Chapter 97: Hot and sour potato shreds (1)
Last night, Li Jing got up a little late and got up to handle government affairs only after three o'clock in the sun.
"Regent, it's already noon. Is it a meal?"
Ximen Yang came to Li Jing and asked.
Li Jing put down a memorial in his hand and looked up at the pendulum bell outside the hall. It was already half past eleven!
The Tang Dynasty had two meals a day. Li Jing was not used to this lifestyle, so he changed two meals a day to three meals a day, and asked the kitchen to prepare menus. He ordered what he liked to eat every meal, ensuring that every meal was not duplicated.
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“What should I have for lunch today?”
Li Jing asked.
"This is the menu delivered by the kitchen today. Please check the Regent."
Ximen Yang handed over the menu listed in the kitchen to Li Jing. If Li Jing likes to eat, he will draw it out directly with a pen!
Li Jing looked at the menu and his brows frowned slightly.
The cooking methods of the Tang Dynasty are mainly boiling, steaming and roasting!
In Datang, we couldn’t eat stir-frying, because the yields of animal oil and vegetable oil are generally low, and there are not many types of vegetables in Datang, so no one has carried forward the stir-frying that has appeared long ago!
The cooking skills of pasta, roasting lamb and other popular culinary techniques in the Tang Dynasty were roasting, followed by cooking. The Tang Dynasty studied porridge very thoroughly and the methods were also varied.
Finally, boiled water, so I won’t introduce this more!
In addition to these three main cooking methods, there are also sashimi. Sashimi, also known as fish sashimi, sashimi, sashimi or thorn. They are foods that are cut into slices with fresh fish and shellfish and dipped in seasonings.
Li Jing put down the menu in his hand and decided to go to the kitchen in person to teach the chefs to make new dishes, teach the chefs new ways to cook, and update the menu by the way!
Food is the most important thing for people, updating cooking methods and updating recipes, so that the people of the Tang Dynasty can have more choices in the future, and it is also the beginning of the prosperous era.
"Regent, but these dishes are not in the Regent's appetite. I'll go and get the kitchen to be prepared again!"
Seeing that Li Jing put down the menu, he did not draw the ticking on the menu like before, but instead got up. He thought Li Jing was tired of these dishes and wanted to change his taste!
"I've been sitting for too long and it's a little numb. I just got up and went to the kitchen. I personally advised them how to make the dishes full of color, fragrance and taste!"
Li Jing walked out of the door.
Ximen Yang was shocked!
Since ancient times, there has been no nobleman who cooks in person. The old saying goes: A gentleman stays away from the kitchen, how can he let the Regent go to the kitchen and do such a humble thing!
Ximen Yang hurriedly followed Li Jing's footsteps, rushed to Li Jing, stopped Li Jing and said, "Regent, you are a body of thousands of gold, how can you go to a place like a kitchen? An old saying goes: A gentleman stays away from the kitchen!"
"A gentleman is a beast. When he sees his life, he cannot bear to see his death. When he hears his sound, he cannot bear to eat his meat. Therefore, a gentleman is far away from the kitchen! Food is the most important thing for the people..."
Li Jing first quoted the classics and said that Ximen Yang Yitong was not the nobles, and he had a high opinion of himself. The kitchen was not a dragon's nest, so was it necessary to stay away from it?
The food we ate was not made by the chefs in the kitchen, and the nobles did not see them being rude to animals when they were hunting.
Ximen Yang did not expect that Li Jing would use allusions to teach him a lesson, and taught him a lesson, making him speechless!
Li Jing ignored Ximen Yang and continued to go to the kitchen. Ximen Yang had to hurry up and follow.
In the kitchen, the chefs were waiting for the eunuchs to come and tell them what dishes Li Jing wanted to eat!
They waited around and could not see the eunuchs, but instead saw Li Jing walking in swagger.
"See Your Highness the Regent!"
The chefs were shocked! Hurry up to salute Li Jing!
They were all very surprised. Why did Li Jing suddenly come to the kitchen in person? Isn’t it a gentleman far away from the kitchen?
"No gifts! Take all the dishes prepared today for me to show me!"
Li Jing said.
The chef was puzzled and his eyes were focused on the chef. At this moment, the chef was sweating heavily and exclaimed that something was wrong!
Could it be that something went wrong with the dish prepared today? The Regent came to take accountable in person. If it were not done well, it would be very likely that his life would be lost. What should I do?
The chef looked up and his eyes couldn't help but fall on Ximen Yang, hoping that he could give him advice and give him a hand. He respected him a lot on weekdays, and he had no reason not to help him.
"The Regent asked to bring all the ingredients prepared. Are you all deaf? Why don't you go and get it quickly. The Regent wants to teach you how to cook the meal yourself!"
Seeing that the chefs were indifferent, Ximen Yang immediately stepped forward to urge him.
The chefs widened their eyes and looked like I was less than studying, so don’t lie to me!
The Regent's clothing and food are so rich that he can reach out and open his mouth. How could he cook? He asked him to teach us how to cook. That's really a laugh. Isn't this a mess? Of course, they won't say these words.
After Ximen Yang's repeated urging, the chef took the prepared ingredients and placed them in front of Li Jing.
"Regent, all the ingredients are here, please check it out."
The chef said respectfully.
Li Jing took a quick look. The meat and vegetables include beef, sheep, pig, fish, etc., and the vegetables include Brassica (rapeseed), Yongcai (water spinach), pineapple (spinach), bitter leapple (cot), and carrageenan (dragon beard)
), ginger (chard), etc.
It is also rich in varieties and there are quite a few species.
Li Jing took out two potatoes from the space system and handed them to the chef and said, "Just use this to make the dish!"
Looking at the potatoes handed over by Li Jing, the chef was very confused. He widened his eyes and carefully observed what it was. Finally, he realized that he didn't know anything at all. How did he cook this?
"Regent, the villain has never seen this thing before, and I don't know what this thing is called? What dish should the Regent use this thing to make? Is it boiled, steamed, and roasted?"
The chef asked respectfully.
"This is called potatoes. Today I will use this potato to make a dish called spicy and sour potato shredded potatoes."
The dish of spicy and sour potato shredded potatoes was a household name in later generations. It was simple and easy to learn, but it was impossible to make this delicacy in the Tang Dynasty.
A good cook cannot cook without rice, mainly because there are no potatoes in the Tang Dynasty, and even if you want to eat them, you can’t eat them!
Fortunately, when opening a big gift box, I opened a lot of potatoes and took one or two out to make hot and sour potato shreds, and there was no problem at all.
As for the chefs in the Tang Dynasty who don’t know how to cook, it doesn’t matter. He can personally guide them how to cook this dish.
The chef in the kitchen was shocked and his whole body was completely petrified!
Potatoes? Shredded Potatoes?
They have never heard of such dishes and don’t know where to start. What kind of cooking method does this dish belong to?
Chapter completed!