Xiao Zhao, who was watching the sausage making process, ate with gusto, "Delicious! Everything my sister makes is delicious! Sister, what shall we make next?"
Jiang Yingxue said, "Next, let's make the pan-fried pork chops." She cut the pork belly into pieces and hit it with a small hammer to loosen the meat. Then she placed the meat in a large porcelain bowl and added fresh grass, soy sauce, sugar, chili powder, drunken bean paste, and fried flour. She mixed it with her hands and marinated it for an hour.
While the pork belly marinated for an hour, Jiang Yingxue was busy cooking and preparing the side dishes. She mixed glutinous rice and cooked a large pot of rice in a rice cooker, mixing them in the right proportions. She also shredded the cucumber and carrots, blanching the carrots for a minute to achieve a better texture.
While there was still time, Jiang Yingxue cleaned the shrimp. The shrimp in the space were relatively large, so the shrimp thread did not need to be peeled. Just gently pinch the shrimp head with tweezers to clean it.
An hour later, Jiang Yingxue brought the marinated pork belly to the kitchen. As for why they didn't cook it in the woodshed in the front yard, it was because the large pot in the woodshed was used for boiling. For cooking, they usually chose to use the gas stove in the kitchen on the first floor, which was more convenient.
Heat oil in a pan, add pork belly after the oil is hot, and you will hear a "sizzling" sound, which sounds delicious.
After frying the pork belly, that is, after frying the pork chops, clean the iron pan, then add peanut oil and fry the shrimp together.
The air is filled with the special aroma of shrimp and sauce. The moment ordinary people smell it, they feel that their pores open up, and they all feel salivating and the aroma is overwhelming.
Xiao Zhao couldn't wait to grab his special bowl of rice. During the ten or twenty minutes of watching, he couldn't count how many times he swallowed his saliva.
Although Jiang Yingxue fried the shrimp for a short time, the aroma still wafted outside the yard.
Just as Jiang Yingxue put shrimp and pan-fried pork chops into Xiao Zhao's bowl, a middle-aged woman's voice came from outside the yard.
"Auntie Yun, what are you cooking at home? It smells so good!"
The middle-aged woman who was speaking was named Tian Qunying. She was a neighbor of the Jiang family. Tian Qunying's yard was right across from Jiang Yingxue's kitchen window. She was weeding in the yard when she smelled the fragrance.
Jiang Yingxue said, "Auntie Tian, my grandma is not at home, so I fried the shrimp at home."
Tian Qunying's eyes lit up and she said, "Yingxue girl, it's you. I haven't seen you for half a year. You've become more and more beautiful. You're even prettier than the female stars on TV."
"Thank you for the compliment, Aunt Tian. Aunt Tian, you must have come here because of the fragrance."
"Yeah, the shrimp you fried are so fragrant. What seasoning did you put in? They smell so good! I'm drooling just by smelling them."
Jiang Yingxue smiled faintly. The fried shrimp were indeed delicious. She went back to the kitchen and pulled out a new bottle of Lingjiao Bean Paste. Lingjiao Bean Paste was made from Lingjiao and Drunken Immortal Beans. A sauce made from these two spiritual plants would be delicious even with ordinary dishes, let alone shrimp raised in Lingquan water.
"Auntie Tian, the seasoning I use is this Lingjiao Doujiang. You can take it home and try it. When you stir-fry, add a small spoonful of it. It's delicious."
Tian Qunying was not polite, nor did she refuse. She took it with a smile, "Thank you, Yingxue girl. I'll try cooking tonight. It smells so good today!"
Gaohe Village is known for its simple folkways, friendly relationships, and the common practice of neighbors giving each other daily necessities. Tian Qunying used to fry meatballs, bake cakes, or create a delicious dish, and she would bring a plate of it over for Lu Caiyun and her husband to enjoy as a snack.
After Jiang Yingxue went away to college and work, only the two elderly people, Lu Caiyun and Tian Qunying, were left at home. As a neighbor, Tian Qunying was kind and enthusiastic, and often cared about the lives of the Lu Caiyun couple. Over the years, she and Lu Caiyun had a very good relationship. Jiang Yingxue was also grateful to Aunt Tian.
Tian Qunying was about to go home with the Lingjiao Doujiang when Jiang Yingxue called out to her, "Auntie Tian, wait a minute."
Jiang Yingxue turned back to the kitchen and brought out a plate of shrimp for Tian Qunying, saying, "This is the prawns I just fried. Take them home and try them. You can also tell me if there is anything that needs improvement."
Looking at the dish of shrimp, Tian Qunying could tell it was the same delicious delicacy she had smelled while weeding. She smiled, revealing her huge white teeth, and said, "This is so fragrant, perfect, no flaws! Yingxue girl, your cooking skills are better than a country chef! No, better than the chefs in five-star hotels!"
Jiang Yingxue smiled modestly and said, "Haha, it's the ingredients and seasonings that are good. My cooking skills are just average." These are shrimps raised on spiritual spring water and spiritual plant seasonings. As long as they are not burnt into charcoal, they are delicious.
After Tian Yingqun went back, Jiang Yingxue continued making her rice balls.
When she finished frying the eggs and cutting them into strips, the main part of the rice ball was ready, and the next step was "assembly".
She put the rice ball rolling tool on a clean table, spread a layer of nori on the rolling tool, then put a layer of rice on the nori, and then put the ingredients.
Xiao Zhao volunteered, "Sister, I want to help you too."
Jiang Yingxue looked back at its claws. They were sharp and powerful, but also small and cute.
She said, "There's a place where I need you more, Xiao Zhao, go pick a third of the basket of fresh grass for me."
"Okay, sister, I'll go now!" Xiao Zhao nodded heavily and flew to the backyard.
The fresh grass picked before has been used up, so the fresh grass picked this time will be used as a side dish.
The first thing she assembled was the egg, ham and seaweed rice ball. She added ham, egg, shredded carrots and cucumbers on the rice, brushed a light layer of drunken bean sauce on it, sprinkled a little bit of fragrant spirit fruit powder on it, and finally rolled it up. It was done.
After assembling the egg, ham, and seaweed rice balls, the next step is to assemble the pork chop and seaweed rice balls. The assembly order is similar, first the seaweed, then the rice, but the ham and egg are replaced with a pan-fried pork chop.
The last thing to assemble is the shrimp and seaweed rice balls. The order is the same, except that the ham and egg are replaced with shrimp. Each shrimp and seaweed rice ball contains 5 shrimps, and the other toppings are the same as other rice balls.
After everything was assembled, Jiang Yingxue frowned and muttered, "Why does it look a little off?"
The next second, the corner of her mouth twitched, and she knew something was wrong. The edge of the rice ball was not smooth enough.
For the sake of beauty, she thought for a moment and took out a brand new knife to cut the edges of the rice ball smooth.
Looking at the small bag of leftovers, Jiang Yingxue picked up one and tasted it, her eyes satisfied. "It tastes okay. Let's get rid of it all tomorrow."
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