The Romance of the Famous Marshals of the Early Tang Dynasty Li Jichuan

Chapter 25: Easy-toothed Five-Flavor Chicken

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) then asked: "Mr. Kong, I have consulted most of the book "Shennong's Materia Medica" from Master Huida, but there are still a few small details that I still don't understand, how to ask Mr. Kong?"

Mr. Kong nodded slightly, and then made a writing gesture on the table.

Kong Dejiao said: "Xu Gongzi, my father said that he is not very proficient in the "Shennong Materia Medica", but what question do you have? You can write it down, my dad will try to help you look at it, try to help you answer,

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) continued: "Mr. Kong, since I was seven years old, I studied literature at Mr. Jia's private school in Lihu County, Caozhou, until I was twelve years old.

Mr. Kong gestured to a book, and then made a writing gesture on the table.

Kong Dejiao said: "Xu Gongzi, my father said that from the age of seven to twelve, you studied literature in Mr. Jia's private school, which book did you study?" Write it down, my dad reads it, and then decides, what should you work on?

About two hours later, Xu Gai took a large disc, walked in with a smile, and put the big plate in the middle of the table of the Eight Immortals.

Xu Gai said with a smile: "Time is in a hurry, I only made two famous dishes for Mr. Kong to taste." As he spoke, he sat down to the left of Mr. Kong, and Xu Gai greeted Xu Maogong (Li Ji) and said, "Son, sit next to Dad,

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) walked over and sat down next to Xu Gai,

The housekeeper Xu Quan walked in with a large casserole and placed the large casserole next to the large round plate.

Xu Mouse carried two large chairs, walked in, and placed them next to the Eight Immortals table,

Xu Gai said with a smile: "Mr. Kong, there are many people here, just now I asked Xu Rat to go back to my house and get two more chairs.

Mr. Kong smiled and nodded,

The housekeeper Xu Quan brought it again, a plate of sauced beef, a plate of salted peanuts, and a plate of spiced edamame, and placed them next to the big plate.

Xu Gai said, Miss Kong come and eat together,

Kong Dejiao said: "Xu Yuanwai, I don't eat, I'll pour you wine,

Xu Gai said, Miss Kong came over to eat together, let the housekeeper pour wine,

Kong Dejiao smiled and sat on Mr. Kong's right,

The housekeeper Xu Quan walked in with a wine jug and poured wine for everyone.

Mr. Kong, gestured at the halfway point of the wine glass,

Kong Dejiao said: "Outside Xu Yuan, my father said that he can only drink half a cup,

The housekeeper Xu Quan poured half a glass of wine for Mr. Kong, and then poured a full glass for Xu Gai.

Xu Gai smiled and instructed Xu Mouse, Xu Mouse, you go home and move chairs, run one more trip than us, eat more, and sit next to your young master.

When Xu Rat saw Xu Gai talking to him with a smile, he became bolder, and immediately said, Master Xu, my grandmother said, eat more to find a tall man, I want to eat more today,

The housekeeper Xu Quan glared at Xu Rat, who lowered his head and did not speak,

Xu Gai said with a smile: "Uncle, the big guys are hungry, please taste only two famous dishes today."

Xu Gai pointed to the big disc in the middle and said, "This dish is called Hanmen Fu,

Mr. Kong looked in the direction of Xu Gai's finger, but saw that in the middle of the large disc stood a large golden ball, eight emerald green fried rape hearts, neatly and evenly surrounded around, and in the outermost circle, there were ten golden round cakes, which were very beautiful in yellow and green.

Mr. Kong, stretched out two fingers and nodded,

Xu Gai asked, Mr. Kong said, 20 years ago, at my eldest daughter's first birthday party, Mr. Kong ate this dish.

Mr. Kong nodded, and stretched out his thumb with his right hand,

Kong Dejiao said: "Xu Yuanwai, my father said that 20 years ago, the cold family benefited the world, a rare delicacy, and today it is blessed again.

