Jingteng Fanghua

Chapter 535 Osmanthus Duck

"Then if I pick the sweet-scented osmanthus, will Brother Qi be angry?" Li Ting looked at Niu Li worriedly.

"That's not true, but what do you want this sweet-scented osmanthus for?" Niu Li asked puzzled.

"You'll know in a while." Li Ting smiled mysteriously.

"Stupidity, cut!"

Li Ting started to work, and Niu Li helped her.

Niu Li found that Li Ting's procedures for cooking ducks were cumbersome, and it was the first time she had seen Li Ting be so patient in cooking.

It seems that when a woman has someone she likes, her temperament will change drastically.

Li Ting remembered the Spring Festival in [-], when he ran to Nanjing because of anger with Chen Hua, and learned how to make sweet-scented osmanthus duck with his aunt.

At that time, when my uncle, who had been busy all day, came into the house, my aunt would always put a jug of wine on the dining table, and she would come out of the kitchen and put a plate on the dining table.

There was a lotus leaf on the plate, and the lotus leaf wrapped the white, tender, oily sweet-scented osmanthus duck. When my uncle saw it, he burst into smiles.

That simple satisfaction, Li Ting thinks about it now, seems like a dream.

Today, Li Ting wanted to make an osmanthus duck for Gao Qi, a Nanjing man. The osmanthus duck is not actually cooked with osmanthus, but the season when the osmanthus is in full bloom is the fattest time for the duck.

During the August period in Jinling, the salted duck was the most famous. Everyone thought that the meat had the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus.

Those ducks born in Wudi hatch in spring and grow in summer. In the warm weather, they waddle along the banks of wetland rivers, picking fresh and tender aquatic plants, lively small fish and shrimps, and delicious mussels and snails. Come to eat, straighten yourself to thick skin and tight meat.

Before the actual slaughter in autumn, rice will be used to make it fatter.Therefore, half of the "perceived" "osmanthus fragrance" comes from the sweet fragrance of subcutaneous fat expelled.

But how can the ducks in Muye County be compared with the ducks on both sides of the Suzhou Creek? In terms of meat quality, they are far behind.

Li Ting played a trick, she wanted to use real sweet-scented osmanthus to make up for the lack of duck taste.

She put various spices and a little sweet-scented osmanthus into the belly of the duck to marinate.

Knot the scallions, crush the ginger, add star anise and cooking wine, bring to a boil over high heat, and simmer over low heat.

Niu Li saw a duck being stewed by Li Ting for a few times. The process of making it was really cumbersome, and she clicked her tongue when she saw it.

When the duck was bored, Li Ting fried the Shahe fish that Niu Li had packed until golden on both sides, and set it aside for later use.

After blanching the lotus vegetables, make ginger cold dishes.

She also prepared a dessert that Nanjing people love to eat today, sweet-scented osmanthus and taro seedlings.

Niu Li was like a little fool, she couldn't help at all, so she could only follow Li Ting's orders and beat her up.

She is really convinced today, it seems that she really didn't know Li Ting before, she only knew that she never liked to cook, so the real god is right in front of her eyes.

Li Ting checked the time, Gao Qi was supposed to be back from get off work in an hour, so he put the duck stewing pot on the stove again.

Turn on the fire to bring the water to a boil again, and when it boils, she turns off the fire again.

Niu Li was puzzled, and Li Ting told her that it needs to continue to simmer for another 20 minutes, and chopsticks can be inserted through the thick part of the meat.

When the time came, Niu Li couldn't wait to fish out the duck.

The fragrant duck meat made Niu Li's mouth water.

Li Ting asked Niu Li to keep the duck aside, and Niu Li took the opportunity to stuff a piece of duck meat into her mouth in an inconspicuous place.

The faint scent of sweet-scented osmanthus, combined with the crispy duck meat, completely opened up her taste buds. She couldn't control it anymore, and said pitifully to Li Ting, "Ting! Can you please?" Let me eat a piece first to satisfy my hunger!"

"You little greedy cat, it will taste better when it cools down for a while, bear with it for a while!" Li Ting laughed.

"Ting, I love you so much, Gao Qi will definitely be moved by your kindness, I have great confidence in you, come on!" Niu Li raised her small fist to Li Ting as if cheering.

Li Ting was very moved, "Thank you, Niu Li!"

The two big men were coming back soon, Li Ting started to stir-fry the prepared ingredients one by one.

Before entering the yard, Gao Qi could already smell the aroma of the food. He couldn't help speeding up his pace. Once he entered the yard, he shouted, "Niu Li, what delicious food did you cook today? You can smell the aroma from far away!"

