There are of course more than one way to eat crayfish.

Such as stir-frying, frying, steaming, and making shrimp porridge.

Wait, make crystal shrimp dumplings!

Last time she was saying that they didn’t have enough ingredients to make crystal shrimp dumplings, but now they have them!

Okay, that's good use of it.

The stewards had no objection to Su Wan's method of using crayfish; as long as she did it, it was fine!

But too much stuff is also a problem!

How could the managers of two places buy crayfish together?

But this also shows how delicious crayfish is.

While Su Wan was worrying about how to clean up these crayfish, another person who came into the west kitchen early in the morning was wearing a military general's short shirt and had obviously just returned from practice. He followed the old warehouse manager into the big kitchen.

The old warehouse manager said: "Your name is not on the kitchen roster, so you should go sit in a cubicle and have someone bring it to you."

The old prison treasury manager was supported by the young eunuch in charge and asked in surprise: "General Xu, why do you want to eat in the west kitchen? Don't you like the cook in the Armory the most?"

General Xu raised his eyebrows: "Then I can't also like the chef here?"

After having the Third Prince's meal last night, General Xu came over after finishing his morning exercise and insisted on having breakfast in the big kitchen with the old supervisor.

What they said was that they were tired of eating breakfast at the Armoury Bureau? What else? You old prisoners can get free meals from the Armoury Bureau, so why can’t we?

That’s fine, that’s reasonable.

The old manager of the old warehouse was a kind person. After he came to the west kitchen and talked to the left supervisor on duty, the matter was naturally settled.

However, Zuo Zhizhang was also curious. General Xu never set foot in the west kitchen, but he came here today.

Could it be that he heard that the food in the western kitchen is delicious?

General Xu naturally didn't want to talk about what happened last night, but his appearance in the west kitchen scared the people around him.

There was no way. This man was strong and had a beard. He was afraid that others would not recognize that he was a military general. He felt that he could kill two little eunuchs with one punch.

This morning's breakfast was tofu pudding.

General Xu ate five bowls in one go. What was the point of the salty or sweet dispute? As long as he ate enough, he could try everything.

This breakfast is indeed delicious, but it always feels like it’s a little bit lacking compared to last night.

Not to mention that there was no shrimp to eat, last night's duck soup was incomparable.

It's not that regretful, but it's definitely not as amazing as last night.

After wiping his mouth after finishing his meal, General Xu suddenly realized that he was eating in the big kitchen. Where were the old prison manager and the young eunuch in charge?

Of course, the two of them went to the kitchenette to eat!

They are the ones who want to try the food.

In fact, everyone in the small kitchen was talking about yesterday’s crayfish. When they entered the yard and saw so many crayfish, everyone was extremely happy.

The chief and deputy chief stewards of the Imperial Household Department even offered to send someone to clean up the mess.

It is indeed troublesome to clean crayfish, and it would be much better if they sent someone to do it.

Su Wan nodded: "Okay, you can help me peel some of the shrimp shells, and then stir-fry the shrimp, make dumplings with shrimp, and shrimp with tomato sauce."

"It's just that we need to eat a few more meals of crayfish in the next few days, and then we can make shrimp paste and use it in cooking."

Everyone could only nod.

Can you not nod?

The Baochaosi and Shangbaojian paid for the purchase of food, while the Yuyongjian and Jiujianku sent people to process the food.

The western kitchen comes to prepare the food.

The combination is perfect.

But the most perfect thing now is the bowl of porridge in front of me.

Shrimp and fish fillet porridge.

If we follow the recipe of the western kitchen, today we will only make fish porridge, which is the original meal.

But since so many live shrimps were sent here, it would be unfair to these jumping crayfish if I didn’t make some shrimp and fish fillet porridge.

The rice porridge is tender, smooth, soft and delicious, and the shrimp and fish fillets in it are shiny white, fresh and refreshing.

The deliciousness of this salty porridge is so different and it is the best for nourishing the spleen and stomach.

Even if you remove the shrimps, the fish porridge alone is very different. The fishy smell of the fish is completely gone, leaving only a tender and smooth texture.

It is said that summer fish is best eaten fresh, while cured fish is best eaten pickled. This statement is indeed true.

