Chapter 469: Everything Can Be Boiled - Sheep and Scorpion
As soon as he entered the back hall and was about to bow down to pay homage to the county magistrate, he heard him shout loudly: "Official servants, take these three down for questioning!"
The government officials rushed forward fiercely and pushed the three of them to their knees. The county magistrate asked sternly: "You have committed a crime, so I will punish you!"
He just opened a restaurant and had never committed any crime, so why should he be charged? The three of them shouted in unison: "Master County Magistrate, we have been wronged. We don't know what crime we have committed. I hope you will make it clear."
"Bold and cunning people, someone handed a complaint to the county government today, saying that you slaughtered cattle privately and cooked food for profit, and took a handful of cattle hair as proof. The evidence is conclusive." The county magistrate became more and more angry and said: "I must definitely do it."
After receiving the report, the ignorant official who is not just listening to one side,
I came here specially and found that there was a piece of cowhide and two horns hanging in front of the hall, and there were cow hair and blood in front of the door. The yamen officials also asked the neighbors to ask questions, and they all said in unison that you were the mastermind.
It's like a mountain, but it's still not recruited from reality."
It is true that it is a cow, but this is not a farm cow at all, but a vegetable cow transported from the north. The grassland people have always used cattle and sheep as food, rather than using cattle as farm animals. Zhao Kui hurriedly cried out: "The imperial court
The law prohibits the killing of farm cattle, but the villain killed the vegetable cattle of the northerners. Killing the vegetable cattle does not violate the court's laws, and the people in the street can testify for us."
After shouting these words, I felt a little guilty in my heart. From the outside, there is not much difference between vegetable cattle and farm cattle. At this time, Zheng Fu kowtowed and said, "I am wronged, Sir. It is not difficult to tell the difference between farm cattle and vegetable cattle. Farm cattle have been working all day long."
When you pull a plow, there will be calluses and wear marks on your back, so please check carefully."
The cowhide was still in the hall. The county magistrate hurriedly called for a closer inspection. He found that the back of the cowhide was as normal and there were no traces left by the friction between the rope and the skin when pulling the plow. Only then did he believe that what Zhao Kui said was true. He signaled to the Yamen servant to let go.
They said: "I have indeed wronged a few of you just now. Please stand up."
As soon as he finished speaking, a scent of fragrance floated from outside and into his nose. The county magistrate took a deep breath and said, "What kind of smell is this? It's so fragrant."
Zhao Kui replied: "I'm telling you, sir, it's the hot pot in Xiaomin's shop. Your arrival has made Xiaomin's restaurant shine. Xiaomin and the other three would like to invite you to enjoy it and have a meal here."
The county magistrate was also hungry. After thinking for a while, he said: "I am an honest official and do not greedy for people's wealth. Please lead the way. You must take the money after dinner."
The three shopkeepers introduced the county magistrate and his entourage into the restaurant, and the diners hurriedly gave up their seats. Zhao Wei and others checked and found that the Diaolong and Shiren had been ordered, and there was not much tender meat left, so he had to bite the bullet and serve the Maodu Hot Pot.
It was served, and at the same time, a large basin of deep-throated beef liver, beef heart, etc. was served.
"It's the first time that the food can be eaten while it's boiling." Watching the meat tumbling up and down in the pot, the county magistrate picked up the spoon with great interest. The three shopkeepers stood behind him and told him how to eat it every time.
How long does it take to blanch the ingredients in the soup?
The county magistrate is a parent official. When making the pot base, Wu Pang endured the heartache and doubled the old soup. The pot base was more fragrant than other diners. The tripe is one of the stomachs of the cow, which can absorb the soup.
taste, making it more
Delicious. After eating it three times in the hot pot, it tastes smooth and crispy. Coupled with the slightly spicy soup base, it makes people sweat. The north wind blows outside, but the body is warm, and there is a slight sweat on the forehead.
Sweat, this feels so good!
