Chapter 1408 - 551: Dundun Gets Mad: This Cat Hasn’t Eaten for Five Minutes! Making Fragrant Rice Duck!

Chapter 1408: Chapter 551: Dundun Gets Mad: This Cat Hasn’t Eaten for Five Minutes! Making Fragrant Rice Duck!

"Yuanyuan, over here!"

At the exit of Beijing West Station, Chen Yuanyuan was pulling her suitcase and hadn’t reached the turnstile when she saw Chen Yan, who had come to pick her up, and quickly greeted her:

"Happy New Year, Sister Yan, sorry to make you come all the way here."

"Oh, come on, talking like that makes us sound distant. That chubby Yueyue has gained a few pounds in Yinzhou, right? I can’t wait to make fun of her when she gets back to Beijing."

Chen Yuanyuan walked out of the turnstile and then said:

"There were so many delicious foods every day, I guess everyone has gained a little weight."

After speaking, she handed over the bag in her hand:

"Here, this is the cut cake Yueyue asked me to bring. I ate one box on the train, but the rest is locked in the suitcase, and there’s half a box left. Sister Yan, try some."

When boarding, it felt like one box wasn’t enough, but once she was reclining in the business seat and actually started eating, she realized you really can’t eat much of this stuff.

Not only because of the sweetness of the maltose, but the nuts inside are ingredients high in fat, making you feel full after a few bites.

Chen Yan didn’t hold back, she took out the transparent disposable snack box from the bag, and seeing the neatly cut cake inside, she instantly loved it:

"Wow, it looks so tempting. You only ate half a box on the way? I would need at least two boxes."

"Didn’t even finish half a box, I shared pieces with the kids in the business cabin, ate only two pieces myself."

Luckily, I brought a lot of snacks today, sweet, salty, sour, spicy, plus various dried fruits and meats, without these, Sister Yuanyuan would be at a loss.

Chen Yan led her towards the parking lot, meanwhile opened the box, picked up a piece, and put it in her mouth, instantly enchanted by the fragrant, sweet, and crispy taste of the cake:

"So delicious, way better than the time I was fooled; even though Yueyue meant to tease me, credit where credit is due, these cut cakes are made really well."

Hmm, for the sake of the cut cakes, I’ll forgive my cousin’s impoliteness.

But she was bragging in the group chat about making her own cut cakes, I’ll make fun of her if she doesn’t manage when she returns from Yinzhou.

Sisters should be daring to jab each other!

Yinzhou City.

The restaurant lunch at the scenic area continued.

"Xiao Xu, do you start making pork knuckle soon?"

Chen Meijuan was eating the cola chicken wings made by her daughter-in-law, casually asking.

Lin Xu was eating the fragrant rice duck draped with the soy sauce meat underneath, with fresh sponge gourd wrapped in soy sauce and fermented bean flavor, tasting even better than the meat.

He scooped rice into his mouth and said:

"Yes, I’ll prep the pork skin first, once that’s done it’ll be time to start, oh, Mom, do we have suitable kitchen cloth at home?"

Making pork knuckle requires wrapping the meat in cloth.

The cloth should preferably be gauze or cotton so that the flavor of the marinade can penetrate the meat as much as possible.

"Yes, your second uncle-in-law asked your dad to bring some steamer cloth last time, but your dad remembered the numbers wrong and bought a large roll, it’s all in the kitchen cabinet... is steamer cloth okay?"

Typical steamer cloth is knitted from cotton yarn with large mesh holes, fitting Lin Xu’s requirements.

He nodded and said:

"That works, but let’s wash it with soda first to remove any industrial residue."

Brand new steamer cloth can’t be used straight away, as it might have industrial residue or starch applied during weaving, needing to be washed clean before use.

While washing, it’s best not to use detergent or similar cleaning products prone to residue, avoiding contamination of the cloth’s fibers.

The best method is using soda or baking soda from the kitchen for cleaning.

This can clean thoroughly without residue.

Shen Jiayue noted this down secretly, though she couldn’t use it, saying it could sound quite impressive, useful for making videos, making her appear knowledgeable, an insider.

After lunch, Shen Jiayue originally planned to play badminton with Han Shuzhen for digestion.

But she was busy studying now, not considering playing, helped clear the table, then tied an apron and rolled up sleeves, adopting a little chef’s look:

"Xu Bao, from today on I’ll assist you, tell me, what should I do?"

Lin Xu didn’t expect his Baobao to be so enthusiastic, initially wanting her to wash the steamer cloth, but considering her delicate hands, not suitable for such tasks, pointed to ducks soaking in water and said:

"Clean the ducks inside and out, pluck any remaining feathers, and squeeze out the blood in the nasal cavity."

He demonstrated as he spoke.

Using his hands to scoop in the duck’s abdominal cavity, extracting some blood clots, then forcefully squeezing both sides of the duck’s nasal cavity in the water.

Two clumps of blood stains were expelled from the cavity.

Whatever duck dish involves duck head, this step is indispensable.

Shen Jiayue was amazed, not expecting the seemingly clean ducks were still so dirty, so she crouched down seriously cleaning them.

Lin Xu tidied up the kitchen, cleaning tableware thoroughly, while saying to Chen Meijuan:

"Don’t forget to install a commercial dishwasher in the kitchen later, hand washing is laborious and doesn’t clean properly."

Chen Meijuan took out the steamer cloth from the cabinet, put it in clean water to soak, casually adding a handful of baking soda:

"I’ve already ordered, it’ll be delivered once the logistics resumes, no dishwasher doesn’t work, it’s hard to clean oil stains from plates."