After looking at these ingredients one by one, she found that she had bought almost everything she wanted. She also got the most important ingredient, cumin. This little eunuch was quite efficient.
Pointing at the fresh ingredients on the table, Ye Jinyun said:
"First, cut the pork belly into strips about an inch wide, then cut the strips into slices. After all the slices are cut, put them in a larger bowl.
As for the mutton and beef, cut them into small pieces and pack them separately. As for the vegetables, it's up to you to cut them any way you want, as long as they can fit on the bamboo skewers without falling off.
After saying that, she clapped her hands excitedly and asked everyone to come and tell her when everything was ready.
Lunch had been prepared in the small kitchen long ago. After it was served to the three masters, the palace maids who had little work to do gathered in the small kitchen and worked according to Ye Jinyun's requirements.
Although I don’t know what the master is going to cook this time, it will definitely be delicious. And seeing that the master has prepared such a large quantity, there will definitely be a share for them, so everyone is working very hard.
Just as Ye Jinyun put down her bowl and chopsticks, someone came from the small kitchen to report that the ingredients she had ordered were ready.
Hearing this, Ye Jinyun took the handkerchief handed to him by Qing'er, wiped his mouth, stood up and followed the palace maid to the small kitchen.
When they arrived at the small kitchen, they saw that the meat was indeed placed in large basins aside. Some of the palace maids were still cutting uncut vegetables. Ye Jinyun asked Qing'er to marinate the meat and taught her how to do it.
Let Qing'er put the sauce for marinating the meat in first, add a little rice wine and shredded ginger and scallion to remove the fishy smell, then add a few spoons of honey to enhance the flavor. Mix the meat with these seasonings, cover it with gauze and set it aside to marinate for an hour.
At this time, Xiao Quanzi also came to report that the bamboo sticks she ordered had been made, and he brought a few over to let her see if it would work.
Ye Jinyun picked up two bamboo skewers and looked at them, nodding his head continuously. This little Quanzi was really meticulous in his work. The bamboo skewers were cut to just the right size, and the burrs on the skewers were polished smooth, quite similar to the specifications of the barbecue skewers in his previous life.
"Well done, very well done. Now that the bamboo sticks are ready, I will teach you how to skewer them."
As he spoke, he started to string together various vegetables, and then asked the palace servants to string them together in the same way after they came back from dinner. As for the meat, it was still being marinated and he couldn't demonstrate it, so he explained to Qing'er how to string the meat after it was marinated.
Then he took Xiao Quanzi to prepare charcoal, brushes, charcoal stoves and other things for the evening barbecue.
While Yu Wan'er was still having lunch, she heard the commotion in the yard. She was already restless and felt like she was being scratched by a cat. She finished the food in her hand and got up to join in the fun.
Seeing Ye Jinyun directing the palace servants, he trotted forward and said, "Sister Ye, Sister Ye, what delicious food are you going to make again?"
"Little greedy cat, you're quite clever. It's indeed delicious, but I'll keep it a secret for now. You'll know tonight."
After hearing this, Yu Wan'er's eyes lit up and she began to look forward to the evening.
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There is strength in numbers. Everyone in Yingquan Palace worked together and quickly prepared everything they would need for the evening. It was not yet the hour of You.
Seeing that everything was ready, Ye Jinyun estimated the time. Seeing that it was almost dark, he asked someone to put the charcoal stove on the stone table in the yard and put charcoal in it to burn.
There are three stone tables in the yard now. One is the one they used to drink tea around when they were escaping the summer heat, and the other two are the ones she just asked Xiao Quanzi to bring people to temporarily build with stones. There are too many people and one is not enough for barbecue. Anyway, they can dismantle them after the barbecue.
Ye Jinyun also went to Liushuang Pavilion and asked Lin Qingtang to come out of the room. "Let's go. I promised you yesterday that I would drink with you. Let's go now."
Lin Qingtang followed her all the way out, confused. As soon as he stepped out of the palace gate, he saw the scene in the courtyard and said in surprise: "Is this what you prepared specially for me to drink with you?"
"Yes, since we are drinking, how can we do without snacks? Of course, we have to prepare some barbecue. I tell you, I spent a lot of money on this, you must drink to your heart's content tonight!"
Lin Qingtang's cold eyes were now filled with unknown emotions. He stared at her without blinking, unable to speak.
Ye Jinyun turned around and smiled at her, then pulled her into the yard.
"Sister Ye, Sister Lin, come quickly, we are about to start grilling." Yu Wan'er was sitting at the stone table. When she saw the two of them, she immediately waved and called out.
The two of them walked over and sat down. Qing'er and Yinzhu had already put the skewers on the grill. Ye Jinyun had already taught them how to grill the skewers in advance, and had explained clearly when to add which seasonings.
The two of them started grilling at Ye Jinyun's table, while the other palace servants carefully observed their movements and the seasonings they added when grilling. Once they learned how to do it, they went to another table and started grilling by themselves.
The master said that the other two tables were prepared for them, and except for not drinking alcohol, they could eat as much skewers as they wanted.
If it is not enough, you can skewer it yourself, and when you are full, the next group of people will take over. Anyway, they take turns, and those who are responsible will do the job, and no one will be missed.
When the first batch of grilled skewers came out of the oven for Ye Jinyun's table, she shared them with Yu Wan'er and Lin Qingtang. She would eat them later and let them taste them first.
Yu Wan'er couldn't wait to pick up a skewer of lamb and put it into her mouth.
"Hmm, it smells so good and tastes so good. These lamb skewers are fresh and juicy, not smelly at all. They are so delicious."
Then she picked up another skewer of pork belly and said in surprise: "Wow, this pork belly skewer is also delicious, fat but not greasy, so fragrant, so fragrant, Sister Ye, the barbecue you made is so delicious!"
"If it tastes good, eat more. It's enough for you," Ye Jinyun said with a chuckle as he looked at her happy little face.
Soon, skewers of meat came out of the oven one after another, and the three of them began to eat with gusto. Ye Jinyun asked Yu Wan'er's personal maid Xiaotao and Lin Qingtang's personal maid Bailu not to stand aside, as the two tables of palace servants were very crowded, so he asked them to eat at their table with Qing'er and Yinzhu.
Although the two were very tempted after hearing this, they were still a little hesitant to share the food at the same table with their master, and stood aside hesitantly.
Lin Qingtang and Yu Wan'er had no objection to Ye Jinyun's proposal. Both of them were his trusted maids who had followed him for many years, so their treatment was naturally different from that of others.
After they nodded in agreement, the two of them took the skewers and started eating. The moment the skewers entered their mouths, surprise flashed in their eyes, and they looked at each other and saw that they had the same idea.
This kebab is so delicious.
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