Delicious Delicacy of the Demon Spirit

"This wine-flavored meat is actually not difficult to make, but the ingredients are quite ingenious." He Weiran said as he put the pork belly cut into small cubes into the pot and scalded the water to remove the foam.

Li Ku'er and Xiao Qu were leaning against the stove, watching how she would blend a few simple ingredients to produce the taste that the county magistrate would never forget.

"What kind of ingenious method is that? In fact, I don't even know what the taste of wine-flavored meat is." Li Kuer was puzzled.

Xiao Qu understood a lot better than her, proudly said: "I have asked, I heard that it is sweet, salty, red, similar to braised pork, but much brighter than braised pork."

"Sweet...salty...chi..." Li Kuer repeated the ditty's words contemptuously, and couldn't tell what was delicious at all!She felt that Xiaoqu's mouth had become stupid, maybe it was because she had been with that Fang Hancai for a long time and she was not as clever anymore.

Hearing Xiaoqu, she thought that Li Kuer, a gentle little girl, would dislike her majestic little trumpet, so she quickly defended: "This is the original words of A Cai, you know, those maids in the front yard are quite stupid."

Li Ku'er squinted at the past, said: "You still say that he is stupid, obviously you are too bad."

He Weiran saw that these two little girls were very funny in every word you said to me, so he couldn't help but chuckled, and said: "Where, I also think they are not as smart as you two."

Seeing He Weiran's expression, the two immediately decided that she had said the most insincere sentence since they met.

"Heh, you still don't believe me. You don't have to fight anymore. I'll show you how this wine-flavored meat tastes when it's ready." He Weiran shook his head and continued to work.

Add a little oil, add the bright red Nanrui, fry in the pan, and the Nanuju turns smoothly under her shovel.

Li Ku'er had never seen such a way of cooking Nanrui, and asked, "Sister He, why do you fry Nanuju?"

"This is the key point of wine-flavored meat. After frying, Nanrui milk will have a brighter color and a more mellow taste. Otherwise, it will turn dark and black when it is cooked with pork. It is not good, my little one." The wine-flavored meat made by the chef of the county head's family is not as beautiful as the one in the palace, maybe this step is missing."

While talking, Nanrui Juice was almost cooked...

"Afterwards, it will be even easier. Add water, daughter's red, two large pieces of rock sugar, by the way, and pork belly. First boil it on high heat, and then simmer on low heat for about half an hour until the juice is collected." He Weiran put down the big pot Spoon, "Now all we have to do is wait."

Seeing that He Weiran quickly poured all the ingredients on the table into the pot, Li Kuer and Xiao Qu didn't understand, leaving only a bowl of honey.

Xiao Qu said, "Is there no need for honey?"

Li Kuer said: "Actually, two pieces of rock candy are sweet enough."

He Weiran shook his head, and said: "Of course honey should be added. This is also the ingenuity of the ingredients used in wine-flavored meat. Rock sugar is sweet, and honey is also sweet, but these two kinds of sweetness are different. The sweetness of rock sugar is more It is smooth, and the sweetness of honey is more delicious. Many people don't notice it, but in fact, the taste is different if any one of them is missing. However, honey should not be cooked too early. It is best to cook it after the juice is collected. Put it in, stir fry it for a while, and let it cool down before eating.”

Soon, the smell of meat filled the entire kitchen, and then drifted to the courtyard of the back kitchen.The courtyard was full of people, who smelled the aroma and whispered to each other.

"Isn't it really going to be done?"

"How is it possible, that's the dishes in the palace of the capital."

"I can't see it, you smell it."

"Isn't it the smell of meat? Who can't cook meat without the smell of meat?"

"That's right, the county master has a tricky mouth."

"Don't say it, I still believe that Sister He can make the main taste of Xiaoxian."

"I knew you little girls admired her for a long time."

It was getting more and more noisy outside, Li Kuer glanced at it, not only the back kitchen, but also many servants from the front yard came to join in the fun.They didn't dare to come in, they just peeked in from time to time, and then discussed whether He Weiran could cook wine and meat, which was very rude.

He Weiran didn't mind, he didn't even look outside, and said to Li Kuer and Xiaoqu, "Don't go out too, or you will be surrounded by them for interrogation."

