sinovels Chapter 18 Trial, 3 dishes for you
Chapter 18 Trial, 3 dishes for you
Bai Yutang reported the name of the dish, and it was called Sending You Three Dishes. As the name suggests, there are three dishes.
The first course is "Red Braised Knee Dog", the second course is "Boiled Offal", and the third course is "Roasted Groundhog".
"Okay, fifth master, please wait a moment." After the buddy wrote it down, he ran away, yelling all the way out, and the people eating downstairs were all happy when they heard it, and they all laughed and said, "here Let's get one too!"
When Bai Yutang smiled and announced the name of the dish, Zhan Zhao carefully observed Xia Guodong's expression, and saw that his brows were slightly frowned, and there seemed to be some calculating in his eyes.
"Brother Bai." Xia Guodong looked at Bai Yutang and said, "What kind of dish has such a special name?"
Bai Yutang gave Xia Guodong a slightly surprised look on his face, which made Xia Guodong frown slightly.Bai Yutang poured a glass of wine for himself and Zhan Zhao, and said with a smile, "These three dishes for you are famous Kaifeng dishes. They are all made of the best materials and exquisitely crafted. , is a good product for banquet guests."
"I would like to hear a detailed explanation." Xia Guodong cupped his hands to Bai Yutang, and he listened to Bai Yutang say, "Let's talk about the first red braised kneeling dog..." At this point, Bai Yutang asked Xia Guodong, "Brother Xia knows which dog is the best Do you want to eat?"
The corner of Xia Guodong's mouth twitched slightly, and he shook his head.
"Hehe...it's naturally a dog on the knee." Bai Yutang took a sip of wine and said, "Dog meat requires a lot of body shape. Generally, a dog that is too big has old meat; a dog that is too small has no meat. ...the best dog is the dog that has grown up, just below the knee of a person...so it is called a dog under the knee."
Xia Guodong smiled, looked up, and saw Bai Yutang talking freely while drinking, Zhan Zhao was holding a wine glass and smiling at him, those clear and deep eyes seemed to be able to see into his heart, secretly Shaking his head—these two are amazing!
Bai Yutang pretended not to see it, and continued, "This is boiled offal, it's even more particular."
Xia Guodong smiled slightly, "Isn't offal a very common material, why pay attention to the method?"
Bai Yutang raised his eyebrows, "This offal, most people either braise it in red or it's spicy... Brother Xia, have you ever heard of it made in white water? Isn't that embarrassing?"
Xia Guodong nodded, "It makes sense, then, how can it be cooked for nothing?"
"The key is the marinating." Bai Yutang said with a smile, "The most basic point of smashing is to marinate with a lot of wine first, and use the aroma of the wine to remove all the smell of offal. Apply the sauce, and after repeated several times, let the taste soak into the offal. Then boil a pot of white water, just take a spoon to put the offal in the hot water, and you can eat it when it is cooked, it is crispy and delicious , So, of course, chop suey is the best one I've ever teased."
The corner of Xia Guodong's mouth twitched slightly, and he nodded, "Interesting."
"As for the roasted groundhog?" Bai Yutang smiled, "Have you ever eaten a mouse, Brother Xia?"
"Ahem..." Zhan Zhao smiled while drinking, and Bai Yutang made a sharp look at him—a dead cat, still laughing, not thinking about who I was working so hard for, even my own family.
Zhan Zhao poured him wine with a smile—I see, you worked hard.
Xia Guodong saw that the two could communicate with each other with just one look, and found it interesting, so he shook his head and said, "I have never eaten."
"That's right!" Bai Yutang nodded, "Remember, most mice cannot be eaten, and they can easily eat dead people... But there are a few types of mice that can be eaten."
"Oh?" Xia Guodong was puzzled, "Which types?"
"Big voles and big marmots on the grassland." Bai Yutang smiled and said, "Groundhogs are big, with fat brains and intestines. Each can weigh about ten catties, much stronger than rabbit meat."
Xia Guodong nodded and continued drinking.
"Catch the groundhog, peel the skin and cramps, chop off the head and claws to dig out the internal organs, wash them, soak them in wine first, then marinate them with spices, and the most important thing is to paint them Put a layer of honey on it, put it on the fire and start roasting... until the skin is golden yellow dripping with oil, the outside is crispy and the inside is tender, it smells fragrant after a bite, it is really delicious." After Bai Yutang finished speaking, he served He took a sip from his wine glass, "Brother Xia will have to taste it later, let's see which one is the best!"
Xia Guodong kept the smile on his face, just nodded and drank.
Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other—this kid, he can't stand it anymore.
In fact, the names of these dishes all have their origins. Of course, Bai Yutang is the only one who can come up with such a way.
On the eve of the Battle of Luoshui that year, the Song army was short of food and had only one meal a day. The generals were also a little worried when they saw that the soldiers were sallow and emaciated from hunger.Bai Yutang figured out a way to take a team of soldiers to catch groundhogs and fight wild dogs on the vast Luohe plain.
The beasts on the prairie had never seen a human being, and all of them were quite stupid. The ones brought by Bai Yutang were all smart, capable and accurate with arrows, and the wild dogs and marmots caught in one afternoon could pile up a small mountain.
