Dreaming of Lion Rock: Recipe in Hand

Chapter 284 Zhu Shunfeng's Visit

Two days later, Zhu Shunfeng from Shengda Fertilizer Factory came to Shizishan. He was invited by Chunni to taste her new dish, bamboo fungus liver paste soup.

Speaking of liver paste soup, some Sichuan food lovers must have heard of it. Liver paste soup, also known as first-class liver paste soup, is famous for its fresh soup and tender liver. It is a non-spicy soup. Later, people added bamboo fungus or pigeon eggs to the liver paste soup, making it more diverse and more popular.

What Chunni is going to make today is the bamboo fungus liver paste soup, which has become a state banquet dish in later generations.

The soup of bamboo fungus liver paste must have a broth. This broth is similar to the broth of boiled cabbage, which is based on chicken, duck, and elbow, and adds salty and fragrant ham, and simmered on low heat for two hours.

"Qiuguo, come and help me chop this piece of lean pork." Chunni directly instructed Qiuguo to work. She is not young anymore, and she will definitely get married after graduation. After all, Wang Ran is not young anymore. After getting married, someone will definitely do the cooking, either her or him. There is no harm in learning to cook now.

Qiu Guo held the knife, not knowing where to start.

Chunni had no choice but to teach, "First cut into slices, then cut into strips, and then chop." This is Chunni's own way, and it makes it easier to chop this way.

The autumn fruits are eager to try and start working.

He Yanning opened his eyes wide and looked at Chunni, as if to say: "There is also me, and there is also me."

Chunni smiled and handed her a large piece of pork belly without favoritism, saying, "Pull the hair off this piece of meat, and then put it in a big pot and cook it. Use it to stir-fry the pork at noon."

Twice-cooked pork is the first choice for entertaining guests in Lion Rock.

Chunni started to beat the pig liver. Actually, this liver paste soup can be made with either pig liver or chicken liver. But for convenience, Chunni used pig liver. Beating the pig liver is a technical job, and the fascia inside the pig liver must be beaten out. This requires slow and careful work.

The old couple of the Chu family took Chu Ci to play happily in the yard. Ma Saozi was washing clothes by the well. He Saozi was very interested in cooking, so she stayed in the kitchen. She saw Chunni pounding the pig liver very carefully, staring at it without blinking, for fear of missing a subtle step.

After cleaning the fascia on the pig liver, Chunni added salt, onion, ginger and rice wine to marinate it.

"Marinate for half an hour to remove the fishy smell." Chunni glanced at her watch and went back to processing the chicken breast. She pounded the chicken breast into a paste, kicked out the fascia, mixed it with some pork belly paste, added salt, egg white, and bean powder, and stirred it into a paste.

She took out the bamboo fungus that had been soaked long ago and carefully fried it into butterfly shapes.

Qiu Guo glanced at it while chopping the meat and praised: "Sister, you cut it really well. It really looks like a pig."

Chunni:...How is she going to explain that she cut her hair into a butterfly shape?

Chunni didn't give up and cut it several times before it got the shape of a butterfly.

Qiu Guo knew that he had said the wrong thing and flattered the wrong person, so he kept silent for the time being. He Yanning covered his mouth and laughed secretly.

Chunni carefully spread the freshly made chicken paste on the bamboo fungus, and then placed the cooked shrimp tails on top, and embellished them with shrimp whiskers. Mm, beautiful. She nodded.

"It really looks like a butterfly spreading its wings and flying high. It's so beautiful that I can't bear to eat it." He Yanning said pertinently.

"Sister, you are really amazing." Qiu Guo put down the menu and came to watch. She couldn't help but rub the meat. Why is chopping meat so tiring?

Mrs. He's eyes were also shining, and she looked at Chunni with admiration.

Chunni raised the corners of her mouth and said modestly: "No, no, it doesn't matter if it looks good, it has to taste good."

She placed the prepared bamboo fungus butterflies on the steamer and told Sister He, "Please light the fire."

After the pork liver was marinated, she picked out the green onion and ginger from the liver, then picked up a kitchen knife and started chopping it until the liver became a paste without any large particles.

Chunni added egg white, pepper powder and bean powder to the pig liver, stirred it evenly, and filtered it with gauze, leaving only the liver juice. She then steamed the liver juice.

Meanwhile, Qiuguo's minced meat was ready. Chunni added some water to dilute it and poured it into the broth. It was simmered over low heat until it was half-cooked. The lean meat floated on the water. Chunni carefully scooped it out. She added more minced meat and repeated this three times until the broth became clear and translucent.

Chunni placed bamboo fungus butterflies on the liver paste, placed the bowls next to each other, and poured broth on top. Bowls of bamboo fungus liver paste soup were ready.

The liver paste fell into the water like smooth jade stones, and lifelike butterflies landed on the stones, playing and resting.

"Wow, it's so beautiful!" Qiu Guo couldn't help but praise.

"It looks good!" Mrs. He had no other words to say but to say it looked good over and over again.

“The soup tastes like tea but it’s not tea, the ingredients look like vegetables but they’re not vegetables, and the butterfly looks like a butterfly but it’s not a butterfly. It’s wonderful, so ingeniously crafted. This dish is the most stunning and beautiful dish I have ever seen.” Yan Ning’s praise was very professional.

Chunni carefully picked up a small piece of pork liver. Uh, the pork liver was tender and smooth, and it was very tasty! Then she took a sip of the soup, which was fresh and delicious. Not bad, not bad.

Qiu Guo couldn't help swallowing his saliva, "Sister, let me have a taste."

Chunni handed the bowl to Qiuguo and invited Yanning and He Saozi to taste it.

When inviting people to dinner, one soup is definitely not an option, and she doesn't know Zhu Shunfeng's preferences, so she just orders half spicy and half non-spicy.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Shunfeng likes all dishes, whether spicy or not, as long as they are delicious. Of course, his favorite is the bamboo fungus liver paste soup.

"The dishes are fresh and crisp, and the soup is smooth and mellow. The seemingly plain water is surprisingly rich and delicious. It is really a rare soup." He praised, took a sip of the soup, made a humming sound, and looked intoxicated.

"I've eaten this liver paste soup before, but it didn't have the butterflies, so it didn't look so beautiful. But it still tastes good." Old Master Chu clicked his tongue twice.

"That's what I ate in Chengdu when I was young!" Old Mrs. Chu couldn't help but recall the good times.

Chuchu and Cici were very supportive and ate a full bowl of rice with the soup.

Chunni felt very satisfied. The greatest satisfaction for a cook is when the diners are satisfied with the dishes, which is reflected in the fact that the food is eaten up.

After dinner, Chunni took Zhu Shunfeng to visit the village! She liked to cook, but she declined to wash the dishes.