Chapter 1409 - 551: Dundun Gets Angry: This Cat Hasn’t Eaten Anything for Five Minutes! Making Fragrant Rice Duck!

Chapter 1409: Chapter 551: Dundun Gets Angry: This Cat Hasn’t Eaten Anything for Five Minutes! Making Fragrant Rice Duck!

Nowadays, most large restaurants use commercial dishwashers for cleaning.

After washing, the tableware like bone plates, soup bowls, small bowls, wine glasses, and spoons are stacked together and packed with a sealing machine.

This method is both clean and hygienic, and it also saves manpower.

Having tidied up the kitchen, Lin Xu took out the Pork Skin that had been soaking for a few hours. He first scraped the surface with a kitchen knife, clearing any bristles that needed cleaning.

Next, he placed the Pork Skin into a pot and added high-proof Liquor to blanch it.

Once the water in the pot boiled, he skimmed off the scum and then took out the Pork Skin, dunked it in cold water to cool it, and used a kitchen knife to scrape off any excess fat on the inside.

When cooking with Pork Skin, whether making jellied pork or pork rolls, the scraping step should always be included.

This not only improves the texture of the dish but also makes the Pork Skin stick better, enhancing the overall appearance of the dish.

After scraping the fat clean, he flipped it over and scraped the outside of the Pork Skin once more.

He washed it again in hot water, then moved on to the wrapping step.

With the Pork Skin prepared, Lin Xu took out the Pork tendon that had been marinating in the fridge for a few hours. He removed the plastic wrap and saw that the meat was well-marinated. He then took a bundle of cotton string to start wrapping the pork flowers.

He took a piece of Pork Skin, trimmed one edge to make it even, laid it on a clean cloth, placed a few pieces of marinated Pork tendon on top, folded the ends of the Pork Skin, rolled it forward, and just like that, a pork flower as thick as an arm was ready.

The newly rolled pork flower was not very neat, even slightly irregular.

But it was alright; once wrapped with cotton string, these pork flowers became standard cylinders.

Lin Xu pulled the cotton string from one end, wrapping the outside of the pork flower with dense layers of string, tying it into a tight knot, and setting it aside for later use.

The knot was tight because when turning over, the knots could easily come loose.

Besides, these are disposable; you just need scissors to untie when they are out of the pot. It’s very simple.

With the pork flowers done, Lin Xu brought out the braising soup always used in the kitchen. He first brought it to a boil over high heat, then added some more spices and the pre-prepared caramel.

He simmered it for another half hour to let the flavors fully infuse into the braising soup.

Finally, he lowered each wrapped pork flower into the soup, kept the soup at a gentle simmer, and stewed them for two hours to ensure they were fully cooked.

When making delicacies like these, patience is a must; otherwise, the Pork Skin overcooks and the Pork tendon inside is underdone, making such pork flowers a failure.

With the pork flowers done, nearby Shen Jiayue had already washed all the ducks.

Initially, there was only a faint blood tint in the basin.

But after a wash, the entire basin was full of bloody water, and those originally clean ducks appeared even whiter, almost snow-white.

"No wonder soaking in a bath can lighten the skin, it’s basically the same as soaking ducks."

Shen Jiayue muttered her quirky logic.

Afterwards, she changed the ducks into clean water for further soaking.

Outside in the yard, Shen Jiayue’s aunt and others were cleaning the wild vegetables they had gathered, while Shen Guofu was huffing and puffing, playing with the stones he had picked up.

This big boss planned to collect some pure black stones and pure white stones to have someone make a Go game set.

Although he was just an amateur at Go, it didn’t stop him from wanting to create a commemorative Go set. Even if he had a grandson in the future to play Gomoku with, it would be quite memorable.

On the wall of the pigsty, a fully satisfied Dundun once again observed the Fat Duck in the cage.

Compared to geese, ducks are much tamer. To Dundun’s observations, the duck merely quacked twice and continued its own business, not paying Dundun any attention.

When Lin Xu came over with a kitchen knife, Dundun looked very puzzled.

It thought it had done something wrong until it saw Lin Xu open the cage and grab the duck, then it got really excited.

Jumping down from the pigsty wall, it rushed over to where there were empty bowls and stayed guard beside them.

Ever since it had chicken blood in the morning yesterday, Dundun had developed a liking for that texture, and seeing Lin Xu about to slaughter a duck, it came over, waiting for fresh duck blood.

Lin Xu plucked the feathers off the duck’s neck, and while bleeding it, he spoke:

"Addicted to blood? But you can’t have too much of it; eating too much isn’t good for you."

Hearing this, Dundun immediately rubbed its head against Lin Xu affectionately.

"You can have some more duck blood today, but no more once we’re back home."

Dundun patted its paw on the back of Lin Xu’s hand.

Agreement reached!

Once the duck’s blood was drained, Lin Xu held the bowl of blood in one hand and the duck in the other, with his thumb still clutching the knife used for bleeding.

Back in the kitchen, he started by scalding and plucking the duck, making sure all the feathers were removed.

Then he washed some Fragrant Rice and steamed it in a small pot inside the steamer cabinet.

Fragrant Rice Duck is a dish combining duck meat and fragrant rice. It’s not difficult to prepare, but this dish wasn’t suitable for Shen Jiayue to handle since it required cutting and deboning.

But he could consider buying a duck breast next time for her to practice with.

Apart from deboning, the other steps were quite suitable for beginners.

"Meow~"

Just as Lin Xu had begun steaming the Fragrant Rice, Dundun’s meow came from the kitchen door.

The little one had been waiting to improve its life, but after waiting at the door for a long time, first feather plucking, then rice steaming, but still no duck blood, it was a bit upset.