Five hundred and twentieth eight chapters clenching the heart to kill the sheep method
Although Wanyan Aguda didn't say it explicitly, the implication was that he wanted Wanyan Sheng and Li Qi to compete in their cooking skills.
You must know that Wanyan Sheng is a prince. It is the most bizarre thing in the world for a prince to compete with others in cooking.
However, since Wanyan Aguda started his career, the key to marching and fighting is to take the enemy by surprise and attack them unprepared. When these words came out of his mouth, they were both unexpected and reasonable.
However, not everyone could understand him. For example, the officials of the Song Dynasty mission were all dumbfounded. This would never happen in their country.
In fact, not to mention the officials of the Song Dynasty, even many people in the Jin Kingdom felt that it was inappropriate. Wanyan Zongwang was one of them. He frowned and stood up and said: "Father, I'm afraid there is something wrong with doing this."
Wanyan Agu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Oh? What's wrong? Please tell me and listen."
Wanyan Zongwang has always respected, admired and feared his father, but once he said the words, he could only bite the bullet and said: "Fourth uncle has a noble status, and I'm afraid he will compete with others in cooking."
Have a ** share.”
Wanyan Aguda snorted softly, Wanyan Zongwang was so frightened that he immediately lowered his head, sweating profusely, and heard his father say: "Zongwang, do you know that before your fourth uncle and I started the army, there was a time
Because we offended a Liao official, we were besieged by the Liao people in the mountains. If we couldn't even cook the food, we would have starved to death in the mountains long ago. How could we be as rich as we are today? We Jurchens have always been
Be content with the situation, no matter the deep mountains and old forests infested with wild beasts, or the huge waves of the sea, nothing can stop me, a good Jurchen man. If you don't even know these methods, you are not worthy of being a good man of my Jurchen tribe."
His words were sonorous and powerful. There was no doubt that those Jurchens were excited when they heard it. They all straightened their backs and looked at Wanyan Aguda with admiration. They didn't dare to question him at all.
Wanyan Sheng seemed to think of those difficult years again, nodded and sighed: "Brother Zong Wang, the emperor is right. Although our status today is not what it used to be, we cannot lose the foundation of our footing.
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Wanyan Zongwang saluted and said: "Father, Fourth Uncle, what you are teaching me is that the child understands."
Fortunately, Brother A Guda is indeed outstanding. After hearing this, Li Qi felt a lot of respect in his heart. He couldn't help but think of Song Huizong again and secretly said, it seems that this is the difference between a wise king and a faint king. They are both emperors.
Why is the difference so big? I glanced at my colleagues aside and saw that all of them had disdain on their faces, as if they were saying, these are really a bunch of country bumpkins. I couldn't help but sigh sadly in my heart.
But Zhao Kai was thoughtful, savoring Wanyan Aguda's words carefully.
After Wanyan Agu finished speaking, he smiled and said to Wanyan Sheng, "Fourth brother, are you willing to fight with this golden knife chef king?"
Wanyan Sheng laughed and said, "How dare I disobey the emperor's orders?"
Wanyan Aguda laughed, shouted "Hello", turned to Li Qi and said: "King of Golden Knife Chefs, do you dare to fight?"
Anyway, after keeping a low profile for so long, it's my turn to take action. Li Qi smiled and said: "Thanks to His Majesty and Bo Jilie for thinking so highly of me, how dare Li Qi say anything? Li Qi is willing to stay with me to the end."
Wanyan Sheng chuckled and said, "Please give me some advice from the Golden Knife Chef."
"How dare you. How dare you." Li Qi raised his hand and said sincerely: "I really didn't expect that the famous and well-known Banbo Jilie could have such a method. Li Qi admired him from the bottom of his heart."
Wanyan Sheng shook his head and said: "Cooking is just the most common means of survival. Everyone in my Jurchen tribe can do it, so it's not worth mentioning. Back then, I followed the emperor's brother in the north and south. There was nothing delicious to eat, and I was born to eat well.
, I can only rely on myself to figure it out, and over many years, practice makes perfect, but there is no such thing as superb cooking skills."
What he said is true. When they first raised an army, there were only a few thousand people. There were no cooks around. They all did it by themselves. Over time, they got used to it. Even now, when a few of them have nothing to do,
They would also gather around the fire and cook their own barbecue.
Li Qi cupped his hand again and said, "That's even more admirable. By the way, I wonder what kind of cooking Bo Jilie is best at?"
"We Jurchens are not as particular as you in the Southern Dynasties. We usually eat them roasted. My best specialty is roasted mutton. I wonder what King Jin Dao Chef plans to cook this time?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "Roast mutton."
Wanyan Agu glanced sideways, thinking that Li Qi was giving in on purpose, and said dissatisfied: "This is just a competition, and there is no punishment. Why do you have to be humble? Besides, you may not be able to beat my fourth brother."
Li Qi shook his head and said: "Your Majesty has misunderstood me. I never dare to be negligent in cooking. Whether it is a competition or ordinary cooking, I will take it very seriously, and I will not be humble."
Wanyan Aguda glanced at him and asked doubtfully: "So, your best specialty is also roasted mutton?"
Li Qi shook his head and said: "That's not true. In fact, I don't have any specialties. I am a chef. For a chef, I have to cook whatever the guests like to eat. I have no choice at all, so every time I
When cooking, we will choose ingredients according to the taste of the guests. The judge of this competition must be His Majesty. If I use the dishes of the Song Dynasty to compete, I am afraid that Your Majesty will not like it. In this case, I will lose first.
