When I heard that Wei Yushang was coming over to cook, shopkeeper Wu specially set aside a stove for her and chose a handy worker with many years of fire experience to control the cooking temperature for her. However, Wei Yushang didn't appreciate it. She has her own dedicated fire cook, that is, the maid Ziyun she brought with her. Unlike other court officials, Wei Wen's prime minister's house did not hire a cook. Miss Wei, the prime minister's house, had to cook three meals a day. No one can stop her from doing it. Her lifelong hobbies are poetry, singing, and cooking!
It is said outside that Miss Wei of the Prime Minister's House usually likes to recite poems and write poems, and everyone takes it for granted. But when it comes to her other major hobby, it is a completely obscene thing in today's world. Even the cooks who cook are Her father, Wei Wen, shook his head. However, Miss Wei's cooking was indeed delicious, and she was also creative and created new dishes from time to time. Wei Wen was often left in the palace to dine by Su Chengxuan, so he did this twice. By comparison, he felt that the so-called royal chefs in the palace were only mediocre in their skills, not as good as his own daughter in cooking.
Two small workers in the kitchen who were specially assigned by shopkeeper Wu to help Wei Yushang saw Chen Xiaomu and Wei Yushang coming in carrying a basket of white-striped chickens. They quickly came over, took the basket, and took out the white-striped chickens one by one. Putting it on the chopping board, Chen Xiaomu stood up long and thought about which dish to start with. Wei Yushang glanced at him and said to the two workers: "This is my teacher, take this." Come down and just listen to his orders."
Although the two workers did not know Wei Yushang's true identity, from the tone of shopkeeper Wu's instructions to them, they also guessed that the pretty young lady in front of them was not an ordinary person. The maid in charge of lighting the fire at this time Ziyun had already been waiting outside at the burner of the stove. The iron pot on the stove had also been cleaned, because Wei Yushang had cooked a table of dishes here before, and the seasonings used before were also neatly arranged. on the case.
Chen Xiaomu thought for a long time, and there were too many famous chicken dishes in his mind. He couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he decided to look at the seasonings first before making a plan. He knew that in ancient times, there were very few seasonings for cooking, such as garlic. , peppers, onions, etc. have not been introduced from overseas.
After looking at the condiments on the table, Chen Xiaomu had to admit that Wei Yushang had really put a lot of thought and effort into cooking. He started to look at it from a distance from the back. The wooden condiment box placed on the table only had After a long walk, Chen Xiaomu estimated that he could hold at most a dozen condiments. When he came closer and took a look, he couldn't help but be stunned. It turned out that the condiment box was actually square, divided into densely packed small squares in the middle. , each square is filled with all kinds of colorful spices, and there are probably sixty or seventy kinds. Even if there are reminders from later generations in his head, he can name at most twenty kinds. Condiments, driven by curiosity, Chen Xiaomu specifically searched for the common condiments of later generations, such as pepper, garlic, and green onions. Sure enough, he could not find them. It seemed that they had not been introduced from overseas. As for those things invented by later generations. Light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, chicken essence, fuel consumption, etc. are even more unthinkable.
Chen Xiaomu straightened up and asked Wei Yushang blankly, "What seasonings do you use to make it spicy?"
''Use this! "Wei Yushang came over, reached out and pinched a few small green fruits from a wooden grid and sent them to Chen Xiaomu, and said: "If it is purely spicy, I will use this Evodia. If you want spicy food, I will use this and Evodia. Together. "Wei Yushang threw Evodia Fructus back into the wooden grid, then grabbed a few small dark red shriveled fruits and put them in the palm of her hand for Chen Xiaomu to see, and introduced: "This is called Zanthoxylum bungeanum. It's numb and fragrant when added to dishes! "
"Oh, so that's it!" Chen Xiaomu suddenly realized, and he asked: "What is the sweetness mixed with?" Because Chen Xiaomu didn't see sugar in the seasoning mix just now, he asked.
