The woman brought a pot full of chicken soup to the table, the thick fragrance spread in the small living room, just smelling the smell made people salivate, Li Muchen stretched out his head curiously, how can this pot of stewed soup exude such a strong fragrance.

"It's the fragrance of lotus leaves!" Kong Chengxi said lightly before he saw the ingredients in the pot.

Li Muchen suddenly said: "Yes, it's the taste of lotus leaves, no wonder this taste is so familiar!" ”

Zhan Xingnan wisely closed his mouth and did not comment on these strange foods now, so as not to make others laugh.

"This little brother has a strong nose, this is the fragrance of lotus leaves mixed with various spices and accessories mixed with chicken!" The woman smiled and said, "Come, let's try the craftsmanship left by Grandma Liu!" ”

The three of them took the chicken soup handed over with polite hands, as the saying goes, insiders look at the doorway, laymen look at the liveliness, Kongchengxi and Zhan Xingnan are not ordinary people in terms of cooking skills, seeing such a clear soup base, the soup noodles are not floating with greasy chicken fat at all, and the answer is in the lotus leaf that wraps the whole chicken in the pot.

The lotus leaf has the effect of clearing heat and relieving heat, raising hair and clearing yang, and wrapping it as an oil filter in the chicken pot, which is the secret of clear chicken soup.

The three of them took a sip one after another, their faces full of happiness, and even the expressionless Kongchengxi couldn't help but show a touch of surprise, muttering to himself: "Angelica, Codonopsis, longan, red dates, wolfberry, and special spice packets!" ”

Zhan Xingnan continued to taste a few mouthfuls and asked in surprise: "There is no ginger and garlic flavor!" How does it get fishy? ”

The woman felt more and more that these people in front of her were powerful, and she didn't say anything, but they took a sip of the soup to know what was in it and what the point of the pot was. When I was studying, I was specially reminded by Grandma Liu not to use ginger and garlic to get fishy.

"Auntie, is it Huoxiang?" Li Muchen drank the whole bowl in one gulp, which was the same taste she had when she was a child and at the old woman's house, leaving a lingering fragrance in her mouth, she has always had a keen sense of taste for all kinds of plant ingredients, and then said lightly.

The woman nodded, "How do you know?" ”

Li Muchen also knew how to explain, so she could only casually talk about the fact that she often ate Huoxiang and prevaricate, she looked at Kong Chengxi and the two and asked softly, "Is this okay?" ”

Kong Chengxi nodded without hesitation: "No problem!" ”

After speaking, Li Muchen mentioned to the woman: "Auntie, I have a reluctant request, and I hope you can agree!" ”

Seeing Li Muchen's solemn expression, the woman couldn't help but be a little nervous: "What's the matter?" You came to visit Grandma Liu, Auntie will do her best to help! ”

"Teach me to make this chicken soup, I came here this time to find Grandma to learn how to make chicken soup, but I didn't expect Grandma to have passed away for many years!" Li Muchen's eyes dimmed when he said Grandma Liu, and she didn't see Grandma Liu for the last time, which was a pity for her.

"Ahem!" The woman relaxed her nerves suddenly, "I thought it was something, of course it's no problem, your grandma likes to teach others to cook the most in her life!" I'll teach you after eating, let's eat first! ”

Li Muchen saw that she agreed, and his hanging heart relaxed.

"Come, let's try a piece of chicken, you can't eat our chicken outside!" As she spoke, the woman opened the lotus leaf, and the whole chicken was golden brown, and the three of them were curious about the special chicken she was talking about, so they took a piece and tasted it!

The three of them looked at the golden chicken in unison.

The tight meat, no excess fat, you can clearly feel the freshness of the chicken running in your mouth, the cooker is just right, the entrance is soft, and you can pull out strips of shredded meat.

"It's really different!" Li Muchen has the most right to speak, since she was a child, she has eaten chicken dishes from all over the world, and this is the first time she has eaten such a firm and delicious chicken dish!

The woman couldn't help but show a touch of pride on her face when she talked about the chickens: "The chickens here are all free-range chickens that have been raised for half a year, and the gourmets who have come here are full of praise for the chicken dishes!" ”

"It turns out that the freshness of this original juice comes from local chicken, no wonder I always feel that this taste is not just a few accessories can come out!" Sora looked at the chicken and made sure that the flavor of the soup was in the ingredients.

The five of them swept away a large table of food, and rested for half an hour, and Li Muchen began to follow the woman to learn this soup.

The chicken is freshly killed, first fly the whole chicken in water for 3-5 minutes, take out and wrap the lotus leaves, put cold water into the casserole, put the Huoxiang in the chicken belly, evenly smear sesame oil and salt, put red dates, wolfberries, codonopsis, round meat, angelica in the casserole, and finally put in the whole chicken and green onion segments and simmer for 60-80 minutes.

A fragrance of lotus leaves spread in the kitchen, Li Muchen was sweating profusely, his face was still black with firewood, and now the countryside is still using the most primitive open fire, and the woman is still teaching her how to control the size of the open fire, from small fire to large fire, and finally change to small fire.

For traditional cuisine, only the most primitive method can return to the original deliciousness, and the wood-fired soup can be more delicious.

Under the guidance of the woman, Li Muchen personally made a pot of chicken soup, and Kong Chengxi and Zhan Xingnan drank a bowl at the same time, which was as delicious as just now, but Kong Chengxi knew that it was not enough to use it to fight against Mo Zixu, and the chicken soup needed to be upgraded!