After that day, not only Jiuli Village, but also nearby villages knew that the stuff that the Xiao family grew in large quantities was called chili pepper. Like other spices, it was inedible and would make the mouth swell.
It was like this that would cause the mouth to swell and make you feel uncomfortable. Why did Doctor Tang feel like a wolf that had been hungry for months before seeing raw meat? His eyes were glowing green?
Tang Zangyue really didn't care about other people's eyes. After picking the peppers and other spices, she had enough ingredients for today and started frying the hot pot base in the afternoon.
Aunt Liu has been helping, and she wanted to do it herself, but Tang Zangyue stopped her, "You have been busy in the restaurant and finally got some time to rest, so I'll do it."
These peppers looked so festive, she couldn't bear to spare them! How could she express her excitement by frying the ingredients herself?
Stir-frying the base ingredients is the most important, but it is not the most tiring. The tiring part is chopping meat and vegetables.
This time there is not only pork but also chicken and rare beef, thousand-layer tripe and crispy tripe, yellow throat pork and pork belly...
The vegetables are sliced and served.
The sesame oil is pressed from sesame oil, and is extracted manually. It has a stronger and more mellow flavor than the sesame oil bought in later generations. The last step is to refine it using oil. There is no shortage of oysters in the space. Before frying the hot pot base, Tang Zangyue has already successfully used the oil.
Refining.
Finally...
Tang Zangyue yelled: "Go! Turn out the table customized for Sister Ling's birthday, put the pot on it, and let's go wash the pot!"
The base material was stir-fried by Tang Zangyue himself, with more than 30 spices added to it, and it was stir-fried with butter. The soup was a thick bone soup, and the taste was no worse than that of famous shops in later generations!
The Xiao family had only cooked bland mutton pots, but when had they ever cooked such a red pot bottom?
Tang Zangyue first poured in the meaty and boiling ones, and then the bean sprouts started to smell, and then started to make the winter roasted tea, adding sugar and black tea to stir-fry to create a caramel flavor.
There was a strong smell of caramel in the air, so I poured hot water into it. After boiling for a few more minutes, I finally poured in the milk and boiled it for only one minute. When it turned brown, I asked the children at home to hand over the cups.
Sister Ling asked curiously: "Grandma, what is this?"
Because it was June, the house was a little stuffy at night, so Tang Zangyue set up a tent in front of the yard, blew the night breeze, and ate hot pot. Even making milk tea was done outside.
Tang Zangyue: "Drink the milk tea and see if you like it."
Sister Ling took a tentative sip, and immediately her eyes lit up, "Grandma, it tastes good..."
Tang Zangyue smiled and said: "If it tastes good, drink more. Fortunately, grandma makes more."
This strange taste was indeed well received by many people, but the next meal was even more praiseworthy. The more I ate, the more addictive I became.
The Thousand-Fleu Belly is fished out from the bottom of the pot. It is red and particularly pleasing. Pour half a bowl of sesame oil into the dipping bowl, plus homemade oil-consuming garlic, coriander and chopped green onion. The Thousand-Fleu Belly is lightly dipped, and the deliciousness is instant.
Flowers bloomed in the mouth.
On the table, no one stopped to eat meat and vegetarian dishes, and also cooked a lot of dried vegetables. There were dried cauliflower, vegetables and dried cowpeas, which tasted like vegetables without losing the sweetness, and they were also crunchy.
It's also catchy.
There wasn't enough food, so Qian Daniu went to the kitchen to cut some more.
At the three tables, no one left the table except Qian Daniu, who just left the table. They just ate with their heads down and no one said anything.
In the end, Sister Ling felt that she couldn't even take care of the amazing milk tea.
It was over, everyone's stomach was bulging and they couldn't move.
Zhang Xiaomei and her daughter wanted to clean up the dishes, but Tang Zangyue stopped her and said: "Okay, leave the pot there, cook the leftovers and eat them at noon tomorrow, and then clean them up tomorrow. It's getting late, so go and rest quickly. Tomorrow
If you get angry, come to me and get some herbal tea recipe to cook."
Zhang Xiaomei: "Yes, old lady."
After returning to her yard, Zhang Xiaomei looked at her daughter beside her under the moonlight and said, "Life is not bad now, right?"
Since what happened in the county town, Zhang Xiaomei now dares not let her daughter sleep in the same room. Even if there are two bedrooms, one kang is empty. In winter, she will collect more firewood, bake the kang, and grow some fresh vegetables for the old lady.
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Yuan Laner nodded, "Yeah."
The aroma of hot pot is really fragrant, especially for ancient people who have never eaten chili peppers. Not only is it novel, but the more you eat it, the more you can't stop eating it.
There are consequences too.
After all, the climate in the north is dry. If you eat something so heavy and spicy in June, why don’t you get angry the next day?
Qian Daniu and Wang Xiaoliu's throats were dry and sore early in the morning, and they were almost speechless. They had to go to Tang Zangyue's door to ask for the herbal tea recipe and go back to brew it themselves.
Tang Zangyue: "Hot pot is supposed to taste good in winter, but this isn't the pepper harvest season. I really couldn't bear it. I tried it in advance, but I didn't expect the taste... Hey, I just got angry, it's not a big deal.
Just drink herbal tea for a few days and you’ll be fine.”
They are all people who can endure getting angry for the sake of appetite, so they don’t think it’s a big deal. Mei Niang also asked tentatively: “Old madam, let’s eat hot pot next time…”
Still want a next time?
Tang Zangyue: "You have also seen how many pepper seeds there are in the Western Regions. That's it in general. They are also very expensive. Unless they are planted in large quantities, they won't be enough to eat at home. And if you want to eat them, you have to wait until winter.
Eating chili peppers in summer can easily lead to internal heat. Although it is easy to solve, you can’t have hot pot one day and herbal tea one day, right? It can’t be too ridiculous.”
This is true.
Mei Niang: "Why don't the old lady sell us some pepper seeds and take them back when the harvest season comes? It will be a win-win situation."
It is indeed a win-win situation. The Wang family can earn money from the Xiao family, and the Xiao family does not have to worry about eating the last meal of chili peppers and digging for it. If you buy the land to grow chili peppers... it won't be worth it.
When the world is in chaos, the least valuable thing is land. Now we can plant more and more, and hoard it so that we can digest it internally later.
Tang Zangyue: "I originally wanted to rent a field for planting, but it is also a way to propose this. In this way, you can let your family be the master of the family. Autumn sowing is in early August. If possible, let your family keep some fields.
Go out and plant peppers. When they are harvested in November or February, I will buy them at a price several times higher than the price of grain, so that you don’t suffer any loss.
I can tell my neighbors about such a good thing until all the pepper seeds in my hand are sold out."
Mei Niang quickly responded, "Yes, old lady."
On the same day, Mei Niang returned to Wang's house and told Wang Xiaoliu and Wang Xiaoliu about this good thing.
Several other rooms were also present.
The sisters-in-law of several houses rushed to ask: "Xiaoliu family, has the old lady mentioned that we will only reserve the Wang family's land?"
Mei Niang: "I've already asked about this, otherwise I wouldn't have said it in front of my brothers and sisters-in-law. The spring wheat was planted not long ago at home, and most of the fields are also planted with vegetable seeds. I really can't move too much open space.
Growing peppers, so sharing the benefits will be beneficial to everyone. My parents, brothers and sisters-in-law, the village chief and Uncle Zhao also know about this. Let’s move faster and get the pepper seeds back early.
Otherwise, after the distribution is completed, the more people who know about it, the more detrimental it will be to us in the future."
This is also a patch update, there are two more chapters today! Go ahead!