Chapter 188 Roast Duck and Burgers (Chapter Two in One)
Li Qi and Ma Qiao stood in front of the door of Zuixianju, watching Zhao Jingyan's limping back, and sighed in unison.
When Zhao Jingyan was about to leave just now, Li Qi wanted to hire a carriage for her to take her back. Zhao Jingyan originally agreed, but the guy from Maqiao suddenly said something like, "For those who learn martial arts, little pain is nothing." Then Zhao Jingyan was already disgraced by Ma Qiao, but this time she refused to be looked down upon by Ma Qiao and decisively rejected Li Qi's kindness.
Li Qi is not a martial arts student, and he doesn't understand those things. He just thinks that it is not worthwhile to put his toes through the pain just for a little face.
"Tsk tsk, this Miss Zhao's temperament is really suitable for learning martial arts. Although she is still a little inferior to my junior sister, she is indeed a good material. She shouldn't be too self-righteous. It's a pity, it's a pity."
After Zhao Jingyan's back disappeared from their sight, Ma Qiao suddenly let out a long sigh.
What a pity for your sister! When it comes to narcissism, who can compare to you Ma Qiao?
Li Qi glanced at him angrily and said, "You still have the nerve to say that if you hadn't dealt such a heavy blow just now, this person would have suffered like this."
Ma Qiao snorted and said, "I have already explained this reason, and I don't want to explain it anymore."
Damn it! Have you figured out who the boss is?
Li Qi glared at Ma Qiao fiercely, but he also knew that masters always have to be a little arrogant, which is understandable, so he didn't care about it with Ma Qiao. As long as this guy can do it at the right time, Just come out and block the knife for him when the time comes. He looked at the place where Zhao Jingyan disappeared again, sighed, and then returned to the store.
Every time Zhao Jingyan appears, she always gives Li Qi a strange feeling. Logically speaking, Zhao Jingyan never revealed her true identity to Li Qi, and judging from her conversation, it seems like a fool It's not easy to know her identity. Li Qi should be very wary of her. But the strange thing is that sometimes Li Qi just can't control it. He has to tell her something true to feel comfortable, and with her While chatting, Li Qi also felt very natural and comfortable, which was really strange.
Is Zhao Jingyan an enemy or a friend?
Li Qi really didn't know. But he already regarded Zhao Jingyan as a friend in his heart. Now he only hoped in his heart that Zhao Jingyan would not become his enemy.
Zhao Jingyan left, but Li Qi's mood was extremely heavy. He returned to the lounge in the backyard alone, closed his eyes and meditated, recalling what Zhao Jingyan had just said, his expression gradually became more solemn.
He really didn't know whether being able to predict the future was a good thing or a bad thing.
Does he want to change history?
The answer is yes.
Of course he wanted to change history, and I believe that no one in future generations would want the humiliation of Jingkang to happen again before his eyes.
However, history is like a vast project, and not one person can have the final say. It is not easy for him, an external "screw", to dominate this vast project.
But then again, if he wants to change history, then official career becomes the only way.
However, the traitors and the talented artist in that room made Li Qi feel a little exhausted. Fighting against these traitors was like a narrow escape from death as Zhao Jingyan said, but if he didn't go, he would be More people will die. Even if he has the ability to predict the future, he is not absolutely sure to escape this disaster.
In this case, it seems that there is only one road left in front of him.
However, this kind of thing cannot be done easily. Li Qi knows very clearly that now he needs an opportunity, an opportunity to turn things around. If this opportunity does not appear, it will be difficult for him to achieve anything in this troubled court.
as.
"It seems we can only take one step and see what happens."
Li Qi suddenly sighed, shook his head, and muttered to himself. But right now, what he needed to do most was to deal with the wolf Cai Minde. If he couldn't deal with him in a restaurant, then there would be no point in changing history.
After looking in the kitchen, Li Qi took Ma Qiao to the Taishi Mansion.
He has everything ready now, only a few cooks are missing. Wu Xiaoliu and others are so busy now that they can't spare any time. Although Fan Lou can provide him with enough cooks, he doesn't dare to completely
He trusted Fan Lou, so he could only borrow people from the Taishi Mansion. Anyway, the Taishi Mansion never lacked chefs, and he had already planned this. When preparing for the first-year banquet, he had been observing the cooks.
