my lord, please eat

The emperor has a lot of serious things to do.Xing Yice would get up before dawn every day, and go to morning court after getting dressed.It's okay to be fine, but if there is a big or small incident, this breakfast will have to be postponed.Moreover, reviewing memorials is the hardest task, and it takes half a day to sit.It would be fine if he was a foolish emperor, but Xing Yice still likes to do things himself.So it is even harder.The only pleasure is probably eating delicious food, drinking fragrant tea, and being accompanied by beauties.

Therefore, the emperor really never cared about such a trivial matter as the cooking skills of the Imperial Shanting Court compared to trying this kind of sesame and mung beans.If Concubine Shu hadn't reminded her a few times, Xing Yice would have almost forgotten about it.In fact, it has only been four days since he decided on this matter and handed it over to his fifth brother.It is conceivable how much the emperor "values" this matter!

"Fifth brother, your suggestion is good, but it is not appropriate to be promoted to the imperial chef. In the thousand and three hundred years since the founding of the dynasty, the number of imperial chefs in the imperial dining room has always been ten. You can add another one here. Although there is nothing wrong with it, you can’t be so hasty, right? Even among these palace people, there are those with outstanding craftsmanship, compared with the imperial chefs, there is probably a big gap. Besides, most of the imperial chefs come from aristocratic families. I'm afraid it will inevitably make people dissatisfied to promote the eunuch to the royal chef because of the competition."

After all, what the emperor meant was that no matter how good the eunuchs are, they may not be able to compare with the imperial chef.Xing Yihong didn't care about this argument.Originally, he was ordered to do this to entertain others as well as himself. "Brother Huang is right. But it's not a good start, and playing... is no fun compared to it. Otherwise, it's not a royal chef, just arrange a name whatever you want."

Now that the playful characters have been uttered, Xing Yice no longer carries them.Thinking about the propositional competition that the fifth brother said, the selected competitions one after another, he, the emperor who manages everything every day, wants to join in the fun.Maybe there are really more interesting things than poetry, songs, zithers, chess, calligraphy, paintings, beauties and jewels. "That's a good suggestion. If that's the case, I'll name a 'New Cuisine Envoy'. Specialize in making some fresh dishes, otherwise it's useless to come here."

The emperor was a person who said one is one and the other was two. With the new delicacies to use these three words as bait, the blood of the people in Yushanting was even more excited.

This decision made Yang Qifang extremely excited.That is to say, no matter who wins this competition, there will definitely be someone in their imperial dining room who can become a 'new dish envoy', and will often cook fresh dishes for the masters.This is simply a bright future for these eunuchs to be proud of! !

Of course, Yang Qifang's favorite person is Gong Xiaoyong.After all, in most people's perception, Gong Xiaoyong has a very good chef.Even if it's just his own nonsense.But when it comes to talking about it, his cooking skills are also inherited from his family, and he is also a time traveler. Those who were only cultivated in the imperial dining room, or who figured it out by themselves, there are really few people who can compare with him.At least on an intellectual level ==.

After Gong Xiaoyong knew the "idea" of King An Yao's competition, she secretly gestured a middle finger in her heart.Peat, you are quite avant-garde!Where is the gap between this and the talent show?Could it be that this prince who can eat and play is also a time traveler!After each game, it is tantamount to making enemies one after another, which makes people more and more nervous.Well, although this way, the competition will be more interesting, and it will indeed increase people's fighting spirit, but it's important to save your life!This group of ruling classes really want to come out as soon as they come out!

Just when Gong Xiaoyong wanted to bite the handkerchief depressed, the eunuchs and even the maids in other places in the palace couldn't sit still.A new official position, a reward of 100 taels of silver, this is a great temptation!You know, 100 taels in Hengguo, you can buy a three-entry yard in any prefecture or county.Even in the capital and several counties, you can buy a house to live.If this is used to buy a house and land in the countryside, it can support a dozen people.

Therefore, under the teasing of the masters of the palaces, Xing Yice was greatly gracious, since he wanted to "play", he had to play it thoroughly, and he simply allowed everyone in the palace to sign up for this competition.In fact, he wanted to see now how noisy these capable people were.Especially these concubines in his own harem, who really wants to join in the fun, and who wants to have some gossip.So after giving orders to Xing Yihong, he also sent his own Imperial Battalion Office to closely monitor the situation in the palaces at all times.

When there are more people in the competition, it is inevitable that there will be people who want to be fooled.At first Xing Yihong wanted to taste it from the beginning to the end, but now that there are so many people, how could he, as a prince, eat it one by one.This is also not in line with the principles of his food.So he directly handed over the matter of "audition" to Yang Qifang and Jiang Pin.He only needs forty able-bodied people to participate in the real 'competition', and if others are not good enough, they should do whatever they want.

For Gong Xiaoyong, anyone can be shortlisted.The first match is actually very simple.Make a dish with the simplest potatoes.The raw materials are only various seasonings and various oils, and nothing else is allowed.

Because there are not many stoves that can be used by the testers, it is a group of ten people who come to the test in batches.The scoring system was still adopted, and only the top 40 were left in the end.Although it was quite fair, Gong Xiaoyong felt that it was unavoidably perfunctory.

But the people who competed were still very serious.Although there is only one raw material, potatoes are very malleable, and as long as the seasoning can be used casually, there are also good things in the seasoning that can be used as side dishes.

