After Xu He went downstairs, he asked Qian Jizu to find a pen and paper, and then wrote hundreds of words on the paper.

Qian Jizu stepped forward to take a look, only to see that it read: "Two catties of live eel, five coins of leeks, two coins of Shaojiu, some coarse salt, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, green onion knots, ginger slices, some sugar, one cent of white pepper, two taels of cooked lard!" ”

That's right, Xu He wrote a recipe.

This dish is called "soft pocket long fish", which is the "famous dish of the family" in the Huaiyang cuisine of later generations.

It is recorded in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas": "The water of the lake is irrigated, and there are many eels in it!" ”

This sentence refers to the Jianghuai region, where the eel meat is tender, delicious and nutritious.

Just now, when Xu He was eating, he found that the Qian family's Huibin Building also had eel dishes, but they were just ordinary dishes such as braised eel.

When eating, he thought that if he had time, he must reproduce the soft long fish in Huaiyang cuisine to satisfy his hunger.

No, he happened to meet the Qian family, so he gave Qian Yu a move, and this dish was an introduction to solve today's matter.

As for why Xu He made this dish?

When Xu He worked in Yangzhou, there was a young professor named Chen Yang in the Culinary College of Yangzhou University who had a good relationship with him, and Chen Yang was a famous master of Huaiyang cuisine.

I remember Chen Yang said to Xu He at the time: "The soft pocket long fish is created by Tian Shumin, a famous chef in Huai'an, the eel is tender and delicious, as long as the method is authentic, it will definitely be unforgettable after eating!" ”

At this time, Qian Jizu was holding this [unforgettable] recipe in his hand and studying it carefully.

He looked at Xu He suspiciously: "Xiaohe, how do you know about cooking as a scholar?" ”

"Huh!"

Before Xu He could speak, Qian Jizu took the initiative to make up for it: "That's right, your Xu family has a big business, and two generations have been officials outside, so it's not unusual to spread something!" ”

"But!" He frowned and looked at the recipe and said, "But the price of this white sugar is very high, and a bowl costs one or two silver, is it too luxurious to use it to cook?" Can you switch to brown sugar? ”

Xu He was a little surprised when he heard this, the price of sugar is high?

Isn't brown sugar white sugar after filtering? It's so simple, why is the price still high?

He pressed this matter in his heart, shook his head and said: "No, brown sugar has a sugarcane flavor, which will ruin the taste of the dish, so you must use white sugar!" ”

Qian Jizu was disappointed when he heard this, but after a while, he gritted his teeth and said: "Try it, if it can be done, the price of the food will be set higher!" ”

After that, he led Xu He and Qian Yu to the back kitchen.

I saw that he had just entered the back kitchen, pulled an apron and tied it to his waist, which was three feet long, and then asked all the people in the back kitchen to leave.

After the others left, he followed the recipe provided by Xu He, first boiling hot water in a pot, and then putting coarse salt, balsamic vinegar, green onion knots, and ginger slices in the pot.

Then take the live eel with the thickness of the pen barrel and pour it into the pot, and quickly cover the pot in the next second to prevent the eel from escaping.

Seeing this, Xu He couldn't help but sigh, he didn't expect to see this scene in this life.

When Qian Jizu followed the steps on the recipe, when it was time to season, he took out a crockpot, held it in his hand like a baby and asked Xu He: "Is brown sugar really bad?" ”

Seeing Xu He shaking his head, he opened the lid painfully, picked a little with chopsticks and put it in the pot, Xu He shook his head when he saw this and said, "Not enough!" ”

Qian Jizu had no choice but to put the sugar in according to the amount on the recipe given by Xu He.

After stir-frying, Qian Jizu grabbed a handful of chopped leeks and sprinkled them into the pot, and then poured in cooked lard five coins, and the dish was basically ready.

The dishes were served, and Qian Jizu was a little disappointed.

What the hell is this?

The meat on the back of the eel is black, a whole plate of black pieces, ugly to death, how can people eat it?

Sure enough, he is still too easy to trust others, how can Xu He, a nerd who only knows how to read, cook?

So much sugar was wasted in vain.

Thinking of this, he sprinkled some white pepper on the dish with a painful face.

At this moment, Qian Yu's nose moved, and he suddenly tilted his head to look at the dishes on the side of the stove with excitement on his face.

"It's so fragrant, this is this, this dish is so fragrant!"

At this time, it seemed that a stream of pepper mixed with the fresh fragrance of eel had penetrated Qian Jizu's nostrils.

He was stunned.

"What kind of fairy smell is this? This ......, just smelling the smell makes people appetizing! ”

At this time, Xu He also took a greedy breath, and the air was filled with a familiar fragrance: "It's done!" ”

"Daddy! I...... I want to eat ......" The little fat man Qian Yu's saliva was about to flow down from the corners of his mouth.

Qian Jizu excitedly brought three pairs of chopsticks, and then ......

I saw that the three of them swept away this freshly baked soft long fish.

"It's delicious, Dad, make another one! Didn't eat enough! ”

"......" Qian Jizu glanced at his son, turned around and took Xu He's hand excitedly and said: "Brother He, this, if this recipe is sold to a big restaurant in Jinling, it can get a high price, you, you just give it to your uncle?" ”

Speaking of this, he hurriedly took out of his arms and touched it for a while, took out a bag and handed it to Xu He: "Uncle can't make such a good recipe for nothing, you can take these scattered pieces of silver back first, and I will ask Qian Yu to hand you another twenty taels in two days!" Don't be afraid of the lack of money, these are all the turnover of my uncle! ”

Xu He's original intention was to help Qian Yu, who was small, and he didn't want to make a profit at all, so he pushed the bag back.

Who knew that Qian Jizu was so anxious that his eyes were about to pop out: "Take it, take it!" ”

As he spoke, he tucked the bag into Xu He's arms.

Xu He had no choice but to accept it.

Qian Jizu saw that he had accepted the money, and smiled happily: "Great, with this dish, don't talk about this Hailing County, even if it is Yangzhou Mansion, my Huibin Building can also gain a foothold!" Compared to this, what is the little bit of white sugar used for cooking? Hahaha! ”

Qian Yu looked at his father's look of anticipation and self-pride, and he looked at it with admiration.

Xu He also felt that Qian Jizu didn't say big things.

In the Great Wei Dynasty, this dish was not said elsewhere, and it would definitely kill the taste buds of all Jianghuai people.

Just as Xu He and the others were excitedly discussing this dish, a man in brocade clothes in the box on the third floor was brewing a storm.

"Xue Bin, tell this boss, don't say that the food is unpalatable, and the food is still served so slowly, does he want to close this restaurant?"

The leader who had just driven away the idlers bowed down outside the door and answered, "Yes, Childe!" ”

At this time, Qian Jizu and others in the back kitchen were still immersed in joy.

Suddenly, the door was kicked open.

As soon as Qian Jizu wanted to curse, he saw Xue Bin, who looked like a giant tower, walk in, and he hurriedly swallowed his words back.

"Shopkeeper, our son-in-law said, the food is very difficult to eat, and the food is slow, if you grind again, the restaurant will not be opened!"

Qian Jizu wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and hurriedly apologized: "Please stay with your son-in-law and Miss Gu for a while, and the little one will be arranged immediately!" ”