It is undeniable that Wu Xiaoliu is indeed a very talented chef, but boiled water song leaves are not an ordinary delicacy. His level is far from enough. Even in later generations, without the skill of cooking soup for five or six years, he wants to make a dish. Authentic boiled water from Songye is simply a dream.
Li Qi kept changing the hot towel and put it on his right arm while supervising Wu Xiaoliu. This process of boiling water song leaves was much more complicated than before. There were three more steps in the process. In addition, in terms of materials, Li Qi also Precious materials such as abalone and shark fin are added. These materials are very difficult to process, which can be seen from the sweat beads on Wu Xiaoliu's face.
After Wu Xiaoliu put the minced meat into the pot, he looked at the gauze he had prepared earlier and said, "Brother Li, how do you use this gauze?"
Li Qi looked at him blankly for a moment, sighed and said: "Forget it, this step is unnecessary." This gauze was actually added by Li Qi in pursuit of perfection. It was something he had just thought of the day before yesterday and had been trained in the past. He had never used it at that time, so of course he was sure of it, but if Wu Xiaoliu used it, it would be superfluous, so he simply omitted it to avoid confusion.
"oh."
Wu Xiaoliu didn't dare to ask any more questions and continued to clean up the residue.
"Do it well."
Li Qi smiled slightly, then sat down against the pillar, stared at the stove, and watched the heat for them. At the same time, he called a eunuch over and asked him to get some fruits. Fruits are very beneficial to muscle fatigue.
Soon, the eunuch brought a large plate of fruit.
Li Qi was not polite, held it in his arms and started to eat it. Not to mention, his posture was quite similar to Wu Xiaoliu's.
Wu Xiaoliu didn't understand the reason. Seeing Li Qi eating so happily, he thought to himself, it seems that Brother Li is quite relieved about me. Suddenly his confidence doubled, as if his whole body was full of vitality, and what he was doing was incredible.
Unknowingly, two hours passed.
The soup was also cooked. Li Qi took a small spoonful and put it to his mouth to taste. The evaluation in his heart was that Wu Xiaoliu had performed beyond his level. He smiled slightly and said: "Well done."
Wu Xiaoliu was overjoyed and kept giggling.
Next comes the last step, watering the cabbage heart, which is also the most critical step. If the cabbage heart is not watered well, everything will be in vain.
"Water it better, look at you. You haven't even touched the cabbage heart. You have to pour it from the top, you know?"
"Brother Li, don't blame me. The heart of this vegetable is so small that it's hard to pour it accurately."
"You're stupid. If you can't pour it properly, why don't you lower it a little? You're not performing, why are you holding the spoon so high?"
"Ah? But I've seen you pour water like this before."
"Then you've seen me cooking pufferfish. If you have the ability, cook and eat it yourself. Let's see if you die."
Wu Xiaoliu understood completely that what Li Qi did before was just to look cool. In fact, it had no real effect.
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There was still laughter and laughter in the attic, and everyone was still immersed in Li Qi's talk about the Sixteen States of Yanyun. After all, there are too many things worth studying and discussing. But then again, although everyone sitting here is The most outstanding artists in the Northern Song Dynasty, but they didn't even understand optics, how could they understand the truth.
At this moment, the eunuch announced that the four royal chefs were waiting outside the door.
Everyone was in high spirits. Song Huizong waved his hand and said hurriedly: "Hurry up."
After a while, the four royal chefs and their assistants came in carrying the cooked soup.
The first person to unveil the mystery was Gao Ping, the royal chef of Dali Kingdom.
When he opened the cover, the whole place burst into an uproar. Even Li Qi and others looked surprised.
It turned out that what was placed on the tray was not a bowl, but orange oranges. The only characteristic was that the oranges were big enough.
This is too perfunctory.
Song Huizong frowned slightly and said, "Master Gao, what are you doing with a plate of oranges?"
Gao Ping cupped his hands and said, "To answer your Majesty's question, this is the latest orange crab soup made by this villain."
When Cai Jing heard the word "crab", his eyes flashed and he said, "You said this is made of crab?"
Gao Ping nodded and said, "The main ingredient is crab meat."
Song Huizong pointed his hand and said: "But yours is obviously an orange. I can't even mistake it."
The others nodded.
Gao Ping replied: "Actually, the villain is just using oranges as utensils, scraping off most of the orange flesh, leaving only a small amount of juice, and then adding crab meat, diced fat meat, diced water chestnuts, egg liquid, minced ginger, seasoning wine and other ingredients Mix well, add the orange flesh, stir-fry in a hot pan, then put it into the orange, put it in the steamer and steam it for a while." As he said that, he reached out and grabbed the top of the orange, and pulled it gently. It turned out that the top piece was just a piece of orange. Lid made of orange peel.
Li Qi secretly thought, wow! You are not making fruit oranges, are you?
Song Huizong stroked his beard very coquettishly and said: "This is quite strange. Then hurry up and present it."
"yes."
The maids immediately came forward and presented you with an orange.
Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty took a look inside. Inside was a yellowish-white, mushy soup. The color was bright, and the unique fragrance was very tempting, making people want to have a taste.
Cai Jing is a loyal crab fan, but since Li Qi took care of his diet, he rarely eats crabs. Today, he was acting under the emperor's order, so he is not afraid of Li Qi anymore, so he took a small bite without haste and smashed it. After a few times, it seemed that it was not enough. He took three small bites in a row and said: "It's sweet and refreshing, not greasy at all, and the taste is very unique. Wow, I didn't expect that orange meat and crab meat would be so delicious when put together. Not bad, it's really good."
