Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 343: Hand-peeled Bamboo Shoots

In the evening, the rain had not yet fallen and the weather was still very gloomy. There was no wind and no rain, which made people feel very depressed.

Finally, the heavy rain came as expected in the second half of the night.

"Is it raining?" asked Xu Han, who was half asleep.

"It's windy and it's going to rain soon. Just go to sleep. All the things outside have been put away at night and the doors and windows are closed." Lu Chuan turned over and hugged Xu Han tightly.

Xu Han didn't respond after hearing this, and fell asleep again in a daze...

The next day, because of the rain, everyone woke up late, which was unusual.

When Xu Han woke up, she saw Lu Chuan still lying next to her. It was still raining outside, so she had no intention of getting up. She turned over and continued to sleep.

She slept until after ten o'clock. Mu'er and Ze'er both got up. Only then did Xu Han reluctantly get dressed, get out of bed and leave the room.

"Wife, you're awake. Mu'er and Ze'er are in the backyard. Are you hungry? I'll go get you some food."

"I'm hungry. I'm so hungry." Xu Han said with a look of despair on his face.

"Then go wash up first, I'll bring you the meal." After saying that, Lu Chuan turned and went to the kitchen.

Xu Han also quickly washed up and began to enjoy today's breakfast.

After finishing a bowl of porridge, I finally felt relieved.

"Huh, I'm finally alive."

"There's not much work to do today. Didn't we pick some bamboo shoots last time? Do you want us to peel them?" Lu Chuan asked while cleaning up the dishes.

"Oh, that's right! If you hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten. Let me take out the bamboo shoots and we can peel them."

"Okay, you lie down on the floor first, I'll go wash the dishes and come back in a while."

Upon hearing this, Xu Han took out a basket of bamboo shoots from the space, and then went outside to get a clean wooden basin.

Pour the bamboo shoots on the ground, move a chair over and prepare to peel them.

But after peeling two, he realized that he had forgotten to bring a knife, so he shouted outside, "Lu Chuan, bring me a knife when you come back."

"Oh, I remember."

Xu Han peeled bamboo shoots while waiting for Lu Chuan to bring the knife.

When Lu Chuan came back, he said, "I'll teach you how to peel bamboo shoots faster. You need to make a deeper cut from the bottom to the top, and then pull the bamboo skin to the sides. This way, a whole, clean bamboo shoot will come out."

Xu Han demonstrated as she spoke, and Lu Chuan learned quickly, getting the hang of it after peeling two or three.

"I'll prepare some bamboo shoots first, and then I'll use them to make hand-peeled bamboo shoots for eating."

"What are hand-peeled bamboo shoots? Are they delicious?" Lu Chuan asked seriously.

"It's delicious. You'll know in a moment."

After Xu Han finished speaking, she picked out a large basin of bamboo shoots, peeled off two layers of the older bamboo shoots, cut off the old roots, and went to the backyard with the wooden basin to wash the bamboo shoots.

Wash the bamboo shoots, put them into the pot and blanch them for two minutes, then take them out and drain the water for later use.

After the oil is hot, add ginger, garlic, star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves and bean paste. After frying until fragrant, add appropriate amount of boiling water into the pot.

Then pour the blanched bamboo shoots into the pot, add appropriate amounts of salt, dark soy sauce and white wine to remove the astringency.

The most important thing is to add an appropriate amount of rock sugar, so that the hand-peeled bamboo shoots will taste better.

Because everyone in the family likes spicy food, Xu Han added some extra chili peppers when cooking.

After cooking for about half an hour, you can peel the bamboo shoots by hand and eat them.

After cooking, soak it in the soup for half a day or a day for a better taste. You can also eat it directly after it is cooked.

Because there were a lot of bamboo shoots she picked last time, Xu Han made a lot of hand-peeled bamboo shoots today. She used both cooking pots at home, filling them up.

After it is cooked, soak it in a large wooden basin. Put it in the space and eat it directly when you want to eat it.

This hand-peeled bamboo shoot can not only be eaten as a snack, but also as a dish when there is no other vegetable. It is simply perfect when paired with a little wine.

"It smells so good! Girl, what delicious food have you made? I could smell it in the backyard." The Taoist priest came to the kitchen holding Ze'er and asked.

"Didn't Lu Chuan and I go to the mountains to pick some bamboo shoots a few days ago? Today it's raining and I have nothing to do, so I washed some and made some hand-peeled bamboo shoots to eat.

Just add the seasoning and cook for a while before eating, but it tastes better after soaking. ”

"Hahaha, it looks like we have some fresh food again. It smells really good, so it must taste good."

"Of course. How can what I cook not be delicious?" Xu Han said proudly.

"Yes, yes, yes. The food you cook is the best. Hahahaha."

"Please help look after the kids first. I'll go help Lu Chuan peel bamboo shoots."

"Okay, okay, okay. You won't be asked to look after the child today. I'm going to take Ze'er out to play." After saying this, the Taoist priest walked towards the backyard.

Xu Han took another clean large wooden basin and returned to the main room to peel bamboo shoots with Lu Chuan.

"This little bamboo shoot doesn't look as big as the previous ones, but it still has a lot of meat." Lu Chuan said as he spoke.

"Yes, I think smaller bamboo shoots taste better. Peel more and I'll make two more jars of pickled bamboo shoots later. This one is suitable for pickled bamboo shoots. There are also smaller bamboo shoots, which are more suitable for pickled bamboo shoots, and they taste better when pickled."

"I've seen that kind, but there aren't any on our side of the mountain. I think there are some on the hillside over the county town, but I can't remember exactly."

"It's okay. It doesn't matter if you don't have it. It's good enough to have this."

"Well, then you should pickle more. Pickled peppers and bamboo shoots are the best in the summer. They are spicy and very appetizing."

"Okay, since everyone likes to eat it, you can make more. If you can't finish it, put it in the space. It won't go bad anyway."

The two chatted idly, and before they knew it, it was time for lunch.

The rain was still falling outside, sometimes light and sometimes heavy, and it didn't stop for the whole morning.

"The rain this year comes just in time. This year will definitely be a year of bumper harvest." Grandpa Zhao said as he walked out of the backyard holding Mu'er's hand.

The Taoist priest who followed behind also said, "It has been four years since the natural disaster. If the weather is bad today, it will drive people to death. God has eyes and can't bear to see the people suffer."

"I don't know what the situation is like down the mountain. I haven't been down the mountain for a long time." Xu Han asked with a worried look on his face.

"Those who were sent back should have settled down, and the county town has almost returned to normal. Let's find some time to go down the mountain and take a look." Lu Chuan comforted.

"The housework is almost done. You can go and have a look when the weather clears up," said Grandpa Zhao.