Traveling through time with a house, I teach people all over the country how to farm

Chapter 137 Lotus Root Feast

When Zheng Sisi came outside the kitchen and saw the piled lotus roots, she was amazed. She wondered how many lotus roots there were in the lake. There was actually not much space to dig so many.

She directed the kitchen maids and her servants to work: "First, cut the lotus roots into sections, like this. Don't cut off the lotus roots and new buds, as they will be thrown back into the pond later."

Zheng Sisi demonstrated as she spoke: "Go get two people to fetch basins of water and wash them. Some broken lotus roots will have mud in their eyes, so they need to be cleaned."

Several people divided the work and worked quickly. After a while, they made five large baskets of lotus roots. Several people carried the lotus roots to the kitchen.

Instruct Uncle Ma to throw all the lotus roots back into the pond, scattered around and not all together.

Then Zheng Sisi taught the cooks how to cut the lotus root into slices. After cutting, the inside was white and had seven holes, which looked very beautiful.

When cutting lotus root slices, sometimes they will become silky, which everyone finds very novel.

Zheng Sisi said: "Have you ever heard of the phrase 藕断丝连, which is an adjective like this."

Everyone laughed.

Zheng Sisi asked them to bring another large basin, pour clean water in it, and soak the cut lotus root slices in the water.

Zheng Sisi said: "After cutting the lotus root, you need to soak it in water, otherwise the starch in it will turn it black."

Everyone listened attentively and nodded.

Zheng Sisi said: "I am making a lotus root feast today, with stir-fried lotus root slices and chopped green onions. This dish is light and crispy.

Make another pork ribs stewed with lotus root soup, this dish is very nutritious.

I also make a braised lotus root dish, which is soft and spicy.”

Dongzhi said: "Girl, please stop talking. We are all drooling. Hiss..."

Everyone laughed.

At this time, Madam Hong went back to buy ingredients. The others separated the ribs, the shank bones and the pig head from half a pig and processed them. Since there was meat, they made a dish of stir-fried lotus root with meat.

Zheng Sisi said: Stew the bones that have been cooked for a long time first, then add the lotus root when dinner is almost ready and stew for a while.

Braising the pork head, and adding the lotus root later, just keep the fire on, and let's take a break first."

There was still some time before dinner, so Zheng Sisi went back to the yard to clean up the things she would take to the farm the day after tomorrow.

She didn't take out potatoes and sweet potatoes, as there were too many and the maids around her would notice something was wrong, so she took out some corn seeds and rice seeds instead.

As for the vegetable seeds, there are plenty in the back garden. Just prepare them and send them over when they can be transplanted.

She didn't clean up the clothes and other things. Anyway, she would sort them again on the winter solstice, so there was no need to waste time sorting them twice.

After doing all this, she took out a chemistry book from the space to study, and was still looking for a recipe for making cement.

Zheng Sisi is not in a hurry to reopen the restaurant tomorrow. With Nanny Li taking care of it, and two cooks in the kitchen to be the head chefs, and with the few dishes she taught them, the restaurant should be able to last for a while.

If too many new dishes are served at once, the customers will become picky. She plans to sell new dishes in limited quantities in the future to keep the customers coming back. Scarcity makes things valuable, and people will pay attention to them.

When the time was almost up, Zheng Sisi put away the book and went to the kitchen again.

The fires in several stoves were still burning, and there was a fragrance everywhere.

Zheng Sisi stirred the pork rib soup, which was already very tender. She liked to stew bone soup for everyone because they all lacked nutrition, including herself.

He poured the chopped lotus root into the pot, covered it with a lid, and said, "It will need to be stewed for a while."

Open the braised food pot again and pour the lotus root in. This time cut it into thick slices and stew it as well.

Knowing that a few people would be watching the fire, she sat down and chatted with them.

She started cooking only after the rice and other dishes were ready.

Stir-fried lotus root slices and stir-fried lotus root cubes with meat are very common dishes that don't take much time to prepare.

When the time came, people who wanted to eat arrived one after another. The maids filled large bowls with food and brought them to the dining room to entertain the guests.

Why use big bowls? Because according to experience, small bowls are not enough. These guests in Zheng’s house have no idea what politeness is.