"Madam, help me fry some sesame seeds!"
"Well, sir!"
"Xiao He, go find someone to help you peel some garlic!"
"Okay, Master!"
"Xiao Xi, don't I remember that there are peanuts at home? Go get some and peel them!"
"Yes, Master!"
"Aunt Zhao, do we have mutton at home?"
"Yes, Master! It's just that the mutton smells a bit strong. Master, do you really want it?"
"Yes! Bring me some not only mutton, but also fish. Hey! I will show you my knife skills today!"
(He plans to cut some mutton rolls and make some fish balls)
In the kitchen, Li Zexuan put a lot of effort into this hot pot meal! He basically plans to use all the seasonings available at home, because the key to whether the hot pot is delicious lies in how well the dipping sauce is made!
He plans to mix sesame sauce with peanut butter, and then sprinkle some minced garlic, soy sauce, salt, vinegar, chives, and mustard. Although there is no chili pepper, the overall taste will definitely not be bad!
(Sesame seeds and garlic were both introduced into China during the Western Han Dynasty. Of course they existed in the Tang Dynasty. As for peanuts, this is a bit complicated. Modern scientists generally believe that the origin of peanuts is in South America. In the 15th century, the geographic area After its discovery, it spread from South America to Europe, Africa, Asia and other places.
However, some scholars believe that China is also one of the origins of peanuts, based on two archaeological discoveries in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1958 and 1961, several peanut-like plant seeds were unearthed from the Qianshanyang site in Wuxing, Zhejiang, and the Shanbei site in Xiushui, Jiangxi. Among them, the specimens unearthed in Jiangxi were relatively complete. After identification, they were definitely peanut seeds, and they existed around 2,000 BC.
However, archaeology is very strict in determining a certain conclusion. In fact, only one of the two plant seeds discovered can be confirmed as a peanut specimen. Such "isolated evidence" is far from enough to illustrate the conclusion that "peanuts are native to China and were not introduced from the Americas after the Great Geographical Discovery."
Therefore, there is still debate in the academic community about the origin of peanuts. This book tentatively assumes that peanuts existed in the Tang Dynasty, so do not take it seriously.)
After cutting several large plates of mutton rolls, Li Zexuan's miraculous knife skills dazzled everyone in the kitchen. This means that Li Zexuan has internal strength. If he were to travel to a place without the power to tie a chicken, A "weak chicken" would definitely not dare to play like this!
Seeing that Han Yuxi had already fried the sesame seeds, Li Zexuan asked his wife to start frying the peanuts. He himself started grinding the fried sesame seeds into powder. As for the peanuts, he did the same thing! When the time comes, mix the two sauces together in proportion, add seasonings, and it’s basically ready!
As for hot pot dishes, in addition to mutton rolls, there are also meat dishes such as Li Zexuan's special fish balls, chicken slices, pork rolls, etc. As for vegetarian dishes, there are only bean sprouts and tofu! The vegetables in his greenhouse haven’t even grown yet! This is also the only regrettable part!
After preparing the ingredients and dipping sauces, Li Zexuan returned to the main hall, picked up the sword that sharpened iron like clay, and began to modify the table. He saw that he had dug a circular hole in the middle of the square wooden table, which was just larger than the diameter of the coal stove!
Father Li frowned and thought to himself that his son was really a prodigal!
After everything was completed, Li Zexuan placed the coal stove under the table and raised the coal stove so that the coal stove "stretched" out from the hole in the center of the table!
"Okay! Madam, let's serve the food! Sanbao, go get the pot from the kitchen! Bring some water by the way!"
Li Zexuan clapped his hands and said.
In other words, he really worked hard to have a hot pot meal in Tang Dynasty!
After a while, all the washed and cut ingredients were brought to the table. A large pot was placed on the coal stove "passing" the dining table. In front of everyone, there was a night of gray dipping sauce with chopped green onion sprinkled on it. With minced garlic, it looks particularly tempting!
"Xiao Xuan, how do you eat this? Doesn't it mean that once the dish is cooked, it needs to be picked out and eaten with dipping~?"
Ye Guozhong stared at the bowl of sauce in front of him and asked in confusion.
Sometimes he was very curious and wanted to open Li Zexuan's head to see what was inside. Who told this guy to come up with a new trick every once in a while?
"Good! Grandpa is really discerning! In fact, if you just pour all the ingredients into the pot and cook them in one pot, some things will not taste good if they are overcooked! The most authentic way to eat this hot pot is to put fresh vegetables on it. Put it in boiling water, scald it for a while, then take it out and dip it in the seasonings to eat, it’s fresh and delicious!”
At this time, the boiling water in the pot was already boiling! The bottom of the pot is actually just some condiments such as ginger, salt, green onions, and oil. It is very simple. As Li Zexuan spoke, he picked up a few pieces of mutton rolls, put them into the pot and stirred them twice. The bright red mutton rolls turned into dark gray after a while. Li Zexuan directly put the "boiled" mutton into the dipping saucepan. After dipping it in the bowl of sauce, he smiled and said:
"Although raw mutton has a strong smell, after it is cooked in a pot and dipped in sauce, the smell will not only be much reduced, but also extremely delicious~! Grandma, please try it first~"
After that, he delivered the dipped mutton to Mrs. Ye's bowl.
The old lady smiled happily and said: "Okay, okay, okay! My dear grandson! Then grandma, try it~!"
Ye Guozhong next to him could only stare helplessly. The old guy was very depressed and could only act like a child. He also followed the steps Li Zexuan had just done and "washed" himself a chopstick of mutton!
"Hmm~! It's delicious! The mutton is so tender! The dipping sauce tastes so good! I have lived for most of my life, but I have never eaten such delicious mutton!"
Old Mrs. Ye put the mutton in the bowl into her mouth and chewed it gently. The tenderness of the mutton rolls mixed with the aroma of the sauce. For a moment, the taste buds on her tongue were like those of a person who had not eaten for three days. Crazy to start soaking up the deliciousness of the lamb rolls.
"Lan'er also wants to eat hotpot mutton! Brother!"
After listening to Mrs. Ye's evaluation, Lan'er exclaimed.
"Come on, brother, help you cook it! Dad, mother, wife, grandpa, everyone, let's start eating!"
Li Zexuan said while rinsing the mutton for Lan'er and greeting his family.
"Haha! Eat! Eat them all! This mutton is really delicious after being cooked like this!"
Ye Guozhong also tasted the deliciousness of the mutton-boiled meat at this moment, and he said with excitement.
Soon, the atmosphere in the room began to rise. When eating hot pot, the emphasis is on being crowded and lively, so that it looks warm.
"Hey~! Are you eating so early today? It seems I came at the wrong time!"
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