Chapter 119 It smells really good
When everyone in the kitchen saw Shen Huazheng asking someone to knead the dough early in the morning, they all secretly wondered whether she wanted to make buns or noodles.
Or maybe she planned to make wontons.
Qingzhi had the same question in her mind, but she asked it out loud.
Chen Huazheng smiled and said, “I’m going to make sauce-flavored cakes today.”
When she woke up this morning, she suddenly missed the crispy texture of the sauce-flavored biscuits.
When she was in college, Chen Huazheng and her roommates liked the sauce-flavored biscuits sold by a couple at the school gate.
Eating a portion of Jiangxiang pancake in the morning makes me feel energetic even at 8 o'clock in the morning.
Chen Huazheng put the kneaded dough aside to rise and began to prepare the sauce-flavored dumplings.
She lit a pot, poured oil into it, added star anise and Sichuan peppercorns and stir-fried them until fragrant, then used long chopsticks to pick the star anise and Sichuan peppercorns out of the pot.
Heat the oil in the pot again, and pour in the chopped garlic, bean paste, sweet noodle sauce and chili sauce.
Shen Huazheng also added a little sugar and cumin powder, stirred it well, and slowly fried it over low heat.
The aroma in the pot overflowed little by little. The white mashed garlic, yellow bean paste, red chili sauce, and brown sweet noodle sauce were all mixed together, filling the pot.
Seeing that it was almost done, Shen Huazheng sprinkled a handful of white sesame seeds into it.
Everyone in the kitchen couldn't help but take a deep breath of the tempting aroma in the air. It smelled so good! !
No wonder it is called Jiangxiang Pancake.
Shen Huazheng asked someone to cut the proofed dough into small balls, and then roll them into pancakes with a rolling pin.
As soon as the oil in the pan was hot, Shen Huazheng put the dough in.
The white dough was quickly fried in the oil pan until it turned a golden color, looking very tempting.
Put the fried pancake on a plate, brush a layer of prepared sauce on it, and sprinkle a layer of chopped green onions on it. The sauce-flavored pancake is ready.
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Zhou picked up a piece of sauce-flavored pancake that was cut into small pieces. The surface of the pancake was covered with thick sauce and had an enticing aroma.
She brought the sauce-flavored pancake to her lips, took a small bite, and her mouth was immediately filled with the fragrant flavor.
Chen Huazheng has a perfect control of the heat, making the sauce-flavored pancake crispy on the outside and soft yet chewy on the inside.
Paired with the spicy sauce, it's so delicious!!
Zhou stuffed the remaining sauce-flavored cake into her mouth and ate it with a look of satisfaction on her face. She felt that her lips, teeth, throat and tongue were all enjoying it.
"Zheng'er, this sauce-flavored pancake is delicious."
Chen Huazheng laughed, her eyebrows curved: "If mother likes it, eat more."
She scooped a spoonful of shredded chicken porridge with a spoon and put it into her mouth.
The thick and fragrant porridge slid down my throat into my stomach, and I felt my stomach warming up.
It is so comfortable to have a plate of sauce-flavored pancake and a bowl of hot chicken porridge for breakfast.
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Because of the water conservancy issue in the south, Emperor Jingning summoned several officials from the Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of Revenue and Ministry of Works to the Xuande Hall early in the morning to discuss the matter.
After finally deciding on all the specific matters, everyone was already starving.
In the past, Emperor Jingning also summoned officials to discuss matters early in the morning. After each meeting, he would let them leave the palace on their own and would not provide them with breakfast.
Therefore, several officials including Shen Zhaonian brought breakfast prepared at home, waiting to eat in the carriage or back in the government office after leaving the palace.
But today, Emperor Jingning acted out of character and enthusiastically invited everyone to stay and have breakfast with him. He also sympathetically said that if anyone brought breakfast from home, they could also take it out and eat it.
It was a great honor for His Majesty to invite ministers to dine together. Although everyone felt a little strange, they did not think much about it.
They thanked him and sat down together.
Soon, palace maids and eunuchs came in with trays and served the dishes, which were mostly porridge, side dishes, buns and other breakfast foods.
Emperor Jingning casually picked up a side dish with chopsticks and glanced at everyone: "My dear ministers, please feel free to eat as you please."
Shen Zhaonian was so hungry that he felt dizzy. He drank half a bowl of porridge and then remembered the sauce-flavored cakes he brought with him.
Everyone was concentrating on their meal when they suddenly smelled a very strong fragrance.
They looked up and found that Shen Zhaonian had taken out a large pancake wrapped in oil paper at some point and was eating it with relish.
Under the silent gaze of the surrounding officials and Emperor Jingning, Shen Zhaonian took a bite of the sauce-flavored pancake with a "crunch".
The sauce-flavored pancake is full of oily aroma, the crispy outer skin is very fragrant, and the middle is slightly chewy. The sauce on the skin is even more salty and delicious.
One bite, the various tastes of fragrance, sweetness, crispness and spiciness intertwined together and filled the entire mouth.
Chewing it carefully, the white sesame seeds dotted on it bring the crispness of the cake to a new level.
After the first bite, I couldn’t stop eating it, one bite after another, and the delicious taste lingered in my mouth after finishing it.
Shen Zhaonian ate the sauce-flavored pancake in his hand with a "crunch, crunch" sound, and his mouth was filled with the rich fragrance.
There was a faint aroma of oil, crispness and saltiness in the air. Everyone present couldn't help swallowing their saliva when they smelled the overbearing fragrance.
The hunger that had gradually disappeared after eating something seemed to reappear, even stronger than before.
The Minister of Works, who was sitting next to Shen Zhaonian, found it even more unbearable. He used to like eating buns for breakfast, especially meat buns.
But now, looking at the fragrant pancake in Shen Zhaonian's hand, he suddenly felt that the meat buns were not fragrant anymore.
What kind of pancake is this? Why is it so fragrant? ?
I heard before that Shen Zhaonian always brought delicious meals to the government office, which made his colleagues envious. It seems that the rumor is true.
Emperor Jingning saw that Shen Zhaonian was so absorbed in eating that he could not help but cough lightly.
"Shen Aiqing."
Shen Zhaonian heard the call and looked up quickly. "What does your majesty want me to do?"
Emperor Jingning: "What did you eat, my dear?"
Humph, this must be another breakfast that Shen Huazheng made for him.
Shen Zhaonian was slightly stunned: "Your Majesty, this is the breakfast that my daughter prepared for me, it is called Jiangxiang Cake."
As he spoke, he took out two oil-paper packages from his sleeves and said, "I have two more sauce-flavored cakes here. Your Majesty and the others can have a taste."
Fortunately, Shen Huazheng knew that Shen Zhaonian was going to the Xuande Hall to discuss matters, and was worried that he was too hungry, so she prepared four sauce-flavored cakes for him, otherwise there would not be enough to share now.
Shen Zhaonian has already thought it through. He will eat one now, divide it into two, and still have one left for lunch.
Well, this arrangement is just right.
Hahaha! !
Emperor Jingning looked at Shen Zhaonian for a while, as if trying to determine if he had anything to hide.
After a moment, he spoke with satisfaction. "Okay, then I will try the county lady's cooking skills."
In this way, Emperor Jingning got the whole sauce-flavored cake alone.
The other sauce-flavored cake was taken away by a palace maid, cut into small pieces, and distributed to several ministers.
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