The expression of surprise and surprise on Su Qingluan's face couldn't be hidden, but Xie Zi'an obviously misunderstood the reason for her surprise.

He raised his chin in a stinky way: "How? Open your eyes! Have you never seen this rarity? ”

Su Qingluan shook her head and complained in her heart: Treat a flounder as a "rare thing", she really hasn't seen this scene.

But it's no wonder that in ancient times, unless there were people living by the sea, where could they easily eat or even see seafood?

What's more, although plaice is a fish species that lives in shallow waters, it is estimated that the level of fishing and transportation at this time is limited, and it is estimated that most of the time, even if it is a rich family, it may not be able to eat it from time to time.

"You're going to make this fish today?" Su Qingluan pointed to the plaice that was swimming slowly at the bottom of the water tank - because the tank was very large, and the bottom of the inner tank was dark brown, it would have been difficult for Su Qingluan to even notice it if it hadn't been swimming in mid-air at the beginning.

Xie Zi'an nodded, thought for a while and said, "You should also do it for the first time, anyway, a fish is so big, you can make half of it first, and then make another one." As he spoke, he showed an expression of "I'm very caring and generous".

Hearing this, Su Qingluan swiped the screen and complained in his heart, and at the same time pulled out a smile that was so bright that he gritted his teeth: "Thank you very much for your understanding...... "Thank you for your eight lifetime ancestors!"

Xie Zi'an nodded, and beckoned to the servants who were following him: "Go, catch that fish—don't forget, catch the small one, and the big one, I'll leave it for my grandmother to enjoy!" ”

In line with the principle of "thousands of people wear sycophants and don't wear them, the world is the biggest", Su Qingluan heard Xie Zi'an's words, and slapped a sycophant very smoothly: "The little boy leaves the best for Grandmother Ling, it's really commendable!" ”

Xie Zi'an was very humble and said: "Oh, I made her happy, so that I can quickly return to the imperial capital from Lefeng Town, where birds don't!" ”

Su Qingluan: ......

Old Butler: ......

Nearby minions: ......

The corners of Su Qingluan's mouth twitched: What's the matter with this unlucky kid, what kind of nonsense is the truth?! How should she answer this?

The old housekeeper obviously knew that his little master was unreliable, so he only said: "If the old lady can eat the food of Xiao Langjun's filial piety, she will be better than half of her illness." As he spoke, he turned and instructed the servants to fish in the tank with their nets.

The area of this fish tank is not small, it is the kind of shape that is not very deep but the shape is not very regular, very freehand.

The color of the bottom of the tank is very similar to the pattern on the back of the plaice, and the plaice usually swims slowly against the bottom of the water, and the servant takes a net, so both flounder hide their bodies.

So, two of the servants had to jump into the large fish tank with their trouser legs up, showing them where the plaice was that the man who had caught him was targeting.

After a lot of efforts by the servants, the plaice was finally caught, Su Qingluan took advantage of this time to ask Xie Zi'an if he could eat spicy, and after receiving a positive answer, he turned around and asked if there was garlic, onions, and black pepper.

If you want to say that the rich and noble are also beneficial, if you give an order, someone will prepare the ingredients you need. Since there were no wall-breaking machines in this era, Su Qingluan wanted black pepper powder, and he had to let the servants grind it with a grinder in advance.

By the time the servants had finished their battle with the plaice, all the trimmings had been prepared, except for the black pepper, which had not yet been ground.

This time, Su Qingluan came to the stove room again, but it was much more lively than before.

Although this house is splendid and prosperous, it actually covers an area that is not very broad, and Xie Zi'an is such a small owner, so Su Qingluan's cooking skills have been in Xie Zi'an's eyes, and he has been gone in such a short period of time.

What's more, Xie Zi'an asked the chef in the house to come to learn how to cook flounder, which made many people in and around the kitchen come to see the excitement.

Su Qingluan asked the kitchen to take out the largest casserole, and she compared the size, barely able to put down the whole fish. Three times five divided by two stun flounder, Su Qingluan quickly overtook the fish physically, and washed it clean.

Plaice is thick and has loose bones rich in gelatinous marrow, which is very valuable to taste, and it would be a pity to discard it because it has no taste.

Thinking of this, Su Qingluan still cut the flounder into small pieces two finger widths when he was processing it.

"Eh, how did you cut the good fish?" Someone exclaimed, "How good is the meaning of a whole fish?" ”

Su Qingluan said with a smile: "One of the subtleties of this fish is the fish bone in the middle, which is rich in gelatin, elastic in the bone, soft and tough in texture, and has a unique flavor. If you don't cut it like this, the fish bone will lose a lot of taste, and it's a pity to abandon it. ”

After that, the rest of the fish was cut into two finger widths, leaving only the whole head of the fish and not cutting it again.

"Is there pork fat? Fat and thin pork belly. Su Qingluan asked.

Some of the servants frowned: "The Xie family is a big family, how can you eat such a cheap food as pork?" ”

Su Qingluan disagreed: "Pork is one of the five animals, dedicated to the ancestors of the gods of heaven and earth, and the ancestors of the gods and spirits use it, how can it be called 'low'?" ”

The servant woman who led the way for Su Qingluan before was also on the side, and Su Qingluan already knew that her surname was Huang. She stepped forward and whispered, "This ...... What Xiao Langjun said has some truth, but the pork does not taste good......

This yellow servant woman obviously also knew about Su Qingluan's disguise as a man—probably the old housekeeper told her—so she was very entangled in Su Qingluan's title.

Su Qingluan smiled and peeled off the dried skin of the garlic, leaving only the innermost layer of tender lilac garlic skin: "I have my own way to make pork delicious." ”

The yellow servant woman was skeptical, and finally asked the servant to bring a piece of fine pork belly.

In fact, Su Qingluan also knew that the pigs in this era were raised under the latrine, forming a "natural cycle" with people, so the fishy smell on the meat was relatively heavy, and many people also felt that the pork was very dirty because they couldn't accept the living environment of pigs.

Fortunately, there are many ways to get rid of pork.

First of all, Su Qingluan placed an iron pot on the stove to heat it, and pressed the side of the meat skin on the iron pot and rubbed it vigorously.

The iron pot is heated like a soldering iron, so that as soon as the meat skin enters the pot, it makes a "snort" sound, and with the faint aroma of barbecue, the pork skin gradually turns from white to burnt yellow.

Su Qingluan carefully observed the color of the meat skin while roasting the meat skin, and after a while, after making sure that the heat was almost over, he heard a servant next to him whispering: "Xiao Langjun, the black pepper you want, it's ground!" ”

Su Qingluan nodded, and raised his head towards the slow platform next to him: "Just leave it there, thank you." Then take out the pork, cut off the pure fat meat with a thicker bottom, cut it into coarse dice pieces and throw it into the oil pan, and then add a little star anise and bay leaves to remove the smell.

Suddenly, the air was filled with the aroma of lard.