Chapter 820 822 [Palace recipes]
"Old man, sister Xi Shi is pregnant, and we will be two people in the future, you must despise me." At night, Hu Suhua talked to Xiang Nan.
"What are you talking about, Xi Shi's child is our child. Xi Shi is her mother, and you are also her mother." Hearing this, Xiang Nan immediately persuaded, "I guarantee that the bowl of water will be level. If I can't do it , let me strike five thunders from the sky..."
"Okay, okay, I'm just talking, don't swear indiscriminately, it will be bad if you agree." Hu Suhua quickly covered his mouth and said.
"Ma'am, don't worry. I, Xi Laile, are not the kind of ungrateful person. Without my father-in-law, where would I have learned such a good medical skill? Without you, a good wife, how could I be where I am today?" Xiang Nan laughed. , "I will remember your kindness in my heart, and I will never forget it."
"Yes." Hu Suhua nodded, "Hey, yes, sister Xi Shi is pregnant, so she can no longer work in the kitchen. What about the business where food is the sky?"
"Hey, you don't have to worry too much about this. There are not many good cooks in the capital." Xiang Nan laughed and said, "With heavy rewards, there must be brave men. I don't believe that spending money can't recruit good cooks."
Hu Suhua nodded.
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A few days later, Sai Xishi was arranged to take maternity leave.
Food is the sky and let the second chef take care of it for the time being. His cooking skills are not as good as Bi Xishi's, but he is also qualified to be a restaurant chef.
However, in order to ensure the business, Xiang Nan paid a lot of money to hire two cooks from Lu cuisine.
Although we talk about cuisines now, there are Sichuan, Shandong, Guangdong, Huaiyang. But in fact, at the end of the Qing Dynasty, most of Yanjing's exquisite restaurants were Lu cuisine restaurants. Taifeng Building, Zhengyang Building, Hongxing Building, etc. in the eighth building in Beijing all serve Shandong cuisine.
Because Shandong cuisine pays attention to food without getting tired of fine food, without getting tired of fine meat, and with various techniques, there are more than 60 kinds in total, which is the most kung fu-testing among the eight major cuisines. Therefore, during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Shandong cuisine had already entered the court and became court cuisine.
What is good at the top will be bad at the bottom, which is why Shandong cuisine is highly respected by the people in the capital. Sophisticated restaurants basically invite Lu cuisine masters. It was not until the Republic of China and Yuan Shikai became president that Henan cuisine began to flourish again.
In addition to recruiting cooks, Xiang Nan also wrote several recipes and handed them over to the cooks.
The Siku Quanshu compiled by Ji Xiaolan contains a lot of recipes, many of which are court dishes. Including seafood, river fresh food, miscellaneous animals, Yu family, dim sum, medicinal food, medicinal wine, etc., there are nearly ten thousand recipes.
It can be said that when it comes to food, Ji Xiaolan is definitely an expert.
In the first part of "Iron Teeth Bronze Teeth Ji Xiaolan", when he was sent to the execution ground to beheaded, he even discussed with the executioner how to make diced chicken.
Xiang Nan inherited his talent and learning, so naturally he is not bad in this regard.
Of course, he doesn't have the ability to do it. But writing a recipe to the cook is effortless.
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"Hey, Brother Xi, where did you get all these recipes?" Sai Xishi was very surprised when he saw these recipes.
These recipes are so exquisite, no matter the materials or workmanship. To make eight-treasure tofu, you need to use shiitake mushroom crumbs, mushroom crumbs, pine nut kernel crumbs, melon seed kernel crumbs, chicken crumbs, ham crumbs... put them into the fragrant chicken soup, stir-fry until they are cooked, and then start the pot. Really extraordinary.
It is expected that it will be very delicious.
And such a recipe is actually very rare.
The reason is very simple, teach the apprentice, starve the master to death. Ordinary people who want to learn to cook must first learn from a master, and then start from washing vegetables, cutting vegetables, serving dishes, and lighting a fire. After more than ten years of experience, they are allowed to cook.
