[Red Mansion] A little chef came to the Grand View Garden

Hearing that her father was coming back, Liu Mei felt that her mother's whole state was different.

Mother Liu used to tidy up neatly, but now she started to dress up for the first time, and the tune she hums every day has also changed, which is particularly tactful.Liu Mei thought about it, and couldn't help laughing secretly, feeling that the saying "a little farewell is better than a newlywed" is equally applicable to old couples and old wives.

But she also had to think of a way, after all, she had to ask Liu's father, and when this cheap father came home, she had to prepare some sugar-coated shells, so as to impress him.

But what Liu Mei didn't know was that while she was preparing sugar-coated shells, the Qian family was also preparing sugar-coated shells.

Xing'er and Qian Huai on the second door only drank a meal, then blushed and patted their chests and said loudly: "Don't worry, my father and Uncle Liu are very good, let my father talk about it first, even Can't it, can't your father still ask the masters above?"

That night, Jia's mother hosted a banquet to welcome Xue Baoqin, Xing Li and others.Because the sky was dark and it had been snowing for a long time, Li Wan and others agreed to enjoy the snow and write poems in Luxue Nunnery the next day.

But Liu Mei listened to her mother complaining, she only said that the road would be more difficult due to the snow, and Liu's father might not be able to get home a day or two later.

In short, some families are happy and some are sad, but life is still going on.

The next day, when I got up early in the morning, the Grand View Garden became the world of Qiongyao. There was a foot of snow on the ground, and the sky was like rubbing cotton wool.When Liu Mei came out, she saw that the Grand View Garden was very busy, with many women and servants braving the wind and snow, sweeping snow and opening paths in Luxue Nunnery.The Luxue Nunnery was caged with earth dragons yesterday, and that place was steaming and warm.

Liu Mei didn't care to look too much, and went straight to her mother's place to help, only to see a large piece of fresh venison hanging in the kitchen, without getting close, she could smell the pungent and fishy smell of deer blood.

"Mei'er, eat some first, put it on the cushion." Mother Liu stuffed Liu Mei with a small bowl. When Liu Mei saw it, it was mother's deer blood soup stewed with deer tendon broth, and the deer blood was sprinkled on it. Minced green onion and ginger, lined with some vermicelli.As soon as you pour boiling oil on top, the fragrance will overflow immediately, and there will be no fishy smell.

Liu Meiquan thought it was bloody hot, she wiped her mouth after three mouthfuls, secretly regretted that there was no spicy food.But even so, a warm feeling rose from the belly in an instant.

"Mei'er has a strong body, your sister can't eat this." Mother Liu watched Liu Mei finish eating, and said with a bit of regret, it seemed that Wu'er was still thinking about Wu'er in her heart, for fear that Wu'er would get sick again in such a cold weather.

"Mother, I'll do more work today, you can go to my aunt's house to see my sister some time later!"

Mother Liu thought for a while, nodded and said, "Yes!" Then she explained, "Today, Second Master Bao and Miss Shi asked Miss Ping for a piece of fresh venison, and Mei'er will help Mother cook this piece of venison today. gone."

After thinking for a while, Mother Liu said: "Miss Ping sent a message, saying that it was the second master Bao who sent the message. I ordered the venison and wanted to eat it raw..."

Liu Mei was taken aback, "Eat it raw?"

Baoyu and Xiangyun originally wanted to eat venison sashimi?

"That's right, so the freshly slaughtered venison brought in by Tete has been kept in an ice bucket."

"...This," Liu Mei felt that the three views had been refreshed. In fact, there are many people who eat raw meat in later generations, such as horse meat sashimi in Japanese food and beef tartare in French food. But in the world of Red Mansions, Baoyu and Xiangyun Two, actually plan to eat venison raw?

But thinking about what was written in the original book, Xiangyun said proudly at the time, "We ate a lot of fishy meat, but we came back with a beautiful heart." ① She was always wondering if roast venison would The cooking is good, it shouldn't be so fishy, ​​but I didn't expect to eat raw meat.

"Don't you have a stomachache?" Liu Mei asked her mother in astonishment.

"That's what I said," Mother Liu sighed, "Those brothers and sisters are all rich and precious. If the stomach is spoiled by eating, the old lady will blame it. So it's best to cook it to taste. I made a special marinade, and half of the venison can be roasted after marinating for a while. It's just that the other half..."

Liu Mei understood what her mother meant, so the other half should be kept alive, what if she really can't handle the little masters above?

