Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 652 Make delicious food

"The laws of the Dasheng Dynasty are meant to protect every citizen of Dasheng. How can there be any talk of taking advantage of them? Besides, even if I took advantage of you, it's still your fault. It was you who didn't want to agree to marry me at that time." Rong Jin turned the tables.

"Tsk, have some shame. You're trying to put the blame on someone else." Hua Lei smiled, but her hands involuntarily wrapped around Rong Jin's neck and she kissed his Adam's apple.

From the wife's perspective, she likes Rong Jin very much, and she doesn't like the foolishly filial "mama's boy". She is also a selfish person, and she can't compromise herself for a man all her life.

Since I got married to Rong Jin, although Madam Han didn't like me, she didn't treat me badly. When I gave birth to Jinnian, although she didn't say much, she did everything she should do and gave everything she should give.

Every time he went to their house, Rong Jin always protected him, fearing that he would be set rules by his mother. And Pei Jingyang looked after him from time to time, so he never suffered any loss in front of Madam Han.

As for the letter from Marquis Pei, Jinnian took up a large part of the letter, but there was nothing else of particular importance. It was mainly Madam Pei telling herself and Rong Jin to take care of their health and go back as early as possible when they could.

Rong Jin also carefully wrote a reply and put it together with Hua Lei's reply. In addition, he also sent the letter from his grandfather to his father.

The next day, the weather was fine, and Rong Jin took Rong Jue and Xiao Yuan to his own stable to practice riding. Since Rong Jue and Xiao Yuan arrived in Mobei, they would go to the stable to practice whenever they had time.

The horse farm also has a special instructor, and when Pei Jingyang and Rong Jin are free, they will personally go on the field to instruct them. Pei Jingyang even took the two to the military camp to observe, which had a great impact on Xiaoyuan and Rong Jue, so they trained harder.

Jinnian and Qilin were in the yard, watched by the nurse, so Hualei went into the kitchen. In the morning, the restaurant delivered a lot of beef and beef tenderloin.

Shopkeeper Pei said that he had bought it with great difficulty at the market. In the Great Sheng Dynasty, cattle were very precious and could not be slaughtered at will, so beef was rarely sold at the market.

The cow also injured its front legs in an accident and was unable to walk. There was no cure for the injury, so it was only allowed to be slaughtered after approval from the county government.

Shopkeeper Pei often hangs around the market, so he got the news early. This morning, he queued up early to buy it. Seeing the fresh beef tenderloin, Hualei thought of the steak in her previous life. She decided to make steak for dinner in the evening.

The tenderloin is the most tender part of the cow, located in the spine. Each cow has only two small strips. Its most notable feature is that it has very low fat content and is tender and juicy, making it the most suitable part for making steak.

Of course, it is also very good for stir-frying, braising, and shabu-shabu.

If you want to fry steak, the best partner is butter, which is also extracted from fresh milk. Pour the milk into a clean large ceramic jar and ferment it naturally.

After the milk is naturally fermented, it will be divided into two layers. The bottom layer is yogurt, and the layer floating on the top is cream. Pour this layer of cream into the pot and heat it over low heat.

During the heating process, you need to stir constantly to prevent the pot from getting stuck. This process is relatively long, usually taking two hours, and the cream will separate into liquid and solid.

After filtering out the solid sour oil residue, what remains is butter, which can be used directly or placed outdoors to solidify and shape. This is the solid butter sold in supermarkets in the previous life.

After the butter is ready, prepare the steak. Cut the beef into evenly thick slices, about the size of your palm, and clean it. Add various seasonings and marinate.

When Hualei was almost ready, Rong Jin came back with Xiaoyuan and Rong Jue. So he asked them to change clothes and wash up, and then he started to fry steak.

Heat the pan until smoking, sprinkle a layer of butter, put the steak in over high heat, fry one side until charred, then turn it over and maintain high temperature to ensure that the gravy is quickly sealed.

After turning over, turn to low heat, add a little butter, crushed garlic and spices, and continue to baste with moist spiced butter to enhance the flavor.

By the time Rong Jin and the others sat down at the dining table, the steak that Hua Lei had fried had already been brought to them with a sizzling sound.

The steaming steak exuded a rich aroma. Next to the steak, Hualei also beat two soft-boiled eggs and put some blanched vegetables. Sprinkled with pepper, it was delicious.

Rong Jue, who had just washed his hands, shouted happily: "Sister-in-law, it smells so good, you made delicious food for us again? Is this barbecue? Why is it different from before?"

"Um... yes, grilled beef, but the oil used is a little different, you can try it." Hua Lei replied with a smile.

"Sister-in-law, I want some too." Zhenzhu from next door came over following the smell. Hualei put a steak in front of her and said with a smile, "I knew you had a keen nose, so I saved it for you." She went to the kitchen and brought out the milk tofu.

This is made from yogurt from which the cream has been separated. The yogurt is poured into a pot and heated over low heat, which causes the whey and casein to separate.

Filter out the whey with gauze, pour the casein back into the pot, heat over high heat and stir until it becomes a paste, then pour into a mold to set.

Even if the milk tofu is ready, cut it into thin slices and fry it with butter. It will be fragrant, soft and delicious.

Hualei put the milk tofu on the table and brought a steak to herself. However, there was no special knife and fork for eating steak.

Hualei asked Rong Jin and the others to use their own daggers. She then found a few small knives from the storeroom, and she and Zhenzhu each took one and cut the steaks and started eating.

By the way, Jinnian and Qilin fed each of the impatient little ones a mouthful of milk tofu to silence their howling mouths.

Xiaoyuan and Rongjue are still growing up. They exercised a lot today, so their appetites were very good at night. They ate several pieces of steak at once. They also stuffed the milk tofu full. Rongjin also ate with relish.

Even Hualei and Zhenzhu ate a lot. After dinner, all the steaks prepared by Hualei went into everyone's stomach. This was because Jiang Yunqi was on duty and not at home, otherwise, the steaks would definitely not be enough.

The dinner was very satisfying for everyone. Hualei made some braised beef with the remaining beef and sent it to Pei Jingyang and his wife.

In addition, some beef jerky was made for Xiaoyuan and Rongjue as snacks to supplement their nutrition. Although snacks can be bought in Mobei, they are not as good as those in Beijing. Rongjue is a bit picky and doesn't like them.

She was busy with her work at the county government, and the two of them had been moving around with their classmates at the Imperial College, only coming over on weekends, so Hua Lei seldom cooked delicious food for them.