In addition to this, there are also crystal shrimp dumplings, leek vermicelli buns, and refreshing celery fried meat.

The crystal shrimp dumplings were an extra meal, the rest were original recipes.

All in all, I had fish porridge, leek vermicelli buns, and celery fried meat for breakfast, which tasted pretty good.

And both have meat, which is good enough compared to the current menu.

There will be more budget next month so the palace maids in the West Outer Palace can eat better.

The food in the next few days will be even better.

The food here tastes especially good, and the food from Yan Pei's side is of course no different. This made General Xu, who had just returned, very depressed.

Why does His Highness eat different food from him?

And it looks so fragrant?

Yan Pei naturally knew the reason, and said helplessly: "This is food from the small kitchen, you definitely can't go to the big kitchen."

???

Still divide this?

General Xu's eyes widened. How could this be?

Forget it, I'll just go again at noon.

The meal we tried in the small kitchen at noon was still four dishes and one soup, but there was a serving of jelly in the dish. The cold mung bean jelly was soft and springy, and with the special sesame sauce, it tasted comfortable and refreshing.

You can imagine how delicious it is to eat such jelly in summer.

Of course, there is not only one kind of jelly and one kind of food in this world.

The same food can be prepared in different ways.

Just like Sichuan cuisine, it sounds like Sichuan cuisine, but it is divided into Shanghebang, Xiahebang, and Xiaohebang.

All cuisines are not unified and unchanging, but have gradually changed over the course of history and with the migration of people. The longer the time, the more unique the flavor. However, they will always be influenced by various directions.

Therefore, Su Wan always finds it strange when she sees people emphasize the authenticity of a dish as a measure of its quality.

As for the food, as long as it tastes good, that’s enough.

The other dishes were also prepared, but because the previous plates had been collected, they were still served on ordinary plates and eaten by everyone together.

This made all the eunuchs except Shangbaojian almost want to refuse.

I don't want to eat with them!

They are such a big eater!

And every dish today is very popular, such as roast chicken with chestnuts, three fresh vegetables, fried meatballs, and sesame sauce jelly.

The soup is lotus seed, shiitake mushroom and dried tofu soup, which is a must-have for cooling off in the summer, and is served with rice and steamed buns.

The dishes are already on the table.

There was another knock on the kitchenette door.

Who comes here at this time?

When Wei Jun opened the door, he saw a very tall general striding in.

General Xu saw the table full of dishes in the side hall and was surprised: "As expected!"

Because it was a food tasting, so many chefs only prepared four dishes and one soup, but the portions were large and they all looked delicious.

The old prison manager was surprised at first, but then he understood.

It turned out that General Xu wanted to eat in the small kitchen today, but I brought him to the big kitchen?

Everyone else was surprised.

Although General Xu now works in the Armament Bureau, which is also one of the internal departments, he has actually been on the battlefield after all, so his aura is naturally different. He usually does not interact much with eunuchs like them.

Only the people in the old prison were familiar with him.

Only the chief guard of the Imperial Household Department stared at him: "Why are you here? Are you trying to steal our food?"

etc.

He hit the nail on the head!

However, they forgot about the chief guard. He was also a man, but he often hung out with the eunuchs, so they forgot about him.

But this guy can eat so much.

General Xu is so tall?

Su Wan, who delivered food to Guandi Temple, was also stunned when she came back. When she learned the whole story, General Xu only said that he heard that several stewards had eaten well in recent days and completely concealed the fact that he had eaten for free yesterday. After all, since it was related to the Third Prince, he knew what he could say and what he could not say.

Anyway, the conclusion is, he knew there was some good food, and his appetite hasn't been good recently, so he wanted to come and eat for free!

This statement is so righteous that it is impossible to refuse.

Su Wan knew that all the old supervisors who had a good relationship with the West Kitchen had always eaten at the Armory Bureau in the past, so naturally she would not refuse at this moment.

Yu Shu was also a little afraid of this bearded general, and whispered, "How about cooking another dish?"

"No need, go to the main kitchen and bring over two more dishes and some more staple foods."

It’s too late to stir-fry now. As for why we need to take two dishes, we also need to take more staple food.

