This person always seems to be able to talk about the topic to death, Xue Ying secretly pursed her lips, and showed gratitude to everyone: "I'm just a woman's family, Meng neighbors opened this gourd shop, but I didn't expect to encounter this kind of flying disaster, if it weren't for the two guest officials to uphold justice, your neighbors' eyes are like torches, I would have been bullied miserably." ”Xue Ying's high hat was thrown down, and Liu Jingnian became a hero who helped the needy, and it felt great, and all the neighbors also said: "Xue Niangzi doesn't have to be polite."
Who doesn't have a difficult problem, the so-called distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, and if someone makes trouble in the future, we will definitely come to the rescue. ”Levi laughed in his heart: this woman was arguing with the troublemakers on the street just now, she was as spicy as a rouge tiger, but at this time she was pretending to be pitiful and sympathetic here, she was really not stupid at all.Just thinking about it, Xue Ying had already taken out a jar of wine from the store, and said to everyone with a smile: "Thanks to your gentlemen's help today, I made a jar of wine this autumn, and I have been reluctant to drink it. ”Wine has always been very valuable, ordinary people even during the New Year's festival are difficult to drink, everyone has come forward to taste, a jar of wine soon to the bottom.Liu Jingnian saw that the wine was as crystal clear as amber, and the mellow fragrance hit his face, and the gluttonous insects had already been aroused, and he also wanted to scoop a bowl to taste, but he was swept by Li Wei's eyes, so he had to cough and say: "Xue Niangzi is kind and good-willed, but we have to rush to the morning court, so we will leave first." ”Xue Ying knew that he was looking at Li Wei's face, so he had to step forward and greet: "This wine is very low, you won't get drunk if you drink a little, let's try it." ”Who knew that Li Wei frowned and looked at Xue Ying for a moment and said, "Since Xue Niangzi runs a hotel, she should know that it is strictly forbidden to sell moonshine in my court."
Except for the 72 main stores in the capital where you can buy official koji for self-brewing, other stores are not allowed to make their own wine.If you drink it yourself, it's fine, but if you sell it publicly, it's absolutely fine. ”Xue Ying chuckled in her heart, and hurriedly held back her stomach and smiled: "Of course, of course, I don't dare to violate the rules of the imperial court, this wine is drunk by myself during the holidays on weekdays, and I will take it out and share it with the neighbors when I am happy today."
I'll pay extra attention to it in the future. ”Li Wei nodded, and Xue Ying didn't dare to persuade him to drink anymore.She really didn't think well of Levi: he was a harsh and eccentric person.Despite this, it did not affect Xue Ying's happy mood after winning the lawsuit.She cleaned up the store and asked Shen Yao with a smile: "Are you hungry, let's make a meat clip?"
”Shen Yao ate a lot of various clips, but she had never heard of a winning meat clip, so she couldn't help asking: "What is a winning meat clip, is it better than a meat clip?"
”Xue Ying said with a smile: "I still learned the recipe with the sister-in-law of Daosheng Nunnery, and the winning meat clip is stuffed with winter bamboo shoots, mushrooms, pine nuts, and walnuts, which tastes more fragrant than meat." ”Shen Yao was very interested and hurriedly went to make a meeting.Xue Ying soaked the walnut kernels in warm water, removed the skin and pounded them into mung bean-sized pieces, and then peeled the pine nuts and rubbed them brown.Cut the bamboo shoots and mushrooms into thick slices and blanch them in boiling water and cut them into small cubes.After these ingredients have cooled, Xue Ying mixes them together, adds a little dill seeds, salt, wine, soy sauce and sesame oil, and stirs well, and the filling is ready.At this time, Shen Yao had already rolled out the round dough, Xue Ying spread enough filling on half of the round cake, folded it in half, wrapped it into a semi-circular dumpling, and began to fry it slowly in the oil pan.The crust quickly turns golden brown and the aroma comes to your nose, and the meat clips are ready to be tasted.At this time, the little brother from the cooking cake shop next door also came, and asked with a smile: "Xue Niangzi, do you still have any leftover bones to make gourd soup today?"
”This little brother is called Zhang Qing, thirteen or fourteen years old this year, it is the time to grow his body, he eats a lot, Xue Ying often gives him the leftover scraps from making gourd soup, and said with a smile at this time: "There is a leg of mutton with a little meat on it, you can take it." ”Zhang Qing hurriedly thanked Xue Ying and handed Xue Ying a few cooking cakes: "The salt-and-pepper flavored cooking cakes that have just come out of the cage, Xue Niangzi can try them." ”He sniffed his nose again and asked, "What did Xue Niangzi make delicious, so fragrant?"
