When talking about cooking, many people will subconsciously think of the words "a gentleman is far away from the kitchen", and it is obviously inappropriate for Li Zexuan, the founding baron of the People's Republic of China, to cook in person.
But these big guys in the backyard obviously don't think so. Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Niu Jinda, and Yuchi Jingde have always regarded Li Zexuan as their junior. When something happens to Li Zexuan, they will definitely be the first ones to take action. And Li Jing, because of the Han Tianhu Han family, is related to Li Zexuan; Needless to say, Li Er also wants to try the dishes made by Li Zexuan himself~!
After all, in the entire Tang Dynasty, who doesn’t know that Li Zexuan is the best eater~?
Therefore, Li Zexuan was undoubtedly sent to serve as appetizers for these elders and bosses.
The majestic emperor wanted to have lunch at Qin's house, and Li Zexuan was obviously not the only one who was busy. After Mrs. Qin, who was talking to Han Yuxi in the backyard, learned that Li Er was going to have lunch at Qin's house, she quickly ordered her servants to prepare. ingredients, and then went to the kitchen herself. Han Yuxi also followed behind.
"Xiao Xuan~? Why are you here~? Why don't you go to the front room to accompany His Majesty~? It is said that a gentleman is far away from the kitchen, how can you, a grown man, come to the kitchen~? Go out and let Auntie come~!"
Mrs. Qin originally planned to cook in person at noon. After all, she was preparing food for the emperor, but she couldn't be careless. If the people below didn't pay attention, or had some evil intentions, something would happen to Li Er in the Qin family. The hundreds of people in the old Qin family's house would all be in ruins.
After arriving in the kitchen, Mrs. Qin saw Li Zexuan who was cutting pork. She couldn't help scolding him.
Han Yuxi, who was following behind, was so surprised when he saw this scene that he couldn't help but open his mouth.
When Li Zexuan heard this, he cut the meat and said with a smile: "What kind of gentleman is far away from the kitchen~? That's just a group of hypocrites using hypocrisy to cover up their hypocrisy~! Today, Uncle Qin has just recovered from a serious illness, and the boy's little cooking skills are just right. If you are still good at it, I will make a few side dishes for Uncle Qin, the elders and His Majesty to go with the wine, and I will put my heart and soul into it, so why not~?"
Mencius has a famous saying: "A gentleman is like an animal. Seeing its life, he can't bear to see its death; hearing its sound, he can't bear to eat its meat. This is why a gentleman stays far away from the kitchen." In the traditional etiquette system, this is simply established as a rule. Code of conduct: "A gentleman is far away from the kitchen, and he should not practice it if he has any flesh and blood."
Li Zexuan felt that the person who said this was just being mean. If you can't bear to kill, then don't eat meat. You want to satisfy your appetite, but you can't bear to see the pain of animal death. You stay away from the scene of the killing so that you can eat with peace of mind. What is this girl's hypocrisy?
That's why when he heard Mrs. Qin say "a gentleman stays away from the kitchen", Li Zexuan said that it was just a group of hypocrites using hypocrisy to cover up their hypocrisy~!
Seeing this, Mrs. Qin said anxiously: "It's all nonsense~! No matter what you say, aunt has never seen a man cooking in the kitchen himself~! Xiaoxuan, come out quickly~!"
Seeing that Mrs. Qin could not be persuaded, Li Zexuan was very helpless and could only raise his banner and said: "Aunt, His Majesty asked me to do this, I have to obey~!"
"What~? His Majesty asked you to do it~?"
Mrs. Qin frowned when she heard this, and she no longer tried to dissuade her. She thought for a moment and said, "Then... let Aunty come and help you~!"
"Ms. sir~! I'm here to help you too~!"
Li Zexuan knew that if he continued to disagree, Mrs. Qin would probably go to the backyard to talk to Li Er in person, so he nodded and said, "Then I'll leave it to you, auntie and my wife~!"
"Hey~! You kid, why are you so polite to your aunt~? Besides, this is what aunt should do~!"
Mrs. Qin smiled, then went into the kitchen and began to instruct the maid to help Li Zexuan wash the vegetables.
Han Yuxi walked up to Li Zexuan and said softly: "What are you going to cook, sir? I'm here to help you~?"
Li Zexuan smiled and said softly: "I plan to make a few new dishes for my husband. Vinegar-choked radish skins, big bowls of braised pork, white-chopped chicken, fried fish cubes, and fried diced chicken. Madam, you can just watch from the side. How about cooking it for me to eat in the future~?"
Han Yuxi first carefully wrote down the names of these dishes, and then said: "Well, that's good~! I will learn it carefully~!"
Seeing the serious look on the woman next to him, Li Zexuan couldn't help but flick her white and flawless forehead with the clean hand holding the kitchen knife and said:
"Why are you so serious~? If you can't learn it today, I'll teach you later~! By the way, madam, I have some good news here. I'll tell you when I get home in the afternoon~!"
As if she was electrocuted, Han Yuxi quickly covered her forehead, and then glanced guiltily in the direction of Mrs. Qin. She didn't even dare to ask what the surprise Li Zexuan said was, and stood aside in a hurry, lowering her head in anticipation. There was an ostrich.
Although Mrs. Qin not far away noticed the couple's little actions, she didn't say anything. She just smiled with relief. It was obvious that she was happy from the bottom of her heart.
Li Zexuan was slightly embarrassed, and then he pretended that nothing happened and started cooking. The first thing to make is a big bowl of braised pork. People in the north like to eat meat in large mouthfuls and eat it carefully. The wine is naturally like a large piece of meat passing through the intestines, which is for the refreshing taste. Cheng Yaojin and the others will definitely like this big bowl of braised pork.
First cut the pork belly into pieces, then blanch it in boiling water, then soak it in wine, then fry it, and finally use plum vegetables (this thing is produced in Guangdong and was especially abundant in Lingnan during the Tang Dynasty). After steaming for two-quarters of an hour, a large bowl of bright red and tender pork is ready.
Of course, during this period, Li Zexuan made vinegar-choked radish skin by the way. This dish is not too simple.
After that, make the fried chicken. Choose a piece of chicken breast, cut it into small dices, add chopped tangerine peel, peppercorns, cloves, fennel and other spices, heat a little oil over high heat, and stir-fry the meat and ingredients together to let those The flavor of the spices fully penetrates into the meat. Eat a bite of diced chicken, paired with a sip of old wine, it's so satisfying.
There are also fried fish nuggets. Cut a whole plump herring into generous chunks and marinate it with salt and white wine lees for half an hour. The fish nuggets will appear a light pink color, which is really attractive. Mix the eggs and flour, fry the fish pieces in hot oil, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Put them there golden brown. When you are ready to eat, use garlic and soy sauce to make a hot sauce and pour it over. Wine, the taste, even a god would not change.
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Li Zexuan was doing it more and more smoothly, while Han Yuxi and Mrs. Qin next to him became more and more dumbfounded and greedy. With the color and smell, they almost couldn't help but want to eat it first.
Mrs. Qin swallowed her saliva and thought to herself: "No wonder His Majesty asked Xiaoxuan to come over to cook. Alas, this child didn't know where he learned these dishes. He is better than Lao Shen, who has been cooking for decades. The cooking is even more delicious~!”
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