Even so, if you want to learn a dish, it depends on whether the master is willing or not.
"I copied all of these from Prince Jing's Library Pavilion. I tell you, many of them are court dishes." Xiang Nan secretly said.
"Let me tell you, it's no wonder you're so sophisticated, a tofu can play so many tricks." When Sai Xishi heard it, he suddenly said, "Brother Xi, you are so kind to me."
Court dishes are the emperor's favorite dishes, and it is extremely difficult for them to spread to the people. It wasn't until the fall of the Qing court and the royal chefs became exiled among the people that court dishes gradually became known to the public.
It can be said that at this moment, it is basically impossible for Sai Xishi to learn court cuisine.
In history, Emperor Kangxi once gave Xu Jianan Shangshu this eight-treasure tofu recipe. Even so, Xu Shangshu gave the imperial dining room a thousand taels of silver to learn this dish.
It can be seen how rare palace recipes are.
Therefore, in the TV series "The First Building in the World", the imperial cook Liu Xiaozhuan risked his life to get a copy of "The Interpretation of Jade Beauty" from the Forbidden City, and regarded it as a treasure, even not giving it to his own daughter.
Xiang Nan gave Sai Xishi this cookbook. It is no exaggeration to say that it is no different from giving her a mountain of gold.
"You are my wife, if you are not good to you, who is good to you." Xiang Nan laughed.
Hearing what he said, Sai Xishi was even happier.
With Xiang Nan's recipes, coupled with the hard work of the second chef, two Lu cuisine chefs, and all the staff of Shiweitian, although Saixishi is gone, the business of Shiweitian is still booming.
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Wang Tianhe couldn't help feeling angry when he saw that Xiang Nan was getting more and more people, more officials and nobility, his business was booming, his reputation was growing, and he was getting more and more popular in the capital.
He wanted to find trouble with Xiang Nan, but unfortunately, without Lu Zhong, he didn't even have a useful person around him.
Although Lu Zhong is not very effective in handling affairs, he tried to deal with Xiang Nan several times but failed. But what is rare is that he is loyal and can be used with confidence.
If you were someone else, even if you had the ability to do things, but because you couldn't trust him, Wang Tianhe didn't dare to use it indiscriminately.
Just like Tian Kui, although he seems to know how to be grateful, he has repeatedly expressed the idea of coming over. But Wang Tianhe never dared to trust him completely.
"When the dog is in use, you will hate less~" Wang Tianhe sighed, and was about to recruit Tian Kui.
Although he doesn't like Tian Kui very much and thinks this person is a bit shady, but there is no one around him who can be used, so he had to let him try.
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"Tian Kui, do you know what happened to Lu Zhong?" After Tian Kui came, Wang Tianhe took a sip of the tea ceremony.
"I only heard that he was killed by a traitor." Tian Kui waved his hands.
"Remember, the person who killed him is called Xi Laile." Wang Tianhe said coldly, "Have you heard of this person?"
"I've heard of it." Tian Kui nodded, "As far as I know, he is a quack doctor with shallow medical skills and a reputation for fame.
That time in Cangzhou, he couldn't even heal the little one's abdominal distension, and almost took his life. Thanks to Lord Lu for helping me, otherwise I wouldn't be here today. "
"Then you say, can a quack doctor like this allow him to continue to be cheated and abducted in the capital?" Wang Tianhe asked again immediately.
"Of course not." Tian Kui immediately nodded and said, "If such a quack doctor stays in the capital for one more day, he doesn't know how many people will suffer. I have read sage books since I was a child, and I am determined to protect the country and the people. Naturally, such a quack doctor cannot be allowed to continue Attack in the capital."
"Okay, well said." Hearing what Tian Kui said, Wang Tianhe was immediately elated and extremely happy.
(end of this chapter)