CHAPTER XXII
The name of the first and third dishes is very good, it is one of the dishes with the best names that Chen Er has ever made.
This dish is called Shili Ginkgo, which is a representative dish in Shandong cuisine and one of the best famous dishes in Confucius.
The biggest feature of this dish is that the color of the dish is bright and fresh, and the smell is sweet and fragrant. It has both the freshness of ginkgo biloba and the warm fragrance of autumn.
Shili ginkgo has a special origin.
According to the "Confucian Archives", when Confucius taught his son Confucius to learn poetry and etiquette, he said: "If you don't learn poetry, you can't speak; If you don't learn etiquette, you can't stand", and it was passed on as a beautiful talk afterwards, and its descendants called themselves a family of poetry. To the 53rd generation of Yan Shenggong Confucius, the poetry hall was built to pay respect. There are two ginkgo trees in front of the hall, vigorous and upright, the fruit is huge and plump, and every time it is ripe. The ginkgo biloba in the Confucian banquet is the fruit of this tree, so the name of the dish is the ginkgo biloba.
One of the main ingredients of Shili ginkgo is the seed of ginkgo, ginkgo seed.
Ginkgo seeds are also known as duck's feet, spiritual eyes, Buddha finger oranges, and ginkgo biloba. It is the kernel of ginkgo, oval in shape, smooth and the surface, pale brown at one end, golden yellow at the other. The taste is fresh and sweet, with a hint of bitterness.
Ginkgo seeds should not be eaten more, and the medical community believes that if children eat more than seven ginkgo seeds at a time, it will cause poisoning.
Therefore, when eating ginkgo seeds, pay attention to the handling, and do not eat too much at one time. Ginkgo seeds are more likely to be poisoned when eaten raw.
Ginkgo seeds are divided into two types, one is medicinal ginkgo and the other is edible ginkgo seeds.
Medicinal ginkgo seeds have a slight astringency taste, and edible ginkgo seeds have a refreshing taste.
Today's preparation for Chen Er is to eat ginkgo seeds. It is a fresh ginkgo that Chen Er specially picks and then makes it himself.
The picked ginkgo seeds should be soaked in water for a week, because the outer seed coat of the ginkgo seeds is toxic and can stimulate the skin to cause contact dermatitis and blistering, so try to avoid direct contact with the skin when handling the ginkgo seeds.
After soaking, wear gloves to peel off the outer layer of skin, leaving the inner core, which is the ginkgo biloba.
There is still a thin film on the surface of the ginkgo biloba to peel off. Soak in warm water for a while, and the film on top of the ginkgo will be easily peeled off. After peeling off the outer film, you also need to put the ginkgo biloba in a pot, boil it with water, cut off the two ends, and remove the heart. Then boil and blanch with boiling water to remove the bitter water.
Such ginkgo biloba will taste better, have less bitterness, taste sweeter, and also be less toxic.
After the ginkgo biloba is processed, you can make this poetic ginkgo biloba.
In addition to ginkgo biloba, the main ingredients are sugar, honey, and osmanthus sauce. They are all fragrant and sweet ingredients.
Chen Er put a piece of solidified white lard in a large iron pot for stir-frying, and let the lard burn over high heat. Then pour the white granulated sugar into the lard and stir-fry quickly until it is red. Then add a small amount of honey and osmanthus sauce, stir-fry back and forth three times, then add ginkgo biloba and water, and stir-fry lightly a few times. Cook for 10 minutes, and when the soup in the pot becomes sticky, you can start the pot.
When the pot is raised, scoop out the ginkgo seeds with a large spoon and put them on a plate, and then scoop the soup and pour it on top.
Finally, sprinkle some dried osmanthus flowers as a garnish.
Chen Er clapped his hands, and was about to put this Shili ginkgo into the insulated cabinet, when Shen Yinian, who had been standing and watching for a long time, suddenly jumped out, and hurriedly raised his hand to signal that he had something to say.
Chen Er looked at her.
"Now it's three courses! Can we eat it! ”
Maybe he was really greedy, Shen Yinian couldn't care about anything, and directly opened his mouth to ask Chen Er. After asking, I felt as if I was talking a little too directly, and then I was a little worried.
So he quietly aimed his eyes at Chen Er.
He looked worried that Chen Er would refuse.
Chen Er held the plate of ginkgo and looked at Shen Yinian without saying a word.
Gou Xuefang and the others stood in the back, paying close attention, and secretly excited.
Chen Er smiled.
"I told you you you to eat, and I gave it to you."
Shen Yinian blinked his eyes vigorously, as if he couldn't believe it.
This means that you can eat it!
Shen Yinian couldn't help but cheer in a low voice, "Awesome!" ”
Then he tried his best to restrain his emotions, and looked at Chen Er with the corner of his clothes in his hand, as if he was a kindergarten child waiting for the teacher to send a little red flower.
Chen Er smiled and handed her Shili Ginkgo.
Shen Yinian smiled so much that he couldn't see his eyes, hurriedly took the dish, and trotted towards the table.
At this time, Gou Xuefang and the others who were sitting around the table reacted, and they could eat delicious food!
Dou Yitong hurriedly grabbed Gou Xuefang and ran towards Chen Er's side.
There are still two dishes in the incubator!
Chen Er took out two dishes and gave them them.
Dou Yitong ran away with the dishes, and Gou Xuefang served the dishes, but he was not in a hurry to leave.
He glanced at Chen Er and said in a low voice, "You have cat cakes, right?" ”
Chen Er narrowed his eyes, "I made you something to eat, and you actually said that I had cat cakes?" ”
Gou Xuefang turned his head to look at the group of people gathered around the dining table, chattering was not lively.
Then he looked back at Chen Er.
"Hey, although I haven't known you for a long time, I also find it strange."
Chen Er didn't speak, he wanted to hear what Gou Xue could say.
Gou Xuefang continued, "How could you cook for us for no reason? ”
He paused, then added, "A stingy person like you." ”
After speaking, he quickly left with the dishes.
I don't know if he really guessed something, so in order not to look too sad, he walked so fast. Or because he was just guessing, but Chen Er hurt him, so he hurriedly flashed after speaking.
Chen Er still feels quite happy, probably, this is a friend.
Gou Xuefang brought a plate of dishes to the table and quickly joined the battle.
A group of people held chopsticks, just like a swordsman holding a sword in a martial arts drama, the chopsticks turned into an afterimage, and I saw a few pairs of hands and a few chopsticks quickly back and forth on the dining table.
Those three dishes quickly changed at a speed that was visible to the naked eye.
Among them, the chopsticks of the two people inevitably collided together, because only the last ginkgo was left on the plate.
Dou Yitong rarely spoke a little louder, except for his neck being a little red, he still looked quite reasonable.
"There were so many people just now, and you counted you eating the most!"
"This is the last one, and it was my chopsticks that came first!"
Gou Xuefang looked more reasonable, and he didn't even blush.
"I eat the most, that means I have the ability!"
This sentence sounded more shameless, but it couldn't be refuted, so Dou Yitong suddenly ran out of words.
I stood there for a long time and didn't have anything to say.
So Gou Xuefang's chopsticks grabbed the ginkgo as a matter of course.