The Manchu and Han Banquets in Qing Dynasty

It should be made of bear paws, fresh bear paws should be boiled in clean water to tear off the fur, then use tweezers to remove the fine hairs, and then clean them.

Another important ingredient of this dish is the hen. The internal organs of the hen are cleaned and stewed together with the bear's paw in clean water until the bear's paw can be deboned, and all the bones are removed from the back.

At this point, the dish is one-third ready.The next step is to season the minced fish and make it into a peach shape, steam it in a steamer, and then place it around the big plate.Then it's the most important step: put the bear's paw into a large bowl, add various seasonings, put two apples on the bear's paw, and steam in the drawer for two quarters of an hour.After steaming, drain the soup, pick out the apples, and put them in the center of the large plate.

Then there is only one last step left.

Drizzle the ready-made ingredients with chicken oil, pour them on the bear's paw and jade peach, and a "Jade Palm Presents Longevity" is completed.

It's simple to say, but it's not the same thing in practice. Bear's paw is a very expensive dish, and it will be destroyed if you are not careful.There can be no mistakes in time, heat, and speed.

Zixiu didn't make bear's paws many times, but overall the results were pretty good. He now holds a high status in the imperial kitchen, and when they saw him finish the dishes, everyone came to compliment him.

In the end, it was Cheng Li who came forward to get rid of these flattering people.

In the Qianqing Palace, the little eunuch only heard: "The emperor is here! The empress dowager is here!" All the people who were chatting stopped their movements and knelt down to shout long live.

Kangxi supported the Empress Dowager step by step up the high platform. The Empress Dowager was wearing a set of gorgeous palace attire, and her hair was rarely inserted with pearl hairpins, making her look dignified and dignified.With such a dress, she looked a little younger than usual.

"Pingshen." Kangxi helped the Empress Dowager to sit down, and then sat down by himself.The queen and others sat next to them one by one, all of them extremely luxurious.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." All the courtiers and family members thanked each other and sat down one by one.

Kangxi said: "Today is the [-]th birthday of the Empress Dowager, so you don't have to be cautious, you must eat and have fun." He looked at the Empress Dowager, who nodded and smiled.

Kangxi gave his grandmother a set of utensils for worshiping Buddha, all of which were made of agarwood that was more expensive than gold. The empress dowager said that he was too extravagant, but she was very happy in her heart.Since the incident with Zixiu last time, this is the first time that the grandfather and grandson have been honest with each other.

The gifts from the rest of the people were recorded one by one by the stewards of the Empress Dowager's Palace, so I won't mention them for now.

Liang Jiugong brought the play list to Kangxi, and Kangxi passed it on to the Empress Dowager, who asked Kangxi to order first. Kangxi was already prepared and ordered "Magu Xianshou".

"Grandmother, this is the most famous theater troupe in the Jianghu. Their song "Magu Xianshou" is better than others. Look, the Huadan who sings Magu is actually a man." Kangxi said with great interest. Introduced to the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager was a little surprised, because that Magu didn't look like a man at all from her voice to her figure.If it is said that she is an alluring beauty, some people will believe it.

"Let the emperor bother you." The Empress Dowager patted the back of Kangxi's hand and said.

"As long as the grandma is happy, everything my grandson does is worth it." The grandparents let go of their suspicions, and they are even closer than before.

"By the way, Lin Zixiu of yours is also cooking today, right?" The Empress Dowager suddenly asked, Kangxi was taken aback, not knowing what she meant.

He obediently replied: "Yes, but the grandson doesn't know that he cooks that dish."

The Empress Dowager said: "This child is a good child. He neither prides himself on being favored, nor strives for fame and fortune. Being an imperial cook has wronged him. If he is a woman..."

"Grandmother, what does it matter if Zixiu is a man or a woman? If he is a woman, he can only be hidden in the harem, maybe he will be reduced to the same as the other concubines." He paused and said, "Zixiu I like cooking, and only by cooking can I show my strengths, doesn't the imperial grandmother think this is very good?"

The empress dowager nodded. Indeed, if Zixiu were a woman, maybe the emperor would not care about him so much.

The imperial food was passed on one by one, and the Empress Dowager only tasted a little of each dish, and she didn't taste it at all when it was too greasy.

Because of this, she missed Zixiu's "Jade Palm Presents Birthday".

She missed it, but Kangxi didn't. He tasted every dish, and then deduced which ones were made by Zixiu.Rao is so, after he has tasted all the dishes, he still can't deduce it.

Everyone was eating, and the opera was at the end. I saw Hua Dan, who performed Magu, walked down the stage with a plate of birthday peaches, and then walked towards the empress dowager step by step.Of course, he couldn't reach the Empress Dowager, he just stopped under the table and presented the birthday peach in his hand.