It’s been a while. I just heard His Majesty highly praise Bo Jilie’s cooking skills, and also heard that Bo Jilie is best at making roast mutton. I think His Majesty must also have a special liking for this roast mutton, so I chose to make this roast mutton.
, I just don’t want to lose, that’s why I choose to cook the same dish as Bo Jilie.”
Wanyan Agu was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed and said: "Very good, very good. Just from these few words, you can deduce that I love roasted mutton the most. I am very thoughtful. No wonder your Southern Dynasty sent you to negotiate."
Li Qi raised his brows, but said modestly: "Thank you, thank you."
"good."
Wanyan Agu waved his hand and said: "Start the stove."
The Jurchen people are generally happy-go-lucky, so cooking in the middle of the school grounds is natural.
"yes."
Li Qi hurriedly said: "Wait a minute. Your Majesty, my roast mutton is quite special, so the stove is also quite special. I hope your Majesty can send some people to help me."
Wanyan Agu was very interested in asking, and immediately ordered people to help Li Qi. He also sent people to drive some live sheep over. He, a group of ministers, and the Song Dynasty envoys were sitting outside the tent, talking and waiting.
The delicious food was served, but he never mentioned the word "Yanyun" from beginning to end.
Li Qi and Wanyan Sheng went to prepare separately.
"Maqiao. Yue Fei, you will be my assistant."
The two said in unison: "We don't know how to cook."
"Do you have any strength?"
"there is."
"That's enough."
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Li Qi first asked people to get some bricks and built a dome-shaped oven about one meter high in the school grounds. He then sent people outside to see if there was any Haloxylon ammodendron nearby. This Haloxylon ammodendron is actually a plant.
Name. This plant is a kind of high-quality firewood. It also emits a fragrance when burning. It has become a protected plant in later generations. Li Qi was also afraid that there was no Haloxylon ammodendron around, so he told them that if they could not find Haloxylon ammodendron, they would get it.
Bring some fruit trees for firewood.
The soldiers immediately split up and started working. Li Qi was also on hand to guide them in building an oven with this kind of characteristics.
After a while, I heard only bursts of bleating sounds, and saw a small group of golden soldiers driving a group of fat sheep into the school grounds. I saw that the fat sheep were black and white, some were tall, and some were younger.
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These sheep are all brought from the grasslands and are native-born. They have less odor and can almost be said to have no odor, which is definitely not comparable to the sheep from the Central Plains.
Selecting ingredients can be said to be the first round of testing your cooking skills.
Li Qi and Wanyan Sheng came to the group of sheep and carefully observed each sheep.
Regarding this point, Wanyan Sheng was obviously better than Li Qi. He quickly picked out a Sunit sheep with black head and white hair.
After a while, Li Qi also picked out a strong, white, big-headed goat about two years old.
The second step was to choose kitchen utensils. Li Qi used to be very strict with these kitchen utensils, but this time for the first time, he did not choose for too long. He just chose a medium-sized, sharp knife and a long spoon with a large mouth.
Do I need a long spoon to roast lamb?
Ma Qiao and Yue Fei were a little stunned.
After everyone was selected, they each went to their own stoves and began to butcher.
Wanyan Sheng chose the most common method of "wiping the neck to kill the sheep".
Li Qi's method of slaughtering sheep seems to be a bit special. He first asked Yue and Ma to hold down the sheep. He said: "Hold it, with the chest facing up and the back facing down. That's right."
Both Yue Fei and Ma Qiao were extremely powerful, but the little sheep couldn't even jump and could only bleat and wail.
Li Qi first pulled out the hair on his chest, then made an incision on his chest with a knife, and then put his hand directly into the sheep's cavity. Suddenly, he heard a crisp sound and saw that the big-headed goat died immediately.
Yue Fei stared blankly at the sheep, swallowed his saliva, and said: "Bu Shuai, you didn't crush the sheep's heart, did you?"
Li Qi chuckled and said, "Yes, my method of killing sheep is called the 'Heart-gripping Sheep Killing Method'."
"How to kill a sheep by grasping its heart?" Ma Qiao was startled and said: "Deputy Commander, this sheep has no grudge against you, so why did you use such a cruel method to kill it?"
Li Qi rolled his eyes and said: "What do you know? This is the most humane way to kill a sheep in the world. Like those killing methods of wiping the neck, the sheep will not die immediately, but will have to suffer for a while before it dies. I am like this
The method can be said to be an instant kill, and the sheep did not suffer any pain at all."
Ma Qiao nodded and said: "What you said seems to make sense. In this case, the method I just used to defeat the fat man is also the most humane method."
"No, I don't dare compete with a violent maniac like you."
At the same time, the oven has been built, and firewood has been found, including Haloxylon ammodendron firewood and some fruit trees.
Li Qi first asked someone to light the oven, burn it with high fire, and keep it burning.
Those people were a little confused. You started burning the stove with a big fire before you finished the sheep. Isn't it a little too early? But they didn't ask any more questions and did as they were told.
After Li Qi slaughtered the sheep, he did not skin them. Instead, he asked Ma Qiao and Yue Fei to hang the sheep's front legs upside down, disembowel them, remove the internal organs and drains, wash the chest and abdominal cavities, and then scald the sheep with boiling water to remove the wool.
After completing this set of procedures, Li Qi missed that brat Wu Xiaoliu very much. He thought that if that brat was here, I wouldn't have to work so hard. He took a long breath and looked over at Yan Sheng, and couldn't help but
He was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't expect that he also cooks roasted whole lamb."