Chapter 473 So Happy
"I didn't expect this matter to involve so many people. I don't know whether Zheng'er's trip to the northwest is a blessing or a curse."
Shen Zhaonian frowned after reading the letter in his hand.
Thinking of his daughter being alone in the northwest and the complicated situation there, Shen Zhaonian was still worried even though he knew that his daughter had someone to protect her.
Chen Keting comforted him, "Don't worry, Dad. There are many people around Zheng'er who will protect her and will definitely not let her fall into danger. Besides, didn't Zheng'er take the sachet with her when she left the capital?"
Hearing this, Shen Zhaonian's frown finally relaxed.
Yes, that sachet!!
Before leaving, Zheng'er promised that she would never let the sachet leave her side no matter what.
With the sachet protecting Zheng'er, he finally felt a little relieved.
As for the conspiracy behind it...
Now that Your Majesty knows about these things, he will definitely come up with a comprehensive response plan.
If you want to fish in troubled waters, you have to see if the water is muddy enough.
Chen Keting was afraid that his old father would be too worried, so he added, "Master Liaokong said that Zheng'er is blessed with great fortune and is naturally gifted. Even if there is any danger during this trip, Zheng'er will surely turn it into a blessing."
Shen Zhaonian nodded in agreement: "My son is right. Zheng'er will surely turn danger into safety and return safely."
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Chen Huazheng and the other two are all action-oriented people. Once they decide to brew mutton wine, they will do it immediately.
They went to the kitchen and started preparing for brewing wine.
In addition to mutton, the ingredients needed for lamb wine also include glutinous rice, almonds, costus root, and wine yeast.
Chen Huazheng had the mutton cut into pieces, and crushed the almonds and costus root into powder, and ground the distiller's yeast into fine powder.
Zhou Ying added an appropriate amount of water to the pot, then poured in the glutinous rice and steamed it until it was half cooked.
Set aside to cool.
Although there are records about the production methods of lamb wine in "Beishan Jiujing", "Zunsheng Bajian" and "Compendium of Materia Medica".
However, these recipes are somewhat incomplete and difficult to brew into wine.
Chen Huazheng planned to make lamb wine today using a simpler and more successful method.
She asked someone to light a pot, poured the processed mutton and almond powder into the pot, and started cooking.
Princess Lejia found a jar and waited for a while to put the cooled glutinous rice into it.
As the temperature rises, the rich aroma of lamb and the unique fragrance of almonds intertwine and overflow from the pot little by little.
Princess Lejia sniffed and said, "It smells so good. Mutton and almonds should be able to be made into a delicious dish."
If she didn't know that this was going to be used to make wine, she really wanted to taste it to see how it tasted.
Chen Huazheng gently stirred the mutton in the pot with a spoon: "That's right, mutton and almonds are cooked together. In addition to making wine, it can also be eaten with cakes."
"Shan Jia Qing Gong" has such a record: add almonds when cooking mutton soup, cook the mutton until it is tender and boneless, and the mutton soup will be fragrant and tempting.
Paired with Hu pancake, it can be made into a pancake for soup or a meat pancake.
Princess Lejia's eyes suddenly lit up: "Then let's try this next time."
Shen Huazheng: “Of course.”
Zhou Ying couldn't help but laugh: "Aning really can't stop talking about food."
Princess Lejia said confidently: "Isn't this normal? Food is the most important thing for people."
Zhou Ying's smile deepened: "You're right."
Nine out of ten people are greedy, and liking delicious food is also a positive attitude towards life.
Princess Lejia smelled the increasingly strong aroma and asked, "Zhengzheng, besides mutton, are there other meats that can be added to wine?"
Shen Huazheng thought for a moment and said, "Pork meat is also fine."
Can pork be used in alcohol? ?
Princess Lejia blinked her eyes and said, "Zhengzheng, is the name of this wine pig wine?"
Chen Huazheng smiled and shook her head: "It's not called pig wine, it's called jade ice."
Princess Lejia was slightly startled. Why was it different from what she thought? ?
The wine made from mutton is called mutton wine, but the wine made from pork is called yubingshao? ?
This difference is extremely huge.
However, this name sounds pretty nice.
Just by hearing the name, I feel that this wine should be very fragrant.
Zhou Ying was also a little curious: "Zheng'er, why is it called Yubingshao?"
The wine made from pork has such an elegant name.
