Stepmother Shaoguang

I chose a piece of white and tender tofu, cut it into small cubes, and soaked it in salt water.

I cut off a small piece of meat, chopped it into pieces, put it in the pot and stir-fried until it changes color.

There are dozens of types of soy sauce jars made by the Imperial Dining Room. After He Shaoguang described it briefly, the apprentice just now brought her a spoonful of the palace's secret bean paste. no the same.

Add the sauce and minced meat and stir-fry together. When fragrant, pour in rice wine, pour in broth and bring to a boil, then add soy sauce and salt to taste.

At this time, the apprentice handed her a small plate with insight to see if it tasted right. He Shaoguang smiled at the caring little apprentice, thinking about how many meals he had to eat to be so clever.

Feeling that the taste was a little bland, she added some salt, put the soaked tofu into the pot to cook, and then added some water starch to thicken it.

Finally, after it was out of the pot, sprinkle a spoonful of peppercorns on the noodles. The hot and spicy taste made Li Yuchu's mouth salivate, and he couldn't help but poked his head: "Do you still know how to make this dish? Are you from Sichuan? "

He Shaoguang had recognized Li Yuchu's accent a long time ago, knew that he was probably from Sichuan, and explained to him with a smile: "I also learned it by accident."

In fact, according to Princess Mingzhu's appetite, she wanted to make such a dish, but when she saw a tank of lively little crucian carp in the corner, He Shaoguang couldn't help but cook a pickled cabbage and crucian carp soup, which was sour and spicy. Spicy dishes are actually the most appetizing.

In order to save their lives, the dishes served in the imperial dining room every day had no aroma or taste, only color. Moreover, the palace servants who brought the meals took insulated food boxes and had to go through the long imperial gardens and several palaces to deliver them. The food in front of them was only lukewarm, and the taste was greatly reduced. This was the reason why Princess Pearl lost her appetite.

Although the two dishes in front of me were strong in taste, just smelling them made people want to eat. Princess Pearl no longer covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and stood far away to poke her head.

He Shaoguang knew that she couldn't wait to go back, so he asked Li Yuchu where there were vacant tables and chairs and set them up, and asked the princess to have a taste.

Princess Pearl's inquiring eyes fell on Mapo Tofu, which was red and oily. She had never paid attention to the dishes made of tofu before, so the people below thought she didn't like it, so she cooked even less. Unexpectedly Bland tofu can still be made like this.

In addition to the frightened imperial chefs, there are also the maids around the Pearl worker, all of whom are buried low: such a choking smell will make the princess feel sick later, maybe they will have to suffer together
Unexpectedly, Princess Pearl only frowned slightly. She picked up the silver chopsticks, reached for the trembling piece of tofu at the top, then put it in her mouth and tasted it carefully.

At first, the sauce is rich and the tofu is delicate, and then the mouth is quickly occupied by the spicy taste, which makes people want to use something else to suppress the numb taste.

Princess Mingzhu followed He Shaoguang's example and took a mouthful of rice, which really relieved the spicy taste.

It's just that the numbness just passed, making her miss the taste just now
Unknowingly, the chopsticks reached towards the mapo tofu again, and half of the rice in the bowl was gone.

The maid was so surprised that she almost covered her mouth. God knows that the princess actually ate it. It was the first time in this month that she ate it so deliciously that she didn't vomit.

Seeing that she liked it, He Shaoguang served her a bowl of soup even more attentively. The soup was so sour that Princess Pearl frowned, and quickly covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief.

The maid hurriedly came over to help her, thinking that it was still not possible. The first half bowl of rice would probably be vomited all over.

But she was wrong. Princess Pearl didn't vomit at all.

But after the initial discomfort passed, her eyes brightened and she discovered new ways to eat.

This time, even without He Shaoguang teaching her, Princess Mingzhu consciously soaked the rice in the soup, sour and spicy appetizer, and used up the remaining half bowl of rice with mapo tofu.

A few days ago, she didn't have a good meal, but now her appetite was whetted, and Mingzhu wanted to have another bowl.

He Shaoguang hurriedly stopped the maid: "Don't worry, the princess didn't eat well a few days ago, and eating too much suddenly is not good for the stomach, so it's better to eat less and eat more, and slowly recover your appetite. I will hand over the left and right recipes to the imperial chef, don't rush here A meal."

Princess Mingzhu held her hand, tears welled up in her eyes, she was even afraid that the baby would be lost.

Li Yuchu is a native of Sichuan, so he made many similar dishes the next day. Of course, because of the pregnant woman, the seasoning was much lighter than the authentic recipe.

Even so, Princess Pearl's appetite has also been opened up and she is willing to eat.

The queen was so happy that she personally rewarded him with a bunch of things and sent them to Lu Mansion like a stream of water.

Then on the Lantern Festival, He Shaoguang finally went home.

He Shaoguang really couldn't laugh or cry when he exchanged two dishes with a sage for freedom, with mixed feelings in his heart.

As soon as he stepped out of the palace, the air seemed to be fresh. .

She asked the driver to walk slowly and not rush back, so that she could experience the lively market more.

And Lu Xiaowen was rushed to pick up his wife at the door by Mrs. Lu early in the morning, Zuo waited and waited for no one to come, he frowned and asked the servant: "The news from the palace is good today?"

The boy broke into a cold sweat and said, "That's right, Master, it may be the Lantern Festival today. There are many people on the street, so the carriage is driving a little slower."

Lu Xiaowen nodded, and what the boy said made sense, so he waited patiently for another half an hour, and finally waited for the carriage with lanterns in the twilight.

"Why is it so late?" Lu Xiaowen's smiling concern was still stuck in his throat, and his eyes caught sight of He Shaoguang holding fried yuanxiao wrapped in oil paper, with sweet and glutinous bean paste wrapped in golden snow clothes. This fried yuanxiao restaurant is very famous. , the road from the palace to the Lu Mansion is not smooth, and you have to go around two streets to buy it.

Lu Xiaowen's smile froze at the corner of her mouth, she put her outstretched hand on her head, and sighed.

He waited in the snow for more than an hour, but he was heartless, and he was still interested in buying fried yuanxiao.

Seeing that Lu Xiaowen didn't seem very happy, He Shaoguang was agitated, it's too bad, he just bought it for himself, and didn't bring a copy for this one.

She showed a dog-legged smile, picked out the biggest fried glutinous rice ball with a bamboo stick, and handed it to Lu Xiaowen's mouth: "You want to eat one too? Today's Lantern Festival, I went to buy it specially, it's so sweet!"

Lu Xiaowen followed her hand and put the Lantern Festival into his mouth. Well, it was indeed sweet.

In the main hall, Mrs. Lu's face was a little tired, before she said much to her, she said: "Just come back, you husband and wife should be more cautious in your actions in the future, go and rest first, I'm tired too."

The two nodded yes.

When he returned to his small courtyard, the sky was filled with lights. It turned out that the children were setting off fireworks under the supervision of servants.

Lu Xiaowen told them yesterday that He Shaoguang would be back today, so it was a pleasant surprise to see her. Lu Mingzhen didn't play with fireworks, so he threw himself into He Shaoguang's arms, rubbed her shoulders affectionately, and said sweetly: "Mingzhen really misses her mother."

Lu Mingyan was also holding fireworks, staring at her with staring eyes.