Farmhouse Pastoral Notes

Chapter 155 The Tangled Egg Problem

Hearing Huzi's complaints last night, Chunqiu seemed to be inspired, and kept thinking about it. Eggs are rich in nutrition, but they can be eaten every day, and there are times when they get tired.

What might be done with eggs?Boiled eggs, marinated eggs, egg custard, scrambled eggs... Chunqiu sat cross-legged on the side of the kang, put his hands on both sides of his cheeks, muttered a few words in his mouth from time to time, but was denied by himself shaking his head, no, steam fried cooking fried , it seems to be nothing special, as for the pickled eggs? !Forget it, there are still salted duck eggs at home, so what's left?Thinking of the barren and somewhat pitiful way of eating in ancient times, Chunqiu still gave up, and Chunqiu searched for the memories of his previous life in his mind.

Got it!

A flash of inspiration flashed in Chunqiu's mind, and an idea quickly occupied his mind.

Aren't the tea eggs, preserved eggs, and preserved eggs of later generations all made from chicken eggs and duck eggs?

Besides, the tea eggs are not troublesome, the only tea leaves I need are still available at home, whoops, Chunqiu put down his hands excitedly, and then slapped his thigh fiercely, this is simply a bright future.

What Chunqiu wants to make are tea eggs, because in the ancient environment, both the production techniques and the time spent on tea eggs are much less than preserved eggs and preserved eggs.

Just for the soda ash, quicklime, black tea foam, plant ash, etc. used to make preserved eggs and preserved eggs, Chunqiu spends his time looking for them. God, with this time, she has made countless rounds of tea eggs!

With so much nonsense, Chunqiu just wanted to convince himself that although preserved eggs and preserved eggs are delicious, tea eggs are the most convenient and quickest snack to eat.

Thinking of making tea eggs, eggs and tea leaves are indispensable. Chunqiu first asked her mother for some leftover tea foam at home (the tea leaves were left over when Yuan's sold it to Pinmingxuan last year), and then After her mother's consent, she picked some eggs from the basket and prepared to use them.

The main ingredients are all taken, and the rest are ingredients. Chunqiu first put the tea leaves and eggs on the chopping board in the kitchen, then turned around and picked up the spare key and ran into Yang Li's warehouse. The key to the warehouse was given to Chunqiu, the purpose is to let her get better access to ingredients, such as soy sauce and mature vinegar that are common at home can be found in the kitchen, but if it is like pepper, star anise, aniseed and other seasonings, it is not easy to use. Some are still in storage.

Chunqiu opened the warehouse door and walked in quietly. The seasonings and other things were placed in a very dry corner where the sun could not reach, because when her grandma left, the warehouse was simply cleaned up, but it was not the same as before. It was messy, and Chunqiu simply turned around and found what he wanted. He picked up the noodle strip in his memory and opened the sealed pocket on the side. Pepper, star anise, cinnamon, chili, spices... Chunqiu grabbed a lot of each, because it is impossible to make tea eggs just this time, for future convenience, Chunqiu took a lot of each.

After sealing the packed bag, Chunqiu patted the powder that was inadvertently stained on his hands, picked up the small bag on the side, turned and left.

When returning to the house, Chunqiu took a special look at the exceptionally peaceful big room today, wondering why her eldest aunt hasn't come out yet?As everyone knows, her aunt was sent away by her uncle early in the morning.

Chunqiu’s making tea eggs this time is a small-scale trial practice. There are not many eggs brought over. Adhering to the principle that they can be eaten if they are broken, Chunqiu first heated the water in the pot to 70°C, and then set aside Put the washed eggs into warm water one by one, cook slowly over medium heat, wait until the water boils, then turn to low heat and cook slowly for a few minutes, it is estimated that it is almost the same, then pick up the strainer on the side to fish out the eggs put away.

