"I don't know what Lu Yao has been preparing in the kitchen for so long, but he hasn't finished it yet."
In the Lu Mansion, a family of four, Lu Xu, Lu Hao, Xu, and Yan, were waiting around a dining table for dinner. Lu Hao was the first to speak.
Everyone knows that Lu Hao is not a glutton. The reason why he asked this is more because he is worried about the health of his wife, that is, Mrs. Xu. After all, she is pregnant and is often hungry easily, and her appetite is also increased.
Normal things.
Regarding this matter, even Yan Shi, the mother who always doted on Lu Yao, could not speak for Lu Yao. However, she did not answer Lu Hao's words. She turned to look at Xu and said, "The baby will be born in about a month."
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Mrs. Xu smiled and said: "Yes." Mrs. Xu, who has always been shrewd, naturally knew the implication of Mrs. Yan's words, so she looked at her husband Lu Hao beside her and said: "Think about it from another angle, Lu Yao has been preparing for such a long time
, it should be said that this dish is very delicious, let’s just wait a little longer, I’m not very hungry now, it’s okay.”
Seeing his wife say this, Lu Hao had no choice but to go to the side and pour a cup of sour plum soup for Mrs. Xu.
"It's a coincidence. Ever since Lu Yao made this sour plum soup, I've been enjoying drinking it a lot." Mrs. Xu picked up the bowl and drank half of it and said.
For this, Lu Hao is quite grateful to Lu Yao. Ever since he learned that Mrs. Xu likes to drink sour plum soup, whenever the sour plum soup at home is gone, Lu Yao will personally go to the kitchen to make some again to ensure that Mrs. Xu can always drink it.
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Yan was very happy about this and said: "They say sour children are hot girls. You like drinking sour food so much now, which means that your first-born child must be a son. Our Lu family has a son. What do you think, Master?"
Lu Xu didn't say anything, just nodded. At this time, the Minister of Revenue had only one thought in his mind, and that was, what was Lu Yao doing when he asked Uncle Fu for the cloth? Is it possible that the dishes he cooked today were
Does it have anything to do with that strip of cloth? It’s really puzzling.
A few minutes later, Lu Yao's voice was heard.
"I'm sorry, it takes a lot of time to prepare. I'm the only one in this kitchen. It's late for dinner today."
Several people turned around and looked. Lu Yao, Tangxi and Uncle Fu were all walking towards this place with some plates. These four people couldn't wait for a long time. They all wanted to see what Lu Yao had been preparing for so long.
, something was made.
Unexpectedly, when these plates were placed on the table, the family took a look, and the two women turned their heads. They felt a little nauseous when they saw the brains, hairy tripes, and duck intestines.
Lu Xu and Lu Hao looked at the plates of raw meat, and then both looked at Lu Yao.
"You have been preparing for so long just to let us eat raw meat, brother." Lu Hao recognized Lu Yao's cooking skills, but he didn't know why all the meat served here was raw.
, and there are some dirty things that even ordinary people are not willing to eat.
"Are these things edible?" Yan looked at the brains and tripes in front of him, and then pushed them away from him.
Sister-in-law Xu knew that she had to give Lu Yao face, but she had never eaten these things. For a moment, she didn't know what to say, so she could only smile awkwardly at Lu Yao.
Lu Xu didn't say anything, he stared at the plates of mutton on the table, then turned his head and said to Lu Yao: "So, the white cloth strips you asked Uncle Fu for before are for cutting meat?
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When Lu Yao heard this, he finally said: "Yes, Dad, you don't think I will really use that cloth strip in the dishes."
Lu Xu coughed twice and said, "That's not true. It's just that what you serve now is all raw. How can we eat it?"
Lu Yao turned around and continued walking towards the kitchen, saying, "Don't worry, the protagonist hasn't appeared yet."
When Lu Yao returned to the restaurant for the second time, he and Tang Xi were carrying a large copper pot. The copper pot was filled with water, and there was still a hint of spicy smell.
On the other side, Uncle Fu waited for Lu Yao and Tang Xi to place the copper pot in the middle of the table, and also placed the ultra-small charcoal that needed to be heated at the bottom of the copper pot underneath. In fact, the copper pot Lu Yao made now,
The appearance and usage of the Qing Dynasty hot pot copper pot described in TV dramas or materials are similar. It is good to be able to make it like this with the existing materials.
Although Lu Yao had been preparing for it for a long time, no one had ever seen this battle before. This was the first time for them to see the heating copper pot made by Lu Yao.
"This is boiled water that has been boiled before. In addition, I put some ingredients in it. It should taste good as a soup base. I will try the tomato pot base for you next time. Anyway, this copper pot is also a mandarin duck pot.