The county magistrate finished eating, paid and got up. Before getting on the sedan chair, he said to the three people: "Food is the most important thing for the people, and oxen are used for plowing. After training, northern oxen can also be used as plowing oxen. Besides, not all people do farm work.
How can we tell the difference between Qingbei cattle and cattle for farming? If we eat beef, once we get rich, we will inevitably be jealous of others, so it is better to switch to beef meat."
The county magistrate left, and the three of them thought about it again and again, and felt that there was something behind the words. To put it bluntly, the business was so good that people were jealous, and they were stabbed in the back. The key is that it is really difficult to distinguish between farm cattle and vegetable cattle, and you can't catch them if they are tricked.
Someone else’s handle.
After the three people gathered together, they came up with a result. No one wanted to have the government come to check the source of beef every day. Beef hot pot couldn't be made, so let's use mutton instead. Although its quality is worse than beef, it can still be used for hot pot.
The best among them. Sheep are smaller than cows and can be raised in the backyard. When guests come, they can be killed as many as they want to keep them fresh.
The recipe was ready-made, and Wu Pang and Zheng Fu worked together to demonstrate it to everyone. After Zheng Fu killed the sheep, he used a sharp knife to take out the sheep's beam. The bones of the beam were segmented one by one, and it looked like a huge scorpion.
Therefore, the common name is sheep scorpion. He chopped the sheep scorpion into small pieces, washed them in clean water, and gave them to Wu Wei. He put the sheep scorpion into the pot, pouring enough to cover the sheep scorpion.
Bring an amount of cold water to a boil over high heat. After boiling for a while, take out the sheep and scorpions, rinse away the foam, and pour away the blanching water in the pot.
Then pour oil into the wok. When the oil temperature is 50% hot, add galangal, garlic, white pepper, Sichuan peppercorns, etc., stir-fry until fragrant, add blanched and cleaned sheep scorpions, and stir-fry for a while.
After the lamb scorpions are fried and fragrant, pour the lamb scorpions and spices into a large pot. Pour boiling water that can cover the meat into the pot, and add dried chili peppers. After the fire boils, skim off the foam and change to small to medium size.
Turn on the heat, then pour in light soy sauce, dark soy sauce and cooking wine, cover and simmer for a few hours. Pour in salt and sprinkle with coriander before taking it out of the pot.
Zhao Kui noticed two details. First, there was much more ginger than in the previous times. Second, in the hot pot soup base in the previous times, there were star anise in the spices, but not this time. Wu Wei explained: "
Lamb from the grassland has a strong smell, and galangal can change the smell of mutton into a mellow smell. Although star anise has the effect of removing fishy smell, its aroma does not match the aroma of mutton."
"Ruan Langgui·Sheep and Scorpion"
The beam of the sheep is shaped like a scorpion. Place it in a pot of cold water and submerge it. Bring to a boil over high heat to remove the foam and heat the oil until it is 50% hot.
Pour in the spices, stir-fry skillfully, add water and mutton, cook with chili cooking wine, and add coriander to the pot.
On Pantan Street, early in the morning, the neighbors were talking a lot. A well-informed person said: "Do you know? What was the purpose of the county magistrate and the government servants who came to their restaurant last night?"
Seeing everyone gathered around, he said to everyone mysteriously: "I heard that someone went to the Yamen to sue them, and they took a handful of cow hair and said they slaughtered the cattle privately. Although the truth was revealed in the end, without the beef, they
The hot pot is finished.”
"No, there will always be some in stock. I have made an appointment with the customer to try it out here." Two wealthy businessmen dressed in doubt looked into the cracks. Because it was too early, they saw nothing. However, one
The wealthy businessman's nose was very sharp. He sniffed it vigorously and said, "It smells like meat. It's very strong. It's different from yesterday. It looks like I'm in for a treat."
After knocking on the door, the restaurant was not open yet, and no one agreed. So I wrote a note requesting to order two more tables of hot pot at noon, hung it on the door button of the restaurant, and excitedly went to inform the customer.