Chapter 225 Steamed lion head (two in one, ask for the next
Qi Yuan stepped out of the cave and suddenly felt that his heart was much more open.
The scenery outside is still like a fairyland, with flying spiritual birds and strange beasts running around. Fairy mist condensed with rich spiritual energy can be seen everywhere. There is a fresh breath in the air. Everything is so refreshing.
Qi Yuan raised his hands, stretched out, and yawned comfortably. For a moment, he felt that his worries were gone, and his mind became more lively.
He walked among the mountains and fields, humming a tune leisurely, and occasionally picked a spiritual fruit from the roadside, biting it in his hand and the juice flowed freely.
In the bamboo forest behind, Qi Yi was busy, and He Ling'er and others were helping him.
Even Deng Chanyu, who had never had any talent for cooking, was diligently helping him pack things and pick bamboo shoots and other things.
Qi Yuan listened carefully for a while, and then realized that Qi Yi felt that his cultivation had improved a lot recently, and after this period of practice, he felt that he should be able to make spiritual vegetables.
So today I plan to formally challenge Lingchu.
Not to mention that He Ling'er is a greedy girl, Deng Chanyu has also been very interested in this kind of delicacies that can improve her cultivation since she tasted various spiritual dishes made by Qi Yuan.
That is to say, she has no talent for cooking, and Qi Yuan does not allow her to learn the skills of a spiritual chef to avoid being distracted, so she has no idea of cooking by herself.
But they haven't tasted Master's craftsmanship for such a long time, and they are all a little greedy.
So when he heard Qi Yi talk about his plan to officially be promoted to the spiritual chef, his interest immediately increased, and they all came to help.
Qi Yuan did not hide his figure, so his presence was quickly discovered by everyone.
"Disciple pays homage to master."
Several apprentices quickly saluted and greeted him.
"Master, are you out of seclusion?"
Qi Yi's calm face also showed a bit of surprise.
Although he is young and mature and has a steady mind, because of his early experiences and the fact that he was almost never separated from Qi Yuan when he was a teenager, Qi Yuan has always been taking care of him, so he has a kind of admiration for Qi Yuan from the bottom of his heart.
Affection.
Qi Yuan took Yang Chan out for several months, and after returning, he went into seclusion for such a long time. He had not seen his master for such a long time, but he was thinking about Qi Yuan in his heart.
Similar to him is He Linger.
This little girl originally wandered alone due to changes in her clan. She was rescued by Qi Yuan after she was in danger. Since then, she has always been with Qi Yuan, rarely separated.
It's just that in the past year, Qi Yuan has been either outside or in retreat.
Although she lived a good life on Jin'ao Island, Qi Yi and the others had nothing to say to her. Yunxiao's mount Qingluan often gave her guidance on her practice and taught her many things.
However, the person closest to the little girl's heart is Qi Yuan, so she naturally misses him very much after not seeing him for such a long time.
So after seeing Qi Yuan, he immediately happily ran to Qi Yuan with his short legs and held on to his sleeves, lest he run away again.
Qi Yuan smiled and nodded to Qi Yi and the others, then reached out and pinched He Ling'er's chubby little face.
Well, I seem to have lost a little weight recently, and I don’t seem to feel as good as before.
Qi Yuan was thinking, should he give this girl another patch of body?
He raised his head and looked at Qi Yi again, and couldn't help but sigh.
This child has been with him for more than ten years, and now Qi Yi has long lost the appearance of the thin child he once was.
Qi Yi's figure has grown, and he is nine feet tall, half a head taller than Qi Yuan. He has sharp eyebrows and starry eyes. He is a handsome boy.
Well, very good.
Qi Yuan looked at Qi Yi's current image with satisfaction, especially after he had made some achievements in cultivation. He had an ethereal aura and was extremely handsome, only half as good as himself.
Deng Chanyu on the side is currently the most powerful among his disciples. Not only does he possess the five-light stone, a spiritual treasure, but he also has the silver snake refined by her secret method.
After that silver snake was fused with a whole set of golden dragon skeletons, its physical body was extremely tough and powerful. Coupled with its innate magical powers, its combat power alone was no weaker than that of ordinary immortals.
With these two things protecting her body, even ordinary immortals would suffer some losses when encountering her.
Of course, she may not be able to seriously injure the immortal.
After all, her strength is still somewhat lacking. In addition, although the five-light stone can hit the target easily, few people can defend it. However, the five-light stone is not a powerful treasure after all, so it can only be used as a hidden weapon to win by surprise. In a real life-or-death fight,
You also need to rely on other abilities.
As for the girl Li Ying'er, I haven't seen her for several months. Not only has she made some achievements in refining her qi, but her whole temperament has also changed drastically.
She was wearing a sky-blue dress. If it weren't for the evil spirit between her eyebrows, Qi Yuan would have been a little unrecognizable. She no longer had the image of the mountain girl before.
Since she had just come to Jin'ao Island, Qi Yuan had been in seclusion for several months. Now that she suddenly saw Qi Yuan, she felt a little strange in her heart, so she stood next to Deng Chanyu and was too embarrassed to come forward.
