"Mammy, where is the small jar I asked you to wash the day before yesterday?" Su Li's voice interrupted her thinking. Grandma Li immediately came to her senses, bent down and took out the jar from under the stove and placed it on the table.
"Mom is very thoughtful, this jar is just the right size."
Su Li praised it, put the whole chicken in it, then poured soy sauce, rice wine, and salt into the jar, sealed it and set it aside, then turned around and found a white cloth to put it on.
"Mommy, the chicken needs to be marinated for half an hour. You have to take care of it. I'll read a book and come back later."
Su Li told her to leave, and Grandma Li dared to agree. She counted her fingers and recalled nervously, how long had it been
While counting the time, she moved the dripper and waited. This was a major matter for the Su family restaurant. She didn't expect that the second lady would hand it over to her with such confidence.
"We can't let the lady down, half an hour, half an hour!"
Nanny Li stared at the hourglass, and half an hour almost passed by in seconds...
Tick tock!
After half an hour, Nanny Li perked up and immediately stood up and shouted: "Miss, half an hour is up."
After a while, Su Li came over with a yawn and said with a smile: "Don't worry, mama. Half an hour is just an approximate time. It won't hurt if you marinate it for a while longer."
"I'm not afraid that Miss will be delayed. It's hard for the master to value you so much. You can't make mistakes." Grandma Li felt aggrieved.
Su Li's face glowed with warmth, she smiled and said coquettishly, "Nanny is the best."
Grandma Li blushed slightly and spat, "You girl, you are not serious... hurry up and cook."
"Yes Yes Yes."
Su Li opened the wooden lid of the jar as she spoke, her expression gradually becoming more serious. She carefully took out the whole chicken, and stuffed the whole chicken bit by bit with the chopped green onion, ginger, lean pork, and diced mushrooms that had been fried in lard a few days ago. abdomen. Then open the small porcelain bottle and apply the ground clove and star anise powder evenly on the chicken.
This series of dazzling operations can't help but make Grandma Li standing nearby stunned. There are so many craftsmanships in just a small chicken. The complexity is comparable to palace cuisine. How did the young lady come up with it
"Mommy, come and help tie the rope!"
When Grandma Li came back to her senses, she saw that the whole chicken had been tightly wrapped in lotus leaves. She immediately went over and tied a strong knot at the end of the rope. After completing this step, Su Li wrapped two more layers of lotus leaves, and then picked up the yellow mud that had been dug out before.
"Mom, please join me and spread the yellow mud on the wet white cloth. The thickness must be even."
Su Li said that she should apply some yellow mud first, and Nanny Li immediately followed. With the combined efforts of the two of them, it didn't take long to cover the white cloth.
Finally, Su Li placed the chicken wrapped in lotus leaves in the middle of the white cloth, picked up the four corners of the white cloth and wrapped the chicken body tightly to let the yellow mud stick firmly, then removed the wet cloth and fixed it with an iron rack, and then simmered it on the charcoal fire.
"It turns out that this is what Miss asked me to make a charcoal fire these days." Grandma Li suddenly realized what she was seeing, and couldn't help but marvel at the fact that this kind of barbecue method is really unheard of.
Su Li looked very focused and turned the iron frame over every two quarters of an hour. The time was precise without any machine measurement.
Although she was a vicious female devil in her previous life, she was extremely accomplished in gourmet food, which even the royal kitchen in the palace could not compare to. Because Xianggong once said, "In this world, women and delicious food are the only things you can't live up to."
Therefore, even if she loses everything and is filled with revenge and destruction, she will not forget to help her husband collect specialties and delicacies from anywhere. The recipes engraved in her soul reminded her every moment that she had not everything, at least she still had her husband to rely on.
After two full hours, Su Li put down the iron frame with an expressionless face, removed the charcoal brazier, picked up the beggar's chicken that had been roasted into a hard ball and put it on the plate with his bare hands.
"Mammy!" Upon hearing the voice, Grandma Li, who was dozing on the side, suddenly woke up, "Miss, I'm here."
Grandma Li's eyes moved to the big earth ball on the table, and she suddenly felt strange. After working for so long, she came up with such an ugly thing
"Mommy." Su Li's cold tone turned gentle, "Go and call Daddy over."
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Su Huanli, who had slept for three full hours, happened to be hungry. Hearing Nanny Li's voice, she rushed over immediately. When he saw the big earth ball on the table in Su Li's room, his eyes almost popped out of his head.
"Is this the new dish you made? What a nonsense! Even if the old hen makes soup, it will be much more delicious than the soup you make with mud!"
Su Huanli scolded her so much that her saliva spewed out, her vision turned black, and she felt as if the sky was falling. It seems that he has seen the Zhu and Yang families laughing at his arrogance.
"Dad, please be patient." Su Li smiled and tapped the surface of the yellow mud with a small hammer.
Click...
A crack opened in the earth ball, and a warm and unrestrained smell spread out. The room was filled with fragrance for a while, and even the guards outside the house couldn't help but swallow their saliva, and their eyes wandered crazily towards the room.
Su Huanli had long forgotten the previous insults and stared at the half-cracked little earth ball in front of him with the eyes of a lover.
