Chapter 481 A More Unexpected Visitor
"As for fried meatballs for the New Year, this year I made four kinds: pure meatballs, lotus root meatballs, radish meatballs, and crispy tofu meatballs. Frying them together saves oil.
Fry it in advance and put it there. It will be convenient for making soup, stewing or steaming when you want to eat it. "After Shen Qing explained, he recommended: "Master Ling, do you want to try it? It's so fragrant when it's just out of the pot!"
Jiang Fu was about to wave his hand, thinking that it was impossible to eat such rough food, but the next moment he heard Ling Xuan respond: "Okay."
Jiang Fu's jaw dropped in shock, and he quickly followed.
As soon as the kitchen door opened, the aroma became even stronger.
Shen Qing gave a brief introduction.
Liu Cuihua felt that the person in front of her looked familiar, but since she heard that he was a customer of the hot pot shop, it was normal for him to look familiar. She hurriedly greeted him, "Come on! It smells so good fresh from the pot!"
He quickly brought the basket of pure meatballs to the three of them, motioning them to eat with their hands, and enthusiastically promoted it: "It's all meat, and I even put a lot of fat in it, so it's not dry at all! Try it, it's incredibly delicious."
Jiang Fu has been in the palace for many years and has tasted all kinds of expensive food. Meat is no longer precious to him. But now he feels like he has returned to his poor childhood. His parents are the same as well. Inviting guests with pure meat is the most important etiquette, and fatty meat is more expensive than lean meat!
His eyes couldn't help but become moist, and he lowered his head and took out a handkerchief to wipe them, not caring about Ling Xuan for a moment.
On the other side, Shen Qing added, "Let's eat lotus root meatballs. I think it's the most suitable vegetable to make meatballs. It has a meaty flavor without being greasy, and it's refreshing and crisp."
He also thoughtfully handed three pairs of chopsticks to the three people.
Yan Yu wanted to say that he didn't need it, but Shen Qing had already stuffed the chopsticks into his hand. He could only silently act as a poison-testing eunuch and picked up the lotus root balls and put them into his mouth first.
He originally just thought of it as a chore, but he didn't expect the crispy outside and crunchy inside to be so delicious that he couldn't help but squint his eyes!
We have made meatballs in the past, including lotus root meatballs, but none of them were as crispy and delicious as these.
Seeing Yan Yu stuffing them into his mouth one after another, Ling Xuan raised his eyebrows in surprise and picked up one and put it into his mouth as well.
Then one after another!
When Ling Xuan finished his third and was about to eat his fourth, Jiang Fu hurriedly stopped him and said, "Master, no, that's too much."
You can't use more than three chopsticks to eat the same dish. This is the rule set by our ancestors.
Shen Qing said cheerfully, "Right, right, we can't eat like Commander Yan, there are also radishes and tofu, we should try them all, right?
Although I think lotus root balls are the best, everyone has different tastes. Cuihua, for example, thinks pure meat ones are the best!
Besides, we eat hotpot for lunch, and these meatballs can also be eaten in hotpot;
If you eat a lot of one kind now, how will you be able to finish it later?"
Ling Xuan nodded in agreement, and the hand holding the chopsticks reached out to the crispy lotus root balls.
Jiang Fu: ...Aren't these all meatballs? Never mind, it's different, isn't it? I finally got out. If the rules are as strict as in the palace, then why did the emperor come out?
Ling Xuan tasted every type except pure meat, and tasted them over and over again several times before he asked with satisfaction: "Your meatballs are more delicious than any I've ever had before. Why is that?"
Speaking of eating, Jiang Xiangnan became excited and immediately started talking fluently: "This is my mother's unique secret!
The meatballs are filled with thirteen different spices! Don’t underestimate the small amount of spices added together, but how expensive are they?
This tiny spoonful is almost as heavy as a pound of meat. How can it not be delicious?
Especially the amount of each of these thirteen spices, and the proportions between them are all very particular, how can it not be delicious! "
Ling Xuan listened with great interest.
Jiang Fu and Yan Yu were amazed after hearing this.
It's really exquisite! No wonder the taste is different! It's worthy of being in the food business.
Shen Qing: ...Actually, it’s the thirteen spices bought from the mall. Just scoop a spoonful of the mixed filling into the pot.
Moreover, the ingredients of this thirteen spices are clearly displayed there, and you can make it yourself, but the cost is much higher than buying it! So people would rather buy it directly.
She looked at the three of them and said with shame: “Actually, it’s just cardamom, amomum villosum, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, peppercorns, aniseed, cumin, costus root, angelica root, galangal, ginger, dried ginger and other spices, ground into powder and mixed together;
Your chef must have added spices. The main reason why it's not as delicious as this one is probably not because it's hot, right? Fried food is meant to be eaten hot; it won't taste good when it gets cold."
When I was a kid, I didn’t have the time to add spices during Chinese New Year, but eating hot fried meatballs by the pot was incredibly delicious!
If these three people were not from the mansion or the palace, how could they present the fried meatballs?
Everyone in the room was stunned when they heard Shen Qing blurt out the spices.
Jiang Xiangnan: No, mother, how could you not be on guard?
He pulled his mother over and whispered worriedly, "Mom, how can you just say that? What if these three learn this and open a shop? They'll make a fortune, and we'll be at a loss!"
Shen Qing: Silly son, none of these three people in front of me would think of opening a shop to make money!
Ling Xuan and the other two were also shocked. Was this how they were told?
This really means they are not treated as outsiders.
After lunch, the sky grew increasingly gloomy, and the north wind blew. Jiang Fu bowed and advised, "Master, isn't it time to return home?"
This place is close to the capital, and there are warm and comfortable carriages. It's not that I'm worried about the difficulty of traveling in rainy or snowy weather, nor am I worried about catching a cold in cold weather. Instead, I'm worried that if Ling Xuan is out for too long, someone will look for him.
Ling Xuan sighed deeply. Although he didn't want to leave too early, he stood up.
Well, no one can have everything they want. If he is not free, does that mean others are free? Everyone has their own constraints.
Just as Shen Qing was about to say a few words to persuade him to stay, he heard another knock on the hanging flower door.
"Strange, who would come at this time?" Guan Li asked curiously.
"It must be A Bing and Lao Si who are back!" Jiang Xiangdong said happily.
After saying that, he ran to open the door actively.
A trace of doubt flashed through Shen Qing's mind, and he didn't react for a moment.
Guan Li laughed and said, "How could it be that the eldest sister-in-law and the fourth brother are back? They know the lunch time at home, so if they were, they would have come back a little earlier to have lunch together!"
The family members pay the most attention to eating together, because eating is a rare time for the family to get together. My mother doesn’t object to talking during meals. The atmosphere at the dinner table is very relaxed. Everyone can talk about what happened every day and communicate with each other.
So as long as we can get together for a meal, everyone will be very proactive in overcoming difficulties and coming back.
Shen Qing also reacted!
A thought flashed through her mind, and she quickly glanced at Ling Xuan, thinking to herself, "Oh no!"
Then she lifted her skirt and rushed towards the hanging flower gate.
We can’t let Ling Xuan know who is coming. This is a capital crime!
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