"Boiling water cabbage"

"Kung Pao Chicken"

"Red Hump Meat"

"Fish-flavored shredded pork"

"Back to the pot meat"

"Sweet and Sour Live Fish"

Liu Yuan entertained Cui Jing in Yangzhou on the menu, adding two dishes of red hump meat and sweet and sour live fish, so that there are six hot dishes, six cold and six hot, which is exactly the good intention of "six six Shun".

These dishes, one is more refined than the other, one is more delicious than the other, and the most important thing is that except for the hump meat, which is not very unfamiliar, the rest are still tasting for the first time, so that Li Er's family is very satisfied, especially the sweet and sour live fish, when it was just served, the fish's mouth was still open, and everyone was amazed.

"Father, how did the fish's mouth open and close?" Jin King Li Zhi asked curiously.

In the eyes of children, their fathers are usually omnipotent, especially Li Zhi, who worships Li Er very much, and feels that his father knows everything.

"This" Li Er was a little hesitant, to be honest, he was also very curious, and just wanted to ask Liu Yuan how this fish was made?

Concubine Yang on the side explained for Li Er: "Will you put a yellow cockroach in the belly of the fish so that it can move, I have heard that some cooks will do this." ”

Princess Li Lizhi of Changle has a cheerful personality and a relatively fine heart, so she looked at it and denied: "If you use a yellow cockroach, it will move like a fish body and a fish tail, but Concubine Yang, you see, this fish is just moving its mouth." ”

"It's a little strange, the child tastes it for his father." Li Chengqian's mind is more mature than that of his younger siblings, and in order to show his heroism and courage in front of Li Er, he was the first to stretch out his chopsticks and pick up a piece of fish meat, ready to see how it tasted.

"Fresh. It's delicious, it's the best fish Erchen has ever tasted. After only taking one bite, Li Chengqian's eyes lit up and he hurriedly praised.

"Oh" Li Er's heart moved, the Li family is also a family, the prince has eaten countless delicacies like mountains and seas since he was a child, and now he still gives such an evaluation, it definitely tastes first-class.

Princess Yuzhang held a spoon and was very filial to Li Er, Empress Changsun and Concubine Yang respectively. While sheng, he said very obediently: "The father is slow to use, the queen mother is slow to use, and Concubine Yang is slow to use." ”

"Good," the eldest grandson queen praised.

Li Er tasted it, and sure enough, the fish meat was extremely tender and delicious, and the taste was sweet and sour. It makes people eat with their index fingers, and they can't help but praise "good!" ”

"Father. Is that moving fish delicious? Li Zhi bit his little finger. Asked a little pitifully.

It's very simple, I want to eat, but Li Er didn't say yes, he didn't dare to use chopsticks, not only Li Er, but also other princesses and princes.

"Eat. Eat more, be happy today, and don't have to follow the rules. Li Er said with a smile.

The princes and princesses cheered and immediately ate happily. Li Er stared at Liu Yuan with interest, and asked with a smile, "Liu Yuan, how did you make this fish?" Why haven't I eaten it before? ”

In a good mood, he didn't call Aiqing or Captain, but called Liu Yuan's name, which was also a manifestation of closeness in ancient times.

Liu Yuan smiled in his heart: It's right if you haven't eaten it, if you have eaten it, it will be really a hell of a life.

In the Qing Dynasty, individual chefs in order to cater to the extravagance and decadence of dignitaries and dignitaries, and the psychology of hunting for wealth in the diet, they have developed some dishes with cruel cooking methods to show off their cooking skills and sensationalize, and "sweet and sour live fish" is one of them.

However, seeing that Li Er was interested, Liu Yuan patiently explained: "Your Majesty, this method is a bit special, emphasizing "three fast and one refined", and the three fast are: first, the processing is fast, whether it is scaled, disemboweled, or visceral, the cutting knives on both sides of the fish must be quickly and cleanly; Second, the cooking is fast, and the paste, frying, and cooking must be agile and coordinated; The third is to serve the dish quickly, that is, the dish is served quickly, requiring skilled knife work, of course, it also needs a certain skill, that is, when frying, dip it evenly with sweet and sour, and then wrap the fish head with an ice towel, just fry the fish body. ”

Everyone seemed to listen to the book of heaven, breathtaking, but they didn't expect that there would be such a practice in the world, which really responded to the old saying: the world is big, and there are no wonders.

Li Su, the king of Shu, said in surprise: "Then you mean, this fish is still alive?" ”

"Exactly."

Everyone felt a little incredible, only the eldest grandson queen, who believed in the Buddha, felt a little cruel, and recited the sentence "Amitabha", and no longer ate the top dish of sweet and sour live fish.

The eldest grandson queen does not eat, it does not mean that other princes and princesses do not eat it, the more fresh and fun, the more interested they are, just a moment of effort, the body turned over, and only a fish skeleton was left after eating, and everyone also saw clearly inside, there was indeed no yellow cockroach put in.

Li Er's family was satisfied with what they ate, but Liu Yuan's cold sweat soon came out again, because the six dishes on the table would soon be empty.

First, the portion is not large, and these two good dishes can't stand a lot of people.

