The dishes were supposed to change every ten days, but due to their busy schedule, they hadn't been able to change them yet. After finishing lunch that day, Lin Yan quickly dragged Zhao Shiyun to the market to see if there were any fresh ingredients.
The two of them arrived at West Street, where vendors they knew greeted them enthusiastically, and Lin Yan responded with a smile. They arrived at Zhou Chunlan's stall, where she was putting coins into the cash box.
"Ah." Lin Yan called out. Zhou Chunlan looked up at them, "Why are you here?"
"We're looking for some ingredients to make a new dish." Lin Yan looked around. "Mo, do you have any spring bamboo shoots?"
"I took some time to dig them up the mountain a few days ago. You can take one back and eat it." Zhou Chunlan said as she was about to find a basket to put them in for him.
"Well, let's go for a walk first and come back to get it later." After saying that, he walked away in a flash.
The two of them walked around and saw most of the vegetables on the street were in season in April, such as spinach, celery, shepherd's purse, garlic sprouts, zucchini and so on.
"Brother Shiyun, look, there are Chinese toon!" Lin Yan pointed to a stall and asked Zhao Shiyun to look with surprise. He hadn't eaten Chinese toon for a long time. It tasted good when mixed with tofu or scrambled eggs.
"If you want to eat, let's buy some to take back." Zhao Shiyun said as he walked towards the stall. Lin Yan held him back and said, "Forget it, let's go to the mountains to pick some. There are plenty of them at this time of year."
Zhao Shiyun nodded and accepted whatever her husband said. The two continued walking forward.
After browsing for a while without finding anything to his liking, Lin Yan felt a little discouraged. Just as he was about to head back with Zhao Shiyun, he saw an old woman selling tomatoes in a corner. Suddenly, an idea struck him: yes, scrambled eggs with tomatoes! Tomatoes are sour and sweet, and the broth is also a great addition to rice.
He excitedly walked towards Zhou Chunlan's stall, and Zhao Shiyun couldn't keep up. "Brother Yan, slow down, be careful not to fall."
Lin Yan turned a deaf ear and soon stopped in front of the stall, panting.
"Mo, do you grow tomatoes?" Lin Yan asked anxiously.
"Yes, it's almost done. Do you want some?" Zhou Chunlan took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off her brother's face. This kid, why is he running away?
"Yes, the more the better." Lin Yan really wanted to make some fried tomatoes and eggs tonight, but the tomatoes were still a little green and inedible. The ones the old lady sold just now were also light in color, probably because they were planted early and just ripened.
"Okay, I'll bring it to you when it's ripe. Take these bamboo shoots." Zhou Chunlan handed the packed bamboo shoots to Lin Yan.
Zhao Shiyun reached out from behind and took it, saying, "Thank you, Amo."
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The stir-fried bean curd sheets with pork and the spicy and sour chicken offal were very popular, and Lin Yan had no intention of changing them. The minced meat tofu was also quite popular, so should he change it? Lin Yan was a little conflicted.
After packing up the shop and returning home, Lin Yan began to process the spring bamboo shoots.
The outer shell of spring bamboo shoots is relatively hard. Use a knife to make a longitudinal cut from the root upwards, and then peel off the outer shell along the cut. Try to peel it as cleanly as possible, leaving only the tender bamboo shoot meat inside.
Lin Yan quickly cleaned a bamboo shoot and sliced it thinly, planning to stir-fry it with bacon. He would also find time to dig some more and make some pickled bamboo shoots some other day.
Boil water in a pot, add the chopped bamboo shoots, add an appropriate amount of salt, and simmer for about half an hour. Blanching removes the bitterness and makes the bamboo shoots more delicious. Lin Yan removes the blanched bamboo shoots, rinses them with clean water, and sets them aside to drain.
The remaining water was not poured out and was used directly to steam the rice. Lin Yan added another ladle, set up the steamer, covered it with a wet cloth, poured the washed rice in, and put a piece of washed bacon in it.
After doing all this, Lin Yan stood up suddenly, and suddenly his vision went dark and he almost fell down. He quickly held onto the edge of the stove, and took a moment to calm down before he came to his senses.
Probably because he was too excited, Lin Yan shook his head and planned to go to the room to rest for a while.
"Brother Yu, please help light the fire. I'm going to rest in my room."
Yu Ge'er quickly responded: "Brother, are you okay? You look so pale."
Lin Yan waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay. I'm just a little tired."
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