, also secretly cultivated a group of his own cronies.
As soon as he entered the gate, he happened to meet Cai Yong. Li Qi hurriedly stepped forward and said hello: "Steward Cai, get ready to go out."
Cai Yong cupped his hands, nodded and said with a smile: "Master Li, are you here to see me?"
Li Qi smiled and said, "Oh, I want to ask the Grand Master to borrow a few people." He knew that he couldn't hide these things from Cai Yong, so he simply told the truth to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Cai Yong was stunned and asked curiously: "Borrowing someone? Master Li, who do you want to borrow?"
Li Qi said truthfully: "The store has encountered some difficulties recently, so I want to borrow a few cooks from the Taishi Mansion to put out the fire."
"So that's what happened."
Cai Yong smiled and said: "There is no need to bother me with these little things. I will go to the kitchen with you later."
Nowadays, Li Qi's status in the Grand Master's Mansion is very different. This matter is really nothing to him.
Li Qi hurriedly cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Then I'll have to trouble Butler Cai."
"Where, where."
Cai Yong smiled, and suddenly a flash of light flashed in his eyes. He frowned, stretched out his hand, and said, "Master Li, can you take a step to speak."
Li Qi was stunned for a moment, not understanding the reason, nodded slightly, and then said to Ma Qiao: "Wait here for me." After that, he and Cai Yong came to the wall.
"Master Li, please forgive Cai for asking, but you came to borrow the cook to deal with Jade Cuixuan?" Cai Yong frowned and said.
Why is he asking this? Does he still have contact with Cai Minde? Impossible. Cai Minde used to be a cook in the Taishi Mansion. How could he, Cai Yong, the great butler of the Taishi Mansion, have a relationship with a cook?
Li Qi frowned slightly and hesitated.
Cai Yong glanced at him and said, "Master Li, there's no need to worry. I'm just asking and have no other intentions. If Master Li doesn't want to say it, that's okay."
This move made Li Qi feel a little embarrassed. Cai Yong was usually pretty good to him. He always tried his best to help him and never acted like a butler in front of him. Moreover, Li Qi
I know, with Cai Yong's intelligence, since he has spoken, he must know something about this matter. San San nodded and said: "Butler Cai is right, there is indeed this reason."
Seeing Li Qi being honest with him, Cai Yong showed a pleased smile on his face and said: "Master Li, you know that Cai Minde left the Grand Master's Mansion."
Li Qi nodded but did not speak.
Cai Minde continued: "To tell you the truth, I didn't like this person very much when he was in the Grand Master's Mansion. I also know that he is definitely not your opponent, but I want to remind you. You have to be merciful.
Spare him, don't drive him out and kill him."
Li Qi was confused when he heard this, and said with a wry smile: "Steward Cai, you must also know that I have always behaved myself, but Cai Minde wants to go against me at every turn."
"I know that."
Cai Yong nodded and said: "But do you know why Cai Minde secretly hid the golden bowl in the Taishi Mansion, but he was not punished and was just kicked out of the Taishi Mansion. Moreover, he was able to live happily outside immediately.
The water rises."
Li Qi shook his head with a confused look on his face. He only knew that Cai Minde was kicked out of the Taishi Mansion because his hands and feet were unclean in the Taishi Mansion, but he did not expect that Cai Minde was so shady that he dared to steal the golden bowl. This gold
The bowls were all used by Cai Jing, so he was very brave.
Cai Yong whispered: "That's because he is deeply favored by Master Cai. It was Master Cai who interceded for him and was exempted from punishment. It was also Master Cai who helped him. He was able to get to where he is today. Although now Cai Yong
I'm going on an expedition with the army, but you still have to give him some sympathy! Otherwise, I'm afraid he will be angry with you because of this."
Li Qi knew that the Master Cai mentioned by Cai Yong was Cai Jing's eldest son. Cai You, together with Tong Guan, were attacking the Liao Kingdom. However, this guy had no military knowledge at all. If such a person led the army, the defeat was certain.
ah.
