The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"You are right." Li Shimin said, "How is your workshop going?"

The main purpose of his coming today was to go to the workshop.

"The workshop has been renovated. Two days ago, we tried to refine the bitter poison salt into refined salt, and it was successful." Li Fu said, "Wait until the afternoon, second brother can go over and take a look."

After the morning court, Li Shimin led his men to Jingyang County at full speed.

"Your Highness, what's the smell in your yard?" Changsun Wuji frowned.

Walking to the central hall, this side is not far from the kitchen yard.

This house is not big to begin with, and the courtyards are relatively compact. In addition... the pig offal is washed in the kitchen yard, and the dirty water has to flow out along the drainage ditch, so the smell comes here, but after a while, it will be washed with clean water and the smell will be gone.

"Isn't it that the New Year pig is being slaughtered outside? I made some things in the kitchen yard, cleaned them up, and prepared to make some other dishes for the New Year." Li Fu smiled embarrassedly.

Ordinary people don't eat things, and the royal family and dignitaries are even more disdainful to eat them.

"This taste? Cooking?" Li Shimin looked at Li Fu in confusion: "Are you not short of money?"

He didn't understand.

"This is not a matter of money." Li Fu said: "The pig offal is cleaned and cooked with heavy ingredients, and the dishes made are also very delicious."

"Okay, I won't argue with you about food." Li Shimin said with a smile.

Anyway, a gentleman stays away from the kitchen. No matter what the kitchen looks like, as long as the dishes served on the table are good, that's enough.

"It's just right, it's noon, let me, Xuanling and the auxiliary machine try the food in your house." Li Shimin said with a smile.

"Well, you guys are here today." Li Fu smiled: "Please come in."

I was just worried that I couldn't finish the six pork kidneys.

That thing was frozen, and it was not good enough after thawing.

Li Fu let the three people into the central hall and told Xiao Tao to serve tea.

Xiao Tao brought the tea bowl and served the three people with brewed tea.

Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, and Changsun Wuji also drank this tea for the first time and felt very novel.

"This tea is made at home. There is not much stock now. Let's wait until next year. I have arranged for people to go to the Jianghuai area to find fresh tea sources. If we find it next year, we can send a batch of tea to Chang'an City next year. Then we will send some to the three of you."

Li Shimin nodded.

The matter of tea is a small matter, and salt is a big matter.

Li Fu looked at Xiao Tao who was waiting on the side.

"Xiao Tao, ask the kitchen to prepare my grill." Li Fu said, "Also, clean up the stove. I will cook two dishes myself to entertain the guests."

"Yes." Xiao Tao bowed and replied.

"You will cook yourself?"

After Xiao Tao left, Li Shimin looked at Li Fu, "Don't you have a cook at home?"

"How can the cook cook?" Li Fu said, "It's too late to teach now, so I have to come. Besides, cooking for my family is nothing. Last time the emperor came, I cooked for him."

"Your Highness, a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen." Changsun Wuji reminded.

"That's a gentleman's business. With my character, I don't want to be a gentleman." Li Fu had a smile on his face.

What's good about being a gentleman? There are so many rules and regulations. A hypocrite is worse than a real villain.

"Yes, I haven't seen a gentleman who only cares about money." Li Shimin also teased Li Fu.

"What's wrong with being greedy? If I wasn't greedy, the farmers in the whole farm would still be starving and freezing." Li Fu said, "You can see it first. It's my farm now, right? I'm not bragging, the facts are right in front of us."

Soon, Xiao Tao came back and the kitchen was ready.

"Second brother, if you have nothing to do, just walk around in the garden first. I'll have someone clean up the central hall. We'll prepare lunch later."

"Okay, go ahead. Today I'll try your cooking skills as the Prince of Jingyang."

Li Shimin was very happy that Li Fu was going to cook in person.

After all, this was a kind of respect.

This cousin was more to his liking than his brothers.

Li Fu hurried to the kitchen yard.

"We have distinguished guests in our house today. Show us your unique skills. I remember that you have learned a lot from Liu Niang." Li Fu looked at the people in the yard and said, "Do your best at noon today."

"Yes! Don't worry, my dear!" The cook responded quickly.

Then, he asked two servants to fetch clean water and rinse the yard and the sewer with clean water.

As for thatTake some cleaned pig offal, find a clean jar, put them all in first, cover them, and store them properly.

Li Fu came to the kitchen and looked at the six pig kidneys that were left alone.

Wash them again with clean water.

"Where are the remaining skewers?" Li Fu asked.

"They are all here. I will go get them now."

Li Fu began to cook the six kidneys in front of him, removing the capsules, and then splitting them in half horizontally from the middle, skimming off the tendons inside. If there is no cooking wine, use shochu, onions and garlic to remove the fishy smell.

After marinating, cut four of them into diamond strips.

After taking the bamboo skewers, soak them in water first.

Li Fu dealt with the remaining two kidneys, sliced ​​them and cut them.

After cutting, rinse them again, drain the water, and then cut them into two- to three-centimeter slices in a well-shaped pattern.

Add some rice wine, refined salt, and clear sauce.

Unfortunately, there is no starch, so I can only put a little flour, cut some ginger into it, and marinate it together.

These two pork kidneys will be made into stir-fried kidneys.

If there is no green or red pepper, use dogwood to replace the spicy taste.

Heat oil in a pan, sauté ginger and garlic, put the marinated kidneys in and stir-fry, and when they are almost done, remove them for later use, add oil to the pan again, add dogwood to enhance the spicy taste, add kidneys again after they are cooked, continue to stir-fry, drizzle some oil, and soon they are out of the pan.

Stir-frying is a unique cooking method in the Tang Dynasty, not to mention stir-frying kidneys.

But for Li Fu, the only difficulty is that there is no full set of seasonings.

Otherwise, these are all home-cooked dishes.

Even so, it is much better than the food steamed, stewed, and baked in the palace's Shangshi Bureau.

"Is the central hall ready?" Li Fu asked the people around him after he finished his work.

"It's all set up."

"Then serve the food." Li Fu said, "Make a few more dishes and send them over. Don't forget the drinks."

"Yes."

"Is the barbecue grill lit?"

"It's already cooked. Shall we send it over together?"

"Yes." Li Fu nodded, "Let me take a look first."