Tang Jiu tried his best to stretch his neck to look into the crock pot, but was pushed away by Lin Dan, and joked: "Take it easy, don't plant in it, or I will marinate you together."
Tang Jiu was amused and looked at her with burning eyes: "The soup you boil is completely different from the soup made by others."
Lin Dan said slowly: ""The Spring and Autumn Period of Lv's Original Taste Chapter" has a saying: the root of all flavors, water is the beginning, five flavors and three materials, nine boiling and nine transformations...then they become the ultimate flavor. For these three pots of soup, I used The clear and sweet mountain spring water is filled with secret spices, using Nanshan rosin wood. Every time it is boiled, one seasoning is added, nine times of feeding, nine times of boiling, nine times of miso, and finally a pot of soup, naturally It is different from others. The taste is salty and sweet, and the fragrance is strong and light. This pot of marinade is boiled with my own 'Qixiang and Flavoring Method', which is naturally richer than ordinary marinade."
Lin Dan put the fished chicken, duck, and elbows into the food box, cut the large pieces of pork belly into slices, and prepared the dipping sauce, and continued: "The marinade is still old, so keep adding fresh ingredients. These Take the cooked food back and eat it slowly, as a thank you for your care these days."
"No thanks." Tang Jiu's mouth was polite, but he stretched out his hand honestly, took the food box, and said at the end, "I remember that you also put pig skin in it to cook, why can't you see it?" Braised pig skin is also One of his favorite things, so I need to ask more.
Lin Dan pointed to the elbow and pork belly, and said with a chuckle, "See, I have fried the elbow and pork belly, and the outer layer is burnt, which protects the tender meat on the inner layer, so it was not boiled by the marinade. Rotten. But the pork skin was fresh and never fried. After a few hours, it had already turned into a thick gelatinous paste, which had melted into the marinade. A good marinade should be both fragrant and viscous. Where does the stickiness come from? It depends on the rich fat and gum. How can I make the new brine taste like the old brine without boiling the pork skin? If you like it, I will fry the pork skin next time. Throw it into the pot, marinate it and let it cool, waiting for you to pick it up."
Lin Dan opened his mouth and closed his mouth full of food scriptures, and even a casual sentence concealed a secret skill that others could never learn in a lifetime, making Tang Jiu fascinated. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and emphasized: "Then you remember to marinate a little more pork skin, I will come back to get it. If you have any trouble here, go to the military yamen to find me, and I will be on duty there."
Lin Dan didn't ask Tang Jiu's identity in the slightest, and he didn't feel ashamed to make friends with nobles. He just smiled and nodded, and sent the person away.
Seeing that she didn't ask, Tang Jiu showed some disappointment on her face, and she kept looking back all the way out of the way, with a complicated expression. Walking to the entrance of the alley, he saw a few people running out of the casino opposite, and he shouted: "Why is the smell gone just now, who is cooking, it's too fucking hooking! Walk around, Stop gambling, go home for dinner!"
After a while, people in the whole alley opened their doors to check each other, their faces full of coveted colors. This savory marinade is truly extraordinary.
Only then did Tang Jiu slowly walk away with the food box, shaking his head and chuckling as he walked, the whispers of passers-by kept coming from behind him: "Who was making lo mei just now, did you smell it? Fragrant, really fragrant!"
As soon as he walked into the yamen, Tang Jiu saw Zhao Liu and Luo Tietou eating together, and there was a faint sweet smell, which was very attractive. Zhao Liu raised his chopsticks and called out, "Yo, boss, you're finally here, we've all eaten."
"You took Yan Langqing's food box again? How many times have I told you, no matter what she says, don't let her in, let alone take anything from her. Do you take my words on deaf ears?" Tang Jiu's happy expression Immediately replaced by irritability.
On his table is an incomparably ingenious food box, the lid of which has been opened, and inside is a thin jade-white porcelain bowl containing four kinds of dishes, both meat and meat, with unique shapes. Zhao Liu and others also got a food box, which contained more dishes, but the arrangement was not delicate enough.
As the saying goes, "Take people short, eat people softly", Zhao Liu often eats the delicious food that Yan Langqing brings, and they have to say a few good words for her: "Boss, you can take the role of Yan Yuchu. You love food so much. If you don't marry Yan Yuchu, who else do you want to marry? Don't even the noble concubine agree to your marriage? We can't reach Yan Yuchu if we want to marry Yan Yuchu, a daughter-in-law with such a good craftsmanship, you are holding a lantern Can't find a second one, what a hypocrite, hurry up and ask for a kiss!"
Tang Jiu stared at the delicate food box for a long time, and sneered, "You can also take this food box, and she will send it over later, you can eat whatever you want, I don't care."
As soon as everyone showed their overjoyed look, they heard the leader continue to say: "Only one point, the food box I brought will not have your share in the future."
The food box brought by the leader must have been prepared by the chef of Houfu, how can it be compared with the chef in the imperial kitchen? Several people nodded quickly and agreed, "Okay, okay, in the future, our brothers will be responsible for helping you eat the food boxes sent by Yan Yuchen!" Ruo Luo quickly ran over and took away the delicate food boxes on Tang Jiu's table.
