491.Chapter 491: Picnic
As a hunter, skinning and gutting the prey is just a piece of cake for the hunter leader.
Except for the need for other people's help when it turned over, the hunter leader quickly cleaned up the big worm almost single-handedly.
Then, those small prey such as birds and hares were even less worth mentioning in his hands. It didn't take long for all the prey to be handled cleanly.
At this time, everyone had already set up the stove, and a lot of firewood had been found.
"My lord, the tiger is too big, and it's not easy to cook the whole one. It's best to chop it into small pieces before grilling it. ”
As for the suggestion of the hunter leader, Wen Zhao is naturally as good as a stream. He stood up and said to the crowd, "Where do you want to eat the big worm, go up and cut the meat yourself." ”
Liu Bei said: "The generals don't come forward, how dare we go over?" ”
The rest of the people also said yes, Wen Zhao had no choice but to step forward and cut off a tiger leg, and said, "Since that's the case, I'm not welcome." ”
"Today, everyone chops meat by themselves, barbecues by themselves, and eats it all if it is not delicious, haha!"
Chen Gong saw that Wen Zhao had cut off a tiger's hind leg, and immediately said to Xuande: "Liu Yuzhou, now it's your turn." ”
Xuande said humbly: "Gongtai is a famous person in the world, and he is an elder, how dare he run in front of Mr. ”
Chen Gong said with a smile: "Liu Yuzhou is the pastor of a state, and he is also a relative of the Han family, except for the lord here, it is natural that the envoy should take the lead." ”
However, no matter how Chen Gong persuaded him, Liu Bei just refused.
In desperation, Chen Gong had to pick up a disposed hare and said, "Since the envoy is determined to give in, the palace will take the lead in selecting the prey." ”
Seeing that Chen Gong didn't cut the tiger's meat, Liu Bei was stunned at first, and immediately laughed twice and was no longer humble, and stepped forward to cut off one of the tiger's front legs.
Then, everyone stepped forward and cut off the parts they wanted to eat. A unique barbecue picnic began.
For many people, they rarely come into contact with these things, and their barbecue skills are naturally not very good.
Some people either scorch the prey in their hands or the inside is not cooked, and there are simply not many that really roast the prey to a golden brown and tempting color.
Not only does they lack a lot of spices that can remove the greasy, but they also don't have anything like chili peppers. The game roasted in this way is actually too greasy.
It's okay to eat less, but if you eat too much, you will feel a little hard to swallow. Everyone ate some barbecue, but before they could fill their stomachs, they felt that they couldn't eat anymore.
Only the tiger leg in Wen Zhao's hand was roasted to the outside and tender on the inside, and all the fat was roasted. This tiger leg, except for the aroma that comes to the nose, does not taste the slightest greasy feeling at all.
Except for Wen Zhao, Chen Gong, Yangwu County Commander, and the hunter leader, they did not barbecue tiger meat, but took hares and birds to barbecue.
Comparatively speaking, these small game meats with less fat on their bodies taste better when grilled than greasy tiger meat.
Dian Wei once spent some time in the mountains, hunting for a living, but his barbecue skills were not bad.
As a result, Wen Zhao, Chen Gong, Dian Wei, Yangwu County Commander, and the hunter leader, they all ate with relish. On the other hand, others are a little unable to eat.
Smelling the fragrance of the tiger leg in Chen Xu's hand, Chen Hu moved to him, and then said with a shy face: "Big brother, I see that this tiger leg is so big, you can't eat it alone, why don't you share a little bit with me?" ”
Wen Zhao glanced at Chen Hu, looked at the roasted prey in his hand, and immediately said jokingly: "Didn't you finish the meat in your hand?" ”
Chen Hu smirked twice, and said cheekily: "Isn't this nostalgic for my eldest brother's craftsmanship?" In the past, in Chenjia Village, the eldest brother's cooking was the best. ”
As a traverser, Wen Zhao's diverse cooking skills are far more than those of the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, even if Chen's mother thinks that 'a gentleman should cook far away', Wen Zhao often cooks himself in order to satisfy his appetite.
After many times, Chen's mother saw that Wen Zhao was persuaded not to move, so she had to follow his temperament. And Chen Hu and Chen Jing, the two young men, also had a good mouth.
Looking at Chen Hu's greedy face, Wen Zhao couldn't bear to refuse him after all, pulled out his saber and cut off some positions that he hadn't eaten, and handed the meat to Chen Hu.
Chen Hu happily took the browned tiger meat, and couldn't help but praise while eating: "Big brother's cooking skills are still so good." ”
Wen Zhao looked around at everyone and saw that they were all holding tiger meat, but it was not roasted well enough, and he immediately couldn't help but say: "You can't be too anxious when roasting meat, you look at the outermost layer of flame on the fire, with a little blue." ”
"This layer of blue flame is very hot, and when you grill the meat, you put the meat outside of these blue flames, and it will speed up the roast."
"During this time, you must keep spinning the stick in your hand, otherwise it will not be long before the meat will be roasted. After the fat in the meat is grilled and the tiger meat itself becomes golden, it will not feel greasy when eaten. ”
Wen Zhao taught everyone the skills of barbecue while demonstrating it himself.
