Chapter 328 Who says ancient people can’t make modern delicacies?

The three giants of the palace ate heartily and were very satisfied.

Everyone in the garden was having a great time, with laughter and chatter throughout the meal.

After dinner, Lord Huang took several high-ranking officials on a tour of the garden, just as a walk to digest the food after dinner.

While taking people to visit the Sinong Temple experimental fields, Mr. Huang took the opportunity to output some information.

Although a group of officials including Shen Zhaonian listened to Mr. Huang's various introductions very cooperatively and responded at the right time, everyone's reaction was indifferent.

They are actually not very interested in growing vegetables, they only care about whether they taste good.

Besides, I am usually annoyed by the things happening in my department.

Who would talk about official business after work, not to mention that today is a rare day off.

Recently, everyone has been spinning like a top, busy all the time.

It's so hard to come out and relax.

Today they just want to have a good rest and really don't want to listen to these brain-intensive things anymore.

Wei Yu's eyes narrowed slightly, his expression as serious as usual.

I don't know, I thought he was thinking about something important.

In fact, he was just emptying his mind and thinking about nothing.

This meal was really enjoyable, and it would be even more perfect if I could take a comfortable nap now.

Mo Zhishan was an exception. He showed great interest in what Mr. Huang said.

Especially potted vegetables.

"Master Huang, these potted vegetables do look interesting. If I also want to grow a few at home, what conditions are required?"

Mr. Huang was a little excited when he heard this. He looked at Mo Zhishan and said, "If Mr. Mo likes it, just pick a few pots from here and take them back."

For Mr. Huang, if Mo Zhishan was really willing to take the potted vegetables from the garden and take them home to grow, it would be a great recognition of him.

Mo Zhishan smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Huang. The potted vegetables here are naturally the best. But I have only grown flowers in the past, and have never grown vegetables. I don't know if there are any areas that need attention."

Mr. Huang became even more excited, he was worthy of being called Mr. Mo.

It means you know better than others.

He cleared his throat and added, "Actually, growing flowers and growing vegetables have a lot in common. But if you really want to grow potted vegetables, there are some things you have to pay attention to. The potted plants must be placed in a warm room. Place them near a window, preferably where the sun can shine."

"Also, different vegetables have different habits, so the care methods are slightly different. For example, some vegetables like water, while some are drought-tolerant..."

Mo Zhishan listened to Mr. Huang's words with a smile, feeling a little emotional.

Others might not feel anything, but he understood the look in Mr. Huang's eyes too well.

This is a look of relief.

Usually teachers will give this kind of look when they find a student who is particularly studious and motivated.

It seems that Mr. Huang really likes these things from the bottom of his heart and really wants to do something to promote agricultural production.

That's why I'm so proactive and full of enthusiasm.

It’s great to be young~~

After the walk, everyone gathered together to eat some fruit, and the dinner party ended.

When everyone left, they were still holding a lot of things in their hands.

Officials of the Sinong Temple all received their share of year-end benefits, including various vegetables, fruits, and various types of meat.

Among them, Shen Huazheng received the most, and at her request, Master Huang also gave her a few bunches of green bananas.

Although she didn't understand what Shen Huazheng was going to do with these green bananas, which were not ripe.

But since she had asked, Lord Huang would naturally not be stingy.

As for whether to ripen it before eating it when he gets home, that is not his concern.

Not only did the friends from Sinong Temple return home with a full load, but Lord Huang also generously took out some vegetables and mushrooms from the experimental field as gifts for the officials who came to eat for free.

Prince An and a group of officials were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling. They were very fond of this souvenir.

For a moment, everyone's favorable impression of Mr. Huang and Sinong Temple increased.

After all, the feeling of eating and taking is really great.

Who wouldn’t like that??

I have to say that with the addition of Chen Huazheng, the Sinong Temple looks more and more pleasing to the eye.

Why didn't I realize that Sinong Temple is so popular before? ?

Everyone was thinking that they must maintain a good relationship with Sinong Temple in the future and try to help in any way they can.

After all, only if Sinong Temple gets better and better can they get more delicious food.

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Prince An returned to the palace excitedly. He held a teacup in his hand and said, "Princess, guess what I brought back?"

Before leaving the garden, he specifically asked Chen Huazheng for some uncooked bamboo tube rice, intending to take it home and steam it.