You can use two kinds of soup bases." Lu Yao said, while Zhang Luo Tangxi and Fu Bo went to the kitchen to get the last things.
Lu Yao himself sat down directly.
Lu Xu looked at the copper pot in front of him, and it took him a long time to say: "Yuanyang pot, what does that mean?"
"You can use half of the clear soup and half with other ingredients to make the soup base. The taste of each soup base is different. I think the spicy soup base should be more troublesome. I will wait until I figure out how to make it.
"Lu Yao said as he called on everyone to start using their chopsticks.
"That is to say, put these things on the table into this pot and cook them. Once they are cooked, you can eat them, right?" Lu Hao said here, about to put a piece of beef into the pot.
Lu Yao quickly stopped Lu Hao and said, "Brother, in the order of the meat shabu-shabu, this must be on the first plate."
As Lu Yao spoke, he picked up the plate of extremely fat-looking sheep tail oil and put it into the pot.
"Child, what did you put in just now? Why do I think it's all white, pure fat?" Mother Yan said, but Lu Yao knew that Yan wouldn't eat a bite of fat on weekdays, even for himself
No matter how delicious the famous signature dish braised pork is, Yan always secretly removes the fat part and only eats the lean part.
Lu Yao said: "Mom, you don't have to worry. Although this stuff is fat, it's not greasy. And it doesn't matter if you don't want to eat it. It mainly functions to moisten and release oil."
Mrs. Xu on the side said: "That plate just now was probably mutton."
"Sister-in-law, you have good eyesight. I think you are the only one who can see it."
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When it comes out, what I just put in was mutton."
"I just smell the mutton smell." Mrs. Xu smiled awkwardly.
After a while, the pot boiled, and Tang Xi and Uncle Fu also came back from the kitchen. They were responsible for getting the sesame sauce prepared by Lu Yao for everyone. Then they sat down and ate with the Lu family.
As soon as the sesame sauce arrived, it instantly attracted the attention of everyone present. Lu Xu picked up the bowl, smelled it, and said, "This sauce smells very fragrant, with a hint of spiciness."
Tang Xi said: "Young master made some chili oil and put it in, along with vinegar and sugar."
Mrs. Xu picked up her chopsticks, picked up a small amount of sesame paste, put it in her mouth to taste, and said, "Well, this tastes more delicious. This thing should be eaten with the meat that will be cooked later."
Lu Yao nodded, stood up from his seat, looked at the pot in front of him that was already boiling, and said: "Okay, the pot is boiling, you can cook whatever you want, but remember, the time for stewing the meat, cutting it
Don't make it too long. Use chopsticks to pick up the mutton and put it in. When the color of the meat changes or it turns slightly red, you can pick it out and dip it in the sesame sauce or not."
It is true that the mutton cut by Lu Yao and cooked in a pot will become unpalatable as time goes by. After all, this is not the frozen meat used in modern hot pot restaurants, and what is important is a fresh taste.
Hearing Lu Yao's eloquent statement, the Lu family also started using their chopsticks. Lu Yao's previous cooking skills had already impressed them, so now that they heard Lu Yao's suggestion, these people were naturally very excited.
Obedient.
However, everyone basically started eating meat right away, and did not plan to put things like tripe, duck intestines, and brains into the pot. Lu Yao understood this very well, after all, they had never eaten it before.
There are still some psychological barriers to these things.
Everyone started to put meat and vegetables into the pot, but only Lu Hao. Seeing that he seemed to have made an important decision, Lu Yao used his chopsticks to pick out the lamb that he had just put into the pot first.
Tail oil.
Lu Yao then remembered that among the family, only the eldest brother Lu Hao liked to eat fatty meat. He was also the one who liked the braised pork he made the most.
Lu Hao looked at Lu Yao. Lu Yao didn't say anything, but just nodded, which means don't worry, this food is very delicious.
Lu Hao then dipped the fat meat in sesame sauce and ate it in one bite.
No one else in the Lu family paid attention to Lu Hao's move. Their eyes were now fixed on the things they were cooking in the pot. Unexpectedly, two seconds later, Lu Hao suddenly said loudly, "It's delicious. This is really delicious."
It’s so delicious. Not only is the meat delicious, but the sauce is perfect as well.”
Lu Hao's reaction was beyond Lu Xu's expectations. He had never thought that his eldest son would be so rude just because he ate a piece of meat.
However, Lu Xu really didn't like eating fatty meat. On the other hand, Tang Xi on the side saw Lu Hao's reaction. He also picked up a piece of sheep tail oil, dipped it in sesame sauce and put it in his mouth.
He had the same reaction as Lu Hao, but Tang Xi knew his identity. He turned to Lu Yao and said, "Sir, it is indeed delicious, and it looks fat. It doesn't taste greasy at all."