The task of going to Luxue Temple to deal with the venison was given to Liu Mei, so she used two ice buckets to fill the venison respectively, a sharp kitchen knife was pinned to her waist, and another woman was called to carry an iron stove, Tiecha, Tiesimen and other things went to Luxue nunnery together.

The place in front of Luxuean was already full of people, and Liu Mei heard from a distance that Li Wan disagreed with Baoyu and Xiangyun to eat raw meat, "You two want to eat raw, I will send you to the old lady to eat, even if one It doesn't matter to me if I live a deer or get sick."

When Baoyu heard that Li Wan was carrying the great banner of Jia Mu, he was immediately discouraged, and said with a smile, "It's nothing! Let's burn it and eat it."

So Liu Mei went to Lu Xue'an, watched the women lighting up the iron stove, she herself took out the pre-marinated venison, and then took out the kitchen knife to cut the meat.

"I want to do it myself!" Xiangyun strode forward to take the kitchen knife from Liu Mei.

Liu Mei was not happy, she never borrowed her kitchen knives from anyone, especially a weak chicken like Xiangyun.

Li Wan also refused, "Cut off your hand carefully!"

Xiang Yun pouted, seeing Liu Mei's quick and steady hands, he couldn't help being eager to try, as soon as he reached out, he was about to snatch the kitchen knife from Liu Mei's hand.

Liu Mei was startled suddenly, but fortunately she concentrated and let go in time. If the handle of the knife was really tightly gripped, her own hand would be scratched, and Xiang Yun would also be injured.

Holding a knife, Xiangyun scratched the venison twice, seeing that he couldn't cut a piece of meat as neat and as thick as a willow eyebrow, so he threw the knife away and said, "Come on!"

Xiangyun was unintentional at first, but Liu Mei was so angry that she couldn't get angry, so she could only endure it, cut up the remaining marinated meat, forked it with an iron fork, and put it on the wire to cover it to roast.

The fresh venison is roasted on the open fire, and the aroma is overflowing in a short while, and the fat drips on the flame in the iron furnace, hissing.

After two or three slices of Liumei were baked, they were first given to Baoyu and Xiangyun.When Ping'er came over, he saw that Baoyu Xiangyun was eating and having fun, so he took off his bracelet, and the three of them gathered together to taste.

Baoyu even called it delicious, saying it was more crispy and tender than ordinary mutton.

After a while, Tanchun also joined.Sisters Baochai Baoqin and Daiyu were watching. Baochai pushed Baoqin with a smile and urged her to try it too. .”

Daiyu smiled beside her holding a small hand stove.

Liu Mei Wangtian: Indeed, barbecue is not easy to digest, otherwise it would be very good if Daiyu could taste it.Venison is hot in nature and can resist the cold. She drank a bowl of deer blood soup in the morning and it is still warm. She was sweating in front of the iron stove.

On the other side, Xiangyun said loudly: "We are real celebrities, but you people are all fake nobles!"

At this time, Liu Mei couldn't bear it any longer, "Miss Shi, you can't say that! Miss Lin and the others just have a stomach for this roasted venison. It's better to be alone than to be together. If you choose another category Wouldn't everyone be happy with the venison dish that everyone can digest?"

Unexpectedly, Xiangyun said: "Fresh venison is delicious when eaten like this! If sister-in-law Zhu didn't stop me, raw venison would be even better!"

Liu Mei went "hehe" on the spot, "Miss Shi, do you think we can't cook fresh venison?"

Xiang Yun didn't expect Liu Mei to speak up against her, but was taken aback.

Baoyu quickly smoothed things over: "Don't be upset, sister Yun didn't mean that. She meant that it would be more interesting to eat if you bake it yourself."

Liu Mei felt even more hesitant: Xiangyun did it himself?She almost cut off her own hand just then.

"Second Master Bao, I do know that there is a dish that cooks this fresh venison. It can be cooked by yourself, and it is also something that everyone can overcome."

Anyway, Liu Mei just couldn't see Daiyu standing by and watching.

When Baoyu heard about it, he was immediately interested: "That's good, so that Sister Lin and Sister Bao can taste it together."

Xiang Yun also clapped her hands and said, "That's great! Then they won't be able to say I'm the only one!"

Sweat dripped from the back of Liu Mei's head: Miss Shi, how can I evaluate you?

She doesn't think that Xiangyun is a real celebrity, she can't even tell whether Xiangyun is real or fake. Ordinarily, Xiangyun's environment in the Marquis Mansion shouldn't have this kind of personality—— It can only be said that this Miss Shi is very talented!

