After getting up early and making the breakfast of the Queen Mother and Chen Shuyi for people to send to her, Ling Xiaorou began to prepare the ingredients to be used in the evening, and the fish balls and shrimp balls had to be made first.

Grass shrimp is used to make shrimp balls, remove the shrimp head, pinch the shrimp tail and squeeze it gently, the whole shrimp will be peeled out, the shrimp intestines on it will be removed, and then the back of the knife will be scattered and chopped into shrimp paste. Add pepper, salt, sugar, and starch to the shrimp puree, stir well, and then beat vigorously into a slurry.

Pinch the shrimp puree in your hand, squeeze out the balls, spoon them into a pot of boiling water, and cook for a while to remove them.

The chefs watched from the sidelines, and the recipe they had never used before made them feel fresh, and although they still had reservations about the taste of the shrimp balls, this method alone was enough for them to learn well.

Ling Xiaorou only did a few things and handed over the rest of the work to them, after all, it was not realistic for her to make fish balls, shrimp balls, and meatballs that more than 100 people ate by herself, and it just so happened that they also wanted to learn.

The method of fish balls is similar to that of shrimp balls, the selection is a large high-quality herring, but when it is kneaded into a ball, Ling Xiaorou makes the herring meat into a skin, and the juicy meat filling mixed on the bread is kneaded into a ball and then put in a pot to cook, it is a tender and juicy fish meatball with a smooth taste.

Put the shiitake mushrooms and meat together, add seasonings and chop them into a filling to pinch out the mushroom balls, take a bite of the fragrant but not greasy, and the chefs have tasted a lot as soon as they are ready.

The fish balls are as white as snow, the shrimp balls are red and white, and the mushroom balls are gluttonous, Ling Xiaorou simply made a big bowl of various ball soup, added cabbage and frozen tofu to it, and mixed the dipping sauce with sesame sauce and chili oil.

As a result, these imperial chefs who were too addicted to eating almost forgot the lunch in the palace, and when they remembered that there was less than half an hour left, it would definitely be too late to cook again, but if they missed the lunch of the masters, they would definitely be punished.

In the end, it was an imperial chef who had an idea and boiled those meatballs in old soup, and then added slices of meat and vegetables to them.

The rest of the cooks also showed their skills, each of them quickly fried a few dishes, and Ling Xiaorou used the ingredients for making mushroom balls to pinch a lot of fist-sized balls, put them in an oil pot and fried them, and hooked the sauce on them to make fat and round lion heads.

Finally, at the last moment, the dishes of each palace were done, especially the emperor and the queen mother and the queen's three palaces, which were quite good, although they were mostly balls, but it was not bad to look at the reunion.

After sending all the dishes over, the imperial chefs breathed a sigh of relief, looked at each other and smiled, the next time they encountered food, they couldn't eat anymore, they had been conquered by Ling Xiaorou's cooking skills.

In the afternoon, I made countless meatballs, and the mutton slices and pork belly slices were also cut thinly and put outside to freeze, just waiting for the palace banquet to start and put them on a plate.

All kinds of vegetables are also washed, and they are pushed through the cart wrapped in brocade quilts.

There are not so many requirements for the rest of the ingredients that are not afraid of freezing, as long as the plate is full of food, it looks good.

Throughout the day, the imperial dining room was tense and busy, and soon, in the evening, the palace banquet officially began, and the red lights were already hanging in the imperial garden.

In the cold wind, the ministers waiting to be seated one by one, even if they were wearing thick cotton clothes in their court clothes, they couldn't help but shiver with cold, compared to those generals, they were much better, but their faces were not so good-looking.

are all slandering the emperor in their hearts and placing the palace banquet in the imperial garden, who can eat it on this cold day?

Li Xun was also cold enough, but he only thought about how happy it was to enjoy plum blossoms and wine in the imperial garden, and completely forgot that although the imperial garden in winter was not as cold as the howling wind outside, it was not much stronger in the end.

But the emperor said a lot, and if he wanted to regret it, he would be beating himself up, so he could only attend with his head, and it was a big deal to eat a few bites and then leave under the pretext.

In such a severe cold, Li Xun felt that everything he said was going to fall into ice, and secretly regretted that he was crazy.

He simply said a few words casually, and after commending Ling Feng's merits, he announced the start of the palace banquet.

Ling Feng participated in such a palace banquet for the first time, and when he entered the palace, he expressed a proper shock at the luxury of the palace, when the emperor said those words of commendation, Ling Feng's frozen mouth was a little unable to open, and he could only echo Li Xun's words and squeeze out a few smiles, but it was really cold, the handsome little face changed color from the cold, and the lips began to turn blue, and the smile was a little strange how to look on such a face.

Ling Feng has been growing up in the south since he was a child, and he didn't dare to think of such a severe cold in the north before, so he was a little stunned in his heart, not to mention that he would have to eat in such a windy and snowy day later, in his opinion, these northerners are just finding their own guilt, how can a normal person eat like this?

After taking the seat, because Ling Feng was the protagonist of this palace banquet, he was naturally arranged next to King Ning Yuan, who was also the protagonist, and the two were familiar with each other, Ling Feng couldn't help but ask: "Lord, you said that people in this capital love to eat like this?" ”

Because of Ling Xiaorou's relationship, He Louyuan's attitude towards Ling Feng is much better than others, after all, this is the future brother-in-law, saying a word in front of Ling Xiaorou is more effective than saying ten or a hundred sentences in front of others, if he is offended, just give him small shoes to wear, his road to marrying a wife will be tortuous and difficult.

