Chapter 142: Intoxicated with Dongpo Fish
"Yes, no matter how hard it is, it's good to live, but as long as there is love and love, life is no longer boring." Su Shi deeply agreed with Concubine Wen's words.
"Little brother, I did the same, I came all the way to learn from the teacher, didn't it make the diners eat comfortably? Seeing that the guests are happy, I am happy as a store, even if I am a little tired, I will not give up. ”
After watching the performance, everyone went home with fun. Yun Fei suddenly remembered that he had to learn the practice of famous fish today, and he had long heard that Dongpo fish was a classic dish with both color and flavor.
According to Su Shi's instructions, Yunfei bought all kinds of ingredients.
In the bachelor's kitchen, Su Shi patiently said: "Brother Yunfeixian, please smear the crucian carp with salt first, and stuff the cabbage leaves in the belly." Fry the fish and green onions in a pan until they are half cooked, add the ginger slices, pour soy sauce and wine and cook until cooked. Before cooking, finely chop the orange zest, sprinkle on the fish and serve on a plate. Smear the crucian carp with salt, add a little wine, marinate it slightly, heat the oil slightly, put the scallion and ginger in the fryer, fry the fish for a while, and then use the bean sprouts to pad the bottom, put the fish and green onion and ginger on top, drizzle a little soy sauce, and steam. ”
The guards were no longer interested in the practice of food, and went to the courtyard to chat, and by the way, they guarded the safety of their masters.
The beauties also followed them to the courtyard full of flowers.
Concubine Wen is still enthusiastic about everything, even if she was tired from watching the performance just now.
"It's no wonder that Bashu cuisine pursues both color and flavor, and it turns out that soy sauce plays an embellishment role." After Concubine Wen meditated in her heart, she hurriedly asked, "Lord Su, what are the benefits of eating this soy sauce?" ”
"I have been a magistrate many times, and I have personally inspected the soy sauce, vinegar and liquor workshops in various places, soy sauce is my traditional condiment of the Great Song Dynasty, it is a liquid condiment made from beans, wheat and bran. The color is reddish-brown, with a unique sauce aroma, and the taste is delicious, which helps to promote appetite. ”
"Master Su, how can you talk about the increase in horseteeth? The talent of a bachelor, women and children all know, you have turned time into beautiful poems, classic prose, in this world, who dares to say that you have increased your teeth? ”
"Okay, you're a talented eyebrow-sweeper, you can be described as Bing Xue smart." The two will always cherish each other so much.
Concubine Wen's eyes widened, and she said in surprise: "Sure enough, you have to pay attention to all knowledge, so when did this condiment appear?" ”
"Soy sauce evolved from sauce, and according to legend, as early as the Zhou Dynasty, there were records of making sauce. The manufacture of soy sauce in China has been a family art and secret in all dynasties, and its brewing is mostly controlled by a certain master, and its technique is often passed down from generation to generation or by a master of a school, which has been passed down to this day. ”
Hearing that Yunfei was in a hurry to go back, Chaoyun asked a neighbor to help cook dinner.
The meal was prepared quickly, and everyone ate happily.
"Since Brother Yun Feixian is about to leave on a fast horse, I won't drink alcohol tonight, please taste our craftsmanship." Su Shi said, he is so modest.
"This is completely Master Su's craft, how can I be greedy for heaven and put gold on my face?" Yunfei replied.
"It's hard work." Concubine Wen said.
After drinking a few sips of tea made of dried fruits, the dinner was a little cold, Concubine Wen proposed: "Master Su, he will hardly eat and drink in vain, he will be turned into a story and passed on forever, everyone should listen to it first, Brother Su, do you have a story to share with us about Bachelor Fish Dongpo Fish?" ”
"It's hard to keep it a secret. Who made me a foodie? Once, I asked the chef to make a fish dish and a tooth sacrifice. The fish sent by the chef is hot and fragrant, and the knife marks on the fish are like willows. I had a big appetite, and I was about to raise my chopsticks to taste when I suddenly saw a figure flash outside the window, it turned out to be this guy. With that, he patted the Buddha Yin on the shoulder.
I thought: What a monk who is in a hurry, I don't want you to eat, what should I do? So I put the fish on the bookshelf. In fact, he had already seen it, and thought: No matter how well you hide it, I will tell you to take it out. I smiled and beckoned Brother Foyin to sit down, and asked, "The great monk is not in the monastery, what do you have to say here?" He replied: "Little brother is here today to ask for a word?" What is the word? How to write the surname Su', I knew that the master was well-educated, and there must be a famous hall in it, so I pretended to answer seriously: The word 'Su' is a cursive prefix on the top, 'fish' on the left below, and 'He' on the right. He asked, "What about the grass on the left and the fish on the right?" That's still pronounced 'Sue'. And what about the fish resting on the grass? I hurriedly said, "That's not going to work." The master laughed and said, "Then take down the fish." It dawned on me that you were going to eat my plate of five fillet fish.
Later, another time, when the master heard that I was coming, he steamed a plate of five fillet fish as usual, thinking that the last time you made fun of me, I will make it difficult for you today. So he put the fish in the side of the cake.
But I had already seen it, but I just pretended not to know. Dao: The younger brother has something to ask the monk, I want to write a sub-couplet, who knows that the upper couplet is written, and the lower couplet can't think of a good sentence for a while. He asked: I don't know what Shanglian is? I replied: Shanglian is 'Xiangyangmen is always in the spring'. He didn't know what kind of medicine I was selling in this gourd, so he said almost without thinking: "Xialian is 'accumulating good people more than happy'." After listening to this, I pretended to exclaim: Gao Cai, Gao Cai! There are fish (surplus) in your exclusive (celebration)! Take it out and share it with you. Only then did the master suddenly realize that he had fallen for me. But he also wanted to tease me, and when I saw it, a steamed fresh fish from West Lake had 5 cuts on it. Then he smiled and said, "Five willow fish." He replied with a smile: This 'five willow fish' is counted as 'caught' for you, it is better to call it 'Dongpo fish'."
Foyin said happily: "Since then, people have called the five willow fish also called Dongpo fish, and this famous dish of the West Lake has become more and more famous, and it has endured for a long time. ”
"It's really enjoyable, Brother Su pretends to have a belly out of place, my fish belly of the Great Song Dynasty is full of Dongpo stories, and the prime minister's belly is moored with a big boat, it seems that this belly is the birthplace of all kinds of stories." Concubine Wen made everyone laugh when she called.
"I don't eat green for three days, my eyes are full of gold stars, Sister Chaoyun, let's go cut some green vegetables and cook them into vegetable soup, okay?" Concubine Wen proposed.
"Honorable Sister Wen, just stand by the vegetable garden and enjoy the scenery, don't make your slender jade hands thick."
"One or two labors, no." The two quickly picked a large amount of water spinach.
In front of the big fish and big meat, everyone's eyes really lit up, and they competed to eat this freshly made clear soup and beautiful dish, although there was no seasoning in it, everyone felt that this water spinach could really be compared with Dongpo meat and Dongpo fish.
Concubine Wen felt that the clear vegetable soup was still very hot, admiring the vegetable stalks like small water pipes, and suddenly felt "empty", which was really a wonderful feeling. Airy, ethereal, empty, no hanging, no trouble. Plants are still like this, let alone people?