The Fiery Era of Siheyuan

Chapter 117, lard residue
Refining lard is a very important family work in this era.

Due to the monotonous scarcity of supplies and the general lack of oil and water, the supply of cooking oil for the common people in the imperial capital was only three taels per month per person. Therefore, lard became a commodity that the common people valued very much. When buying pork, they preferred fat pork, and it was more and more popular. The fatter, the better.

Whenever fat pork is bought, it must first be used to refine oil. Wash the white fat meat, cut it into small pieces, slowly fry the oil and water in the fat meat over medium heat, and finally refine it all into browned oil residue and hot lard.

The fried lard can be used as the main cooking oil in the family, and the leftover oil residue is also a supreme delicacy.

A bowl of lard residue, sprinkled with a little salt while it is hot, and stirred a little, it is a crispy, fragrant and delicious snack, which is widely loved by adults and children.

And no matter what kind of dish you make, if you sprinkle some lard residue on it, the dish will become delicious.

Shazhu is worthy of being the successor of the Tan family's cuisine, and he is also good at refining lard. It seems that he has done a lot of work in the factory.

After washing it, he cut it into small pieces, put a small bowl of water in the pot, put the fat, ginger slices and peppercorns into the pot, and then simmered it over medium heat. .

In about half an hour, a pot full of lard was ready, and the smell of lard wafted across the yard, and the greedy children outside the door kept swallowing.

Fortunately, almost every household has bought pork, and most of them are refining oil at the moment, so it's not so conspicuous. If it were normal, Sha Zhu and the others really wouldn't dare to refine oil in the yard for fear of being scolded.

Twenty kilograms of lard fat was boiled out, and finally there were about eleven or two kilograms of lard and a large pot of lard residue. The oil yield was about 50%-60%, which was pretty good.

As soon as the lard residue was put into the basin, the little greedy cat Yu Yu next to him got his eyes straight. He smelled the fragrance and swallowed his saliva without doing any work in his hands.

"Silly brother, hey, I'm hungry, get me some lard residue to taste." Yu Shui swallowed his saliva, flattering him.

Silly Zhu glanced at her, and refused: "This stuff is full of oil and water, you eat it now, do you want to eat dinner later?"

How can the little girl care about you so much when she's greedy, it's only reasonable to get rid of the glutton first.

"Brother Weiguo"

Seeing that Sha Zhu disagreed, Yu Yu pitifully approached Li Weiguo again.

"Okay, bring your bowl and I'll fill it up for you."

Li Weiguo didn't care. As for lard residue, it tastes best when it's hot.

"Okay. Hee hee"

With permission, the little girl ran quickly and immediately brought a bowl.

"Just get used to her."

"Hey, what a big deal, lard residue is delicious when it's hot."

Li Weiguo was not stingy either. He took the bowl and scooped half a spoonful of lard residue for her, then sprinkled it with salt and chili powder and stirred it evenly. A bowl of fragrant salt and pepper lard residue was completed.

Yu Yu couldn't help but swallowed, took the bowl excitedly, picked up a piece of oil residue, and carefully put it into his mouth.

"It's so delicious. How happy I would be if I could eat lard residue every day." The little girl said intoxicated while eating.

"What year is it? There are still lard residues every day. How dare you think about it, why don't you go to heaven?" Silly Zhu said angrily.

The brother and sister's total pork share for a month is only eight taels, so it's okay to eat meat once or twice a month, but no more.

Even a cook would not dare to think about eating lard scraps every day.

"Hum, think about what's wrong? You're still a member of the Eighth National Committee, and you can't even eat the lard residue."

"What's wrong with not being able to eat? How many people can't eat? At least my cook has enough to eat and drink. There are thousands of people in the steel rolling mill, but a few of them can compare with me."

"Hmm, you can't eat the lard crumbs!"

"Hey Li Weiguo, this little girl's mouth has been spoiled by you. I can't keep her anymore. Take it away quickly."

Li Weiguo rolled his eyes at this idiot and ignored him.

The east wing of the front yard is the third uncle's house.

The third uncle and the third mother are also refining oil. Years ago, their family did not buy much pork. After saving tickets for more than half a year, they only had enough to buy four catties and two taels of pork, and they were both fat and thin.

The fat pork in the pot was fried in hot oil, "sizzling" oily flowers, and the four brothers and sisters, Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang, surrounded the stove next to them, smelling the strong smell of lard, and they couldn't stop talking. Swallow saliva.

"Dad, after you finish cooking the oil, can you give us some lard residue? We haven't eaten in almost half a year."

Yan Jiecheng stretched his neck close to the oil pan, sniffled his nose and asked, while the three younger brothers and sisters beside him also looked at Yan Fugui expectantly.

The third master, Yan Fugui, turned his head and glanced at the four brothers and sisters. Seeing them staring at the oil pan eagerly, he couldn't bear to refuse: "Then each person can only eat one piece, and the rest must be kept for cooking. These lard and oil residues That’s what our family needs for three months.”

As he said that, the third master picked and picked from the oil pan, picked out four pieces of oil residue that had been almost squeezed out, turned it upside down, and dried the oil and water on it, then put it on the plate in front of the four people, and then sprinkled it on them. A little salt.

"No, eat, one piece per person, don't grab it."

As soon as the oil residue was put on the plate, the four brothers and sisters couldn't wait to grab a piece each, and stuffed it directly into their mouths without fear of being burned.

"It's not too hot, it's so fragrant." The four brothers and sisters exclaimed while chewing.

A piece of lard residue didn't have much weight, and it was swallowed in a few swallows, and the taste has not yet been tasted.

Yan Xiecheng babbled and said, "Dad, you can give me two more yuan. If you can't taste the taste of one piece, it will be gone. Don't you think so?"

After hearing this, Yan Jiefang quickly cooperated: "Uh, yes! One piece is not enough, it will be gone before the taste is tasted."

Yan Jiekuang: "Yes, Dad, one piece is not enough to fill the gap between teeth."

Yan Jiedi: "That's right, Dad, you can give me another two yuan."

The third master is a master of digging and searching, how could he be willing to give so much, and immediately said: "Hey, you guys, you can't live a life, and I want to make all good things at once. If there is no more, go and play." As he said that, he was about to wave his hand to drive people away.

"No. Dad, can our family save so much? Didn't we buy a goose weighing [-] catties a few days ago? It's enough for us to eat for several days." Yan Xiecheng said.

"What to eat, the goose doesn't have any oil or water on it. What's delicious? I bought that goose for 11 yuan. I'll take it to Li Weiguo later, and exchange some money tickets. I can make some money."

The third master is not willing to eat the 11 yuan goose just like that, isn't this killing him.

Now is the Chinese New Year period, and poultry is in short supply. If I exchange this goose with Li Weiguo, how much will it cost? The third uncle has already made plans, but he is reluctant to keep it for himself.

The third aunt also echoed: "Even with Chief Li's temper, it's impossible to be stingy. Maybe he can still earn three to five yuan."

The third aunt's words now speak to the third uncle's heart.

"Right, as the saying goes, if you don't have enough to eat, you can't afford to wear clothes, and if you can't figure it out, you will be poor. You guys, learn a little bit, hahaha."

(End of this chapter)