The nine hundred and eighteenth palm can cook without fire!
Li Qi and Zongze exchanged opinions on the Dengzhou issue again. Compared with Zongze's feelings of serving the country and the people, Li Qi was more concerned about the overall layout. For the sake of the overall situation, he would not hesitate to give up.
Some, as a result, there are still some different views between him and Zongze. Fortunately, Li Qi respects Zongze very much and does not fight with him. Both parties take a step back, and Zhao Jingyan is on hand to mediate.
, but there wasn’t much of a dispute.
However, the friendship between the two also improved further during this small dispute. Li Qi's mouth was still sweet, and his title was changed from Zong Zhifu to Zong Uncle.
After a while, I suddenly saw a group of people approaching from the front, about ten people, and three donkey carts. Several mahogany boxes were placed on the donkey carts.
"Coming."
Li Qi looked at those people and smiled.
Zongze raised his eyes and looked up, with a wry smile on his lips. Obviously, Li Qi's suggestion that he would be assigned a cook and a doctor just now was not a sudden thought, but a premeditated plan. But even so, he still wanted to decline politely, so he added:
"Economic envoys, as the saying goes, don't get rewarded without merit. Your gift is really too heavy. Zongze deserves it."
Li Qi chuckled and said: "Uncle Zong, why don't you think about it from another angle. Maybe for you, this can be said to be no reward for no merit, but for me, whether you are healthy or not is directly related to my new method.
Whether it will be successful or not, I think this is a kind of investment. There is nothing in the world that comes without hard work, so this kind of effort is very necessary and reasonable."
Zongze was convinced this time and could no longer defend himself.
"The villain has met the master (economic envoy)."
While they were talking, the group came to the pavilion and bowed respectfully to Li Qi.
Li Qi hummed, moved his hand in front of Zong Ze, and said: "This is Zong Zhifu, you will hang out with him from now on."
Those people saluted Zongze again.
Are you messing with me? It doesn't sound like I'm the leader of the grass bandits! Zongze didn't laugh or cry, so he could only nod his head a few times in embarrassment.
Li Qi asked again: "Have you brought all the materials I asked for?"
The little cook said: "When I return to Master, I will bring them all."
"Take it out quickly."
"yes."
Cack!
But I saw one cook taking out a hen from the back of the donkey cart, the other two cooks were holding a big white stone in their hands, and the other two were holding some pots and pans.
Li Qi took the hen in one hand and weighed it a few times. It weighed about two kilograms. He nodded with satisfaction and said to his disciples, "Put the things over there."
"yes."
Several disciples immediately went to prepare.
Li Qi said to Zongze again: "Uncle Zong, please wait a moment. You will be fine soon."
Zongze and Li Qi had no nerve to sit and wait for their meal, so they said, "Zong is also good at cooking and can help the economic officer."
Zhao Jingyan smiled softly and said: "Uncle Zong, you are a master of your craft. Being able to help the Golden Knife Chef King is definitely not something ordinary people can do. I think only the left manager of the imperial kitchen has this qualification."
Li Qi laughed and said: "Miss Zhao is so honest." After a pause, he said to Zong Ze: "Uncle Zong, this dish is actually very simple. I can make it by myself."
Bang!
As soon as Li Qi finished speaking, a wine jar suddenly appeared in front of Zongze, who was so frightened that Zongze took a small step back.
"Zongzhifu, what does the cooking taste like? Why don't you drink a jar or two."
I saw Ma Qiao holding a jar of wine in his right hand and placing it in front of Zongze. He also held two jars of wine in his left hand.
You really don't know what to do, you always find someone to drink with. Li Qideng suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, but he didn't say anything to stop it, which means he acquiesced to Ma Qiao's approach.
Zongze didn't understand the market, so he thought to himself, this economy is acting strangely, so his servants must be willing to give in too!
The two masters and servants are really a perfect match. One is good at cooking and the other is good at drinking, but there is really no one in the world who can compete with them. Zhao Jingyan smiled secretly in her heart and whispered in Zongze's ear: "Zong Ze Uncle, this man is Li Qi's bodyguard, but he never thinks this way, so don't be offended. Moreover, this man is not bad, and he is quite interesting. The key is that he is not drunk."
Are you drunk? Zong Ze is also a person who travels around the world. I have never heard of anyone who is not drunk. I was curious and wanted to try it, so I took the jar and laughed: "Thank you for the wine."
