Boiling cabbage, one of the top ten Sichuan dishes.
It is also one of Su Tang's most admired dishes, looking unpretentious.
There are only clear soup and seemingly ordinary choy sum.
But it takes a lot of effort to do it, which is not an ordinary effort.
Ingredients such as chicken, duck, ham, ribs, scallops, abalone, etc. are slowly boiled into soup, and then minced chicken is used to make a slurry, and impurities are slowly removed until the soup becomes clear and clear, like boiling water.
Such a complex soup base is only used to blanch the cabbage heart to remove the fishy smell of the cabbage.
After the fishy smell is removed, the soup base is discarded, and the "boiled water" is poured in again.
Such a dish is ready.
The finished product looks very simple.
The soup base is as clear as boiling water, and there is ordinary-looking cabbage heart.
Huang Yuetong was dumbfounded after hearing this method: "Why do you think bean sprouts are already complicated enough, but there is still this way of eating?"
Huang Yuetong also came from court cuisine, but the recipe of this dish was beyond her imagination.
So many ingredients are marinated, soup is cooked, such a complicated process is actually eating a cabbage.
But they are all chefs and they all know how delicious such a dish tastes.
I can only lament that this approach is too powerful.
How much ingenuity does it take to come up with it.
When Su Tang heard this, he immediately said: "It's not what I thought, it was made by a master in Huaguo, he is really amazing."
No matter who created it.
Now they have decided to make this seemingly simple, but not simple, boiled cabbage.
Up to now, four dishes and one soup have been settled.
Green tea drunk shrimp, white wine venison, stuffed bean sprouts, boiled cabbage, sea bass soup.
These four dishes and one soup are all extremely delicate and meticulous.
Let's talk about the perch soup. After Su Tang taught it to Jingshuilou, they studied it again, and the current perch soup is obviously more delicious.
Everyone is responsible for the dishes.
Then you can concentrate on doing things.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Even Gan Xing was the same, originally thought it would take longer to discuss just the recipe.
After all, the imperial dining room is like this, he has seen it many times.
Anyway, in the five rounds, everyone wants to show off.
Manager Guo also wanted to show off his skills, but it was always troublesome.
But I didn't expect that the five folks who came up, who used to be competitors, would make an order so quickly.
In Gan Xing's view, it was all due to Su Tang.
These people are obviously headed by Su Tang. If Su Tang wants to show off, he can occupy one or two dishes by himself, and leave the rest to the people below.
But she didn't, and gave this opportunity equally to everyone sitting here.
That's why there is no disagreement at all this time, and everyone is satisfied.
The preparation of the ingredients has now begun.
Li Chun's Drunken Shrimp with Green Tea is a dish he carefully created himself, which was modified by Hangbang Cuisine.
In order to participate in the God of Cooking Competition, he has practiced many times, and now it can only be said to be handy.
Now with just a little more seasoning it's sure to shine.
Needless to say, Jingliang's sea bass soup is also made with Su Tang's formula, and Jingshui House has perfected it. The soup is delicious and delicious. A person with a small appetite can eat a fish directly.
The bean sprout brewing process is a bit more complicated, but Huang Yuetong is not afraid. Her brother and grandfather are both in the imperial dining room, and it will be no problem to call her three or four useful helpers.
Of course, if these helpers wanted to come in, Su Tang had to nod secretly, otherwise the Imperial Army would not let them in, and Gan Xing knew this, and the others had nothing to investigate.
Zuixiaolou chose Shaodaozi, which is most commonly drunk by ordinary people in the Cangqin Kingdom. This kind of wine is relatively cheap, has a cloudy color, and a spicy and strong taste. It tastes like a knife when you drink it.
But this wine is cheap, so many people drink it. Zhu Jinyuan chose to use this wine to cook farmed venison. Venison was also a recipe that big families often ate in ancient times, so it is also quite distinctive.
The last is the boiled cabbage made by Su Tang.
This dish is very complicated to make, and Su Tang will have to work hard by himself.
But even if there is a helper, it will take years of masters.
Li Chun next to him thought for a while and said, "Why don't I help you? I'm very familiar with green tea and drunk shrimp, so I don't need much practice."
But Li Chun was still a little hesitant. After all, a big dish like boiled cabbage is a secret recipe.
Would Su Tang think that he was going to steal his teacher
Unexpectedly, Su Tang immediately said pleasantly, "Okay, thank you so much."