Li Er took a bite of rice, just wanted to stretch out the chopsticks to carry the vegetables, but he didn't expect the chopsticks to be raised in the air, and stopped, the six dishes on the table had been eaten cleanly, not to mention the meat, but the embellished vegetables were all eaten, just eaten refreshingly, suddenly all gone, Li Er felt, as if there was a gust of cold wind blowing

"Your Majesty, it's Weichen's poor preparation, please forgive the emperor." Liu Yuan set another record, the emperor came, but there was not enough food.

Empress Changsun glanced at Li Er with a smile, and the eyes were like saying, look, the big eater has become like this, and then turned her head to look at Liu Yuan, and said with a smile: "Liu Qing's family doesn't have to blame themselves, it's me who came uninvited and bothered you, and now it's about the same as eating, no more, no less, just right, and it's not wasteful." ”

Although you are the queen and high up, the eldest grandson queen always gives people a feeling like a spring breeze, Li Er has no pressure in front of her, even Liu Yuan feels that she is very kind, and she really has the demeanor of a mother in the world, no wonder there are countless queens in China for five thousand years, and she is the only one who is regarded as "the queen of the ages".

said that he ate about the same, but in fact, he just gave Liu Yuan a step down. After eating a little something, the stomach is not hungry, it is a big deal to go back to the palace and let the imperial chef do it, seeing Liu Yuan's careful appearance, with an embarrassed look, the eldest grandson queen was a little unbearable.

It's also a prank.

"The queen mother, the child is not full yet." Although the princes and princesses were a little unsatisfied, they also knew the etiquette and shame, and did not say anything more, and the little guy Li Zhi was only happy. Hearing this, he said very honestly.

"Alas" I don't know which princess let out a soft sigh, and she was not very satisfied.

Liu Yuan's face turned red, he lowered his head, and inadvertently saw the charcoal stove used for taking the horn in the corner, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration. Count on it.

"Your Majesty, there is actually another dish. It's just that the way to eat it is a bit new. It takes a little effort, but to make sure you are satisfied, Weichen will urge it, and he will come immediately. Liu Yuan suddenly regained his self-confidence.

Li Er's eyes lit up: "Go, I just want to eat a few cups, hahaha." I haven't tasted Liu Aiqing's wine yet. ”

"Father, the son will accompany you to eat and drink."

"The son also has to eat a good cup with his father."

When several princes heard that Li Er was going to eat wine, they remembered that they seemed to have eaten just now. I haven't eaten much wine yet, so I beckoned and asked the maid to pour wine, and the father and son drank the wine, and Princess Changle and the princess took the opportunity to eat a little more of that juice.

Didn't Liu Yuan say, drink more beautifully.

"Auntie, why are you here? Don't you have to accompany the emperor to them? Cui Afu, who was urging the cook to work in the kitchen, saw Liu Yuan running in, and couldn't help but ask curiously.

"There was too little preparation, and they were all liquidated."

Cui Afu said anxiously: "I've heard about it, no, let the chefs hurry up, but some materials need time to process, and the old slave is preparing to discuss with the young master, if you can't do anything, do it first, you should be in a hurry first." ”

Liu Yuan shook his head and said: "The most taboo thing to do is to be anticlimactic, even if you make it, if you eat the dish you just tasted again, the taste will become worse." ”

"What, what, young master, what can I do about this?" Cui Afu was anxious all of a sudden.

Cui Jing sent him to assist Liu Yuan well, so that he could not make mistakes in this "fishtail banquet", so as not to leave a bad impression on the emperor, but now it is good, a careless, there is such a big leak, if it really spreads, it will really become a joke.

"The boat is naturally straight to the bridge, just listen to me, by the way, when I remember making clear water cabbage, there was a pot of broth, is it still there?" Liu Yuan asked loudly.

A chubby cook hurriedly ran over and said, "Young master, it's still there, it's still in most of the pot." ”

Liu Yuan snapped his fingers and said, "That's good, now it's all up to me, Steward Cui, you immediately find a big charcoal stove, light the charcoal, remember, use high-grade silver frost charcoal, and find a small pot." ”

"Young Master, what is this for?"

"If you are told to go, don't rub around here." Liu Yuan's face sank, and he said with a tiger face.

Cui Afu saw that his aunt Liu Yuan was serious, and immediately responded: "Yes, yes, the old slave will do it immediately." ”

When Cui Afu went to prepare, Liu Yuan commanded non-stop:

"You, cut the meat into thin slices, cut a little of each and put it on a large plate, in the style of a platter, put a little bit of each one, and move quickly."

"You, prepare seasonal greens, as long as they are good, tender, and fast."

"You, prepare the sauce, ginger, small grinding sesame oil, prepare a little more, and move quickly."

The people in the kitchen were suddenly turned around by Liu Yuan, but no one dared to complain, they all knew that today is not as good as in the past, what is prepared is what the emperor eats, what is it called, that is called imperial food, and it will be rumored that he has cooked for the emperor, the queen and a group of princes and princesses, and his value has immediately doubled.

That's a long way to go

In the main hall, Li Er talked to several sons, after three rounds of drinking, there was wine but no food, and when he felt a little bored, he saw Liu Yuan walking out with a smile on his face, and behind him, there were several women, the most surprising thing was that there were two healthy servants behind, one was carrying a large charcoal stove, and the other was holding a pot with both hands, looking at his cautious appearance, as if there was something in the pot.

What is this, what is it for? (To be continued.) )

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