The legend of gourd head steamed buns may not be true anymore. Anyway, it is such a legend, but the modern gourd head steamed buns were developed on the basis of the "gourd head" in the Tang Dynasty.
People who like gourd head steamed buns like it very much, and those who don't like it are very repulsive. Because it is made of pig intestines, many people think it is unhygienic or unclean.
But in fact, this is not necessarily the case. If it was unhygienic or unclean, it would not be a delicacy that has been passed down for thousands of years.
There is a strict process when making gourd heads. Rub them with refined salt and vinegar for 10 minutes. Then rinse them with clean water, and then rinse them repeatedly with clean water until the intestines and belly are white, shiny, and have no odor.
You also need to turn it over, then scrape and tear off the inner membrane, rub it with salt and vinegar, and wash it repeatedly in clean water. After it is cleaned, put it aside for later use.
The intestines and tripe need to go through more than a dozen processes such as moving, stroking, scraping, turning, picking, turning back, rinsing, stroking again, boiling, and drying to achieve the requirements of removing dirt, fishy smell, and greasiness!
Chen Mo did it as soon as he thought of it and stopped lying down. He drove directly to the town and bought a lot of pork intestines, pork bones and other food.
Of course, everything you buy has been preliminarily taken care of, and you can just take it back and undergo further cleaning.
In addition, he also bought a large plastic bottle of white wine in the town, which is the kind of cheap bulk wine that people drink in the countryside. This is used to clean pig intestines.
The grain and wine in the Qiankun Pearl cannot be wasted like this. It is just for cleaning food. He is reluctant to use these good wines as cleaning agents.
To make gourd head steamed buns, you need to make soup. This soup is pork bone soup. Wash and break the pork bones, add the fat hen to the soup pot and bring to a boil. Skim off the foam, add the seasoning bag, and boil until it becomes milky white. .
This gourd head steamed bun relies on a little soup to bring out the flavor, so a hen is also added. The gourd head is not about the meat but the soup, so the method of making the soup is very particular.
First wash and smash the fresh pork bones, put them into a pot and stew them, skim off the foam, then add the white strips of chicken, pork, salt, and seasoning packets (this is the customer who said it was not delicious while eating, and not only flipped the table and complained , he also called the shop owner over and taught him a lesson, and then prepared the condiments using herbal medicine, which was the condiments prepared by Sun Simiao himself), and simmered it over low heat until the soup was thick and white like milk.
But how can the chickens in the market compare to the ones you raise yourself? You directly handed the pig intestines and other purchased items to your uncle, and told him to clean them first and set them aside before he went to catch the chickens.
In addition, when cooking, cook more and bring some to your home.
He turned around and went to the chicken coop. Dahai was also there, so he asked him to catch a hen for himself. The chickens raised now are relatively small, not old hens, but they are enough to make broth. Chen Mo doesn't believe that they have been fed with stream water. Chickens are grown by eating carnivorous insects, so the soup they are used to make may not taste good!
Of course, after catching the chickens at home, let Ma Youwei slaughter them and clean them directly.
"Er baby, didn't your brother-in-law take away a chicken in the afternoon? Isn't that enough?"
Dahai asked curiously as he watched Ma Youwei slaughter the chicken skillfully, then scald the chicken with boiling water to remove the dirt, etc.
Although the chickens have grown up now, they have not yet been put on the market. The first batch is only a thousand, and some have been eaten. They will be on the market in a while. But these chickens, where does Chen Mo live? For old men and women, they can eat one every day.
The local chicken is actually very strong. If it is not steamed for a long time, then the old man and the old lady can't chew the chicken to pieces. They have one chicken every day, mainly used to make soup. This is what Chen Mo specially told to
My brother-in-law's main purpose is to help these old men and women replenish their bodies.
"This is for making soup. I want to eat steamed buns with gourd head tonight." Chen Mo said with a smile.
"Ha! I'm going to your place for dinner tonight." Dahai made a reservation directly.
"No problem." Chen Mo said.
After Chen Mo returned to the guest room yard with the chicken, under the pavilion, Mr. Ji and three other old men were drinking tea and chatting. However, the two old ladies were nowhere to be seen. They might be in the room.
"Boy Chen, what are you doing here with another chicken?" Mr. Ji asked curiously after seeing it.
They used to call each other Xiao Chen, but recently they have become familiar with each other, so there is no politeness. Following He Lao and others, they also call Chen Mo and Chen Xiaozi.
Chen Mo was a little depressed, what's going on? Why did he have to ask everyone he met when he made a chicken by himself?
"I'm going to make gourd head steamed buns tonight, and the chicken is used to make soup," Chen Mo said.
"Gourd-head steamed buns? It's such a good thing. I haven't eaten it for a long time. It looks like I can have a big meal tonight!" Mr. Ji said, and Mr. He and Mr. Wu both agreed.
"Uh?! Mr. Ji, you don't have to think about the gourd head steamed buns tonight, it's not your responsibility!" Chen Mo said helplessly.
"What? Not my share?"
"That's right! Mr. Ji, although your body is much better, you are still in the recovery period, so don't think about fat meat. Fat sausage is a high-fat and high-cholesterol food, and it is relatively greasy, so you have to wait.
It will take some time for you to eat. Now, you can only eat the food I prepared for you."
When Mr. Ji heard this, he was immediately very disappointed and sighed. This man is old and needs to avoid many things, even if he wants to eat something.
"Also, Mr. Wu, your body is not fully recovered yet, and you also need to avoid food, so you can't eat it. You can only eat lighter food."
Although Mr. Wu's blood vessel occlusion rate has dropped to 40%, he still needs to continue, so it is better to eat less high-fat and high-cholesterol foods.
When Mr. Wu heard this, he felt depressed for a while. But fortunately, his food was much better than Mr. Ji's, and he could eat many things that he didn't want to eat, so he sighed and let it go.
"Then I have no problem?" Mr. He asked cautiously. He has worked and lived in Xiqin for decades and grew up eating the special food here. It was a rare occasion and he didn't want to miss it.
"There's no problem with Mr. He. I'll go get the chicken first and then we'll talk."
Chen Mo walked towards the kitchen, and his body came out. Mr. Ji and Mr. Wu sighed, but they also knew that it was for their own health, so they had nothing to say. And now that his body is much better, maybe after a while, there will be no taboos.
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This situation now is much better than those old guys lying on the hospital bed. Thinking of this, I remembered what Lao He asked Chen Mo last time.
"Lao He, you went to see Chen Mo at noon and asked how he was doing?"
Mr. Ji saw that Chen Mo was far away, so he asked in a low voice. But he didn't know that for a person with sensitive hearing like Chen Mo, this low voice was no different from his usual voice.
He heard Mr. Ji talking about him and didn't look back. Because everything had been said and it wasn't anything else, there was nothing to discuss.
"After that, Mr. Chen doesn't have any objections. He can come if he can. But there are some problems with the accommodation here, so we have to set a simple rule. The number of guest rooms cannot be exceeded, otherwise it will be too much." Mr. He said.
After hearing this, Mr. Wu and Mr. Ji also smiled happily.
"Haha, there may be more and more us old guys, and it will be lively by then."
"Haha! That's okay, I just like the excitement."
The old men were all happy. Finally, they didn't have to face two familiar faces in one day, and could add a few more familiar faces.
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