Just look at the height of this bearded general and you will know that he definitely has a larger appetite than an ordinary person. If I remember correctly, the kitchen had Ants Climbing Trees and Maoxuewang today, which tasted pretty good.

With Su Wan smoothing things over, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

But what’s wrong with everyone? Most of them hold official positions after all, but now they are worried about food!

But looking at the expressions of my colleagues around me, I realized I was not the only one feeling the same way, so it was okay.

There are obviously more people at the table today, and everyone talks less.

Mainly because I’m not very familiar with General Xu.

But General Xu knew the reason as soon as he looked up, but he also liked to joke, and everyone became familiar with each other during the meal.

Now that I think about it, it seems that the people from several government offices in the West Outer Palace have never sat together like this to chat and eat.

This is the first time.

But after lunch, I heard General Xu say bluntly: "Then I'll get some good wine tonight and try what the crayfish you mentioned tastes like!"

General Xu didn't feel guilty. He just ate and drank for free last night, so it didn't count at all!

This is the first time I ate crayfish tonight!

General Xu looked at Su Wan's expression. If it weren't for the fact that the Chief of the Imperial Food Department was really powerful, he would also want to snatch this little palace maid to work in the Armory Bureau.

His daughter is about the same age as her, why doesn't she have such ability? Forget it, his son is not as good as Su Wan either.

I finally understand why the nobles in the inner palace like to go to the Shangshi Division to ask for skilled cooks to work in the inner palace's small kitchen.

Who wouldn't want this kind of skill? If someone has such good small kitchen skills, he can definitely invite saints to visit often, and he can also make delicious food in different ways.

But the female officials in the Imperial Kitchen were too powerful and he was afraid of being scolded.

In fact, that person never cursed at anyone, but even if he looked at you with a smile, you would still feel nervous.

Another person who felt the same way was Concubine Jiang of Zhongcui Palace in the inner palace.

Imperial Concubine Jiang watched the Saint drink another cup of osmanthus and black plum juice and said with a smile, "You have been drinking black plum juice for two consecutive days. This is the third cup today. It's a bit hurtful to your stomach."

The saint leaned back on the couch and waved his hand, saying, "Today's plum juice doesn't taste as good as yesterday's, but it's still drinkable."

Not as good as yesterday?

Yesterday, Su Wan, a young palace maid from the west kitchen, left after boiling black plum juice.

Today it was cooked by Jiang Hongye from the small kitchen in her palace.

Naturally different.

The people below are really useless. They can't even make the recipe properly. It would be great if Su Wan could be brought over. I'll send someone to take a look later.

Although she thought so in her heart, Concubine Jiang smiled and replied: "Maybe the people below are not careful. I will talk to them later."

The saint patted Concubine Jiang on the back of her hand and said, "You really understand me. You know how angry I was with those officials in the previous dynasty, so I specially went out in the hot summer weather to find this kind of calming black plum juice."

"There's no need to talk about this between us. We've been married for nearly thirty years." Imperial Concubine Jiang said slowly, "On the day I married into the palace with my phoenix crown and red robe, I made a wish to serve the Saint well."

When the Phoenix Coronet and the Bridal Gown were mentioned, Imperial Concubine Jiang tightened her fingers slightly. The Saint closed his eyes and did not respond. Finally, he said, "It will be June soon, and the heat will be even hotter. Prepare to go to the temporary palace, and you can also take the ministers and concubines to avoid the heat."

Every summer, people would go to the palace to escape the heat, and Concubine Jiang would prepare early. Bringing it up now would seem like a digression.

Concubine Jiang's expression was unnatural for a moment, but she still smiled and answered yes, as if she was the most motherly person in the world.

Since we are going to the palace, we naturally have to start getting busy.

They were busy packing up and moving, while Su Wan and the others were busy bathing the crayfish.

After washing up, dinner was also arranged. First, there was the usual spicy crayfish with garlic, and then there was lobster noodles.

There is also the boiled beans and shredded pork cold noodles on the original menu.

Everyone is looking forward to the former, but Su Wan really wants to eat some cold noodles. After eating so much meat, it’s time to relieve the greasiness!