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Chapter 565, mutton boiling

The most authentic mutton-shabu-shabu in Sijiucheng requires eating small-tailed lamb, not ordinary sheep or goats, and it must be eaten with sesame sauce.

It is said to be sesame sauce, but it is actually 28% sesame paste with 80% sesame paste and 20% peanut butter, mixed with chive flowers, soy sauce tofu and braised shrimp oil.

I don’t know why, but braised shrimp oil is rare on the market now, so the seasoning for mutton-shabu-shabu now no longer has the flavor of braised shrimp oil, but has been changed to oyster sauce! There is not much difference in taste!

In addition to braised shrimp oil, the most important thing in mutton-shabu-shabu is the water and oil used for seasoning. In addition to the well-known aniseed ingredients, the water also contains bay leaves, lotus seeds, angelica, kaempferol, fennel, and grass fruit. , galangal and more than a dozen spices.

As for the cooking oil, it is even more particular. There are strict rules and regulations on the order in which things such as onions, ginger, garlic, onions and coriander are put down!

Compared with the cooking oil and water, the ingredients for hotpot mutton are much simpler, just mutton, tofu, vermicelli, and Chinese cabbage! Or some other vegetables! Nothing else.

There will definitely be no such things as louvers and tripe, and not only common people don’t eat them at home, but also big restaurants like Dong Laishun that sell hot-boiled mutton. This has nothing to do with the region, and it has nothing to do with the lack of supplies at the time. After all, Since the Qing Dynasty, big restaurants have been like this. It is said that the main reason is that the smell of organs will wash away the aroma of the mutton. Moreover, the gourmets in the Four-Nine City know that there is a difference between the seasoning for stir-fried tripe and the seasoning for mutton-shabu-shabu. The seasoning for the mutton shabu-shabu is so delicious that I always feel like it tastes a little off!

It seems that just to eat this mutton-boiled meat, the Red Star Farm managed by Xu Damao raised a lot of these small-tailed sheep, and even raised a lot of them in excess. The superior leaders also knew about this situation, and these also belong to their private treasury, but There will be normal death and loss in this kind of breeding, so don’t do too many. It’s okay to get a few at a time.

However, there is a lot of mutton in Jiang Yan's space. There are thousands of kilograms of pieces of meat, and there are dozens of whole sheep. These are the sheep and cattle that Jiang Yan bought in Inner Mongolia before, but after Jiang Yan became famous, it can be seen that They are relatively strict, and they have only been replaced piecemeal in the past few years. Anyway, time in space is static and cannot be damaged.

By the time He Yuzhu had mixed the seasonings and cut all the mutton and vegetables, even the copper pot used to cook the mutton had been painted with carbon.

Only then did Xu Damao come back from outside with Lou Xiao'e. They were the last couple to come back tonight. Liuzi and his wife had already come back with their wives. Part of the mutton on the table was cut by Liuzi, but after they came in, Xu Damao Looking at the things on the table, his eyes lit up and he said: "Hey! Let's eat hot-boiled mutton tonight. I happened to get two jars of good daughter's red from my father-in-law. I'll warm it for him."

"Remember to add a little shredded ginger!" Jiang Yan raised his head and said.

"Don't worry! Boss, I understand." Xu Damao ran out of the kitchen against the northwest wind.

After running for less than two minutes, they started carrying things into the main room again. Seeing Xu Damao starting to carry things, Shitou and the others couldn't sit still and started running towards the kitchen one by one.

When He Yuzhu returned to the main room with the mutton-shabu-shabu pot, Jiang Yan and the others had arranged the tables and chairs, and Qin Huairu and He Yuzhu also came over.

But now Qin Jingru's appearance has changed. The originally patched clothes have been replaced by a cotton-padded jacket made by He Yuyu. The same goes for his pants, but the shoes under his feet have not been changed.

Maybe it was because He Yuyu was taller than her, so the clothes were dangling on her body.

"Huairu, I have some cloth tickets here. I'll make some clothes for Jingru later. It's not easy." Jiang Yan took out several feet of cloth tickets and cotton tickets from his pocket and handed them to Qin Huairu.

"No, boss, I still have them here. Besides, there were a lot of small clothes before the rain. Jingru can also wear them." He Yuzhu said after putting down the copper pot. "Take it!" Jiang Yan put the ticket into Qin Huairu's hand without hesitation.

At the table opposite, He Yuyu was happily talking to Qin Jingru about how delicious the hot-boiled mutton was!

There are too many people eating in Jiang Yan's living room, so it is divided into two tables. One table is full of men, and the other table is full of women. The man Jiang Yan takes the seat, and the woman's table The table is naturally the old lady.

When the pot was put away, the scene suddenly became quiet, especially He Yuyu, a foodie, who was sitting there staring at the shabu-shabu pot that hadn't been opened yet! His mouth was still squirming and swallowing saliva from time to time.

Seeing her useless look, Jiang Yan felt curious and amused, but he still didn't say anything.

In fact, Jiang Yan knew that it had nothing to do with whether he had eaten it before, especially things like hot-boiled mutton. According to He Yuyu, you could never get enough of this! Even if I start cooking mutton every day from tomorrow, I won't get tired of it even for a month. "

At this time, Qin Jingru looked at the pile of things on the table, and then curiously asked He Yuyu, who was sitting next to her, in a low voice: "Have you got anything else? Where is the staple food? Why is there no staple food?"

"Oh! You don't need to eat staple food for mutton-shabu-shabu! Just eat meat and vegetables. You will know in a moment that this mutton-shabu-shabu is delicious." After hearing He Yuyu's words, Qin Jingru's face turned green with fright. She just ate meat. full? This is something unimaginable in her heart!

But she looked at the six or seven plates of fresh mutton that took up almost half of the table! He swallowed subconsciously.

At this time, the water in the pot finally boiled. He Yuzhu quickly stood up and lifted the lid of the pot, and then made a move for everyone to use their chopsticks.

He Yuyu, a foodie, had been impatient for a long time. Now that he saw that it was ready to eat, he couldn't wait to pick up a chopstick and put the mutton into the pot. He then boiled the bubbling water and shook the mutton a few times.

When the mutton was just mature and still a little pink, he took it out, but he didn't eat it. The first chopsticks he put directly into the old lady's bowl, and then he saw the old lady picking up the mutton with a smile and eating it. One mouthful.

When he saw the old lady eating, he cheered, and then like clockwork, he quickly added the mutton and cabbage into the pot. Then, while arranging everyone to move their chopsticks quickly, he picked up a chopstick and stuffed the mutton into his mouth. .

The two tables in Jiang Yan's room were both Eight Immortals tables. Because there was a shabu-shabu pot between them, there was no way to pick up each other's dishes. They had to let everyone do it themselves. Several lesbians also looked at each other and smiled, and started eating in unison.

This meal, Gao Xiao immediately noticed that He Yuyu and Qin Jingru didn't say anything. The two little girls were eating very ugly, but the most elegant ones were Jiang Sirui, Ran Qiuye and Lou Xiao'e. What they were eating was not good. Not in a hurry, as for Yu Li and Qin Huairu, they were a little anxious.

(End of this chapter)