Chapter 118: Making Dumplings
Before dawn, Huang Yu got up, slept well last night, I didn't expect that this crystal mirror of Tiantian would also have the effect of promoting sleep, this faint herb fragrance is really good, but I slept for a few hours but felt so satisfied.
Huang Yu put on a plum blossom cloak and went out of the door, went to the kitchen, so early in the morning Huang Yu appeared in the kitchen can scare Bai He and Granny Wen.
"Miss, why did you get up so early? The rooster hasn't crowed yet. Granny Wen put down her work and hurriedly brought a stool to Huang Yu and asked her to sit by the fire, it will snow today, how cold it is.
Huang Yu waved his hand and walked to the pot, but fortunately they were just boiling water and did not start cooking. "Oh, can't I sleep? So I'm going to come out for a walk, and I'll come over without seeing you cooking. ”
Bai He's little face was frozen red, and he was angry when he spoke, "Miss, but it hasn't shone yet, it's too early, how cold is this, Miss should hurry back to the house and rest." What if it freezes? ”
Huang Yu pushed Bai Lotus to the fire, and Bai Lotus was illuminated by the red light of the fire, and suddenly felt so warm.
"Look at your little face is frozen and blushing, look at your young lady and me, how normal my face is, I am as trembling as you?" I myself am a cultivator of cold ice, how can I be afraid of the cold?
Bai He looked at Huang Yu so carefully, as if it was indeed a good complexion of the young lady.
"Miss's face does look ruddy, but there is a lot of smoke in this kitchen, Miss is going out today, how can she stay in the kitchen, or go to the house to rest? This meal will be cooked later!" Granny Wen was a little worried, this weather is so cold, what if she catches a cold again?
"No need, I'll do it early today!" Huang Yu thought that they hadn't eaten my dumplings yet!
It's just that I didn't expect Granny Wen and Bai He to object, saying that on such a cold day, how could Huang Yu be allowed to cook What if his hands were frozen?
Huang Yu put her arms around Granny Wen's arm, rubbed her arm, and coquettishly, "Oh, I finally got up so early, you just let me do it~"
Granny Wen smiled helplessly, "It's just that it's too cold this day, what if Miss's delicate hands are frozen?" ”
"No, I'll take good care of my hands, don't I have to go out today?"
Granny Wen couldn't resist Huang Yu, so she had to agree. As soon as Huang Yu was happy, he took out the flour and began to knead and roll out the dough. Bai He was stunned for a moment.
"Miss, are you going to make steamed buns or steamed buns, but why is this skin so thin and so small?"
Huang Yu put the flour in his hand on Bai He's face and smiled happily, "Your young lady, I don't want to make steamed buns and buns, this is called dumpling skin, let's eat dumplings this morning!" ”
Dumplings? Bai He touched her face and was surprised, and Granny Wen was also stunned, what dumplings.
Huang Yu asked Bai He to continue rolling the skin according to her appearance, and see what kind of stuffing was used for herself, wow, what happened to this plum garden recently? Have you made a fortune?
There are so many rich foods, there are fish, and meat, this is mutton, and this is shiitake mushrooms? Wow, that's great, it looks like today's stuffing is really rich!
Huang Yu washed them with the help of Granny Wen, and then it was time to show off his sword skills.
Cut the fat fish with a knife, the action was as clean as flowing water, and Bai He was stunned for a while, and even more stunned, Huang Yu threw the fish into the air, brushed a few times, and the fish fell on the cutting stone piece by piece, and the fish bones fell on the other side.
This series of actions, Bai He really admired her young lady so much, so she brushed a few times to pick out all the fish bones, and this fish is all into a piece, what a thin piece!
"Miss, you're still amazing!!" Lu He said in a worshipful tone.
Granny Wen was a little surprised in surprise, when did Miss have such a knife technique? And I haven't let her go to the kitchen for so many years, when did she learn to cook like this?
Huang Yu smiled very gratefully, thanks to Brother Yan's strict requirements, and then call me to practice diligently to have such a knife skill, compared to Brother Yan, I am quite simple.
Seeing such tender fish fillets, Huang Yu chopped them up so that they could be filled, Granny Wen couldn't bear Huang Yu's tossing her hands like this, so she said let herself cut it, and Huang Yu had no choice but to let her cut it.
With the help of Granny Wen, the stuffing was quickly ready. Huang Yu put the stuffing in the middle of the dumpling skin and folded it around, Bai He and Granny Wen were stunned.
In their surprise, Huang Yu had already wrapped several dumplings, and Bai He was surprised, this, like a gold ingot, is a dumpling? And what about this, this crescent-like one is also a dumpling? This seems to be a scallop bayer!
Seeing Bai He's big eyes of confusion and surprise, Huang Yu smiled, "Come, I'll teach you!" I plan to pack a few more today, and send them to the second uncle when the time comes, "Concubine Ru's words, well, I'll make colorful dumplings in the evening, or do you want to send some to the queen?"
"Yes, yes!" Bai He looked at these gold ingots and knew that they must be delicious!
So with the joint efforts of the three of them, a big pot was quickly wrapped.