Shu Meng shouted in the living room: "Come in quickly, I'm waiting for you, Li Ting won't let me eat, I'm almost starved to death!"

"You eat, what are you waiting for me? We don't have such rules in our family!" Gao Qi smiled and entered the living room, put the document bag on the cabinet at the door, and then looked at the dining table.

I saw a combination of meat and vegetables on the dining table, colorful, with meat and fish, and a bowl of red dessert.

"Wow, it's really delicious! Niu Li, how could I not know that you still have such skills? Shumeng, you will be able to take it orally from now on! Looking at it really makes my index finger move!" Sit down at the seat, pick up the chopsticks and want to eat.

Niu Li immediately blocked his chopsticks with her hand, "You are a secretary who only wants to eat, don't you even think that I can make such a dish? You have made a bureaucratic mistake! Your eyes can see It's clear, the dishes on this table are all southern dishes, to be precise, the dishes that Nanjing people like to eat, I, Niu Li, am a native of the Central Plains, when did you see me cooking southern dishes?"

After Niu Li said this, Gao Qicai took a closer look. He pointed to the sweet-scented osmanthus duck and said, "Is this a salted duck?"

Niu Li rolled her eyes and smiled without answering.

Li Ting picked up a piece of osmanthus duck with chopsticks and put it in Gao Qi's bowl.

"The sweet-scented osmanthus duck I cook, the ducks from Muye are not as fat as the ducks from Nanjing, and it's not autumn yet, so you just have to try it."

"The sweet-scented osmanthus duck you made?" Gao Qi was really surprised.

He carefully looked at the duck meat in the bowl, the duck meat was white and tender, aroused his appetite, and made his Adam's apple could not help but slide up and down.

He was a little embarrassed. For some reason, the chopsticks holding the duck meat trembled.

He picked up the duck meat and brought it to his mouth, chewing slowly, his eyes became brighter and brighter.

"Well, it's fat but not greasy. It has the characteristics of salted duck fragrance, crispness and tenderness! I never thought that you, Li Ting, have such a skill. It's really unbelievable!" He said, looking at Li Ting. The slender hand holding the cardamom.

Shu Meng and Niu Li looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

Li Ting put another bowl of sweet-scented osmanthus and taro seedlings in front of Gao Qi.

"Brother Qi, try my sweet-scented sweet-scented osmanthus and taro seedlings, does it taste like your Nanjing people?"

Gao Qi looked at the soup in the bowl, which was bright and attractive in sauce red. He sniffed it first with his nose, and it exuded a strong fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus.

Sweet-scented osmanthus taro seedlings is a famous traditional dessert in Nanjing. The smooth taro seedlings taste smooth and refreshing, sweet and soft, leaving a fragrance on the lips and teeth after eating.

It can be said that sweet-scented osmanthus and taro seedlings have always been Gao Qi's favorite since he was a child.

He couldn't wait to pick up the small spoon, scooped up a small taro seedling and put it in his mouth, his eyebrows and eyes instantly became lively.

Li Ting looked at him nervously.

The long-lost and familiar taste moved Gao Qi, but he could only nod gratefully at Li Ting, "Li Ting, the taste of your cooking is very authentic, it reminds me of my father's transfer to Nanjing to work. Finally, the first time I ate sweet-scented osmanthus taro seedlings, thank you!"

"Really? Brother Qi, you didn't lie to me?" Li Ting had surprise in his eyes.

"Whether I'm lying to you or not, you'll know after watching my actions!" Gao Qi laughed.

"Let's eat! Brother Meng, you have to eat quickly. Don't dare to be so polite as usual. Gao Qi eats in a military style. If you slow down, you won't be able to eat it! You don't know how well Li Ting's sweet-scented osmanthus duck is cooked. It's delicious, when I tasted it today, I almost bit my tongue!"

Niu Li was holding the sweet-scented osmanthus duck for Shumeng while muttering.

Gao Qi also grabbed the sweet-scented osmanthus duck from his own bowl, "Niu Li, you've finished picking Shu Meng, what else should I eat?" He didn't look like a county secretary at all.

Li Ting smiled, "Brother Qi, it's okay, there are still some in the kitchen!"

"Ah! Why didn't you say so earlier? The sweet-scented osmanthus duck in the kitchen doesn't belong to Shumeng anymore, it's all mine!"

"Okay, I'll show you, and I will never let the two of them eat again!"

(End of this chapter)