She first soaked the razor clams dry, soaked them in boiling water, washed the mud and sand inside, and chopped them into minced meat. He also asked one of the royal chefs to fetch fresh prawns, peel off the shells and remove the prawn threads, and cut them into small cubes for later use.
Wash the rice, put it in a casserole with water to cook porridge, then add minced razor clam meat, diced shrimp and some diced ham in turn, and simmer over low heat. Because this afternoon, the Little Butian Stone was used to heal the little prince, and he knew that his stomach could bear these ingredients, so he put in such rich ingredients. After the porridge is cooked, in order to make the porridge more rich in texture, some roasted peanuts pressed into powder are sprinkled on top of the porridge, and sesame oil is sprinkled on it for flavor.
During the whole process, Yu Xiaocao did not avoid the imperial cooks, and patiently answered their questions when they encountered them. The imperial chefs were even more impressed with this little girl who could cook weird dishes. These old imperial chefs, who were not looked down upon by anyone except the masters in the palace, showed a little more enthusiasm and respect for Yu Xiaocao in their demeanor and demeanor.
That night, the three giants in the palace ate very happily. It is said that the empress has a special liking for braised pig's trotters; the emperor likes braised pork knuckles, and is also very interested in braised pig's head. Unfortunately, the Taishanghuang eats alone, so he only tasted a few pieces; the Taishanghuang ate most of the braised pig's head , The red oil ear silk was almost eaten up, and the rest was not willing to give it to the eunuchs and maids, so they were carefully packed and put in the ice cellar to freeze, saying that they would eat it after the next meal.
The little master was also quite satisfied. Two small bowls of seafood porridge were not satisfying, and a cup of stewed eggs with razor clams was enough to let the maid walk around the room several times before she dared to sleep. The imperial physicians were all amazed at the little prince's ability to recover, the mildest dysentery usually took several days to recover, but in less than two days, he was almost healed, even the medicine was stopped. Could it be that the curative effect of the partial room of the little girl of the Yu family is so good? Doctor Wang, who was dissatisfied with Yu Xiaocao, also had to admire her side room and diet therapy.
During the few days when Yu Xiaocao was in the palace, she went to the imperial dining room almost every day to cook two dishes ordered by the emperor herself, such as pot-wrapped meat, fried pork slices, sauerkraut, white meat and blood sausage... Delicious Taishanghuang was very disappointed and very satisfied, saying that it was more authentic and delicious than all the Northeast dishes he had eaten. In order to find the taste of his hometown, the Supreme Emperor once served Bailongyu to the Northeast, but the taste in the memory of his previous life was not satisfied, and he always regretted it.
There is a reason why Yu Xiaocao knows how to cook Northeast cuisine. In her previous life, her mother was from the Northeast. Before her mother passed away, the family conditions were pretty good. She often cooked some Northeast authentic home-cooked dishes for her. When she helped in the kitchen, she learned the essence of Northeast cuisine. It has been many years, and I have a deep feeling when I pick up these dishes in my memory again. It is the taste of my mother, a memory deep in my heart...
She sorted out the Northeast dishes she knew and taught the cooks in the imperial dining room one by one. The master leads the door, and the practice is up to the individual. Whoever cooks Northeast cuisine is more suitable for the emperor's taste depends on their own talents.
The little prince had purslane candies, coupled with Yu Xiaocao's changing diet, his body gradually recovered. In the imperial dining room, Yu Xiaocao made some fresh snacks, such as animal-shaped biscuits, small cakes with jam filling, goat milk pudding, and small egg tarts. Almost every day, without repetition.
After the little prince was able to go to the ground, he wagged his tail and followed Yu Xiaocao almost every day. He was more happy and eager to see her than his father and mother. The empress felt sour when she saw it, the emperor laughed and called him a foodie, a little white-eyed wolf...
On the sixth day after entering the palace, the little prince's illness was announced to have been cured during the follow-up consultation by the imperial physicians. Yu Xiaocao also retired and left the palace with valuable things bestowed by the emperor and empress. Reluctantly, the little prince sent Jingyang Palace out, waving his little paws and looking forward to her next arrival.
Before entering the palace, Yu Xiaocao had been thinking about the house in Fucheng, it was a pity that it was empty. Now, she finally made up her mind to open a stewed vegetable shop in Fucheng, follow the civilian route, leaving only one shop selling roast chicken and roast duck and the like.
However, the most troublesome thing for her at present is the ingredients. Last year's locust plague, although Fucheng was not the hardest-hit area, it was also severely affected. There were no crops in ten, and the production was severely reduced. There is no food, and those who raise pigs and chickens have disposed of their livestock and poultry early in winter.
Although the weather is good in spring and the water and grass are luxuriant, how can it be possible to raise livestock and poultry with only weeds? Spring is the time when the crops are in short supply, and many people have problems eating. How can they have surplus food to raise pigs and chickens. There is a fault in the livestock and poultry. If she wants to open the stewed vegetable shop, she must start raising chickens and pigs from now on. But the family has more than 100 acres of land to take care of, and there is a stall of vegetables, and if they raise pigs and chickens on a large area, I am afraid that the manpower will not be enough...