This man's intelligence is far inferior to that of his father, but he is also a ruthless character. Li Qi has also heard some rumors about Cai You in Taishi Mansion. Cai You does not seem to be very friendly with Cai Sui, and he protects his calf.
He is very serious and has always helped his relatives but not others. The most important thing is that Cai You is now highly regarded by Song Huizong and is an extremely difficult character to deal with.
It turns out that there is still a layer of relationship here, and it is really confusing and confusing.
Li Qi felt a headache. He already had enough enemies. If Cai You showed up again, he would be surrounded by enemies on all sides. Fortunately, he did not want to defeat Cai Minde in one fell swoop, because with the strength of Jade Xuan, he wanted to defeat him completely.
It is not easy. But then I thought about it, in this case, I have to weaken Cai Minde's strength as soon as possible, otherwise when Cai You comes back, there may be changes. I said gratefully: "Thank you, Butler Cai, for reminding me, I know what to do."
Cai Yong nodded and said with a smile: "Master Li is a smart man, I believe you can handle it properly."
Li Qi and Cai Yong chatted for a while, and then went to the kitchen together. Li Qi had already thought about the candidates, so he quickly selected ten chefs.
After the selection was made, Li Qi cooked several nutritious side dishes for Cai Jing, and then rushed to the western suburbs with ten cooks. Now he had to race against time, because Cai Minde only signed two contracts with those butchers.
With a monthly contract, he didn't want to miss this opportunity.
Come to the manor.
"Junior sister."
When Ma Qiao saw Lu Meimei, he immediately left Li Qi behind and ran over happily.
This is really not a competent bodyguard.
Li Qi shook his head helplessly.
Lu Meimei gave Ma Qiao a look, came to Li Qi, and said, "Master Li, the duck is in the backyard now. Do you want to go see it now?"
Li Qi nodded and said, "I'll have to trouble you today."
Lu Meimei said: "Master Li, you are too polite. You gave me and my senior brother room and board. We can do something for you. It's too late for us to be happy."
"You should really discuss your thoughts with your senior brother."
Li Qi smiled bitterly and walked towards the backyard.
Lu Meimei was stunned and immediately glared at Ma Qiao.
Ma Qiao panicked and said hurriedly: "Junior sister, you must not listen to him, I have always fulfilled my duties."
Lu Meimei ignored him and followed Li Qi.
Li Qi asked Fan Lou to prepare so many ducks. Naturally, he was not planning to become a duck farmer. It was obvious that he was planning to make Beijing roast duck. As a native of Beijing, he is naturally very familiar with Beijing roast duck. He is a roast duck expert.
His father taught him this skill step by step, but after all these years, his skill at roasting duck is still not as good as his father's.
I have to say with emotion, ginger is still spicy.
However, in these days, Li Qi's roast duck skills are still at a glance.
In fact, in the Northern Song Dynasty, there was already roast duck, and the technology was relatively perfect. It can be said that he is the ancestor of Beijing roast duck. However, Li Qi had more perfect technology and was more scientific, so he was very confident that his roast duck could be sold.
Got a big fire.
Li Qi went to the backyard and observed the ducks carefully. He picked out a few thin ducks and threw them to the cooks, saying that they would serve them as supper tonight.
This is obviously telling them that you don't want to go to bed early tonight.
The ten cooks were all accustomed to working late at night with Li Qi, and they smiled honestly and had no objections.
Li Qi didn't waste much time and immediately asked the ten cooks and Lu Meimei to start slaughtering these poor ducks. He also asked the bartenders who now lived in the manor to boil water in the kitchen.
Just slaughtering these ducks took a full two hours.
After slaughtering, the hair will naturally be shaved off.
The key to hair removal lies in the temperature of the water. If it is too hot, it will affect the taste of the duck itself. If it is too cold, the hair cannot be blanched. Before the water boiled, Li Qi soaked his hands in cold water and then tried it.
When the water was warm enough to see that it was not too hot to handle, he put his hand in and stirred quickly. When the water was no longer hot, he withdrew his hand and signaled that he could start scalding the duck feathers.
After perming, Li Qi handed over the hair-shaving job to the female bartenders. After all, hair-smoothing requires lightness and carefulness. Not only does the duck feathers need to be smoothed clean, but the duck skin must also be smooth and undamaged. When women do this,
It couldn't be more suitable.
