In order not to reveal his identity, the spy from the inner palace forced himself to finish a large bowl of food.
The other young eunuchs next to him subconsciously gave him a thumbs up.
Awesome, bro.
How hungry must you be to finish all this?
The eunuch returned to the noble in power and tearfully told her what he had just experienced. Finally, he said firmly, "Don't worry, your majesty. The symptoms in the west kitchen did not accumulate overnight. How could they improve so quickly?"
"There aren't any capable maids there."
"Besides, what's the point of knowing how to cook? Can one person prepare a meal for the canteen? Besides, even if someone knows how to cook, she wouldn't be willing to teach others."
"Don't worry, in three months, this western kitchen will definitely be yours."
It is indeed not easy to prepare this kind of canteen meal. It is bound to be tiring and exhausting if one person does it, and there are not so many people in the western kitchen if four or five people do it.
Unless the chef is willing to teach his skills to others and can convince others.
If there was such a person in the West Kitchen, how could they not have discovered it?
The noble in power smiled upon hearing this, and asked the eunuch to leave. Finally, he said, "It's a pity that you had to taste such a bad meal. It's hard for you. Go down and receive your reward."
"Thank you, my lady."
The eunuch left rubbing his stomach, cursing the west kitchen secretly.
As soon as he went out, he happened to meet the eunuch in charge of washing in the Third Prince's palace. He came obviously to report the news to the Empress and told her about the Third Prince's recent situation.
The palace of this Third Prince is as leaky as a sieve.
In this situation, I don’t know why the Queen has to pay attention to it all the time.
Even though the Third Prince is the Saint's only legitimate son, the Saint is really annoyed by him.
The Third Prince that the eunuch was thinking about had just come out of the Guandi Temple.
It’s a little late to talk about military strategy today.
The thirteen-year-old boy looked thin, but as upright as a pine or cypress. He had a very good-looking face, but his expression was so cold that people dared not look at him for too long.
The Third Prince left quietly, but did not return to his own palace. Instead, he went to look for other subordinates.
Some things need to be planned.
There were few people in the western kitchen, which was not far from the Guandi Temple.
At this moment, Su Wan was preparing ingredients for tomorrow morning.
Tomorrow will be her third day as the head chef. Some people from various departments of the West Outer Palace are already looking forward to it and have asked Su Wan what she will do tomorrow morning.
It seems like he's been looking forward to this meal all day.
Su Wan didn't keep anyone in suspense.
Carefully write down tomorrow morning's menu.
Tofu pudding, fried leeks with bean sprouts, cold-mixed black fungus, and scallion oil rolls.
But simple meals are also nutritious.
We are eating soy milk today and making tofu pudding tomorrow, which is convenient for everyone.
Now that the menu is out, the western kitchen will also prepare the necessary ingredients, at least the soybeans need to be soaked first. This is what Su Wan instructed yesterday.
There is actually only one step difference between making tofu pudding and soy milk.
Soybeans are soaked, ground into soy milk, and then added with water and boiled to make drinkable soy milk.
Get the filtered soy milk and use white vinegar to make the liquid soy milk into cube-like tofu pudding.
So who wouldn’t say that soybeans are an excellent thing? Their availability is really high.
In addition to processing the beans in advance, the dough for the steamed buns must also be prepared in advance.
Otherwise, I really won’t be able to make it to breakfast tomorrow.
But when Su Wan had already rolled up her sleeves to prepare the dough, she heard Zuo Zhizhang look at it and say, "Since you want to make flower rolls, then make more. You'll need flower rolls and steamed buns for three meals a day tomorrow."
Su Wan nodded naturally.
What's wrong with that?
But Zuo Zhizhang said: "If you have any family secrets, you don't have to tell them. The palace servants in the west kitchen also understand and will definitely not learn them secretly."
After hearing this, Su Wan suddenly understood.
No wonder everyone rushed to help me when I was soaking soybeans just now.
