[Red Mansion] A little chef came to the Grand View Garden

Liu Mei searched around in the kitchen, finally found an iron fork, moved a stool and climbed up, and finally took down the pickled civet meat hanging from the beam.

Putting the raccoon meat aside, Liu Mei went to wash a pot of rice first, and folded the rice washing water into a sea bowl.

Then she soaked the raccoon meat that had been marinated for a long time in the rice washing water.This method can not only remove the fishy smell, but also remove the salt. It's a pity that the time is tight. In theory, it should be soaked overnight, but at present, it seems that she can only wait for an hour at most before steaming the meat. up.

Liu Mei thought for a while, then went to the rice bag and grabbed another handful of rice.The rice bag contained only ordinary indica rice, but it was exactly what she wanted.

Liu Mei soaked the indica rice until soft, then decanted all the water, spread it on a chopping board to dry for a while, then smashed the rice grains with the back of a knife, and finely chopped them into rice noodles.

After a while, when she steams the raccoon meat, besides rubbing the raccoon meat with honey wine, she will also coat it with a layer of rice noodles.

This kind of approach is not what it seems in the tall "Food List".This is what Liu Mei inadvertently saw when she was learning to cook various dishes. The practice of steaming fish with rice flour evolved.

Wrap the fish body with rice noodles and steam the fish without using onion, ginger and garlic wine at all-this is a very simple home-cooked flavor.However, even the silver carp caught casually in the pond can be made without the slightest earthy smell by using this method.

Liu Mei remembered this, and used it today on the pickled civet that had never been cooked before.

After making these preparations, Liu Mei turned around to look at other ingredients.

It can’t be only this wind pickled civet!

After a few quick glances in the kitchen, Liu Mei had already set the menu in her heart.The main dish is of course this pickled civet cat. In addition, Liu Mei plans to make a dish of cold purslane, stir-fried hazel mushrooms, and wild onion eggs—it seems a bit insufficient. Liu Mei looked up and saw that there were also sliced ​​and peeled pheasants. , Thinking of the fried artemisia with pheasant and melon that Mother Liu made yesterday.She dug out two new eggplants from the bamboo basket, so she diced the eggplants first, put them in the oil for a while, and prepared to make "sauce fried diced chicken" together with the diced pheasant melon.

That's about it.

Liumei has a strong sense of responsibility. When making hazel mushrooms and purslane, he picked up the ingredients carefully to ensure that there were no other bad things mixed in. After all, one of these two is wild mushrooms and the other is wild vegetables.

As for other wild eggs, she was much more at ease.

At noon, the most important dish of salted civet cats was steamed.

Liu Mei was always in the kitchen, never paying attention to the movement outside, only vaguely heard some human voices.She opened the kitchen door again at this time, and saw Jiang Yuhan waiting outside the kitchen alone, and when she saw her come out, she smiled and nodded at her.

For some reason, Liu Mei was still nervous, and turned back.She first took the bamboo chopsticks, gently picked off the rice noodles wrapped around the raccoon meat, then took a hot chopping board and a kitchen knife, and quickly sliced ​​the raccoon meat into thin slices.

Considering that she has a mission, she must try this dish.

So Liu Mei took a piece of steamed raccoon meat, put it into the mouth, and chewed it lightly, only to feel that there was no fishy smell, and the meat was full of fragrance. Compared with the ham that was also steamed, the taste of this wind-cured civet was more tender and fragrant. More feet.

Liu Mei always felt that something was missing.

She rummaged around in the kitchen for a while again, but couldn't find anything useful, and finally set her sights on the honey wine that was used to steam the raccoon meat earlier.

After thinking about it, Liu Mei took out a small bowl, poured two spoonfuls of honey wine into the bowl, took tea oil from her fresh-keeping space, added two spoonfuls, and whipped the wine and oil together, Then pour a light layer on the raccoon meat.In this way, the surface of the raccoon meat has a bright luster, and it smells more like sweet wine.

— She has done her best.

After all, this is the first time Liu Mei has seen the ingredients, and she didn't follow the food list completely.Liu Mei closed her eyes and prayed secretly, hoping that she could pass the test smoothly!

At this time, the rest of the dishes were also ready, and Liu Mei put all the dishes in a large tray.There was even a pair of porcelain bowls, plates, and silver chopsticks in the tray.

All of these were carried by her alone, so they were extremely heavy.

Seeing her coming out, Jiang Yuhan stepped forward to help, but saw Liu Mei standing where she was, shaking her head resolutely.As she said, these things can only be handled by her alone, and will not be handled by others.

Seeing this, Jiang Yuhan smiled understandingly, turned around on her own, and walked ahead with her hands behind her back.

Liu Mei followed him, and sent the large tray of food and utensils to a flower hall not far from the stove.

The location of this flower hall is also very strange, it is located at the last entrance of Jiang's house.For ordinary people, this place is mostly used as a bedroom or even a utility room.Jiang's house is used as a dining room for entertaining guests—maybe it's because it's close to the kitchen!Liu Mei thought.

