152. Sweet and sour live fish
To make this dish, Ning Xi only asked people to prepare a live carp and a bucket of ice cubes, as well as a piece of clean white gauze.
Under the curious eyes of everyone, Ning Xi first let the carp soak in the ice bucket for a while, then took it out, quickly disemboweled, and disposed of it.
I saw her hands flying like butterflies, so fast that people couldn't tell how she moved, a carp was cleanly handled, and then the whole fish head was wrapped in a piece of gauze soaked in ice water, and the fish body with a cut flower knife was pulled through the mixed paste, and then the fish head was carried into the boiling oil pan and fried.
At the same time, the sweet and sour sauce is prepared, and as soon as the fish comes out of the pot, the sweet and sour sauce is poured on it, and the gauze wrapped around the head of the fish is removed.
At this time, it was only a moment before Ning Xi took the carp out of the ice bucket, and a plate of sweet and sour carp with bright color, sweet and sour was ready, Ning Xi held this plate of sweet and sour fish with both hands, and presented it to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the people's girl's dish is ready, this is the freshest fish in the world, please the emperor and the princes, as well as Her Royal Highness Princess Dayue to taste it in time." ”
The emperor immediately ordered to share it with everyone, this fish meat is smooth and delicious, and the taste of sweet and sour sauce is also adjusted just right, even the second prince, who has always loved to eat and eat, has to admit that this taste is much better than the sweet and sour fish produced by Sungai Lou, but if you want to say that this is the freshest fish in the world......
Princess Xia Bo naturally thought the same way, so she did not hesitate to praise: "Yes, it is really delicious!" "Anyway, she just needs to say that it can't be considered the freshest fish in the world.
Ning Xi asked her with a smile: "May I ask Princess Xia Bo, what kind of fish is the freshest fish in the world?" ”
Princess Xia Bo said without thinking: "Of course, the live fish is the freshest!" ”
"Look, princess, this fish you are tasting now is the freshest fish?" Ning Xi turned the plate as he spoke, and the direction of the fish head was aimed at Princess Xia Bo.
Princess Xia Bo took a closer look and couldn't help but be taken aback: "This, how can this fish still be alive?" As soon as she said this, everyone's eyes focused on the fish on the plate, and most people only noticed the body of the fish that had been fried golden brown and spread out like a chrysanthemum and the brightly colored sweet and sour sauce on it.
At this time, I took a closer look, only to find that the head of the fish was still alive, the eyes of the fish were vividly open, the mouth of the fish was still breathing, and the gills of the fish that were constantly stirred were still bright red, if you only looked at the head, it looked like a live fish.
The emperor laughed: "Yes, this is indeed the freshest fish in the world!" ”
Princess Xia Bo was choked and speechless, she was dragged into her trap by Ning Xi step by step, but the request to eat the freshest fish was put forward by her, and the phrase that the fish is the freshest alive was also said by herself, and now if she wants to deny it, she will slap herself in the face.
She was so unwilling, she was obviously a gamble that was guaranteed to win and never lose, why was she lost by herself?
However, after all, Princess Xia Bo grew up on that vast grassland, and her temperament is the kind that she can afford to let go, so she is willing to gamble and lose: "Okay, then the princess will not choose King Yu, I will choose General Xiao!" "Anyway, she was still hesitating about who to choose just now, this General Xiao is not bad, speaking of which, she prefers this kind of person who is full of masculinity!
Xiao Mingxia's ears were slightly hot when he heard this, but fortunately, his complexion was dark and he couldn't see it.
The emperor looked at Xiao Mingxia: "General Xiao is willing to marry Princess Dayue?" ”
Xiao Mingxia hurriedly clenched his fists and said: "Back to the emperor, Weichen is willing!" ”
"Good!" The emperor stroked his palms and laughed, "General Xiao and Princess Xia Bo can be described as a talented and beautiful match made in heaven!" Spread my will, and the Ministry of Rites will start to handle it immediately, and the wedding will be held in ten days! Then, he gave a lot of bits and pieces, and specially gave Xiao Mingxia a house to marry Princess Xia Bo.
This Xiao Mingxia was originally born in a family of military generals, and the four generations of the family all live together in a big house, and there are naturally many rights and wrongs in places where there are many people, and he was originally worried that with Princess Xiabo's temperament, if he really went back to live in the big mansion with him after getting married, what kind of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, concubine relationship would definitely make a mess, but now it's good, and those who move out of a single family are unrestrained.
Jun Qianyu took the opportunity to stand up: "Father, since you are willing to gamble and lose, Princess Xia Bo has already lost her son to Miss Ning, so the marriage between the minister and Miss Ning can also be decided, right?" ”
The emperor was so angry by his words that he glared at him, you are also a prince, why are you afraid that no one will want it, so you have to send yourself out in such a hurry? Originally, he had already decided to fulfill them, but at this moment, he had the intention of teasing him again, and muttered: "Well, this ......"
"Wait a minute!" A delicate female voice came from behind the bead curtain, and everyone present was refreshed and had a good show.
The bead curtain was lifted, and a slender and gorgeous figure walked out, and everyone outside was well-informed, and they couldn't help but exclaim, there was another big beauty.
