Delicious Delicacy of the Demon Spirit

Li Kuer naturally knew about the Xianhe River, and Daochuan is a tributary of the Xianhe River, but she had never heard of this legend about the river god of the Xianhe River. To describe it in words, it also means that it is unknown to ordinary people.

To buy glutinous rice, make zong leaves, and choose pork. The glutinous rice should be round and plump, the zong leaves should be broad leaves of bamboo, and pork should be pork belly from black-skinned pigs.After buying other ingredients and ingredients, the two returned home.

In the evening of the next day, Li Kuer went to the back kitchen after sweeping the yard.Others wonder why this girl is so gluttonous recently, she is always the first one to wait for the meal in the back kitchen, how could she know that she is not for the meal, but the cook who is not in charge of their meal.She doesn't know why this happened, but she just thinks that He Weiran is beautiful and friendly, and has amazing craftsmanship, so she is very happy every time she sees her.

When Li Kuer arrived, He Weiran was making stir-fry, scrambled eggs with leeks, simple but delicious.When she saw her coming, she didn't stop moving her hands, just said: "Ku'er, don't leave after eating in a while, don't forget that we still have that business."

Li Ku'er knew that she was talking about the river god Ayan coming to eat rice dumplings, so he didn't expect to get involved, that was the river god, He Weiran still called her Lord River God, and he was a mere mortal girl, Walking around in front of her every time can't help, I'm afraid I'm going to be rude to the Xian family.But now that He Weiran has said that, she clearly intended to ask her to participate together, and she was not excluded, she was very happy in her heart, and hurriedly replied: "Okay, okay, I will remember."

"Also, I'm afraid it's too late after entertaining her tonight, so you can stay in the mansion."

"Ah? No need, I'll just go home."

"It's not safe to go back alone in the middle of the night, be obedient."

He Weiran said a few words casually, and Li Kuer didn't know what stubbornness was. She grabbed the corner of her clothes and said, "Then...well, I'll go home and get a change of clothes."

"Well, let's go." The leek scrambled eggs came out of the pot, He Weiran put the vegetables on the plate, raised his head, and added: "By the way, don't eat too much for dinner, save your stomach for rice dumplings."

"Okay."

Li Ku'er knew that he was about to feast again at night, so his steps were much lighter.Going home, I got my clothes, packed a small bundle, and went to the courtyard of the palace to find a corner to hide it first.She didn't want to be asked what she was doing with a bag, she couldn't find an excuse for lying, and she was afraid of being jealous if she told the truth.He Weiran was admired by those little maids in the palace, she could see that, when she was sweeping the floor, she would often listen to them discussing what delicious food Miss He made for the prince today, and what delicious food the prince asked Miss He to do tomorrow , and then starting from those delicious foods, all the way to He Weiran who made those delicious foods, the final concluding remarks are either "I can also eat a bite" or "I can also learn this It’s fine if you have good craftsmanship”, and even more outrageous, “It’s fine if I’m Miss He’s younger sister”...

Hearing these beautiful wishes, Li Ku'er didn't dare to look over there, feeling guilty, she was no better than them, but there was food and drink at He Weiran's side, and she even started to get kickbacks business.But if they know the truth about He Weiran's extraordinary nature, I don't know if they are afraid or worship her even more.

As the sky gradually darkened, He Weiran finished the meal for the prince and the others, and then went out to have dinner with the servants.She seldom eats with everyone, and even if she does, she doesn't eat much. Many people say that she doesn't like Mama Zhang's cooking, and I'm afraid it's just for herself.But even if she took the high-quality materials from the mansion and started a small stove, after all, to put it bluntly, she was hired by the old prince in name, but the word "heavy money" hangs in front of it, which means to invite her , gold is very expensive.

Li Ku'er remembered He Weiran's words that he had to eat less for dinner, so he only filled a small half bowl of rice with two pieces of radish and hay to settle the matter.But when the radish was dried, she ate it as an appetizer. As soon as the cook left, her stomach started to bulge. She was hungry...

"Mother Xu, you can go back today, I will stay on duty overnight."

There are people on duty in the back kitchen every night, lest the prince and concubine get hungry in the middle of the night and want to eat.Although Xu's mother wondered why He Weiran wanted to stay, but it would be great if she could go back to bed earlier, so why bother with her?

Once Mama Xu left, only He Weiran and Li Kuer were left in the back kitchen.Li Ku'er went back to the courtyard to get her burden, even if no one found out, if she was picked up by wild cats and dogs, it would still make her cry for a long time.After picking up the burden, he stepped into the kitchen and saw He Weiran cutting mushrooms and pork belly.

She ran to the stove to look, and there was snow-white glutinous rice in the water basin, which had been soaking for a whole day; the broth was simmering in the pot, as if it had been used for dinner, and had been simmering until now; A basket of salted duck eggs was raw, and the outer mud shell hadn't been peeled off.Li Kuer looked at the broth again, and asked He Weiran what was added to it.

He Weiran explained one by one: "It's pork bones and chicken racks, which will be of great use in a while. First, they are used to stew pork belly. Second, they are also the key to the taste of zongzi."