”Xue Ying laughed and said: "I'll just say that you are cat food, it's good to smell the fragrance, and the rice in the other pot is fragrant."
We made a meat clip, but it wasn't enough for you. ”Shen Yao didn't say a word, took three small plates, and stuffed Zhang Qing with a pair of chopsticks.The clip was very small, Zhang Qing couldn't wait to clip one and put it in his mouth, only to feel that his mouth was full of sweet and plump taste, and asked curiously: "What kind of meat is in here?"
”Xue Ying smiled: "There is no meat, it is vegetarian filling." ”Zhang Qing was surprised: "It's impossible, no meat can make this taste?"
Xue Niangzi gave me another clip, and I tasted it carefully. ”Xue Ying really gave him another one, Zhang Qing ate very carefully this time, hesitated for a moment and said: "It is the fragrance of bamboo shoots and mushrooms, and I can't eat the rest." ”Shen Yao was also curious to take a bite of a sheng meat clip, the faint fragrance of the face blended into the fragrance of bamboo shoots, and the accidentally bitten pine nuts and walnut meat brought the sweet aroma of fat, and couldn't help but praise: "This is simply better than the meat clip, no wonder it is called the victory meat clip." ”In less than a cup of tea, a plate of winning meat clips was swept away.Zhang Qing sighed with satisfaction: "It's good to be a neighbor with Xue Niangzi, there is always fresh food to taste."
In my opinion, Xue Niangzi's craftsmanship is no worse than those cooks in the main store in the capital, and it is really condescending to only open a gourd soup shop. ”Zhang Qing's words aroused Xue Ying's thoughts.She also thought about expanding the storefront, but Bianjing City is densely populated and the housing prices are extremely high, and a store near Yujie that can only accommodate more than ten people asks for 10,000 yuan, which is simply an astronomical amount for ordinary people.This gourd shop is Xue Ying's ancestral property, and with her current situation, she really can't afford to buy other properties.Thinking of this, I suddenly felt that the clip in my mouth was not fragrant.The author has something to say: tongzi, also known as jiaoer, was a common food in the Song Dynasty.
(In other words, as a Jinjiang pigeon essence, I often want to be crooked) "Dream Lianglu" mentions Lin'an snacks, there are dozens of clips alone, what moth eyebrows, bamboo shoots, fish, liver.It is actually a bit like the current lotus root box and eggplant box, with noodles, bamboo shoots, lotus root, etc. as the skin, fish, meat or vegetarian stuffing, steamed or fried in the pot.It is said that Ouyang Xiu likes to eat tongs very much.Chapter 4 On March 1, the Jinming Pond outside the Shuntian Gate in the west of the city was officially opened, and everyone went to the suburbs to go for spring together.This area is full of gardens, and there is no idle land within a hundred miles.The second spring is all over the field, ten thousand flowers compete out, the pink wall is fine willow, the grass is like shade, people are busy enjoying this short spring, they have folded the green hairpin red, looking for the fragrance to win, and showing the golden bottle.Xue Ying and Shen Yao also made an appointment to go out of the city to enjoy the tour, the two walked up to the Huixian Bridge in the center of Jinmingchi with the flow of people, looked at the waterfront hall where the emperor gave a banquet to the ministers, went to the north bank to see the Olympic house where the boat racing dragon boat was parked, and went to the east bank to watch the water play in the temporarily built color shed.Different from the hustle and bustle of the east bank and the south bank, there are few tourists here, and there are no temples, only weeping poplars dipped in water and tobacco paved embankments.There are sporadic tourists fishing here.Xue Ying was intrigued, and stepped forward and asked, "Did Your Excellency's fishing rod come with you?"
”The man smiled and said: "The lady doesn't know, Jinming Pond does not allow people to fish at will, you must go to the pond to buy a brand to fish, there are also fishing rods that can be rented." ”The two went to the pond to buy a brand, and rented a fishing rod, maybe they were lucky today, and it only took a cup of tea to catch a carp with a ruler long.Soon someone stepped forward and said: "The live carp that has just been caught is the most suitable for cooking, the small shop is not far away, are the two ladies willing to hand over the carp to the kitchen to cook?"
