frightfiction Chapter 124 This is called cold pot skewers
Chapter 124 This is called cold pot skewers
Since she didn't set up a stall, Xia Anan got off work much earlier than usual. Seeing that there weren't so many people around, she rode her tricycle home.
Of course, I didn’t forget to bring two servings of cold noodles back to avoid someone making a fuss again.
Seeing her come back so early, Lu Qingyuan was a little surprised, "What are you doing? Teaching the apprentice and starving the master to death?"
He didn't believe that Xia Anan was doing nothing every day. Even though all the snack stalls were occupied, he was a little curious about what Xia Anan was going to do with the stalls.
Xia Anan put the cold noodles she brought back on the table and said, "How do you know I'll starve to death? Who said I won't set up a stall anymore?"
It just rained today and she was not prepared.
The ingredients in a snack stall must be clean. The next day, Xia Anan sent a message to Guan Kang, telling him that he didn’t need to buy vegetables and she would go by herself today.
Riding on the tricycle, taking Xia Baobao with him, the two went to the vegetable market together.
Buy some of your favorite vegetables, meat, and soy products, as well as the necessary seasonings.
Although the amount of each type was not much, when added together they filled up the tricycle.
In order to avoid the problem of not being able to take everything again, Xia Anan prepared an extra-large bag, but she still had to drag it in after she got downstairs.
Today's preparations are quite interesting, so Xia Anan plans to let Xia Baobao join in.
First, cut the purchased beef into thin slices and marinate it with egg white to make it more tender.
Next, we will process the various vegetables, wash them first and put them into a large basin.
Xia Anan moved the small chopping board to the dining table, washed Xia Baobao's hands, rolled up her sleeves, and put on a small apron.
"Mom will slice the slices first, and then I'll teach you how to skewer them."
Xia Baobao clapped his hands to show that he was ready.
Xia Anan peeled the potatoes and lotus roots, then cut them into thin slices and put them into clean water.
The lotus root has holes, so it is easier to string them together. Leave it to Xia Baobao. It doesn’t matter if it fails, just let Lu Qingyuan eat it.
If you want the potatoes to stay fresh and crisp after blanching, wash off the starch on the surface and then put them on bamboo sticks to secure them.
She also bought lettuce, young bamboo shoots, mushrooms, black fungus, kelp knots, corn, broccoli, shrimp...
These are relatively easy to handle, and some don’t even require cutting, just wash them and skewer them.
There are many types of ingredients to prepare. Xia Anan took the little one to dress them for a long time. After all the skewers are ready, they can be blanched.
Put the vegetarian dishes that are not easy to cook into the pot first, then put them into ice water after taking them out.
Finally, it’s the shrimp and beef slices. The shrimp are cooked when they change color, while the beef slices should be cooked for a shorter time. If they are blanched for too long, the taste will not be good.
The sauce was prepared by Xia Anan. For things like skewers, butter cannot be used, otherwise the oil will clump together. Not to mention the taste, it will not look good.
She found a relatively deep pot used for stewing soup from the kitchen, poured the prepared sauce into it, and then put the skewers in, just enough to completely soak them.
He and Lu Qingyuan had spicy food, and he also prepared lighter food for Xia Baobao.
There is still some time before dinner, and the longer the skewers are soaked, the more flavorful they will be.
Next it’s time to prepare another tricky ingredient.
Chicken feet.
Xia Anan wanted to make boneless chicken feet, so she blanched them and put them in ice water, then took a knife and started working.
It was the first time she made boneless chicken feet after coming into this world. As expected, the first one failed and was torn into pieces.
She thought of the tutorial she had seen before on how to remove chicken feet. First, pick out the bones from the fingers, then the large bones. It would be best if you could keep the cartilage...
Brain: I got it, I’ll definitely be able to do it this time!
Hand: I don’t understand, I don’t know what you are doing…
When she was taking apart the fifth one, Xia Anan's movements finally became smoother, but of course, she was about to give up.
By the time I finished the last one, both of my arms were numb.
Make a spicy and sour sauce, soak the chicken feet in it, add steamed rice, and then spread them on the sofa.
Xia Anan was so tired that she didn't even want to move a finger. She just listened to Xia Anan pointing at the pictures in the picture book and telling her a made-up story.
Five minutes later, she jumped up from the sofa.
"Full, are you hungry?"
When Lu Qingyuan got home, the two had already started eating. There was a large bowl on the table with different vegetables strung on bamboo sticks, with a layer of red oil and sesame seeds floating on top. You could tell how delicious it was just by looking at it.
"Why don't you wait for me to eat?" He quickly took off his suit jacket, rolled up his sleeves and went to wash his hands, looking back every few steps.
Xia Anan wiped the red oil from the corners of her mouth and replied calmly: "I saw your car enter the community and immediately served the rice."
"Really?" Lu Qingyuan felt that her words were not very credible, but it seemed that there was no problem. His eyes fell on the large basin on the table, "What is this?"
"Would you like to try some cold pot skewers?"
Lu Qingyuan picked up a bamboo shoot skewer and said, "Cold pot? Is there a hot pot?"
“Yeah, just like hot pot.”
She looked at Lu Qingyuan's reaction. He was the first person to taste her skewers. She tried it herself and thought it tasted good, but she didn't know what others thought.
Xia Anan has thought it through. She will sell cold pot skewers for a while while the weather is hot, and then sell hot pot skewers when the weather gets colder.
Lu Qingyuan was seen taking the vegetables off the bamboo skewer, chewing them for a few times, and then reaching out to take another one.
In just two or three minutes, several bamboo sticks appeared in front of him.
When the other party reached out to grab the bamboo stick again, Xia Anan blocked it with her hand, "Don't just eat it, tell me how it tastes?"
Lu Qingyuan frowned slightly, "Are you asking me to have a meal, or to be your experience officer?"
"Everything is there. Tell us quickly!" Xia Anan urged.
Lu Qingyuan moved her hand away and picked up another beef skewer. "Well, the vegetables are crispy, spicy and numbing. It's really delicious."
This spicy feeling is very addictive. I can't stop eating one after another.
Xia Anan was very satisfied with his answer and handed him another small bowl, "Then try this one."
"Is this... chicken feet? Or is it boneless?"
Xia Anan showed the bandage on her hand and said, "Yes, it's pure artificial bone removal."
She admitted that she thought deboning chicken feet was easy before she started, but she couldn't control the knife after she got the hang of it.
But after removing the bones, it feels quite nice to eat one bite at a time without spitting out the bones.
Before Lu Qingyuan came back, she and Xia Baobao had already eaten a lot.
I originally soaked it in a large basin, but it all turned into soup, so I moved it to a small basin, which looked more beautiful.
Lu Qingyuan looked away. He didn't understand whether it was worth hurting his own claws for a chicken claw.
"Don't remove the bones next time. Isn't it better to eat it as it is? The bones are tasty."
"It's okay. I've already bought a small knife online. It only takes a while for me to get used to it. Come and try it!"