After the eggs are boiled, it is time to cook the soup. Chunqiu puts the pepper, star anise, chili, cinnamon, spices, ginger slices, etc. that were taken out before, and finally adds refined salt, soy sauce, sugar, and tea leaves (you need to put the tea leaves first) Soak it for 15 minutes, then drop it into the tea water, put in the tea leaves to remove the astringency), wait until the soup boils, and when the taste is fragrant, Chunqiu then slowly removes the eggs from the side with the clean small hammer at home Break them up, then put them into the boiled soup, and finally cover the pot on the side.

After doing all this, Chunqiu felt a little hot in his body, reached out and touched the sweat on his face, took out a handkerchief and wiped it, then went to the stove to add firewood, the fire should not be too big, keep a frequency, Chunqiu The firewood was added to it, and after about an hour, Chunqiu opened the lid, turned over the eggs inside, and then simmered slowly on low heat to taste.

At this time, Chunqiu can no longer watch from the sidelines, but Chunqiu has nothing to do, just move a stool and sit aside in a daze, and after another two hours, the tea eggs are considered ready.

At the end, when the fire was cooking slowly, Chunqiu didn’t add more fire to the stove, so when the lid was lifted, the pot was not as foggy as before. Chunqiu picked up the iron spoon on the side and touched the soup carefully. Eggs in the ground, it can be seen that the surface of the egg is very dark, which is a good sign. Chunqiu takes out an egg, peels off the shell and throws it away, revealing the dark egg inside, put it in his mouth and bite After biting into it, Chunqiu still felt that the taste was a bit bland, but how to make the eggs more delicious, that is, the longer it is stewed, the better the taste, so Chunqiu decided that she would continue to cook for a while, put the lid on the pot, and Chunqiu went to the egg again. Added some firewood to the stove...

At noon, only Yuan Shi and Chunqiu were at home, and Huzi would eat at his wife's place at noon. As for her father, Yang Weibo, Yang Weibo also felt very sorry that the game that Huzi had promised was delayed because of Yang Weimin's affairs.So it was rare that I was free today, so I got up early in the morning and went to Montenegro, saying that I wanted to catch two hares for the tiger to cook and eat. I have to say that although Yang Weibo is not good at words, he still spoils children.

"Niu Niu, what's in the pot in the kitchen? Mother, why is the tea smelling so good?" Yuan Shi picked up the marinated duck egg that had already been marinated and put it in her mouth.

Chunqiu was struggling with the duck eggs in his hands, when he heard what her mother said, he replied without thinking, "It's tea eggs, didn't Huzi say that eggs are tired of eating? I'll cook them in a different way." I like it, hehe, Chunqiu smiled wickedly in his heart.

Yuan Shi nodded after hearing this, and then ate the salted duck eggs. This duck egg was specially left by Yang Lishi for Huzi to nourish his body before he left, but Huzi didn't eat it, and it was all cheaper for Chunqiu and Yuan Shi, "Niu Niu, you Eat this mother." Seeing that her daughter hadn't peeled off the skin of the duck egg in her hand, Yuan Shi smiled and passed the duck egg in her hand. Yuan Shi only took two bites, and the duck egg yolk inside hadn't been eaten yet. Chunqiu looked satisfied. The buttery duck egg yolk, simply passed the duck egg in his hand.

It may be that Chunqiu didn't find a way, and the duck egg skin that was still in Chunqiu's hands was easily peeled off by Yuan Shi.

Yuan Shi looked at Chunqiu who had a resentful and unhappy expression on the opposite side, and put the duck egg yolk into Chunqiu's bowl dumbfounded, "Eat it" Yuan Shi said to Chunqiu, bowed her head and started to eat.

Chunqiu looked at the duck egg yolk in the bowl with a face-changing face, and smiled secretly in his heart: ...I told you not to let me peel it off, and now I'm eating it!eat it!
　Sorry, two updates a day today and tomorrow, the author is going to a job fair to find a job~~The day after tomorrow, I will recover~Ho~★★★★★★
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　　By the way, why are there still pirated copies?Should I also be a burglar? ╮(￣▽￣)╭

　　I don’t think so, after all I’m not popular~ Hehehe
　　
　
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