After the hair removal was completed, the next step was to eviscerate the body. This step was relatively complicated. Li Qi first asked the ten cooks to watch him do it.
I saw that he had prepared a knife, some small pieces of wood ten centimeters long, and a large bamboo tube in the middle. A small bamboo tube was connected to one end of the bamboo tube, and a piece of wood was inserted into the other end. It was very strange.
Those cooks were also experienced in many battles, but the things Li Qi prepared made them very curious.
Li Qi took out a naked fat duck, then slit its throat with a knife, opened the duck's bill, and pulled out the duck's tongue. Then he inserted the small bamboo tube through the slit in the throat and held down the wooden handle of the bamboo tube with one hand.
, push down hard.
The duck's body suddenly swelled up.
When everyone saw this, they all gasped.
It turned out that the big bamboo tube was a simple air pump, and Li Qi was not inflating the duck's belly, he was inflating the fat layer inside the skin and outside the meat.
After charging 70 to 80% of the charge, Li Qi withdrew the small bamboo tube, pinched the duck's neck with one hand, and pushed it under the duck's belly to avoid deflation.
Then insert the index finger of your right hand 3 to 4 centimeters into the anus, bend the index finger upward, hook the tail end of the large intestine, and pull off the connection between the large intestine and the anus. Then, move the right duck forward and block it with your left hand.
Hold the knife in your right hand and cut a 3-5 cm incision under the right shoulder. Insert the thumb and index finger of your right hand through the incision under the duck's shoulder. Pull out the esophagus and tracheal head. Then wrap the pulled out esophagus
Tighten on the left index finger. At the same time, extend the thumb and index finger of the right hand into the duck cavity, hook up the soft tissue connecting the duck cavity and the internal organs from top to bottom, and then hook the duck gizzard. Use both left and right hands to pull out the internal organs.
.Put your right index finger and middle finger into the duck cavity and remove the lung lobes on both sides of the spine.
After hollowing out the inside, Li Qi used the small piece of wood he had prepared earlier and inserted it into the duck cavity. He placed the lower end of the piece of wood on the spine, tilted it forward slightly in an upright position, stabilized it, and pulled it back to lock it.
Insert into the sternum to support the duck body.
This series of actions was like mercury pouring down the ground, and the ten cooks were mesmerized by the sight. It turned out that ducks could do this.
The next step is to pour water into the inner cavity of the duck, clean the blood stains inside, and then scald the skin to give it a sugar color. This means putting the duck in hot water, stirring it for a few times, and then pouring evenly the sugar water over it.
Then he asked the cook to learn how to make it, and he guided it. After the duck was ready, he asked someone to hang the duck in a cool and ventilated place.
Because these ducks had to be dried for more than ten or twenty hours, Li Qi did not sit there and wait. He started to take Lu Meimei and the cooks to make the second food, which was burgers.
This time, Li Qi wanted to completely break up Cai Minde's alliance with other restaurants and defeat Cai Minde in one fell swoop. So roast duck alone was not safe, so he planned to combine Chinese and Western styles.
For Li Qi, making hamburgers is relatively simple, because he had already figured out the ingredients for the burgers during the first-year banquet. Moreover, some of the pastries at the first-year banquet were similar to
Burgers are similar, so those cooks can get started quickly.
Of course, the burgers Li Qi made were made according to the tastes of the people of the Northern Song Dynasty. He also used marinated lamb chops for the fillings of the burgers. As for other fillings, he was not arbitrary and decided after discussing with the chefs.
Of course, cream is essential. Milk these days is really cheap and delicious. It’s a waste if you don’t use it, and cream has become the key to burgers.
After the burgers were made, it was almost the fourth day. Li Qi asked them to go to rest immediately and start roasting duck tomorrow.
He didn't rush back to the Qin Mansion and stayed here directly.
Early the next morning, Li Qi and others prepared some matters before roasting duck. Firewood was the key, and Li Qi chose straw.
Regarding the oven. When he was preparing for the first-year banquet, he had already prepared it. The method of roasting duck he chose was to roast it in a hanging oven. The principle is to rely on the reflection of the furnace wall to roast the duck over an open fire.
