A Small Farmer Girl 's Story of Making a Fortune by Farming

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　　To clean the pig intestine, you need to turn the intestine inside out, fill it with water to expand it, and remove the grease on the surface. Then rub it repeatedly with flour to remove the mucus attached to the inner wall of the intestine.

　　But flour is a precious commodity nowadays. Not to mention using it to clean the large intestine, people would not even eat it often.

　　I don’t want to use flour, but fortunately I can use wood ash instead.

　　"This... using wood ash to wash, won't it ruin the large intestine? It's so dirty!" Mrs. Wu looked at the basin of wood ash and for the first time doubted what Shen Yao said.

　　"That's what it says in the book. Using wood ash to wash the large intestine can remove that foul smell!"

　　Shen Yao looked serious and tried his best to persuade her grandmother.

　　This plant ash is a good thing. It not only has strong adsorption ability, but also can stop bleeding and be used as medicine. It has been recorded in "Shennong's Herbal Classic" and "Compendium of Materia Medica" that plant ash, that is, firewood ash, can disinfect, kill bacteria, dispel cold and reduce swelling.

　　Therefore, scrubbing the large intestine with wood ash can not only remove the mucus attached to the inner wall of the large intestine, but also kill bacteria.

　　After all the mucus and grease on the large intestine are removed, wash it repeatedly in clean water, put it in a pot filled with clean water, boil it over high heat, and cook until the water turns milky white with floating foam. At this point, you can take out the large intestine and rinse it with clean water.

　　Put the saucepan back in the water, add oil, bay leaves, onions, ginger, garlic, star anise, cinnamon, cardamom and pig intestines. Bring to a boil and simmer for half an hour. Use chopsticks to poke the surface. If you can poke a hole, you can take it out.

　　After draining the pig intestines, take a small piece and roll it into pieces.

　　When the oil is hot, add peppercorns, ginger slices, garlic cloves, and dried chilies, and stir-fry over low heat until spicy. Pour in the chopped pork intestines and stir-fry over high heat, then add salt and soy sauce to taste.

　　Since there are no green peppers in winter, we just sprinkle some green garlic leaves before serving to add color and flavor.

　　The pig intestines on the plate were thick with red sauce, dotted with a few touches of emerald green, and the color was attractive. Then the nose was filled with the aroma of meat fat, the mixed aroma of spices, and the spicy aroma of onions, ginger and garlic. There was no smell of the original pig intestines.

　　Shen Lao San sniffed, somewhat incredulously. He didn't know how the stir-fried pig intestines tasted, but just looking at the appearance made him salivate.

　　Old Man Shen also found it too unexpected. He pointed at the pig intestines on the plate and asked, "Is this... pig intestines?"

　　Shen Yao smiled and nodded, seeming somewhat proud, and because of her happy smile, dimples appeared on her round cheeks.

　　When the food was on the table, Shen Yao took the wine jar and the wine glass and poured a glass for Old Man Shen and Mrs. Wu respectively: "Grandpa, Grandma, you try it."

　　The bright yellow pig intestines taste salty, fresh and spicy, and when you bite them, you will feel the mellow fragrance. They are chewy and springy, but not too chewy and very tender.

　　"Wow, this is better than the braised pork. Fresh and spicy, very satisfying!" Old man Shen gave a thumbs up.

　　Shen Changsheng and Shen Yannian were not even one year old yet, and could only eat rice porridge. Seeing the table of people eating happily, the two little guys drooled, stretched out their hands, and babbled.