Chapter 34: Rice Balls (1)
Thinking about Master Wen's morning food every day seems to pass quite quickly, but if you lie on the bed and close your eyes, you can eat tomorrow's morning food.
There are not a few people who think like this, including but not limited to A Bing, Tang Yuan, prisoners in prison, errand servants, Zhao You, Ji Caimai, and so on.
Wen Mingtang, who was worried about the morning food, went to bed early as usual, and got up when the dawn drum had not yet sounded.
When I washed up and rushed to the kitchen, I saw Ah Bingtong glutinous rice balls waiting there early.
Yesterday, after hearing Master Wen say that he was going to make a morning meal called rice balls, the two of them were thinking about this morning food called rice balls early.
The recipe for rice balls is actually similar to that for rice balls, mainly because of the side dishes.
Most of the rice balls that Wen Mingtang ate in the imperial dining room in the palace were kneaded into a ball, and in order to solve the leftovers, it all depended on luck.
However, since it is used to make rice balls for morning food, this material cannot be sloppy.
The fritters I taught two days ago were directly made by Ah Bing.
Wen Mingtang demonstrated again, handed the chopsticks to Ah Bing, and began to prepare other materials.
The eggs were beaten and spread into thin omelets, cut into shreds, and the jar of sour cowpeas that I received was also taken out and put into the bowl.
On the other side, the black sesame seeds pounded with a stone mortar for the rice balls had also been mashed, Wen Mingtang poured the crushed sesame seeds into the sugar and stirred them, and put them aside.
When the fritters are fried at Ah Bing's place, the Jiang rice is also steamed.
When everything is ready, it is time to wrap the rice balls.
Pointing to the side dishes placed on the table, Wen Mingtang asked Ah Bingtong Tangyuan: "Is there anything you don't want?" What's the no-no? ”
The two of them looked at the side dishes on the table and shook their heads in unison: "There is no taboo, you can eat anything!" ”
Wen Mingtang shook his head with a smile, spread out a wet cloth on the countertop, scooped a spoonful of Jiang rice out with a spoon, evenly flattened and compacted, and then began to spread the material, took a fritter and put it in the middle, and put meat floss, shredded eggs, and sour cowpeas around the fritters in turn, and then rolled up the whole rice ball with a damp cloth and twisted it, and a rice ball was ready.
Wen Mingtang spread out the damp cloth, revealing the rolled up rice balls, from the outside, this rice balls are unremarkable, and the same rice balls are no different except for the larger ones.
She took a knife and cut it directly from the middle, and when the cut surface of the rice ball was exposed, Ah Bing and the rice balls let out an exclamation.
The outermost circle is milky white rice rice, which envelops the inner layers of invagination, from the rice to the meat floss, shredded eggs, sour cowpeas and finally the most central fritters. Layers of invagination are incomparably rich.
Wen Mingtang put the rice balls cut in half on the plates of the two of them, and made another one, but unlike Fang Cai's invaginal wrapping, this rice ball was only covered with a spoonful of sugar mixed with sesame seeds, and then it was rolled and twisted as usual, and cut from the middle.
Although the sweet cut is not as rich as Fangcai's invagination, the black of the sesame seeds is mixed with milky white Jiang rice, mixed with fine granules like crystals, just one glance, it can remind people of the taste of the Dragon Boat Festival Jiang rice sugar dumplings, but compared to the taste of the white rice dumplings dipped in sugar, there is less zongzi fragrance, but there is more black sesame fragrance.
Looking at the rice balls that are half sweet and half salty, Ah Bingtong is very happy.
Originally, when I saw this rice ball, I was still worried that this rice ball made of Jiang rice was afraid that it would be easy to be full, how could I eat the other if I ate one? But if you only taste sweet or salty, it is always a pity that you don't taste another taste.
Right now, Master Wen has saved everyone's choice and simply has both.
The two of them were addicted to eating, and they only felt as if they were once again in the dilemma of which is more delicious, sweet or salty soy milk, what to fight for? Of course, it's both.
I also find it difficult to choose which one is more delicious, and the jailers in the prison. They were worried about the morning food all night, and they really didn't disappoint them.
This time, this thing called rice balls is also eye-opening, similar to rice balls, but the same rice balls are not at all different.
The jailer was full of food, and when he saw Wen Mingtang and the others take out the rice balls, and were about to send morning food to the prisoners in the prison, the jailers who were busy eating porcelain rice balls hurriedly called out "Wait".
Wen Mingtang and others were puzzled.
The jailer said while eating: "Lin Shaoqing said, in the future, we will do this errand to deliver the morning food, so as not to let Master Wen encounter a prisoner who disobeys the discipline and get injured or something." ”
After sending a few days of morning food, there is only one who does not obey discipline, and it is self-evident who Lin Fei refers to.
There was less trouble, and there was no need to deal with the young master with the little guy, Wen Mingtang naturally had no opinion, said hello to the jailer and left.
After Wen Mingtang and his party left, the jailer who had eaten the rice balls began to send morning food from cell to cell.
Although I am a little curious about how it was the jailer's own morning food today. But most of the prisoners were just curious and didn't ask much.
It wasn't until it was delivered to the last room that the jailer put down the rice balls, and the voice of the young man inside came out: "Why are you here to deliver the food today, what about the cook?" ”
The jailers glanced at each other when they heard this, and replied: "Lin Shaoqing has ordered, and I will send this morning food in the future......
Before he finished speaking, he heard the sound of smashing plates inside: "What does this surname Lin mean?" Protecting the cook? Could it be that the cook is really good for him? Tell Lin Fei to let the cook come and bring me morning food, otherwise I won't eat it! ”
The temper of this little county king is really ...... The jailer felt a headache, but said in his mouth: "Lin Shaoqing's orders I dare not slack off, if the little county king has this idea, why don't I wait until I see Lin Shaoqing next time, and I will talk to him!" ”
Compared with offending the little county king and offending Lin Shaoqing, it is still offending the little county king!
There was a young man's scolding and angry voice from inside the cell: "You go and call Lin Fei now, I want to ask him what this means?" Just go! Otherwise, I'll go on a hunger strike! ”
Not again! The jailer had no choice but to say, "I'll wait and see if Lin Shaoqing is here." ”
The officials of Dali Temple came to Yamen to be on duty not so early, and it was originally just to take a trip to give an explanation to the king of Pingxi Xiaojun in prison, but he didn't expect Lin Fei to come early today.
Hearing the jailer's words, Lin Fei only replied with three words, "It's just a word", then called Zhao You, pointed to the food box on the side, and said, "Go to the kitchen to get the morning food." ”
Zhao You, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately said excitedly: "Success!" Just wait! I don't know what Master Wen's morning food is made today? ”
The jailer said: "It's a morning meal called rice balls, one salty, the other sweet, very delicious." ”
Zhao You, who said this, turned around and ran away.
When I arrived at the door of the public kitchen, I bumped into Liu Yuan, whose eyelids drooped and seemed to have not slept well, and Ji Caimai, who probed his brain, met an acquaintance! Zhao You immediately patted the two of them on the shoulder, and said, "Come and eat Master Wen's morning food!" ”
Liu Yuan, who heard this voice, was excited, and his sleepiness disappeared, he turned his head and glared at him, and said, "Master Wen's morning food is delicious, why didn't you say it earlier?" ”
He wasted several days of silver money in vain.
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