When she got home, the little girl saw the two fat bamboo rats in his hands, and tears couldn't help but flow from the corners of her mouth.
Nowadays, no child would say that rabbits are so cute that they cannot be eaten.
Lin Xiuqin happened to come back, and was surprised and happy to learn that he had caught two such big bamboo fish in the bamboo forest.
Bamboo rat fur is also valuable and can be exchanged for money at a purchasing station.
Chen Wang’s cooking skills are limited to cooking noodles and frying eggs with rice. He can also try simple dishes like scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
How to cook bamboo rat was totally beyond his ability.
Fortunately, Lin Xiuqin had handled prey before. She skillfully slaughtered the bamboo rat, drained its blood, scalded it with boiling water, removed its hair and skin, took out its internal organs and cleaned them.
Chen Wang and his sister were not idle either. The little girl helped wash the side dishes and then gave them to him to cut into pieces.
The three of them worked together and soon everything was ready.
Chen Wang immediately went to light the fire on the earthen stove, added some firewood, turned around and shouted: "Wife, the fire is on, you can heat the pot and add oil."
Lin Xiuqin came over with two vegetable baskets, smiling. She first poured a bucket of water into the pot to clean it briefly, and then began to pour oil into it.
Seeing that she carefully poured only a little oil, Chen Wang couldn't help but said, "Wife, it's a rare opportunity to eat meat, so put more oil. You and Xiaoyu are too thin."
Lin Xiuwen hesitated when she heard this, glanced at the little girl next to her, smiled and nodded, then poured some more into the pot.
After the oil is hot, add several spices to remove the fishy smell and enhance the flavor, as well as pepper, chili, ginger, garlic and other ingredients, then add the chopped bamboo rat meat and stir-fry.
The tempting fragrance spread immediately.
"Smells so good, sister-in-law, this meat smells so good!"
The little girl stood on tiptoe and looked into the pot eagerly, clapping her hands and cheering, her little face flushed.
Lin Xiuqin smiled and couldn't help swallowing.
The few slices of bacon they had yesterday were the only meat they had eaten this month. They were nothing compared to the aroma of the fresh bamboo rat meat.
Add an appropriate amount of the source of life, cover the pot and simmer for half an hour, then add side dishes such as potatoes, winter bamboo shoots and dried mushrooms, and then add salt, soy sauce, MSG, pepper and other seasonings.
After stir-frying for a while, transfer to the casserole and continue to simmer over low heat, while starting to steam the rice in the iron pot.
Today, she finally got to eat meat, and there was enough oil. Lin Xiuqin thought she might as well be extravagant for once, so she steamed some white rice.
In just twenty minutes, the little girl asked several times if she could eat and swallowed her saliva so many times.
Finally, while the rice was steaming, the bamboo rat meat in the casserole was almost cooked.
Chen Wang picked up the casserole with a rag and poured it directly into the large soup bowl, filling it up. The soup was thick and shiny, and it looked very appetizing.
"Slurp... This smells so good, sister-in-law, I want to eat with a big bowl!"
The little girl couldn't stop drooling and kept shouting for a bigger bowl.
Lin Xiuqin smiled and nodded, then took out three bowls of rice from the cupboard.
The rice was also steamed to perfection, with each grain distinct. I scooped the rice into the bowl one spoonful at a time and then compacted it with a rice spoon.
Soon, the three of them sat down around the dining table.
There was a pot of braised bamboo rat with winter bamboo shoots, potatoes, mushrooms and brown sauce on the table. There were no other dishes, and there was no need for any.
There were still two plates of pickled vegetables that had not been eaten, and Chen Wang asked Lin Xiuqin to collect them first.
In front of Chen Wang and the little girl was a large bowl of white rice that was pressed high.
There was a little less in Lin Xiuqin's bowl, but it was still a lot more than usual.
"Why are you all grinning at me? Let's eat!"
Seeing the two men looking at him with a smile, Chen Wang picked up the chopsticks with some amusement and put a piece of meat into each of their bowls.
He also knew that both of them were waiting for him to start eating first!
This is how it is in this era, the head of the family must start eating first.
What's more, it was also his credit that we could enjoy such a luxurious pot of meat.
"Thank you, brother!"
The little girl looked at the meat on the rice in the bowl, thanked happily, then picked up the chopsticks and started eating.
Although she is only five years old, she can already use chopsticks very skillfully.
"You should eat too!"
Chen Wang smiled and said something to his wife, then he picked up a piece of meat and tasted it.
The meat is really tender, stewed until soft and tasty, and the taste is just right. It tastes much better than pork.
"Hmm... this meat is delicious. So delicious."
Chen Xiaoyu's face was full of smiles, and her short legs hanging in the air swayed back and forth.
"It's really delicious, wife, your cooking skills are amazing."
Chen Wang nodded in agreement and gave some flattery.
Lin Xiuqin's pretty face blushed slightly, she shook her head, and pointed at the remaining bamboo rat meat in the basin with her chopsticks, indicating that this meat was delicious.
"The meat is good, but your cooking skills are even better, wife."
Chen Wang smiled and put another piece of meat into her bowl.
"Brother is right."
The little girl puffed up her cheeks and nodded repeatedly. Her mouth was full of food and her words were slurred.
Lin Xiuqin smiled and felt sweet in her heart. The fatigue from working in the fields in the morning disappeared.
The big bamboo rat was stewed and the small one was kept for later use after being processed.
Lin Xiuqin is also very skilled in handling prey. She peeled the two bamboo rat skins very completely and can take them to the purchasing station to sell for money later.
As the three of them were feasting, the tempting aroma gradually drifted out of the house, over the wall, and reached the Qiao family who was separated by a wall.
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