But those groundhogs and wild dogs are really disgusting in appearance, and all the soldiers feel that they are disgusting and would rather be hungry.Bai Yutang was not annoyed, and asked the cook to move all the things to the kitchen, and then he led a large group of cooks to work.Zhan Zhao followed him in to have a look, and saw that Bai Yutang taught the cooks to clean up the wild dogs and groundhogs and marinate them with marinade. They didn't even waste the offal, rubbed them with salt, and then marinated them.
Afterwards, Bai Yutang, who usually eats very carefully, prepared the ingredients himself, and asked the chef to braise the wild dog meat, which was so crispy and soft that it melted in the mouth; he also dried the offal, mixed with green onion, garlic and sesame oil, which was refreshing and delicious; Finally, the groundhog was roasted over a low fire...for a while, the aroma overflowed, attracting the officers and soldiers, even Xia Qiulong, to come running inhaling halazi.
Bai Yutang was still joking with everyone, saying that the names of these three dishes were Song Jun Three Dishes, which were Braised Xixia Dog in Red, Boiled Liao Offal, and Roasted Tubo Rat.
The soldiers were overjoyed, eating like hungry wolves one by one.
When Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang first arrived in the army, all the soldiers liked Zhan Zhao, he was kind and friendly, he liked to laugh when he saw people, all the soldiers in the army liked him very much.But Bai Yutang is not the case. The soldiers are quite puzzled. Bai Yutang is dressed in white clothes like snow, and looks elegant. At first glance, he looked like a son of a rich family, so the soldiers all rejected him thousands of miles away.
But after this incident in which Bai Yutang invented Song Jun's three dishes, all the soldiers regarded him as their own brother, and everyone gave a smile when they saw it.Not to mention, even if Bai Yutang cooked all the dishes in the big pot with wild game, he was still the spotless and elegant young man, not even a little oily on his body, probably he was born to love clean it.In fact, only Zhan Zhao knew that this mouse had never eaten a bite of three dishes, and one day he secretly asked him, "Why don't you eat it?"
Bai Yutang curled his lips at him, "The groundhogs and wild dogs eat bugs and carrion. Grandpa would rather be hungry."
"Then you give it to the soldiers?!" Zhan Zhao glared at him, thankful that he didn't eat it either.
Bai Yutang raised an eyebrow at him, "Oh, God knows, Earth knows, you know and I know."
Zhan Zhao pointed angrily, "White Mouse, double-faced!"
From then on until the end of the Battle of Luoshui, every day Xia Qiulong would organize people to hunt game in the plains, and when he came back, he would ask the cook to cook according to the method taught by Bai Yutang.The three dishes of the Song Army have also become auspicious and famous dishes in the Great Song Army, as long as they are in the army, especially the soldiers, most of them know it.That Xia Guodong didn't know much about it just now is enough to arouse suspicion.
In addition, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang are now very sure that Xia Guodong is a fake, but they are just wondering why he was exposed so easily, and it seems that they are not worried that someone will find out that he is fake...then there must be other purposes!No matter what his purpose was, the two of them were most worried about being taken advantage of by foreigners. Although the war was over, the Liao, Xixia and Tubo were still eyeing the fertile land of the Central Plains of the Song Dynasty and had to guard against it.
Xia Guodong has a military-specific temperament, but there is no one in the Song army who does not know these three dishes, and if he is a Song person, anyone who hears the names of these three dishes will smile knowingly. Xia Guodong's expression just now has revealed Besides, he is a foreigner, and obviously his status in the army of the foreigner is not low, so no one dared to mention these three dishes to him.In the end, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang tried these three dishes in order to find out which clan Xia Guodong belonged to.
Xia Guodong talked and laughed happily with Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang while drinking, but he was sighing in his heart, just now the two were old foxes, but now they are two little foxes——Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, they should not be underestimated.
Soon, the food and wine came out. Bai Yutang had told Yuxi Zhang about the dishes this time. The offal of Yunnan beef, fire-roasted groundhog is stuffed with meat paste, mushrooms and green bamboo shoots, stuffed into dough cakes carved into the shape of groundhogs, and then roasted on the fire, which has a unique taste.The diners downstairs were full of praise, and even praised the talent of the shopkeeper.
The order of serving the dishes, the clever guy also followed Bai Yutang's explanation, served the three dishes as the main course, and placed them side by side in the center, and the other dishes were regarded as side dishes, and the small dishes were placed beside them.Xia Guodong was unable to get off the tiger with his chopsticks in hand.Both Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao in front of him were looking at him, and if he made a careless move, he might expose himself.
I saw Xia Guodong pretending to be casual and said to Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, "Both of you can move your chopsticks too, we can do whatever we want."
"Yeah." Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao nodded, and saw Xia Guodong stretch out his chopsticks first to pick up a chopsticks of white boiled offal. The two looked at each other, smiled knowingly, and went to pick up the pot of red braised knee dog together. Unexpectedly, Xia Guodong frowned slightly.
Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang toasted, and said to Xia Guodong, "Brother Xia, come and have a drink!"
Xia Guodong clinked glasses with the two, drank with embarrassment on his face, and was annoyed in his heart. The two of them messed up when the plan was not implemented.
After taking back the cups, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang touched each other alone, exchanged a slightly smug look, and smiled at Xia Guodong—isn't it amazing?Man is talented!