There were tanks in the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 9 Braised Winter Melon
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Li Chu guessed what the old man was thinking.

Because of the particularity of salt in ancient times, it is likely to seriously affect the life of the host, so he was specially warned by the system and restricted by the system.

Salt, he can use it for himself, or give a small amount as a gift, but it cannot be sold, and any economy and prestige generated by any salt not for his own use will not be able to obtain ratings and custom coins.

Even if Li Chu used customized coins to buy refined salt making formula or processing machines, it still wouldn't work.

Li Chu also has self-knowledge. With his current strength, playing with salt is tantamount to hanging himself.

He lied, and said: "I got this from a man from Yibang, and because I did him a favor, he gave me some."

Because Li Chu was sincere and spoke sincerely, the old man didn't think much about it. In the old man's opinion, it was impossible for someone like Li Chu to make such fine snow salt by himself, and the imperial court was very strict in this area. Even if It is difficult for the old man himself to get involved in this field.

When Fanbang said it, it made sense.

Since he is from Fanbang, Li Chu won't get any secrets about this matter, so in front of him, it's still the same...

The old man quickly pointed another bowl of bright red sauce-like seasoning with his fingers, and then stuffed it into his mouth.

What the old man tasted was tomato sauce.

Sweet?

Also has a slightly sour taste.

Well, the old man pondered, what is this taste made of?

And the smell of vinegar, so what else?

After a while, the old man gave up, he really couldn't figure it out.So he quickly ordered another bowl of seasoning.

This bowl is different from others, it is not sauce, nor is it powder or liquid, but small plant fruits, the body is long and pointed, only half the length of the body, and the color is bright yellow.

There are a lot of these things in a bowl, and they are still soaking in water.

This is millet spicy, and it's extra spicy.

Seeing Li Chu, he immediately wanted to stop him, but unfortunately it was too late...

The old man picked up one and put it in his mouth, chewing...

The next moment, the old man's face changed, and his whole face instantly turned red, as if on fire. He opened his mouth wide, his eyes widened, his cheeks were raised, he kept exhaling from his mouth, and kept fanning his mouth with his hands.

When the old man saw the water on the table, he picked it up and poured it into his mouth. It seemed that this amount of water was not enough.

"Water, water, water!"

The old man struggled to utter a few words, sweating all over his body, dancing with his arms and legs...

Axiu was frightened and fell down, thinking that the old man had eaten too much, she hurriedly brought the kettle over and wanted to pour water for the old man, but the old man grabbed the pot from her hand, sucked the spout with her mouth, and poured water directly. ...

The young man in purple on the side was even more dumbfounded, unable to react for a while.

gollum...gollum...

After taking a lot of water, the spicy feeling subsided a lot. The old man sat at the table panting heavily, sweating profusely on his body in this cold weather.

The young man in purple came over to ask, but was stopped by the old man waving, saying that it was all right and there was no need to worry.

"This is, what is it?"

After a while, the old man's hot feeling subsided, so he asked Li Chu.

"This is called millet chili. It is native to Fanbang. It has a unique taste and is very spicy."

As Li Chu said, he grabbed a small pepper from the bowl and put it in his mouth. Unlike the old man, Li Chu's expression was a kind of enjoyment, chewing slowly and savoring it.

The old man stared at Li Chu as if he had seen a ghost.

The old man has a deep understanding of how overbearing this spicy millet is. It is like a fire, and it is so spicy that it is unbearable. But in front of him, this person actually looks like he is enjoying it, as if the two are not eating the same food.

The millet used as a side dish seasoning is spicy, not spicy, and has a sweet and sour taste.

It's just that the old man ate chili for the first time, and he was a little anxious to eat it. He was caught off guard by the heat, which made the taste buds so spicy. This is the case. For Li Chu, who is used to eating chili , The spicy taste of this millet is simply pediatrics.

"Old man, do you dare to try it again?"

The old man hesitated, but seeing Li Chu's calm appearance, he carefully picked up a small chili pepper from the bowl Li Chu handed over, and was about to open his mouth to enter, when he heard Li Chu's guidance: "Come slowly. , take a small bite first, don’t rush to eat, stimulate your mouth first.”

According to Li Chu's order, the old man took a small bite...

Hmm, this taste is actually a bit sweet. I rolled it around with my tongue and squeezed out a small stream of sour water from the pepper. When the sour water mixed with the sweetness, the taste seemed to sublimate.

Hey, after swallowing the spicy millet, the old man was surprised to find that the strong and irritating spicy feeling before did not appear again, only a trace of hot and sour taste, which was particularly sweet.

"How, how?" Li Chu asked the old man with a smile.

