When it comes to pancakes, Jiang Shuyao can come up with a whole bunch of them, sauce pancakes, scallion pancakes, beef biscuits, thousand layer pancakes…
But when it comes to buns, the first thing that pops into my mind is Roujiamo.
Roujiamo is a special food in Shaanxi, but it is so delicious that there are shops selling it almost all over the country.
Roujiamo, as the name suggests, is sandwiched with meat. Steamed buns refer to Baiji buns with crispy outer skin and fluffy and soft inside; the meat includes braised pork, bacon meat, etc., chopped into minced meat and put into Baiji buns, the buns are fragrant and the meat is crispy.
Jiang Shuyao was in no hurry to make the experimental dish Roujiamo for Xie Xun. After all, cooking is a pleasure for her, but if she is in a hurry, the feeling of healing will be lost.
So taking advantage of the sunshine in the afternoon, Jiang Shuyao stepped into the small kitchen and set up a pottery urn to prepare the meat in bacon.
The meat in the bacon is slightly different from the braised pork, without adding ginger, onion and cooking wine, just mix the pork with Chinese herbs and spices such as cloves, coriander, galangal, pepper, ice cinnamon, and fennel, and simmer over low heat until the Chinese herbs The aroma gets into the meat, and the fat meat is stewed until soft and rotten.
The sun was warm and drowsy, and the little cat in the corner took a nap under the sun, smelled the aroma of the bacon, woke up leisurely, and walked towards the small kitchen with its tail raised.
I don't know which stray cat the little maid picked up and ran out. Jiang Shuyao threw it a piece of fat and meat stew, and it immediately came over and devoured it.
There was no Xie Xun watching her cooking, but there was a little kitten sitting down and meowing. When Jiang Shuyao looked back several times, she happened to see the corners of the kitten's natural mouth.
Hmm... It's somewhat similar, it's better to ask Xie Xun to keep it.
As she thought about it, she prepared Bai Ji bun.
Baijimo is made by kneading dough and ordinary dough. After the dough is smooth, it is made into a potion and rolled into a round cake. Heat the frying pan without oil, put the pancakes directly into the pan, cover the pancakes, and wait until both sides of the white pancakes turn golden brown.
When the pancakes are cooked, the bacon meat is cooked enough.
The dozing kitten woke up and let out a cry of "meow~", and just after the cry fell, another clear voice sounded: "What did you do?"
Xie Xun just got off duty and was changing into his regular clothes. He sniffed the fragrance and walked in and said, "Tomorrow morning meeting, I'm going to discuss matters with my eldest brother and second brother now, so I won't have dinner here."
Jiang Shuyao lifted the lid of the pot and glanced at the bacon in sauce. The bacon in the bacon after being simmered was reddish in black, with a bright red sheen on the surface, and asked, "Are you sure?"
Xie Xun: "...If you can keep a meal, just leave one for me. I'll warm it up again when I get back."
Jiang Shuyao asked again: "Don't eat now?"
Xie Xun, who was not hungry at first, was a little greedy when she asked, but she still refused: "Big brother and second brother are waiting for me, so I can't delay."
Jiang Shuyao saw his regret and said with a smile: "It just so happens that what I made today is steamed buns, you can eat them without delay."
Xie Xun's eyes lit up when he heard the words: "That would be better."
With his hands behind his back, he leaned over and looked into the pot: "What kind of buns?"
After speaking, there was a meowing next to him, and Xie Xun turned his head and saw a kitten with its neck stretched out begging for food.
He asked casually, "Where did the cat come from?"
"I don't know, which little girl secretly raised it. I can see that the hair is clean and it should be healthy."
Xie Xun nodded, turned to look at the cat licking its nose, and said very naively, "The gluttonous cat."
Then he turned his head and continued to lean into the pot.
Jiang Shuyao quickly took out a piece of softly stewed bacon juice from the pottery urn, and threw it on the chopping board, the soup dripping.
