Zhou Zhi naturally has no way of knowing Mama Xia's thoughts, and in Zhou Zhi's eyes, he concluded that Mama Xia was a vicious woman, but she was a woman after all, and she took a woman too seriously, so it would be a bargain, wouldn't it? Therefore, Zhou Zhi didn't pay much attention to the change in Mama Xia's expression.

This is obviously not the place to cook Huaihua cooked food, and as soon as Empress Zhang gave an order, she asked two beautiful palace maids to lead Zhou Zhi to the kitchen of Kunning Palace.

There is a royal dining room in the palace, and Empress Zhang has to accompany Emperor Hongzhi to eat every day. But there is also a kitchen in this Kunning Palace, which is mainly used to make some snacks for Empress Zhang. Besides, when the emperor came to Kunning Palace, he also wanted to serve the emperor's food.

The kitchen of Kunning Palace is also an important place, and the precautions are very strict. Empress Zhang was very relieved to let Zhou Zhi enter, which made Zhou Zhi very grateful to Empress Zhang. Zhou Zhi secretly thought that the queen was really not an ordinary woman, the so-called courageous and knowledgeable, she was a real strong woman.

Zhu Houzhao was very interested in what kind of Huaihua cooked food Zhou Zhi wanted to make, but he was the prince after all, and he categorically couldn't participate in things like cooking. So I had to accompany the queen back to Kunning Palace, quietly waiting for Zhou Zhi's acacia delicacies to be made.

Four baskets of fresh locust flowers, after the cleaning just now, now only three baskets remain. It looks like a lot, but in fact, there won't be a lot of things that will actually be made. Zhou Zhi first used two baskets of acacia flowers.

Place the two baskets of locust flowers in a large basin and sprinkle them with flour several times. Corn was only promoted in the north of the Ming Dynasty in the first two years, but now it seems to be the main food of the northerners. So in the kitchen of this Kunning Palace, there is no shortage of cornmeal.

Flour and cornmeal are sprinkled several times in a ratio of 2:1, and then the locust flowers in the basin are stirred evenly so that each locust flower is coated with flour.

Then take out the locust flowers that have been stained with flour, put them in a large pot and steam, and cook them in about a stick of fragrant work.

Then sprinkle garlic, hot oil, chili noodles and so on on top, while the locust flowers are hot and stir evenly, two large bowls full of steamed locust flowers will be declared successful.

The fragrance permeated the entire kitchen, and the two palace maids who accompanied Zhou Zhi looked at each other, secretly surprised, so fragrant! As for the cook in the kitchen, he was even more surprised, he didn't expect the humble acacia flower to be able to make such a thing, today is really an eye-opener.

In fact, such steamed acacia flowers, Zhou Zhi saw his mother do it several times in later generations, and every time he ate it, it tasted delicious and sweet. In the countryside when Zhou Zhi was a child, there were not many delicious pastries, and the steamed locust flowers made by his mother every year were the best food to satisfy cravings.

After the two large bowls of steamed locust flowers were made, Zhou Zhi smiled at one of the palace maids, "Sister palace maid, please send it to the queen mother now, this steamed locust flower should be eaten while it is hot." ”

This palace maid is also a close confidant of the queen, and she is responsible for serving tea and water to the queen every day, so she can be absolutely assured.

The beautiful palace maid smiled, and then carried two large bowls of steamed locust flowers on a tray and hurriedly gave them to the queen.

Zhou Zhi naturally can't relax, there is still a basket of acacia flowers left, and Zhou Zhi is planning to make acacia porridge for the queen.

In fact, it is very simple, Zhou Zhi first took a large handful of millet and a little red beans, mixed them and rinsed them, and then boiled in the pot. When it boils, use a spoon to remove all the foam floating in the pot and throw it away. Then pour the locust flowers into the pot, boil over high heat, and then turn to low heat to attack, about a stick of incense.

One thing that needs to be paid attention to here is that during the boiling process, the lid should not be lifted, so as not to overflow the aroma of acacia flowers and run clean.

Zhou Zhi filled two large bowls, and then asked another palace maid to fill them in a tray and send them to the queen.

Zhou Zhi followed closely behind the palace maid and went to the side hall of Kunning Palace to meet the queen.

It is worth mentioning that when Zhou Zhi was steaming locust flowers or cooking acacia porridge, several imperial chefs in the kitchen stood aside and watched carefully. It was originally a very simple approach, and they naturally kept it in mind.

Zhou Zhiwei followed the palace maid as soon as he entered the side hall of Kunning Palace, and he heard the crown prince Zhu Houzhao praising him, "Queen Mother, it's delicious, it's really delicious, this steamed acacia flower is still the first time to eat it, why didn't there be such a delicacy in the palace before?" ”

"Giggles, Emperor, this is a meal for ordinary people's homes, and naturally we won't have it in the palace. But this steamed locust flower is really delicious, this thoughtful, hehe! It's kind of a stretch. The queen also applauded.

Obviously, the mother and son were very excited to eat steamed locust flowers just now. Zhou Zhi's heart was full of joy, and today he finally succeeded. Two simple snacks can capture the hearts of the queen and the crown prince and make them happy, this time it is a fuss.

It's no wonder that they usually eat fine food, and once in a while, they naturally feel delicious when they eat such crude food.

"Queen Mother, His Royal Highness the Prince, there is also red bean and locust flower porridge here, please taste it!" The moment the palace maid presented the acacia flower porridge, Zhou Zhi said anxiously.

Taking advantage of this, Zhou Zhi quickly glanced at the big bowl in front of Empress Zhang and the crown prince.

Oh my God, they didn't have much left over from the two big bowls of steamed locust flowers.

When the two saw this delicious red bean and locust flower porridge with a small atmosphere, the color was light and elegant, and the fragrance was far away, and they couldn't help but be stunned. Zhu Houzhao asked before tasting it, "Zhou Zhi, did you do this?" ”

Zhou Zhi smiled slightly, "If you go back to the prince, this red bean and locust flower porridge is exactly what Zhou Zhi made, and please ask His Royal Highness the prince to taste it first!" ”

Zhou Zhi really didn't know that Zhu Houzhao was also a foodie, so he didn't care about the image, so he hurriedly brought the bowl from the tray and wanted to taste it.

Mama Xia stopped him in a hurry and said, "Don't worry, prince! ”

As she spoke, she gently picked up the spoon, scooped a small bite and put it in her mouth, and then smacked her lips, not feeling anything unusual, and then said, "Prince, please use it slowly!" ”

It is Mama Xia's duty to taste the food first. No matter what time it is, Mama Xia doesn't dare to slack off.

No way, this is the rule in the palace.

Mama Xia actually tried the steamed locust flowers made by Zhou Zhi just now, the color and taste are good, refreshing, as the queen mother and the prince said, it is really delicious. Now I have tried the acacia flower porridge again, and I feel that it is delicious in the world.

However, whether it is steamed locust flowers or red bean locust flower porridge, the more delicious it is, the more angry Mama Xia's heart is, and it adds a little hatred for Zhou Zhi.

This thoughtfulness, is he a small poor talent in the countryside, can't I Xia Lan rectify him and let him be so arrogant?