Gong Xiaoyong chose the most homely cold potato shreds.In fact, the only difficulty is to master the time and temperature when potatoes are blanched.After a long time, the shredded potatoes will become soft, and if there are not enough potatoes, there will be an earthy smell of raw potatoes.But this is not difficult for Gong Xiaoyong.And the taste he wants to mix is ​​hot and sour and slightly numbing, really think about it... just eat it!

Shred the potatoes and blanch them in water, then put them in ice water for a while.Mix soy sauce, chili oil, sesame oil, pepper oil, sugar, vinegar, salt, green onion, cooked sesame, garlic and chicken powder, drain the iced potato shreds, then put them in the seasoning sauce and mix well. Put it on a plate and you're done.But when his side was finished, the people next to him were still nervously making it, and he was embarrassed to serve it up directly. His own taste was too strong. Although the ratio of chili oil and pepper oil had been lowered, it was still the same. It will make the lips and tongues "strike".In order not to scold the eight generations of ancestors who didn't know which time and space he was in, he decided to add another staple food, which was potato pancakes.

This thing is not much more complicated than cold salad.Grind steamed potatoes into mash, mix mushroom powder and a little salt into mashed potatoes, add a small piece of lard, and finally mix with starch.Make the blended mashed potatoes into cakes, then fry them in a pan until they are golden on both sides.

The ten people in this group cook different potato dishes.There are stewed, roasted, fried, steamed, and Gong Xiaoyong’s fried and cold salad.

In fact, in addition to cold salad, potato pancakes are not uncommon at this time, but they are definitely poor dishes. They rarely appear in the recipes given to the masters in the palace, but most of the servants are from poor people. This feeling will be missed.For someone like Yang Qifang who has endured hardships since he was a child, and worked hard in the palace for more than ten years before making his way to the top, seeing Gong Xiaoyong's two things that he didn't deliberately pursue to show off his appearance, he didn't feel unhappy in his heart. , but with emotion.

The nine dishes I tasted before were all more pleasing than Gong Xiaoyong's in appearance.Regardless of whether it is a piece of silk or a piece, when it is placed on the plate, it is deliberately placed in a beautiful shape.Only for Gong Xiaoyong, the potato shreds are potato shreds, so it's a little smoother.Potato cakes are potato cakes, which are cut into a size that can be eaten in one bite.Of course it wasn't Gong Xiaoyong's intention, he was just used to it.In terms of arranging plates and carvings, he is indeed a little worse, and he doesn't think it is too bad.Wouldn't it be ridiculous if things like potato shreds were placed one by one?It doesn't look the same when you hold a chopstick, and the appearance is destroyed.What's more, he doesn't want to be some kind of "New Messenger", as soon as he hears it, it sounds like "I'm going to die first", which is unlucky!

Yang Qifang and Jiang Pin tasted the dishes, as well as two imperial chefs who were not on duty today, including Tang An, and an imperial chef Zhang Kong who was the best at making vegetarian dishes.

Because of the previous "crab shell" incident, both Tang An and Zhang Kong had a good impression of Gong Xiaoyong, and everyone can see that Yang Qifang has a good impression of Gong Xiaoyong, so this time the competition is still vaguely important Therefore, the two of them tasted his dishes very carefully.

The vegetarian dishes that Zhang Kong is good at are not Buddhist or Taoist vegan delicacies. Of course, he can also cook those dishes, but he also uses meat ingredients to add vegetarian dishes on weekdays, that is, he uses meat to season the vegetables.He thought that the lard in Gong Xiaoyong's potato pancakes was used quite well today.This not only gives the potato cakes a strong flavor, but also the crispy skin is different from burnt potatoes. It should be the effect of mixing lard and starch.

Tang An appreciated the cold potato shreds even more.He has a natural preference for spicy food, but in the palace, food is generally made with strong aroma.Such as this spicy taste and not commonly used.First of all, all kinds of girls pay attention to their manners, and if they eat too much spicy food, they will indeed get angry inside.Second, it is not good to lose your temper when eating spicy food.There are also three reasons, that is, the spicy taste tends to conflict with the tonic soup that the daily masters use.So even those who are slaves don't think of doing it much.But today Gong Xiaoyong made him look at him differently.

Immediately after this spicy taste, you can feel the sweet and sour taste, which is neutralized by the crisp and cold taste of potato shreds, and the feeling of numbness of the lips and tongue immediately turns into a wonderful feeling.While appetizing, it also lifts people's spirits.Especially in this thick summer.

Yang Qifang was naturally very satisfied with the two potato dishes.Now he looked at Gong Xiaoyong with even more admiration. "Xiao Yongzi, why are you the last one to serve?"

Gong Xiaoyong replied: "Back to the Chief Manager. The servant feels that the cold potato shreds I made has a strong taste, and I used pepper and pepper. If I serve it before you, I am afraid that after you try it, it will affect everyone in the future." That’s why it’s the last one.” Of course, there’s another reason. After eating a lot of hot dishes, he took a look at the flavors and found them to be rich in flavors. The last dish was cold and refreshing. Wouldn’t it be more delicious than the first one? good.I don't care what order you serve ==.

Just as Yang Qifang wanted to praise Gong Xiaoyong for his consideration of others, Jiang Pin, who was holding his breath at the side, said, "That's not bad. I think it's just to add points, right?"

Later, Gong Xiaoyong vaguely learned from different people why she was run out before.He hated this Jiang Pin, but he was also afraid of it.Dealing with such a person is not as straightforward as Tracy's nature.This standard cunning villain should be as hypocritical as possible, and he must be more hypocritical than him. "Return to the deputy manager, this potato cake is an extra filial piety for the servants, just to wake up their tongues after they feel spicy and numb, it's not for a trial."