After drying overnight, the peach preserves finally took shape.
Today, continue baking.
Early in the morning, Ye Liuqing did not go to work to collect grass for the pigs, so Ye Jianjun went to help her.
Don’t ask why?
Asking means being busy.
Li Guozhuang will return to the army tomorrow.
Ye Liuqing has to take out the pickled apricot meat today and also prepare a big surprise for the male protagonist.
Busy!
However, the busiest person was not Ye Liuqing, but Ye Jianjun, who had to do the work of three people.
Thanks to the good food at home recently, Ye Jianjun was well fed and had plenty of energy. Plus, Ye Liuqing's work wasn't heavy, so it was a piece of cake. He and Ye Jianhua didn't have much work left.
Ye Jianhua rode his bicycle to the town to buy things early in the morning.
Ye Liuqing stayed at home to make preserved fruits.
The apricot meat, which had been pickled in sugar overnight, released a lot of water.
Ye Liuqing put the earthenware pot containing apricot meat directly on the stove to cook.
The heat for cooking apricot meat needs to be controlled well, low heat is best, and the heat should be turned off when small bubbles appear in the syrup in the clay pot.
After it cools down, it is taken out to dry and then baked in a kiln.
The apricot syrup left in the jar is good stuff.
Take a spoonful, add water and drink it, it tastes sweet.
Ye Liuqing worked until noon and finally put the apricot meat into the kiln.
I had a simple lunch, some steamed buns and some porridge.
There was a knock on the door in the yard.
Er Goudan brought the fish over.
A layer of green vegetables was placed on the backpack to cover it. Under the green vegetables were three big grass carps and several pounds of small fish. They looked so fresh!
After Ye Liuqing paid the money to Ergoudan, Ergoudan left quickly.
In the original text, the male protagonist Ji Yanchuan has a relatively light taste, and the female protagonist Shen Liyue always prepares light meals for the male protagonist.
However, Ye Liuqing discovered that Ji Yanchuan didn't eat much.
What does this mean?
The hero actually doesn't like the food prepared by the heroine.
Or, Ye Liuqing could boldly guess whether the male protagonist likes things with a strong flavor?
Ye Liuqing believes that food with chili peppers is food with soul.
What's more, chili pepper is a good thing. It can increase appetite, promote food digestion and absorption, and has antibacterial effects. It is a treasure everywhere!
Therefore, Ye Liuqing decided to use the fish meat to make some spicy fish chunks and spicy fish for the male protagonist.
Just think of it as testing the waters.
What if the male lead likes it?
The fish has arrived.
Ye Jianhua had just returned home after shopping in town.
Let him kill the fish.
Ye Jianhua knew that Ye Liuqing wanted to make some food for his future brother-in-law and send it to the military district.
So, as soon as he got home, he rolled up his sleeves and got to work without saying a word.
Ye Liuqing asked Ye Jianhua to go to the street to buy some lard and seasonings.
It is very difficult to buy pork fat if you don't get up early.
Ye Liuqing cleaned the lard, cut it into small pieces, and put it into an iron pot to boil.
After the lard is refined, the golden oil residue is scooped out.
This oil residue is a good thing.
Ye Liuqing planned to use these oil residues to make a filling and steam big buns to eat in the evening.
Ye Liuqing had mastered the skill of frying the oil, and Ye Jianhua had already cleaned the fish.
Next up is frying the fish.
Three large grass carps are cut into pieces and fried, while the small fish are fried whole.
There were plenty of eggs in Ye Liuqing's space. She took out an egg from the cupboard and pretended to do it. Then she smuggled several more eggs from the space, beat them into a basin, and mixed them with flour to make a paste.
Roll the fish pieces in the batter and fry them in oil...
“Crackle, crackle, crackle!!!”
Waves of fragrance wafted out from the kitchen.
Fortunately, Ye Liuqing was frying fish at noon.
Everyone in Yejia Village went to work.
Otherwise, it will definitely attract some people's attention.
It's not a festival, but preparing such a hard dish is bound to arouse the suspicion of the villagers.
There was no way. In the 1970s, there were no entertainment activities in the village, and the most common thing to do was to chat about family matters.
The fish that was bathed in the oil pan became golden brown and crispy.
"Brother, let's try it. How does it taste?"
Ye Liuqing picked up a small fish with chopsticks and did not forget to give one to Ye Jianhua as well.
"good!"
The two siblings didn't care about the heat and took a bite. It was so delicious that it almost made their tongues swallow it.
This little fish has been fried until its bones are crispy.
Ye Jianhua ate the fish in two bites.
The fried fish is already so delicious. Ye Jianhua couldn’t imagine how delicious it would be if his younger sister made this spicy dried fish.
After frying the fish, Ye Liuqing scooped out the excess oil, leaving only a little oil in the bottom of the pan.
Then, put the coriander, chopped green onion, star anise, cinnamon and other seasonings into the pan and fry them.
After taking out the fried ingredients, Ye Liuqing poured chili powder into the pot.
The unique aroma of chili peppers filled the kitchen in an instant.
"A-choo!"
Ye Jianhua couldn't help but sneeze.
"Little sister, you are so spicy, can your brother-in-law handle it?"
"This is for me. I made him something less spicy."
Ye Liuqing flipped the spatula.
"All right!"
Ye Jianhua said nothing more.
Although it smells very spicy, it is really fragrant!
Pour the fried fish pieces into the pot, add some soy sauce and sugar to season, and finally sprinkle with white sesame seeds. Done!
Shiny, red and golden, it looks delicious!
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