Song Huizong also nodded slightly and said with great satisfaction: "Not to mention the taste, the creativity alone has a certain artistic conception. Eating this orange crab soup made me immediately think of the golden autumn, when the trees were covered with golden crabs. Orange. I like this dish very much."
Zuo Boqing said: "What the emperor said is that this dish is simple to make, but its creativity is unique, and its taste can be considered unique, which is really rare."
Soon, this orange crab soup won unanimous praise from everyone.
This one dish made the whole house happy. Everyone was even more looking forward to the next dish.
The two people who appeared were the Imperial Chef of Xixia, Guo Qian. He took a step forward and saluted, "My dear, the dish today is called Tai Chi Vegetable Soup." As he said this, he opened the cover, and saw that underneath it was a big The bowl contains a Tai Chi pattern dish, half white and half green.
The first is Sanqing, and the second is Tai Chi. It seems that he is going to carry out his favorite strategy to the end today.
This time Song Huizong did not complain anymore, but showed a look of joy on his face. He laughed and said: "Okay. This is a good name. This dish is also very good-looking."
When Guo Qian heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Please. What's wrong with this name? Isn't it just Tai Chi? It couldn't be more ordinary. Li Qi rolled his eyes, very dissatisfied with the attitude of Song Huizong, a devout Taoist.
Nine out of ten of these ministers are Taoist disciples, so when they see this dish, they all feel a sense of intimacy.
Obviously, this time Guo Qian's flattery finally came true.
But Heshi Liebohe acted very calmly. When he heard the word "vegetarian", he didn't even think about using chopsticks. He always thought that these vegetables were only eaten by horses, and noble humans must eat them naturally.
Meat.
The maids came forward. They took a portion from each side of the white and green portions and put them into bowls, and then presented them to everyone.
Song Huizong tasted each one and said: "Is this made with tofu and rattan vegetables?"
Guo Qian said: "Exactly."
Duan Zhengwen nodded and said: "The sweetness and deliciousness of the rattan vegetables, coupled with the tenderness and refreshing taste of the tofu, fully demonstrate the essence of vegetarian dishes. Not bad. Not bad."
Zuo Boqing praised: "What's even more valuable is that although the ingredients used in this dish are extremely ordinary, the taste is light yet delicious. This is all due to Master Guo's skillful hands."
After everyone heard this, they nodded frequently.
Li Bangyan suddenly asked: "But why is this dish called Tai Chi Vegetable Soup? Is it because of the Tai Chi diagram?"
Although this question seems to be unreasonable, it is understandable for artists to want to have some meaning in their food.
A flash of joy flashed in Guo Qian's eyes, and he said: "White represents yang, which means movement; green represents yin, which means tranquility. The two Tai Chi fish are connected head to tail, yin and yang are combined, and all things are endless. The fish's eyes mean the eyes of wisdom, and the green fish
The eyes are white, and the eyes of the white fish are green, which also coincides with the fact that there is yang in yin, and there is yin in yang. One will wax and wane, and the other will grow, or it will be peaceful. The villain hopes that all countries can live in harmony like this dish, and the people of all countries can live and work in peace and contentment."
Fuck! Is this possible? Your mother is so good at blowing, right? You might as well become a Taoist priest and a p-chef.md. It seems that I have to memorize the Tao Te Ching in case of emergencies.
need.
Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty banged the table and shouted: "It's a good idea to be able to live in peace and harmony."
Richard couldn't help but send two appreciative glances.
Heshi Liebohe broke into a cold sweat and thought to himself, it seems that people from the Southern Dynasties are not good at talking nonsense, and I am afraid that people from Xixia are not willing to give in too much.
The first two dishes received such high praise, but Long Jiang didn't seem to be in a hurry. He took a step forward and saluted, "I'm cooking fish soup today."
Fish soup, just two words, without any decoration, and the dish is very ordinary. It is really just an ordinary bowl of fish soup, except that the bowl is full of thin strips.
Everyone took a look and saw nothing special.
However, when everyone tasted it, the same expression appeared on their faces, that is, nostalgia.
"This smells so familiar." Several people said in unison.
Cai Jing said with fascination: "I remember that when I visited the lake in Hangzhou, I tasted the fish soup made by a local fisherman. The taste was somewhat similar to this dish and it was very delicious."
Song Huizong took a bite and asked: "Master Long, how do you make this dish?"
Long Jiang nodded and said: "To answer your Majesty's question, there is actually no trick to this dish. The ingredients are winter bamboo shoots, mushrooms, chives, minced ginger and other common ingredients. It's just that the mandarin fish was just caught from the river.
Moreover, the water used is also brought on the spot during fishing. I just want to make an authentic fish soup."
Cai Jing nodded and said: "That's it, that's it."
Song Huizong tasted it carefully again and sighed: "It is simple and unpretentious, and the taste is mellow."
A simple dish, a simple name, Song Huizong also gave a simple eight-character evaluation, but it conveyed the essence of the dish.
The others didn't say much, they just savored the dish carefully.
When Long Jiang saw it, a light of joy flashed in his eyes.
Next is Li Qi’s Supreme Boiled Water Song Ye. This dish has already been spread to its magic, so there is no need to introduce it. Is it a brand product? It is a national inspection-free product. Just start eating it.
However, after everyone tasted it, the expressions on their faces were very complicated. You looked at me, I looked at you, and I didn’t know what to express. The scene suddenly became quiet.