"Ying'er, come here."
Of course, Qi Yuan would not ignore her. He called her to him and said with a smile: "My teacher just brought you to Jin'ao Island and went to retreat. It is indeed a bit irresponsible. How about it? Everything is fine on the island."
Habit?"
Li Ying'er nodded lightly: "Reporting to Master, everything is fine with me. I have Senior Brother Qiyi and Senior Sister Chanyu taking care of me. I have learned a lot in the past few months."
"Ah That's good."
Qi Yuan said: "I am not deliberately neglecting you as a teacher. You will know when your cultivation level is high in the future. Sometimes when you have enlightenment, it is very necessary to retreat. Otherwise, the inspiration will be fleeting and it will be a waste of time."
, you may not be able to capture that inspiration again later.
Moreover, a few months of seclusion as a master is actually a short period of time. For example, your uncle Qiongxiao, who has been in seclusion a few years ago, has not shown any signs of coming out of seclusion until now. It may even take hundreds or even thousands of years.
The time is uncertain.
Of course, our cultivation is definitely not as good as your uncle Qiongxiao Master, so we would not normally stay in seclusion for such a long time.
Well, judging from the pure aura on your body, you should have a good foundation. Let me test you and see if you have been lazy during this time."
With that said, Qi Yuan asked her several common sense about cultivation, and when he saw that she could answer them one by one, he nodded with satisfaction.
It seems that during this period, Qi Yi and Deng Chanyu were very attentive to their little junior sister, and taught them very solid basic knowledge.
"Okay, during these few months of seclusion for my master, you can still practice diligently, which is very good. There is no need to be restrained in front of my master.
Qi Yi, what are you planning to cook?"
Qi Yuan waved his hand and told the disciples to do whatever they wanted. He did not leave, but looked at Qi Yi with great interest.
He gained nothing from seclusion during this period of time, and instead made himself a little irritable, so he went out to relax and have nothing fixed to do.
Since Qi Yi plans to be promoted to spiritual chef, as a master, of course he has to pay attention to it.
"Reporting to Master, I plan to make a steamed lion's head. Originally, I was not sure. I would like to ask Master for more advice."
There was a bit of expectation in Qi Yi's eyes.
He had followed Qi Yuan since he was a child, and Qi Yuan's image in his mind was extremely tall.
So he is willing to follow the footsteps of the master. Whatever the master likes, he also likes to do.
Since Master created a line of spiritual chefs, as Master's eldest disciple, of course he must inherit Master's craftsmanship.
In fact, regarding Lingchu Yiyi, when Qi Yuan cooks, he only thinks about what to cook, and even cooks with whatever ingredients are available. He has not thought about making Lingchu Yiyi's dishes as he used to in the ordinary world.
Just like when you win, make a recipe.
As a result, Lingchu Yiyi has relatively high requirements when learning. Whether it is cultivation, knife skills, heat, and various detailed operations, all need to be very precise.
Therefore, Qi Yi always felt that there were some shortcomings. Until now, after this period of practice and the experience accumulated in cooking with some ingredients on a daily basis, he felt that it was almost done, so he planned to officially make a spiritual dish.
I just felt a little uneasy in my heart, but now that I saw Master coming out of seclusion, I was immediately overjoyed.
Having the master by his side not only gave him a lot of confidence, but he could also ask the master for advice if he had any shortcomings, so he would be more confident that he could make this dish.
Qi Yuan looked behind him and saw a dead greyhound lying on the ground, and immediately smiled.
"These are the ingredients you prepared. Using greyhound to make steamed lion head is quite creative."
He reached out and patted Qi Yi on the shoulder: "Yes, you have potential. My teacher is optimistic about you."
After being praised by his master, Qi Yi's originally calm face couldn't help but show a hint of excitement: "This spirit lion was given to this disciple by Master Gao Yan's uncle.
A few years ago, Master Gao Yan's great-uncle set up a formation in the lake to prevent the turtles from getting lost because the turtles they were raising were lost.
The spirit lion didn't know what it was thinking. It actually dared to run to the edge of the lake and secretly capture a spirit turtle. As a result, when it was about to leave with the spirit turtle in its mouth, the breath of the spirit turtle touched its formation.
Then he died in the battle.
Because my uncle has been practicing a secret technique recently, he doesn't have time to deal with this spirit lion, so it would be a waste, so he sent it to me."
"Uh...hehe."
Qi Yuan pulled the corner of his mouth and let out a somewhat embarrassed laugh.
The first spiritual dish I made was made with the spirit turtles raised by Gao Yan as the main ingredient. I didn't expect that the first spiritual dish made by my apprentice now, although it did not use spirit turtles as ingredients, but
Still related to Gao Yan.
This is really fate!
I just didn't expect that Uncle Gao Yan would actually set up a formation outside the lake where the turtles were raised. Fortunately, he didn't have any ideas about those turtles later, otherwise, he would have to be caught.
He laughed a few times and then said: "Since it is your uncle's kindness, don't waste this great food, just cook it with your heart."
