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Feng Gui came back with a bloody face. He wiped the blood off his face with a handkerchief and complained, "Old Nan, why are you so cruel? If you do this again, I won't play with you anymore."
Jing Nan sneered: "Before, I only heard that cat-type demon cultivators are nagging for mercy, but I think you are even more nagging. If I don't beat you up for a day, you will tear the roof off the house."
Feng Gui still had an opinion: "I just tapped your head lightly, and you actually knocked me away?"
Jing Nan tucked his paws in his pocket and said, "I am the most intelligent person among the three of us. If I break it, the consequences will be disastrous."
Jing Nan and Feng Gui started arguing again. Xuan Yu, who was chewing on dried bonito, asked Du Heng calmly, "By the way, what do you want this dried fish for?"
Du Heng gestured: "I will use a plane to slice the dried fish into wooden fish flakes, and then mix it into the kelp soup to make the sauce." Xuan Yu said: "Okay, leave it to me."
A sharp knife appeared in Xuan Yu's hand. He turned the knife and pieces of wood fish flakes flew off the dried fish. The wood fish flakes were as thin as cicada wings, with a slightly darker color at the edges and a slightly yellowish color inside, like wood.
The scraped dried bonito flakes had the smell of marine fish. Xiaoxiao curiously picked up a piece and tasted it. He tasted the saltiness in his mouth. It tasted pretty good!
After only a few scrapes, Du Heng got a handful of wood fish flowers.
Xuan Yu did not stop. He said to Du Heng, "I will dig some more and put them in the storage bag so that it will be convenient for you to use next time."
Xiaoxiao reminded Du Heng that the kelp soup was about to boil! The kelp soup had turned slightly yellow and smelled fresh. Du Heng poked the kelp with chopsticks and found it was hard and tough. This kind of kelp was not hot enough to be used as a cold dish, but he was afraid that if he continued to cook it, the fishy smell of the kelp would come out.
After thinking for a while, he decided to cook it for a little longer. He soaked the bonito flakes in the kelp soup and kept the water in the pot rolling but not boiling.
After putting the bonito flakes in, the oil in the pan should be hot enough.
Du Heng pushed the snake chops into the oil pan for frying. Large chunks of golden snake chops floated in the oil pan, which looked festive and smelled delicious.
It only takes half a cup of tea to re-fry the snake steak. Both sides of the fried snake steak are golden brown. The fried bread crumbs are stiff and will fall down with a crisp sound when touched. Du Heng put the snake steak on a plate to drain the oil. While this is going on, he can start to prepare the sauce in the casserole.
Du Heng took out the kelp and bonito flakes, and the soup in the casserole became darker. Du Heng needed it to be darker, so he poured four spoonfuls of soy sauce into the pot, and then he poured four spoonfuls of sweet wine he made into it.
The sweet wine didn't take long to make, and it tasted like sake, with both sweetness and alcohol. After adding the sweet wine to the pot, he dipped some of the sauce in it and tasted it. It tasted like the sauce he ate at home, which was lighter, salty and sweet.
He placed a large piece of snake steak on the chopping board and cut it into long strips. Then he picked up a piece of snake steak, dipped it in the sauce in the small bowl, and stuffed it into Xiaoxiao's mouth: "Is it delicious?"
Xiaoxiao made a lot of clucking sounds and quickly gave feedback: "Chirp, chirp!" It's delicious!
Du Heng picked up another piece of snake steak, dipped it in the sauce and handed it to Xuan Yu: "Would you like to try it?"
Snake meat is more flexible than mountain jelly meat. The thick snake meat under the crispy bread crumbs has turned white, and the juice can be squeezed out with a little squeeze. The snake steak has been marinated before, and it tastes fresh and sweet. The sauce in the bread crumbs makes the snake meat taste more intense.
Xuan Yu tasted it carefully: "It's delicious. I didn't expect that the meat of the snake dragon is even better than the meat of the spiritual beasts I ate before."
Du Heng fed Xiao Xiao and stuffed a piece of meat into his mouth. "Yeah, I didn't expect it to be so delicious. I thought it was so fierce, so the meat must be rough and hard. It's really unexpected."
Xuan Yu said: "Snake Jiao is different from ordinary snakes. It lurks under the water all year round and relies on its scales and claws to protect itself. I think its meat is soft and tough because it has eaten too many spiritual beasts."
Snake steak is not only delicious, but eating it will increase the spiritual energy in the body. It seems that if the spiritual energy of the ingredients themselves is abundant, the spiritual energy of the food made will also be rich.
