Chapter 269 Eating Hot Pot
Zhou Ziwen and Zhou Chaoyang were both wealthy, so they each grabbed a large piece of meat. When they weighed it, it was over 20 kilograms.
Unfortunately, although the two of them were quick, the others were not slow either. Everyone gathered together and made a lot of noise. It was already very good to be able to grab such a big piece of meat.
In just the blink of an eye, more than 2,000 kilograms of beef were divided among everyone.
Seeing that everyone had divided up all the meat and only a cow skeleton was left, Zhou Ziwen's eyes moved and he asked Aunt Zhang for help.
When it comes to bargaining, it’s these old ladies who are the experts.
Although Zhou Ziwen wanted to buy the cow skeleton, he didn't want to waste money.
"Why did you buy this? The meat has been shaved off, and there's not much oil or moisture on it." Aunt Zhang also grabbed a large piece of meat and was very happy at the moment.
Seeing that Zhou Ziwen was interested in the cow skeleton, he was a little confused.
"I just want to take it back to make some soup. The bone marrow in it should have some oil." Zhou Ziwen was telling the truth.
Although there is not much meat on the bones, there is bone marrow inside!
With such a pile of beef bones, you can at least make a few pounds of butter.
"Zhou Zhiqing is really smart. Why didn't I think of this?" After hearing Zhou Ziwen's explanation, Aunt Zhang suddenly realized it, but she didn't compete with Zhou Ziwen. She patted her chest on the spot and said that she would help him.
Sure enough, Aunt Zhang was an expert at bargaining. She only asked for two dollars for a whole cow skeleton.
"Hey, thank you Aunt Zhang."
Zhou Ziwen paid the money and happily moved the skeleton away.
It’s true, this cow skeleton is quite heavy. Zhou Ziwen felt that it weighed at least 100 kilograms when he held it in his hand.
Not to mention Zhou Ziwen's strength, he can lift such a big frame in his hands as if he is not lifting anything.
After buying the beef, Zhou Ziwen didn't delay and turned around and went home with Zhou Chaoyang on the spot.
Apart from anything else, the twenty or so pounds of beef alone would be enough for them to eat for many days.
For someone like Zhou Chaoyang who doesn't have a big appetite, it's not a problem to survive the winter if he eats sparingly.
Zhou Ziwen also thought it was good. Although it cost a little money, the beef was so cheap that if it had not been sold out, he would even have bought a few hundred kilograms.
Unfortunately, everyone knows that beef is a good thing, and it’s good enough to be able to grab a big piece of meat.
Zhou Ziwen was carrying a cow skeleton home. When he passed by, some villagers asked him about it curiously. When they heard that Zhou Ziwen was going to take it back to make butter, they didn't react much.
After all, there aren't many shreds of meat on Zhou Ziwen's beef bones. No one knows whether oil can be extracted from them unless they have seen it with their own eyes.
However, Zhou Ziwen was still very confident. With hundreds of pounds of beef bones, not to mention a lot, it would definitely be no problem to boil a few pounds of butter.
"Brother Ziwen, where did you get the bone? It's so big."
As soon as I got home, the Chen sisters surrounded me.
He had just left in a hurry, and they didn't know what Zhou Ziwen was doing.
"A cow from the next village died, and I bought a piece of meat and these cow bones." Zhou Ziwen explained.
"These beef bones don't look like they have any meat on them. Can we eat them if we buy them?" Chen Qiaoyi poked the beef bones in Zhou Ziwen's hand curiously.
"Although there is no meat, there is oil and water. I will take apart the bones later and boil out the oil first." Zhou Ziwen smiled, as if he had picked up a great bargain.
In fact, everyone underestimates beef bones. Apart from anything else, there is a lot of bone marrow inside. If you boil them for two days, a lot of oil can be produced from the bones.
The oil alone costs more than two dollars.
"Leave this matter to me, I'll take care of it."
Zhou Ziwen didn't say much. Once he figured it out, the two sisters would know how much benefit it brought.
Seeing that it was getting late, he didn't plan to go out in the morning, so he simply found a basin in the kitchen, and then found a saw and a hatchet, ready to cut the bones first.
Chen Qiaoyi wanted to help, so she followed Zhou Ziwen and watched him busying around.
Zhou Ziwen didn't mind. He took the machete and first removed the bones one by one, then used a saw to cut them in half and took out the bone marrow inside.
"Yiyi, the job of digging out the bone marrow is now left to you. Go ahead and dig out as much as you can." Seeing that his young wife wanted to help, Zhou Ziwen assigned her a task.
"How do we do it?" Chen Qiaoyi asked.
"Just use chopsticks." Zhou Ziwen picked up a bone and demonstrated to her.
"It's so simple, leave it to me." Bone marrow extraction is indeed simple, and Chen Qiaoyi can learn it after watching it once.
With her help, Zhou Ziwen felt much more relaxed.
He sawed off the bones one by one, revealing the marrow inside.
The two of them divided the work, one dealt with the bones while the other extracted the bone marrow, and they finished processing the skeleton in a short while.
"Light a fire and cook it!"
After processing the beef bones, Zhou Ziwen stood up and stretched vigorously.
"Do we need to boil all these bones?" Chen Shiying asked.
"Well, add some spices when boiling, such as star anise and bay leaves..."
Zhou Ziwen was too lazy to move and just started giving instructions.
My sister-in-law is a good cook, and with Zhou Ziwen's advice, she quickly understood what to do.
In addition to the bone marrow, there is also a lot of oil and water in the bones. Zhou Ziwen's goal is to boil out this bone oil.
However, the taste of bone oil is not very good, so some spices are added to it.
In this way, although the fishy smell cannot be completely removed, it is greatly improved.
Especially under the cover of spices, the taste of the stew is also very fragrant.
"How do you eat these beef bone marrows?" Chen Shiying asked.
"Put this aside for now. When the beef bones are almost cooked, we can use them together to make oil." Zhou Ziwen said.
If you want to make oil, these bone marrows are the main ones.
Once the oil in the bone marrow is boiled out, the remaining bone marrow can still be eaten.
Then use it to make hot pot base, it will be so delicious!
When the two sisters heard that Zhou Ziwen was going to make hot pot, they became interested.
Although they couldn't eat spicy food, they often heard Chen Zhaodi talk about it and had been looking forward to the taste of hot pot for a long time.
"Let's do it tomorrow. Let's have a hotpot tomorrow." Zhou Ziwen nodded with a smile.
He hasn't eaten authentic hot pot for a long time. He just hopes that the two sisters can adapt to the spicy taste of hot pot by then.
"Let's eat hot pot." Upon hearing this, Chen Qiaoyi jumped up with joy.
After a while, Shen Zhaodi and Zhou Chaoyang next door also knew about it.
As a true hottie, Shen Zhaodi immediately expressed her desire to join.
Since Shen Zhaodi is eating here, Zhou Chaoyang is naturally indispensable.
After some discussion, they decided that each family would contribute some dishes and have a lively hotpot meal.
But the butter here is not ready yet, so we definitely can’t eat it today. We have to wait until tomorrow.
Until lunch, everyone was still discussing what dishes to prepare.
Although there are quite a few dishes at home, it is definitely not enough.
But this is not a problem. After discussing it, they decided to find the aunt in the village to exchange some fresh vegetables. As for the rest, the villagers also sent a lot of food when Zhou Ziwen got married last time. There are still some left now, which is enough for a hot pot meal.
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
