Chapter 286: Braised Chicken with Taro
"I said a long time ago that our family is separated, but living and eating separately does not mean we are no longer a family. I can't control what happens to other people's families, but my son and grandson Zhang Mengcheng can't do it. Do you know about hurting and betraying your family?" Grandpa Zhang asked sharply.
"I know!" All the men of the Zhang family responded.
"Our old Zhang family can quarrel, but we can't quarrel and destroy our relationship. When others bully our old Zhang family, they have to go back to me no matter what! Our family can't. Let outsiders be bullied."
"Everyone has done it this year, next year, the year after, and for many years to come. Do you understand?"
Everyone in the Zhang family: "Understood!"
Grandpa Zhang looked at the serious expressions of his children and grandchildren, and looked at them staring at the meat on the table despite their serious expressions. He couldn't help laughing, "Okay, let's eat."
After Grandpa Zhang gave an order, everyone started to eat, but it was only after Zhang Dexin gave Grandpa Zhang and Grandma Zhang a piece of chopsticks before they started to grab it.
Of course, Zhang Dexin gave Grandpa Zhang and Grandma Zhang a large piece of elbow meat and buckle meat. Otherwise, other people grabbed it after a while, what if the two old people didn't have anything to eat?
The elbows that have been stewed for almost a morning and an afternoon are very soft and rotten, and the bones can be taken off by gently pulling the bones. The skin and fat feel very elastic regardless of whether it is lightly pinched, and when you tap it lightly, you can see the meat duang and duang vibrate.
The lean meat did not burn out because it was stewed for a long time. Although it was not so tender, it still melted in one sip. Whether it is the skin, the fat part or the lean part, the elbow is very delicious, and everyone is very welcome when they grab it.
"It's delicious too." Zhang Chengmin grabbed a whole piece of elbow meat with skin, fat and lean meat, and sighed while eating.
Everyone is not in the mood to pay attention to Zhang Chengmin. He still has time to sigh that braised elbows are delicious, but everyone eats in silence without expressing any opinions. What if other people eat all the meat while talking?
In addition to the meat, the braised elbow has a lot of soup. The soup that has been stewed for a long time and mixed with spices and meat is absolutely delicious to eat with bibimbap.
The pork belly is also very fragrant. It is not as soft and rotten as the pork belly, but it is also soft and delicious. The fat part is fat but not greasy, and the lean part is not woody. It tastes very delicious.
And the plum vegetables are also very delicious after absorbing the gravy. After absorbing the oil and the soup, the plum vegetables are also very delicious, and you can eat a bowl of rice with the plum vegetables.
Not only the adults eat their mouths full of oil, but the children eat without raising their heads, and a lot of soup and oil are rubbed on their mouths and cheeks.
Although the adults are rushing to eat meat, everyone respects the old and loves the young. When eating meat with other people, they do not forget to take care of Grandpa Zhang, Grandma Zhang and several children.
After all, old people and children can't grab these adults. Strong and fast-eyed adults are quick to grab things, and even faster to eat.
"This braised elbow is also delicious." Zhang Chengjun also said while eating. He took care of his mother-in-law and children, and also gave his mother a piece of meat, and finally ate the meat himself.
The braised elbows weighing more than ten kilograms are not enough for everyone to eat openly. After all, there are more than 30 people in the Zhang family to eat. Of course, the elbow meat eaten by so many people cannot be eaten openly. But even so, everyone eats a lot of meat.
Zhang Chengchuan looked proud and proud. He was very proud of his daughter-in-law's cooking skills. Although his wife seldom cooks now, it still amazes him to cook once in a while.
Chen Xiayue didn't say anything and ate with a smile. When Zhang Chengchuan grabbed the meat just now, he grabbed a piece of pork belly and a piece of elbow meat for her, and now he is eating happily.
"Okay, don't eat all the meat, there are other dishes." Zhang Dexin said.
"Father, please finish eating the meat in your bowl first." Zhang Dexin's eldest son, Zhang Chengyan, said while looking at the elbow meat in his father's bowl.
Zhang Dexin was not embarrassed at all, he ate the elbow meat with a smile, and then took a piece of fish meat and said, "The meat is so delicious, how could I not eat it?"
Zhang Chengyan: "..."
Of course, other people will not let go of fish, whether it is braised fish or tofu stewed fish. Fish is also meat. Although it is not as fragrant as pork, mutton, beef, and chicken, and has so many thorns, it is also meat.
"Eat some taro." Zhang Chengchuan took another spoon and scooped a spoonful of the stewed taro to his daughter-in-law and put it into her bowl.
The taro is very glutinous and soft. When the chicken is almost simmered, put it in and simmer for a while and it will be cooked. The soft, glutinous and delicious taro Chen Xiayue also likes to eat.
The yield of taro is also very high, but everyone still prefers to grow rice and sweet potatoes in the ground. Taro and other things are grown in their own yards or in the open space by the river, and do not occupy much farmland.
Taro is very useful whether it is taro leaves, taro stems or taro. Taro stems can also be eaten as a dish. Tear off the outer fascia and fry them in sections or add some minced **** to cook them. However, if it is cooked, it will be easy to melt. Chen Xiayue doesn't like this way of eating very much.
The taro leaves are used to feed pigs, but the taro leaves are different from other pig grasses. They must be cooked before they can be fed to pigs. Usually, everyone feeds the pigs directly with raw sweet potato leaves, sweet potato vines, banana trees chopped up and fed, as well as some older wild vegetables such as purslane and so on.
Taro leaves have to be cooked and fed, which is quite troublesome.
Some taro can only be eaten by taro, while taro leaves and taro stems can only be fed to pigs.
The taro that Zhangjia stewed chicken was planted by Wang Cuifang, Dabomu, and she made today's stewed chicken with taro. The old hen raised at home couldn't lay eggs, and she felt distressed for a long time when she killed it.
If the rest of the family were in favor of killing the chicken and stewing it for New Year's Eve dinner, Wang Cuifang would not be willing. Even if she can't lay eggs, she still thinks that this hen can be sold for a lot of money, and it would be a waste to kill and eat it.
But it doesn't matter what Wang Cuifang thinks in her heart, Zhang Chengyan went to catch the old hen and killed it, and asked Wang Cuifang to stew the taro.
Now that I have eaten the taro stewed by this old hen, although Wang Cuifang has eaten a lot, she still feels sorry for her old hen. It was possible to exchange a lot of money, but as a result, it was stewed in a pot for other rooms to eat, and she felt that she was at a loss.
The Zhang family's New Year's Eve dinner this year is really rich. After all, they have several dishes of meat and vegetables, and the weight is quite large. But no one thinks it's too much. If you have a good time this year, shouldn't you have a good meal during the Chinese New Year?