For five thousand years in China, urging marriage is eternal.
When the prince was persuaded by the queen's gentle words to marry a concubine, Jiang Shuyao was dragged behind by Concubine Lin to whisper.
"Niangniang?" Jiang Shuyao asked in confusion.
Concubine Lin asked all the maids to step back, and waited until there was no one around before asking, "What other unique skills do you have?"
Jiang Shuyao was confused: "What?"
"Eat." Concubine Lin said, "For example, eat as delicious as the fried snails last time."
"It's not a unique life, isn't it."
How could Concubine Lin have the time to pick words with her, and said, "Now that the emperor is here, your chance to show your face has come, understand? I know there are all kinds of rumors outside the palace these days, saying that you don't understand the rules, you are full of copper smell, and there are even more people. Eyes on him, ready to share a bowl of soup, waiting for the Lin family to go wrong at any time, as long as you can get the emperor to speak, these concerns will disappear, understand?"
Jiang Shuyao didn't know what to say for a while.
Concubine Lin took out a thick booklet from her cuff, and turned it over to her carefully: "This is the opponent I have heard about, these are those long-tongued women who spread the word about demons, this is my account, um, later What I wrote about was the business plan for the past few years." She put it to Jiang Shuyao, "I don't know much about the food business, and I can barely write some superficial opinions because I have managed the business of the Lin family, not much, just write casually. , and see if I can help you a little."
Jiang Shuyao took the booklet in surprise and looked at Concubine Lin in surprise.
I heard that after Lin Guifei entered the palace, she never took care of business affairs again, and even said that no matter what happened, she would never interfere in any business affairs of the Lin family.
Jiang Shuyao's eyes made Concubine Lin feel a little uncomfortable.
She said: "I just see that you are a malleable talent, reluctantly forcing some of my advantages, maybe you can do well in this industry, so I want to help you casually. Besides, I will ask people to inquire. After all, you are really talented in this industry, of course, it's not about making money, but about food." She put the booklet into Jiang Shuyao's hand, "I'm an aunt, so I have to do my best. ."
Jiang Shuyao took the booklet and said indifferently, "Thank you aunt."
Concubine Lin poked her forehead: "Don't call me Empress at this time?"
Jiang Shuyao laughed, and was about to say something, when Lin Guifei pushed her in the direction of the dining room: "Come on, show your hands and let them see, if you get the emperor's attention, don't say it's the capital in the future, go. There are gold signs everywhere, walk sideways."
Jiang Shuyao thought about it for a while, and opened the booklet given by Concubine Lin while walking. The handwriting was inconsistent, some neat and some messy, and there was a paragraph suddenly squeezed in, which was added later.
Which is to write casually, must have spent a lot of thought.
She tucked the booklet into her sleeve and followed the eunuch to the pantry.
When the emperor travels to hunt at any time, he will not be eating game every day, and fresh ingredients are readily available in the pantry.
Jiang Shuyao looked around, pointed to a pot of chicken thighs and said, "I'll use this for a meal."
The eunuch was Concubine Lin's confidant. Knowing Concubine Lin's arrangement, she thought Jiang Shuyao would use fish, crab and mountain treasures, but she didn't expect that she ended up choosing chicken.
And this drumstick isn't the drumstick left after she went for the chicken wings, it's too casual.
The eunuch was about to persuade, when Jiang Shuyao had already picked up the pot and muttered, "I have used all the chicken wings and drumsticks, and the remaining parts can't be wasted. It's time to fry some chicken popcorn chicken chops or something."
The eunuch sighed inwardly. Listening to her tone of cleaning ingredients without wasting food, she chose chicken legs because she didn't want to waste so many chicken wings.
Jiang Shuyao cleaned his hands, tied his cuffs, and took out the scissors. In a series of smooth movements, he quickly deboned them and put them into a bowl. Concubine Lin had already sent someone to her to get the box in which she put the seasonings, and Jiang Shuyao didn't have to worry about incomplete ingredients when she marinated.