The longevity peaches are very delicate, if you don't tell them, you will definitely think that this is a real peach. The Empress Dowager tasted half of it and thought it tasted good, so she gave the rest to everyone.

Magu won the favor of the Empress Dowager, and naturally received a lot of rewards.

After the opera, the stage was replaced by singers and dancers, and the content was still related to celebrating birthdays. These people rehearsed for a whole month, and they performed very tacitly.

The Empress Dowager and Kangxi chatted while enjoying singing and dancing, and they talked about Wu Sangui, King of Pingxi.At this birthday banquet, Wu Sangui personally came to celebrate his birthday, and the gifts he gave were priceless, obviously to please the Empress Dowager.

However, Kangxi didn't like this person very much. Wu Sangui had too much power in the south, and he had a good relationship with Shang Kexi and Geng Jingzhong.Kangxi has always been worried that these people would not be willing to submit to others, and troubles would happen sooner or later.

But he didn't mention this to the Empress Dowager, it was a birthday banquet after all, he only talked about Wu Sangui's coming to celebrate her birthday.

The banquet lasted for several hours, and the Empress Dowager could not wait so long, so she left early on the grounds that she was tired.It didn't make much sense for Kangxi to stay here alone, and he knew that his courtiers would never let go of him here, so he left soon after the empress dowager left.

There was another reason for him to leave here that is not humane. He hadn't seen Zixiu for several days, and he really missed him very much.People say that if you don't see him every day, it's like every autumn. He has been gone for a few days, and it seems that decades have passed.

"Your majesty... um..." Zixiu was hugged and held against the wall by Kangxi and kissed fiercely, annoyed and helpless. This person is good at everything, but he is too ruthless when he is in love, isn't it? Jiang Zixiu bit his lip.

Everyone was having fun in Qianqing Palace, his small courtyard was unbelievably clean, Kangxi didn't care about other things, took off Zixiu's clothes, then picked him up and threw him on the bed.

"Your Majesty, I haven't taken a shower yet... Look, it's greasy..." Zixiu said speechlessly.Besides, it was still dark, and it seemed a little strange to do such a thing.

Kangxi's face darkened, and he said: "Hurry up and wash it, it's just right, I will wash it with you."

Zixiu slandered that if he washed with this person, he might not be able to finish washing in an hour.However, the emperor's order cannot be violated, so he can only bathe with Kangxi with tears in his eyes.In the meantime, Kangxi gnawed him over and over again, cleaned him up after a bite, and carried him to the bed to continue.

Poor Zixiu was already exhausted from cooking, and now that Kangxi was messing with him like this, he was exhausted and fell asleep not long after.Kangxi licked the corner of Zixiu's mouth, hugged him sweetly and fell asleep together.

What Zixiu thought at the last moment before falling asleep was whether it would be good not to have so many banquets in the future.Otherwise, he would not be able to bear it if he served Kangxi after serving others.

Kangxi also felt the same way. Every time there was a feast, he couldn't see Zixiu for a few days. Zixiu was very tired every time he cooked, but he couldn't help but want to eat him.If Zixiu continues to be so tired, he will feel bad.

However, I always feel that such a day is really very beautiful.

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No.60 five dishes

One day, Zixiu received an unexpected letter, which was actually sent by Ding Zhiyuan. It was a letter, but a note, because there were only six words on it: Please come to a restaurant for a gathering.

Zixiu stared at this short and concise letter for a long time, and finally confirmed that there were no other secrets to believe that there were really only these six words on it.But why only six words?What exactly is the brother trying to say?

Finally, he took the letter to Cheng Li, and Cheng Li was puzzled after reading it, and said: "Maybe your senior brother misses you, you know, he can't come in by himself, we have another I haven't seen him for several months. Zixiu, go and talk to the emperor, go out and see your brother."

Zixiu thought it made sense, and took the letter to find Kangxi. Kangxi was a little unhappy when he heard that he wanted to leave the palace, but he didn't want Zixiu to be unhappy, so he agreed.For his safety, Kangxi also lent Ming Feng out.

Ming Feng drove the carriage out of the palace, but before he reached the restaurant, he was distracted by the conversation of a group of people.

One person said: "I heard that the shopkeeper of Yushan restaurant was beaten up. I don't know if it's dead or alive?"

Another person was surprised: "Who dared to beat him? Didn't some people say that he was backed by people from the palace?"

The man looked around and said mysteriously: "Who else is there besides that domineering Mr. Ma! Let me tell you, I heard that the two of them fell in love with the young lady of the Han family at the same time, and the young lady gave birth to a closed moon A shameful flower, a fish and a wild goose, fell in love with the shopkeeper of the Yushan restaurant. Later, Mr. Ma found out, who is Mr. Ma, his father is the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, who can provoke him."

"Mr. Ma relied on his father's power and power, and he didn't pay attention to a small shopkeeper at all, so he took his servants to the imperial court.