Huang Yu saw that the effect was good, so he put half of the dumplings of the gold ingots into the pot and half steamed them. The meniscus scallop-shaped ones are ready to be fried.
A scent of fragrance lingered throughout the room, and Bai He had already swallowed several mouthfuls of water.
"It smells so good! Miss, I didn't expect your cooking skills to be so good, and the same was true of the hot pot last time!" Bai He smelled the fragrant dumplings and felt that he could eat a pot.
Huang Yu is very satisfied with this aroma, the boiled dumplings are really good, and the steamed dumplings are also good. "Of course, you Miss I will cook a lot, and I am not modest to say that even those imperial chefs in the palace can't make such a delicious delicacy in the world!"
Miss is really not modest at all, but this is indeed a delicacy in the world!
"Well, I'm very satisfied!" Huang Yu put the dumplings well, looking at this day is still early, uncle shouldn't have gone out at this time, right? There should be a while in the early dynasty, right?
Huang Yu took the food box and walked towards Wei Qi's study, because Wei Qi had been resting in the study for so long, and there was an accident in the frontier, so he should have rested in the study.
Sure enough, when Huang Yu walked to the study, the light in the study was still on, and when the guard said that the second uncle was talking to Wei Yuan again, Huang Yu was a little worried about whether he was disturbing them.
In the inner room, Wei Qi was slightly surprised when he heard the guards say that Huang Yu was coming, and Wei Yuan was also a little surprised, it was only slightly bright this day? Is there something wrong with Wei Yuan coming so early? Just how to smell a scent.
"Ah Yuan has seen my uncle and my eldest brother." Huang Yu saluted with a smile, although she is not the daughter of the Wei family, but the kindness of these fourteen years of nurturing is better than the bloodline, and they are really related to themselves, so I really regard them as relatives.
Wei Qi nodded, and saw that Huang Yu was still carrying a food box in his hand, and it still exuded a very strong aroma.
"Why did you come to me so early, but what's the matter?"
Huang Yu put the food box on the table, opened the staircase-like box, and put five plates of dumplings, one boiled, two steamed dumplings, and two deep-fried.
Wei Qi saw the food box in Huang Yu's hand, which looked like gold ingots, and it looked like a shell, but it was quite fragrant. "What are you doing here?"
"Dumplings! I learned it when I went out before, and I thought it was delicious, so I made it myself and thought I'd give you a taste. Huang Yu explained, "Fortunately, Second Uncle, you haven't gone to the Early Dynasty yet." ”
Wei Qi glanced at Huang Yu's smiling little face, his heart softened, and he smiled, "You have a heart, you won't go to court today." It's just that you have to get up earlier to do so much. ”
Huang Yu touched his face and smiled sweetly, "It's not too early, this food box is still in the palace, the heat preservation effect is good, second uncle, you can eat it while it's hot." ”
Wei Yuan's eyes lit up when he saw those fragrant dumplings, and he looked at Huang Yu and asked, "These are all made by you yourself?" ”
Huang Yu was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a few seconds before nodding.
"What else do you do?" Wei Yuan was looking forward to Huang Yu's answer.
Without waiting for Huang Yu to reply, Wei Qi said, "Do you want to take these dumplings to try for the emperor?" ”
Wei Yuan nodded, "Father, I think these dumplings made by Ah Yuan are very special, and they smell very fragrant, why don't you try them, after all, the emperor hasn't eaten for two days." ”
"But ......" Wei Qi is also worried, but although this dumpling is very special, it is ......
Huang Yu listened to their words and wondered, "What are you talking about?" What do you mean to take my dumplings to try for the emperor? ”
Wei Qi's tone was a little worried, "Your Majesty hasn't eaten for two days, saying that he has no interest in the food in the imperial dining room and can't eat it, and the imperial doctor has also checked the emperor's body to be fine, but the emperor still can't eat anything." ”
"Is that so? There is nothing wrong with the body, why can't I eat? Is it for the sake of national affairs? Huang Yu was a little puzzled, Your Majesty is a Ming Jun, seeing that the second uncle was so worried, he decided to come forward, "Why don't you let me go into the palace and try it, take these dumplings, if Your Majesty doesn't like these dumplings, I will make others!"
Wei Qi was stunned for a moment, looked at Huang Yu for a while, and nodded.
Palace
When the emperor saw these delicacies made by the imperial chef, he smelled really good, but he couldn't eat a bite.
"Your Majesty, do you still have no appetite? Aren't these your Majesty's favorite foods on weekdays? The queen brought a cup of tea to the emperor, with a worried face.
The emperor shook his head, "I don't have an appetite, let's take it all!" ”
"Your Majesty forgives your sins, these are the minister's specialties, they are all made with the most precious food, the minister is guilty, and he can't solve His Majesty's dietary worries!" The middle-aged man dressed as a chef was sweating profusely, and he knelt on the ground and shivered.
"Get up, Your Majesty can't even eat the lotus root soup made by the palace himself, I'm afraid these Your Majesty will be even more difficult to swallow, you can go down and think about it, but what other way can you make delicious food." The queen waved her hand and told them to step down. The emperor hasn't eaten for two days, how can this be good?