Chen Huazheng: "Yubingshao needs to add cooked fat meat. The fat of the fat meat soaked in rice wine looks like white jade, and the wine brewed is as clear as ice, beautiful and attractive. Therefore, it is named Yubingshao."
In fact, in addition to what Shen Huazheng said, there is another reason.
The founder of Yubingshao is Chen Ruyue, who was born in Hanlin Academy. When his mother was seriously ill, he resigned from his official position and returned to his hometown to take over the Chen family's winery.
It is said that after Chen Ruyue started to manage the winery, he found that although the rice wine from his own winery was mellow, it was turbid, tasted bitter, and was easy to get drunk.
One year, the village held a drinking ceremony to honor the elders and distributed pork to the elderly.
Chen Ruyue noticed that those elderly people in their seventies particularly liked to eat fatty meat while drinking. He also tasted a piece and found that the fatty pork was fragrant, sweet and smooth without being greasy.
At this moment, Chen Ruyue suddenly had an idea and wanted to try whether he could add pork to wine.
From then on, he began to study the technique of making wine with pork.
After repeated experiments, Chen Ruyue finally succeeded in creating the wine-making process of "brewing with fat meat and aging in jars".
Using pork fat to make wine may sound like a dark dish, but it actually has the effect of turning something rotten into something magical.
It can even be said that fatty pork plays a vital role in the brewing process of Tamahyou.
The fatty acids and other substances in fatty pork can interact with the esters in wine to form a unique aroma and taste.
This unique aroma and taste is what makes Tamahyousho unmatched by other sake.
During the soaking process, the pork fat also helps absorb impurities and odors in the wine.
While improving the purity and taste of the wine, it can also promote the aging process of the wine, making the wine more mellow and soft.
Put the fatty pork into rice wine and soak it for a period of time. The originally turbid rice wine will become clear and the wine will become sweet and smooth.
The original bitterness and spiciness in the wine were eliminated, making it not only sweet and mellow, but also with a rich aroma.
The Chronicles of Zhongyi Township of Foshan has a related record about Yubingshao: "It is produced in this township and is known as a fine product. During the Daoguang and Xianfeng periods, the most famous one was produced by Chen Zongju."
It is said that at the beginning, Chen Ruyue named Yubingshao "Roubingshao".
But he felt that the word "肉" in the name was a bit indecent, so he chose the homonymous word "玉".
Zhou Ying suddenly realized: "So that's it."
Princess Lejia couldn't help swallowing her saliva. Just by listening to Zheng Zheng's description, she felt that the burning jade ice smelled so good.
When I return to the capital, I will ask Zheng Zheng to brew the Yubingshao for me to try.
Chen Huazheng kept staring at the pot, and when she saw that the almond lamb was cooked, she asked someone to start the pot.
At this time, the mutton in the pot has been cooked, and the aroma of almonds has seeped into the mutton little by little.
After the mutton had cooled down, Shen Huazheng poured the mutton and the soup in the pot into the jar containing glutinous rice.
Add wood fragrance and wine yeast and stir well.
Chen Huazheng had the wine jars sealed with lids and stored away.
"Okay, just wait for it to ferment for ten days, then you can drink it."
After the wine jar is opened, you just need to press out the dregs, take out the wine inside, bottle it, and then you can drink it.
Princess Lejia clapped her hands and smiled, "Great! I will definitely have a good taste of this wine made from mutton to see what it tastes like."
She found that the more she learned about various foods and drinks, the more interesting they became.
In the past, Princess Lejia would never have imagined that one day she would like to run to the kitchen and tinker with all kinds of food and drinks when she has nothing to do.
As soon as Chen Huazheng and the other two came out of the kitchen, they heard the servants say that Princess Yi'an had someone send something over.
Princess Yi'an knew that her granddaughter was always picky about food, clothing, housing and transportation, and was afraid that she would suffer in the northwest, so she had a lot of things sent to her.
"Grandma even had someone send us spring bamboo shoots."
When Princess Lejia saw the spring bamboo shoots, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, and then she was filled with emotion.
She likes to eat bamboo shoots very much, whether they are spring bamboo shoots or winter bamboo shoots.
Every year when bamboo shoots are in season, my grandmother would have people pick them for her to make soup with or stew with pork.
This year's spring bamboo shoots are on the market early, and even though she is not in the capital, her grandmother has someone send them to the northwest.
Zhou Ying smiled and looked at Princess Lejia: "The Princess has always been thinking about you. When you write to her later, please write a longer letter."
Princess Lejia nodded: "Of course, I will write down all my thoughts about grandma in the letter."
