"That's good, that's good, otherwise I would really feel bad."
Gu Lingze smiled, took five or six copper pots, and asked everyone to get on the carriage at the door. When they passed by a pharmacy on the way, they bought several large pieces of ginger.
When they arrived at the general's mansion, the cook had already bought the lamb spine. He measured the length to the cook and asked him to chop the spine and frozen tofu into pieces.
After the preliminary work was ready, Gu Lingze called Aunt Tao and Mr. Xu to the kitchen.
"I plan to make a lamb rib hotpot today, which can be used as the signature dish of our restaurant in the winter."
Aunt Tao pointed at the sheep spine and asked, "Isn't this the spine of a sheep? Why is it called sheep scorpion?"
"Because its appearance is very similar to an animal called scorpion in the Western Regions, it looks like this when its pincers are opened, so it is called Sheep Scorpion."
Gu Lingze took the mutton ribs that the chef had cleaned and chopped, "Mutton is warm in nature, and it is the most nourishing meat in winter. Moreover, the meat on the bones is the best meat on the sheep."
He put them in a big pot, poured in enough cold water to cover the lamb ribs, covered the pot, and added some firewood to make the fire bigger.
"Sheep scorpion is not only rich in calcium... Eating it is good for our bones, it also nourishes the yin and kidneys, beautifies the face and strengthens the yang. These can be written down for promotion later."
After boiling for about an incense stick of time, Gu Lingze took the food out and rinsed off the foam with water.
Then pour oil into the wok, and when the oil is five-tenths hot, pour in all the prepared spices and stir-fry.
"You two will be responsible for the configuration of these dozen spices in the future. This is our secret recipe."
After saying that, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to them. Aunt Tao was not very literate, so she asked Mr. Xu to go back and read it to her again.
After the lamb ribs are fried until fragrant, divide everything in half and put them in two pots, one with chili and one without.
Gu Lingze took out the ginger he bought at the pharmacy. "This ginger is very important. It is different from the ginger we usually eat. It is a kind of medicinal material. If you can't buy it in the market, go to the pharmacy to buy it. It is the best for removing the fishy smell."
Fill both pots with boiling water, add seasoning, cover and bring to a simmer.
Aunt Tao and Mr. Xu watched the whole process and asked a few more questions, and only then did they basically grasp it.
"It will take more than an hour to stew now. Let's go sit down and drink tea first. We will come back when the time is up."
After arriving at the main hall, brother and sister Xie Luocheng and Xie Qingwan were concentrating on learning how to play cards from Uncle Xu and others. Everyone was in high spirits.
Gu Lingze smiled, went back to his room, took out the last two jars of Tu Su wine from the secret realm, and asked the servants to take them to the kitchen to heat them up. Yellow wine is very mellow when drunk hot in winter, and drinking hot wine is good for the body.
Gu Tianhua and his friends returned home after court. As soon as they walked in and took two steps, Gu Feirui sniffed, "Wow, what are they cooking in the kitchen? It smells so good, I can smell it from such a long distance."
Qian Bo smiled and replied, "The young master is in charge of cooking today. I think he cooked lamb spine, which smells amazing."
When Zhao Chengmo heard this, he quickened his pace and walked inside.
Gu Lingze and the other two were now in the kitchen. As soon as he lifted the lid of the pot, a mist mixed with a strong aroma of meat came towards him. Aunt Tao had never smelled such a strong aroma of meat before.
Gu Lingze put in salt and radish, covered the lid and waited for a while, then took out the radish and asked Aunt Tao and the others to help put it into the copper pot.
After packing them separately, he asked the servants to bring three pots of spicy food, one pot of fresh food, and the hot pot dishes to the main hall first. Gu Lingze handed the remaining two pots to Qian Bo.
"The weather is cold, let the servants in the mansion take a rest, eat lamb ribs and watch the snow."
"Unfortunately, I don't have enough copper pots. Ask the cook to put the remaining ones in large bowls. I will also take out half a jar of wine and ask Qian Bo to deliver it to the guards."
After Qian Bo wrote all this down, he nodded. Gu Lingze patted him on the shoulder and said, "Qian Bo, come and have dinner with us when you are done. We are waiting for you."
Qian Bo's eyes felt a little hot and he responded with a choked voice. Gu Lingze smiled and left the kitchen.
After Qian Bo arrived, Xie Xiru raised his glass and said a few words, and after everyone drank the wine, they started eating.
There was charcoal burning underneath the copper pot, and steam bubbling above it, which had already made Gu Feirui very greedy.
He picked up a piece, blew on it twice, and put it into his mouth. He sipped it twice and the meat fell off the bone. The mutton was spicy, fresh and fragrant, tender and juicy. It tasted several times better than he had imagined.
Others were also amazed by the taste of the lamb ribs. Eating a piece and drinking a sip of hot Tusu wine was simply the ultimate enjoyment on earth.
Not long after the meal started, everyone started eating the food directly with their hands, as they felt it was not comfortable to pick it up with chopsticks.
Seeing that everyone was enjoying their meal, Gu Lingze felt a great sense of accomplishment.
Han Xiaoran had already taken five or six pieces of lamb ribs from the spicy hot pot. Seeing this, Gu Lingze reminded him, "Uncle, you are pregnant now, so it's better to eat less spicy food. It's better for your health."
Han Xiaoran also listened to the advice, nodded, put the piece he had just picked up into Xie Luocheng's bowl, and went to get the three-fresh hotpot for himself.
When the lamb ribs are almost finished, we add the broth to cook the vegetables. Everyone also finds the frozen tofu novel. They didn’t expect that tofu only needs this extra process to become a delicious dish when put in the hot pot.
The servants in the mansion gathered in their rooms, eating mutton spine hotpot. They felt that they had never eaten such delicious food before and were somewhat moved by the reward from the young master.
The palace guards were just as excited. They were all scrambling to drink the Tu Su wine and were amazed at its taste.
Gu Feirui touched his round belly and leaned back in his chair, "Lingze, when your restaurant opens, I will cook this lamb ribs and I think it will seduce half of the people in Beijing."
Everyone laughed in unison. Xie Xiru looked at Gu Lingze and asked, "What's the name of your restaurant?"
"Shixiangzhai." Gu Lingze replied.
"Shixiangzhai?" Xie Xiru read it once, thought about it and shook his head, "If you open a dim sum shop, this name is okay, but if it's a restaurant, this name sounds a bit stingy."
"Why don't you write a plaque for us, grandpa, so we can take advantage of your glory."
Xie Xiru didn't know whether to laugh or cry at his behavior of jumping on the bandwagon. He pondered for a while and said three words: "Heyi Tower."
"How about this name?"
Everyone silently recited it and thought it was very good. Gu Lingze stood up and toasted with a glass of wine, "Thank you, Grandfather."
After eating and drinking, the elders went back to their rooms to rest. Zhao Chengmo was responsible for sending everyone from Mu Taoyuan back. Jinzi and Lingzi also followed. After all, Jinzi had to prepare for the entrance exam to Nanlin Academy, so it would be better for him to study more with Xu Mingyan during this period.
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