Mao Dasong was still busy over there, the pearls were shining, but the dining room was completely dark. Xiao Haizi held a lantern and wandered around the door for a long time. When he saw Chu Qiao coming in a hurry, he immediately greeted her.
"Oh, I said, Li Chunxiang, tomorrow, the director of Shangshi will bring people to taste this roasted whole lamb. Why don't you even make a move? I am standing here, worried about you. Don't believe it.
You touch it, my head is covered with beads of sweat, why are you still so leisurely, where are the people? Where are those people? Anyway, I can help you."
Xiao Haizi looked behind Chu Qiao. When he found that she was alone, he was immediately disappointed. This Li Chunxiang couldn't hold up the wall with mud. He was helping her like this. Why couldn't she see the difference?
Woolen cloth.
"Eunuch Hai, don't be anxious. I've prepared everything here. I won't need people until the lamb is roasted. Now there are more people coming, so it's really busy." Chu Qiao explained.
"If what you say is true, I'll be relieved and get to work quickly."
Xiao Haizi shook his head, carried the lantern and walked around the door a few more times, going to watch Mao Dasong at work.
Chu Qiao then opened the door of the dining room and lit the candle.
The dining room was very quiet and filled with the faint aroma of spices.
Chu Qiao began to prepare seasonings and spices. After passing through the water several times, she smelled and smelled, calculated and calculated again, and then added some wild rose petals. Only then did she feel that the taste was good, and then put it in a white cloth, and then
Soaking the cloth bag in hot water to allow the spices to fully expand, she then opened the lid of the sheep soup. At this time, the smell of the sheep was no longer so strong, the taste of the soup was just right, and the color of the mutton was
There have been changes too.
"It should be fine."
Chu Qiao poured out the soup, smeared cumin and other seasonings on the sheep's body, making the sheep's skin seem to be wearing a thick layer of seasoning clothes, and then stuffed the spice bag into the sheep's belly.
Picking up the needle and thread prepared in advance, Chu Qiao then sewed up the small hole in the sheep's belly. This was a special way of handling sheep that the old imperial chef taught her. It would not damage the integrity of the sheep and there would be no visible cuts.
, the sheep blood entered the abdominal cavity, and the peculiar smell of the internal organs in the sheep's stomach was also removed.
Everything was ready. Chu Qiao wiped her sweat and felt that it was almost time.
After a while, the helpers came after they had slept enough, and opened the door of the dining room. Everyone was full of energy. Feicui rushed in first and said in a hurry.
"Mao Dasong is almost ready. There are still two hours before dawn. Is it too late?"
"No, Jade Burning Charcoal. The front part of the sheep is pine charcoal, and the second half is fruit charcoal. When you set up the sheep, you must stare at it without blinking. There must be no open flames or smoke. This link
Whoever has a problem will cause trouble."
"I understand." Jade responded and went to make charcoal.
Because of the lack of manpower, Chu Qiao also joined the team of roasting sheep. Her eyes were wide open as she kept turning the sheep and applying oil. This process was really hard. She was so tired that she was sweating profusely and her hands were burned several times.
When they arrived, they still refused to take a step away, for fear that they would accidentally burn the whole lamb.
At dawn, Xue Wanyue was already sitting in the dining hall. Eunuch Lan, Eunuch Ping, and some adults living in Mongolia were all in place, just waiting for the four roasted whole lambs to be brought up.
"My lords, this state banquet is no small matter. Roast whole lamb is a very important dish, so I invite you to taste it. I hope to select a chef and assistant chef and let them be in charge of this state banquet. This
I just ask you all to be absolutely fair."
"We have both lived in Mongolia for a period of time, and we did eat a lot of roasted whole lamb, so there should be no problem."
Several adults have considerable experience and are very confident that they cannot delay national affairs.
Eunuch Lan has great confidence in his royal chefs, especially An Ge. Although he is young, he is very knowledgeable in meals. This whole lamb feast will definitely be good.
But Eunuch Ping was a little worried. He heard that Li Chunxiang and the helpers had been sleeping, and he wondered if the girl would rashly carry a half-cooked sheep in. As for Mao Dasong, he walked through the door of the dining room several times.
I really don't have much confidence in the smell coming out of it. It seems that the imperial dining room will be completely wiped out this time.
"It's almost time, let them bring up the roasted whole lamb. I have something to tell you. Let each chef put the chef's name on the bottom of the roasted whole lamb tray. Don't forget this."
Xue Wanyue explained that she was still afraid that the adults would separate the chef and the royal chef, and their personal relationship would be in vain. At this state banquet, she didn't want to deliberately overpower anyone, she just wanted to get things done.
"That's fine. I don't know who made which sheep. It's easy to evaluate." Several adults also agreed with this suggestion.
"yes!"
The maids all went down, and after a while, eight or nine little eunuchs brought in four roasted whole lambs, exuding waves of aroma.
"It really feels like I'm in Mongolia." Several adults nodded and commented on the appearance of the four roasted whole lambs. As for the fragrant smell, they didn't know which roasted lamb came from.
of.
Royal Chef Ange, Chef Mao walked in, but he did not see Li Chunxiang.
"Where is Li Chunxiang?" Xue Wanyue asked.
"Still outside, come in immediately."
As soon as a palace maid finished her explanation, Chu Qiao ran in in a hurry. She looked really embarrassed, her face was red, there was still a little charcoal ash on her chin, a few strands of hair were hanging down from her temples, and her clothes were also dirty.
Several holes were burned.
"I, I'm late." Chu Qiao smiled sheepishly. After saying this, she realized that everyone was looking at her, all of them looking dumbfounded.
In fact, none of the other three cooks involved in making the roasted whole lamb looked as embarrassed as Chu Qiao, especially An Ge. He didn't look red in the face, out of breath, and didn't even have a drop of sweat. Although Mao Dasong blushed
Yes, at least my hair is not disheveled and my clothes are not burned out.
Chu Qiao lowered her head, holding the hem of her skirt with her fingers, full of anger. The only strong person in her dining room was Feicui. When Feicui got tired from turning over the whole sheep, Chu Qiao had to work with another helper.
The sheep accidentally almost fell into the charcoal fire and roasted itself.
"Sit down yet." Xue Wanyue averted her eyes.
Chu Qiao responded, holding up her side, and moved closer to a seat. As soon as she sat down, a silk handkerchief was delivered to her eyes. Chu Qiao turned around and saw that it was the imperial chef An Ge. An Ge's handsome eyes