newbobooks Chapter 494 Washing Sheep Offal
Chapter 494 Washing Sheep Offal
Xu Han instructed Mrs. Li who was standing by her side, "Go to the kitchen and scoop some cornmeal over. It will be used to wash the sheep offal later."
Although Mrs. Li was very confused as to how food could be used to clean the mutton offal, she still followed Xu Han's instructions and went to the kitchen to scoop a bowl of cornmeal.
Xu Han took the corn and said to Dan Niang and Li Dasao, "First, tear off the grease on it, then rinse everything inside with clean water, and finally pour the cornmeal in and rub it repeatedly until all the mucus inside is rubbed out, then rinse it with clean water.
The sheep intestines and tripe cleaned in this way have no peculiar smell and are especially white and clean.”
Dan Niang nodded thoughtfully, "I've learned that. I've never heard of washing offal this way before. If I knew this method, I wouldn't have thrown away all the offal, wasting so much food."
Mrs. Li also agreed, "Yes, who would have thought that it would be so easy to remove the smell of sewage. It's amazing that a little cornmeal can clean the sewage."
Zhou, who had returned at some point, also said, "In previous years, we couldn't afford meat, so I asked the child's father to buy some pig offal, thinking that at least it was meat and that it would satisfy everyone's cravings. But it turned out to be smelly and fishy, and inedible. I wasted a few cents in vain."
"If I had known that cornmeal could be used to clean offal, I wouldn't have thrown away all the offal over the years."
Dan Niang continued, "The offal at the market can't be sold. I guess no one knows this method. I don't know how Madam is so smart that she can think of this method. No wonder she cooks so well."
After listening to Dan Niang's words, Xu Han became thoughtful and accidentally discovered something incredible.
I have to say that over the years, because no one in her family likes to eat pork, she has never been to a pork stall, so naturally she didn't know that people here don't eat offal.
Although Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest had eaten the offal made by Xu Han, she had never heard them talk about this and had always thought that the people here ate offal.
If I hadn't asked a question today, Xu Han probably wouldn't have known about this.
Xu Han smiled and said, "Offal is delicious when cooked, and tastes better than meat. The Taoist priest and Lu Chuan all like to eat goat tripe and goat intestines, especially when fried.
Next time I have a chance, I will make it for you to try. I guarantee you will all like it.”
Zhou laughed and said, "Hahaha, then we'll just have to wait."
Although they had eaten offal before and the taste was absolutely unforgettable, when they heard the lady say that offal was delicious, the others inexplicably chose what Xu Han said.
The reason was simple. Everyone had eaten Xu Han's cooking and it tasted really good. Since the host said it was delicious, the taste of the offal must be good.
Having lived in this family for such a long time, everyone has gotten to know the people in the family. The Taoist priest is well-known for being picky about food. If even he says it's delicious, then the taste must be good.
Xu Han ordered, "You guys clean these first. Dan Niang, go chop some lamb chops. There are so many of us, so just eating lamb offal is definitely not enough. Chop some other meat. As for how much to chop, it's up to you. Remember to make sure everyone is full."
After she said that, she went to prepare other side dishes. There were many people in the family, and even if the whole sheep was cooked, it would not be enough to fill them up.
Besides, mutton soup cannot just be made of mutton. Vermicelli and cabbage are also indispensable. These two are the essence of mutton soup. If you want to drink mutton soup, how can you miss these two?
Xu Han took out a bundle of sweet potato vermicelli from the warehouse, soaked half of it, and then went to the field to pick a few cabbages.
After all the side dishes were prepared, the mutton offal and mutton were also processed.
Xu Han first blanched the mutton offal and mutton in a large iron pot outside the yard, then took them out, cut them and cleaned them.
Put all the cleaned mutton offal and mutton into the pot and stir-fry. After stir-frying, pour the boiled water into the pot.
As soon as the boiling water was added, the mutton offal soup in the pot immediately turned milky white, which looked particularly appetizing.
She added appropriate amounts of onion, ginger and peppercorns into the pot, then started cooking over high heat. After boiling, she simmered over low heat.
After handing the task of stewing mutton offal soup to Zhou, Xu Han turned around and went to the valley. They had agreed to put up the beams in the morning, but she didn't know how they were doing, so she had to go and take a look.
As for Mrs. Li and Dan Niang, they helped Xu Han prepare the materials and then went to work. Even Ze'er and Mu'er were in the valley at this time.
When she arrived at the valley, the ceremony had already ended. Everyone was working hard, each one more industrious than the other.
Everyone's clothes were soaked with sweat, which slid down their foreheads and buried themselves in their lapels.
Everyone seemed to be unaware of the heat and continued to work hard. This time, even when Xu Han came over, no one stopped.
Finally, it was Ze'er who was playing nearby who saw Xu Han. He immediately dropped the small wooden stick in his hand and ran over.
"Mom, mom, it's time to build a house. Dad just gave me some pears for building the house. They were so sweet."
Xu Han took the little son who ran over and said, "Okay, okay, just eat it. You're so hot, like a little mud monkey. Where have you been again? You're covered in dirt and your clothes are dirty."
As she spoke, she helped Ze'er tidy up his clothes. After patting them for a long time, she found that nothing had fallen off. It turned out that all the sweat and dirt had stuck to the clothes.
Helplessly, Xu Han could only stop tidying up Ze'er's clothes, looked at her youngest son with disgust, and thought to herself, "It's so dirty, what should I do if I suddenly don't want it anymore."
Ze'er may have sensed his mother's disdain, and he laughed with his teeth bared.
Lu Chuan, who was standing by, finally noticed Xu Han's arrival and hurried over to ask, "Is the meal ready?"
"It's almost done. The mutton offal soup is ready. We just need to add vermicelli and cabbage to it when you get back."
He took the round fan from Xu Han's hand and said while fanning himself, "Well, wait a moment. Everyone is working very hard. It's still early. Let's work for a while before going back to eat."
"Okay, you should keep an eye on the time. It's still quite hot today. Don't work for too long. Go back when the sun gets too high. You'll easily get heat stroke."
Lu Chuan handed the fan back to Xu Han and said, "Okay, I understand. You should go back first. It's too hot here.
When we get ready to go back for dinner, I'll have someone notify you in advance so you don't have to come over."
"Okay, I'll take these kids back. It's only been half a day and the clothes on several people are unbearable to look at.
Let’s give them a bath while the sun is still strong at noon. Otherwise they won’t be able to go to bed for a nap.”