All you need to do is pay a little money. ”Xue Ying said with a smile: "Cutting the water to recommend the bottle is also a good taste."
Let's go. ”The two bought carp at a high price and followed him to the store, and the cook was also neat, and within a moment, the fish was ready and delivered.Xue Ying tasted it casually, frowned, and said, "This fish meat has a slight fishy smell, I think the blood water has not been absorbed, and the meat slices are too thick." ”The shopkeeper had to step forward and laugh and say: "Lady, forgive me, the blood has been drained, I think the carp has some earthy smell." ”Xue Ying smiled faintly and said, "Shopkeeper, if we cut it in person, everyone tastes it and there is no fishy smell, what do you say?"
”The shopkeeper saw that she was just a young lady, and thought that even if she cooked at home on weekdays, her cooking skills would not be too good, so she smiled and said: "The lady can go to the kitchen to try, if the fish is not fishy at all, I will not only exempt the two of you from the meal, but also have good wine to serve." ”"Then it's settled."
Xue Ying has always been not afraid of things, so she came to the kitchen with the store to choose fish.Some of the customers who dined in the store also came in.In front of the stove is a large water tank, in which dozens of large carp are raised.Xue Ying casually picked up the pinch and stretched it into the water tank and scooped it, a two-pound carp writhed out of the water uneasily, she picked up the rolling pin on the case and slammed it on the fish's head, and the fish honestly did not move.Xue Ying first used a knife to cut a large hole in the junction between the gills and the body of the fish, and hung upside down with the tail in his hand for a while, and the blood flowed out one after another.The chef in the shop asked curiously: "The restaurants in our area deal with the fish belly, they first cut off the back tail of the fish, and then put it into the basin and let it swim and bleed on its own. ”Xue Ying smiled and said, "Sometimes the fish will die first, and the blood will not be clean."
The incision I made was close to the heart of the fish, which is the most concentrated place in the province, so I was able to drain the blood quickly. ”Xue Ying explained, and she didn't stop in her hands, she quickly scraped off the fish scales, chopped off the head and tail, cut the fish from the spine into the knife, and then peeled off the fish skin and bones, and put two pieces of snow-white fish meat on the cutting board.Her movements were extremely fast, and after dealing with all this, the fish was still alive, the gills were still opening and closing, and the bones were still moving.The crowd couldn't help but praise.Xue Ying then cut the fish into thin fillets, then cut it into thin shredded fish and put it on the plate, and then took sweet wine, ginger juice, shredded green onions, salt, mustard sauce and other seasonings and poured them into the plate in turn and stirred well, and asked the cook casually: "Do you have orange peel here?"
”The cook was surprised: "Yes, yes, but you don't need orange peel to make fish tart, right?"
”Xue Ying said with a smile: "Orange peel has the best effect on fishing, you just have to take it." ”The cook had already seen that Xue Ying's cooking skills were extraordinary at this moment, so he hurriedly took the orange peel and squeezed the juice and sprinkled it on the fish tart.After Xue Ying and other fish meat are marinated and flavored, they are then wrapped in fine yarn and squeezed out of water and dispersed on a plate, and the fish is ready.Xue Ying put the fish troll into a white disk, and chopped and mixed the perilla leaves, and the green leaves were made more and more fresh and appreciable.She smiled and asked, "Which of you would like to come and taste it first?"
”"Then I'll take the liberty of giving it a try." ”An elderly man in his fifties and sixties asked for help.The elder used chopsticks to pick up the fish tart, it was really light and thin as paper, and the wind could blow, and he couldn't help but praise: "The elbow is born to see the chopping, and the snow falls with the knife."
Today, we know that the Dongpo monks are not a lie.This little lady's craftsmanship is truly amazing. ”Just looking at this appearance is already amazing, the elder sandwiched another piece of fish meat and sent it to his mouth, because Xue Ying squeezed the water in advance, the taste was very crisp, and it had the unique freshness of fish belly, but there was no bloody smell at all.He couldn't speak at this time, and ate several pieces of fish in a row before sighing: "I have eaten a lot of fish in my life, and this little lady's craftsmanship can be called the first, and it would be better if there was a good wine to match." ”Seeing that the elder spared no effort to praise, the shopkeeper couldn't help but be curious and stepped forward to take a piece of fish to taste, and the entrance was really amazing, the fish was cut very finely, and the juice was fully mixed into the fish, which effectively removed the fishy smell and stimulated the sweetness of the food itself.The shopkeeper is also a bold person, and immediately smiled: "The little lady is skilled, and I am willing to bow down."
