Food starts with noodles

Xu Zhuo cleaned the copper pot, then covered it, lit the charcoal and put it in.

Then I poured some mountain spring water into the copper pot, and threw in a few scallions, a few slices of ginger, and a handful of goji berries.

This way of eating is called minimalist hot pot.

Very demanding on meat and dips.

Take out the copper pot and put it on a large plate on the dining table outside.

Then Xu Zhuo brought out the cut mutton, cut some tofu, soaked some noodles, and tore some cabbage leaves.

Other dishes are subject to cocoa and others' requests.

Anyway, there are more ingredients in the store, so you can prepare whatever you want at any time.

According to the introduction of the old man, the traditional mutton soup does not use many ingredients, and it is mainly meat.

After eating the meat, order some tofu and cabbage vermicelli, and fill your stomach with warm sesame seed cakes.

The reason for this is mainly due to the unfavorable conditions at the time.

Without plastic greenhouses, other light meals cannot be preserved until winter.

But now, there are many side dishes to choose from.

For example, various vegetables, lotus root, radish and sweet potato.

As long as you want to shabu-shabu, there is no dish that cannot be shabu-shabu.

After Xu Zhuo prepared the shabu-shabu, he started serving dipping sauces for several people.

Put the mixed dip into a small bowl, and sprinkle with some cooked sesame seeds.

Chopped coriander, minced chives, chili oil and mashed garlic are served, and you can add them according to your own taste.

When everything is ready, the mutton is almost cut.

Several people sat around the copper pot, quietly waiting for the water in the pot to boil.

"I like to eat wide noodles. When the water boils, put it in and scald it later."

The little girl was holding the plate of wide noodles, her eyes were full of little stars.

As a result, the old man said: "That's not how you eat hot-boiled mutton. You have to boil the meat first, and then other dishes, so that the taste will be better."

Chapter 424 Boys and Girls Dating Group

After the water boiled, the old man took a plate of fat from the tail of the sheep and poured it into the pot.

Xu Zhuo had read a lot about the rules and etiquette of eating boiled mutton on the Internet.

Why can't one's own meat float in front of others.

What should be served one by one, so that the meat can be cooked just right.

As a result, the old man poured in a plate of meat when he came up.

"Isn't it wrong to eat like this? Shouldn't it be rinsed piece by piece?"

Xu Zhuo asked the old man while dividing the meat in the pot with chopsticks.

The old man poured some chili oil into his bowl: "When will we have to wait? Authentic hot-boiled mutton is eaten plate by plate. This stuff is refreshing and enjoyable to eat."

Well, maybe this is the difference between a chef and a cultured person.

Cultural people like a dish, and they always like to imagine this dish as very high-end and complicated, and then many rules have evolved.

They think that only in this way can it meet the identity of the dish.

That's why there are so many stories and allusions about dishes.

But are those all true?

not necessarily!

For example, some allusions and legends of Sichuan cuisine, I always like to dig the inheritance of Sichuan cuisine into ancient times.

For example, some people brazenly said that boiled beef originated in the Tang and Song Dynasties. At that time, the workers in the saltworks cut the old beef into thin slices and boiled it with water, and finally sprinkled it with hot pepper and hot oil to eat.

This kind of half-truth is especially popular in food circles.

But the usurpers forgot one thing. Pepper was only introduced to China in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, and it was only planted as a garden potted plant by people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

It was not until the end of the Ming Dynasty that chili peppers were introduced into the kitchen on a large scale.

Those who write that peppers appeared in the Tang and Song Dynasties should really learn about history first.

In the eyes of the chef, there are not so many bad things.

It doesn't matter what the story is, as long as it is delicious.

Food is originally meant to bring pleasure to people's body and mind when they are tasted.

There is no need for stories that are true and false to be extolled.

Because the meat slices were too fat, a layer of oil soon floated in the pot.

After cooking for about a minute, the old man said, "Okay, you can eat."

After speaking, he took the lead in picking up a piece of fat meat, dipped it in the dipping sauce, and stuffed it into his mouth while it was hot.

"Oh... smells good! It smells so good!"

The fat and tender meat slices are covered with dipping sauce, and the moment it is put into the mouth, it makes people want to scream out of happiness.

This feeling of happiness is really wonderful.

The only downside is that it is not snowing now.

Otherwise, looking at the snowflakes floating outside the window will be more perfect.

After Xu Zhuo ate a slice, he was still not satisfied, so he continued to take the meat from the pot, dip it in the dipping sauce, and ate it in big mouthfuls.