Jing Nan and Feng Gui finally finished their quarrel. They each took a large piece of snake steak and sat at the table, pouring sauce on it and started eating. The snake steak made a crunching sound when it was put into the mouth. It was delicious when eaten alone, and dipped in the sauce to relieve the greasiness and increase the flavor.
Feng Gui and Jing Nan took only one bite and then fell silent. Feng Gui stopped talking about his chili oil. Jing Nan stopped complaining about the sauce not being to his liking. Surprisingly, this fried snake steak actually won over the appetites of the two great immortals.
Jing Nan ate several pieces of snake steak and touched his stomach: "Hmm? Xiaoyu, have you unsealed Du Heng?" Why did he feel the spiritual energy surge in his stomach? It was similar to the feeling of eating normally.
Xuan Yu shook his head: "No, I think it's the snake meat's credit."
Feng Gui said: "That's good. It seems that when we encounter high-level monsters in the future, we must remember to keep their physical bodies and not waste them casually." How many high-level monsters had been killed in the past? It hurts to think about it now. How many delicious foods had they lost.
The snake steak tasted very good, Xiaoxiao ate two slices in one go. He wanted to eat another slice, but when he looked at Du Heng's chopping board, Xiaoxiao stopped eating decisively. He still had room for other dishes!
Du Heng wanted to secretly feed Wonton a bite, but when he scanned with his spiritual sense, he found that Wonton was gone. Only then did he realize that Wonton had been locked in his spirit beast bag since last night!
I forgot to return the spirit beast bag to Liu Lingling, it was all because Liu Lingling and the others ran away too quickly. Du Heng had a bad memory, so it seemed that he had to find a chance to go to Langhuan Pavilion to return the spirit beast bag.
Du Heng released the spirit beast bag from his clothes, and Wonton and Ciba, who had been locked up for most of the day, rushed out. The four freed little animals rushed to the lawn in the yard and rolled around happily.
Year after year, they ate the Pei Yuan Dan. Du Heng held them and watched them for a while, but he didn't feel that they had changed at all. After watching for a while, he rewarded them with a piece of snake steak one by one. Seeing them lower their heads to eat the snake steak, Du Heng felt great satisfaction.
Du Heng, in a happy mood, prepared to make sweet and sour pork.
He had already soaked the potato flour in clean water. At this time, a layer of clean water had appeared on the top of the dissolved potato flour. The starch below the clean water was soaked and sank to the bottom of the bowl in a sticky state.
Du Heng poured out the clean water on the top, then put the marinated meat slices into the potato flour and mixed them evenly.
The oil from frying the snake steak was still hot, and Du Heng shook the meat slices one by one and put them into the oil pan. Soon, pieces of meat covered with starch floated in the pan.
When the starch on both sides of the meat slices had bubbles and the color turned slightly yellow, Du Heng picked up the meat slices and waited for them to be re-fried.
While waiting, he cut some shredded white radish. Usually shredded carrot and coriander are added to sweet and sour pork, but he has not found these two ingredients so far, so he can only keep it simple. He also mixed some sweet and sour sauce, and the vinegar he used this time was not the usual balsamic vinegar, but white vinegar.
The white vinegar was obtained by accident. When he was making sweet wine, he accidentally poured too much water into the wine barrel. As a result, the sweet wine after fermentation was not sweet but sour.
Du Heng was heartbroken for most of the day before he realized that he had accidentally made vinegar!
Later, he remembered an interesting incident that happened in his hometown. For a while, it was popular for people in his hometown to make their own wine. The wine made by Du's mother tasted particularly good, and the neighbor aunt also wanted to imitate her. However, she was reluctant to add rock sugar, which resulted in the wine becoming grape vinegar after it was brewed. It was sour to eat.
Now I think that it is the alcohol that is diluted with water and then fermented to become vinegar. This series of complex chemical changes is amazing. Du Heng only regretted that he was not good at chemistry and could not write a chemical equation to solve everyone's doubts when everyone was confused.
White vinegar smells different from balsamic vinegar. The sour white vinegar in a bowl actually smells a bit like white wine.
After Du Heng prepared the seasoning, the oil in the pot was heated. He pushed the meat slices into the pot to fry again. While frying, Xiaoxiao jumped onto the pot again: "Chirp?"
Du Heng understood what Xiaoxiao meant this time. Xiaoxiao asked him, can this meat be eaten after being fried?