Today, I invite everyone to drink the Liuxia wine brewed by Renhelou. ”Although Xue Ying's cooking skills are exquisite, the amount of wine is very average, but the owner is very kind, and after barely drinking a few glasses, he has a red face and red ears, so he made an excuse and said: "There are still some things at home, so I have to leave first." ”The shopkeeper just grabbed them and didn't let them go: "Why be in such a hurry, today's meeting is fate."
Although the small shop is a little narrower, it is also thin and has a reputation in the Jinmingchi area, if the lady does not dislike it, she can be the chef in the small shop, and the salary will never lose the lady. ”It turned out that he was waiting for himself here, Xue Ying hurriedly smiled and refused: "I am deeply gracious, but I also run a restaurant myself, so I really have no leisure, and I hope your Excellency will forgive me." ”When the shopkeeper heard her say this, he had no choice but to give up, but he saw the old man next to him, who had been only drinking, approaching Xue Ying and whispering, "Lady, please take a step to speak." ”Xue Ying and Shen Yao said goodbye to the shopkeeper and came to a secluded place with the elder, and the elder arched his hand and said, "Don't hide it from the two ladies, I am the housekeeper of the Li Mansion in Chongrenfang."
Ah Lang official to Hanlin bachelor.The cook in the family resigned from her errand in the house due to the death of her father, and Mrs.
Tai was old, and eating other people's food was always unappetizing.Ah Lang has always been filial to his mother, and these days he has always wanted to find a chef with excellent cooking skills.I think the lady is very qualified, if she is willing to go to the house as an errand, we will not be stingy in terms of honorarium. ”Xue Ying heard that the Li family was originally from the Bianjing family, and the salary was very generous when she went to these wealthy families to be cooks, and she said in her heart: "Your Excellency, can you give me a little time to think about it?"
After all, I also have a business to take care of, so I have to arrange it properly. ”The elder smiled and said, "It's natural.The surname is Chen, and the lady has considered that if she is interested, she will go directly to Chongrenfang Li Mansion to find me. ”After saying goodbye to the elders and returning home, Xue Ying calculated in her heart: running this gourd soup shop by herself is considered a small profit but quick turnover, and she can earn at most 60 yuan a month, and the 20 yuan salary for Shen Yao is removed, and the rest is only enough to maintain the normal operation of the two people's clothing, food, housing, transportation and store.If you want to make more money, it seems to be a good choice to go to Li's Mansion to be a cook.Thinking of this, she called Shen Yao and asked, "If you are asked to be in charge of running this gourd soup shop alone, and then invite the little brother next door to help, are you sure that you will maintain it?"
”Although Shen Yao was honest, he was not stupid, and then asked, "The lady said this, is she planning to go to the Li Mansion to be a cook?"
”Xue Ying nodded: "Exactly, you know the situation in the store, if you want to make money faster, you can only be a cook in the mansion of the deceased family."
My dad gave me this shop on his deathbed, and I always wanted to make it a big restaurant like Feng Lok Lou. ”Fengle building is the head of the 72 main stores in Bianjing, there are three floors high, composed of five buildings in the east, west, south, north and middle, each has a flying bridge to communicate, gorgeous and magnificent, the customers are bustling with more than a thousand people, it is the preferred banquet place for the prince and grandson, the wealthy businessmen, and has been famous all over the world when the first emperor.Shen Yao was silent for a moment and said, "Lady, don't worry."
I have been studying art with my lady for four years, and I know how to make a bowl of gourd soup, and I will never smash the signboard of the Xue family, if Zhang Erlang next door can come to help, it will be even better. ”Xue Ying groaned: "Zhang Erlang can't make much money selling cooking cakes every day, I give him more wages, I think he should be willing to come to the store to help."
It's just that I'm going to be biased by you during this time as a cook. ”"What did the lady say?
In the ninth year of the drought in Shaanxi, my parents fled from Chang'an to the capital, thanks to the lady who took me in, and spent money on my father's funeral, now I should do a little more. ”When Xue Ying made up his mind to go to the Li Mansion to find Steward Chen, he smiled bitterly and said, "It's a bit unfortunate that the lady came, Mrs.
Tai's maiden family also recommended a cook to come over today."