I was a little hungry just now, but now I ate a few slices of fat mutton, and I felt warm all over.

And even though it is the tail of the sheep, there is no smell at all.

The soup in the pot did not have any foam except for the multi-layered oily flowers.

It really deserves to be the top mutton in China.

There is absolutely nothing to say about this quality.

After eating the fat mutton from the tail, the old man took a plate of meat from the back of the neck and poured it into the pot again.

This part of the meat is called the upper brain, and it is a must-eat part of mutton.

It is different from the almost pure fat mutton on the tail of the sheep.

The meat of the upper brain is half fat and thin, relatively soft, and tastes very good.

"Grandpa Xu, why do you keep eating fat? Can't you eat lean meat now?"

The old man pulled the meat in the pot apart: "Put the fat meat first, and the soup in the pot will have the fat of the mutton, and then the mutton will not be so bad. Otherwise, the pure lean meat will be cooked in clear water, and the mutton will be too thick. not good."

The rule of eating boiled mutton is to eat fat first, then get thinner and thinner, and finally boil vegetarian dishes.

This also meets people's dietary needs.

I was hungry at the beginning, so I ate some fat meat for the bottom.

When the meat is almost eaten, rinse some vegetables with the meat-flavored soup.

In this way, it not only tastes better, but also the fat will tightly lock the water in the vegetable leaves and provide nutrition, which is more in line with the needs of the human body.

While eating the shabu-shabu, the old man began to recall the time when he was the chef of the state banquet in the capital.

He even mentioned two sentences about Yu Peiyong.

But when Xu Zhuo was about to ask him about the details of his story with Yu Peiyong.

But the old man kept his mouth shut and kept silent.

"Grandpa Xu, it's actually my grandfather's fault. You are right. He is really happy to have you as a friend..."

Ever since the little girl heard the story told by Yu Peiyong, she has been bitter about her grandfather.

Like a fool, he holds that jade pendant every day to motivate himself.

If it wasn't for Xu Jimin's help, he would have driven himself crazy.

The old man didn't want to talk about this at first, but he didn't expect the little girl to say that, so he became interested immediately.

He took out his mobile phone, turned on the small video and aimed at Yu Keke: "Girl, repeat the nonsense just now."

The little girl was taken aback: "Are you going to send it to my grandpa? When did you two add WeChat?"

The old man snorted proudly: "I wouldn't add him on WeChat, you go on and say, I'll send it to your grandma, let her see your evaluation of the old man."

Yu Keke didn't say what he just said, but asked curiously: "You added my grandma's WeChat? Grandpa Xu, you wouldn't tell my grandma..."

The old man suddenly lost his temper: "Little girl, what are you thinking? We have created a group, and your grandparents are all in it. I will send it to the group to anger him."

Build a group?

"Since when did you have a group? Isn't this... still fighting? Why are you in a group?"

Now not only the little girl was curious, but Boss Xu was also interested.

He really didn't expect that the old man would be in the same group as Yu Peiyong.

I really want to go in and see what they will talk about in the group.

Xu Zhuo even urged the old man: "Pull me in, I want to see what you two will say."

The old man gave him a blank look: "What are you doing in there, kid? I haven't sent a message since I joined the group, and neither has Yu Peiyong. Only your grandma and the little girl's grandma can chat for a while."

That's what happened.

The little girl suddenly became interested: "Then if you pull me into the group, I'll repeat what you just said, and even be a little more ruthless..."

She is really Yu Peiyong's granddaughter.

"Wait, I will secretly pull you in when I go in, let's dive in and watch the excitement."

The little girl whispered in Xu Zhuo's ear, she really can't forget the male god at any time.

The old man didn't want to pull the little girl in at first, but he couldn't stand her soft and hard paws.

After 10 minutes, the little girl successfully entered the group.

But when she saw the group name, she couldn't help laughing until she straightened up.

"I'm dying of laughter, boys and girls dating group, Grandpa Xu, are you going to laugh at me to death?"

Xu Zhuo took her mobile phone and looked, it was indeed a dating group for boys and girls.

Look at the group members.

Except for the little girl, the rest are the old couple Xu Jimin and Yu Peiyong.

Four old guys in their 70s actually claimed to be boys and girls.

Gee...

Chapter 425 Make a Shanxi Famous Dish

Even Xu Zhuo's grandma didn't speak eloquently.

"Your circle is really chaotic!"

Feng Weiguo dipped a piece of mutton into the sauce and stuffed it into his mouth.

Express your impressions like an audience.

This mutton tastes really good, Feng Weiguo likes it more and more.