Princess An blew on the tea gently and took a sip: "The prince must have brought back something delicious, right?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Prince An keenly noticed that something was wrong.

There was something wrong with the atmosphere, and the princess felt something was not right either.

Also, why isn't Ran'er here?

Prince An smiled and said, "Princess, you are so smart. I brought back some bamboo tube rice. We can steam it in the pot tonight. It will be delicious."

As he spoke, he looked around and said, "By the way, where's Ran'er?"

Princess An lowered her head and took a sip of tea without answering.

As soon as he saw the look on his princess' face, Prince An knew that Xiao Jingran must have done something to make the princess unhappy.

No wonder the atmosphere felt a little off.

Prince An looked at the butler beside him again: "Where is the prince?"

Housekeeper: "Your Majesty, the prince is copying books in the study."

Prince An: ...

What do you mean by copying books? This is copying books as punishment.

Ran'er really did something that made the princess unhappy.

This kid is good in every way, except that he is a little naughty.

Well, no matter what, I should still plead for him.

After all, he is my only son.

We still need to protect it to some extent.

Prince An looked at Princess An again, smiling: "Did Ran'er do something naughty again? Princess, please don't get upset because of him. Let him come out first and let me teach him a lesson."

Princess An put down the teacup and said calmly, "Ran'er picked all the orchids for the prince."

Her words stunned Prince An, who was still thinking about how to plead for Xiao Jingran. He didn't react for a moment: "What are you talking about, Princess? Ran'er touched my orchid?"

Princess An nodded: "Yes, Raner picked the prince's orchid."

Prince An took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down: "Why did he pick my orchid?"

That brat is so bold now that he actually dares to pick his flowers! !

Princess An: "Ran'er said that he wanted to dry the orchids and make soup with them."

Although I don’t know whether orchids can be used to make soup, it is wrong to pick orchids without permission.

Before she finished her words, Prince An stood up and rushed out.

He was really pissed off. This brat picked his orchid just to make soup with it! !

How dare you, brat?

Who gave him the courage? ! !

Princess An raised her eyes to look at Prince An's receding back and sighed softly.

The orchids in the yard are the prince's treasures, and he usually doesn't allow anyone else to touch them.

Fortunately, she punished Ran'er before the prince came back.

Otherwise, when the prince comes back and takes charge of the matter, it won’t be as simple as making him copy books as punishment.

Princess An picked up a piece of chestnut cake and took a bite.

What kind of food did the prince say he brought just now?

Oh, it seems to be called bamboo tube rice?

Judging from the name, this should be another new dish made by County Lady Yinghua.

But, does bamboo tube rice mean that the rice is served in the bamboo tube, or is it cooked in the bamboo tube?

Princess An was eating chestnuts while carefully thinking about what Prince An had just said.

The prince seemed to say that he should steam the bamboo tube rice in a pot and eat it in the evening.

In other words, the bamboo tube here should be cooked together with the rice.

Princess An swallowed the chestnut cake in her mouth, her eyes shining frighteningly.

It's strange just to think about putting bamboo tubes into the pot and cooking them together with rice.

However, every time Princess Yinghua made food, the stranger it sounded, the more delicious it was.

Ran'er has made such a big mistake, so let his mother eat more bamboo tube rice for him at dinner.

He is always so naughty, it's time to teach him a lesson.

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After Shen Huazheng returned home, she had a nice nap.

After waking up from a nap, Shen Huazheng looked at the things in the kitchen and planned to make snow meringue for afternoon tea.

When they returned to the Shen Mansion from the garden at noon, they brought back a lot of fruits.

There are green bananas, grapes, hawthorns, melons, apples, pears, persimmons...

Green bananas and hawthorns have other uses, so they should be used at night.

Other fruits can be made into diced fruits and used to make snow meringue.

Having made up her mind, Shen Huazheng asked people to prepare the ingredients.

It is not difficult to make snow meringue, but it requires a lot of ingredients.

In addition to glutinous rice flour, there are also corn starch, milk, butter, gelatin sheets, cream and white sugar.

Fortunately, all these ingredients are available, so even if some of them need to be made by yourself, it is not difficult.

The gelatin sheets I made earlier have been used up, so I need to make some more.

So is butter.

