Chapter 24: Stewing Big Bones
Soaking the remaining big bones that had been chopped up by Butcher Hong and soaking them in cold water, Xia Mingyue followed Lu and started busy plating stuffing and making cakes...< br>
In the middle of the morning, Xia Mingyue came back first, took out the big bones that were soaked in blood and rinsed them several times, put them in a pot with cold water, and boiled them to remove the foam.
When the blood foam was removed and the big bones were cleaned, Xia Mingyue washed the pot again.
Xia Mingyue used rock sugar to fry the sugar color.
A small fire is burning in the stove, and the rock sugar in the pot slowly melts in the oil, and small bubbles gradually appear. As the pot is continuously heated, the small bubbles gradually turn into large bubbles, making a gurgling sound.
Xia Mingyue stir-fry quickly to ensure that the sugar color is evenly heated. When the color of the sugar gradually darkens and forms a caramel color, add the big bones to the pot and stir-fry vigorously to ensure that each big bone is evenly stained with sugar color. , add water, bay leaves, star anise, pepper, cinnamon, green onion...
Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat.
After stewing on the stove for a full hour, when the sun was high in the sky, Xia Mingyue took out the firewood from the stove, opened the lid of the pot, and took out all the big bones.
The sugar color before stewing the big bones is very good, and some soy sauce is added in the middle. The color of the big bones at this time is very bright, and the green coriander garnished before taking it out of the pot makes the big bones even more "beautiful and delicious" ".
The smell is fragrant and the texture is soft. When you take a bite, you don't bite the meat on the big bones into your mouth, but inhale it directly. It melts instantly after entering your mouth, and it goes into your throat without any chewing...
There is extremely fat and glutinous bone marrow in the cracked stick bone. Use chopsticks to dig it out. The fragrant taste immediately rushes to Tianling Gai from the tip of your tongue.
Good luck!
Satisfy your craving!
Xia Mingyue held the fragrant big bone in her hands, feasting and enjoying it.
The appearance of being so immersed in delicious food made Wu Jin, who was still chewing meat and bones, raise his big head.
A pair of eyes kept spinning, first looking at the things in the basin in front of Xia Mingyue, and then looking at the one he was holding...
The fleshy bones in the claws suddenly stopped. Fragrant!
Wujin's Harazi flew down three thousand feet, ignoring the big bone that had not been eaten clean, and went straight to Xia Mingyue, rubbing his head against her feet again and again.
Muttered "Woo" from his mouth, and his eyes were fixed on the porcelain basin containing the big bones on the table. When the saliva dripped on the ground, it even soaked a small piece of soil.
Xia Mingyue couldn't help laughing when she saw this, "You also want to eat the big stewed bones?"
"Woof woof."
That's right!
Want to eat!
After receiving a positive reply, Xia Mingyue picked out the two largest bones from the basin and placed them in Wujin's earthen jar basin.
Wujin rushed over immediately and started eating like crazy.
Yummy!
Delicious!
The stewed bones are much more delicious than the raw bones.
Think about it this way, what a hard life we had in the past...
No matter what, the past is hard to look back on, but the days ahead will be delicious!
Xia Mingyue's side had a delicious meal with one person and one dog. In the yard next door, Mrs. Lu led the two brothers Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu to eat very happily.
The bones must be clean and tidy, not even a scrap of meat left behind.
The fingers that have pinched the meat bones must also be clean, and no trace of delicious food is allowed to escape the mouth.
It is the time when half-year-old children have big appetites, and Lu was so attracted by the delicious taste of the big bones that she couldn't stop eating, so that the stewed big bones, which was originally planned to be divided into two meals, ended up being eaten in two meals. I ate everything at noon.
Looking at the thin soup left in the basin, Mrs. Lu prepared to put away the dishes and clean the porcelain basin. "Mom, keep this soup for stewing big bones." Zhao Dahu dissuaded her.
“What are you keeping for?”
All the big bones have been eaten.
Originally, she kept some big bones, so Lu planned to cut some potatoes, cabbage or something like that in the evening, stew them, and then eat them as a dish.
But now there is only soup.
“Save it for cooking noodles at night!” Zhao Erhu answered.
Lu Shi, "..."
As expected, greedy people have many more thoughts than ordinary people.
But this is a good idea. The soup made by stewing big bones has a richer flavor. I can cook some Erhe noodles at night and mix them with each other, and the taste will be great.
Just do it!
If you can't cook delicious dishes, you have to rely on your younger siblings' skills from time to time, so you should make the most of your resources.
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In the afternoon, two groups of people came to Xia Mingyue's home.
The first group of people was Capt. Han.
He brought a police officer with him to inform Xia Mingyue of the result of the county lieutenant's trial of Zeng Liu this morning.
Zeng Liu was seriously injured when he was arrested. He suffered many crimes when he was dragged back to the county government office. When he saw the torture instruments in the county government prison, he did not dare to speak harshly again and blamed Liu Caisheng for him. Stealing other people's property with the intention of framing him was a complete crime.
“Zeng Liu came to Madam Xia’s house last night to commit theft. Firstly, he resented Madam Xia for refusing to hire her. Secondly, he heard from others that Madam Xia was doing a good business in setting up a stall on the street, and there were many things at home. money, and thirdly, he hated Madam Xia for speaking for Liu Caisheng, so he wanted to steal Madam Xia's money, and frame Liu Caisheng again so that Liu Caisheng would be put to death. We also found the stolen money from the Shi family in Zeng Liu's home. "
Han Captou said, "The evidence is conclusive. Zeng Liu also confessed. The county captain was furious and beat Zeng Liu dozens of times, sent him to prison, and sentenced him to death. After ten years of hard work, he will be sent to the front line to build the city wall in a few days. ”
"Ms. Xia, you're welcome." Capt. Han said with a smile, "Thanks to Mrs. Xia and the black dog at home, we were able to successfully catch Zeng Liu. Otherwise, we would not be able to find the thief who stole the Shi family's money, which would be very embarrassing." . ”
“Thank you, Madam Xia, for your help.” Captain Han led the police officers and saluted Xia Mingyue.
“As a commoner of Jinqiu, this is how it should be.” Xia Mingyue poured a cup of hot tea for several people and sent the prepared oil paper bags to them, “I sell cakes on West Street. This is made by my family. Cake, if Capt. Han and the other detectives don’t dislike it, they will take it back and have a taste.”
The cops looked at Capt. Han.
Han Baotou handed over his hand, "The county captain's rule is very strict and he is not allowed to accept things from the people. We appreciate Madam Xia's kindness."
"Since Madam Xia is setting up a stall on West Street, I will definitely go and support Madam Xia if I have time."
Seeing what Han Captou said, Xia Mingyue did not insist, "In that case, I won't force it. You guys."
"The county government still has official business, so I'll take my leave first."
"Go slowly."
Xia Mingyue sent everyone out and weighed the things in her hands. Oil paper package.
I thought this package of cakes was not enough, so I never gave away any of them.
The government officials are so well disciplined, I guess the county captain is also a good official.
Xia Mingyue suddenly felt relieved and went to clear away the teacups and teapots on the table.
When the sun turned west, someone came to the door again.
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The highest official in a county is the county magistrate (the county magistrate in the Ming and Qing Dynasties), who oversees all affairs in the county. The following are the county magistrate and the county lieutenant. The county magistrate is responsible for administration, taxation, household registration, etc., while the county lieutenant is responsible for public security, etc. In some periods A master book will be set up to be in charge of the county magistrate's taxation and other work. The setting here is not that complicated, there are only the county magistrate, the county magistrate and the county captain~
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