Chapter 215
He did not ask how bad it was, but looked at the time. It was almost time for lunch, so he walked into the living room, looked at Lin Nanzhi who was sitting cross-legged, and asked:
"What would you like to eat for lunch?"
"Kourou Kourou, I wanted to eat it yesterday."
"good."
Wen Jiunian went to the kitchen, and Lin Nanzhi was not idle either. He quickly saved the document in the computer, and then went into the kitchen together in slippers.
"I'll do it, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it."
"I certainly don't."
Lin Nanzhi smiled but said nothing.
I gave him an apron and tied one on myself. Then, because it was inconvenient to hold my hair, I took a transparent bag from the cupboard, similar to the ones used for hair dyeing, put it on my head, and put all my hair inside.
Turning around, she saw Wen Jiunian looking at her, so she gave him one as well, and explained, "The kitchen is very fumey, and when I cook, it gets on my hair. I just washed my hair last night, and I don't want to wash it again. It's really troublesome to wash long hair.
You are going to the Qingming Banquet later, why don't you get one too?"
"Okay."
Wen Jiunian did not refuse. He took it and put it on his head, and the two of them began to work in tacit cooperation.
Lin Nanzhi was cooking, Wen Jiunian was washing the vegetables, and the photographer was taking pictures here and there in the kitchen.
After cooking, Lin Nanzhi watched Wen Jiunian wash the vegetables and took out the bracken that he had soaked yesterday.
After soaking overnight, all the bracken have been soaked, and the originally dry stems have regained some moisture. The water has changed color, like rusty water, but it is not, and it is full of the flavor of bracken.
Those who know how to eat it think it smells delicious, while those who don’t think it smells bad.
She drained the bracken with a drain basket, washed it twice, and then cut it into pieces about the length of a palm. The bracken stems were thick, so she tore them into four pieces by hand, washed them again, and set them aside to drain the water for later use.
Take out the pork belly that you cleaned yesterday, cut it into two-finger-wide lengths with a knife, then boil it with water and ginger to remove the fishy smell, drain the water and fry it in oil. Fry until golden brown, remove from the pan, drain the oil, and cut into evenly thick slices for later use.
Then I took a bowl, put some chopped star anise, salt, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, oyster sauce and a little sugar in it, evenly colored it and soaked it for a while.
During this time, pour oil into the pot, add the chopped ginger and garlic into the pot and stir-fry until fragrant, then pour in the bracken and stir-fry for a while, then add salt, MSG, chicken essence and other seasonings.
Finally, put the marinated pork belly in the bowl and fill it up, then pour the fried bracken in. Finally, put the bowl into the steamer, pour a little sesame oil on it [optional], cover the pot and steam it for an hour.
It takes a long time, so it is best to start with high heat, then turn to low heat and steam slowly after steam comes out.
Wen Jiunian is also making boiled pork slices here.
This is also what Lin Nanzhi likes to eat, and this is also what he likes to eat.
He and Lin Nanzhi have similar hobbies. They like spicy food, such as boiled pork and hot pot, but don't like eggplant, cucumber, or durian. Their interests and hobbies are basically similar.
It is said that it is very hard to be together with people who are too similar, because at the beginning everything is in harmony and they feel that they have found their soulmate, but after a long time, the novelty is gone, as if they are in love with themselves. But he thinks that similar people can also go a long way, after all, loving yourself will last longer than loving anyone else.
He and Lin Nanzhi are similar in many ways, but they are also different in many ways. He never lacks freshness, or in other words, he never makes life lack freshness.
Ahem, we’ve strayed off topic.
In fact, the most authentic way to cook boiled pork slices is to use beef, but Lin Nanzhi cannot eat beef. Even yesterday's beef brisket with potatoes was only eaten by him and the photographer. So he replaced the beef with tenderloin, which tasted just as good.
Cut the tenderloin into slices and put it into a bowl. Add an egg white, a little pepper, salt, cooking wine and cornstarch, mix well and marinate for ten minutes.
Scallions, ginger, and garlic
Heat oil in a pan, add half of the Sichuan peppercorns, black bean paste, minced ginger, and half of the minced garlic and stir-fry until fragrant. Add appropriate amount of water and bring to a boil. Add mushrooms and bean sprouts and cook until cooked. Add some chicken powder to taste, then add the meat slices and cook. Do not stir during the cooking.
After cooking for one minute, pour the cooked vegetables and meat into a bowl, add a little soup, and finally put chili powder, minced garlic, chopped green onions, chili segments, peppercorns, and dried chili powder in order. Heat the oil in a pan. When the oil is heated to a minimum of smoke, pour the oil into the bowl and pour the above condiments fully over it to let the fragrance spread.
In this way, a dish of boiled pork slices is ready.
Spicy and fresh, it whets your appetite just by smelling it.
Finally, I made a tomato scrambled egg soup and fried some shredded potatoes. Everything was done, and the braised pork made by Lin Nanzhi was also ready.
Take out a plate to cover it, switch the plate and bowl up and down, the fern will be at the bottom, and on top is the red and fragrant pork belly, it is so delicious.
The photographer was already swallowing madly.
"Eat."
Putting the dishes on the table, Lin Nanzhi served the rice, Wen Jiunian brought it over and put it away, and the three of them sat together to eat again.
This time the photographer learned his lesson. Not wanting to eat dog food, he quickly took his own bowl, and after taking some photos of the food, he picked up some with chopsticks and stood up.
"I'd rather not sit and eat with you guys. It'll be hard to film."
Lin Nanzhi: “…”
Wen Jiunian: “…”
Brother, you are so dedicated!
The two of them didn't try to persuade him, but just picked up their chopsticks and started eating.
Lin Nanzhi went straight to the braised pork. She had wanted to eat bracken for a long time, but she was too busy this year and had no time to go up the mountain, nor did she eat fresh bracken. The dried bracken could only be used to make soup, otherwise she could eat two bowls of rice with just the bracken.
And the walnut flower.
Speaking of this, Lin Nanzhi became greedy again.
"I should go home. This season, there are a lot of ferns at home, and the walnut flowers are edible. The ferns can be dried, but the walnut flowers cannot, and the Chinese toon cannot."
Wen Jiunian knew that he didn't like to eat that stuff, but walnut flowers...
“Can walnut flowers be eaten?”
The photographer was also confused after hearing this.
“Do walnuts bloom?”
The two of them looked at him at the same time, and Lin Nanzhi answered, "Of course, but walnut flowers are different from other flowers. They are not large clusters, but long things that grow one by one. Only flowers can produce walnuts.
After the walnut flowers fall, pick them up and keep the flowers. The rest can be eaten. However, they need to be soaked for a few days, and the water needs to be changed every day until the water becomes clear. Otherwise, it is a bit toxic and will cause diarrhea.
I love it.”
The latter part was said to Wen Jiunian, explaining his problem.
This was indeed the first time that Wen Jiunian knew that walnut flowers were edible. He had never eaten them before.
"How about trying next year?" It's not available this year.
Wen Jiunian nodded.
Photographer: I want to eat it too.
He ate two mouthfuls of food with great difficulty.
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