Twenty-five kitchenettes
"What are you borrowing my kitchen for? Is it possible that you have to cook for me yourself? Concubine De asked suspiciously. Yixun, the www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" Pavilion, still smiled and said: "I want to make good food for you, but I don't do it, but she does it!" As he spoke, he pointed at me. She? Concubine De looked at me curiously: "Who is she, it seems that I have never seen her." But it's quite handsome. "She, who she is is kept secret for the time being, so I will ask my mother to borrow a small kitchen, and I will tell you who she is when it is ready, okay?" Concubine De nodded, and instructed the palace maid on the side to take me to the small kitchen dedicated to her palace. I heard Yixun say that in the palace, concubines and concubines can have their own special kitchens, and they can supply various ingredients and raw materials according to different positions every day. Each kitchen is equipped with two chefs, one for dishes and one for the main food. The rest of the miscellaneous servants are innumerable. A lady like Concubine De is not only the most abundant in daily supply, but her imperial kitchen is also the best. Every time the emperor eats in her palace, he will praise the dishes in his small kitchen that are more exquisite and delicious than those in the imperial kitchen!
In fact, to grasp a man's heart, you must first grasp a man's stomach, which is not unique to modern society. At least in the palace of this generation, the concubines understand this truth. Therefore, the quality of the chef in each dedicated kitchenette directly affects the appetite of the emperor, and even affects the number of visits of the emperor. Therefore, the owners of each palace attach no less importance to the small kitchen than to their own makeup.
The small kitchen of Fengyi Palace is actually not as big as the kitchen of Yixun Palace, but it is more exquisite than the kitchen of the Royal Palace, and all kinds of utensils are more gorgeous and precious. I forced myself to suppress the covetousness of "as long as I take a plate and go back to modern times, I can be rich and food and clothing for a lifetime", and followed the palace maid with a low-key appearance. Seeing the palace maid come in, several people in the kitchen gathered around, greeted them with smiling faces, and asked one after another: "Why did Sister Pearl come in person?" Does the mother have any important instructions? "Only then did I know that the palace maid who brought me here was named Pearl, and she was a concubine with great skills. is like the big girl in the dream of Red Mansions, looking at her momentum, in this Fengyi Palace, I am afraid that she can be regarded as half a master! However, this pearl looks good, and she didn't get carried away because everyone was respectful to her, but she still smiled and said gently: "Everyone has worked hard!" Niangniang said, let this girl from the Six Princes Mansion cook a few dishes for Niangniang. However, this girl has just arrived, and she doesn't know anything about the kitchen, so I would like to ask you to help. If the mother is satisfied, there will definitely be a heavy reward. In just a few words, I made it clear what the mother commanded, who I was, what I needed them to do, and the benefits they could get. Neither domineering nor approachable. The scale is just right! It seems that everyone in this palace should not be underestimated. I've watched a lot of palace fighting dramas, which one can't survive in the deep palace if you don't live as a fine? But I really have a good impression of this pearl girl, at least she has no malice or disdain for me. She could have just told the people in the kitchen that I was going to cook a few dishes and let me use the kitchenette. In that case, my place in their hearts will be different, and when I get to work, they will help me differently. In a completely unfamiliar kitchen, if everyone stumbles on you, even if you don't, and ignore you, it will be difficult for you to make this table perfect.
I heard that I was from the Six Princes' Mansion, and it was Concubine De Niangniang who personally ordered it to be brought by the most decent palace maid Pearl herself, and the clothes and jewelry were very gorgeous. The attitude of the people in the kitchen towards me was immediately deferential. One by one, they bent down slightly, and said neatly: "Let the girl command, we are willing to serve!" "Good! Good!! Good!!! A good start is almost half the battle. I took a look at Pearl and saw that she was looking at me gently, too. So I also bowed and said, "Thank you Sister Pearl for leading the way!" She waved her hand, said a few more words to the kitchen people, and turned to leave!
A man who looked like a steward came over and asked respectfully, "I don't know what the girl wants to cook, what do you need us to prepare?" "I already knew that I had to name a bunch of ingredients and let him prepare them. Before he could say anything, he sweated down and pleaded with me: "Girl, please wait a moment, I'll go get a pen and paper, I can't remember what you said too much!" I nodded, first contact, as gentle and tolerant as possible. What's more, I clearly feel that the subordinates in Concubine De's palace are not as hateful as the palace slaves I saw in the palace fighting novels.
I waited for the steward to write three major sheets freely, and I didn't finish it. Watching them nervously busy, I actually felt very satisfied. They are also cooks, but the treatment is so different. If I had a choice, I'd rather stay in ancient times than go back to the dark and greasy kitchen of that modern restaurant.
Yixun said that Concubine De likes soft and chewy food, and she also loves sweets. And the emperor likes pasta and meat. I decided to combine the two of their passions, and whoever tasted my food would be amazed. Yixun said that this is also a way to help him, so I will not have any negligence, and I should do my best to complete today's task well! While they were making the initial preparations, I quickly put the recipe in my mind again: tiger skin elbows, soft and fragrant, both Concubine De and the emperor will like it. Steamed pork ribs, fragrant and glutinous, also take into account the preferences of the emperor and concubine. In addition, I am making a famous Yangzhou dish of lion head, and Taiwanese braised beef tendon. I believe that it will make the imperial concubine full of praise. Vegetables are casually paired with two as a foil, since the emperor likes pasta, he makes a venison spring bamboo shoot potsticker, and Concubine De likes sweets, so she makes a three-color egg yolk crisp. Although these things are very laborious, time-consuming and laborious to do. But I know that this meal is very important to Yixun, not only to make his mother happy, but more importantly, I am afraid to take the opportunity to grab the stomach of his father, the current emperor! Whether it's as a cook in the Six Kings Mansion or what, helping Yixun is my unshirkable relic and responsibility. What's more, helping him is also helping yourself. Since I am already a member of the Six Princes' Mansion, my fate has been closely linked to the Six Princes' Mansion. Arousing the emperor's idea to earn more favors for Concubine De and Yixun is the most important thing I need to do in front of me. Tell the little girl to roll up the sleeves of my wide robe and pin it with a gold pin. Outside, I found a large apron that would protect me from soiling my clothes. And so my work began!