Today, she is going to make teriyaki chicken thigh rice. Although there is no mirin, the teriyaki sauce made is not authentic, but the salty and sweet flavor is not too bad.
The chicken legs were marinated for a while, and she started steaming the rice. Everyone in the pantry will do this job, rushing to do it.
After the chicken thighs are marinated, heat the oil in a pan and place the skin on the chicken thighs.
"Zizi" sounded softly, and the salty and sweet taste immediately dissipated. With the sound of the oil bubbles, the chicken thighs gradually turned golden on both sides. Because honey was added to the marinade, some places were still reddish-brown that looked crispy.
The chicken thigh is thick enough, and when the chicken inside is fully cooked, the outer skin has turned into a crispy brown and shiny shell. Finally, pour in the sauce, close the sauce over low heat, the sauce slowly soaks through the chicken, and finally becomes extremely thick, as if the chicken thigh is just covered with a bright and salty thick film.
Cut the chicken thighs into strips, the moisture in the inside is completely locked by the outer skin, and the chicken juice keeps coming out when you cut it. Without broccoli and carrots, Jiang Shuyao casually blanched two green vegetables and placed them on it, adding a touch of color to the teriyaki chicken thigh rice.
She prepared four bowls in a row and let them send them over.
She was busy with her work here, and the prince was still talking nonsense with the queen to avoid marriage. The queen expressed her helplessness, and the emperor expressed that he wanted to kick him.
During the stalemate between the three, Concubine Lin walked in, followed by the little eunuchs with trays.
"Looking at the time, it's time to have dinner. I cooked and cooked some simple food. If the emperor doesn't dislike it, will he appreciate his face and taste it?"
The emperor will naturally not dislike it. The prince is even more, he would rather mess around with the queen here, just waiting for dinner.
Just now, the chicken wings and rice were appetizing. After a few words, the prince and the emperor were hungry.
Teriyaki chicken leg rice came up for a while, and their eyes were bright.
On the white and fluffy rice lies the sliced chicken thighs. The color is browned with reddish brown, and it looks oily and moist. The white sesame seeds sprinkled on the surface make the sauce on the surface more and more rich and shiny. The chicken is white and tender on the inside, quite different from the crispy, sauce-coated skin on the outside.
As soon as the rice came out of the pot, it was steaming with steaming white mist, with the sweet, salty and delicious smell of teriyaki chicken legs coming.
Then look at the sauce that hangs over the chicken, thick, creamy, shimmering, and soaked into the rice, giving the white, plump rice a layer of brown.
Obviously, there are only some side dishes on the rice. It looks so simple, but it looks more attractive than the table full of meat and meat soup.
The emperor's meal is naturally inferior to ordinary people, so he must first let the eunuch examine the poison.
At this moment, the prince couldn't wait any longer, looking at the teriyaki chicken leg rice with saliva, his Adam's apple rolled and made a soft "gudu" sound.
The queen frowned suspiciously, what sound
After the eunuch inspected one bowl, he began to inspect the next one.
The aroma of the teriyaki sauce became stronger and stronger, and the prince swallowed again.
"Gudu."
The queen turned her head around, how could she still have hallucinations.
When she was doubting herself, she vaguely heard a "gugugu" abdominal sound.
Just as he was about to look up, he suddenly heard the emperor say, "Is the prince starving?"
Prince: ? ? ? No, I didn't. Didn't your stomach sound just now, Dad
The crown prince couldn't lose the emperor's face, and he didn't want to take this greedy black pot so as not to affect his elegant image.
So he said to the little eunuch who tested the drug: "Is Chungui starving?"
A good drum beat, the little eunuch who was passed on was bewildered.
After the poison test, the prince couldn't wait to move his chopsticks.
The emperor looked at him with disgust. It was a shame that he was so unmannered as a prince. While thinking about it, he held down his arm that was about to move to prevent himself from moving in sync with him.