Lu Yao smiled, looked at Lu Hao, and said, "Brother, how does this mutton taste?"
Lu Hao nodded repeatedly and said: "Not bad, not bad, the meat quality is good, and with this mahjong dipping sauce, it is really amazing. Dad, you should try it too."
Lu Xu looked puzzled. After thinking again and again, he gave up his plan to try fat meat. However, he sandwiched a piece of lamb upper brain meat. Lu Yao looked at it and said: "Dad, this piece of meat is now
It's slightly red and it's ready to eat, so you can try it."
Lu Xu glanced at Lu Yao and put the piece of meat into his mouth. Unlike Lu Hao and Tang Xi, he did not dip it in mahjong dipping sauce.
Then, under the gaze of everyone, they all saw that Lu Xu closed his eyes slightly for a few seconds, and then said: "Your knife skills are really good. You can cut the meat so finely. The meat tastes good, with a slight...
The most rare thing is that the soup base is inherently spicy and salty, and combined with the original taste of mutton, it is really good."
When Lu Yao heard his father's tone, he knew that he must be very satisfied with the hot pot meal. Others at the dinner table heard Lu Xu say this. It seemed that this way of dining was called hot pot by Lu Yao.
Not bad indeed.
Both Yan and Xu took a piece of beef, dipped it in the dipping sauce and put it in their mouths. Beef is firmer than mutton, and Yan always likes spicy food, so the piece she added was made by Lu Yao.
Although the spicy beef produced is not comparable to modern spicy beef, it can still reach a level of 50 to 60%.
Yan took a bite of the meat, and the powerful spiciness hit her taste buds. If she hadn't seen Lu Hao's reaction just now, and Yan felt it was rude, she would have shouted out at this moment.
However, Yan apparently underestimated the spiciness of the spicy beef, so Lu Yao quickly poured her a cup of sour plum soup to relieve the spiciness.
Yan was not polite, he took it and drank it down in one gulp, and then said: "This beef tastes really good, and you added chili pepper to it, combined with the meaty texture and this sesame sauce, it is very satisfying to eat."
Lu Yao said: "Mom, this is called spicy beef. It is specially made by me. This kind of meat is only suitable for boiling, not for stir-frying. What do you think of the spiciness?"
Yan nodded, indicating that the spiciness was just right. The reason why Lu Yao wanted to ask his mother was because Yan was an expert in eating spicy food. Asking for her advice would help Lu Yao master the amount of chili when making spicy beef.
Then, Lu Yao also picked up a piece of spicy beef and ate it, thinking that it was indeed spicy.
Mrs. Xu is actually not a big fan of spicy food, and she also wrote that she doesn’t like eating mutton that has too much smell, so she picked up the tender beef mixed with egg yolk and put it in the pot to boil.
"This beef is really smooth and tender with the eggs." Xu apparently didn't expect it. It looked unattractive and the egg yolk was poured on the beef. Unexpectedly, the taste in your mouth was very distinct.
"Well, sister-in-law, you can't eat spicy food. It's better for you to eat this kind of beef." Lu Yao said.
The family enjoyed themselves happily. This was their first time eating
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This kind of dish is hot pot. Of course, it was the first time for Lu Yao to eat hot pot since he traveled through time, so he ate a lot. Most of the meat and vegetables were quickly cleaned up by Feng Juan Can Yun mode.
Perhaps because they were too delicious, the mutton and beef were quickly cleaned up by everyone, but when they looked at each other, they all felt that they were still unsatisfied and not full.
But now there is no meat, and the vegetables used for cooking have been eaten up by everyone. Now that we are not full, what else can we eat.
Lu Hao and Lu Xu looked at the food on the other plates on the table. Seeing this, Lu Yao didn't say much, and put the ingredients on the other plates into the pot one by one, while saying
: "Mao tripe, duck intestines, brain flakes, these are great supplements, and there is no reason why they cannot be eaten. You must be brave enough to try them."
The rest of the family nodded, but as they watched those things being cooked in the pot, no one moved their chopsticks. It seemed that they still couldn't overcome their psychological barrier.
Lu Yao knew that at this time, someone still needed to take the lead in eating first. He had no way to order Lu Xu and Lu Hao, so he could only look at Tangxi.
Tangxi was helpless. He had already guessed that Lu Yao would look for him, but he also had his own plan. He took out a piece of shrimp paste from the pot with chopsticks and started to enjoy it.
Lu Yao smiled bitterly in his heart, saying that he really shouldn't have told Tangxi about Xiashili just now. Compared with these things, Xiashili was naturally the easiest to accept, but among the people present, no one knew about it except Tangxi.
The white lumpy ingredient is shrimp paste.