Controlling the heat and observing the state of the roast duck in the oven is the most critical step in roasting duck. Li Qi did not tell the cooks about this technique, but taught it to Lu Meimei and a few more clever bartenders.
After a whole day of hard work, Li Qi finally got the roast duck out. He immediately asked someone to invite Fan Shaobai to come here. After all, Fan Lou joined Zuixianju through a franchise. You can't not even give the products to others.
Take a look.
Early the next morning, Fan Shaobai rushed to the manor in the western suburbs. It seemed that he really wanted to see what kind of dishes Li Qi had prepared.
As for Fan Zheng, he didn't come because the journey was too far, but Fan Shaobai brought another person, that is Fan Lou's chef and the number one cook in Bianjing, Zhang Chun'er.
When Li Qi saw it, he secretly laughed in his heart. It seemed that Fan Shaobai was not just a fool, and he even knew how to bring an expert with him.
"Master Fan, Madam Zhang."
"Master Li."
The three of them bowed to each other.
Fan Shaobai looked around and laughed and said: "Master Li, you are much richer than us now. The place you live in here is several times bigger than the humble house."
Li Qi smiled modestly and said: "No, no. All of this is due to Taishi's great love. Li Qi is really ashamed to deserve it."
A hint of jealousy flashed in Zhang Chun'er's eyes, but she also knew that even if the birthday party was given to her, Cai Jing would not be able to reward her with the manor.
Li Qi glanced at Zhang Chun'er slightly, and said with a smile: "You two, please come inside."
After entering the house, Li Qi immediately ordered people to serve roast duck and hamburgers. He took advantage of this opportunity and asked Fan Shaobai: "Master Fan, how are you preparing over there?"
Fan Shaobai nodded and said: "All eight foot shops have been re-decorated, and they are all done in accordance with Master Li's requirements. As long as your dishes arrive, we can open them at any time. But now the Lion House seems to have learned the news,
Now we are trying our best to sell meat outside."
"It doesn't matter."
Li Qi chuckled and said, "They can't run away."
Fan Shaobai smiled and said: "Master Li always seems to be so confident."
Li Qi was not pretentious and nodded: "Confidence is based on strength."
At this moment, two maidservants brought the roast duck and hamburgers.
When Zhang Chun'er saw the duck, which was maroon in color and had a shiny skin, he was immediately startled and said, "Master Li, how did you make this roast duck? Why is it so red and bright? It's like applying a layer of red paint."
You think I'm stupid, I've told you this secret, I can eat whatever I want.
Li Qi smiled and said: "It's a small trick, it's not worth mentioning, you should try it quickly."
Zhang Chun'er also reacted, knowing that this question was quite idiotic, so he smiled and didn't ask again.
Fan Shaobai glanced at the burger and asked curiously: "Master Li, what is this?"
"Oh, this is the bun I developed, called Han Bao."
"Hanbao? This name is quite strange."
Li Qi explained: "The meaning of this name is to tell others that these buns are made by Han people."
Fan Shaobai suddenly realized it, and laughed and said: "This is a good name." He picked up a Hanbao and took a bite. It was really crispy, sweet and delicious, and it was an unprecedented delicacy. He kept eating while eating.
nodded in praise.
Seeing Fan Shaobai's big reaction, Zhang Chun'er was curious. She cut off a piece of duck meat and put it in her mouth. With a flash of light in her eyes, she nodded and said: "This duck meat is crispy in the mouth, sweet and oily, but not greasy. Li
The chef’s roast duck is the best in Bianjing.”
"Mrs. Zhang, thank you." Li Qi said with a faint smile.
Fan Shaobai tasted the duck meat again. It was so beautiful that he was speechless. He felt more confident in his heart. He laughed and said, "I believe that with Master Li's roast duck and Hanbao, Cai Minde won't have anything to worry about."
There was an unprecedented hint of respect in his tone.
Li Qi smiled and said: "If you two have no objections to these two dishes, I plan to open eight chain stores together every day."
"Okay. After enduring it for so many days, it's time for us to fight back." Fan Shaobai slapped the table and said with great pride.
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