"This is prepared by Bu Shuai. I am only responsible for drinking." Ma Qiao chuckled and handed another jar of wine to Zhao Jingyan.
Zhao Jingyan admired Ma Qiao quite a lot and said with a hint of surprise: "I have one too!" As she spoke, her hand had already taken the wine.
You are so rude! Li Qi smiled and shook his head, saying: "Okay, you just drink, I'll go do some work first, excuse me." He nodded slightly towards Zongze, then left.
Zongze still felt a little awkward. The host was running away to cook while he was drinking here. What was on his mind? However, Zhao Jingyan and Ma Qiao didn't care and pulled him to drink.
Li Qi first asked people to make fire and boil water, and then he went to the river to kill chickens. For him who likes to pursue perfection, killing chickens is also a technical job, and the technique will directly affect the taste of the chickens. Obviously, these few Disciple Sun has not yet reached this level.
After slaughtering the chicken, he used hot water to remove the feathers. During this process, he did not forget to teach his disciples some details. These disciples were the first to learn cooking from Wu Xiaoliu, so their skills would have passed the test otherwise. Li Qi would not let them follow Zongze, but they rarely listened to Li Qi's lectures and listened very seriously.
After cleaning the chicken feathers and internal organs, Li Qi folded the chicken head under the wings and folded the chicken feet into the belly and said, "Bring the pickled vegetables."
"yes."
One of the disciples quickly brought a jar. It turned out that Li Qi wanted pickled pickled pickled vegetables, but he took out the pickled pickled vegetables from the jar, filled the chicken belly, and then added ginger, green onions, Sichuan peppercorns, cooking wine, and Mix and marinate with adult sauce.
Unknowingly, half an hour passed.
In the pavilion, Zongze was finally convinced. The guy opposite was simply not human. He couldn't even drink water like this. From the moment he sat down, he drank one cup after another without stopping. At the beginning, he He was still able to keep up with the progress, but the further he drank, the more timid he became. Speaking of his drinking capacity, he really had never been afraid of anyone. However, he saw that Ma Qiao became more energetic as he drank, and even shouted that it was boring to drink with a cup. I drank directly from the jar. I remembered Zhao Jingyan’s words just now and thought, if I keep drinking like this, I will definitely get drunk. I will have to go on my way later, so I can’t drink anymore.
Zhao Jingyan seemed to see Zongze's thoughts. She glanced outside the pavilion, let out a sigh, and said, "What are they doing?"
Zongze turned around and took a look. He didn't even see clearly, so he said: "Hey, this is really strange." As he spoke, he stood up and walked towards the outside of the pavilion. Now he just wanted to get rid of the devil Ma Qiao. .
Zhao Jingyan secretly pursed her lips and smiled, got up and followed.
Ma Qiao looked at the two of them in astonishment and said to himself: "Strange! How good is this cooking?" After saying that, he directly picked up the wine jar and took a sip. He felt that drinking alone was a bit boring, so he asked He also followed out with a wine jar.
Bang bang bang!
I saw one of Li Qi's disciples hitting the two big white stones with a hammer, while Li Qi was sitting aside and giving instructions. He would definitely not do it himself using such foul language. Suddenly seeing Zhao Jingyan, Zongze came over , curiously asked: "Why are you here?"
Zongze shook his head and sighed: "Your guard's drinking capacity is really amazing, I am no match for him."
He knew this was the case. Li Qi glanced at Ma Qiao, who was walking towards this side, and shook his head, speechless.
Zhao Jingyan asked curiously: "Li Qi, what are you planning to cook? Why do you need stones?"
Li Qi smiled mysteriously and said, "I'll show you a trick later."
"Juggle? What trick?"
Li Qi said hey: "You don't need fire to cook."
"No fire?" Zhao Jingyan was shocked: "How is this possible?"
Li Qi said slyly: "How about we make a bet?"
Zhao Jingyan simply said: "I won't gamble."
Li Qi's expression froze and he said, "Don't you know there is a saying that it's rare to be confused?"
Zhao Jingyan said: "Since you know this sentence, why haven't I seen you do it?"
At this time, Ma Qiao, who was following, said with a smile: "Bu Shuai. If you want to be confused, just drink some wine."
Zhao Jingyan chuckled and said, "That makes sense!"
While dealing with a p. Li Qi shouted towards Ma Qiao: "Just face the wall and think about it. Think about who is paying you your salary."
On the side, Zongze was secretly surprised when he heard this, and thought to himself, could it be that the cooking skills of the Golden Knife Chef King have reached such a high level that he can cook without fire?
