnt!"
I followed Su Wan's instructions and fried a few more sheets. Sure enough, they didn't get burnt and there wasn't a single bit of black in them.
"It's true!" Su Yun was very satisfied with the result, and his eyes softened when he looked at Su Wan. It turned out that people can get along better only if they have the same topics.
Su Jing looked at how harmoniously they got along and nodded with great satisfaction.
While eating, Uncle Jiang praised all the dishes on the table highly, especially the salted meat, which he loved very much and ate with great relish.
What we are eating tonight is the meat bought by Su Wan. Most of the 20 pounds of pork that Uncle Jiang brought was marinated with salt and prepared to be smoked into bacon. In this weather, the meat cannot be kept for too long. If it is not smoked, it will go bad and smell bad. Just keep a few pounds to eat fresh.
The Su family’s top priority now is to pay back the thirty taels of silver they owe, but Su Wan is keeping it a secret and no one knows what she wants to do.
The next day, Su Jing was going to pick mushrooms for Su Wan, and Su Yi went with him. Before going, they had to take out all the millet and dry it in the sun.
"Wanwan, what do you want to do? You promised Boss Zhang that you only have one month to pay back the thirty taels of silver. Don't try to be stubborn. If you can't do it, I'll find a way!"
Before going to the mountain, he still wanted to ask clearly. Seeing that Su Wan didn't seem anxious at all, he didn't know what she was thinking.
"Brother, don't worry, I already have a way to make money. Go pick some mushrooms first!"
Su Wan can’t explain it in a few words, just wait and see the finished product!
Su Jing had no choice but to make money from the mushrooms first, so he took Su Yi up the mountain.
Now there are only my second brother Su Mu, my third brother Su Chen, and my fourth brother Su Yun left in the family.
Su Wan had things to assign to them so they could buy materials.
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