Chapter 386: Every Holiday Season I Gain Three Pounds
Shen Zhaonian: “Is Cross-Bridge Rice Noodles a type of rice noodles?”
Chen Huazheng nodded: "Cross-bridge rice noodles are a type of rice noodles, but the way to eat them is different from ordinary rice noodles. The ingredients in them are also richer."
[Cross-Bridge Rice Noodles not only contains rice noodles, but also can be added with quail eggs, shrimp, tenderloin, beef, ham slices, sashimi, various vegetables, mushrooms, and soy products. There is also hot soup, which is really delicious and warms the body. ]
There are many versions of the origin of the name of Guoqiao Rice Noodles. Chen Huazheng’s favorite is a very heartwarming story.
It is said that there was once a scholar who studied hard every day for the imperial examination.
The scholar's wife loved her husband and prepared very rich and nutritious meals for him every day.
After the meal was ready, the wife would personally deliver it to the scholar's study so that he could enjoy it with peace of mind.
Since the scholar's study was located on the other side of a small river, his wife had to cross a small bridge every day to go to the scholar's study.
When the weather turned cold, the hot food had become cold by the time his wife came to the study.
One day, the wife discovered a secret - it turns out that the chicken fat in the chicken soup can keep the food warm.
So, she had an idea. She put rice noodles, meat slices, vegetables, bean curd and other ingredients into small bowls, and then sealed the bowls with boiling chicken oil to keep the temperature of the ingredients.
Using this method, she successfully delivered a steaming hot meal to her husband.
The rice noodles are still steaming hot, and after adding other ingredients, the taste is extremely delicious.
After tasting it, the scholar was full of praise.
So, this rice noodle got a novel name - Cross-Bridge Rice Noodles.
When Chen Huazheng ate Guoqiao rice noodles for the first time, she was surprised by its sense of ritual, one plate and one chopstick.
Although the quantity is not large, it is exquisite and rich.
Everyone in the Shen family: (￣﹃￣)
It is indeed very rich, much richer than ordinary rice noodles.
Just listening to it makes me feel like I can smell the fragrance.
Their enjoyment of food is so good that even the nobles in the palace cannot compare to them.
Hahaha! ! !
It would have been fine if she didn't think about it, but when she thought about the cross-bridge rice noodles, Shen Huazheng herself began to crave them.
In this kind of weather, it is really comfortable to eat a bowl of steaming cross-bridge rice noodles.
She went to the kitchen and started preparing lunch.
The soup stock is the soul of cross-bridge rice noodles, and the rest of the side dishes can be mixed according to your own preferences.
Chen Huazheng planned to prepare more side dishes and a variety of ingredients.
This way everyone can choose what they like and add it to the rice noodles.
During the holidays, you have to eat better.
There’s a saying that goes, “Every festive season makes you gain three pounds.”
Eating weight during the holidays doesn’t count as real weight, especially during the Spring Festival. You will lose weight again soon anyway.
Chen Huazheng asked someone to fetch the cleaned chicken frames and shanks, and after soaking them for half an hour, they could be used to make the broth.
The soup base for cross-bridge rice noodles must be broth that has been simmered for a sufficient amount of time.
The chicken soup is covered with a layer of boiling oil, which seems not hot but is actually boiling hot.
Using chicken fat to cap the soup to maintain the heat is the key to cross-bridge rice noodles.
In addition to chicken racks and shanks, Shen Huazheng also adds chicken, top-quality ham and scallops to the broth.
She asked someone to put all the ingredients into a casserole and start cooking.
While making the soup stock, Shen Huazheng was not idle either.
She had beef, tenderloin and chicken prepared, fresh shrimp and lettuce, sashimi and abalone.
In addition, Shen Huazheng also had the cuttlefish cut into pieces.
Cook the enoki mushrooms, black mushrooms, matsutake mushrooms and winter bamboo shoots and set aside.
The rice noodles have been cooked in advance, scooped out, rinsed with cold water, and set aside.
After all these things were prepared, Shen Huazheng thought about it, and asked someone to make egg skins and cut them into shreds.
As the soup cooks, the delicious aroma of the various ingredients in it overflows from the casserole little by little and slowly drifts into the air.
Shen Huazheng smelled the fragrance in the air, and the corners of her lips curled up.
Everything is ready, just waiting for dinner.
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Ever since listening to Shen Huazheng's description of Cross-Bridge Rice Noodles in her heart, the Shen family had no interest in doing anything else and were only waiting for lunch to arrive.
After finally making it to lunch time, everyone rushed to the side hall as quickly as possible.
When Shen Huazheng and the maids arrived at the side hall, they found that Shen Zhaonian and others were already sitting in their seats.
She smiled slightly and asked the maids to bring all the dishes to the table.
It seems that my parents and my brothers are all looking forward to this cross-bridge rice noodles.
The maids brought the food on the trays to the table one by one. In addition to the snow-white rice noodles, there were also various ingredients lined up.
A small casserole filled with delicious and fragrant broth was placed in front of each person.
When the casserole is served, the temperature is very high and you can clearly feel the heat wave.
As portion after portion of food was served, the table became filled to the brim, a dazzling sight.
There are already beaten eggs in a small round plate, which should be quail eggs.
