Chapter Ninety-Six: The Gourmets of the Warring States Period (I)
"Ahh
A chill spread from the soles of his feet to his head, and Zhaoyun only said that it was the winter wind to the bone, and he didn't put it in his heart.
However, he is really in trouble now, because Su Qin's co-indulgence failed, and he was haunted by his dead face, so he had to let himself get him something to eat.
But can he be blamed for this? If Su Qin hadn't been stupid and forcibly dragged him to Dong'e Palace, how could there be so many things? Now that the king of Qi has chosen to ally with the Qin State, who is to blame?
Besides, South Korea and Wei joined the alliance, and you won't lose anything!
"it, don't lose! Qi is not in harmony, and the East has lost a lot of power, you have to blame for this matter! Su Qinlai was on the table in front of Zhaoyun, like a salted fish tumbling, "I don't care, you either kill me, or let me see how you gourmets eat!" ”
"Alright then......"
Zhaoyun sighed helplessly, Su Qin was overjoyed, thinking that he was finally going to let go, but he didn't expect Zhaoyun to suddenly pull out a pig-killing knife, and said softly: "Since you want to die, then I can only fulfill you!" ”
“…… Damn! ”
Su Qin panicked now, this knife will be gone! He didn't expect Zhaoyun to come for real, so he hurriedly got up from the table and slipped to the door, trembling.
"Zhao, Zhaoyun, I have no grievances with you, and your master is still the same brother, you can't kill me!"
Ziyang on the side smiled bitterly, clearly knowing that Zhaoyun was scaring him, but he still felt funny.
Zhaoyun glanced at this guy, don't say anything about death if you are timid! Helplessly, he called the invincible from outside the door and said, "Black guy, ask the kitchen in the palace to borrow the stove and ask for another pig." ”
Su Qin was happy, Zhaoyun looked majestic, but he was still very humane.
"Senior nephew, what are we eating? I haven't been in charge of food in the palace for the past few days, I'm so hungry that I want to find something to eat! ”
“…… , you! ”
"Teeth, teeth what? Tooth Slammy? Su Qin looked at Zhaoyun with a confused expression, and said in his heart What kind of novelty is this.
Zhaoyun ignored him, and when Invincible came back, he took Ziyang straight to the stove room of Dong'e Palace, and Su Qin also followed curiously, wanting to see how Zhaoyun cooked.
Since the alliance between Qi and Qin, Zhaoyun has been treated with extraordinary courtesy, and there are pigs and sheep at every meal, you must know that this is only eaten by the princes' class, which is enough to see King Qi Wei's respect for him.
However, the food is really unpalatable, it is rare to have a place with all the seasonings, Zhaoyun has long wanted to try some simple dishes, if it weren't for Su Qin wanting to take advantage, he started a few days ago.
But in the end, he was also defeated by the shameless Su Qin.
When he arrived at the stove room, the official had been waiting for a long time, and he saluted Zhaoyun and asked, "What is the so-called matter of the lord borrowing the stove room?" Is it because you are not satisfied with your usual dishes? ”
Although Zhaoyun affirmed this sentence in his heart, he still wanted to give the cook a little face, so he said: "That's not the case, I'm quite a good cook on weekdays, but my hands are itchy recently, so I want to cook by myself." ”
Cook nodded: "It's okay, but when it's time for Chinese food soon, I have to cook for the king, so I can only give up a square position, chopping wood and lighting the fire, and I need to dispose of it myself." ”
Zhaoyun looked at more than 30 stoves, nearly 100 cooks, and said in his heart, can't this be evenly given to himself? is obviously disgusted with himself for stealing his job, and wants to give him a dismount!
"It's okay, just come by yourself."
Seeing him like this, the official didn't say anything more, and carried up the plump fat pig that Zhaoyun needed, and went to direct the cooks to cook.
"Just a pig, what can you do?" Su Qin asked puzzled.
Ziyang is also very curious, didn't Zhaoyun say that he was good at pasta? How can you still make pork now?
If the things made are enough to make the master crazy, then the master must not stick to him like a fart?
Thinking of this, Ziyang couldn't help but feel a chill in his back, the person who can cook turned out to be so powerful?
Zhaoyun ignored Su Qin, who was complaining, raised the pig-killing knife and slashed straight at the pig's head, and the fat pig only whined, and then gradually lost his life.
This knife work instantly attracted the attention of the cooks, even the officials instantly lost their contempt, the most important thing for a chef is to look at the knife work, Zhaoyun killed the pig with a knife, brute force and ingenuity are good, enough to make people look sideways.
