I was engaged in infrastructure construction in the Han Dynasty [Transmigration Book]

It is said to be West Lake Vinegar Fish, but Liu Tan actually does not know whether the West Lake Vinegar Fish he has eaten is authentic or not, because he has heard many people say that West Lake Vinegar Fish is unpalatable, but in fact the West Lake Vinegar Fish he has eaten is Sweet and sour, the taste is a bit like sweet and sour pork ribs, but the fish is not fried but boiled, so it feels good.

But no matter whether it is authentic or not, what he made is the first one in this era, and it is authentic even if it is not authentic!

And the method of making it is not difficult, of course, it is not difficult in Liu Tan's memory, but when he asked people to prepare the ingredients, he found that there was one seasoning missing: soy sauce.

It seems that soy sauce first appeared in the Song Dynasty. Of course, it is also possible that the name appeared at that time. Maybe soy sauce appeared a little earlier.

But anyway, no soy sauce is true at this time.

There is no soy sauce, but there is sauce, which was already available in the Zhou Dynasty. Liu Tan thought about it, and he decided to let someone dissolve the sauce with water and use it alive. Of course, in order not to spoil the taste of the hard-working fish, he They also made a fish first, put ginger slices to remove the fishy smell, steamed it, and finally poured it with sauce.

During this process, it happens that people first cut up the few fish that were previously selected to pretend to be big fish, and after they are confirmed to be correct, they are changed to marinate.

After the steamed fish was drizzled with sauce, Liu Tan originally wanted to try it himself, but he remembered the fear of being dominated by sweet and sour pork ribs back then, so he decided to let others try it.

After Miao Rui took a sip carefully with a heroic mood, he unexpectedly found that the taste was not bad, so he turned to Liu Tan and said, "Your Highness, you can taste it to see if it suits your taste."

Liu Tan believed that Miao Rui would not cheat him, um, or dare not cheat him.

So he picked up a piece of fish meat with his chopsticks, dipped it in the soup and took a bite. Compared with the various seasoned soy sauces in later generations, it must be a little bit worse, but it was still okay.

He simply said, "Just use this."

After deciding on the sauce, the fish over there was almost marinated. He asked people to cut five knives on each side of the fish, and finally cut a knife along the edge of the spine to divide it into two halves.

This is not a problem for chefs, these chefs can be called imperial chefs, the first thing they practice is knife skills, if they are not qualified, they cannot be the emperor's cook.

But this time is probably the most difficult time after they have completed their studies and become teachers. Because the fish body is separated, they have to cut the knife according to the cut fish body, and try to make every knife look the same, especially the vertically separated fish. For that knife, it must be ensured that the position of the knife is coherent.

This is all so that people don't see that the fish is spliced.

After the cut was finished, the chef who was the best among them also broke out in a sweat.

The next step is to boil the scallion and ginger water first, in order to remove the fishy smell. After the water boils, remove the scallion and ginger, and then put the fish down to cook.

This step is actually very difficult, because during the cooking process, there is still a way to shape the fish. The fins must be supported, and the spliced ​​fish bodies must also be neatly aligned.

After the fish is cooked, the fish is taken out. The next step is the technical work - it is necessary to open up all the fish bones and put a fixed bamboo stick inside!

Because the joints of the fish bones are also airtight, it is necessary to make holes in those places that can accommodate bamboo sticks, and the cooked fish is actually very fragile, so this step is to exercise technique and patience. Liu Tan sees them I used a bamboo stick to poke it a little bit, but I didn't poke it open for a long time. After calculating the time, it is estimated that after finishing this fish, this meal can be regarded as supper.

He was a little impatient, so he directly asked someone to sharpen one end of the bamboo stick and then twist the outside into a spiral shape, as if it were a screw, and then asked someone to hold the bamboo screw and drill it into it little by little.

Thanks to the fact that the boiled fish bones are not so hard, this time it was a lot easier.

After all the bamboo sticks were pierced in, all the fish bodies merged together. From the outside, if Liu Tan didn't know that the fish was spliced ​​together, he would have thought it was a complete fish.

Liu Tan nodded in satisfaction, then turned around and asked someone to make sweet and sour sauce.

The cooks are already very good at sweet and sour sauce, after all, Liu Tan gave the recipe to the dining room in the palace before he became Fan.

Every time Liu Che missed his son, he would have someone make it and eat it, and he ate it quite frequently, so this step made Liu Tan feel relieved.

The dish is complete when the sweet and sour sauce is poured over the fish.

The biggest fish couldn't be separated, but Liu Che was not the only one eating, and one couldn't favor one over the other, so according to the number of people attending the banquet, people made the corresponding number, but those fish would naturally be smaller.

After the West Lake vinegar fish was cooked, Liu Tan asked someone to make another Songsao fish soup, after all, these two dishes often appear together.

The only troublesome thing is that there are no shiitake mushrooms these days. It just so happens that Liu Tan doesn’t like the taste very much, so he simply doesn’t use it. Let people steam the fish and remove the skin and bones, and then add shredded ham to the chicken soup. Of course, there is no ham these days. The concept is to marinate meat, then shredded bamboo shoots, wait for the fish to be boiled, and finally add eggs and turn off the heat.