Du Heng smiled and said, "No, this time the meat slices need to be stir-fried a little after they are fried. Didn't you say you wanted something sweet and crispy? This one is sweet and sour."
Xiaoxiao squinted his eyes and laughed. He took root on the stove. He was not going to leave! He wanted to eat the first piece of meat out of the pot!
The re-fried meat slices were golden on both sides, and smelled no different from the freshly fried snake fillet.
Du Heng took out all the oil in the pot, and put the prepared sugar and white vinegar into the pot in a 1:1 ratio, and of course, a little salt. The sugar and salt melted under the heat, and the sauce in the pot quickly became thick.
Du Heng poured the prepared shredded radish into the pot and stir-fried it slightly. The shredded radish became soft after being heated. Du Heng turned up the flame at the bottom of the pot. There was a constant sizzling sound in the pot, and the sauce became thicker.
At this time, he poured the fried meat slices into the pan and stir-fried them quickly. A thick layer of soup covered the golden meat slices, and white shredded radish stuck to the meat slices, which looked particularly tempting.
Xiaoxiao opened her mouth and reminded Du Heng: "Chirp, chirp~"
Du Heng smiled and stuffed a piece of meat into Xiaoxiao's mouth: "Is it delicious?"
Xiaoxiao was too busy eating meat to respond, and Du Heng was not in a hurry. He put the bowl of sweet and sour pork on the table and said, "Come on, two great immortals, the sweet and sour pork is ready~"
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When you pick up a piece of sweet and sour pork wrapped in sweet and sour sauce, you will first be attracted by its domineering appearance.
The meat slices coated with potato starch were more than twice as large as the original ones. The starch on the meat slices was fried into bubbles. Some bubbles had already burst, and there was a lot of soup hidden inside. Some bubbles were still quite strong, they were not assimilated by the sauce and still maintained their original color.
Take a bite while it's still hot, and the sweet and sour sauce spreads in your mouth. This is a feast for your mouth, and the perfect sweet and sour taste makes your mouth secrete more saliva. Although the fried pork in pot is covered with soup on the outside, it still maintains a crispy texture on the inside.
After your teeth pierce the crispy starch shell, you can taste the softness and fragrance of the meat. When you chew it, your mouth is filled with the sweet and sour taste of the meat. What's even better is that you can hear the sound of the meat slices being chewed.
Xiaoxiao flew down from the stove and squatted beside the dining table. He stretched his neck and grabbed several pieces of meat and ate them. He fluttered his wings while eating and hummed some random tunes.
It seems that he really likes this taste, but this child has always liked sweet and sour things. He could eat a whole plate of sweet and sour pork ribs made by Du Heng.
Jing Nan couldn't stop talking: "I like this taste." Xuan Yu also said: "Yes, I like this taste too."
But they have a question, this is obviously fried meat slices, why is it called sweet and sour pork?
Xiaoxiao asked on behalf of everyone: "Chirp, chirp, chirp?"
Du Heng smiled and said, "The original name of this dish was pot-fried meat. As more and more people ate it, it gradually became pot-wrapped meat. I think the name of this dish is very clever. Look, is there a layer of starch shell next to the meat? Doesn't this shell look like a layer of armor covering the meat inside?"
Xuan Yu and the others nodded. There are so many ways to say something when eating a dish. He is worthy of being Du Heng!
Feng Gui thought it was just average. He didn't like sweet and sour food as much as he liked spicy food. He put down his chopsticks after eating a few slices. He looked forward to the next dish of boiled pork slices even more as he watched Jing Nan, Xuan Yu and Xiao Xiao eat the meat.
After eating a few bites of meat, Du Heng touched his belly with satisfaction: "I think I don't need to cook today." Snake steak and sweet and sour pork are both delicious foods that are easy to fill up. After eating just a few bites, he felt that he was almost full.
Hearing Du Heng say this, Feng Gui quickly reminded him: "Where is the boiled pork slices you promised me?" He has been waiting until now, and he will be very disappointed if the boiled pork is not made.
Du Heng smiled: "Don't worry, I have marinated the meat slices and will cook them for you right away." Feng Gui added: "I want it to be spicy enough to make me breathe fire."
Du Heng gave a thumbs up and said, "Okay! Xiaoyu, get ready to smoke out the fumes."
Du Heng poured hot oil into the pot again, put a lot of green onions and ginger into the pot, and then scooped three spoonfuls of bean paste into the pot. After frying the red oil, he scooped half a block of hot pot base into the pot.