I'm afraid this matter is a bit troublesome. ”Xue Yingqing knew that this matter was not in agreement, and said with a smile: "In this case, I will leave first." ”"Wait."
Steward Chen stopped Xue Ying: "Since I promised to introduce the lady, I can't break my word."
In this way, you wait for a while, and I will fight for Ah Lang again. ”About two teas later, Steward Chen came out of the inner house and said with a smile: "It's a coincidence, I went to tell Ah Lang about it, and Mrs.
Tai happened to be there."
She heard me say that the lady is a superb cook, and she also felt that it was a pity to miss it, so she asked the lady to make a dish with the cook recommended by her mother to try her cooking skills, and the winner was officially hired as the chef of the house. ”The author has something to say: Yusheng also has a long history in China, especially during the Tang and Song dynasties, but after the Ming Dynasty, it gradually declined for health reasons.It is said that Su Shi, Ouyang Xiu, Mei Yaochen, etc. are all fanatical lovers of Yusheng, Su Shi eats Yusheng and rises in vain, and he still refuses to avoid eating when he has conjunctivitis, what kind of foodie spirit is this.Chapter 5 Since it is here, there is no reason to give up halfway, Xue Ying said without hesitation: "I am willing to give it a try." ”"Okay, I really didn't misread the lady."
Steward Chen didn't say anything more, and led Xue Ying through several courtyards, and entered a hanging flower gate to the east, with a hand-copying verandah on both sides, and a hall in the middle.Turning through the hall is the main house compound, and the five main houses in the south are all carved beams and painted buildings.Xue Ying secretly speculated in her heart: I have heard for a long time that the Li family is a family in the capital, and they live in luxury, but today it is not true.Just as he was thinking about it, two maidservants had already come out and opened the door curtain, and Xue Ying settled down after entering, only to find that there was a huge space inside.An old woman in her fifties was sitting on a rose-folding chair at the top of the table and eating tea.This must be the lady of the Li Mansion, the lady in Beijing has reached her age, and because of the benefits of maintenance, she is not very old.It's just that Mrs.
Tai's face is difficult to hide her loneliness, and she lacks a little bit of the coercion of the superiors.There was a young man sitting on the Taishi chair in the east, presumably the youngest Hanlin scholar and Quanzhi Kaifeng Mansion Li Wei in this dynasty.It's just that Xue Ying glanced over and couldn't help but be startled.Isn't this the person who goes to court with Liu Jingnian every day?
He's not a good deal!
Li Wei saw the panic in Xue Ying's eyes, but his face was not at all calm.Originally, choosing a cook lady was not a big deal, he had a lot of official business recently, and he wanted to ask his mother to say goodbye, but now he was interested, so he simply took a sip of tea and looked at her for a while.It didn't take long for Xue Ying's competitors to come in.The cook lady was about 20 years old, with a gorgeous appearance, wearing a long green shirt and a long skirt, wearing a long belt of flower tassels at her waist, her feet climbed to the clouds, and her head was held in a high bun, looking very magnificent.And Xue Ying didn't dress up particularly today, only combed her hair and wore homely clothes, and she was half a dwarf in terms of momentum.Mrs.
Tai coughed and said, "Mrs.
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Liu was recommended by my sister-in-law, and Mrs.
Xue was recommended by Steward Chen, so her skills must not be bad."
It's just that there can only be one cook left in the house.For the sake of fairness, you each made a dish, and I tasted it and left it for me. ”She turned her head to ask Levi on the side: "What do you think, big brother?"
”Li Wei still looked so indifferent, bowed slightly and said, "Everything is up to the mother." ”Mrs.
Tai smiled: "Then it's decided, but if they are allowed to play at will, it will be difficult to have standards to judge at that time, but let them cook the same dishes." ”Li Wei nodded and said, "What Niangniang said is that you have always liked to sign dishes, so it is better to let them make signing dishes." ”Hearing this, Mrs.
Liu became more and more sure in her heart, and before she came to Li Mansion to apply for a job, she specially inquired about Mrs.
Tai's dietary preferences and learned that Mrs.
Tai likes to sign dishes.This is really a coincidence, as a valuable cook in Bianjing, she relied on the sheep's head to sign this dish to make a name for herself.The master had already come out with the test questions, and the two ladies had to obey the order.Steward Chen led them to the kitchen.Some of the lively maidservants of the Li Mansion also followed, and they couldn't help but be amazed when they saw Mrs.