Wei Yushang looked at Chen Xiaomu with suspicion, but still pointed to a small celadon jar placed in the wooden grid and introduced, "I usually use the honey in this jar, only when making fish. Some caramel to cover up the earthy smell of the fish itself."
"Oh, I understand." Chen Xiaomu nodded.
''Teacher, why don't you let me cook this dish? "Wei Yushang was really worried that Chen Xiaomu was afraid that the tongue-cut white-striped chickens would be wasted and come here to make up for it. Otherwise, even people with a little knowledge of cooking would know how to adjust the spiciness and sweetness when cooking.
"Haha, no need, the teacher is afraid that you are not good at cooking, so he deliberately tests you!" Chen Xiaomu said shamelessly.
Wei Yushang didn't argue with him, but asked him directly, "Teacher, what are you planning to make as your first dish?"
"Have you ever heard of a white chicken?" Chen Xiaomu asked rather arrogantly.
Unexpectedly, Wei Yushang nodded and said, "Yes, teacher, I can cook this dish."
what's the situation? Chen Xiaomu was a little confused. He couldn't help but doubt: "Are you sure you can cook it?" Because the dish of white chicken was only popular in taverns in Guangdong in the late Qing Dynasty. The time, place, and era were all wrong. Yes, so Chen Xiaomu has reason to suspect that Wei Yushang doesn't know how to cook this dish, or that this white chicken and that white chicken are two different ways of cooking, and they just happen to have the same name.
Wei Yushang affirmed: "Teacher, I can indeed cook this dish. How about I cook it for you to see if I do it right?"
Chen Xiaomu immediately lost interest in this dish of white chopped chicken. He originally concluded that there would be no such dish as white chopped chicken in this dynasty, and wanted to show it off. Now, maybe Wei Yushang invented this dish and passed it down. , no matter how much I say, my imitation version can’t compare to someone else’s original version!
Disappointed, he could only force a smile and said: "Okay, you will be the one to do this white chicken!"
When Wei Yushang heard this, she immediately ordered two workers to grab a dozen ingredients from the spice box and put them into two linen bags. Some of the ingredients couldn't even be named by Chen Xiaomu's golden finger. Then a white-striped chicken was lifted up by a worker and washed clean inside and out with water. Wei Yushang picked up a small brush, opened a porcelain bottle in the seasoning box, put the small brush in and dipped it, and a burnt aroma hit her nostrils. Come on, Chen Xiaomu couldn't help but sniff, and swallowed a mouthful of saliva with a gurgling sound in his throat.
Wei Yushang put a small brush into the belly of the white-striped chicken and brushed it in circles, then stuffed a packet of seasonings into it, then put the white-striped chicken into the pot that had already put cold water and seasoning packets, covered the pot, and took it out He picked up the spoon and placed it on the edge of the pot, and tapped it lightly. The sound of the bellows, whirring, whirring came from behind the stove.
While the chicken was simmering in the pot, Wei Yushang quickly asked Chen Xiaomu for instructions: "Teacher, what should we cook next?"
Chen Xiaomu thought about it in his mind and felt that he couldn't stick to traditional dishes. If Wei Yushang could still cook it, then where should he put his face? Originally, he wanted to make a stewed rice dish that was purely invented by later generations. Chicken rice, but I don't know why I suddenly said the three words "Kentucky" in my brain.
"Kenteji?" Wei Yushang couldn't help but be stunned. She had never even heard of the name of this dish! Because I like cooking, I became curious about this strange dish name.
"Yes, it's called KFC." Chen Xiaomu nodded confidently. Seeing Wei Yushang's confused look, he couldn't help but chuckle. He didn't expect that the Western fast food of later generations, which was recognized as junk food, could still be used. It was used as capital to show off.
''Teacher, can you teach me this dish? "Wei Yushang hesitated and asked shyly.
Chen Xiaomu readily agreed: "Of course."
''Teacher, then I'll give you a hand! "Wei Yushang couldn't suppress the excitement on her face.