The two looked at each other, feeling that it was reasonable, and left the cat in the kitchen.

Not long after, there was another movement outside.A Cai, who was serving in the front yard, came and found Da Shun who was bragging by the well, and said, "The little county magistrate is going to make Luosu lanterns tonight, and the lord ordered the back chef to buy more eggplants for her to choose."

"What is Luosu lantern?" Dashun had never heard of it, let alone him, no one in this yard knew.

"You ask me, who should I ask? Do what your superiors tell you to do. Hurry up and buy eggplants. Remember, buy more. You want everything."

"Okay, why don't I go!"

Dashun found it troublesome, so he exited the back kitchen cursing, and A Cai said to the rest of the people: "The maids are not allowed to leave tonight, Xiaoxian mainly plays Luosu lanterns, and everyone has to play with them."

As soon as these words came out, the small yard immediately exploded again, and the ones who were unwilling were naturally the group of maids.

"How can there be such a thing?! We need such a large group of people to accompany us to play with lights, how can we accompany them!"

"Besides, today is the Ksitigarbha Festival, and my parents are still waiting for me to go home and plant incense sticks together."

"That's right. I don't know when it will be. We will go back at night. We are all girls. What should we do if something happens?"

"The little magistrate is quite self-willed. Speaking of which, what exactly is Luosu Deng?"

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"Sister He, do you know about Luosu Deng?" Li Kuer felt that since He Weiran is so well-informed, this question must not trouble her.

He Weiran glanced outside, folded his arms and said, "Actually, Luosu lanterns are eggplant lanterns. There is such a custom in some places. On the night of the Dizang Festival on July [-], every household will burn sticks of incense on the road in front of the house to commemorate them." It is enshrined to the Ksitigarbha King who opened his eyes on this day. By the way, I just heard them say that they want to go home and plant incense. Lift and slip on the eggplant, in order to achieve comfort and tranquility."

"So it's like this..." Li Ku'er sighed, "Hey, it seems that I can't go home today to plant incense."

Xiao Qu was less happy than she was, and said angrily: "I made an appointment with Han Cai to plant incense at my house today, so that she could meet my parents by the way. Now it's all over, it's all over."

He Weiran looked at her annoyed, and said: "Actually, if you don't stay, who would know that you are missing?" Xiaoqu's eyes lit up, and He Weiran smiled maliciously: "But you are also quite interesting, choosing such a Days bring people home."

When Li Kuer watched Xiaoqu, his face was devastated again, he covered his mouth and kept laughing, and added a knife: "Stepping on the incense to go back on the incense, it's actually quite emotional, hehehe."

He Weiran glanced at her: "Yo, Ku'er also knows about sentimentality? Sure enough, he has grown up."

Li Kuer directly covered her face: "Sister He, aren't we in the same group..."

The wine-flavored pork came out of the pot early, and it was left for a long time to cool down.He Weiran took two small bowls, filled three pieces of meat for Li Kuer and Xiaoqu respectively, and continued to work on other dishes.

The two took the bowl, knelt down and hid under the stove to eat secretly.This wine-flavored meat is bright red, crystal clear and beautiful.Close your eyes and sniff, the rich meaty aroma accompanied by a faint wine aroma, and the sweet aroma of honey, will hook people's greedy worms.Li Ku'er swallowed, looking forward to it, carefully picked up a small piece, and ate it into his mouth in one bite, as if all the taste buds on his tongue were stimulated.The mouthfeel is plump, smooth and crispy, the taste is salty and sweet, and the aroma of the wine is striking but not bitter at all. How delicious it is can be easily summed up.

"Sister He, the wine-flavored meat that the little county master has eaten will definitely not be better than yours."

The sun was setting and it was time for the prince to eat.The people gathered outside basically dispersed, they only knew that He Wei dyed a red meat, as for whether it was the wine-flavored meat from the palace that the county head said, they didn't know.Dashun also bought eggplants and came back. There are two full baskets, big ones, small ones, fat ones, thin ones, long round ones, you can find anything you want, and I recorded it here in Xiaoqu. The price is not normal, but because it is a small county Mainly, no one said anything.

Ah Liao and the others brought up the dishes one after another, and He Weiran was also called. Li Kuer was curious, so she excused that there were too many dishes today and everyone was too busy, so she also served as a serving girl.