The days when I pretended to be a cat in the Forbidden City[Comprehensive]

Roasting is the earliest cooking method of human beings.

It can be said that this cooking method has appeared since the use of flames by people. Until a long time later, roasted meat was a table delicacy.

Even in modern times, skewers and various forms of barbecue are the best solutions for young people when they can't think of what to eat.

Xia Anran also likes to eat barbecue.

However, that does not include the meat that has not been bloodletted and deodorized, and is directly roasted on the fire!

The Western Han Dynasty was really an era full of dark cuisine everywhere.

During the period of entering this body, Xia Anran has already experienced this personally.

Xia Anran managed to maintain a smile, and then asked her to fetch her jars of zhejiang and wine.

These were carefully prepared by the Jamai people who were worried that their son would go to poor areas.Since Xia Anran only took one day from time travel to traveling, the requests he can make are very limited, and he doesn't know what the current planting conditions are in Zhongshan Country.In this era of inconvenient material circulation, plant varieties are naturally very limited.

So when he was preparing supplies for the trip, he asked his mother to buy all the seeds in Chang'an City, which naturally included onions and gingers that could be planted as bulbs.

It's a pity that there is no good partner garlic to remove the smell. Garlic is still in the Mediterranean area, waiting for Zhang Qian to bring it back.

Xia Anran looked to the west melancholy, looked at the crops from the Western Regions that could only be eaten in a few years, and then sighed again when he saw the dry-stir-fried crops brought out by his attendants.Even the native crops of onion and ginger, without domestication, have a rough farming model similar to planting weeds.

That is to say, it is a rude way to let it grow wild on weekdays and pull it out when it is needed.

Farmers don't care about them, one can imagine how miserable Xia Anran's crops are under such care.

But at this time, he didn't care too much, and ordered the onion and ginger to be smashed, mixed with the juice into the wine, and then marinated the meat with the wine for a stick of incense.

At this time, the temperature is high, and the meat tastes better, but at the same time, the meat is also easy to change the taste. In order to avoid these problems, Xia Anran ordered a small fire to be lit under the kettle, so that the water was slightly steaming but the temperature was far below its boiling point. Simmer the meat.

If possible, Xia Anran would never use this method.

Because his hasty operation mode will definitely make the venison itself be stained with a strong onion and ginger flavor, and without the side sauce to cover up and neutralize it, the seasoning flavor will be overwhelming.

Waste, waste!

Xia Anran looked at the meat soaked in the kettle with regret.

At this time, the meat left for the soldiers had been roasted, and the soldiers tore off the hot roe deer meat with their hands indifferently.

"Tsk, what a luxury! That's good wine! It's even used to soak the meat." A soldier's eyes turned red with envy.

"That's right, that's right." The other chewed meat and sniffed the air with the aroma of wine drifting over, feeling like he was going to be drunk by the smell, "I don't know if His Highness will Give us some of this broth. It's all wine."

"Think too much." A colleague slammed his head, "Don't be greedy, His Highness only took a small piece of meat, and gave us the rest, and also gave me a lot of pancakes, you eat Are you ashamed to think about the soup while thinking about the meat in your hand?"

"No, didn't we think that if His Royal Highness King Zhongshan didn't eat this soup, it wouldn't be a waste, oh oh oh, look, it's picked up, it's picked up."

Xia Anran stood in the upper wind, but he was able to hear all the whispers of the people below. He sighed for a moment that his hearing was really against the sky, and on the one hand, he was also a little embarrassed.

He really didn't intend to ask for this wine. If they are interested, it's okay to send it over, even if this dish is half-cooked, it's too ugly to give away.But since he fished out the meat, the eyes looking down at the cauldron were so hot that it was about to burn it, the eyes were so obvious, it was really hard for him to pretend not to see it.

So he called for the leader of the guard, whose name was Cheng Bushi, who used to be the prefect of Shanxi.

This time, Emperor Jing promoted him to the rank of lieutenant to escort his son to the fiefdom. Firstly, he wanted to help his son gain a firm foothold in the local area. Secondly...it is impossible to say that there is no other meaning. Emperor Jing only said that he was assigned to Zhongshan Wang's lieutenant.

After all, except for the prime minister, the central government should not send officials to the local area.

The lieutenant leads the army and is the supreme military commander of a vassal state.The emperor's actions affect the whole body. If he sends a lieutenant to his son, the neighboring princes will naturally look sideways.

But if the youngest son thinks the lieutenant is very good and asks his father to "lend" it to him, that's another matter.

All kinds of meanings hidden in it, Xia Anran can figure it out in a second.