"You use a knife to separate the wings, legs and chicken of these chickens, then marinate them with salt and some spices." Chen Xiaomu was not polite and immediately directed Wei Yushang to get to work.
Wei Yushang agreed, stretched out his finger and pressed lightly on the bottom of the spice box. With a "click", a piece of wood from the bottom of the spice box popped out, revealing a black knife handle. Wei Yushang held the handle of the knife. Pulling out a bright kitchen knife, she picked up a white-striped chicken on the chopping board. The light of the knife was like pieces of fallen flowers on a flower tree. In the blink of an eye, she separated the white-striped chicken, leaving only bright and shiny pieces. The chicken head and chicken skeleton were put aside, and the rest were thrown into a large earthenware basin. In a moment, Wei Yushang and two helpers in the kitchen had divided up more than ten chickens, and the earthenware basin was full of chickens. It was full. Chen Xiaomu stopped him quickly and said: "Okay, okay, these are almost enough."
When the three of them stopped, Chen Xiaomu first poured some salt into the earthenware basin, picked it up and down with his hands, and then picked up some spices such as peppercorns, star anise, and anise from Wei Yushang's spice box and put them into the earthenware basin and mixed them. , taking advantage of the chicken being marinated in the earthen basin, Chen Xiaomu asked Wei Yushang to find some white flour, save half of it for frying the chicken later, mix the rest into batter, and make twenty or thirty thin pancakes.
At this time, the white chopped chicken in the pot was almost done. Wei Yushang picked up a bamboo chopstick and inserted it into the chicken. When he saw that there was no blood coming out, he took out the chicken body with a colander and put it aside to serve. I soaked it in a wooden bucket with half a bucket of cold water, then took it out and put it on the chopping board. I brushed the chicken body a few times. There was nothing strange about the whole chicken on the outside, but in fact it had been cut into pieces. Place the small pieces on a porcelain plate.
Chen Xiaomu saw a few green radishes on the table. He had an idea and reached for a green radish. Based on the carving techniques he had searched in his mind, he used a knife to divide the radish into a blooming rose. The red heart in the radish was carved right at the stamen, which could almost look real. Then he gently placed the carved rose next to the white chicken. In this way, the dish had both color and fragrance, and it improved a lot. A grade!
Wei Yushang and the two helpers in the kitchen were all stunned. They had never expected that there was anyone cooking like this. Even the white chicken that Wei Yushang had been busy with for a long time was eclipsed by Chen Xiaomu's radish flower. .
Seeing the dumbfounded looks of Wei Yushang and others, Chen Xiaomu explained with a smile: "The function of this radish is to remove greasiness. We often eat meaty food. Eating it with radish is good for the spleen and stomach!"
After being stunned for a long time, Wei Yushang sighed: "Teacher, you are the most talented person I have met so far!" "
Chen Xiaomu smiled slightly and said: ''There are people outside the world, there is a sky outside the world, it's just a little trick! "
"My God, this is just a small trick!" Before Chen Xiaomu could finish his words, a cook next to him shouted: "The best cook in our restaurant can't carve such a flower!"
Chen Xiaomu said modestly: "That's possible! Practice makes perfect with this thing. If you practice it regularly, you will naturally become good at it."
"Teacher, I also want to learn this flower carving technique from you." Wei Yushang said directly to Chen Xiaomu without being polite. Girls always like these flowers and plants, and Wei Yushang is of course no exception.
Chen Xiaomu joked: "You are as good as a teacher, can I not teach you?"
Wei Yushang's pretty face couldn't help but blush when she heard this. She secretly rolled her eyes at Chen Xiaomu and said coquettishly: "Didn't they recognize you as a teacher just now? Is it wrong to call you teacher?"
As he was talking, it was getting dark outside the restaurant, and the lights started to be turned on in the kitchen. Chen Xiaomu then remembered that he had not picked up the clothes he ordered for Wei Yuxin at Bao Fuji Cloth Shop. He had no choice but to go and pick them up tomorrow. .