After much deliberation, she finally made a decision. Write a letter back and ask the old man who sent her back to the capital to ask the village head to buy a slope at the foot of the mountain and build a pig farm. She also drew the drawings of the pig farm and sent them back together.
Now that the spring plowing has just ended, the three uncles are not too busy, so they are asked to help catch piglets from the market in villages and towns that have not been affected by the disaster. They can buy as many piglets as they can. When the pig farm is built, there won't be no piggies to raise.
As for the manpower to raise the pigs, she has also thought about it. Now that the business on the pier is not good, Xiao Lian can take the eldest aunt and her little daughter to give the pig farm stall to the next. As for the remuneration, if the eldest aunt is embarrassed to ask for money because of the face of her relatives, she can share two big fat pigs with her when the pigs are slaughtered. Now that there is a shortage of food and few pigs are raised, the price of pork will definitely remain high until next year. Two big fat pigs can be sold for at least a few dozen taels of silver! !
A thick letter was delivered to Yu Hai of Dongshan Village. For the daughter's plan, the Yu family almost unconditionally supports it. The land for the pig farm was quickly approved, and Yu Hai led the strong labor force from the village to enclose the land with a high wall made of stones. The structure of the pigsty is simple, that is, a row of low stone walls with a wooden shed to prevent rain and snow on it, and there are small rooms in the middle. There are a total of forty such pigsty. There are also two houses built inside the wall to watch the pigs at night. They are made of stone, and there is a kang inside, which is very durable.
Yu Xiaocao is eager to return home, but she can't leave the capital for the time being. Because the younger brother's first birthday is coming soon, the godfather and godmother treat her like a relative daughter. During the few days when she entered the palace, the godmother was so worried that she couldn't eat well and couldn't sleep. There was a ring of blisters on her mouth, and she lost a lot of weight. She missed Xiao Linlin's Hundred Days, if he didn't participate in the important event of Zhou Zhou, it would be unreasonable.
Soon it was time for Fang Haolin's little friend's Catch Week event. Due to the proximity of the house, the emperor has favored and valued him this year. In addition to familiar relatives and friends, there are also many colleagues who come uninvited.
Zhu Junyang came early in the morning, he was in the kitchen, and Yu Xiaocao caught him very hard. He, Manager Liu, and the two guards brought over were each holding a large porcelain basin, whipping cream desperately!
That's right, Yu Xiaocao's birthday present for Xiao Linlin is a super huge three-tiered birthday cake. How can a birthday cake lack cream? In the Ming Dynasty, if you could buy cream, it would be a fantasy. If you can't buy it, we can make it yourself! !
When in the imperial dining room, Yu Xiaocao discovered that there was milk. It is said that the cows were brought back from abroad when the emperor was not enthroned, and were raised in the Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing to supply the palace masters with dairy products.
Yu Xiaocao begged the empress to get a lot of milk from the imperial dining room. The raw material for making cream, milk is indispensable, and eggs, cooking oil and sugar are also needed. Everything is fine except milk.
Making cream requires constant high-speed stirring. Yu Xiaocao originally planned to borrow some guards from her godfather. Who would have thought that Zhu Junyang would come to his door automatically, free labor, no need for nothing.
Yu Xiaocao took several large porcelain pots that were explained, and put egg whites in each of them, and asked Zhu Junyang and the others to keep stirring in the same direction. Several masters with high martial arts skills and few opponents in the capital city kept stirring the bamboo blender in their hands under Yu Xiaocao's command with blank faces.
When the egg whites produced a lot of froth, Yu Xiaocao called to stop, added a certain proportion of milk, oil and sugar into the basin, and continued to let them stir. Zhu Junyang gave her a hard look. If he hadn't been looking forward to the fresh food she made, he would have given up on it long ago. Dare to instruct the prince of the county to help with the work, you are quite courageous! ! As if venting his anger, Zhu Junyang desperately stirred the egg beater in his hand.
Yu Xiaocao saw that he had done "hard work", and she focused on praising him. Others learned from him and carried forward the glorious tradition of not being afraid of hardship or tiredness. Manager Liu Fusheng smiled wryly, and said in his heart: My little ancestor, don't add fuel to the flames anymore, didn't you see that the county prince's face was so dark that it was about to drip ink? The master's violent temper is coming, it is more terrifying than a flood and a beast!
Yu Xiaocao saw that the porcelain basin in Zhu Junyang's hands was already thick, so she hurriedly shouted to stop, and added a certain proportion of milk, oil and sugar, and encouraged him with a smile, signaling to continue stirring.
While the four of them were making cream, Yu Xiaocao had already made the cake and placed it in a simple oven in three layers, letting the cherries watch the heat. She continued to direct King Yang and the others to beat the cream.
After adding milk, oil and sugar twice, Yu Xiaocao saw that it was very sticky. She took the egg beater from Zhu Junyang, gently stirred up the cream, and when she saw that it stopped falling, she announced that the cream was finished.
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