But he has a broad heart, and he feels that it is most convenient for him to have his father intervening by his side, and he has no way to blackmail others if they want to.Who dares to have the show operation of inserting a spy by his side?

His heart is not crooked, so he is naturally not afraid of the supervisors, and even somewhat welcomes the supervisors to come to claim credit for him.

And this kind of behavior undoubtedly gave him a choice, so he secretly observed the lieutenant along the way.Emperor Jing also spent a lot of effort, and those who can make his heart move are naturally talents.

Xia Anran's first impression of this man was that the soldiers were strictly controlled.

The military system of the Western Han Dynasty was a system of the whole people. This method ensured a sufficient supply of soldiers, but it was also easy to make the quality of soldiers uneven. In addition, there was no uniform training method in the whole country, which naturally made the local armies full of the unique atmosphere of generals.

For example, the army that is famous for its waves is the army of parachutist Li Guang, and Xia Anran feels very familiar with the troops led by Cheng Bushi.

Rigorous, tidy, reticent.

He jokes in private, but is serious and rigorous in business.

It's the style of modern soldiers. That's right.

Second impression.

Facial paralysis.

That's right, I don't know if Lieutenant Cheng wants to maintain his serious and serious attitude, or it's his nature. Anyway, since the first time we met, Xia Anran has walked a long way, and Xia Anran has never seen the expression on the face of this middle-aged lieutenant. Move too much.

His calm posture, even when the little prince asked the soldiers if they would like to taste his wine, he did not move at all.

After asking the question, Xia Anran also felt a little embarrassed. He lowered his head and looked at the orange-yellow turbid wine soaked in blood. The smell is very strange.Xia Anran is not a person who likes to drink, let alone appreciate this kind of "bloody beauty".

Wouldn't it be impolite to give such a semi-finished product to others to drink?But I heard that those other sergeants seemed to want to drink very much.

Just when he was feeling embarrassed, he suddenly saw a faint smile on the general's face, and said: "The minister thanked His Highness for the reward on behalf of the soldiers under his command, but it is still on the march, please bear with me." Put the wine into the bottle and drink it when it is safe."

This is of course no problem.

Xia Anran ordered someone to put the wine into the jug, and then handed it over to this good soldier who practiced "Don't drink at work, don't go to work after drinking".He also warned that there is deer blood in it, and in this climate, the wine is easy to deteriorate, so it is better to drink it as soon as possible.

The man thanked again, held the wine jar, and handed it to several soldiers under him.

Although it was far away, Xia Anran still heard this Lieutenant Cheng tell his subordinates that this was bestowed by Zhongshan King after seeing their hard work along the way.

Afterwards, he signaled the soldiers who were looking happy to put the wine on the armory vehicle, and strictly forbade them to drink now, and when the soldiers showed frustration on their faces, he said that they could drink some in batches when they stayed at night.

After a few words, these soldiers suddenly became imposing, wishing they could fly to the next foothold right now.

Xia Anran gave him a high score for his performance, and then he ordered the marinated venison to be cut into small pieces and roasted on the fire.

Venison has a strong earthy smell, and the only way to prevent its earthy smell from affecting its deliciousness is to avoid water.That is, try to avoid using the method of stewing for cooking.

Of course, there is no problem if you really want to eat stew, but the steps to remove the fishy smell in advance are much more complicated, and he is too lazy to do it.On this trip, his mother brought him a cook, who is very capable, but the most important thing is that he speaks little but has strong action.

Even if Xia Anran was so extravagant that he asked him to mix Zhejiang with water and brush it on the meat at the end, it would be fine.

This seemingly extravagant move is actually a small trick. Honey should have been used, but it is not available now.

The purpose of brushing the sugar is to make the sugar water form a layer of coating on the outermost part, lock the water at the last moment, and it is not easy to burn. Second, the taste is better. Third, the sugar will produce some aroma substances after heating. These tastes are lower than the smell molecules of barbecue, which can increase its layering in the sense of smell.

Under the catalysis of the Maillard reaction, the skin of the venison turns brown, and intermediate molecules with different smells are tumbling out. The wine evaporates when heated, but the aroma of alcohols remains on the surface, and the smell of onion and ginger juice Xin, but only its juice is taken, and its taste has been lightened after roasting, which only enhances the aroma, but does not take away the taste.

Summer is the time when herbivores have the most lean meat. In spring, they secrete hormones for reproduction and reproduction, which will bring a strong fishy smell. In autumn, for the winter, they accumulate too much fat. Only in summer, when the forage is abundant, the weather is hot and consumes a lot, so it is difficult to accumulate fat , the hormones have receded again, which just gave it a good taste of fat and thin ratio.