But when I mentioned making flower rolls, everyone moved away.
This is the reason.
In ancient times, having a skill at hand was enough to have food and drink.
Not to mention that the original body's craft was inherited from her ancestors, and she had a shop in Kyoto based on her craft. If it weren't for the fact that her father was not so ambitious, the shop would never have been sold.
But even so, her original father could still earn enough to support his family in a restaurant in the capital with his pastry cooking skills.
This shows the importance of a skill.
The palace servants in the west kitchen subconsciously avoided suspicion, which made Su Wan feel quite favorable towards them.
But she is not her original self after all. Although her skills were taught by her mother, she also received guidance from the master chefs in her previous life's private kitchen.
To exaggerate a little, her own skills are the best among all schools of thought in later generations.
There is no need to hide it.
Besides, it’s just steaming buns and flower rolls, and it’s okay for her if others learn to make it.
Su Wan smiled and said, "There are so many steamed buns and flower rolls to make in the west kitchen, I can't make any of them."
"Besides, this skill of cooking is not a secret recipe."
Seeing Su Wan's repeated affirmation, Zuo Zhizhang called the people next to him to make steamed buns and flower rolls together.
The palace servants who were called over all looked surprised.
He was just short of calling Su Wan "Master".
Unfortunately, the word "Master" cannot be called casually. It depends on whether Su Wan is willing or not. It is not something they can decide.
With more people joining in, the dough will naturally rise much faster.
Of course, there was no yeast in ancient times, and people mostly used yeast juice and yeast dough.
Su Wan has also come across this more traditional way of making dough, in which the leaven must be used with extreme caution. If there is too much leaven, the steamed buns will become sour, and if there is too little, the dough will not expand.
In fact, the finished steamed buns and flower rolls should have a hint of sweetness.
The sweetness does not come from adding sucrose, but rather from the fact that amylase can break down the sugar in the starch during the dough-making process.
This degree is difficult to grasp, and it all depends on experience and feel.
But if you take a bite of the steamed white flour buns when they are just out of the pot, you will taste the unique sweetness of wheat.
Even if you want to make a simple white flour steamed bun, there is a lot of knowledge involved.
Su Wan saw that the flour in the west kitchen was good, so she decided to make steamed buns and flower rolls as the staple food for tomorrow.
In addition, Zuo Zhizhang suggested making noodles for the whole day, so a lot of noodles would need to be fermented.
I saw that the west kitchen was busy.
Su Wan, who is obviously the youngest, has become the backbone of the group. Everyone would be surprised to see this.
There is no other way, since Su Wan is such a skilled cook and has the support of the left and right officials.
Dozens of palace servants in the West Kitchen were all convinced.
April 23rd.
It was also the third day that Su Wan started making breakfast.
Su Wan has gotten used to arriving at the large kitchen in the west kitchen early in the morning.
She can adapt quickly wherever she goes.
I originally thought that I would stay in the small kitchen for a while, but because something happened in the western kitchen, it was normal to be transferred here.
You can start making the tofu pudding you want to make today.
Because there were many people in the western kitchen, Su Wan didn't need to do anything, as the soy milk was already prepared.
When Su Wan was cooking soy milk yesterday, she had already taught the elder and second palace maids in the west kitchen how to make soy milk. They both learned very quickly, and they were able to make it today with just a few more pointers from Su Wan.
Although it’s not as good as Su Wan’s, it’s not bad either.
Now that you have soy milk, you can start making tofu pudding. Mix white vinegar and water into a suitable proportion and pour it into the soy milk while stirring slowly, which is similar to making tofu.
It just needs to be more tender and smooth, and the proportion of white vinegar must be controlled well, otherwise the tofu pudding will be sour.
When talking about tofu pudding, we naturally have to mention the debate over the sweet and salty taste of tofu pudding.
Are you a sweet person or a salty person? There is no need to argue about it.