Jing Liang also meant the same thing, and they can all help.
Seeing how harmonious they are here, Gan Xing felt a little strange. Every time he did something in the imperial dining room, there would be disputes. He thought it was necessary for the kitchen.
In fact, it is normal to have stumbling in the kitchen. After all, everyone is very busy, and if something goes wrong, there will be arguing.
But in the end, it depends on what the leader does.
Now it seems that Su Tang, the leader, seems to be very good.
They were cooking here, and the people in the imperial dining room kept watching. Mr. Guo looked at the small courtyard and asked his subordinates directly: "Have the imperial army left yet? You can't go in?"
"The forbidden army said that because of the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, it is an important place, and no one else can enter without permission." The people below said immediately.
Director Guo frowned, he didn't expect it to be so troublesome, if he didn't know what kind of dishes these folks were cooking, what would he do.
That's right, this is Mr. Guo's idea.
He just wanted to do some tricks secretly, after two days, as long as the dishes were not as good as Guangluqing Li and Shangshu lords wanted, the competition with the Tubo envoys would still fall on him.
This is a great credit.
Not only can she show her face in front of the emperor, but in the future, Huang Hunju will no longer be able to show off.
The Huang Hun Ju that Director Guo is talking about is Huang Yuetong's grandfather. He is in charge of the Hun Ju, so everyone calls him that.
Moreover, Huang Hunju stayed in the imperial dining room for a long time, longer than Mr. Guo.
He still has great prestige here, and Mr. Guo has always looked down upon him.
Because of this, Huang Hunju wanted to leave early.
Anyway, his family is full of children and grandchildren, his son and daughter-in-law are filial, and he has long wanted him to go home and enjoy the blessings. Now that his grandson Huang Yuefeng has come to replace him, it doesn't matter if the young people fight for it.
Because Huang Hunju had such an idea, Director Guo gave up finding fault.
Unexpectedly, during this Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, the granddaughter of Huang Hunju would snatch his job again, which made Mr. Guo very angry.
Now he also hated Huang Hunju, and would overwhelm him no matter what he said.
It's okay if it's normal, but my granddaughter is in the small yard, so she has to protect her no matter what.
So the two began to confront each other again.
One is the manager of the Imperial Dining Room, and the other is the manager of the Meat Bureau. Regardless of seniority, the Meat Bureau is the most important part of the five bureaus of the Imperial Dining Room.
When these two faced each other, the atmosphere in the imperial dining room was not very good.
But the atmosphere in the small courtyard is very different, and it looks relaxed.
Even the imperial guards went to sit in the small courtyard when they were resting, as if the chefs inside had prepared delicious food for them.
The resting guard had a mouthful of iced sour plum soup and a hand of glutinous rice cakes. He was so happy to eat.
Su Tang also marinated some cut chicken feet and beef for the guards to take to the rest center to eat.
After all, the imperial guards can't collect money, but they can still get some food.
Jing Liang also fried some small fish as a side dish, while Zhu Jinyuan made it even simpler and served the wine directly.
This is also thanks to the imperial guards for helping them guard the gate, which really saves a lot of trouble.
The imperial guards naturally accepted these good intentions. Once they smelled the smell of marinated chicken feet, all the unhappiness of guarding the door for a few cooks just now was gone.
This is a good thing!
After they went back, a large bag of food was robbed, which is not a good thing! It's better to come back after eating in the small courtyard!
They are imperial guards in the palace, and their families are very good, but they have never tasted such delicious lo mei!
After this incident, Luo Haixuan, the commander of the forbidden army, was surprised to find that all the soldiers under him took the initiative to watch the gate in the small courtyard.
Knowing what happened, Luo Haixuan raised his eyebrows, touched the food box he was carrying, he also brought it from Su Tang, and planned to send it to his fiancée's house.
This method is too powerful.
When Luo Haixuan went to see the emperor, he happened to bump into Qi Tianyun, and said jokingly: "Your little cook is too good, she wins people's hearts so calmly."
Qi Tianyun said indifferently: "She wins people's hearts only for self-protection, nothing else. That's why she can win people's hearts."
This is also true, if Su Tang is a bit crooked, then the imperial guards would not dare to take her things.
But this is a reminder to Qi Tianyun.
I brushed my presence in front of Su Tang in the morning, but it seems that I haven't gone in the afternoon.