For the emperor, this sweet and salty taste is very novel, and the method of directly covering the dish on the rice is even more special.
But he quickly understood the beauty of this approach.
Take a bite of the chicken thigh, and the rich sauce flavor immediately swept the lips and cheeks. Although it was salty, it would not make people feel gluttonous. Instead, it was an extreme fragrance.
The chicken skin is crispy and soaked in the sauce, which not only retains the crispness, but also has the pliable feeling after being full of the sauce. Biting open the chicken skin, the steaming chicken juice splashed out, and the rich gravy immediately covered the taste of the sauce, making it fresh and tender.
At this time, I took a bite of the soft and fluffy rice and chewed it together with the chicken, which was instantly full of satisfaction.
Or use chopsticks to pick a large piece of rice wrapped with chicken strips and eat it together. Your mouth is wide open. The hot white rice is sweet and chewy, and the chicken thigh is not salty, full of sweetness. Chew carefully and slowly. Goods, there is a taste of happiness.
The father and son are exactly the same, eating rice with big mouthfuls.
The chicken juice and sauce of the chicken thigh is soaked in the rice. After eating the chicken, use chopsticks to mix it roughly twice, so that the rest of the rice is covered with the sauce, the rice is sticky, slightly moist but not too much, the entrance Still full and bouncy, but the taste is amazing. The saltiness of the teriyaki sauce was overshadowed, and the freshness of the chicken sauce was added. With this kind of rice mixed with the soup, they could also eat another bowl.
The prince scraped off the last piece of rice in the bowl, smacked his lips, and sighed comfortably.
The emperor reluctantly stayed for a while, pretending to be reserved. He looked at Concubine Lin Gui who was beside him, and suddenly remembered that this dinner came from Jiang Shuyao, and quickly praised it.
He said lavishly: "This meal looks simple but delicious, it must have taken a lot of effort, and it should be rewarded!"
Concubine Lin was waiting for these words, and hurriedly asked for a reward for Jiang Shuyao.
The emperor is in a good mood, there is nothing wrong.
"After she figured out such a rare recipe, she came over to cook it for you, the imperial concubine. She is really filial."
The prince was full and sat beside him, feeling his belly, he heard the question and disdain of Jiang Shuyao's East Palace support group: "Father, you underestimate cousin, she can think of far more recipes than this one. ."
Thinking of the happy time he had sneaked into the snack street, he sighed, "Just say the snack street... Oh, Father, you don't know much about it, anyway, it's a street full of food, wow, there's enough food in there. It's not enough to eat for seven days."
The emperor felt that he had missed something in the palace for a long time. He turned to look at the prince who showed off his expression: "Have you ever eaten?"
"Of course." The prince said, becoming more and more complacent, "Not only that, when Bo Yuan eats the food made by her daughter-in-law, we can also get a taste of it. That's really what a wife is like, what more can a husband ask for? ."
Before the emperor could answer, the prince held his stomach, stood up leisurely, and kept showing off: "There is also a breakfast restaurant, last time Lin Wenrao lined up to grab a dozen copies in the morning, and brought them to the East Palace to come and have a peace. Let's eat together, what are bean curd fried bean skin, fat intestines, rice noodles, pancakes, fruit intestine powder noodles, tsk."
He ate three chicken wings with rice and a bowl of teriyaki chicken thigh rice in the afternoon, so he had to support his waist and feel his belly, like a pregnant woman.
The emperor was not full at all. Hearing what he said, his stomach started pumping again.
He looked at the proud prince, and felt that he didn't know what to do with his proud appearance, and he smirked, "No wonder I see that you have become a lot more rounded recently, and you have gained weight at a young age."
Prince: Huh.
He touched his belly, supported his waist, and left Yoyo.
The queen's brows jumped at the sight, and she felt strangely familiar with the prince's expression. How could she look like a domineering concubine because her mother was worthy of her son.