A tragic journey through ancient times, trying to make money

Chapter 81 Braised Pork Trotter

"Mother, I'm going to use this pig's trotter to make a braised pig's trotter and put a few eggs in it. You guys can try it later."

"Okay, we can have new food. The stove next to us is not in use, so you can use that stove later."

"Okay, I'll burn the hair off the pig's feet first."

After saying that, Zhang Yunyue put the pig's feet into the stove and burned off the hair on the surface.

After it is cooked, clean the surface of the pig's feet, then go to the woodshed to get a woodcutter and chop the pig's feet into small pieces. After chopping, wash it repeatedly with water.

Light up another stove in the kitchen, boil water and put the pig's feet in, add a few slices of ginger and green onions, and a little rice wine to remove the fishy smell.

Wait for the water to boil, take it out and rinse the foam on both sides with water, set it aside to drain the water, then go and get some spices specially used for making braised food. Fortunately, since I make chili oil at home, I have quite a lot of spices in stock at home.

At this time, Zhang Yunyue poured vegetable oil into the pot, and after the oil was heated, poured the pig's feet in and stir-fried them for a few times, then added ginger slices and dried chilies, poured in hot water, and then put in the spice bag just prepared, poured in soy sauce, salt and other seasonings, and simmered on low heat for half an hour.

During the period, Zhang Yunyue put more than 10 eggs in the pot while steaming the buns. After the buns were cooked, Zhang Yunyue peeled all the eggs and put them into the stew pot to stew together.

At this moment, the strong aroma of stew could be smelled in the kitchen and even in the yard.

"Yueyue, what delicious food did you make today? It smells so good." Zhang Xingyun asked in the yard.

"Yes, sister, what did you cook today? The smell makes me hungry now."

Zhang Yunyue explained, "Today, when I bought meat in town, the butcher gave me two pig's feet as gifts. I thought of stewing them with spices and I also put more than 10 eggs in the stew."

"Yueyue, how long will it take?" Zhang Xinghao asked as his mouth was watering from the smell.

"It will take about half an hour to stew. In fact, it would be better if it was stewed longer, but I was delayed this afternoon by something. When I remembered it, it was a little late. But it doesn't matter much. It tastes delicious anyway."

Zhang Yunyue laughed again and said, "Now everyone can only smell it, hahahaha."

"Wow, it smells so good." Zhang Xingfeng just came back from herding cattle in the backyard, "Sister, what delicious food are you having today?"

"You'll know in a moment, but you can go do your homework now."

Zhang Xingfeng pursed his lips: "Okay, then I'll go do my homework first. But remember to call me when it's time to eat, you must." Zhang Xingfeng turned his head and emphasized as he walked.

Zhang Yunyue waved to Zhang Xingfeng: "Hahahaha, I get it, I won't forget you, go ahead."

After Zhang Yunyue promised, Zhang Xingfeng returned to the window of the room, opened the window, and began to do his homework. Fortunately, for those who had just entered school, the homework was not too much.

While Zhang Xingfeng was doing his homework, Zhang Yunyue would go to the kitchen from time to time to check on the braised pork trotters, while Zhang's mother and Zhu were preparing other dishes.

At the hour of You, Grandpa Zhang and Zhang Cheng also came back from the workshop. In their backpacks were two kinds of chili oil, peanuts, and crispy whistles made in the workshop. They were going to take them to the town to sell tomorrow.

As for my great-grandfather and my second-grandfather's families, whenever there is any new food produced by the Zhang family's workshop, they will also start selling the new food. Their income these days is much higher than before.

The dishes for Zhang's mother and Zhu were also ready. Zhang Yunyue looked at the braised pig's feet and saw that they were also being rashered. She even took out a small piece to taste. The pig's feet were already well-seasoned.

Zhang Yunyue took out a large ceramic bowl from the cupboard and put the pig's feet and eggs in the pot. She also scooped some of the broth into the bowl.

By the time Zhang Yunyue started cooking, the table and stools in the yard had already been set up, and Zhang's mother and others brought the prepared dishes to the dining table in the yard.

Except for Grandpa Zhang and Zhang Cheng who didn't know about braised pork trotters, everyone else had been looking forward to it. When they saw the braised pork trotters and braised eggs served on the table, they couldn't help swallowing their saliva, mainly because the smell was so delicious.

Everyone looked at the braised pork feet and braised eggs on the table and couldn't wait to sit down at the table.

Zhang Yunyue pointed at the braised pig's feet and said, "Everyone, come and try the braised pig's feet and braised eggs that I made today. The only problem is that there are not enough pig's feet. If you like them, I'll buy more next time."

After hearing this, everyone picked up the pig's feet and started eating. Zhang Yunyue also put a braised egg in each person's bowl.

"It's delicious, sister. The braised pork trotters are cooked perfectly." Zhang Yunxue spoke while eating.

"Yeah, Yueyue, I didn't expect that the braised pork trotters would taste so soft and chewy." Zhang Xingyun also echoed.

"Yueyue, grandma also thinks this tastes delicious. She doesn't even need to use her teeth to bite it, the meat just falls off easily."

Father Zhang suddenly thought of the new shop he bought today. After thinking for a while, he said, "Yueyue, can you put other things in the braised pork trotters and braised eggs you made today?"

"Sure, Dad. Things like pig ears, pig heads, lotus roots, potatoes, beans, pig offal, and chicken can all be braised together, and they all taste delicious."

Zhang Cheng listened to his father's words and asked, "Brother, do you mean to add this food to the store?"

Father Zhang nodded and looked at everyone: "Well, now that we have bought a shop, we must learn to make more new foods, but it is best if they are not available in the town, like the ones we sell now.

It is not sold in the town, the county, or the prefectural capital. It just so happens that what Yueyue made today has never appeared in the town before. It is just right for our store and can attract people to buy it. "

"Dad, I actually had this idea as well. When I was cooking today, I thought that we could sell rice in the store in the future, like pork trotter rice. You guys try dipping the steamed buns in the stewed soup. How does it taste?"

After listening to this, everyone dipped the steamed buns in their hands into the sauce. They didn’t expect that the steamed buns could become so delicious. Everyone nodded their heads as they ate it.

"The steamed buns dipped in the sauce are so delicious. I feel like I can eat a few more." said Zhang Xinghao.

"Since this marinade tastes good when dipped into steamed buns, it will also taste good when put on rice and mixed with rice. It also has meat."

Grandpa Zhang: "Okay, let's try it in the store and see if everyone likes it."

At the end of the meal, everyone used all the sauce in the bowl to dip the steamed buns.

After dinner, Zhang Yunyue cleaned up the dishes and cleaned the kitchen. Except for the person who went to the straw shed in the backyard to make mung bean jelly, the rest sat in the yard and chatted.