Wu Shiqing walked in front of the emperor: "Your Majesty, since even a folk woman can choose a son-in-law in this Golden Palace, then Qing'er should also have this qualification to come up and challenge!" ”
The emperor is not too big to see the excitement: "Oh? I don't know what Lord Qing is going to challenge? ”
Wu Shiqing squinted her eyes and looked at Ning Xi: "Miss Ning, playing the piano, composing poems, painting, calligraphy, I don't know which one you want to choose?" ”
Ning Xi was stunned: "You ......" Looking at her aggressive appearance, Ning Xi was a little frightened by her, this Shao Jiaqing, how is it completely different from the original appearance?
Wu Shiqing suddenly smiled disdainfully: "Oh, I almost forgot about it, you are just a cook, how can these beautiful things be?" Heck, do you want to compare cooking with me? But how can we do such a vulgar thing as cooking? Alas, what can I do about this? Her tone was coquettish, as if she was really embarrassed by this, but when she looked at Ning Xi's eyes, there was only cold disdain and resentment.
Now that she has walked out of this bead curtain, she is determined to tear her face, even if she hates Ning Xi in her previous life, she has not torn her face, first, because of Brother Ning, and because in that era, the relationship between the two people was equal, she Shao Jiaqing was not higher than Ning Xi's status, and even Ning Xi, who was known as the "God of Cooking", and it would not benefit her at all to tear her face.
But here it is different, here, she is the daughter of the high-ranking Yunnan county king, the emperor's own county lord, and Ning Xi is just a powerless commoner, to pinch her, it is not as easy as pinching an ant to death.
What if she has the backing of King Yu? In this hall, it is the emperor who has the final say, and there are the queen mother and queen mother in the back, and today she Wu Shiqing has no intention of letting Ning Xi walk out of this hall alive! Even if she has to pay the price afterwards, she will not hesitate to do so, her character has always been like this, what she can't get, others can't think of it!
Ning Xi didn't come back to her senses in shock, the person in front of her was obviously her best friend in her previous life, and she was also very surprised and excited when she first met here, how could she suddenly completely change her appearance? At this time, Ning Xi's heart was still kindly excusing the other party, could it be that she had any troubles?
Wu Shiqing sneered: "What, I'm stupid, I don't dare to fight?" ”
Jun Qianyu also noticed something unusual, walked to Ning Xi's side, and quietly held her hand: "Don't be afraid, this kind of person, don't pay attention to it." ”
Wu Shiqing: "Huh! He smiled: "Fortunately, the county lord is generous enough, so let's do it, since you love cooking so much, then let's make a bet, right?" I heard that the puffer fish has the king of a hundred fish, the first fresh fish in the reputation, but this fish contains poison, if you are not a chef who is good at it, it is never dare to do it. It just so happened that I got a puffer fish here yesterday, why don't I ask Miss Ning to make it in public here? After speaking, Wu Shiqing stared at Ning Xi deadly, refusing to let go of a trace of expression on her face.
"Fugu?" Ning Xi was shocked in her heart, and looked up at Wu Shiqing, the other party clearly knew that Ning Xi in her previous life died because of a puffer fish, so she must know what it means to be a puffer fish to Ning Xi.
At this moment, Ning Xi suddenly decided that Wu Shiqing in this life was no longer the close friend she used to be.
"That's right, it's a pufferfish, how about it, don't you dare to do it? If you don't dare, you will admit defeat on your knees, get out quickly, stop thinking about being a princess, and don't look at your identity, are you worthy? ”
"Huh!" Ning Xi chuckled, "How dare not?" I've handled puffer fish on my hands, if not 100 to 90, and cooking puffer fish is not a problem for me at all! Tell me, what would you do if I did? Ning Xi was grateful to Jun Qianyu in her heart at the moment, if it wasn't for the last time he fought to swallow the puffer fish she made, how could her heart knot be so easy to untie, if her heart knot was not untied, how could she stand here so calmly at this moment?
"Haha! That's for the best! Wu Shiqing was very happy, in her eyes, Ning Xi is really a proud and arrogant girl, she has suffered a loss and doesn't know the long lesson, the more confident she is in her cooking skills, the easier it is to fall into the trap, Wu Shiqing proudly swept the audience with her eyes, and pointed to the second prince who was the most conspicuous in front of her, and one person occupied the position of two people, "If you really eat the puffer fish you made, and you are safe, I will choose the second prince as my husband!" ”
The second prince who was watching the excitement while stuffing chicken legs into his mouth was there on the spot, he never thought that there would be his own business here, they had also met when Wu Shiqing first entered Beijing, but he was not only a down-and-out prince who had fallen out of favor, but also so fat that he was unbeaten, Wu Shiqing hadn't even looked at him, and his nostrils were long when he walked in front of him.
Of course, he also knew that Wu Shiqing didn't really like him now, he just borrowed him to stimulate Ningxi, as a once favored and now down-and-out prince, the second prince was naturally very unhappy to be used as a gunman, and now the second prince only looked at Wu Shiqing and sneered, and said in his heart: If you have the ability, don't fall into my hands, otherwise I will let you know how to write the word "regret"!