The old man didn't speak, and stood up again to go to the seasoning area. After eating the spicy millet, this time the old man didn't taste it with his hands excitedly, but watched all the way. There are too many seasonings that he has never seen before. It's over.

Then the old man saw the pressure cooker on the ground.

So I squatted down and studied this thing curiously. At first, I saw that it was golden yellow on the outside, and thought it was made of copper. I knocked it with my hands, but it was a kind of non-copper and non-iron. It was a bit like steel, but steel can make it so exquisite and small object?

Since Li Chu didn't cover the pot properly, the old man took off the pot directly and saw the rice inside.

This turned out to be a cooking pot?
It was beyond the old man's expectation.

I cooked a pot of rice for Uncle Liu earlier, but Uncle Liu didn’t eat it. The rice in the pot was already cold. Even so, the old man asked for a burst of fragrance. This is the fragrance that belongs to rice. It can't be steamed out.

gollum...

As soon as he was seduced by the fragrance of the rice, the old man's stomach groaned in disbelief.

The old man returned to the table in embarrassment, smiled faintly and said, "What can you do?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the old man stopped immediately, and changed his words again: "Today at noon, I will eat whatever you do, and I will serve six dishes for the old man for the time being."

"And this rice, you can also make me a share, but it must be hot."

The old man pointed to the pressure cooker on the ground again.

Waiting is your words!

The business of this restaurant can finally be opened.

At this moment, there was a slice of peeled wax gourd on the chopping board. Li Chu had already thought up the first dish.

Braised winter melon!

This dish is very particular. Li Chu first cut the winter melon into cubes of about four centimeters, and then used a knife to gently draw more than 20 one-centimeter-sized ones on the back along the side of the skin. Little Fang Ding.

The knife did not cut the cube directly into cubes, but cut into the middle, and scattered twenty cubes on the back, leaving the fleshy side intact.

Four of them were prepared in this way. Considering that the old man eats a lot of dishes, the amount of each dish should naturally be small, otherwise it would be a waste of food.

After cutting the wax gourd, Li Chu took out 2 fresh peppers, one red and one green, and cut them into small cubes.

Mince the onion and ginger, pick up a small piece of pork and cut into small cubes.

When Li Chu put the iron pot on the stove, the old man's attention was all on the iron pot.

Li Chu's speed is very fast. He pours the oil, and the oil explodes in no time. Put the four winter melon cubes on the oil surface with their backs, and fry them. When the backs turn golden, remove them from the pan. But two or three minutes.

There is some oil left in the pot, put in the Pixian bean paste, stir-fry for a while, the red oil comes out, grab a small amount of salt and sugar, sprinkle in it, then put in the chili, diced pork, and minced ginger and stir-fry together, every second , bursts of fragrance wafted from the iron pot.

Pour the previously fried wax gourd into the pot, fry it for a while, add half a spoonful of water, pour it in, turn to low heat, and cook for about 15 seconds.

At this time, the aroma of meat and watercress has entered the fibers of the wax gourd along the water juice, and then poured a little light soy sauce, and put it on a plate.

Finally, sprinkle minced green onion on top, braise winter melon, and it's done!
There are many versions of braised winter melon. This one made by Li Chu is the Hunan version. Hunan people like to eat spicy food, so they put more chili peppers. Winter melon itself is light. One bite down, it's really sour.

Of course, there is another reason, which is to rely on this braised winter melon as a stepping stone to test the taste preference of the elderly.

Four neatly arranged winter melons, topped with sliced ​​meat, diced peppers, watercress, and a layer of emerald green onion on top, but the color and shape are pleasing to the eye, and smell the fragrance...

The young man in purple immediately moved a stool and sat on the left hand side of the old man.

As soon as Li Chu's dish was served, before the old man moved his chopsticks, the young man in purple quickly picked up a piece of wax gourd and stuffed it into his mouth without caring about the heat.

Don't look at him staying aside and doing nothing, his mind is slipping away.

Grandfather has long been talking about the cooking in the private courtyard so many times that his ears are callused. He has been with his grandfather since he was a child. .

Isn't what Li Chu is messing with in front of him the stir-fry that his grandfather has been talking about all the time?

There are only 4 pieces of wax gourd on this plate. If you don't strike first, with your grandfather's character, when you encounter such delicious food, you won't leave him with any scum.

"Alo~!"

The old man was so angry and impatient, he didn't care about being reserved anymore, he directly brought the whole dish in front of him, picked it up and stuffed it into his mouth...

This grandpa and grandson...

Li Chu looked at them quite speechlessly, and told them to continue fighting. Now he started to cook the second course.

(End of this chapter)