Wentang

Chapter 67
In this way, Yue Shan appeared in the kitchen of Prince Qin's mansion.

The chef of the palace knew in advance that the one who came to cook today was not a competitor, but Baron Longshoushan, the concubine's brother-in-law, so he cooperated very humbly.

Especially when he heard that Yue Shan was going to use an unprecedented cooking method to make food, his attitude was even more hospitable.All the handymen were driven out, and more than a dozen chefs helped him personally.

This is a good opportunity to steal a teacher.

Of course, they were very disappointed when they saw Yue Shan for the first time.What kind of cooking does a ten-year-old child know?But seeing Yue Shan's confident appearance and his status as the concubine's righteous brother, they still dare not neglect.

In case people have seen special cooking methods elsewhere, noble people are always better informed than cooks like them.

Yue Shan knew what they were thinking, but he didn't say anything.He is not a cook and does not intend to be a cook. He taught these people the techniques of cooking, and he will be the one who enjoys the desire of tongue in the future.

King Qin really deserves to be the third person in the Tang Dynasty. The kitchen is bigger than the main house of ordinary people, and Yueshan is at least [-] square meters by visual inspection.

There are hundreds of ingredients in different categories, and there are everything that can be grown in the sky, running on the ground, swimming in the water.

And he couldn't name most of them. After counting roughly, he found that he could recognize no more than [-] kinds.

But fortunately, all the things he needs are here.

"Baron Yue, the ingredients are here. I'll prepare everything you need right away." Chen Huozhao said flatteringly.

He is the steward of the palace kitchen and also the chef. Recently, King Qin's loss of appetite has kept him awake at night, for fear that the higher-ups will blame him and drive him away.

He racks his brains every day to make food in different ways, but Li Shimin has long been tired of the dishes he knows and has no effect at all.

Just when he was at a loss what to do, he suddenly heard that the concubine's brother-in-law was coming to try a new dish, how could he not be excited, how could he not be stupid.

"First take five eggs and stir the egg liquid evenly, salt... um, is the king's taste bland or salty?" Yue Shan said.

"It's a bit salty." Chen Huozhao replied.

"Then add a little more salt according to the king's taste, and make sure to stir well so that the salt is completely dissolved in the egg liquid." Yue Shan reminded.

Chen Huozhao himself naturally wouldn't do these things, so he ordered a chef to prepare the egg liquid.The face of the chef who was named collapsed, and he went back and forth to prepare the eggs.

"Celery without leaves, cut into one-and-a-half-inch pieces." Yue Shan gradually began to enter the role.

"Mushrooms washed and cut into thin slices."

"Wash the leeks and cut them into inch-long pieces."

"Lamb sliced..."

"Scallions... Ginger... Garlic..."

Following Yue Shan's order, the kitchen became busy.

After the ingredients were arranged, he started looking for pots and utensils.

As he imagined, there are tripods, clay pots, cauldrons, etc., but the iron pots that are common in later generations are missing.It's not that there are no iron pots, but that there are no woks with spherical bottoms that are common in later generations.

But this is not impossible, he found a white porcelain basin with a round bottom, and used it as a temporary frying pan.

Oil is necessary for cooking, Yue Shan looked at it and found that the only one he knew was sesame oil.But stir frying with sesame oil...or forget it.

In the end, animal fat was used instead.

Everything was ready, and he started his first official cooking job in the Tang Dynasty.

He heated the white porcelain basin to melt the animal fat, and guessing that the temperature was about the same, he took the first portion of egg liquid and poured it slowly into the basin.As the egg liquid gradually solidified, a scent of egg mixed with animal fat came to the nostrils.

"Huhu..." There were bursts of deep breathing sounds from around, and Chen Huozhao and others tried their best to sniff this fragrance that was different from any smell they knew.

Their hearts were very excited. This cooking method was indeed unheard of, but they knew that the dishes made in this way must be delicious just by the smell.

Their eyes lit up and stared at Yue Shan's movements without blinking, for fear that they might miss some key link in the blink of an eye.

When the egg liquid is completely solidified and turns light yellow, Yue Shan smashes them with a shovel and puts them in another bowl and puts it beside the stove.

Put a little animal fat in the pot again, add the onion and garlic to sauté until fragrant, then pour in the mushrooms and stir fry back and forth.When the mushrooms are seven mature, pour the scrambled eggs back into the pan and stir fry together.

When the dishes were almost cooked, I added some salt and soy sauce, stir-fried twice and quickly served them out.

A plate of scrambled eggs with mushrooms is freshly baked.

"This... this..." Chen Huozhao looked at this plate of unheard-of dishes, sniffing the distinctive aroma, trembling with excitement.

Others were not much better than him, and even one cook couldn't help reaching out to pinch the dishes on the plate.

"Slap." Before Yue Shan could speak, someone slapped him on the hand, and shouted: "You don't want to die, you dare to reach out for the food for the king."

The cook's face turned pale from fright, but he still couldn't hide the curiosity in his eyes.

Seeing their reaction, Yue Shan was quite proud. Sure enough, it was the best thing to use something beyond the times to attack the local aborigines.

Then he copied a dish of fried meat with celery, a dish of fried meat with mushrooms, and a dish of scrambled eggs with leeks.Counting the previous scrambled eggs with mushrooms, there are four dishes in total.

This was just the most common stir-fry dish in the previous life, and Yue Shan cooked it according to the recipe for a while when he was single.Does it taste good? It can only be said to be barely edible, but for people in the early Tang Dynasty who have never eaten stir-fried vegetables, this is a rare delicacy in the world.

Just look at the salivating looks of those chefs around you.

Yue Shan naturally didn't intend to give them the dishes he cooked, anyway, they watched the whole process just now, so if they wanted to eat, they could make them by themselves.

He didn't intend to stay here any longer after the meal was ready, and was about to leave after washing his hands.Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, he saw Chen Huozhao standing in front with a dozen chefs, bowing deeply to him.

"We will always remember Baron Xie Yue's kindness in teaching us." Chen Huozhao said gratefully.

Yue Shan's affection as a teacher was mobilized again, and he was inexplicably moved.After thinking for a while, he said: "Cooking well for the palace, the king and the princess, and promoting cooking, it is not in vain that we met today."

After speaking, he left directly.

There was no way, the words just now were so weird that he felt that he couldn't hold back anymore.If he doesn't leave again, he is afraid that he will laugh.

While Yueshan was cooking, Changsun Wuji rushed to the palace, and under the leadership of Lishi, he went directly to the study to find Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty called me here in such a hurry, is there something urgent?" Changsun Wuji asked after seeing the ceremony.

"I want Xuanwumen, no matter what method you use, you must take Xuanwumen into our hands in the shortest possible time." Li Shimin ordered in an unquestionable tone.

"This... can you tell me what happened? It's good for me to prepare." Changsun Wuji was stunned for a moment and asked.

(End of this chapter)