Liu open the box and cage she was carrying, and there were all kinds of cooking utensils, and the spatulas and the like were all made of silver, which were dazzling and dazzling.Looking at Xue Ying's side again, but with a mediocre iron pot, as well as an old shovel and kitchen knife, he couldn't help but shake his head secretly, it seems that it is easy to guess the result of this competition.Mrs.
Liu asked Steward Chen for materials: 2 sheep's heads, 2 catties of green onions, 3 pieces of sheep net oil, and 1 jar of light wine, Steward Chen frowned slightly: "Mrs.
Liu only needs to make a plate of sheep's head sticks."
That's a lot of material. ”Liu Niangzi said loudly: "The most important thing is to cook the ingredients, I have my reasoning, Your Excellency just needs to send it." ”At this time, Xue Ying also wrote the materials on the list, and Steward Chen took it and took a look, what she needed was very simple: 1 piece of chicken breast, 2 taels of spring bamboo shoots, 1 piece of chicken, 1 piece of tofu skin, and couldn't help asking: "Xue Niangzi wants to make chicken silk sticks?"
It's just that these materials are not enough, don't you need to use lard fat to make sticky dishes?
”Xue Ying smiled and said, "No need, these are enough." ”This time, even Steward Chen was a little worried about Xue Ying, he glanced at her worriedly, sighed and told the maid to prepare the materials.When everything was ready, Liu Niangzi and Xue Ying each occupied a stove and a cutting board and began to cook.Mrs.
Liu quickly blanched the sheep's head in the boiling water, scooped it up and only took out two pieces of meat on the sheep's face, and discarded the rest.Then we started chopping the green onions.Or pass it in hot water for a while, don't want the leaves outside, only leave the green onion white cut into small pieces that match the plate, and then peel off several layers of green onion white, leaving only the tender heart like leek, soak it in salted light wine for a while, drain it and set aside.Xue Ying was really painful to see on the side, so she simply took the green onion white that Liu Niangzi didn't use and used it.In this operation, not only Mrs.
Liu laughed, but even the maids who were watching the battle pointed at her and whispered.Liu Niangzi smiled and said: "Xue Niangzi, the green onion is not eaten by nobles, you are afraid that the gourd soup shop has been open for a long time, and you don't know the taboo." ”Xue Ying smiled faintly: "Any material in this world has its use, and it is not my style to destroy heavenly things." ”Mrs.
Liu was choked, and said coldly: "I want to see what delicacies the lady can make with these materials." ”Xue Ying also ignored her, and quickly washed and wiped the chicken breast, shredded the green onions, cut the spring bamboo shoots into small cubes, mixed them together, added egg mixture, salt, soy sauce and ginger juice and stirred well.Then moisten the tofu skin with a warm wet towel, cut it into a rectangle of the same size, roll the filling into the tofu skin, and then seal it with egg wash, and the chicken roll is ready.Xue Ying added two spoonfuls of starch and a spoonful of Sichuan pepper powder together and evenly, added water and stirred into a dough coating, put in the chicken roll and rolled it, and then fried it in the pot.The fragrance of peppercorn powder mixed with the aroma of meat came to the face, and the maid who was watching the lively maid felt that she was hungry again, it seemed that Xue Niangzi's cooking skills were much better than she imagined.When the chicken rolls turned golden brown, Xue Ying took them out of the pot and drained the oil, and served them on a white porcelain plate.The sheep's head sticks of Liu Niangzi are also done, which are made by using the traditional method of rolling the mutton stuffing into the sheep net oil and frying, and Liu Niangzi puts them on a silver plate, and the gold and white are also very tempting to appetite.These two dishes were quickly delivered to the lady's room.Judging from the appearance of the dish, the skills of the two cooks seem to be comparable, Mrs.
Tai has always liked to eat mutton, so she first sandwiched a piece of sheep's head to taste.Because Mrs.
Liu selected the two most tender pieces of meat on the face of the sheep, and there were green onion cores soaked in light wine to remove the smell, the sheep's head skewers were both crispy and delicious, Mrs.
Tai praised with a smile: "It is really fragrant and crispy, and Mrs.
Liu's craftsmanship is extraordinary, and I am very happy today." ”"Mrs.
Tai is too prestigious."
Mrs.
Liu hurriedly said a few words modestly, glanced at Xue Ying, and could not hide the smug look on her face.There is Liu Niangzi's sheep's head skewer in front of Zhuyu, at this time, Mrs.
