The film crew was about to leave work, and at this moment, she asked to tour the props, which was not only inconvenient for the crew but also likely to arouse suspicion.
It would be better to wait until tomorrow and look through them one by one, then find an excuse to buy the props. No one will suspect anything then.
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Because they had to go to the film set the next day, Cui Qingli booked a hotel near Hengdian. Both of them were not short of money, so they simply booked a presidential suite. Standing by the window, they could see the endless stream of cars and the flashing lights of Hengdian World Studios.
"Wow, Junior Aunt, what are you planning to do?"
Cui Qingli curiously leaned closer to look. The hotel kitchen had already cleaned the rabbits and brought them back. The skinned rabbits looked just like aliens.
"Make cold-served rabbit."
Xu Milu didn't even look up.
The suite was fully equipped, even the kitchenware and seasonings were brand new. Although it was inconvenient for Cui Qingli to use her own knife because of her presence, it was still manageable.
Drain the rabbit meat, chop it into small cubes, pour white wine into a large bowl and rub it evenly. Then add three spoonfuls of salt and rub it carefully to remove the rabbit's gamey smell.
Smash the old ginger with the back of a knife, mince the sand ginger, soak the Sichuan peppercorns in water, cut a large amount of dried chili peppers into sections, and put them in a pot with water and bring to a boil.
"You put in so many chili peppers?"
Cui Qingli's mouth watered at the sight of it: "Isn't it too spicy?"
"No, this dish is all about the numbing spiciness; the more chili peppers, the more flavorful it will be."
Xu Milu turned on the stove, added more than half a pot of rapeseed oil to the wok, turned the heat down to low when the oil was 70% hot, poured in a full bowl of diced rabbit meat, fried the rabbit meat until it was thoroughly cooked, then took it out and drained the oil. She then added cooked chili peppers, minced ginger, sand ginger slices, peppercorns, sesame seeds, peanuts, and scallion segments to the wok and stir-fried them.
She deliberately left a little more oil in the pot, and the Sichuan peppercorns and chili peppers were practically rolling around in it. The intense spiciness surged up as the temperature rose, and it felt like your lungs were burning when you inhaled it.
The whole flaming mandolin chili pepper was thrown into the pan and stir-fried, when suddenly a burst of flames appeared, startling Cui Qingli.
"Junior Aunt, you're taking this too seriously. You even bring ingredients with you when you come out to play?"
Xu Milu smiled without explaining. When the aroma in the pot reached its peak, she added the rabbit meat cubes that had been fried until the moisture was gone and stir-fried them together. She then added rock sugar, dark soy sauce, and a little water, covered the pot, and simmered it.
Simmer for about 15 minutes; any longer and the rabbit meat will become tough.
Xu Milu's hands were steady as she carried a full pot of diced rabbit meat and poured it all into a large prepared basin. The bright red chili oil, carrying the golden-brown rabbit meat, rolled down, accompanied by an exceptionally rich and spicy aroma.
"Gulp."
Cui Qingli swallowed hard, ignoring the heat, she still managed to sneak a bite with her chopsticks, refusing to spit out the meat even as she gasped for breath from the burn.
"Ouch—hiss—it's so hot, so hot!"
"How can it not be hot when it's fresh out of the pot? This dish isn't complete yet. It needs to be soaked in this chili oil overnight. Once the temperature has completely dropped, the meat becomes springy and firm, and the chili oil has fully permeated the meat, that's when it tastes best."
Xu Milu smiled and placed the large basin aside to refrigerate.
Cui Qingli, on the other hand, exhaled a small flame with a look of novelty:
"No matter how many times I eat it, I still think this thing is really amazing. How can a person breathe fire? Little Martial Aunt, have you really never been to the botanical garden of the Red Rice Research Institute? I heard that it is full of magical plants, just like the secret realm in the cultivation novel."
"...I haven't been there, but you can understand it that way."
Xu Milu actually thought the analogy was perfectly valid.
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