"It's settled." Tang Jiu bent over, took out a jar of good wine from under the table, opened the mud seal and poured a glass for herself, then opened the food box sent by Lin Dan, and brought out a steaming plate of Braised chicken, opened the lower layer, brought out a plate of braised duck, and then brought out a plate of braised pork knuckles on the next layer, and on the last layer was a plate of sliced braised pork belly, sliced very thinly, sprinkled with some Sesame and chopped green onion are served with a dish of bright red garlic chili sauce, and the indescribably thick marinated fragrance permeates everywhere, making it domineering.
Tang Jiu squeezed the chicken feet and gently pulled it, and the whole chicken leg was torn off. The crispy meat was attached to the tender skin, and the rich juice was oozing with clear oil. A bite of it was salty and fragrant, and it was extremely delicious; The elbow was also stewed, the skin was broken as soon as it was licked, the soft meat melted in the mouth, but the tendons still had a little toughness, and the tongue could be rolled into the mouth with a gentle roll, and the taste was slightly elastic; the pork belly was fat and thin, and the sauce Full of fragrant, lean and lean, fat and glutinous, chewing a few bites, the juice of the fat will be completely integrated with the tenderness of the lean, and then accompanied by the spicy garlic and chili pepper. , the taste is wonderful!
Tang Jiu devoured a few mouthfuls and seemed to be choking. He quickly picked up the cup and took a gulp of spirits before sighing contentedly. It felt strangely quiet in the room, and when he looked up, he found that Zhao Liu and the others were completely stunned, with faintly green eyes staring at his food box.
"Go away!" he sneered.
"No, boss, where did you buy the luwei? It's too fragrant, right? Give your brother a few to try!" Zhao Liu begged with a sullen face.
The imperial meals brought by Yan Langqing were all served in exquisite small plates. The taste was sweet and mild, and the amount was small. Almost one bite could kill a plate. It was delicious, but not addicting. Where are the plates of braised food like the leader, they are all meaty, greasy, and terrifyingly strong. He pulled a chicken leg down with his hand, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it, and then poured a sip of throat-burning wine. The taste is so beautiful that it can be immortal! This is the dish that the rough gentlemen love to eat, strong enough!
"Boss, boss, just give us a bite, just eat! We won't accept anything from Yan Langqing, really!" saliva. As they got closer, the aroma of the lo wei became even more attractive, making them almost bite their tongues.
"Go away!" Tang Jiu said the same thing again. After eating, he threw away the bones, leaving some elbows and pork belly for Changsui to send home. It can be used as a late-night snack when it is hot at night.
Zhao Liu beat his chest and feet, mourning constantly, and swore to the sky that he would never pay attention to Yan Yuchen again in the future, and they would not pick up any good things she sent, and asked the boss to give some luwei to taste. The smell was so overbearing, it just took away their souls.
Tang Jiu threw away a few people and went straight to the military camp. You have to keep the good things and eat them slowly. Who is willing to give them to you
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After a night without dreams, Lin Dan got up early the next day, closed the noodles first, covered them with a damp cloth and woke up for a while, then cooked porridge, cut side dishes, and prepared to welcome the guests. Most of the servants who returned to Beijing with her have left, leaving only Xiaozhu and two literate running halls, while Shaoyao and Dujuan are in charge of cooking.
"Do we only sell noodles and porridge?" Shaoyao couldn't help but feel a little strange seeing that the master did not prepare other ingredients.
"In the morning, you need to eat light, a bowl of porridge and a bowl of noodles is enough. Besides, the people who get up before dawn are hard-working people who have to rush to work and have no money in their hands, so they order a bowl of the cheapest white porridge. Or Yangchun noodles are already in the sky, where can we order food. We only sell noodles and porridge in the morning, and we order with customers at noon. Rice, noodles and vegetables are sold. We close early in the afternoon and do not do business, because there are several restaurants nearby. The brothel, the casino, the afternoon and evening are very chaotic." Lin Dan explained patiently.
There is a wharf nearby, and merchant ships often come and go. In order to facilitate the transportation of goods, there are also several security bureaus. There were more merchants from the north and south, and there were also more brothels, casinos, and inns, gradually forming a unique business circle. People who get up early in the morning are either porters, boatmen, or escorts, none of them are rich. But at noon, all kinds of people are up and active, the poor, the rich, the underworld, the white, the officials or wealthy businessmen, all kinds of people, it can be called a mix of dragons and snakes.
Lin Dan was very satisfied that she could open a restaurant in such a popular place, but she didn't know what the Yan family thought, thinking she would lose blood.
Lin Dan shook his head with a smile. Seeing that it was almost dawn, Xi Suo's footsteps could be heard on the street, so he asked Xiao Zhu and the two running halls to carry the large earthen pot containing the marinade out and put them at the door, with a few stoves under them. Bring to a slow simmer over low heat.
"Remove the cloth strip, lift the lid, and stir with a long spoon." Lin Dan explained in a loud voice.
Xiaozhu did what he said, and as soon as he opened the lid, his head fainted, and his saliva flowed down immediately, almost dripping into the soup. He hurriedly covered his mouth, turned his head, handed the long spoon to another guy, and said, "Come on, stir, I haven't had breakfast yet!"
"I didn't eat breakfast either!" The man quickly swallowed and then stirred. This disturbance was incredible, and the already domineering Luxiang was rushing all around. Alleys, alleys, market piers, the smell was everywhere, and the fragrance filled the city in an instant, making the nearby people restless.