Tai did not have much expectations for the chicken silk skewers made by Xue Ying, she picked them up and tasted them at random, raised her eyebrows and asked: "Xue Niangzi, what is the skin of this chicken silk skewer made of?"
It doesn't taste like lard. ”Xue Ying smiled and said, "Mrs.
Hui, it's made of tofu skin. ”Steward Chen saw Mrs.
Tai's confused expression, and hurriedly explained: "After the soybean milk is heated and boiled, a layer of film will appear on the surface, and after drying, it will be rotten skin. ”Mrs.
Tai couldn't help but pick up another piece of shredded chicken to taste, although it was fried, there was a refreshing shredded chicken with bamboo shoots as the filling, and the entrance did not feel greasy at all.The best thing is the crispy and golden tofu skin, which has a faint bean aroma and peppercorn aroma in the mouth, which matches the soft filling very well, and she can't help but smile and praise: "Xue Niangzi's chicken shredded skewers are also very special, and they are very refreshing taste." ”Mrs.
Tai turned to Li Wei and said, "Big brother also try it, in my opinion, the two of them have their own merits, and it is really difficult to decide." ”Li Weiyi tasted the dishes made by the two, and was silent for a moment, still looking light: "As Niangniang said, the cooking skills of the two are indeed comparable."
What the son meant, it is better to let the subordinates taste it and see what they say. ”So several maidservants in Mrs.
Tai's room, together with Steward Chen, stepped forward in turn to taste the signature dishes made by the two.It is said that the people in the house have a heavier taste and prefer mutton, but after a period of delay, the dish is already a little cold, and the sheep's head is suitable for eating while it is hot, and it is inevitable that it will be a little cold in the mouth at the moment.But Xue Ying's chicken shredded skewers are different, although they taste good when they are made and eaten freshly, even if they are cold, they will not affect its flavor.In the final result, a total of 5 people, including Steward Chen, supported Xue Ying and 3 supported Liu Niangzi.Seeing that the outcome had been decided, Mrs.
Liu was a little anxious, and raised her voice and said: "The government recruited a cook, originally so that Mrs.
Tai could eat a delicious meal, as for the opinions of the subordinates, it is really not important, and it cannot be used as a reference for victory or defeat." ”Hearing this, Mrs.
Tai was a little shaken again.Xue Ying had a sentence that stuck in her throat and had to spit out: "Forgive me for being presumptuous."
The imperial court has always advocated frugality.His Majesty loves to eat clams, but I heard that the freight of this item is high, and a few pieces will cost 10,000 yuan, so he will give up the contribution of Fujian Road.I have nothing to blame for Liu Niangzi's craftsmanship, but a plate of mutton skewers requires the use of two sheep's heads, how much more than a thousand dollars?
Although your family can bear the great cause of your family, as an important minister of the imperial court, you should respect the holy will and practice frugality. ”As soon as Xue Ying said this, Liu Niangzi was completely speechless.Li Wei's gaze stayed on Xue Ying for a long time, and she saw that she felt a little furious in her heart, and said to Mrs.
Tai in a half-loud voice: "Mrs.
Xue is reasonable.The son is not He Zeng, there is still no place for the eclipse of ten thousand dollars, and the mother does not like luxury by nature.What the son means, he will use Xue Niangzi as a cook. ”Li Wei became famous as a young man, conceited and decisive, Mrs.
Tai rarely disobeyed her son's wishes, not to mention that Xue Ying took advantage of the right reason today, so he nodded and said: "This is very good." ”Xue Ying's heart was excited: she finally got her wish to become the chef of the Li Mansion, according to Steward Chen, the chef in the Li Mansion can get more than 100 commissions per month, and there are other rewards during the New Year's holidays.She walked out of Mrs.