After the little disciple smashed the big stone into pieces, the chicken over there was almost marinated. Li Qi wrapped the marinated chicken tightly with pork net oil and lotus leaves, put it in a porcelain jar, and ate it with vegetables. He sealed it with leaves. After repeatedly ensuring that it was completely sealed, he buried the porcelain altar in the stone, added a raw egg, and then asked someone to bring a bucket of water.
This cooking does not require fire, but water? Li Qi's move made the others confused and very excited.
Li Qi scooped out a ladle of water, glanced at everyone, and said, "Watch it." After that, he sprinkled the water on the rocks.
Only the sound of "chichichi" was heard, and bursts of white smoke suddenly appeared.
The others immediately looked surprised.
Zongze and Zhao Jingyan said in unison: "Lime?"
Li Qi smiled bitterly and said, "I thought you already knew it."
This stone is quicklime obtained from the chalk workshop.
The two of them looked embarrassed again. They really hadn't paid attention just now. They suddenly realized it and nodded with smiles. They seemed to understand the intention of Li Qi's move. In fact, the reason is very simple. When quicklime meets water, it will emit a lot of heat, which is enough to bake. A chicken is cooked.
Zongze praised: "The Golden Knife Chef King is truly well-deserved. With just one move, I'm afraid no one else in the world can think of it."
Li Qi sprinkled water and said with a smile: "Uncle Zong is so complimentary."
Zhao Jingyan suddenly asked: "But if you do this, how do you know whether the chicken is cooked?"
Zongze stroked his beard and said, "I think it has something to do with the egg."
Li Qi nodded and said, "Uncle Zong is really good. You can tell at a glance. To know whether the chicken is cooked or not, it's actually very simple. You only need to steam three eggs, and that's it."
When Zhao Jingyan heard this, she could only sigh: "The King of Kitchens with the Golden Knife is really extraordinary."
Li Qi shrugged, was speechless, and concentrated on watering the water. He waited until the third egg was cooked before he stopped watering. He used a wooden stick to peel off the lime, gently pulled the hemp rope tied to the porcelain altar, and pulled the porcelain altar away.
After he came out, he used cold water to reduce the temperature of the outer wall of the porcelain jar sharply. He wiped it clean with a wet handkerchief, washed his hands again, then opened the lid, opened the vegetable leaves, took out the pork net oil and wrapped it in lotus leaves.
Before this lotus leaf bag was opened, there was a wisp of fragrance wafting out. Once it was opened, it became even more incredible. A very special and rich fragrance filled the air. Compared with other roasted chickens or steamed chickens, this fragrance
It lacks a trace of fire, but its fragrance is very simple, as if it comes from nature. It makes people's nose secretly twitch.
But I saw that the hen in the lotus leaf was milky yellow and exuded a faint oily sheen. It was so tempting!
When everyone saw it, they couldn't help but salivate. They wanted to pounce on it, tear the chicken into pieces and stuff it into their mouths.
Li Qi saw that everyone was dumbfounded. They stared at the hen with wide eyes, as if they had a blood feud. He understood deeply and said hehe: "Uncle Zong, Miss Zhao, don't just look at it, hurry up and have a taste."
I’d like to give you some advice.”
Zongze was startled for a moment, then he came to his senses, waved his hand and said, "I don't dare to do anything for my job."
Zhao Jingyan smiled and said, "I always have only one opinion about the dishes you cook."
You can have opinions on my dishes, so how can you still eat other people's dishes? Wouldn't it be that you would have starved to death a long time ago. Li Qi asked curiously: "What are your opinions?"
"Can it be less delicious? After all, I can't afford to hire you to be a chef in my house."
The implication is that if you are used to eating the food you cook, and it tastes bad, how can you still eat the food cooked by others?
Li Qi chuckled: "Then you can come to my house!"
As soon as the words came out, he immediately felt that this was a bit ambiguous. He quickly said: "No, no, no, you must not come. My family is already in a state of yin and yang." He secretly complained in his heart that my family already has a very perverted mother-in-law.
, if you come back as a shemale, damn! Will I still be alive?
Even though Zhao Jingyan was informal, there was still Zong Ze here, and her face was slightly red. She snorted and refused to answer the words.
The three of them sat on the floor. Li Qi used a knife to cut off two chicken legs and gave them to Zong Ze and Zhao Jingyan. He also cut off two chicken wings and threw one piece to Ma Qiao, keeping one piece for himself.
