Border Cook

Chapter 178 Mutton Soup Bun
"That's right." Xia Mingyue agreed with a smile.

"But this mutton soup steamed bun has a lot of details to it." Fang Linwang's eyes narrowed into a thin slit, "I see that you are still very young, can you really make it taste authentic?"

"Whether it's authentic or not, Master Fang will know after he tastes it."

Xia Mingyue smiled and said, "It's just that there is no table or chopping board above this street door. Not to mention that it's not very convenient for me to make mutton soup with steamed buns, I guess Master Fang doesn't eat very much."

"It's better than..."

Xia Mingyue seemed to want to say something but stopped herself and just looked at Fang Linwang with a smile.

The smile was full of cunning.

Fang Linwang walked back with his hands behind his back, stretched out his hands to open all the low fence doors, and glanced at Lu Qiyan and others unhappily, "Come in, all of you!"

After getting the promise, Lu Qiyan bowed and said, "Thank you very much."

Then, he helped Xia Mingyue move all the charcoal stove, earthenware jars and other things outside into the yard.

Fang Linwang had already moved out a square table and a few stools, and then went into the kitchen and took out a chopping board and a kitchen knife for Xia Mingyue to use.

After finishing the work, Fang Linwang sat aside and watched Xia Mingyue busy with interest.

This mutton soup with steamed bun should actually be called beef and mutton soup with steamed bun. The soup base should be made with beef, mutton and their bones in a certain ratio. The soup cooked in this way will be truly delicious, full of mellow flavor and leave you with an endless aftertaste.

However, in this era, fields are the foundation of the country, and oxen are very important tools in farming. The government has issued an order that no matter what your identity, you cannot slaughter oxen or eat beef at will. Therefore, you cannot buy or eat beef at all.

Therefore, Xia Mingyue had to use only mutton and mutton bones for the mutton soup steamed buns she made this time. And because the matter happened suddenly, there were not enough seasonings and side dishes on hand, so she even made some improvements to the ingredients, side dishes and stewing time.

Bring the thick soup to a boil, add the chopped cooked mutton, vermicelli, black fungus, etc. and simmer for a while, then add the broken steamed buns and seasonings in turn, stew for a while, and then drizzle with some cooked mutton fat.

In this way, a bowl of mutton soup with steamed buns can be served. When eating, just add coriander, chili oil, etc. according to your personal taste.

But when Xia Mingyue made mutton soup with steamed buns, she followed the method of the Lao Sun family's beef and mutton soup with steamed buns that she had eaten in modern times, and made it into three specifications with different ratios of soup and steamed buns.

The first way to cook steamed buns is to allow the soup to completely soak the steamed buns in the "dry bubble"; the second way is to cook the steamed buns until they are crispy, smooth and soft, with some soup left in the bowl; the third way is to cook the steamed buns in a wide soup, with a pile of steamed buns in the middle like a small mountain, and the bowl is surrounded by soup like a "water city".

Three bowls of mutton soup steamed buns were served on the table one after another. Xia Mingyue also placed the prepared coriander, chili oil and other ingredients on the side. "Master Fang, would you like to try it?"

Fang Linwang looked at the three completely different kinds of mutton soup steamed buns, and his slightly frowned brows suddenly relaxed, "You are really good at cooking, young lady!"

After saying that, he couldn't wait to take the wooden spoon in his left hand and the chopsticks in his right hand and start tasting the first bowl.

The steamed bun in the first bowl was chewy and tough. Because it was cooked in soup, the steamed bun was a bit sticky, but the taste was very smooth. When you took a bite, the steamed bun absorbed the broth, it was very fragrant and definitely not choking.

The steamed buns in the second bowl are of the right size, smooth and softer than those in the first bowl, and taste more fragrant.

The third bowl, with lots of soup and steamed buns, is fragrant and smooth, with an excellent taste...

Fang Linwang even added a little chili oil to the dish, which made it taste even spicier and more appetizing. In the hot winter, he even sweated profusely while eating.

"This mutton soup with steamed bun tastes pretty good!" Fang Linwang smacked his lips repeatedly and even burped with some satisfaction.

Xia Mingyue only used one steamed bun for each of the three bowls of mutton soup. However, the soup and meat made her feel full. Fang Linwang was now completely full, but he had not yet finished the three bowls of mutton soup. If the delicious food was left over, it would be a huge waste.

Especially when it comes to mutton soup steamed buns made from his favorite mutton, he has to eat it all.

So, even though he was obviously feeling bloated, Fang Linwang still insisted on slowly putting the remaining steamed bun and soup in the bowl into his mouth.

He even sighed, "It would be even better if there were some pickled garlic."

If you eat meat without garlic, the flavor will be reduced by half.

Especially the mutton, without the addition of garlic, the delicious taste would be slightly inferior.

But garlic is spicy. After eating one clove, you will often feel it is so spicy and irritating that you can’t eat anymore.

But this pickled garlic is different. It is full of sweetness and retains a certain degree of spiciness. It tastes very refreshing and can enhance the deliciousness of meat. More importantly, it can relieve the greasy feeling after eating too much mutton.

Fang Linwang felt that if he had a small dish of pickled garlic, he would be able to finish all the remaining mutton soup and steamed buns in one go.

The kind where you don’t even have to wash the dishes!
"You're right, I really have this pickled garlic." Xia Mingyue said with a smile.

The pickled garlic at home tastes delicious, but because she has to wait until the new garlic is harvested before pickling it again, Xia Mingyue is reluctant to eat so much. She only pickles a few each time, and now there is still a small jar.

I originally planned to open it and enjoy it during the Chinese New Year.

"Really?" Fang Linwang was overjoyed. "Where is it?"

Take it out quickly!

Right now!
"But it's not here." Xia Mingyue said, "If Master Fang wants..."

"I know!" Fang Linwang interrupted Xia Mingyue, "If you want to eat pickled garlic and mutton soup steamed buns again, you have to help your man build a bridge, right?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Mingyue immediately swallowed the honest words that were on the tip of her tongue, "I'll bring it to you another day," and nodded with a smile, "That's right."

"To use this pot of mutton soup and pickled garlic in exchange for my work, to be honest, this deal is not very cost-effective."

Fang Linwang looked at Lu Qiyan and asked, "Do you have the final say on the bridge construction?"

"I have received an order from my superiors that I am fully responsible for the construction of the Yongfeng River bridge. Even the people who help build the bridge are all military personnel and can obey my orders." Lu Qiyan answered truthfully.

"It's not that bad that it has nothing to do with the county government."

Fang Linwang nodded, "You seem like a gentleman, and I think you are reasonable. You don't have that much power and money. You can still come up with this idea and ask me for help. I guess you are a smart person."

"Well, I've been idle at home for a while, and my old bones are a little stiff. It would be good to go out and stretch my muscles. I'll go with you guys."

This is considered to be inviting someone.

Lu Qiyan heaved a sigh of relief, "Please trouble Master Fang."

Fang Linwang narrowed his eyes again, "But let's make it clear first, I won't live with you, I have to drink a bowl of this hot mutton soup every day, and I have the final say on the bridge construction."