Chapter 708: The First Hot Pot in Winter
"Madame, what are you preparing?" Wu Luolan is now Song Yi's follower, as long as Song Yi goes, she will follow him inseparably.
And Song Yi has always kept it in mind since he promised Wu Luolan a full spicy banquet.
Finally, Urrolan has fully recovered.
Song Yi prepared to hold a recovery banquet for Urolan.
And in winter, a hot pot is the best choice.
Song Yi got up in the morning and began to prepare for the hot pot banquet in the evening.
To prepare to eat hot pot, of course, the base and dishes of hot pot are indispensable.
At the bottom of the pot, Song Yi is ready to make an exclusive secret recipe, Song's butter hot pot base.
As for the dishes, of course, Song Yi can't forget the beef and mutton, as well as offal products such as hairy belly and yellow throat.
While Song Yi was cleaning the internal organs of the animals, Qiao'er and Wu Luolan watched from afar with wide eyes.
They wanted to help, but they couldn't. Because they don't know how to wash at all.
Hairy belly, fat intestines and the like, it is indeed delicious. But it is extremely difficult to clean.
In ancient times, before the invention of hot pot, most people did not know how to deal with the internal organs of those animals.
In addition to throwing it away, burying it, or going home to stew it in a pot and use it as pig food and dog food.
The people didn't know how to deal with the cheap but fishy-smelling offal.
But Song Yi was very happy that he could buy a bunch of offal for a very small price.
Although it is very troublesome to deal with, Song Yi has a clever trick to handle the animals deliciously and cleanly.
Although the Jurchens also had a tradition of eating animal offal, they almost always only ate the stomachs of animals, which were filled with beef and mutton, or made blood sausages from sheep clothes.
Their treatment can be said to be a primitive operation, and they don't even think of a way to get rid of the fishy smell of the internal organs.
Although Song Yi respected their traditions, he really couldn't put his mouth shut and stuffed those things into his mouth.
So, she handled it herself.
Wash hands and offal repeatedly with white wine, flour, vinegar and salt.
It wasn't until she was satisfied that she started making the base of the pot and asked Qiao'er to make the side dishes and let Uroran light the fire.
What Song Yi wants to make is the bottom of the butter pot.
Selected high-quality beef plate oil, supplemented by a variety of secret spices and more than 20 flavors of precious Chinese herbs. The pure fresh beef plate oil is mellow and sweet, the taste is delicious and refreshing, spicy but not dry, cooked for a long time and not salty, and not eaten for a long time.
The bottom of Song Yi's exclusive secret recipe of butter pot is fragrant and smooth, and the more you cook, the stronger it becomes, and the aftertaste is endless!
Qiao'er and Wu Luolan looked at Song Yi's skillful operation with a look of surprise. Watch as she keeps adding all sorts of ingredients to the cauldron.
"Madame, what are you doing? Didn't you say you were going to eat hot pot at night? What do you fry this red soup for? Qiao'er opened her mouth first. She also thought that Mrs. said that eating hot pot at night was like the last time, using beef soup to blanch some vegetables and the like.
Now, however, the lady washes and cooks from early in the morning, from morning to evening, from day to night.
And the red soup that has been boiling in the cauldron has always exuded a rich aroma. It's mouth-watering, and the gluttonous worms in the stomach are also hooked.
"Red soup?" Song Yi glanced at the hot pot base in the pot, she hadn't added the broth yet, so the color was red, the color was the color of chili peppers.
"This is a great tonic, I have added more than a dozen spices and more than 20 kinds of Chinese medicinal materials, such as spirit grass, fennel, bay leaves, cloves, sannai, pai grass, grass fruit (to remove seeds and leave shells), fragrant fruit (to remove seeds and leave shells), old buttons, white buttons, cinnamon, star anise, grass fruits, etc. Spices can enhance the flavor and flavor, while Chinese herbs can neutralize the spiciness of the soup base and reduce stomach irritation. In addition to these, I used my treasured chili peppers, as well as my own bean paste and chili sauce. ”
"Stir-fry the ingredients over high heat, boil them over medium heat, simmer the soup over low heat, and then add the ingredients, ginger, and garlic to create the perfect taste. Make sure you eat it once and want to eat it a second time. Song Yi said confidently.
"The bottom of this butter pot, but I have to work hard. You smell it now," said Song Yi, lifting the lid of the pot and letting the aroma in the pot flow out.
"How?" Song Yi asked expectantly.
Qiao'er and Wu Luolan were also very honest and said, "It's so fragrant." We've never asked about such a fragrant taste. But ......"
As he spoke, Qiao'er and Uroran both sneezed in unison, and then kept sneezing.
"Sneeze"
"Sneeze"
"What's wrong with you?" Song Yi hurriedly covered the pot lid with the oil at the bottom of the hot pot that had been fried with great difficulty, and then watched the two of them sneeze incessantly and shed tears.
"Ma'am, what's going on?" "The slave just smelled the fragrance in the pot, and he felt a very strong smell in his nose, which couldn't be dissipated, and he couldn't help but sneeze."
"Yes, ma'am, so are the minions," Qiao'er chimed in.
Song Yi only then remembered, although the bottom of the butter pot had the spicy taste of Chinese herbs and butter diluted chili peppers. But for Qiao'er and Wu Luolan, who had never eaten chili peppers, the taste was still too spicy.
"It doesn't matter. It's because you haven't gotten used to smelling it. When you follow me to eat hot pot a few more times, you will be able to get used to it. Like Madame, I don't have anything to do, do I? ”
After Song Yi finished speaking, he also felt an itch on his nose, and then "sneezed"
"Madame, you too"
Then, there was laughter in the house.
"What's so funny?" Thirty-six and Wanda appear at the kitchen door.
"Lady Smokewillow, we're coming," said Thirty-Six.
"Thirty-six and Wanda, you're finally here. Just wait for you to come, and then you can start the table," Song Yi said.
"Madame, you are gracious. The minions and Wanda are always coming to eat and drink, how bad it is. If you have anything you want our brother to do, command it as soon as possible," said Thirty-Six.
"It's all in the kitchen. You two big men can't help either. And, we've been ready for it for a long time. The two of you can just eat ready-made" Song Yi was embarrassed to involve the two of them last time, so he invited the two of them to eat hot pot dishes together this time.
"Urorand, take Thirty-Six and Wanda to the hall. We'll start eating right away," Song Yi ordered.
Then, Song Yi poured the old hen soup that had been stewed for a day into the bottom of the butter pot, and then waited for the pot to boil and prepared the side dishes that had been prepared long ago.
Because there is no special cooking utensils for hot pot, Song Yi can only use copper pots instead of hot pots.
"Qiao'er, bring those dishes over. I'll light the stove first, don't let the bottom of the pot get cold" Song Yi instructed Qiao'er while holding the copper pot.
Qiao'er moved very neatly, and hurriedly brought the dishes prepared on the stove to the hall.
Song Yi put the copper pot on the table and heated it on a small stove.
"Sorry, it's a little late today. But as the saying goes, a good meal is not afraid of being late. I am sure that you will not be disappointed," Song Yi said confidently.