Zhao Jingyan took the chicken leg and smelled it first, but she felt the aroma was refreshing and asked: "Li Qi, what is the name of this dish of yours?" At this point, she remembered what Li Qi had said the last time she tasted the clay chicken.
An old man sat down on a little donkey to fool her, and said quickly: "Don't fool me with me being a saint again. I know this is lime."
Li Qi laughed and said, "This dish is called turkey-free."
This turkey-less dish is also very famous in later generations. The biggest highlight is the two words "no fire". It is precisely because of these two words that there are very few chefs who can be perfect.
It is similar to the highest state of martial arts, the invincibility.
"No turkey, hmm, that's quite appropriate."
Zongze chuckled and couldn't wait to bite off a piece of chicken. He felt that the chicken was extremely tender, especially the outer layer of skin. It was soft and delicious, but not lacking in chewiness. The taste was fragrant and mellow. He couldn't help but sigh: "This is absolutely
It’s the most beautiful dish I’ve ever tasted in my life.”
Ma Qiao didn't know if an idea flashed in his mind and said, "That's because, Zong Zongzhifu, it's your first time to eat Bu Shuai's cooking, and I don't feel the same way."
His words can be said to be the simplest compliment.
It's really rare to hear a kind word from this guy! Li Qi knew that this guy never flattered, and this was definitely what he said from the bottom of his heart, because no one who was willing to use their brains to think about it would add the latter part.
Zongze laughed and said: "Brother Ma is right, he is right!"
Zhao Jingyan tasted it carefully and said: "The best thing about this turkey without fire is probably that it is without fire. Compared with roast chicken, this chicken is less greasy, but more tender and refreshing.
Compared to steamed chicken, this chicken has a hint of spiciness and chewiness, but it is still tender and tender. Moreover, during the cooking process, the taste is also preserved very completely, and the flavor is unique and different from that of other products.
The clay chicken is comparable to the others and is also the best dish."
At this point, she frowned and said, "It's just---."
Li Qi still valued his food very much and said, "Just what?"
Zhao Jingyan said: "It's just that this chicken is too little for lunch for the few of us. I'm afraid we won't be able to enjoy it all."
It turns out it’s too little. It’s really free and tastes better. Li Qi said: “Don’t worry, I’ve already made preparations and I promise I won’t let you go hungry.” After that, he turned to a young disciple and said: “I think so.
It’s almost done, bring it.”
"yes."
But Li Qi's two disciples immediately walked up to the makeshift stove not far away. Since the beauty of this dish was that there was no fire, no one paid attention to the fire.
The big pot was still steaming thickly.
The two men took off the pot and took out pieces of large, thin round cakes.
This round cake is very ordinary, nothing special, and is often eaten during picnics, but Zhao Jingyan knows that if this round cake falls into Li Qi's hands, there will be something unusual about it, so she is very much looking forward to it.
Sure enough, after getting the round cake, Li Qi suddenly opened the chicken belly and saw that it was full of pickled pickled vegetables.
Zongze's eyes lit up and he said: "It turns out there is a universe inside. No wonder I also tasted a special taste just now. It must have come from this pickled vegetable."
Li Qi nodded and said, "Uncle Zong is absolutely right."
After that, he took out the pickled vegetables and put them in the bowl. Then he picked up the knife and quickly cut the chicken into strips. Next, he first spread the pickled vegetables on the round cake, and then put the chicken on top.
On top of the pickled vegetables, the last pancake was rolled. He followed the same pattern and made several rolls and handed them to them.
Zongze picked it up and took a bite. In one word, it was so good! The round cake had a strong rice aroma, and was paired with pickled pickled vegetables that had absorbed the essence of the chicken. In addition, there was tender and spicy chicken sitting inside.
It’s an exaggeration to say that this dish is even better than the turkey-less dish just now.
Zhao Jingyan has a bold nature and doesn't pay much attention to appearance. She takes a big bite without worrying about her image. But then again, when she looks like this, every move she makes has her own unique flavor. There is nothing unsightly at all, it just makes people
Pleasing to the eye, this is the advantage of beautiful women.
This is really a dish besides the dishes. It can be seen that there are no limits to the delicious food, so naturally there are no limits to the cooking skills.
Several people ate a lot, their mouths were full, and they didn't even have the time to speak.
I'm afraid only Li Qi's cooking can make people give up their conversation during the dinner.
ps: I have to go to the countryside today to do errands, so this is just one chapter...forgive me, forgive me...