Hearing what she said, Li Kuer didn't quite understand what the process was, but only vaguely felt that the method of making rice dumplings was quite different from what she had eaten before.She used to see how Aunt Liu next door used to soak glutinous rice in water, drain and mix well with soy sauce and other condiments, wash the zongzi leaves and roll them into triangles, put the mixed glutinous rice and bacon on top, wrap the zongzi and boil in water.In fact, it is not complicated, as long as the seasoning and the taste of the bacon are closely related, every family is different.

He Weiran cut the pork belly and shiitake mushrooms and put them in bowls respectively. He poured soy sauce into the meat bowl and put it aside to marinate, then turned to deal with the glutinous rice.

"The glutinous rice should be drained, and then fried in a wok until it becomes transparent, the water inside is gone, and the aroma comes out." She flipped the frying spoon deftly, and the rustling sound was very pleasant. After a while, the glutinous rice really changed. Li Kuer felt that it was an eye-opener as it turned pale and exuded a natural fragrance. She didn't even know that the glutinous rice of the zongzi needed to be fried, it was really different.

The glutinous rice is out of the pot, He Weiran is ready to make meat.Li Kuer watched her pick up the oil pan, deep-fried the cubed pork belly until the edges were browned, picked it up, poured out the oil, put the fried pork belly back into the pan, added mushroom slices, salt, sugar , soy sauce, rice wine, and a few spoonfuls of broth, and stew together.

"When the meat is cooked, it can be out of the pan."

"Then use the boiled soup to mix glutinous rice later?"

"It can't be said to be mixing, but to continue frying in a pot until the juice is reduced, so that the taste can evenly penetrate into every grain of glutinous rice and blend with the fragrance of the glutinous rice itself. Well, there is one more important thing There is something to do, Kuer, come and help, like me, peel the salted duck eggs and separate the yolks."

"Okay, is that so?" Li Kuer imitated He Weiran's technique, pushed aside the salted duck eggs in the basket one by one, took out the orange-red egg yolks and placed them neatly on the plate.Seeing that she did a good job, He Weiran handed over the matter to her, set up a grill on the stove, and placed small round iron bowls on it.The round bowl is in the shape of a hemisphere, about the size of a salted duck egg yolk.

Li Kuer carefully peeled these dozens of salted duck eggs. He Weiran took the cooking wine and sprinkled an even layer on the egg yolks. in a round bowl.Soon, the egg yolk began to coagulate slowly, producing oil, singing, and releasing a burnt aroma.He Weiran turned over each egg yolk with chopsticks in a timely manner, and the part that was originally underneath has shown a very beautiful color.Li Ku'er's eyes were almost glistening, she was too alluring, no matter the smell or appearance.

It's almost time, He Weiran took off the grill and put it aside, and looked at the pot where the meat was cooked, it was already very rich.Put the pork belly out and set aside, remove the shiitake mushrooms, leaving only the reddish-brown soup, then pour the transparent glutinous rice into the pot, and continue to stir-fry until every grain of glutinous rice is dyed brown and there is nothing left in the pot Soup is done.

"All the ingredients are ready, and then it's time to make zongzi. Do you want to try it?" He Weiran took out the bamboo leaves that he had slapped the day before, and deliberately slowed down so that Li Kuer could see clearly.The zong leaves are rolled into a triangle, first filled with half of the glutinous rice, then a piece of pork belly that is almost broken in a pinch, and a piece of oily salted duck egg yolk, then fill the remaining space with glutinous rice, wrap it well, leave some space and tie it with cotton thread.

Li Ku'er learned to pack one clumsily, and always felt that it was not very decent. He Weiran shook his head and smiled, and took hers, and after a little adjustment, it became very neat.

The two talked and laughed while making rice dumplings, and after a while, they were all wrapped.Li Ku'er counted forty of them, none of them were too many, none of them were too much, they were so accurate.

The last step is not boiled, but steamed in a drawer.At this time, it happened to be Xu time, three quarters away from the agreed time.He Weiran said, there are still many more to steam rice dumplings in these three moments, and I don't know if Lord River God will arrive early.

At the second quarter of Xu time, Lord Heshen did not come early, but the rice dumplings were already cooked.He Weiran turned off the stove and took a rice dumpling from the big steamer for Li Kuer. She heard the girl's stomach growling early in the morning.

Li Ku'er was really hungry and greedy. After receiving the rice dumplings, he couldn't wait to take them apart, and his fingers were so hot that they were red.Seeing her like this, He Weiran hurriedly gave her the bowl and chopsticks, and said with a smile, "Greedy cat, what are you doing in such a hurry? Be careful of burning."

Li Ku'er pursed her lips and smiled stupidly, and her subordinates tried to keep calm and opened the zong leaves.

The smell of the zongzi seemed to have magical powers, and she couldn't help but sighed with enjoyment: "It smells so good." Picking up the zongzi, blowing on the cooling air, and swallowing it, it was not only delicious, but also had a very good taste.Although the glutinous rice is sticky, the grains are distinct, unlike the zongzi made by some people, the glutinous rice is all lumped together, sticky and hard.After a few more bites, the pork belly was revealed.The fat meat has been completely melted and blended with the glutinous rice. It is oily but not greasy, while the lean meat is tender and delicious, and the taste is first-class.After eating the second half of the meat and continuing to bite down, it is the salted duck egg yolk, because after roasting, the salted duck egg yolk has a unique burnt aroma, and the glutinous and oily taste makes people's teeth and cheeks fragrant , endless aftertaste.

"The zongzi made by Sister He is indeed unmatched by anyone."