Various thinly sliced meats and hams, and shelled shrimps all looked half-cooked.
Shredded lettuce and cabbage.
The sashimi has been deboned and sliced, and the presentation is very delicate.
Cooked enoki mushrooms, black mushrooms and winter bamboo shoots.
There are also egg skins, bean curd skins and bean curd bubbles cut into strips.
There were even a few small plates of pickled mustard tubers.
The most eye-catching thing is the steaming broth, which has an intoxicating aroma.
Everyone at the table felt the hot wave with endless deliciousness coming towards them, and their hearts were filled with joy.
I didn't expect rice noodles could be so rich.
Just as Zheng'er said, cross-bridge rice noodles are different from ordinary rice noodles.
Chen Huazheng looked at everyone and said, "You can just choose what you like and put it in the soup. Put the raw ones first, then the half-cooked ones, then the cooked ones. Finally put the rice noodles."
Everyone: (ω)
Okay, let’s start!!
Everyone picked up their chopsticks and chose their favorite ingredients.
I don’t know if it was a tacit understanding, but the family of six took the lead in picking up the eggs from the small round plates and pouring them into the casserole in front of them.
Then there is sashimi and shrimp, followed by various meats.
Finally, there is cuttlefish and abalone.
Even Shen Keheng, who usually doesn't like eating fish, poured sashimi into his casserole.
After adding the meat, everyone started to add various vegetarian dishes into the broth.
As they moved, all kinds of ingredients seemed to dance in the heat wave, releasing their deliciousness without reservation.
Shen Keheng smelled the fragrance at the tip of his nose and couldn't help swallowing.
This smells so good!!
Everyone else at the table tried to hold back their saliva and poured the rice noodles into the soup as well.
Shen Keheng picked up the chopsticks and was about to eat when he suddenly saw Shen Huazheng putting pickled mustard tubers into the casserole.
Shen Kesi also saw it and couldn't help asking, "Zheng'er, is the cross-bridge rice noodles delicious with pickled mustard tuber in it?"
He originally wanted to add some, but he felt that the ingredients in the bowl were so fresh that the pickled mustard tuber might not fit in.
But now, seeing Shen Huazheng putting the pickled mustard tuber into the casserole, he hesitated again.
Shen Huazheng added some more coriander to the casserole and stirred the ingredients with chopsticks: "Put some pickled mustard in it, it will be much more fragrant."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone else reached out to the small plate of pickled mustard tubers and added the mustard tubers into the casserole in front of them.
Then, I added some cilantro.
Zhou couldn't help but laugh, "Zheng'er asked us to pick what we like, but we seem to have put all the food on the table into the soup."
Zheng'er prepared so many side dishes so that they could choose their favorite food to add to the rice noodles.
Who knew, they added all the side dishes.
Even the egg skin was not spared.
After hearing her words, everyone realized that the side dishes on the table seemed to have been poured into the casserole by them.
Shen Zhaonian didn't care: "What's the big deal? Doesn't it just show that we are not picky eaters?"
Shen Keheng straightened his back unconsciously. That's right, he was just not picky about food.
After all, he even put coriander in it in the end.
Chen Huazheng smiled and said, "These side dishes are meant for everyone to add to the rice noodles at will. It's normal to add them all. Besides, there are still these side dishes, rice noodles and soup. If there's not enough later, ask someone to add more."
When they heard that there was still food available, everyone became excited.
Although they haven't tasted the cross-bridge rice noodles yet, they feel that they should be able to have two servings.
The steps of adding side dishes and rice noodles into the casserole have been completed. Everyone picked up their chopsticks and ate the side dishes while slurping noodles.
Shen Keting picked up a piece of beef with chopsticks, brought it to his mouth, blew on it gently, and put it into his mouth.
Beef, tenderloin and chicken, like all of them, are already half-cooked and sliced thinly.
It was cooked soon after being put into the boiling soup.
Take a bite, the beef is tender, juicy and has a flexible texture.
When you chew it carefully, you can feel the sweetness of the beef and the freshness of the soup pot.
It tastes very good.
Zhou picked up a small bunch of rice noodles with chopsticks, put it into her mouth and savored it carefully.
The rice noodles are so smooth that you can even feel them sliding flexibly between your lips and teeth.
After cooking the rice noodles, Shen Huazheng had them rinsed with cold water to make them extra chewy.
Now it has gone through the casserole and been baptized by the broth.
The rice noodles are smooth and glutinous, and also have a fresh fragrance.
Every bite is a pleasure, and every bite is full of happiness.
It smells so good that you can’t stop.
Shen Zhaonian also picked up a bunch of rice noodles and began to taste them.
Each strand of rice noodle is soaked up with soup, making it smooth, glutinous and chewy, and extremely enjoyable to eat.
Shen Zhaonian chewed the rice noodles carefully, feeling a sense of satisfaction.
The smoothness and elasticity of the rice noodles and the aroma of various ingredients in the soup seem to be all in this one bite.
So delicious!!
Shen Zhaonian ate a few chopsticks of rice noodles in a row, then scooped up a spoonful of soup with a spoon, blew on it, and put it into his mouth.
The rich and mellow soup flows smoothly through the mouth and into the stomach.
It's salty and fresh, with a slight sweetness.
After swallowing, your mouth still smells rich and fragrant.
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