But Qi Tianyun didn't want to see her in public.
According to Qi Tianyun's personality, if she knelt down with everyone in public, he might never want to marry a wife again.
Although this idea is very weird, Qi Tianyun just feels this way inexplicably.
His intuition has always been very accurate, so this morning, he just asked Li Shiwei to pass on the message.
Sugar here.
On the first day of coming to the palace, because she prepared in advance, the expected palace fight was completely isolated.
The five chefs are in this big kitchen, cooking to their heart's content.
Are you actually not that nervous
Anyway, Li Chun was already much better. He even felt that it was similar in the palace, since they were all cooking anyway.
The result of several skilled chefs coming together is.
They make so much delicious food!
Gan Xing didn't even want to leave!
God, know their craft is good, but this craft is too good.
Su Tang, in particular, is really delicious when you make it casually.
No wonder it was the right time to let them pass by to discuss with Tubo.
Time for the first day.
They have prepared all the ingredients, and starting tomorrow morning, they will start making the boiled cabbage soup.
Other materials should also be prepared.
At noon the day after tomorrow, the food tasting will begin.
Everyone is very interested in this trial dish.
Maybe except Guo, who is in charge of the imperial dining room, everyone else wants them to make delicious food.
At the end of You o'clock in the afternoon, Gan Xing took them back to their place of residence.
In fact, it's not too far away, it's just in the wing room not far from the small courtyard.
But Gan Xing dutifully took them there, after all, today, he ate a lot of small snacks, and he could even take them with him.
I used to think how difficult this job is, but now it seems that it is just eating and drinking.
The main reason is that Su Tang did a good job of preparation. She let the imperial guards guard the gate, which is really correct.
But as soon as they left the small courtyard, on their way back, they met Zhang Suju and his apprentice.
Zhang Suju is also in his fifties and has always been the manager of Guo Zong. If he comes here at this time, he is afraid that the visitor will not be kind.
These relationships are what Gan Xing told Huang Yuetong, and they are generally correct.
Sure enough, when Zhang Suju saw them, he pretended to be surprised and said, "Are these the top five in the God of Cooking Competition? Sure enough, heroes are young, and they are so young."
Zhang Suju's apprentice immediately said: "It's not that the real chefs don't want to participate, that's why these young people are cheaper."
This apprentice is also in his thirties.
But what he said was also true. At that time, many people really looked down on this game.
When the competition was first organized, Fu Yin Pei asked people from the imperial dining room to participate in the competition, but they felt that they were high-spirited and unwilling to go.
It was Huang Hunju who let his granddaughter participate in the competition, which was a face for Yin Fu Yin.
Others are waiting to see the jokes of the game.
But I didn't expect this competition to become more and more popular. Even Lord Hou was paying attention. Everyone was angry and sour now, but there was nothing they could do.
The words of Zhang Suju's apprentice are also sour.
Su Tang acted as if he didn't understand, and said with a smile: "Yeah, it is indeed cheaper for us. It is also because of this that we have the opportunity to participate in the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet. It seems that there are still seats for us, right?"
Su Tang pretended to be surprised and asked Gan Xing.
Gan Xing hurriedly said: "That's natural, the seat is not bad, I guess I'll be sitting with the Tubo envoy."
Since the founding of the Cang Qin Kingdom, when did such a thing happen
The cook can still sit at the palace banquet. Master Hou personally ordered this matter, saying that they are competing for the Cang Qin Kingdom, so naturally they have to sit together.
This alone is enough to make the people in the imperial dining room jealous.
No wonder Mr. Guo insisted on grabbing this job.
He has been in the palace for so long, but he didn't sit at the palace banquet.
Su Tang's words made Zhang Suju and his apprentice very angry.
But Su Tang followed his words, and it was hard to refute.
Zhang Suju had no choice but to say the intention directly.
"Master Guo, the chief manager of the imperial dining room, is going to assist you in your small courtyard tomorrow. Remember to welcome him. It is an honor for you folk cooks to have him guide you!"
Su Tang looked at it subconsciously, and Zhang Suju was a little scared in his eyes.
But Su Tang had only one thought in mind.
Mr. Guo is in charge of him to guide
This is obviously to make trouble, right
Also inform them in advance, so the forbidden army can't stop them directly.
Good guy, is this going to be a direct confrontation
Chapter 81