Chapter 80 Boiled Cabbage
At night.
Snowflakes were floating in the sky, and the lowest temperature suddenly reached around zero degrees. The first snow in the second half of this year came unexpectedly.
Du Shaojie went to the yard to take a look, and couldn't help frowning. It would take a lot more time to go back to the city tomorrow morning.
Sure enough, the next afternoon, he and Wang Liwen's journey back to the city was not smooth. The snow began to melt as soon as it fell, and the road was full of mud and thin ice. The vehicles were very careful and didn't dare to drive fast at all.
It was almost 7:30 when they arrived in the city.
"Fortunately, the train departs at 21:49, otherwise we really can't catch it."
The two got off the bus and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Du Shaojie didn't bring anything back this time, so he just helped Wang Liwen carry the luggage, and the two went to the bus station.
It's not too far to take the bus to the train, but the time is also tight.
When he arrived at the station, Du Shaojie hurried to buy a platform ticket, and after returning, he didn't wait long before the ticket inspection began. He sent Wang Liwen to the train, put away her luggage, and then hurried to catch the bus.
When he got home, Wang Yuxiu, Xiaomei and Xiaoya were all asleep.
Du Shaojie took out the key and opened the door. Fortunately, his family knew that he would be back before the National Day, so they didn't lock the door, otherwise he would have to knock for a long time.
It was a bit cold in the house, but there was no fire wall.
Units with boilers usually don't heat until October 15th, except in extreme weather. It depends on your mood to light a fire wall at home. If you feel cold, you can light it, and if you feel you can still bear it, you can wait a few days.
Anyway, Du Shaojie's bed has been replaced with a thick quilt.
The next day.
Du Shaojie got up at dawn.
While his family was still asleep, he took out 1 kilogram of beef brisket, a fat fish head, and 1 kilogram of pork tenderloin from the storage space, and then put them on the table.
There were not many things, and Wang Yuxiu didn't ask too much.
Fortunately, Du Shaojie was a chef and occasionally went out to help cook, otherwise it would be difficult to explain where these things came from.
"Xiaojie, we all slept so soundly last night that we didn't even know you were back. Why didn't you sleep a little longer? You got up so early."
Wang Yuxiu came in just as Du Shaojie had just lit the stove.
"I'm going for a run. Let's boil the water first. Mom, please collect the things I brought back. Just make some breakfast."
He had developed a habit of exercising every morning. He felt uncomfortable if he didn't move.
He told Wang Yuxiu and ran out.
When he got home from his exercise, Xiaomei and Xiaoya had both gotten up.
"Brother! It's finally snowing. We've already started wearing the hats, gloves and scarves you bought for me and my sister."
When Xiaoya saw her brother, she followed him around like a little tail.
Xiaomei was cooking cornmeal porridge and Wang Yuxiu was heating steamed buns, but the noise in the yard could be heard clearly.
"Xiaoya, have you studied hard recently?"
"Yes! I was praised by the teacher."
"Not bad! I'll make you delicious food at noon."
Du Shaojie touched his sister's head and suddenly found that Xiaoya seemed to have grown a lot taller.
After breakfast, he cleaned up all the places in the house that needed repair. There was nothing too complicated, and it was a piece of cake for him.
At noon.
Du Shaojie made a dish of [beef brisket with radish], a dish of [fish head with chopped pepper], and a dish of [cabbage with vinegar].
The most popular one was the [fish head with chopped pepper]. In the end, there was no soup left, and Xiaomei and Xiaoya ate it all with steamed buns.
"Xiaojie, how did you make the chopped pepper? It tastes very fragrant and not salty."
Wang Yuxiu was not around when Du Shaojie was cooking before.
Maybe she was conquered by the delicious food, so she suddenly asked.
"The chopped pepper should be washed several times with clean water to remove the excess salt and astringency. Then it should be fried with small ingredients, so that the steamed fish head will taste good."
