Chapter 105: Praised by the Little Wolf
By the time I washed my hands, wiped my face and came back to my senses, half an hour had passed.
Small kitchen.
There was still bubbling in the iron pot.
Jiang Rou returned to the stove and opened the pot lid.
a moment.
The lingering fragrance wafts towards you along with the steam.
It feels like I've made a sesame oil mask.
This time.
Zhou Xiaohua and Zhou Xiaochuan were finally able to walk into the kitchen.
They tiptoed over to the stove and saw the duck in the iron pot, which had turned a rich soy sauce color.
The sesame duck in this state is not yet in its final state.
Jiang Rou took a chopstick and poked it into the duck meat.
It can smoothly go from one end of the duck's skin to the other.
This level means that the stewing state is almost done.
Next.
Jiang Rou took out all the ginger slices, green onions, and seasoning packets that had been put in earlier.
The brine is pure.
Pour in half a bowl of sesame oil again.
Turn the stove from low heat to medium heat.
This is the last step - collecting the juice.
When you reach this step, there is no need to be anxious.
In order to make the duck meat more evenly colored, pour the sauce on the duck while collecting the sauce, just like pouring the hot oil at the beginning.
But this time, there was no danger.
Just be persistent and patient.
During the process of collecting the sauce, the sauce filled with sesame oil will gradually become thicker and thicker.
From the initial liquid, it gradually became a sticky state, with many small bubbles of syrup boiling.
gradually.
The brine became less and less, and the duck's color became more and more beautiful.
The duck is evenly covered with the shiny soy sauce color, and has a rich sesame oil aroma.
This time.
It's completely done. [Photo]
Jiang Rou took the sesame oil duck out of the iron pot, placed it on a large plate beside it, and left it to cool.
It is different from the northern roast duck which is eaten hot.
This Wenzhou sesame oil duck is a cold dish and is eaten cold.
During the cooling process, the duck skin will shrink again, and the duck meat will become firmer and chewier.
When you take a bite, it's full of fragrance.
During Jiang Rou's movements.
A drop of fragrant sauce dripped from the duck and landed on the table.
Zhou Xiaohua had been following Jiang Rou closely, and when she saw that drop of sauce, her eyes lit up.
She stretched out a finger, dipped it in the sauce, and quickly put it into her mouth and licked it.
tasty!
So delicious!
The sauce is sweet, salty, and has a strong duck flavor.
There is no meat in it, but your mouth is full of meatiness.
She couldn't believe how delicious real duck was.
At this moment.
Gurgle.
The stomach started to rumble.
In the quiet little room, it is particularly obvious.
Jiang Rou lowered her head and subconsciously looked at Zhou Xiaohua.
Zhou Xiaohua denied it with a small expression.
[It's not me, it's not me, my tummy is behaving well, that's why it didn't growl. ]
The little girl shook her head vigorously from side to side.
Since it's not Zhou Xiaohua, then it can only be——
Jiang Rou and Zhou Xiaohua turned their heads together, and with equally clear eyes, they looked at Zhou Xiaochuan standing beside them.
The stubborn boy stood aside with an embarrassed and nervous look on his face.
The Adam's apple, which is not very obvious yet, is sliding silently.
Swallowing secretly.
Normally at this moment, the embarrassed Zhou Xiaochuan would turn his head away, then purse his thin lips, and use all his will to resist Jiang Rou's concern, and he would not want anyone to see him like this.
But this time.
Zhou Xiaochuan's face still showed embarrassment and awkwardness.
But he didn't turn his head.
No dodging, no resistance.
Although his stomach growled, which was embarrassing, he accepted it calmly.
Zhou Xiaochuan met Jiang Rou's gaze, relaxed his tense lips and said, "The duck you made is delicious."
He wasn't actually hungry, it was just that the food smelled so good that his internal organs were complaining.
Jiang Rou raised her eyebrows in disbelief.
This is... praised by the little wolf cub? !
When Jiang Rou became the number one food blogger, she was not happy at all when Zhou Xiaochuan praised her.
If she wasn't afraid that Zhou Xiaochuan would resist, she really wanted to give him a big hug.
Finally.
Jiang Rou touched Zhou Xiaochuan's head gently as usual.
"Because it smells so good, Xiaochuan wants to eat it, right?"
"But you have to wait a little longer. If you cut the duck meat while it's hot, it will become loose easily. If you cut it after it cools down, it will be firmer and more delicious."
"Is there anything else you want to eat, Xiaochuan? Just tell me, I'll make anything..."
…
This evening.
Jiang Rou cut the cooled sesame duck into two pieces.
Except for the duck wings, duck feet and duck legs, which retain their original shapes, the rest of the body parts are cut into pieces.
I kept half of it at home.
The other side was put into a lunch box as it will be of important use tomorrow.
Of the half that stayed at home, I ate a quarter of it at dinner.
There is still a quarter left, which is placed on a plate, turned upside down in a bowl.
Because on this day, Zhou Chongshan still failed to come back for dinner.
The remaining quarter is reserved for old men.
"Okay, let's get started."
At the dinner table, Jiang Rou gave Zhou Xiaochuan and Zhou Xiaohua each a piece of sesame duck.
They both stared at it closely, their eyes following the duck's movements.
After smelling the fragrance all day, I can finally taste what it smells like.
Zhou Xiaohua didn’t know how to use chopsticks yet, so Jiang Rou washed her hands in advance and let her eat directly from the food.
A piece of duck meat has all the layers, from duck skin to duck meat to duck bones.
When you take a bite, the aroma of sesame oil and the brine absorbed by the duck meat texture burst between your lips and teeth.
Every sip is full of fragrance.
It's so delicious that I want to eat it with my fingers.
for a while.
No one was talking in the room, except for the sound of two children sucking their fingers.
No drop of remaining sauce would be wasted.
Jiang Rou watched the two children eating with gusto, and even she herself felt hungry.
I ate half a bowl more of rice.
Wait until you finish your meal.
Zhou Xiaohua obviously hadn't eaten enough. She stared at the plate with the sesame oil duck, wishing she could lick all the remaining sauce with her tongue.
Even though my belly is round, I still want to eat.
It looks exactly like a little gluttonous cat.
Seeing that she was still hungry, Jiang Rou took a duck claw and put it in her hand.
"Take it and chew it slowly."
There is no meat on the duck, only skin.
The skin is still tightly attached to the bones, so it takes a lot of effort to eat it cleanly.
What’s more, Zhou Xiaohua has small teeth and little strength.
It will take more time.
You can chatter for a long time.
After Zhou Xiaohua got the duck claw, she did not eat it immediately. Instead, she ran to Zhou Xiaochuan and handed it to him.
【Brother, you eat. 】
"Brother doesn't want to eat it, you can take it and eat it."
Only when Zhou Xiaohua saw that Zhou Xiaochuan really refused did she start eating happily.
The little girl became closer to Jiang Rou, but she never forgot her favorite brother.