Tai's room like this, and Li Wei stepped forward without paying attention: "What are you doing in a daze, go back and clean up, and come to the house tomorrow on an errand." ”Xue Ying was startled, looked back at Li Wei, still with the same facial paralysis, and hurriedly said yes.But I heard Li Wei speak again: "This time you must strictly abide by the rules when you enter the mansion, Xue Niangzi is used to being spicy in the market, and she has to change her ways." ”Xue Ying casually agreed, but couldn't help but slander again: Li Mansion is just down, this master is really difficult to serve.The author has something to say: signing dishes was very popular in the Song Dynasty.Wrap a piece of skin in chopped filling, roll it into a cylinder and fry it in a pan.As the outer skin, it can be pig and sheep net oil, or thin dough and tofu coating.Don't look at Wang Anshi, he doesn't care about food and clothing, but he likes to eat sheep's head sticks :) In addition, I changed Chapter 1 and Chapter 3 again, adding the content of male and female interaction.You can check it out again.Chapter 6 The next day, Xue Ying officially took over the back kitchen, but the assistant chefs didn't listen to the command, and the Chen Niangzi, who was the leader, looked like she was in her forties, glanced at Xue Ying and said lightly: "Xue Niangzi is the chef, and she naturally doesn't dare to disobey when she orders us to make steamed buns."
It's just that the little lady wants to eat hand-washing crab today, so she specially instructed me to cook, and let me go to make crab first. ”The little lady in Mrs.
Chen's mouth is Li Jia, the only concubine of the Li Mansion, the baby daughter of Mrs.
Tai, and the sister of Li Wei, who has always been very favored, and people naturally rush to worship her.Xue Ying smiled and said, "Since the little lady asked you to make hand-washing crabs, you can be busy with your go."
I'll take care of it on the stove here. ”"Xue Niangzi, I'll go and see if the Erchen drink that Mrs.
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Tai asked for is ready.""
Xue Niangzi, there are still a few anchovies missing from the cooking materials, I'll ask the comprador."
The remaining few helpers saw that someone was taking the lead, Xue Ying was easy to talk again, and they all found an excuse to slip away, leaving only one young helper still in the big kitchen.Xue Ying saw that she was about fifteen or sixteen years old, looking timid, and beckoned and asked with a smile, "What's your name?"
Why don't you go?
”"My surname is Wang, and I am the son of a family in the house.Yesterday, I watched Xue Niangzi and Liu Niangzi try their cooking skills, and the chicken shredded skewers are really good, and I want to learn from Xue Niangzi. ”Seeing her sincere tone, Xue Ying also smiled: "If you really want to learn, I will naturally teach."
It's just that you have to tell me, what is the origin of that Chen Niangzi?
”Wang Niangzi hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Chen Niangzi has been in the house for more than ten years.The oldest in the big kitchen.Originally, there was an accident in the chef's house this time, and she had hope of succeeding her, but she ......"
She glanced at Xue Ying and closed her mouth in amusement.In this way, it was she who grabbed someone's position, so Chen Niangzi took the lead in disobeying the command, and Xue Ying suddenly understood her a little.Mrs.
Chen was preparing hand-washing crabs in the small kitchen on the side, not to mention anything else, she was still very confident in her cooking skills.The practice of handwashing crabs is very simple, Chen Niangzi selected a pike crab with red and fresh meat from the water tank, and chopped it into small pieces with a kitchen knife.Boil the sesame oil, cool it, grind the grass fruit, fennel, sand kernel, ginger, pepper, pepper into the end, add green onions, salt, vinegar and other seasonings into the crab, mix well and eat.Because it is time for diners to wash their hands, it is called hand-washing crab.The maid Yuehua in Li Jia's room here has already come to urge: "Mrs.
Chen, is the hand-washing crab ready, the little lady is waiting to eat." ”"Alright, alright."
Mrs.
Chen was busy wiping her hands on her apron, put the crab on a silver plate and handed it to her, and instructed: "Wash your hands and eat the crab freshly, fresh, fragrant, and hemp flavors, and it will not be good if you leave it for a long time." ”Yuehua said impatiently: "What's the use of this, you say, the little lady naturally knows." ”After Yuehua left, Chen Niangzi sighed silently, she didn't sleep well last night, and was about to go down to rest for a while, but she saw a low-level female envoy come forward and whisper a few words to her.Mrs.
Chen was completely in no mood to rest at this time.Hurriedly walked to the inner hanging arch, where her son Xu Dalang was waiting at the door.Seeing that he was still looking like a hanger, Mrs.
Chen frowned and asked, "I'm cooking in the kitchen, what are you doing here?"
”Xu Dalang smiled and said: "Mother, I'm getting older day by day, and I don't like to stay at home after all."
Now I have discussed with a few friends, this year's Beijing spices are short, next year will be expensive, I want to go to Yangzhou to sell some spices back, in addition to the tariff costs, you can also get several times the interest.It's just that I lack some capital now, so my mother will lend me a few dollars. ”