But according to Su Wan, sweet tofu pudding and salty tofu pudding each have their own advantages, so today she simply made both.
Sweetness is simple, just dissolve sucrose in water.
Fortunately, there is a lot of sugar in Tianxiang Kingdom, and it is not particularly expensive in the palace.
Needless to say, the sweet tofu pudding is delicious.
If you like it salty, you naturally need to prepare a salty and fragrant sauce and then pour it directly on the tofu pudding.
How can it not be delicious when the tender and smooth tofu pudding is covered with flavorful sauce?
Soon the snow-white tofu pudding will be placed in the middle, and whoever likes it can choose what flavor they like.
Definitely meets the needs of most people.
As soon as Su Wan prepared the sauce for the two kinds of tofu pudding, she saw people around her looking at her eagerly, especially Xiaoyue and Chunxiang. Even the steady Yu Shu had the same expression.
They all want to try it!
The same is true for the five palace maids on one side!
It was the first time they felt so lucky. Fortunately, they worked in the west kitchen, so they could be the first to eat the food made by Su Wan.
Xiaoyue Haruka was the first to choose the sweet tofu pudding. After taking a bite, it felt as delicious as a dessert.
Sugar can bring people happiness, and eating some dessert when you are feeling down can make you feel better. There is scientific evidence to support this.
Moreover, sweet things can refresh you and make you wake up quickly in the morning.
They are both young, so naturally they love sweets.
Yu Shu and the older palace maid beside her ate the salty ones. The salty spice sauce could directly capture people's taste buds and make people fall in love with the taste.
They both fell in love with the taste at once!
But since we are both in the western kitchen, we can naturally taste both flavors of tofu pudding.
The two sides exchanged their food with each other, and who would have thought that it would lead to the ancient sweet and salty dispute!
Xiaoyue Haruka thinks that sweet tofu pudding is the best in the world.
Yu Shu and her elder sister thought the salty taste was better.
For a while, the West Kitchen actually started arguing about this matter, which was really laughable.
Su Wan let out a long sigh.
Sure enough, the sweet party and the salty party will always fight!
During the Dragon Boat Festival, she will also make two flavors of rice dumplings, which should be even more lively then!
But even though everyone is arguing, things are still going on as usual.
The following dishes, stir-fried leeks with bean sprouts and cold-mixed black fungus, were both prepared by Su Wan.
Such a big stove, such a big pot, such a big spatula.
Only Su Wan was short, but luckily she had done it once or twice and could stand by and give instructions.
Look at the hot dishes, and then look at the mixed celery and black fungus next to it.
One is hot, the other is refreshing.
It is best eaten in the morning and is absolutely delicious when paired with tofu pudding.
The rest are scallion rolls and steamed buns.
The freshly steamed buns look white and tender, and they bounce back immediately when poked. It is obvious that this side has risen well and was steamed for a good time.
Su Wan’s efforts were not in vain.
Su Wan broke open a steamed bun and saw the distinct layers inside, which meant that there was no problem with kneading the dough.
The steamed buns made in this way are chewy and slightly sweet, and are really delicious.
Su Wan can eat two in one go!
I'll bring some for Yan Pei later, I think he will like it too.
At daybreak, when it was time for dinner in each palace, the western kitchen had already prepared everything. They even made a lot more today to prevent anyone from snatching the food.
Today's Suwan brand breakfast is open again!
But when the door of the west dining hall opened, it was surprisingly quiet at the entrance, with even fewer people than in the previous two days.
What is going on? !
After waiting for another quarter of an hour, there were still very few people coming to eat. It seemed that most people's meal time had passed, but there were still very few people coming.
Even the people from the Imperial Household Department rarely came.
Su Wan looked at the food that she had specially prepared today.
What if no one comes?
Not only did Su Wan frown, even Zuo Zhizhang, who was working in the side hall, came out to take a look.
The food two days ago was obviously very good, why are there so few people coming today?
Is there any reason for this?
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