Both Baoyu and Xiangyun nodded, and Li Wan agreed when he heard that everyone could restrain themselves.

Liu Mei asked a woman to go back to the small kitchen with her, and in a blink of an eye, she brought a lot of materials.

The most striking thing is a deep glazed casserole.Liu Mei watched as the mother-in-law took off the wire covering from the iron stove, and put the casserole on the stove.

There was originally a piece of butter in the bottom of the casserole, which melted when it was heated.Liu Mei put scallions into the pot, and they were instantly fragrant.

Liu Mei took out a pair of extremely long bamboo chopsticks, handed them to Baoyu, and said, "Second Master Bao, do you want to try it out?"

Baoyu saw that this posture was very novel, so he nodded in response, "Okay", and took the bamboo chopsticks from Liu Mei's hand.

"I sliced ​​the venison and put it in the pot. You watch it for me. When you see the venison change color, turn it over. If it changes color, turn it over and put it aside. I will continue to eat the venison."

Baoyu had never tried this cooking method before, so he followed his advice and said at the same time: "This is amazing. I thought you were going to make a pot, but this is not a pot at all."

Thin slices of venison are gradually cooked and sizzling in the pan, and the aroma is no less than those roasted on the fire just now.Other people, such as Baochai and Daiyu, came up to watch together when they saw Baoyu using the long chopsticks to make them look so good.

Liu Mei, on the other hand, continuously sliced ​​out the venison, and when Baoyu removed one batch, another batch would follow.

Xiangyun couldn't help feeling itchy again, and took Baoyu's place, but couldn't help asking: "When can we eat it!" It seemed that she really wanted to take out a slice of venison that had changed color.

Liu Mei hurriedly stopped her.

"I'll get it in a little while, it won't work now, it won't taste right now!"

The key is in this state, Daiyu still can't digest it even after eating it!

I saw Liu Mei brought clear sauce and sweet wine, poured them into the pot, added a little broth, and after the juice in the pot boiled, added tofu, bean sprouts, wormwood, mushrooms, yellow sprouts and other vegetables ingredients.

While waiting for the pot to boil again, Xiangyun was in a hurry, took a piece of venison out with chopsticks, put it into his mouth, and said vaguely: "It's hot, it's hot!" On the other hand, he felt that the soup was a bit salty and sweet, "It tastes a little bit hot!" Heavy!"

Liu Mei rolled her eyes, handed her a small bowl, and said, "Dip in this and eat!"

Sure enough, Xiangyun dipped it in a small bowl and put it in his mouth. This time he nodded and said, "It's delicious! The venison is so tender, so fresh and sweet."

Baoyu leaned over and saw that the small bowl contained white radish mash that had been crushed beforehand.

He also reached out for a small bowl, took the venison, handed it to Daiyu, and said, "Sister, try it!"

Liu Mei hurriedly stopped her, and said: "Miss Lin, try other vegetarian dishes first. You can have some soup first. Don't rush to try venison. The venison is hot. Miss Lin just taste a little bit. Don't use too much." .”

Baochai pointed at Liu Mei, "Look, this girl knows she's thinking about Shao'er. Before Mao'er has done anything, she said a lot of things by herself first." Saying that, Baochai came up by herself, and also brought venison to taste. , nodded with a smile: "She said it tastes good and can be stubborn by herself. I didn't believe it at first. Now it seems that this girl is indeed very knowledgeable."

She said, calling Bao Qin over with a smile, "Tell Mom about this method later, we can also cook and eat at home."

Unexpectedly, Baoqin said with a smile, "I've seen this practice before."

Liu Mei was serving venison to Tanchun at this time, when Baoqin said that, her hand shook.

Her method is exactly the way of sukiyaki, but sukiyaki is usually made of beef, and she replaced it with fresh venison today—could it be that Bao Qin has also eaten sukiyaki?

The author has something to say: ①The two sentences that Xiangyun said, "Real celebrities come from the wind" and "Brilliant heart embroidered mouth", are from the original text of No.40 Nine Chapters.

PS Sukiyaki has one very important dipping material - raw eggs.It is said that after the beef is cooked, it should be dipped in raw eggs, so that the beef will be extra smooth and tender.However, some time ago there was news that eating raw eggs is easy to be infected by salmonella, especially children.Thinking that Daiyu can't eat raw eggs anymore, she changed to dipping in white radish puree, which is a relatively unpopular dipping method.