In fact, it is okay not to add butter to the snow meringue, but it will be more fragrant if butter is added.

Not only will it have a more milky flavor, but the taste will also be mellower.

Butter can be made from milk, but the process is a bit tedious.

You need to boil the fresh milk first, then cool it down and refrigerate it overnight.

Let the fat inside float up to form a layer of milk skin, and then you can take it out.

By beating at high speed, the fat and water are separated, thus extracting butter.

Gelatin sheets can also be made with ingredients such as fish maw and pork skin.

These have all been done before when making various desserts, so Qingzhi Qingtang and the cooks also have experience.

"County Lady, this is the milk that was chilled yesterday."

Upon learning that Chen Huazheng wanted someone to refine butter, Qingzhi quickly took the chilled milk to the kitchen.

Since Shen Huazheng liked to eat all kinds of snacks with butter and cream, the servants would prepare the ingredients every day in case they were needed suddenly.

Shen Huazheng looked at the not-too-thick layer of milk skin on top and nodded with satisfaction.

During the whipping process, the fresh milk skin will slowly break and expand, and then gradually become delicate and sticky.

After that, you can clearly feel the graininess inside.

These granular substances are actually the fat needed to make butter.

Keep beating it like this until it becomes like tofu dregs, which means you have successfully separated the fat.

Now that the weather is cold, it will be easier to extract butter.

If the indoor temperature is too high, in order to separate the fat smoothly, you have to continuously add ice milk during the whipping process.

Chen Huazheng scooped out the layer of milk skin, put it in a clean basin, and asked Qingzhi Qingtang to beat it.

Although Zhou Chengan had already asked someone to make an egg beater based on Shen Huazheng's drawings.

But if you want to extract butter, you need to beat the milk at high speed.

It requires not only strength but also speed.

Qingzhi and Qingtang have both been practicing martial arts since childhood, so they have both sufficient strength and speed.

It's best to let them handle it.

Chen Huazheng smiled as she looked at Qingzhi who was holding the egg beater and Qingtang who was standing beside her, ready to take over at any time.

"I'll give you two more pieces when it's done."

Qingzhi&Qingtang: ω

"Thank you, County Lord!!"

"Thank you, County Lord!!"

With power, the egg beater in Qingzhi's hand was almost moving to the point of leaving an afterimage.

She is now beating, beating, beating!!!

Just eat, eat, eat, eat.

Everything the county lady makes is a rare delicacy.

As long as you give her a little, she will have no problem spending three days and three nights doing it.

Qingtang was also very excited. Every time the county lady made new food, she would let them try it.

I didn’t expect to give them two more this time!!

Woohoo, where can I find such a good master? ?

She was willing to follow the county lady for the rest of her life and would not leave even if forced to.

While Qingzhi Qingtang was whipping the milk skin, Shen Huazheng hurried to make gelatin sheets.

Gelatin, also known as gelatin, is collagen extracted from animal skin and bones.

In fact, it does not require any high-tech. As long as you know the method, you can make it with fish maw, fish skin, donkey skin and pig skin.

The main ingredient used to make gelatin sheets this time is fish maw.

Shen Huazheng also had someone prepare a small amount of pig skin as a side dish.

Blanch the fish maw and pork skin in water to remove the fishy smell, grease and impurities.

In order to make the final gelatin more clean and translucent, Shen Huazheng added an appropriate amount of flour into it, and kneaded it carefully several times to remove the remaining grease.

Doing this can remove grease and fishy smell to the greatest extent.

Wash it with clean water and you can start cooking.

After the stew was successful, Shen Huazheng filtered the soup from the pot, carefully poured it into a flat plate, and spread it into a thin layer.

Then set it aside to dry and wait for it to take shape.

While Shen Huazheng was boiling the gelatin, the cook had already followed her instructions and poured fresh milk, glutinous rice, corn starch and sugar into a porcelain bowl and stirred them into a glutinous rice paste without any particles.

Chen Huazheng had someone filter the glutinous rice paste through a sieve to make it more delicate.

Then cover the porcelain bowl with a bamboo lid, put it in the steamer, and start steaming over high heat.

The bamboo cover here replaces the function of plastic wrap, mainly to prevent moisture from outside from entering.

Otherwise, the glutinous rice paste may become thinner and the taste will not be so good.