While digging the base sauce, Du Heng asked Feng Gui: "By the way, Feng Gui, do you still have the spicy base sauce I prepared for you last time?"
Feng Gui certainly couldn't eat so much by himself. Du Heng prepared a lot of ingredients for him. As long as Feng Gui didn't waste it, he could eat it for at least a year.
Feng Gui wiped his mouth and said slowly, "No more." Du Heng turned his head in confusion: "No more?"
Feng Gui had only been away for a few months? All the food was gone? Did Feng Gui use it to reward the army?
Feng Gui said, "I rushed back from the Phoenix Clan when I learned that the monsters were attacking the village. In my hurry, I dropped my storage bag, so I guess it's gone." Du Heng nodded, "Oh, it's gone, I'll make some more next time."
Feng Gui responded, "Okay. Once we get out of Dongji Mountain and reach the territory of the cultivators, we'll buy a bunch of food."
As they were talking, the spicy base in the pot had already become fragrant. If Xuan Yu hadn't helped to draw the fumes outside, there would be two more unlucky guys with snot and tears in the kitchen.
Du Heng added two spoonfuls of boiling water to the pot, and before the water boiled, he added thinly sliced potatoes and lettuce slices. In addition, there were also thinly sliced mushrooms. The rich ingredients sank into the soup, which inexplicably reminded Feng Gui of Maoxuewang.
However, Du Heng did not cook maoxuewang. Although the methods of cooking these dishes are similar, they are essentially different. Maoxuewang is dominated by blood and tripe, while Shuizhu Roupian highlights the meat slices.
Du Heng covered the pot and waited for the ingredients in the pot to slowly cook. He picked up the snake meat that had been marinated long ago.
Du Heng marinated meat slices in similar steps. If you want the meat to be tender, starch is essential. For example, the meat in Du Heng's hand contains salt, pepper powder, ginger, starch and egg white.
After the water in the pot boiled for half a cup of tea, Du Heng opened the lid. Since he had cultivated the golden elixir, Du Heng only felt a sense of accomplishment when he used his spiritual energy to roll the ingredients into the pot.
He waved his hand and said, "Go!" The slices of meat flew out. Every time this happened, Du Heng felt a great sense of accomplishment.
The snake meat slices were evenly spread on the bubbling red soup, and they changed color in a few breaths. After waiting for a while, Du Heng put all the ingredients in the pot into a large bowl.
The basin was already red, but that was not the end yet, as Du Heng also sprinkled a handful of chili powder!
Suddenly, the white meat slices were stained red, a color that Jing Nan couldn't bear to look at. Du Heng also sprinkled dried chili peppers, green onions and minced garlic on it, and when the oil he prepared was almost heated, he poured the boiling oil on the meat slices with a sizzling sound.
A rich aroma wafted out, and Feng Gui took a deep breath: "Ah~ That's the smell!"
When a large pot of boiled meat was placed on the table, Jing Nan's nose had already turned red. Feng Gui began to tease Jing Nan again: "Come here, Lao Nan, have a piece of meat."
Jing Nan sneered: "Feng, be careful or I will put your head in the basin."
Feng Gui bent the chopsticks and stuffed the piece of meat accurately into Xiaoxiao's mouth.
Xiaoxiao, who was eating sweet and sour pork, said: ??? Uncle has changed his personality? Why are you suddenly feeding him?
But the boiled meat was really delicious, fragrant and spicy, and the meat slices were very tender. Xiaoxiao liked the taste right away, and he was going to eat the side dishes in the bowl after finishing the sweet and sour pork.
Looking at the dishes on the table, Du Heng scratched his head and felt a little sorry for Xuan Yu. The three dishes he prepared were delicious, but they were not very appetizing to Xuan Yu and Jing Nan.
Du Heng said shyly, "Xiao Yu, what do you want to eat tonight?" Xuan Yu put a piece of sweet and sour pork in Du Heng's bowl and said with a smile, "I like whatever you cook."
Just as everyone was enjoying their meal around the table, a sweet greeting came from outside the kitchen: "Hi, is there anyone in the car?"
Hearing this voice, the expressions of Xuan Yu and the other two changed.
Du Heng put down his bowl and chopsticks in confusion: "What's wrong?"
Xuan Yu said: "The sound of a beast."
Du Heng's face changed when he heard the word "evil beast". His impression of the evil beasts was... particularly bad. Whenever he thought of the evil beasts, he would involuntarily think of his first batch of bacon and the whole refrigerator of ingredients he had worked so hard to store. The evil beasts ate and destroyed all of Du Heng's hard work.
