Chapter 108: Boiling Water and Woad Leaves (Part II)

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The key to this 'boiling water song' is to make the soup.

After a few apprentices prepared all the ingredients, Li Qi first chopped up the chicken, duck, and elbow and rinsed repeatedly until there was no blood, then put it into the pot, boiled it over a fierce fire, then removed the dregs, then put it into the pot to boil, added enough water, and after a while, added some ingredients and seasonings, and simmered it on a slow fire for more than an hour.

During this period, Li Qi constantly cleaned up the foam floating on it, wrapped a number of chicken balls and pork balls in a cloth sterilized with boiling water, and repeatedly put them into the pot, using these balls to absorb the cloudy matter in the soup until the soup was clear and clean and shaped like boiling water.

At the same time, he hadn't forgotten to remind his three disciples to see how he controlled the fire.

In the past, Li Qi often reminded them that controlling the heat is very important for a chef, so the three of them also watched very carefully.

Wu Xiaoliu and the others who were watching from the sidelines were stupid, they really couldn't understand why Li Qi threw some meatballs to make the originally turbid soup so clear and transparent.

The next step is the most critical step.

Li Qi selected the most tender cabbage sum in the middle of the song, washed it and put it in a colander, and poured it from the top with hot "boiling water" that had been hanged. The choy sum gradually spreads out into petals when heated, and continues to pour until the choy sum is completely cooked and soft. Li Qi also distinguished the soup that had been poured with pine vegetables from the original soup, and although these soups were still good soups, they could no longer be used to make boiling water leaves.

This kind of cooking method, Wu Xiaoliu and they saw it for the first time, and they were surprised and secretly admired.

After the qiē is ready, put the choy sum in the bowl, pour the soup on it, and you're done.

Such a bowl of soup is worth thirty times, Li Qi really thinks that it is not expensive at all, the time consumed by this dish alone is enough to make more than ten dishes, and it is not so costly.

In the box on heaven and earth.

When Li Qi made zuò boiling water and song leaves, he also asked people to make a mandarin duck pot to go up, after all, this is just a soup, but it can't fill the stomach.

Now the big official has already eaten almost enough, just waiting for the bowl of boiling water to be served.

When the bowl of clear and transparent boiling water leaves was placed in front of them, their eyes were full of surprise, and they felt that the wait for an hour or two was worth it.

The big official first lowered his head and sniffed, nodded and praised: "The view is like clear water, and the smell is elegant and fragrant, not bad, not bad." ”

Li Qi sat on the sidelines, smiling and silent.

The big official said, he couldn't wait to pick up the spoon, tasted it, his eyes lit up, and said: "This soup looks as light as water, but the fragrance of the food is strong and mellow, but it is not greasy, soft and slag, wonderful, it is really wonderful, it is a peerless delicacy, not an exaggeration, not an exaggeration at all." Speaking of this, he saw that Zuo Boqing hadn't eaten yet, so he said, "Boqing, try it." ”

Zuo Boqing nodded hurriedly, then tasted it, frowned, and then ate a small bite of cabbage, his brows sinking even more.

When the big official saw it, he was surprised and said, "What? Boqing, do you think it doesn't taste good? ”

Li Qi also glanced at Zuo Boqing in surprise.

Zuo Boqing hurriedly put down the spoon and said, "This soup is very delicious, but there are some things I don't understand." ”

"Oh? Let's talk about it. ”

"Yes."

Zuo Boqing said to Li Qi: "Master Li, I just tasted this soup and found that this soup should be made with some ingredients such as chicken, duck, pork knuckle, dried scallops, etc., I don't know if I am wrong?" ”

Day. Masters!

Li Qi was stunned for a moment, nodded slightly, and said, "Not bad." ”

"But why is this soup as clear and transparent as clear water, I don't know how you used to remove the turbidity?" Zuo Boqing said curiously.

This guy is not simple, and he gets to the point as soon as he asks.

Li Qi gave Zuo Boqing a very charming smile, and then said two very unobtrusive words, "Secret." ”

When Zuo Boqing heard this, the whole person was stunned.

The big official had already learned Li Qi's mantra last time, and shook his head with a wry smile.