Raising the knife and chopping for a while, the soft and rotten bacon meat was chopped into minced meat in two strokes, and the rich gravy was chopped, which was wrapped with the rotten bacon in a glutinous shape.
Lift the lid of the pot, cut a knife in the middle of the Baiji bun, put the minced meat in the bacon sauce, pour a soup of salty, fragrant and fatty soup into the bun, and stuff it into Xie Xun's hand.
Xie Xun was holding the roujia bun, and the dense oily aroma made his mouth salivate. Looking at this white bun again, it was fluffy and soft, the meat filling was ruddy in color, and the minced fat was crystal clear. I'll make one."
After speaking, he added unwillingly: "If there is any leftover, keep it for me, and I will come back to eat at night."
Jiang Shuyao knew that he had a big appetite, so he took another one for him, and said as he cooked, "I'll heat the buns with the residual heat, and the meat in the bacon sauce is also simmered on a small fire. , I made it for you and let them send it over."
Xie Xun said happily, "Very good, very good."
Holding two roujia buns gracefully, he went to his brothers in disobedience.
With Xie Li, an old-fashioned brother, no matter how hungry he is, he can't eat during business hours.
When people are discussing matters in a serious way, there is a "squeaky" drinker next to them, how strange.
So even if Xie Li Xie Lang was hungry, he didn't eat, and at most he swallowed some cakes to fill his stomach. The old men don't like sweets, so they remove the plate after eating two.
It just so happened that Xie Xun came at this time, and they packed up the table and prepared for the discussion.
When he looked up, he saw that Xie Xun was as tall and straight as a pine bamboo, but he was holding a meat bun in one hand, like a fool.
Seeing them taking away the half-empty pastry plate, Xie Xun quickly stopped him: "Wait, keep that plate."
After speaking, he strode forward, put the Roujiamo in his left hand, sat down and said, "Okay, let's start."
Xie Lang and Xie Li didn't know how to look at him.
Xie Xun's expression was indifferent: "Brother, please tell me your opinion first, I'll listen."
Xie Li took a breath and smelled the rich and salty aroma of fat oil mixed with herbal flavors.
"Cough hum." He coughed, "Use it after the discussion."
Xie Xun replied: "It's okay, I don't make any noise, and it's convenient to eat, I can swallow and speak at any time."
Xie Li had nothing to do with his cold-faced younger brother, so he started talking about business.
Here Xie Xun listened very seriously and looked very serious, but his actions were completely inconsistent. He picked up the Roujiamo, pinched the two ends, and didn't know how to mouth the filled Roujiamo.
He took a bite from the side first, one bite was too big, squeezed the Roujiamo slightly, and the fragrant gravy inside suddenly flowed out and almost flowed into his hand.
That's what makes Roujiamo particularly attractive. The meat puffed up the pie, and the inside was filled with hot broth, just imagine how delicious it is.
Xie Lang's voice sounded faintly: "Is this what the third brother and sister did for the third brother?"
Xie Xun swallowed the food in his mouth and replied, "Exactly."
Xie Li wondered: "Why do you eat pancakes for dinner?"
"Mr. Jiang was afraid that I would be hungry tomorrow, so I wanted to try making some pancakes that can be eaten cold."
Xie Li stroked his beard and said, "I don't think this is suitable."
Xie Xun nodded and said, "Yes, but why not? If you eat two pieces tonight, you will be able to bear it if you are hungry tomorrow."
Sheryl was silent.
Xie Lang retracted his gaze: "Okay, eldest brother, let's talk about it first." He brought the topic back to business.
Xie Li began to talk about it, Xie Xun joined them from time to time to discuss proposals, while eating the meat pie, thinking about it, feeling that the discussion has become a joy.
He ate deliciously, and Xie Li could smell it halfway through the table, and couldn't bear it any longer: "I wonder if my brother and sister are doing a lot today?"
Xie Xun heard alarm bells in his heart, and he realized how greedy the two of them were when it came to the lo-mei.
