RPAGF Chapter 181 The Busy Time of Winter Solstice Food
Chapter 181 The Busy Time of Winter Solstice Food
Gradually, the sound of firecrackers could be heard in the village, scaring the fox spirit and Mengmeng so much that they hid everywhere.
The ancestral temple sacrifices of some families in the village have already begun.
Su Panpan had just carefully rinsed the fresh leeks cut from the vegetable garden and the plump white radishes she had picked in the kitchen.
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the yard, followed by the loud voice of Da Niu: "Pan Pan, I'm here, I brought you the meat and lamb chops you asked for!"
Su Panpan quickly wiped her hands and went out to greet him.
As soon as she opened the door, a biting cold wind rushed in, and she couldn't help shivering.
Daniu was seen carrying a large bag in each hand, his face beaming. He placed a large slab of pork belly and a large rack of lamb on the ground, straightened up, and said, "The village has been bustling all along the way. Everyone's busy preparing for the Winter Solstice."
Daniu described it vividly: "Some families were busy slaughtering chickens and ducks. The chickens and ducks were quacking with great joy, and the wind blew their feathers everywhere. Others had stoves set up at their doorsteps, steam rising. Who knows what delicious food was cooking in the pots, but the fragrance wafted all over the street, and the smoke filled the air, making the surroundings foggy. Many children were running around on the roadside, holding freshly made snacks in their hands, stuffing them into their mouths as they ran, and their faces were covered with crumbs. I was so greedy that I could hardly walk. The smell of the winter solstice is so strong!"
As Su Panpan listened to Daniu's description, she thought to herself, "The atmosphere of the Winter Solstice is really strong. Everyone is so lively and cheerful. It's wonderful." She couldn't help but smile and said, "Oh, thank you for your hard work, Daniu. You've come all this way in such a cold weather. Come in and sit for a while. Have some hot water to warm yourself up."
Daniu waved his hand and said with a smile, "No, no, I still have to go deliver meat to other families. Several villagers asked me to carry things. I have a lot of things to do."
Su Panpan nodded, took out some money and handed it to Daniu, saying, "Daniu, take a look at this money, is it correct?"
Da Niu took the money, counted it, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, Panpan, you are very careful and always count everything clearly. Okay, then I'll be leaving first." As he said that, he picked up the empty bag on the ground and prepared to leave.
Seeing this, Su Panpan hurriedly turned back into the house and grabbed a handful of salt and pepper walnuts that she had just fried yesterday. She trotted to the door and stuffed the walnuts into Daniu's hand, saying, "Brother Daniu, I fried these yesterday. They smell so good. Take them and eat them on the way. It'll fill your stomach first."
Da Niu was stunned for a moment, then he grinned and said, "Oh, Panpan, you are so polite, thank you!"
Su Panpan smiled and said, "Why are you being so polite to me? Go quickly and be careful on the road."
Da Niu put the walnuts in his pocket, waved to Su Panpan, turned around and walked away with big strides.
After Da Niu left, Su Panpan turned around and went back into the house. Looking at the large plate of pork belly and a large piece of lamb chops on the ground, she thought to herself that she had to deal with them quickly.
She first picked up the lamb chop, placed it on the chopping board, and looked at it carefully.
There was still some blood on the lamb chops, and it gave off a faint smell of mutton.
She rinsed off all the blood and impurities on the surface of the lamb chops.
Next, Su Panpan chopped the lamb chops into two halves, stewed one half into soup, and fried the other half.
She began to prepare to marinate the lamb chops. She took out a small bowl from the cupboard, added salt, black pepper, light soy sauce, cooking wine, and a little honey in turn, and stirred them evenly with chopsticks to make a simple marinade.
Then, she put the rinsed lamb chops into the marinade and used her hands to evenly spread the marinade on every part of the lamb chops, ensuring that each lamb chop could fully absorb the flavor of the seasoning.
While the lamb chops were marinating, Su Panpan began to prepare the ingredients for the lamb chops and white radish soup.
She picked up the white radish she had just washed, placed it on the chopping board, and cut it into dice with a "dong dong dong" sound, each piece being of uniform size.
After cutting the white radish, she took a piece of ginger and cut it into slices.
Put the lamb chops, white radish and ginger slices in the pot and stew them together. After skimming off the floating foam, add angelica, astragalus, codonopsis and red dates and stew them slowly.
Su Panpan started to busy herself with the salted egg yolk lion head again.
She took out a few salted eggs from the back room, put the salted egg yolks in a bowl, and gently pressed each salted egg yolk into a flat shape with a spoon, and set them aside.
Then, she picked up the pork belly that had just been processed, put it on the chopping board, and chopped it into minced meat with a knife. She hummed a little tune while chopping, and was in a particularly happy mood.
After chopping the meat, she put it into a large bowl, added appropriate amount of salt, light soy sauce, cooking wine, starch, and chopped green onion and ginger, and stirred it with her hands. While stirring, she thought about how delicious the lion's head would be.
After stirring evenly, she grabbed a piece of minced meat from the bowl, rolled it into a ball in her hands, then wrapped the salted egg yolk she had just pressed inside, and rolled it again to make the shape of the lion's head more rounded.
In this way, one salted egg yolk lion head after another was born in her hands.
After doing all this, Su Panpan quickly started preparing the filling for the leek and meat dumplings.
She picked up the leeks she had just washed, placed them on the chopping board, and chopped them finely with a knife. The green leeks instantly turned into a pile of finely chopped leeks, exuding a rich leek fragrance.
Then, she cut the remaining pork belly into small pieces, put it together with the chopped chives, added appropriate amount of salt, light soy sauce, sesame oil, and eggs, and stirred it evenly with chopsticks. A delicious chive and meat filling was ready.
Su Panpan looked at the ingredients she had prepared and felt a sense of accomplishment.
She wiped the sweat from her forehead, prepared to take a rest for a while, and then called a few children to make dumplings together, ready to take them to Shen Ru's house and celebrate the winter solstice with everyone.
While several children were making dumplings, Su Panpan was frying salted egg yolk lion head dumplings.
At this time, the lamb chops are almost marinated.
She poured some oil into the pot and watched it heat up little by little and start to smoke slightly.
She carefully put the marinated lamb chops into the pot one by one.
A "sizzling" sound was heard instantly, and as soon as the lamb chops touched the hot oil, small white bubbles began to emerge, and the unique aroma of lamb also spread.
Su Panpan turned the lamb chops over from time to time to ensure that both sides were fried golden brown.
After a while, both sides of the lamb chops were fried to a beautiful golden color. She took out the fried lamb chops and placed them on a plate with satisfaction.
At this time, fine snowflakes began to float in the sky, one or two pieces slowly falling down, as if adding a bit of romance to this winter solstice season.