Xu Gai used chopsticks to clamp the golden balls in the middle plate into four pieces, and then used a big spoon to take out a large piece from the middle plate, put it in a small plate in front of Mr. Kong, and said with a smile: "The cold door is blessed, please Mr. Kong taste it." ”

Mr. Kong used chopsticks to clamp a large piece of the small dish into four small pieces, put a small piece in his mouth and chewed it carefully, and gave a thumbs up with his left hand.

Kong Dejiao said: "Xu Yuanwai, my father said, it's delicious,

Xu Gai took out a large piece from the middle plate with a big spoon, put it in a small plate in front of Kong Dejiao, and said with a smile: "Miss Kong also tastes it." ”

Xu Gai took out a large piece from the middle plate with a big spoon and put it in a small dish in front of Xu Maogong (Li Ji).

Xu Gai took out the last large piece from the middle plate with a big spoon, put it in a small dish in front of Xu Mouse, and said, "Xu Mouse, try the master's craftsmanship." ”

Xu Mouse waved his hand and said, Master, you eat, Xu Mouse doesn't eat, Xu Mouse has a meat bun,

Xu Gai said, Xu Mouse, the master often eats, you must taste it today,

Xu Rat said, Master Xie,

Xu Gai took the big spoon in his left hand and pasted it to the edge of the big round plate in the middle, and with his right hand, he gently flicked the golden round cake on the edge of the big round with chopsticks, and the golden round cake happened to fall into the big spoon, and then put the golden round cake into a small plate in front of Mr. Kong, and said with a smile: "Mr. Kong, taste this small round cake again."

Mr. Kong put the small round cake in his mouth with chopsticks and chewed it slowly, nodding frequently,

Kong Dejiao said: "Xu Yuanwai, my father said that this small round cake is more delicious than the big balls just now.

Xu Gai beckoned to the housekeeper Xu Quan and said, "Xu Quan, you have been busy for a long time, sit down and eat together." ”

The housekeeper Xu Quan responded: "Thank you, master." He took the dishes and chopsticks and sat down next to the chords.

Xu Gai pointed to the casserole next to the large plate and said with a smile: "Mr. Kong, this dish is called Yiya Five-Flavor Chicken, the soup is light and light, suitable for the elderly to eat often, and it can nourish and strengthen the body."

Xu Gai pointed to the lid of the casserole and said, this dish has a lid, and the cold door we eat first will benefit the family, and this famous dish will not be cold.

Xu Gai picked up the casserole lid and handed it to the housekeeper Xu Quan, who put the casserole lid on the corner of the table.

Xu Gai turned over the chicken in the casserole with chopsticks, then used chopsticks to tear off a large piece of chicken breast, put it in a small dish in front of Mr. Kong, and said with a smile: "Mr. Kong, taste it."

Mr. Kong used chopsticks to tear off a small piece of chicken breast meat in a small plate, put it in his mouth and chewed it carefully, while chewing, he opened his mouth, pointed to his teeth with his left hand, and nodded frequently.

Kong Dejiao said: "Xu Yuanwai, my father said that his teeth are not good when he is old.

This easy-to-tooth five-flavor chicken is rotten and fragrant, which is more suitable for my dad to eat.

Xu Gai said, Mr. Kong is old and his teeth are not good, so I specially made a simmered male duck for Mr. Kong yesterday evening, and it will take 12 hours to stew for 12 hours, and I can only eat it this evening. Simmering stewed male duck is more suitable for Mr. Kong to eat,

Mr. Kong, first shook his head, then shook his head,

Kong Dejiao said: "Xu Yuanwai, my father said that he has never eaten simmered male duck, and he has never heard of simmered male duck is so good?