Seasoned with salt and the heat is well controlled, the skin of the skin-baked venison is tender and thick, with a burnt aroma on the outside, mixed with a layer of fat secreted by the fat meat, and protected by sugar water, it is tender and firm, and the mouth is crispy .

Lean meat is a bit woody, and venison has more fiber than beef and mutton, and it is very chewy. Although it challenges the teeth, it is acceptable.

Wild animals are not as delicious as domestic animals in many cases, but they can't be too picky under today's conditions.Xia Anran silently added the captive roe deer to the wish list, and his eyes were shining green when he looked at the young roe deer.However, the little roe deer, whose perception ability was so poor that it was so angry that people complained about it, didn't feel anything at all, and still buried itself in eating the tender grass.

This body's sense of taste, sight and hearing are all very good, but the sense of taste seems to be... so-so. Xia Anran thinks that this is because the body was poisoned by the Western Han Dynasty's demon cuisine.

Once again, he hacked the culinary world of the Western Han Dynasty. After lunch, he made people rest for an hour, and when the sun was getting lighter, he set off for the next town.

Since he was a prince, he became a vassal, and the towns he passed had been ordered to leave the post station long ago, and sent troops to guard him.After such a night, when he woke up the next day, he was shocked to find that all of his soldiers had indescribable expressions on their faces, and their eyes were even darker.

Xia Anran, who blinked her eyes for a long time, also noticed that several soldiers turned their heads back and yawned.Noticing his gaze, Cheng Buzhi apologized in embarrassment, and finally he said awkwardly to the young boy's innocent eyes: "Brothers ate too much roe deer yesterday... plus drinking, it's a little... ...to panic."

Oh!

Xia Anran suddenly realized, and then the eyes he looked at the soldiers were a little indescribable.

One person only ate that little meat, and I guess it was just a sip or two of wine... It was still such a weak venison wine, um, my health is really good.

He himself didn't react much, but it was a bit hot yesterday, he kicked the quilt several times, thinking that he was not used to the summer of big men.

"By the way, Lieutenant Cheng." The young boy suddenly turned his head before getting into the carriage, and said against the light, "Lieutenant Cheng, please give me some advice on martial arts skills in the next few days."

Cheng Buzhi was a little surprised, but then he showed a smile: "As ordered, Your Highness is still young, and I have the guts to recommend Gouzi to be His Highness's training partner..."

Naturally, Xia Anran would not refuse, and then he glanced at Kong Wu's powerful Uncle Cheng, glanced at the crowd, and asked in doubt: "The gentleman in Qing's family is also in the team?"

"Ashamed," Cheng Bushi clasped his fists, with three big characters of "miscalculation" written all over his face, and the man under the armor said with embarrassment, "When I received the transfer order, I already asked my wife to enter Zhongshan Kingdom first." .”

Xia Anran raised her head silently and looked at this upright soldier who directly blurted out his father's plan.

Under his condemning eyes, the latter bowed his head in shame for failing to keep the secret.

The author has something to say:

Xia Miao: Why are you looking at me like this?Of course I didn't respond!I'm still a cub! (lick paw)

Xia Miao: Hey, you don’t believe me?Let me tell you that my body is the body that gave birth to more than 100 cubs in the future, and the quality is great!

Xia Miao (slapping paws): Venison is not an aphrodisiac, how could it be so intense! !

Soldier A: ...

Soldier Art: ...

Soldier C: ...

Lieutenant Cheng: ...cough.

Xia Meow:! ! ! ! !

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Cough,

Today we will introduce General Cheng Bushi.

This one is as famous as Li Guang, but his habit of leading troops is different from Li Guang. This one is a serious military system, so at that time, he was confident that: when I am ready, the Huns will rush Do not move.

So this is actually a general who has never paid homage in his life, but why is he not well-known...

Because Li Guang in the same period was too exciting.

Li Guang leads the army and likes to gamble.

Either a big victory or a big defeat, and Cheng Buzhi, he will not lose, and he will not win either. These two were reused in Emperor Jing's dynasty who focused on defense, but they couldn't do it after Emperor Wu turned to attack.

After that, he stationed troops in Yanmen, and later Emperor Wu asked him to defend Chang'an after the Northern Expedition.

Since ancient times, being good at defending has always been less famous than being good at attacking.

So some people jokingly say that if you don't know or don't know, future generations really don't know.

The most bizarre thing is that this general is quite famous in the history books, but there is no biography about him, and all the information about him is obtained from Li Guang.Very strange.

Venison, in fact, is really not very tasty.

But meow likes to eat it very much. My family likes to eat the pinnacle venison cat food (that is the sliced ​​meat). This is really unaffordable! !I feed it as a snack.