There was already a person sitting in the flower hall, and when Liu Mei came in, he raised his head immediately.

Liu Mei shuddered in her heart.

Logically, she has seen this person twice, and she hears the same voice whispering in her ears every day, so she should get used to it.However, Liu Mei could feel that the air pressure in the flower hall was low, which made her feel a little nervous.

"Your Highness, this girl, have you met her before?"

Prince Zhongshun Shiqing sat alone on top of a round table carved with sour branch wood. He was not surprised to see Liu Mei, but his eyes narrowed, and he spoke casually, but he was talking to Liu Mei: "Little girl—you really idle!"

Liu Mei almost had the urge to roll her eyes—this guy is indeed the prototype of the system, and he looks exactly the same when compared to others.

But she didn't dare to go back, so she could only admit her cowardice, bowed her head, bowed her knees, carefully lifted the tray to the table, and spread the dishes inside in front of Shiqing one by one.

After finishing all these, and putting the cups, saucers and chopsticks in Shiqing's hand one by one, Liu Mei was dumbfounded: Jiang Yuhan was supposed to accompany Prince Zhongshun at the banquet, but she completely forgot about him.

Jiang Yuhan had already guessed Liu Mei's intentions by observing his words and expressions, and immediately said with a smile: "Which tablet am I? How can I get a famous chef like Miss Liu to serve me?" Signed and sat by Shiqing's hand to accompany him.

At this time, the most nervous person is Liu Mei.

She stared at Shiqing almost without blinking, and kept firmly in mind what Chef Shao said - this person knows food very well and is extremely picky, and getting a few comments from him is a lifetime benefit.

As a little cook whose lifelong career is to improve her cooking skills, Liu Mei naturally does not want to let go of this opportunity.

"Report the name of the dish!"

Shi Qing spoke coldly.

Liu Mei was startled, and then woke up, this is not Hongshun Building, there is no waiter from Xiao Er, Shi Qing's questions, she has to be able to answer.

Liu Mei stabilized her mind, and explained the dishes on the table one by one, but she thought to herself: This Prince Pippi Shrimp, since he came to see this Jiang Qiguan, Jiang Meiren, whom I feel pity for today alone, , just please don’t get angry again, speak intimidatingly, and say things that are reserved, okay?

Unexpectedly, when Liu Mei mentioned this dish, Shi Qing's complexion became darker, his eyes were sharp, and he looked directly into Liu Mei's eyes.

In fact, from the perspective of Liu Mei, a senior face controler, the Zhongshun Prince Shiqing has handsome features and a clear appearance. If he hadn't always had this fierce look in his eyes, Shiqing might not have lost to Jiang Yuhan in terms of appearance alone—after all, Jiang Yuhan's appearance Too neutral, a little feminine.On the other hand, Shiqing's face was sharp and sharp, naturally full of heroism... no, it was evil spirit.

Sure enough, Ting Shiqing said coldly: "This place is so remote, and you have the thought to come here to handle these wild game. Since you are so free, I'm sorry, I want to taste it today. If there is something wrong, the consequences ……think it yourself."

Liu Mei dare not think about it!She only hoped that she could successfully complete the task and leave as soon as possible.The couple Shiqing and Jiang Yuhan want to fall in love and kill each other, it should have nothing to do with her!

On this table are all mountain game.The most important one is the steamed pickled civet in honey wine.

But when Shi Qing ordered the chopsticks, the first thing he tried was the cold purslane.

This cold purslane dish looks simple, but Liu Mei carefully selects every purslane, leaving only the tender stems and leaves, and then seasons with salt, sugar and balsamic vinegar, and sprinkles a small handful of it on iron. The sesame seeds roasted in a slow fire in the pot, and a little sesame oil at the end.

When she did it, she never neglected in the slightest.

However, when Shiqing tasted it, he didn't seem to be negligent in the slightest.I saw him holding a chopstick, putting it into his mouth, chewing slowly, frowning slightly.

But Liu Mei knew that this purslane would have a slightly bitter taste at the first bite, which was unavoidable, and it would return to sweetness later and turn into fragrance.This kind of bitterness should not be deliberately covered with seasoning, otherwise it will also cover the subsequent sweetness.

Sure enough, after a while, Shiqing's brows were relaxed, and his complexion became relaxed.Liu Mei knew that the slightly bitter taste of purslane had turned into a sweet fragrance at the moment, and at the same time, there would be a fresh and cool feeling in the mouth - this dish has the effect of reducing fire and cooling blood, and it is very good to eat in summer. Qing came here from the capital under the scorching sun, and eating this cold dish really felt extremely refreshing.

Shiqing remained silent, and nodded at Liu Mei, the head of the silver chopsticks in his hand.Liu Mei knew that this first purslane was a pass.

But at this moment just now, observing Shiqing's expression changes, Liu Mei suddenly felt a little strange - as if the other party was completely in sync with him, and he could understand her care for every detail; Every bit of insight, he will have a response...

Chef Shao is right, this person, if not for his bad temper, should be a friend of the chef!