It is simpler than West Lake Vinegar Fish.

After Mrs. Song's fish soup, he felt that there were not enough dishes, so he ordered another fish fillet to make a boiled fish.

It's a pity that boiled fish is really unauthentic, because there is no chili and can only be replaced by dogwood, and pepper and pepper are not available now. Pepper will be introduced to India from Myanmar or Assam, and then from Myanmar Only from India.

Liu Tan also thought about sending someone to look for it, but the distance is too far for people these days, and it is very likely that they will die due to various natural and man-made disasters on the way, so they simply put this matter aside for now.

In the end, the boiled fish fillet looked pretty good except for the lack of red chili oil.

Liu Tan ordered three fish dishes in a row. He originally wanted to order another one, but Miao Rui persuaded him.

Miao Rui coaxed him and said: "Your Highness, Your Highness, it's almost enough. If you have other dishes, you can wait until tomorrow or later. No matter how much you cook today, you can't finish it."

Liu Tanxin said that I just want to have a whole fish feast, so that they can't eat anything but fish, and when they get tired of eating, see if they still catch so many fish!

However, Liu Tan also knew that too much was too late, anyway, Liu Che would still be able to play ice carts and fishing in the next few days, and he could do it differently, so that Liu Che probably wouldn't want to eat it after he got tired of it.

Seeing that His Royal Highness the King of the North was finally persuaded to go back, the chefs finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The King of the Northern Realm puts too much pressure on them here. Although the other party has a good temper and doesn't beat or scold them, the chefs are trembling, for fear that the other party will have some fantastic ideas. I can't afford to bother—the cooks here are not young, and those who are too young are not capable enough to be cooks for the emperor.

After Liu Tan came out of the dining room, he saw Lu Xuan waiting outside, and couldn't help being a little surprised: "Aren't you accompanying Father? Why are you here?"

Lu Xuan said with a smile, "Your Majesty will listen to the music again, and Hu Ji will be with you, so I won't be in the way of his eyes."

Liu Tan said: "I saw you talking and laughing, and thought my father had already seen it."

Lu Xuan thought that it was not because of you?His Majesty dotes on you, so naturally he doesn't want to see you unhappy.

But he didn't say it, he just sniffed and sniffed.

Liu Tan was a little surprised: "What's wrong?"

Lu Xuan said: "Tonight's dishes must taste very good, you smell very good."

Liu Tan was stunned for a moment, and then sniffed his sleeve, good guy, if he didn't know that the King of the Northern Realm couldn't cook the dishes himself, everyone would think that he cooked all the dishes. that's it.

Liu Tan said in a hurry: "I'll go change my clothes first."

When Lu Xuan heard it, he immediately followed with his malicious tail wagging.

Although they can't get along for a long time, this kind of intimacy, which is similar to being sneaky and sneaky, is quite exciting.

Liu Tan never thought that Lu Xuan would not let go of this time. When he changed his clothes, he took a look in the mirror and felt that he was no different from the shrimp that just came out of the pot.

Hey, shrimp, he hasn't eaten shrimp since he came to this era, and he still misses it for a while.

Lu Xuan held Liu Tan in his arms, sniffing the scent of his body, and couldn't resist biting the back of his neck.

Liu Tan pushed him and said, "Stop making trouble, it's time to eat."

Lu Xuan said coquettishly with a nasal voice: "I don't want to eat."

Liu Tan:? ? ?How old are you still here?

He turned his head and looked at Lu Xuan with an unkind expression: "Are you still picky at this age?"

"I'm not picky about food, I just want to eat you." Lu Xuan didn't know where he heard the nasty words, and at this time he used words in a smooth manner.

Liu Tan couldn't help but blushed after hearing this: "Don't make trouble."

Lu Xuan just said that, he looked at Liu Tan with affectionate eyes and a peachy face, couldn't help but kissed him again, let go of him before losing control and said: "Wait for me to come back from Chang'an. marry you."

Um?marry?

Liu Tan glanced at him lightly and said: "It's the other way around, I have a city and money, but you are still living without a fixed place, so I should marry you."

Lu Xuan didn't refute, and said with a smile: "That's fine, I will marry you when I come back from Chang'an."

Liu Tan: I have no sense of accomplishment.

But even if he didn't have a sense of accomplishment, he couldn't help but look forward to it. After Lu Xuan came back from Chang'an, there shouldn't be so many things occupying their time. At that time, he could have a romantic relationship to his heart's content.

Thinking of this, when Liu talked about the main hall, he was in a good mood.

At this time Liu Che was also in a good mood. He heard that Liu Tan had prepared three dishes in a row. When the first dish was served, he said, "This must be the biggest fish I caught today."

Hu Ji complimented her, and Liu Che laughed loudly and said, "Come on, share this fish and give Tan'er and King Wusun a taste too!"

Liu Tan, who was sitting opposite Lu Xuan and flirting with him: Damn it!