The key to this dish is seasoning, and the steaming time should not be too long.
Du Shaojie briefly explained the tricks, and Wang Yuxiu nodded repeatedly. Although she learned it, she probably still couldn't make it taste this good.
After dinner, he took a rest for a while and went to find Liao Yongxin.
Liao Yongxin didn't have the habit of taking a nap, and he was listening to the radio at home.
"Not bad, you are trustworthy! We have to go there tomorrow morning, otherwise it will be too late."
Liao Yongxin smiled happily when he saw Du Shaojie.
According to Director Cai, there will be a lot of dishes tomorrow, and it may take half a day to prepare. He must be in a hurry alone, but with the help of Du Shaojie, he will be much more relaxed.
Du Shaojie nodded, asked about the time and place of the meeting, and promised to arrive on time.
"The matter of your childhood friend's father will have a result after the holiday. Director Luo has spoken for him, so he shouldn't bear too much responsibility. Just keep it in mind, and don't tell anyone for the time being."
Liao Yongxin then took the initiative to talk about Su Dapeng's family.
Du Shaojie knew that the matter should be successful as soon as he heard it, but no one dared to guarantee it before the result came out, so Liao Yongxin told him to keep it secret for the time being.
The next day.
Du Shaojie and Liao Yongxin met outside the No. 1 compound, and then went to Director Luo's house together.
It was still Director Cai who received them. As soon as the two arrived, she took out a page of menu and said that all the ingredients and ingredients were ready.
Liao Yongxin took it and looked at it, frowned slightly, but didn't say anything.
"Then I'll leave it to you two. Call me if you need anything. I'll be there at your call."
Director Cai took the two to the kitchen, briefly introduced the location of various ingredients, and turned and left.
Du Shaojie noticed Liao Yongxin's previous expression, took the menu and took a look, and was also a little surprised.
"【Boiling Cabbage】?"
There is a dish called "Boiling Cabbage" on the menu. It doesn't sound like a dish that can be served at a banquet, but it is one of the classic representatives of Sichuan imperial court cuisine.
This dish was created by Sichuan cuisine master Huang Jinglin when he was in the imperial kitchen of the Qing Palace, and was later promoted by Sichuan cuisine master Luo Guorong. This dish is also a state banquet dish, so you can imagine how difficult it is to make.
No wonder Liao Yongxin frowned when he saw it.
"It's the dish you thought of. There's no other way. We have to rush it. Let's hurry up and cook the clear soup first, otherwise it will be too late."
The clear soup he mentioned needs to be boiled with a whole chicken, a whole duck, a whole pork elbow and ham, and it takes at least four hours.
Fortunately, the two came early today, otherwise they would be at a loss.
Liao Yongxin and Du Shaojie acted together. Fortunately, there was no shortage of ingredients, which saved a lot of effort.
Du Shaojie cleaned the whole chicken and other ingredients, cut them in half, removed the fat, internal organs, and lymph, and then blanched them. After blanching, they need to be cleaned, then put into the pot with cold water, and only add the green onion and ginger to start cooking.
The whole process needs to be simmered slowly over low heat, and high heat should be avoided, otherwise the soup will easily become turbid.
"Master Liao, let me mince the meat."
Du Shaojie is very familiar with the production process of clear soup. Although it is just talk on paper, it is no problem to do some basic work.
Liao Yongxin nodded and began to deal with other ingredients.
Minced meat means chopping the meat as finely as possible, and then use it to sweep the soup to remove impurities in the soup.
Du Shaojie put the processed duck breast, chicken breast and pork tenderloin on the chopping board, and then chopped them separately with a knife. This process takes about forty minutes, and the finer the chopping, the better.
"Xiao Du, it seems that you are not unfamiliar with this dish."
Liao Yongxin noticed Du Shaojie's performance. He said with a smile while dealing with the ingredients needed for other dishes.
(End of this chapter)
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