Feng Gui sneered: "How dare you come?! Du Heng, make me some rabbit heads later." After saying this, Feng Gui picked up his sword and prepared to go out.
Jing Nan quickly stopped Feng Gui: "Xixi, calm down, don't be impulsive!"
It's so rare to see Jing Nan being so wary of something. Jing Nan said, "The blackmail beasts can spy on people's hearts. The higher the cultivation level, the easier it is to be tricked. Don't fall for their tricks."
Du Heng cleared his throat: "I'll go meet them." Among the group of people, only Du Heng and Xiaoxiao had the lowest cultivation. Du Heng wanted to see what tricks these rabbits used to deceive Jing Nan and the others.
After opening the curtain, Du Heng saw six big, plump rabbits squatting next to the frame. He was shocked. These were not rabbits, but pigs! These big rabbits were even bigger than the rabbits that invaded his kitchen at that time!
The rabbits looked at Du Heng with their big innocent eyes: "Hi, Du Heng, Du Heng, hello. I know how to get you home~" Du Heng said with a straight face: "Oh?"
The rabbits all said at once: "Du Heng, Du Heng, you are from another world. It is very dangerous for you to walk in the world of cultivation like this." Du Heng said expressionlessly: "Oh."
The rabbits jumped up and down: "We can keep a secret for you, and we can also tell you the way home. But you need to exchange it with the most important thing."
Du Heng raised his eyebrows: "Oh, tell me, what is the most important thing to me?"
As expected of a beast that was blessed by the heavens, it told Du Heng's origins as soon as it opened its mouth. No wonder those powerful people in the cultivation world would be afraid of this thing. Who doesn't have a secret in their heart that they don't want to be discovered? Who doesn't have a deep desire in their heart?
The voice of the evil beast was a little bewitching, and the smiling faces of Du's father and Du's mother appeared in front of Du Heng. He felt as if he was back home, sitting in the warm living room waiting for his parents to cook.
The beasts' voices changed, and Du Heng heard his father's voice: "Xiao Heng, your favorite braised pork will be ready soon." Mother Du smiled and said: "And the roast chicken is ready too. Go wash your hands quickly, and then come and try the taste."
Du Heng couldn't help but walk towards Dad and Mom: "Dad, Mom."
When he came to the world of cultivation, what he cared about most was his parents. Now that he suddenly saw his parents' faces, Du Heng's eyes were sore and he wanted to throw himself into his parents' arms right now.
Father Du's embrace was warm and solid, and it was filled with the familiar smell of tobacco. Father Du said, "Xiao Heng, your mother and I are most worried about you now. Are you okay outside?"
Du Heng's nose became even more sour: "Dad, I'm fine, very fine."
Du's father said, "You have been gone for such a long time without telling your family. Your mother and I are so worried." Du Heng choked up and said, "It's my son's fault."
Mother Du gently touched Du Heng's head and said, "How can it be your fault? You have tried your best."
Du Heng felt an inexplicable emotion in his heart. No, he didn't try his best. As long as he tried a little harder, as long as he used his most precious thing in exchange, he would be able to get a way back.
After this thought came to his mind, Du Heng couldn't control his mouth: "I can go back. Mom and Dad, you wait for me, I can find a way to go back."
Father and Mother Du let go of Du Heng with a smile: "My dear son, we are waiting for you at home." A mist appeared in front of Du Heng's eyes. The figures of his parents became blurred in the mist. No matter how Du Heng moved forward, he could not touch his parents.
A sweet voice came from the mist, and that voice made Du Heng want to trust it: "Come on, use your most precious thing in exchange, and we will tell you how to go home."
Du Heng's eyes were blurry: "My most important thing..."
Feng Gui and the others were in the carriage behind Du Heng. Feng Gui gave Xuan Yu and the others a thumbs up and said, "The barrier has been set up. No one can escape."
Jing Nan sneered: "These rabbits dare to come to Du Heng to cheat the Phantom Dzi Beads. They are so brave."
Xuan Yu frowned and said nothing. He didn't want to see Du Heng worried like this. People who are possessed by evil beasts will infinitely magnify their desires. He has been possessed before, and he knows how difficult it is to escape from the control of evil beasts.
Du Heng's voice was a little dull, and he said blankly: "The most important things to me... are Xiaoyu, Xiaoxiao, Xixi and Nannan."
Jing Nan and the others looked at each other, and then they couldn't suppress their laughter.
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