So, He Louyuan shook his head and said, "Our emperor is sometimes more ...... Unusual from ordinary people! ”

He also felt that Li Xun was a little different from normal people these days, saying that it sounded good because he was vassally elegant, and if he didn't listen to it, he just lacked heart and eyes, and it was so delicious to eat with the wind?

Ling Feng suddenly heard it, it turned out that it was not the problem of the people in the capital, it was completely the emperor's own problem.

All kinds of ingredients on plates were served on the table, not only the ministers, but even the emperor frowned when they saw it, who could tell them what was going on with this plate of red raw meat rolls and pieces of frozen tofu that could smash their heads out of the bag? Could it be that you feel that the cold dishes are also frozen and you can't eat them, so you don't even bother to do them, so you just serve them directly?

Fortunately, the emperor didn't get angry, and the ministers endured it, even if they like to joke, they also said in private, no one really dares to expose their short-sightedness in front of the emperor, after all, who knows that the emperor who can toss people to eat in the imperial garden on a cold day, what kind of trick is this thinking.

After all kinds of frozen ingredients and various balls are ready, there will be a palace maid holding a small tandoor in her hand to put a small tandoor in front of the emperor and ministers, the tandoor is not very high, even if a small pot is placed on it, it will not be very laborious.

In addition to the richness of the chicken soup, there is also the aroma of several medicinal herbs, which not only makes the soup more fragrant, but also not too hot after eating.

I used to think that those raw and cold ingredients were a joke, but after the palace maids helped add ingredients to the pot with their own hands on the soup pot, these ministers also knew how to eat them.

Compared to plates of cold dishes, in such a cold environment, the soup pot seems to arouse everyone's appetite more. The body that was already shivering from the cold, in a mouthful of hot soup, even if the spicy mouth was numb, the body was warm and comfortable.

Those ministers who were originally spicy all ate heartily, even if they didn't eat much spicy, they gradually fell in love with the spicy taste, but they really couldn't eat spicy...... The palace maids were very considerate to change the clear soup pot for them, although it was also delicious to eat, but compared to those spicy and straight air, but the ministers who couldn't stop talking, they always felt that something was missing.

Li Xun looked at the spicy pot in front of him, and he didn't know how many spicy bases were put in it, which made people's scalps tingle when he looked at it, but when he saw He Louyuan and Ling Feng's two pots, they seemed to be a little hotter than his own pot, but the two of them were very happy with what they ate.

Looking at the entire banquet, most of the ministers were red and spicy pots in front of them, and only a few old courtiers and a few civil officials were in front of the clear soup base, and once again I thought of Ling Xiaorou's previous sentence 'People who love spicy food are heroes with a bold temperament', is it really related to eating spicy food?

If he doesn't eat, doesn't it mean that he is not a hero enough? I tried to put a piece of fish ball in the bowl, round and white, I couldn't see anything, I took a bite, and suddenly the gravy inside flowed into the mouth, the fish ball was fragrant and strong, the meat filling was fragrant but not greasy, the soup was hot, although the hot tongue hurt, and the spicy mouth was numb, but this taste was really love-hate, and I couldn't help but eat a few more meatballs, and different meatballs also have their own characteristics.

But last night I ate those spicy soup dumplings, he has suffered a lot of sins all day, in addition to a lot of small bubbles in his mouth, the most unspeakable thing for him is that it is not only spicy at the top, but also spicy at the bottom, especially when he gets up and sits down, it is like being tortured, it is really suffering.

But in order to show his heroism, he had to eat hard, and in the end, he really didn't feel spicy, because his whole mouth was spicy and unconscious.

The ministers also ate the taste, some people asked what this round thing was, and only after the introduction of the palace maid did they know that these were actually made of fish, shrimp and pork, etc., and they didn't expect that the soft fish and shrimp meat were made with such a texture, and the ministers also nodded their heads again and again, even those who don't want to see fish have to praise the deliciousness of fish balls.

He Louyuan squinted his eyes when he ate, his pot of soup is a little spicier than others, he was born without spicy or unhappy, he naturally eats happily, he does not have Li Xun's embarrassment, and he eats even more unscrupulously.

Especially when he guessed that these delicacies were from Ling Xiaorou's hands, he didn't want others to eat more, and he couldn't wait to stuff everything into his stomach to be comfortable.

Ling Feng was also very spicy, since he knew that his sister was in the capital, he took Ling Ruixi all the way over after recovering from his injuries, but it was still a step too late, and Ling Xiaorou had been announced into the palace by the Queen Mother.

When he entered the palace this time, he also had the intention of meeting Ling Xiaorou, although he didn't see it, he ate the food made by Ling Xiaorou first.

Thinking of his sister, who used to have very average cooking skills, actually learned cooking skills that shocked the world after he left, unlike other people's relatives who only saw Ling Xiaorou's beautiful side, what Ling Cheng thought in his heart was: How much suffering do you have to suffer to make her weak sister learn this cooking skill?

No matter what happens in the future, he must protect his sister by his side and no longer be bullied.

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