"Yes, Master."
Qi Yi agreed, and with some joy in his heart, he turned back to take care of the greyhound.
He is not weak in cultivation now, and he is also very talented. Whether it is cultivation or cooking, he can master many things at once and understand them easily.
It was just because of the limited cultivation level before and the fact that the ingredients on Jin'ao Island contained relatively abundant spiritual energy, that I couldn't control the heat.
Now after a long period of training, I am 70% to 80% sure, and then I really start to take action.
His knife skills were very exquisite, and there was no trace of fireworks in his movements. He waved the kitchen knife lightly and quickly skinned and deboned the greyhound. After cleaning the flesh and blood, he began to cut it into diced meat.
Because this greyhound has lived on Jin'ao Island since it was born, everything it eats contains spiritual energy. Therefore, the flesh and blood in its body not only does not have any fishy smell, but is actually delicious and has the slightest fragrance.
And because there is no danger on the island, this greyhound eats and sleeps every day, sleeps and eats, and even grows a layer of fat on its body, which is rare.
However, since its meat quality is appropriately fat and lean, it is just right for this dish.
The emphasis on lion head is to chop finely and roughly, chop more and chop less. After dicing the meat, chop it slightly, without mincing it.
Qi Yi waved the kitchen knife, and the light of the knife almost turned into a phantom. In a short time, all the meat on the body of the greyhound was chopped into pieces.
Li Ying'er looked at the light of the sword in Qi Yi's hand, and couldn't help but feel a little envious in her heart. With such a clean and sharp sword technique, it would definitely be easy to kill monsters.
After cutting the meat, Qi Yi also cut the auxiliary vegetables such as lotus root, bamboo shoots, onion and ginger that had been prepared in advance, added some seasonings, egg white, shrimp, crab roe, and stirred in the same direction for half a quarter of an hour.
Then apply the prepared gravy on your hands, and shape the minced meat into round meatballs. The surface of the meatballs will naturally be coated with a layer of gravy, but there will be none inside.
The result is both shapely and very smooth and tender. There is a lot of moisture between the meat particles. You can clearly feel the juice in it when you take a bite and it melts in your mouth. This method will make it even more delicious.
Qi Yi reached out and took out twelve small jars, placed a layer of bamboo shoots underneath, added broth, put the meatballs in, covered them with a green vegetable leaf, and finally closed the lid.
Then he took out his own pot, put all the small jars into the pot, and simmered slowly.
When making steamed lion head, it is best not to fry it in oil, nor to use soy sauce, etc. It will keep the original color of the raw materials, which will make it look better.
As time passed slowly, Qi Yi carefully watched the fire, blending the spiritual energy of the meatballs and several other ingredients in his hand.
About half an hour later, Qi Yi felt that the spiritual energy inside them had been fused together, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "It's done."
As he opened the lid of the pot, the aroma of meat, vegetables, and crab suddenly came out.
Qi Yi held one of the small jars and brought it to Qi Yuan respectfully: "Master, please try it and see how it tastes."
As he spoke, he reached out to open the lid and handed over the spoon.
Qi Yuan took the spoon with a smile, looked at the round and beautiful lion head in front of him, couldn't help but move his index finger, blew the hot air on the surface gently, reached out to scoop up a small piece and put it into his mouth, and tasted it gently
Ichiban.
He Ling'er was biting her fingers on the side, holding back the drool in her mouth, looking at Qi Yuan eagerly, and asked anxiously: "Master, is it delicious?"
As a veteran foodie, she has not eaten any spiritual food for a year.
If Qi Yi's cooking skills improve now, then even when Qi Yuan is away, Qi Yi will still be cooking, and she won't be afraid of not being able to eat delicious food.
"Yes, Not Bad."
Qi Yuan nodded and praised: "The steamed lion head you made has a blend of various aromas. The taste is clear but not complicated. It is extremely delicious. It is as tender as tofu and melts in the mouth. It is very good."
After being praised by the master, Qi Dun immediately smiled and was very excited.
He quickly took out the small jars from the pot and placed two in front of everyone for everyone to taste.
He Ling'er couldn't bear it any longer, so she threw herself over and lay on the table, and took a big mouthful, filling her mouth to the brim. After eating such delicious food again, her eyes narrowed into slits, and she was so happy.
.
Deng Chanyu is better off. After all, she comes from a noble family. Although she has been practicing martial arts since she was a child, she still has her own manners.
Only Li Ying'er had never tasted such delicious food before, even though Qi Yuan used those black bear spirits to cook for the people in their village when he was in their village.
However, considering that he was cooking for ordinary people after all, he only used a few ordinary elixirs, and the spiritual energy contained in them was only enough to improve the physical condition of those villagers.
And since she hadn't practiced cultivation at that time, she certainly couldn't feel it that much.
Now that I have entered the door of spiritual practice, I was immediately surprised when I tasted this delicious and spiritually powerful food.
Although I heard from my brothers and sisters that the line of spiritual chefs created by my master could improve the Qi Refiner's cultivation, I didn't know that the effect was so good, it was almost as good as a panacea.