Su Li continued to knock, and after breaking open all the yellow mud shells, the hot smell hit his face, mixed with the intoxicating rich aroma. This aroma is even more irresistible than rice dumplings!
Su Huanli even thought that this yellow mud might be delicious.
Su Li didn't seem to see Su Huanli's reaction. She reached out and slowly untied the cotton string and opened the lotus leaves wrapped on the outside. The real master finally appeared in front of Su Huanli.
The chicken skin is golden and orange, as if it is made of gold. It is really a feast for the eyes. The temperature inside the lotus leaf was very high. After Su Li untied it, the hot steam mixed with white smoke slowly dispersed with Jinyuan as the center, and soon the whole Su house could smell the fragrance.
"What does this smell like?" Zhu Yan sniffed her nose vigorously, her saliva flowing wildly, and the dinner in front of her suddenly became as hard to swallow as chaff.
"Mom, it smells so good! I want to eat it so much. Who is cooking something delicious?" Su Zipei sniffed her nose hard, almost closing her eyes and drifting away with the aroma.
At this moment, in Jinyuan. Su Huanli's mouth was already full of oil and he was too lazy to say a word.
When the chicken enters your mouth, your taste buds immediately explode. The crispy, tender, and original taste almost makes Su Huanli ascend to heaven.
"There is such delicious food in this world, it's really delicious!"
Su Huanli's eyes were moist and blurred, and she actually cried while eating, but her hands didn't stop and she kept stuffing chicken into her mouth.
In less than half a quarter of an hour, there were only lotus leaves and mud left on the plate. Su Huanli burped with satisfaction. He actually finished the whole chicken by himself.
"Dad, you've eaten too much. It's time to go for a walk in the hospital to digest." Su Li reminded him with a smile.
Su Huanli woke up from a dream and remembered the purpose of coming here, but he had already eaten the whole chicken. What should he give to the Yang family and Zhu family to taste
Su Huanli blushed and patted his head. It seemed that he would have to find another three-yellow chicken, which would be indispensable for supplying restaurants in the future. This is really a happy trouble.
"Erya, you did a good job. This dish can definitely be worthy of Baiweilou's signature dish."
While Su Huanli was praising, he was shouting excitedly in his heart. Not only was it affordable, it was almost 10,000 times more delicious than Baiweilou's signature dish before!
Baiweilou might be able to become the best restaurant in the world by relying on Erya's cooking skills. At that time, he would not be able to become the richest man in the world, and even go to the palace to meet the emperor and receive a gold-lettered plaque!
Thinking about it, Su Huanli almost laughed out loud.
After a while, he woke up from his daydream, coughed twice, and said in a gentler voice: "Erya, in a few days I will send another three-yellow chicken over, and that one will be given to Zhu Yang's family for review. It's a done deal." You are the biggest contributor to my Su family!"
Su Li smiled slightly and said humbly: "Erya doesn't dare to take credit, but it's up to dad to arrange it."
"Okay! She is really daddy's good daughter, hahahaha..."
Su Huanli laughed and walked away, feeling quite proud. After serving this dish, who dares to say that I, Su Huanli, am dim-sighted and impulsive
After Su Huanli left, Grandma Li who was waiting outside the door immediately came in to clean up. While doing so, she asked, "Miss, how do the new dishes taste?"
Su Li shook his head and said helplessly: "Dad ate it all by himself. I also want to know what it tastes like."
"ah?!"
Grandma Li's eyes widened. For such a big chicken, the master is not afraid of eating it to full capacity. But...she really wants to eat it too! Just smelling the smell is enough to make you want to stop.
"Okay, mama, why don't you go cook quickly? I haven't eaten for a long time."
As soon as Su Li reminded her, Grandma Li reacted immediately, clapped her hands and said, "Ah! Miss, you must be very hungry. I don't know how to leave some for you, so I'll go cook now."
Su Li nodded slightly and looked into the distance. Su Huanli, this old guy, has really not changed at all in his selfish nature.
Based on the experience of looking for a three-yellow chicken last time, the second three-yellow chicken was delivered to Su Li within two days. After spending half a day roasting it, Su Huanli came over on time to take it away, got on the carriage and left Su's house.
"Miss, I just saw the third lady on the carriage."
After Su Huanli left, Grandma Li came over and said mysteriously.
Su Li smiled and said, "Mommy, are you doubting dad? Third sister was almost killed by a traitor. Now dad is taking third sister with him, especially to protect me. It's just that third sister will be put at risk for being wronged."
"It turns out that Miss, you have known for a long time that you wear gossip outside." Grandma Li said in surprise, "Why didn't I think of this? I thought that the master wanted to give all the benefits to Miss Third."
"The servants are saying that I am not deaf." Su Liqing smiled slightly and turned around to go back to the room.
On the official road, the carriage made a "creak" sound as it raced along. Su Zipei hugged the beggar's chicken, which was still a little warm on the surface, with his head lowered, and the jealousy in his eyes almost burned out his reason.
She couldn't wait to throw the things in her hands out now!
Why does she have to be the second sister's substitute? She takes the risk, but all the benefits go to the second sister. This is not fair at all!