The black-bellied prince: the little princess of the chef

Chapter 540 Beggar Chicken 2
Ye Qing and the two ignored Wang Fang, and went straight back to Ye Qing's house with the chicken in hand.

Ye Junbei just woke up when he saw the two girls coming back with three chickens, his eyes lit up, and he hurried up to meet him, he couldn't wait to say: "Qingqing, do you want to eat chicken tonight? Or, did you buy raw eggs?" He prefers the former.To eat eggs, it would be better to buy ready-made ones directly, why bother to raise chickens?
Ye Qing grinned, his lips were red and his teeth were white, "Of course it's chicken, and this chicken is not that chicken, you'll know when the time comes." As he spoke, he stuffed the three chickens to his elder brother, "Here, eat Before the chicken, you have to clean it all up."

The two girls are not suitable for killing chickens with knives, so the task of killing chickens is naturally his old man's job.He was not hypocritical, went back to the house, took the kitchen knife and went out to the yard.Bloody things like killing chickens are better kept out of the sight of the girls.

Ye Jun went north to kill chickens in the bamboo forest, while Ye Qing and Chun Ya went into the kitchen to boil water.When Ye Junbei came back with the "dead chicken", it was time to scald and pluck the hair.

Chunya didn't know what kind of food Ye Qing was going to make, but he killed three chickens all at once, and said while lighting the fire, "Qingqing, can you kill three chickens and finish eating? There are about ten of us, two chickens are enough. "

Enough for two chickens?How can it be!

I'm afraid three chickens won't be enough!

"Chun Ya, have you ever heard of Beggar Chicken?" Ye Qing poured water into the pot, and covered the pot.

Beggar chicken?What kind of chicken is this?

Chunya shook her head subconsciously, with a dazed expression on her face.

Ye Qing raised the corners of his lips, and smiled, "Come on, my sister will give you some science, first let you know about this called Huaji. There is a legend about this famous dish!"

According to legend, in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, there was a beggar at the foot of Yushan Mountain in Changshu. One day, he got a chicken by chance, but he had no cooking utensils and seasonings. In desperation, he slaughtered the chicken to remove the internal organs, covered the hair with mud, and piled up dead branches and leaves into a fire. Put the chicken into the fire and roast it until the mud is dry and mature, knock off the mud shell, the chicken feathers will fall off with the shell, and the aroma will overflow. Passing by Zhai, I tasted it when I smelled the fragrance. I felt that the taste was unique. When I went home, I ordered his family to add a little seasoning and cook it in the same way. The taste was even more delicious.Later, this cooking method spread among the people, and people called this cooked chicken "beggar chicken".Later, this method was learned by the people in the restaurant, and the method of making it was also refined, and a variety of seasoning ingredients were added, so it won the appreciation of many eaters, and it became famous all year round.

"Wrapped in mud and roasted, can it still be eaten?" Chunya was surprised after hearing this legend.

"Why can't I eat it? The chicken is crispy and tender, with a unique flavor, and it's delicious." Ye Qing just thought about the taste, and his mouth watered, "If I didn't think today is worth celebrating, I wouldn't eat it." Let’s make this dish.”

You know, before making beggar's chicken, you have to dig out some yellow mud for later use!

In modern times, after improvement, beggar chickens often do not use yellow mud to smear the whole body of the chicken.Instead, after the chicken is covered with various spices, it is wrapped in tin foil and baked in the oven.This is both hygienic and convenient, and there is no need to dig holes and dig mud at all.

But today is different from the past, the days go by, and if you want to eat beggar chicken, you have to dig the soil.

"You boil the water, and help my brother pluck the chicken feathers later, I'll go dig some mud." After Ye Qing ordered, he went to the utility room to get a hoe.

Chun Ya added some firewood to the stove, couldn't believe that Ye Qing was really going to dig the yellow mud, his eyes widened even more.Previously, she always thought that Ye Qing was teasing her, but she didn't expect that beggar chickens really want yellow mud!
When Ye Qing came back from digging a shovel of yellow mud, Ye Junbei and Chunya had already plucked the three chickens clean.After the stomach is cut clean, you can cook.In order not to get the yellow mud on the chicken skin, Ye Qing also specially picked three lotus leaves to wrap the chicken, this can prevent the mud from sticking to the chicken.

The original beggar chicken was invented by beggars, and it did not require any materials other than chicken.The improved beggar chicken generally needs ginger, onion, garlic, coriander, five-spice powder, soy sauce, salt, olive oil, cooking wine and an appropriate amount of honey.However, in addition to onion, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, salt, coriander, and honey, it is impossible to find such things as five-spice powder and olive oil.There is no requirement, but you need to prepare the rest of the condiments you can find.

It was getting late, and after the three beggar chickens were cooked, it was almost time for dinner.

"Qingqing, Chunya said that these three chickens will be wrapped in mud and burned in the stove hole?" Ye Junbei didn't believe Chunya's words, and asked his sister for confirmation just as if she was looking for her own happiness.

Ye Qing nodded with a smile, and told Ye Junbei the origin and practice of Beggar Chicken again.

Ye Junbei's eyes widened, with an expression of disbelief, "The chicken is covered in mud, how can I eat it?" This is a waste of good stuff!

Ye Qing was not in a hurry to explain, but after preparing the condiments, he chopped ginger, garlic, onion and coriander.Spread the chicken evenly inside and out with salt, then add ginger, onion, garlic, coriander, soy sauce, honey, and marinate the chicken for half an hour.Then, wrap the chicken with a piece of lotus leaf, stuff ginger and scallions and other ingredients into the belly of the chicken, and seal the whole chicken with mud outside the lotus leaf.

Ye Qing worked for half an hour, and finally got the three chickens ready.

Ye Qing originally planned to cook it in the stove, but the space in the stove was limited, and she couldn't cook three chickens at the same time, and it would be too slow to cook one by one, so she picked up her head and dug a chicken in the open space outside the courtyard. The hole was not too big or too small, just put three chickens in it, and then backfilled the hole with mud, so that the three chickens were buried in the soil.

"You're done, just burn a fire and leave one person to watch over the fire." It's useless for three people to guard the fire, leaving one person to watch the fire while the other two can go to the kitchen to cook.For a large table of people to eat, three chickens will definitely not be enough.

After Ye Junbei built a fire on the surface according to Ye Qing's request, he was very curious about this beggar chicken, and volunteered to take the task of watching the fire.The eldest brother wants to watch the fire, and the younger sister will not argue with him. Besides, Ye Junbei can't cook sausages and bacon!
So Ye Qing and Chun Ya went back to the kitchen, the two girls were just about to cook when they watched Xu enter the kitchen.

"Chun Ya is here!" Mrs. Xu smiled very gently, and went to help wash the rice, but said with some doubts: "Where is Mama Zhang? Why didn't you see her?"

When asked about Zhang Ma suddenly, Ye Qing looked blank, as if he hadn't seen her since Zhou and the others came to make trouble!
(End of this chapter)