Joe's Farming

Chapter 172 Roast Duck

This time we are burning fruit wood, which will have a special aroma.

After marinating, use boiling water to scald the duck skin. The main purpose of scalding the duck skin is to make it shrink and firm, so that the duck skin will be crispier when roasted.

After scalding, let the skin dry, then apply honey water, repeat several times until the color deepens.

By this time the bread kiln was warm enough, so the firewood was shoveled out and the two ducks were hung on hooks, looking fairly stable.

Qiao Yu quickly asked Da Zhuang to close the kiln door.

"Okay, let's make the sweet noodle sauce and dough! Sister Lan, do you have any green onions and cucumbers at home?"

Bai Lan confirmed: "There are still two autumn cucumbers. They were taken out of the cellar two days ago. They are the last two. There are green onions."

Qiao Yu said with relief: "That's good, cut two scallions and cucumbers into shreds."

Su Qing was the best knife-cutter in the family, so she took the initiative to take on the job.

The next step is to steam the dough.

Bai Lan is an expert at kneading dough, but this time she needs to use hot water to blanch the dough.

This was the first time Bai Lan kneaded dough like this.

But whatever Qiao Yu said was right, she just had to listen.

The dough needs to be sealed and left to rest for about 25 minutes.

Now you can start making the sweet noodle sauce.

Sweet noodle sauce is very simple to make. Just add salt, sugar, and soy sauce to the batter and then stir-fry it with oil.

The sauce is ready and the dough is ready.

Qiao Yu asked Bai Lan to roll it into a thin piece, then brush it with oil and steam it in a pot.

Xu Ning was puzzled: "Such a thin cake, I ate it in one bite and it was gone without tasting anything."

Qiao Yu remembered that the people here didn’t know how to make spring rolls, and naturally they didn’t know how to steam such thin dough.

"That's not how you eat this cake. I'll teach you a new way to eat it later."

When Qiao Yu saw that the soy products and thin tofu skin sent by Wen Ge'er included, she asked Su Qing to cut them into square cubes. She could then use them to wrap the roast duck to add another flavor.

The roast duck is almost done now.

The people in the main room were also curious about Qiao Yu's new food, so they all came to the yard curiously.

Qiao Yu handed the scald-proof gloves to Gu Feng: "Brother Gu, please help me get the roast duck."

It was the first time for Qiao Yu to cook roast duck, and she wanted Gu Feng to join in as well.

When the kiln door is opened, the aroma of roast duck hits your nose, and the skin is roasted to a shiny color.

Qiao Yu took it on a plate, and then asked Su Qing to slice it all into thin slices: "I don't care how you slice it, there must be a layer of skin on each slice."

Bai Lan asked worriedly, "Is it okay?"

Su Qing nodded: "It's not difficult."

While they were making roast duck, Xiaobai and Dazhuang heated up the leftover dishes from yesterday.

Qiao Yu also asked Xiaobai to make some corn cakes with sugar as the staple food.

This time all the dishes were divided into two portions to make it easier for everyone to pick up the food.

Xu Yuan knew that there was no distinction between master and servants in Qiao Yu's family, so he didn't mind eating at the same table with everyone.

However, this time there were really a lot of people and there were not enough chairs at home, so we ended up replacing them with benches so that more people could sit down.

Although the seating was a little crowded, everyone had a happy look on their faces.

The four children had already been sitting obediently on a bench waiting for their meals.

Fortunately, when Qiao Yu reserved the table, he said that it had to be large enough to accommodate twenty people for dinner, otherwise we would have to split it into two tables today.

Qiao Yu picked up a piece of soft dough and taught everyone how to wrap a piece of roast duck, add some shredded green onion and cucumber, and some sweet noodle sauce, then wrapped it and put it into Gu Feng's mouth.

Gu Feng was stunned for a moment before he started chewing.

"How about it?"

Gu Feng puffed his cheeks and nodded vigorously.

"Everyone, don't look at us, eat quickly!"

Everyone then started to get started, following Qiao Yu's example and wrapping the roast duck in dough.

Everyone was won over by the new way of eating barbecue wrapped in dough.

Xu Yuan praised: "This roast duck tastes really good. It's not greasy at all."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Yu happily packed one for herself.

Perhaps because the ingredients are all natural, the roast duck has no fishy smell at all, and Qiao Yu enjoys the delicious taste.

Xu Ning suddenly said, "My husband doesn't usually eat raw onions. He thinks they have a strong smell."

Xu Yuan, who was picking up scallion shreds, said: "...That's because I didn't know there was such a way to eat it. Brother Qiao, please sell me the recipe for the roast duck as well."

Qiao Yu smiled and said, "Okay."

Li Xin thought to himself, so this is how my brother made his fortune by eating delicious food. But he really admired Qiao Yu for being able to create so many delicious dishes in a place where there were no professional tools.

He was shocked when he first learned that their bread oven could bake bread.

The children also liked this new way of eating, and they were the first to try the roast duck wrapped in tofu skin.

Gu Xiaoyan held up a half-eaten roast duck wrapped in tofu skin and said, "Daddy, this tastes so good when wrapped like this."

The other three children nodded vigorously, their mouths full.

Qiao Yu was so happy when he saw this scene.

It was the first time for Gu Xiuxiu and Zhang Tiedan to eat at Gu's house, so not only the roast duck, but every dish surprised them.

"Brother, the bacon, sausages and pressed duck my brother sent me last time were all made by you, right? My mother said she had never eaten pork and duck so delicious."

Before Qiao Yu could speak, Gu Feng nodded: "Qiao Er did it."

Gu Xiuxiu: "Can you teach me?"

Qiao Yu said generously: "Of course."

The method of making bacon and sausage is the same as that of making sweet potato flour, which Qiao Yu doesn't mind spreading.