Seeing that Tang Xi was eating with gusto, Uncle Fu also asked what it was. Tang Xi immediately told everyone that it was actually shrimp, and it tasted very delicious like this.
When everyone heard that it was shrimp, they immediately started to eat without any ambiguity. Needless to say, it didn't take long for the whole plate of shrimp slippers to be eaten, and everyone had a very satisfied look on their face.
"You can actually make shrimps look like this. Where did you learn this method?" Lu Hao, who was very happy with his meal, couldn't help but ask.
Lu Yao waved his hand and said, "It's just a method I came up with in my free time, but I didn't expect it to work." After saying this, Lu Yao suddenly looked at Lu Hao and said, "Brother, I see you haven't eaten less today.
This thing really gives me face."
Lu Hao didn't think much about it. He obviously fell into Lu Yao's trick and said: "Hey, we are all a family. This hot pot is really delicious, and I have always believed in your cooking skills. When have you made it before?
I eat a lot of food."
"In this case," Lu Yao heard this and said to himself, "Brother, I'm just waiting for you to say this." Then he took a piece of tripe from the pot and put it in Lu Hao's bowl, saying, "Brother, if you believe me so much, then
Let’s taste how this hairy tripe tastes.”
The silence lasted for several seconds, and everyone's eyes were focused on Lu Hao. Lu Hao couldn't believe it, but now Lu Yao is no longer the innocent and bohemian brother he used to be. Now Lu Yao is very well versed in the ways of the world. He is really
I was careless and fell into his trap, trapping myself.
Now that I'm riding a tiger and can't get off, it seems I have to eat this thing.
Lu Xu looked at Lu Hao and said, "Just try it. It might be very delicious. I still trust your brother's cooking skills."
Originally, Lu Xu said this because he felt sorry for Lu Hao to come to his rescue. However, as soon as he said this, Lu Xu saw that there was something extra in his bowl, which was duck intestines.
"This is..." Lu Xu looked at Lu Yao and said.
Lu Yao smiled and said: "Dad, brother, these two things can be said to be very delicious. I can't bear to eat them myself. No, I'll give them to you two for the first bite."
Lu Xu also cursed secretly in his heart, feeling that he had been a bit too talkative just now, but now he was riding a tiger, but as Lu Yao's father, Lu Xu knew that he could not refuse Lu Yao's kindness.
And judging from the tone of Lu Yao's words, this food shouldn't be unpalatable.
Lu Xu closed his eyes and breathed for two seconds. It seemed that he finally made up his mind. He took a deep breath, covered the duck intestines in the bowl with sesame sauce, and put it in his mouth.
At first, Lu Xu just took a bite. Unexpectedly, after tasting the taste, Lu Xu quickly put the remaining duck intestines into his mouth and started chewing.
This operation stunned the other Lu family members present. At first, they thought that Lu Xu ate some duck intestines just to give Lu Yao face, but from Lu Xu's expression later, everyone could see that this was the case.
Lu Xu really thought this duck intestine was very delicious.
Mrs. Xu couldn't help but look at Lu Hao aside. She saw that after Lu Hao ate a piece of tripe, he showed the same expression of enjoyment he had when he took his first bite of mutton.
Lu Yao was very satisfied with the reaction of his father and brother after eating. As I said before, Lu Yao made hot pot today not only to satisfy his appetite and give a chance to relax in the recent busy days, but also to take advantage of this opportunity.
Let me take the opportunity to let my family members be the first wave of diners to see the taste of this hot pot, including whether the ingredients can become popular in the Song Dynasty. From the meal to now, everyone's reaction to Lu Yao made Lu Yao even more determined
With that idea in mind, if you open a hot pot restaurant in an outer city, it will probably be overcrowded.
"Is it really that delicious?" Yan saw Lu Xu's reaction. As his wife, she knew that Lu Xu would never lie, so she took a piece of duck intestine and put it in her mouth.
, she had the same expression as Lu Xu.
Lu Yao looked at his family members and started to behave in a turbulent manner again, so he said: "So I would like to say that for some things you have never eaten, you should not judge them because of their origin and appearance. Maybe they are very special."
There are delicious ingredients.”
No one responded to Lu Yao, because they were all thinking about using these ingredients that even seemed a little disgusting when they were just mentioned.
Lu Yao picked up a piece of brains himself, divided half of it into the bowl, and gave the remaining half to Tangxi.
Tangxi looked at Lu Yao, thinking about the reactions of Lu Hao and Lu Xu just now, and without saying a word, she put the brains covered in dipping sauce into her mouth.
"This tastes similar to tofu, but much tenderer than tofu." As expected, there was a burst of exclamation from Tangxi.
It seems that this hot pot really got its start in the Song Dynasty.