Xu Gai continued: "When Xu Maogong (Li Ji) was just born, he often suffered from minor illnesses, and his father was very anxious and found many people to ask for advice. There is a friend of the old uncle, Caozhou celebrity chef Yi Yuanchao invited to my home, introduced to my father, Caozhou celebrity chef Yi Yuanchao saw Xu Maogong's condition, he said that only need to use food therapy for a year to grow up healthily; If you can always persevere, you will live a long life. I learned therapeutic cooking from celebrity chef Yi Yuanchao for two years. The first famous dish to learn, is the stewed male duck, when I first learned, my family ate once every two days, a year later, Xu Maogong changed greatly, and a few years after a small illness. ”

Mr. Kong nodded slightly,

Kong Dejiao said: "Xu Yuanwai, my father said that it was so,

Kong Dejiao asked, Xu Yuanwai, why does the famous dish of stewed male duck have to be stewed for a day and a night before you can eat it? ”

Xu Gai replied with a smile: "The ancients said: Birds are good at maintaining health, and male ducks are also. Rotten stewed old male duck, the effect is better than ginseng. The male duck is stewed for a day and a night, and the stew is very ripe, and the effect is comparable to ginseng and astragalus

When Xu Gai said the first sentence, Mr. Kong nodded,

Kong Dejiao said: "Outside Xu Yuan, my father said that the ancients said: Birds are good at maintaining health, and male ducks are also. My dad had seen this in a book.

Xu Gai said: "Master Yi Yuanchao said: In terms of nourishing and strengthening the body and prolonging life, the female is the first choice for all birds, and the hen is used for Yiya Wuwei chicken, but the male duck is the first choice for ducks; The birds prefer the young, but the ducks are long. Male ducks grow longer and fatter, and their skin and flesh remain unchanged until they get older. The simmered male duck has a good effect, without the medicinal taste of ginseng and astragalus, and people with weak constitution and bad stomach are also willing to eat it for a long time. ”

Kong Dejiao asked: "Xu Yuanwai, according to what you said, stewed male duck is the best dish to nourish and strengthen the body and prolong life?"

Xu Gai replied: "Among the famous poultry dishes I learned from Master Yi Yuanchao, the simmered male duck has the best effect on prolonging life. The advantage of stewed male duck is that it is smooth and soft, and the duck meat melts in the mouth, which is especially suitable for the elderly and young children.

Mr. Kong nodded with a smile on his face, and stretched out his thumb with his left hand,

Kong Dejiao said: "Xu Yuanwai, my father said: I can't imagine that stewed male duck is such a good nourishing and longevity dish. ”

Mr. Kong gestured at the action of cooking and grinned,

Kong Dejiao said: "Outside Xu Yuan, my father asked: stewed male duck."

Isn't it hard to do?

Xu Gai replied with a smile: "Mr. Kong, the simmering male duck just takes too long, and it is very easy to make, the special porcelain stewed duck pot, I brought it, Mr. Kong wants to think this dish is delicious, this special porcelain stewed duck pot will be left in your house for use."

Xu Gai said with a smile, Mr. Kong, I only cared about eating famous dishes, and I didn't drink alcohol. Mr. Kong smiled and nodded,

Xu Gai raised his wine glass to Mr. Kong, raised his neck and drank it all.

Mr. Kong drank half of the wine, put down the wine glass, and nodded,

Kong Dejiao said: "Xu Yuanwai, my father is old and drinks less.

The housekeeper Xu Quan stood up, held the wine glass, and poured Xu Dai full of wine.

Xu Gai tore off a large piece of chicken breast meat with chopsticks, put it in a small dish in front of Mr. Kong, and said with a smile: "Mr. Kong, Yiya five-flavor chicken, although the effect is not as good as that of stewed male duck, it takes less time to make, and it is also suitable for the elderly to eat often when time is in a hurry."

Mr. Kong used chopsticks to tear off a large piece of chicken breast meat in a small plate, put it in his mouth and chewed it carefully, and nodded.

Kong Dejiao said: "Xu Yuanwai, my father said: When time is in a hurry, it is also good to eat Yiya five-flavor chicken.