Only after eating spring bamboo shoots can you appreciate the taste of spring.
Her grandmother was afraid that she would not be able to taste the flavor of spring in Yuzhang County, so she sent something to her from afar.
Woohoo, I'm so moved~~~
Chen Huazheng also looked at the things sent by Princess Yi'an with a smile. There was really everything, including food, clothing and daily necessities.
"Why is there ham?"
Princess Lejia looked at the large piece of ham in the secretary's hand with surprise. It was made from a whole pig's hind leg.
It has a hard texture and exudes the unique aroma of ham, and it is obviously the best ham at first glance.
Princess Lejia smelled the strong aroma and couldn't help but sigh, "It seems that my grandmother and I are really in tune with each other. She must have known that I was a little tired of eating mutton these days. That's why she asked someone to send me some ham so that I can change my taste."
When she returns to the capital, she will definitely cook for her grandmother herself and make a few dishes she has just learned.
"Zheng Zheng, A Ying, why don't we use these spring bamboo shoots and ham for dinner?"
Such good bamboo shoots and such good ham would be a waste if their delicious taste could not be brought into full play.
This was food that her grandmother had sent from afar, and she couldn't let her grandmother's kindness go to waste.
Zhou Ying naturally had no objection: "Of course."
Chen Huazheng looked at the ham and said, "We have both bamboo shoots and ham. Let's make a dish of pickled pork with preserved vegetables today."
Princess Lejia and Zhou Ying looked at Chen Huazheng at the same time: "What is pickled pork with preserved vegetables?"
Chen Huazheng smiled faintly: "'Xian' refers to the cured ham, and 'Xian' refers to the seasonal spring bamboo shoots. 'Simmered' refers to the way this dish is cooked, which is slow cooking over low heat."
Although pickled pork with preserved vegetables can also be cooked with winter bamboo shoots, spring bamboo shoots are still the most suitable.
Princess Lejia showed a happy expression: "Okay, okay, let's make this pickled pork with preserved vegetables."
The ham is delicious in itself, and when added with fresh spring bamboo shoots, it is even more delicious.
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The method of making pickled pork with preserved vegetables is not complicated, but some preparation is required in advance.
Shen Huazheng asked someone to soak the ham in clean water to remove some of the salt.
This way, the taste of the whole dish will not be affected by being too salty.
Peel the spring bamboo shoots and cut them into dice.
Then blanch them in salt water to remove the astringency and allow the freshness of the bamboo shoots to be better released.
She made a casserole, poured lard into it, and put the ham slices in.
After the red and white ham in the pot sizzles with rich fat, pour the fried ribs into the pot and stir-fry together until fragrant.
Then pour in enough water, and after the water boils, Shen Huazheng pours the spring bamboo shoots into the casserole and adds some cooking wine to remove the fishy smell.
Then cover the pot and bring to a simmer over low heat.
The ham was salty enough on its own, so she didn't add any salt.
Although the lid of the casserole has been closed, the temperature continues to rise.
The aroma of the ham, ribs and bamboo shoots in the casserole gradually overflowed from the pot and drifted in the air.
In addition to pickled pork with preserved vegetables, Zhou Ying and Princess Lejia also made a dish of stir-fried meat with spring bamboo shoots and mushrooms.
Princess Lejia took the tips of the bamboo shoots and cut the cleaned mushrooms into small pieces.
Zhou Ying lit a pot, and after the oil in the pot was heated, she poured the ginger slices, garlic cloves and chopped green onions that had been prepared earlier into the pot.
With the sound of "sizzling", a rich aroma of onions is stirred in the pot.
Zhou Ying poured the fried pork into the pot and stir-fried it for a few times.
When Princess Lejia saw that it was almost done, she poured the mushrooms, bamboo shoots and fried pork cubes into the pot, and then added soy sauce and oyster sauce in turn.
Zhou Ying held the spatula and continued to stir-fry until the sauce in the pot was absorbed into the pork, bamboo shoots, and mushrooms...
The pickled pork with preserved vegetables was almost cooked at this time, and the aroma in the air became stronger and stronger, rushing straight to the tip of the nose.
Everyone in the kitchen smelled the aroma that was enough to make them dizzy, and their mouths were watering with greed.
Princess Lejia looked at the prepared stir-fried meat with spring bamboo shoots and mushrooms, then at the steaming casserole, her eyes shining brightly.
That’s great. We can eat spring bamboo shoots and ham soon.
So happy~~
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