Chapter 233: Chapter 232: Be Good to Him Chapter 233: Chapter 232: Be Good to Him Mrs. Chu had stepped out, and Su Yunjin lifted the lid of the pot, from which the scent of steaming rice wafted.
She used a spatula to stir the rice, uncovering a layer of crispy rice crust sticking to the edge of the pot.
Su Yunjin loved the crispy rice crust the most. Seeing that the rice was fully cooked, she decided to start making braised rabbit.
The stove had two pots, and Su Yunjin planned to use the empty one beside her for cooking the rabbit.
The pot that was steaming rice would continue to do so. She reduced the stove’s heat to leave a little warmth inside, which wouldn’t burn the rice but would keep it warm, preventing it from cooling.
Su Yunjin skillfully lit the fire and poured in oil, then tossed in the chopped rabbit into the hot oil for stir-fry, adding green onions, ginger, and dried chilies for fragrance, before pouring in water to start boiling.
In fact, Su Yunjin could make exceptionally delicious braised rabbit in modern times, but here the seasonings were limited, so she had to make do with what was available.
She planned to buy some essential seasonings from the market the next day to improve her dishes.
That way, the dishes she made could taste even better.
As soon as Mrs. Chu entered after cleaning the fish, she smelled the alluring fragrance of the braised rabbit from the pot.
“Oh, it smells delicious, third sister-in-law!”
Mrs. Chu swallowed unconsciously. Su Yunjin looked up at her, “Sister-in-law, the rabbit in the pot should be ready. Wait, and I’ll fetch you a piece to try.”
Standing up and dusting herself off, Su Yunjin lifted the lid and got a piece of rabbit meat for Mrs. Chu to taste, “Here, sister-in-law, try this and see.”
“Third sister-in-law, then I’ll have it,” Mrs. Chu’s eyes shone.
Su Yunjin urged her, “Go on, eat.”
Mrs. Chu gulped down the rabbit meat. The simple seasoning couldn’t hide the meat’s rich flavor as it spread from her tongue; the juices seeped out from within, and the slightly crispy crust added a textural delight. For Mrs. Chu, who hadn’t had meat in a long while, the rabbit meat was an absolute delicacy.
“It’s delicious, so delicious! Third sister-in-law, this rabbit meat is wonderful!” Mrs. Chu kept praising Su Yunjin’s culinary skills as Su Yunjin herself picked a piece to try. Although it wasn’t as good as she could make in modern times, it was still quite delectable. Satisfied, Su Yunjin found a bowl and scooped the rabbit meat from the pot.
She filled three bowls to the brim with the ample amount of rabbit meat and placed them on the table before starting to make fish soup.
With the fish soup simmering in the pot, they could start eating the rabbit meat since the rice was ready. Su Yunjin added the fish to the pot with water and then told Mrs. Chu, “Sister-in-law, quickly go call our fifth brother and also our mother over. Let’s eat now! Once the fish soup is done, we’ll have that later.”
Mrs. An was a good mother-in-law, and Su Yunjin intended not only to invite her sister-in-law Mrs. Chu and her family for the meal but also planned to have Mrs. An join them.
“Third sister-in-law, I’ll go call Mother this instant,” Mrs. Chu said joyfully as she left the kitchen. Su Yunjin didn’t idle around. Since Gu Ya was lying in the house and couldn’t come out to eat, she needed to bring the meal to him.
While Mrs. Chu went to fetch mother-in-law Mrs. An and fifth brother Gu Jianghai, Su Yunjin prepared the meal for Gu Ya and brought it to him. The table had plenty of rabbit meat, and since Gu Ya’s legs were broken and not yet healed, Su Yunjin particularly put a lot of meat into his bowl to help him recuperate.
If the bowl could have held more, Su Yunjin would have given him even a couple more pieces.