He stretched out his hand and pulled the plate, and sat tightly against himself on the edge of the table: "I don't know about this, is there anything wrong with eldest brother?"
Rao Xie Li was greedy, but he still couldn't do anything to ask his younger siblings for food, and said, "Nothing, just curious."
Xie Lang was also unable to speak, and the two of them stared at Xie Xun at the same time.
Xie Xun couldn't bear it any longer: "I won't eat this after I finish it."
But he heard Xie Lang speak in a serious tone: "Then, isn't it cold on your plate?"
Humph, the tiger's mouth grabs food!
Xie Xun said coldly, "It's hot, but it can't be cold."
"Third brother." Xie Li said, "Well, let's have dinner before discussing matters. My second brother and I are still hungry."
Saying this, Xie Xun suddenly felt that he was untenable, and instead he became a stingy and selfish person who delayed his work because he only cared about eating.
He had to push the plate over: "Eat it." Then he called the maid in and asked her to go to Tingzhuyuan to find Jiang Shuyao and get two more cakes.
Xie Li and Xie Lang stared at the plate of Roujiamo, raised their eyes at the same time, and their eyes met.
Xie Lang was quick to get it.
The Baijimo was still warm, and the meat in the bacon was steaming hot. Xie Lang got greedy when he smelled the smell, so he pinched the Baijimo and took a bite out of it.
Squeeze out the fragrant gravy, slide down the knife edge, and soak the steamed buns.
Baiji bun is crispy on the surface, soft and fluffy on the inside, and the gravy is fully immersed in the bun. The inner layer of the bun is moist, soft and salty. The bun alone is very delicious, not to mention the bacon in the stew.
The soup is rich in flavour, fully absorbing the aroma of the herbs and the meaty aroma, as is the meat in the bacon.
The lean meat is cooked soft and tender, thin but not woody; the fat meat is crispy, blended with the refreshingness of Chinese herbal medicine, fat but not greasy, melts in the mouth, sticky and smooth.
The flavor of meat and the flavor of aniseed blend with each other and complement each other. How can it be called a wonderful word.
Xie Lang ate three times and five times, he was not full, and he was even more thirsty.
Jiang Shuyao's new Roujiamo arrived just in time, Xie Xun divided one as a matter of course, and gave the rest to Xie Li.
Xie Li had long been hungry, and finally it was his turn to eat.
After taking a bite, I was stunned. What else are we talking about? Wouldn't it be better to delay together for a while to slowly taste the pancakes
After Xie Xun and Xie Li finished eating, everyone finally started to discuss things.
It wasn't until the beginning of Hai Shi that they finally negotiated. Xie Xun stood up and was about to leave, but was stopped by Xie Lang.
"Third brother, what will my younger brother and sister do for you tomorrow?"
"I don't know, she should do nothing, I don't think she has any ideas." Xie Xun replied casually.
"If it is done—" Xie Lang said hesitantly.
Xie Xun finally heard that something was wrong, and this time he was really angry.
He frowned and said, "Second brother, if there is no such reason, how can a real brother trouble his younger brother and sister to make food?" He said displeased, "Jiang's cooking loves his own hands, isn't it tiring to cook for you?"
The brother was really ruthless when he spoke, Xie Lang said, "I didn't know that my younger brother and sister did it in person. I thought it was wrong. I hope the third brother doesn't mind."
Xie Xun's expression changed slightly: "I'll go back and ask her."
Xie Xun returned to Tingzhuyuan, thinking about this in his heart, for fear that Jiang Shuyao felt that her brother's request was calling her. After all, she was a noble girl and not a cook.
He thought about it, made himself angry, and stood in the yard sullen for a while.
After he figured it out, he ran to the east wing to look for Jiang Shuyao, but couldn't find her, so he went to the small kitchen, and sure enough, he saw her.
Jiang Shuyao was making tomorrow's cake. Seeing Xie Xun coming, he said to him, "I'll bake a cake for you tomorrow and bring it."