The cooks talked in a whisper, shocked by the strength of this man's arm, but they were all drunk back by the officials.
Cutting off the pig's head, Zhaoyun put it on the board, this action made the official frown, did he plan to use the pig's head to cook?
At this time, the pig's head has always been the abandoned son of the cooks, and they think that it is okay to eat the meat of the pig, and the pig's head is naturally only used for sacrifice. On the other hand, pork head meat needs to understand the structure of the pig's head in order to make a knife, and many cooks don't want to go through this trouble.
But Zhaoyun is a veterinarian, and he knows the structure of the pig's head well, and he chopped off the essence of the pig's head in just a moment, the pig's ears and nose, and even the pig's tongue.
At the same time, Zhaoyun let the invincible chop wood, Su Qin, don't you want to eat? Burn the fire for me. I once thought that this guy was not diligent in all four bodies, and he almost blew up the bowl, so he had no choice but to be done by Ziyang.
After washing the unfinished meat, Zhaoyun began to make cold salad with the seasoning on the table, and the cold pork head meat as an appetizer is a very good choice.
There were not many main sauces in the pre-Qin period, and salt, green plum, and wine were the main ones. However, the acidity of the green plum did not meet Zhaoyun's needs, and Zhaoyun stretched out his hand elsewhere.
醢 (hai) and 醯 (xi), collectively known as sauce, the former is similar to meat sauce, with a salty taste, which is the prototype of soy sauce; The latter has a sour taste and is the prototype of vinegar. However, because the acidity of green plums is relatively moderate, and the saltiness of salt is easier to control, these two are not often used.
But to make coleslaw, these two are just right.
Seeing that Zhaoyun took out the scum, the official couldn't help but shake his head, in his opinion, this was simply a mess.
In addition to these two, Zhaoyun also used dogwood and peppercorns to season, and after mixing with pork, he put it aside, although the taste may not be better than now, but at least it is better than the pig food he eats every day.
After shaving the hair off the pig's body, Zhaoyun stabbed the pig's ribs again. Pork belly is the darling of pork, and to make Dongpo meat, you have to have pork belly, only the meat here can be soft and delicate, fat but not oily.
Cut the pork into cubes, cook it, wash it, put water in the casserole, and the bamboo grate is covered with green onion and ginger, and the pork skin is side down. There is no white sugar, rice wine, and Shao wine, and Zhaoyun can only use starch (maltose) and ordinary liquor instead, which is insufficient in taste and more than sweet.
While cooking the meat in the casserole, Zhaoyun chopped off the pig's four hooves again, and the sauce of the pig's trotters took an older time, so he should have made this dish first. Fortunately, there are two holes in the stove of one grid, which can cook two dishes at the same time, which does not conflict with Dongpo meat.
Burn the pig's trotters on a hot fire, remove the hair, and soak them in warm water for a while. Scrape off any remaining dirt and rinse thoroughly. Cut the green onion into sections. Cut the ginger into chunks and pat it off.
Put the pig's trotters into the boiling water bowl, scald it and take it out, cool it with cold water, then put it into the bowl, add water to cover the meat, add the scorpion, salt, star anise, cinnamon, pepper, green onion, ginger.
Simmer for half an hour, at this time the Dongpo meat is almost formed, open the casserole to remove the oil, there is already a burst of aroma. Ziyang and Invincible, who were close, smelled the fragrance and almost forgot their work, Su Qin was even more exaggerated, and his saliva fell visibly, which was extremely funny.
After a while, the aroma had reached the noses of the cooks, and they all involuntarily leaned towards Zhaoyun, if it weren't for the quick reaction of the chef who was stunned for a moment, Zhaoyun would have almost become the brightest star here.
The official took a deep breath and said secretly: "But that's it, it's just ......."
Zhaoyun put the Dongpo meat into a clay pot and put it in a steamer, which can be taken out after half an hour. At this time, the sauce pig's trotters are almost slightly hot, and they immediately turn to the heat to collect the juice.
King Qi's Chinese food was almost done, Su Qin couldn't smell the fragrance, and he couldn't help but lean towards the dishes of the cooks, who all covered the bronze bowls and didn't let Su Qin smell them.
The official smiled coldly, it seems that this guy is not very powerful, and he has not been able to make anything decent after doing it for a long time.
After they brought the dishes to the palace of King Qi, they turned their heads and began to cook the slaves' meals again. However, the servants were able to cook almost a bowl of yellow corn, so this time the cooking speed was extremely fast.
And at this moment, Zhaoyun's Dongpo meat was officially baked!