Even Chen Gong and Dian Wei stopped eating the barbecue in their hands, and instead began to roast the game in their hands again according to Wen Zhao's method.
Seeing this, a smile appeared on Wen Zhao's face, and he said slowly: "Lao Ziyun: If you govern a big country and cook small fresh, the same is true for barbecue. You can't put too much salt, and the taste can't be too light, it should be salty and palatable. ”
"When barbecuing, you can neither rush nor slack, only by grasping the heat and just right, can you grill the meat well."
When the hunter leader heard Wen Zhao's words, he secretly thought in his heart: "The lord is worthy of the lord, just roasting a game can tell so many great truths." ”
The rest of the people also roasted the meat according to the method taught by Wen Zhao, except for Zhang Fei, who was too anxious and roasted the meat again, the rest of the generals roasted the tiger meat with a hint of golden.
Xuande saw Zhang Fei's annoyance, but he was wearing a wooden stick with tiger meat in his hand, and said, "The piece of meat in my hand has been roasted, and the third brother will take it over and eat it first." Your piece of meat, my brother will roast it for you. ”
I have to say that Liu Bei is calm and has a high level of understanding. The tiger meat he roasted also exuded a rich aroma.
When Zhang Fei heard Xuande's words, he immediately rubbed his palms excitedly and said, "Thank you, brother." ”
In front of Liu Bei, Zhang Fei never knew politeness or humility. And for Liu Bei, he also likes Zhang Fei like this.
With Wen Zhao's guidance, the generals, who rarely cook in person, roasted the barbecue in their hands to the point that they could eat it.
After more than an hour, everyone held their bulging bellies and looked satisfied on their faces. Only Zhang Fei muttered: "It's a pity, since I didn't bring wine today." ”
Wen Zhao also said unsatisfied: "It's a pity that there is no crucian carp, otherwise if you drink another bowl of fish soup, then it will be applauded." ”
When Gan Ning heard this, he immediately stood up and said, "The lord wants to drink fish soup, why don't you say it earlier?" Finally, he will go down to the river and catch two. ”
Although it is a mountain forest, there is also a small river, and Gan Ning did not wait for Wen Zhao's consent, so he went directly to the river and took off his clothes and jumped into the water.
Seeing this, the leader of the Orions hurriedly said: "The water here is very deep, and the current is very fast, General Gan will not have any problem jumping into the water like this, right?" ”
When several Guanzhong generals heard this, they couldn't help laughing, and someone said: "Even if General Gan is thrown into the Yellow River, where the current is the most rapid, he will be able to return to the shore unharmed." ”
Sure enough, it didn't take long for Gan Ning to surface, and he caught two large crucian carp with both hands, each weighing a catty.
After Gan Ning caught the fish, the exclamations came one after another.
Because crucian carp is different from other fish, it is very rare to be able to grow to weigh more than a catty. Gan Ning didn't go into the water for long, but he was able to catch two, this skill is simply a bit amazing.
The hunter leader's mouth opened wide in surprise, he lived on the banks of the Yellow River, and knew better than anyone else the rarity of this large fish. Sometimes, even if a fisherman goes out to fish for a day, he may not be able to catch such a large crucian carp.
Wen Zhao saw two big crucian carp, and immediately said unceremoniously: "Xingba, there are many people here, two are not enough, you go and catch a few more." ”
Gan Ning answered, and went down to the river again to catch fish, and it didn't take long for four or five more to come up.
After scraping off all the scales and armor of the crucian carp and dissecting it, Wen Zhao drove the cauldron to fill it with water and put the fish inside.
Wen Zhao hadn't cooked fish soup himself for a long time, so he was a little excited today. He said happily: "It is said that 'a gentleman is far away from cooking', but we are a battlefield general, but we are not gentlemen." ”
"As a general, if you still pay attention to any kindness, you don't need to continue to lead troops."
'A gentleman cooks far away' does not mean that a gentleman should not cook, but that a gentleman should be merciful and stay away from the kitchen where chickens and ducks are slaughtered, so that 'out of sight is clean'.
However, for generals who make fighting as their profession, there is no such statement at all.
Seeing that the water in the pot had been boiled, Wen Zhao hurriedly urged: "Ah Hu, burn the fire!" ”
Chen Hu had long wanted to drink the fish soup cooked by Wen Zhao himself, and after hearing his words, he hurriedly began to add firewood to the fire.
In the past, when Wen Zhao was at home, he often cooked by himself and knew how to make fish soup to be delicious.
Fish soup is only good if it is light and does not show a fishy smell, and even has a little bitter taste.
If you want to be light, you can't add any other seasonings except salt and ginger. If you want to avoid the fishy smell of fish, boil the water over high heat and scoop up all the foam on top.
The fishy smell of the fish is in the white foam, and when the fish soup is boiled white and there is no longer white foam on it, it means that the fish soup is boiled.
(I don't know what the crucian carp is called in the Han Dynasty, let's just call it crucian carp, what is written on it is my experience in making fish soup, interested book friends can try it.) Finally, there are various requests for monthly passes and recommended tickets! )