Zuo Boqing groaned slightly, and knew why Li Qi didn't want to say, and he didn't continue to ask at the moment, and said: "Then how is your cabbage sum so made?" I've tasted it, and it's neither like boiled nor steamed. ”

Li Qi smiled slightly: "Secret." ”

At this time, Zuo Boqing was completely speechless, this kid still didn't eat oil and salt, his mouth was very tight, and his eyes were full of frustration.

When the big official saw it, he laughed, and then said to Zuo Boqing: "Boqing, instead of asking him here, you might as well go home and think about it more, this kid will definitely not tell you a word." ”

Li Qi smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Brother Zuo, the two points you just asked are the key to this dish, and this dish is the treasure of the town, forgive the little brother for not telling the truth, and I hope that the big brother Zuo can be more considerate." ”

When it came to this, Zuo Boqing naturally didn't say much, and squeezed out a smile and said, "It's okay, it's okay, I'm just curious to ask." But the depression on his face was unmistakable

"Not bad, not bad. Your dish really didn't disappoint me. ”

After tasting it, the big official nodded appreciatively, suddenly frowned, and said, "Then what should I reward you?" ----”

Yo. And the tip, if you can give me the fan in his hand, it will be so cool, I can also pretend to be a merry man.

Li Qi looked at him expectantly like a waiter on his first day at work.

"There it is."

The big official's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately instructed the attendant beside him: "You go downstairs at once and bring the wooden board that hangs on the wall, by the way, and the pen and ink." ”

"Yes."

The attendant bowed his head in answer and went out.

When Li Qi heard this, a flash of disappointment flashed in his eyes, but he felt very curious in his heart, and asked, "Great official, what are you doing here?" ”

The big official smiled deeply and said, "Secret." ”

Sweating.

Li Qi's eyes widened, he was speechless, he was old, and he still learned from me to play Gaoshen.

After a while, the attendant brought the wooden board with a few crooked characters written on it, 'Boiling Water Songye', and the pen and ink that he had just borrowed from Wu Furong.

The big official took the pen, stood up, just from this posture, it is very popular, I saw his pen on the other side of the board like a dragon and snake, and wrote 'boiling water song leaves thirty times', the words are tall and beautiful, elegant and sharp.

I have to say that the handwriting of this big official is indeed called a good one, and even a layman like Li Qi, who is almost an idiot to calligraphy, thinks that this character is very beautiful.

But it's better to look good and have a p use, and it's better to reward a few dozen taels to be more realistic.

After Richie's surprise, his face was full of disappointment.

After the big official finished writing, he casually handed the pen to the entourage, looked up, and saw Li Qi looking extremely disappointed, and said with a smile: "What? Don't you think this reward is too light? ”

Why is it too light? The pen and ink are mine, and the planks are mine, and you can write a few of the same words, and what difference is there between that and no reward.

Li Qi was very depressed in his heart, but after thinking about it, anyway, I didn't lose anything by giving it away for nothing, and this character is indeed much more durable than mine, so he nodded and smiled: "Where, where." I'll have someone hang it up now. Then he opened the door and called a bartender, hung the plank back in its place, and specially instructed the bartender not to hang it upside down.

When the big official saw it, he shook his head with a smile, and suddenly said, "I heard that Taishi Cai's mansion is going to hold a crab roe banquet next month, and you Drunken Immortal Residence should also be among those invited, right?" ”

Li Qi nodded and said, "Master Montay can afford it, and he will have the honor to participate in such a grand banquet in the future." "His mouth has become much more well-behaved now, if he just came here for a while, he will still be an old man? didn't call Cai Da traitor, he was already very face-saving.

"And you've got the dish in mind?"

"I'm thinking about it."

"Hmm. Then you can be confident of winning the first place. ”

"There is confidence in this ---,, but it is up to people to plan things, and it is up to heaven to achieve things." Li Qi smiled slightly, but he didn't dare to say too much.

The big official nodded and said, "Okay." Since you're going to prepare the crab roe feast now, I'll wait until the crab roe feast is over and then come and taste the remaining two dishes. ”

Li Qi was stunned for a moment and said, "Don't you already have a link?" ”

"Secret."

After the big official finished speaking, he laughed twice and got up and left.

Day. This person can pretend to be b better than Lao Tzu.