klisemfg Chapter 232 What is Zheng Zheng doing?
Chapter 232 What is Zheng Zheng doing?
Today was the day when Shen Huazheng was going to hold a seafood banquet. Although she didn't plan to go to great lengths to hold a large banquet this time, she just wanted to invite some close relatives and friends to celebrate, just like the time she was named the county lord.
But the number of people invited this time is still a little more than last time, in addition to the Shen and Zhou families and Princess Lejia and others who will definitely attend.
There were also Xie Yanqing, Yun Ruo, Lord Jiang, Mo Zhishan and his group.
Shen Huazheng was in the kitchen, directing everyone to prepare the ingredients, and Zhou Ying was helping.
Princess Lejia, as Shen Huazheng's best assistant (self-proclaimed), also rushed to the Shen Mansion after breakfast, intending to help Shen Huazheng in the kitchen.
As soon as she stepped into the kitchen, she saw a strange scene——
Shen Huazheng held the big lobster on the chopping board with her left hand, and held a long reed in her right hand, which she accurately poked into the small hole in the middle of the lobster's tail.
Princess Lejia felt a sudden tension in her heart: "Zheng Zheng, what are you doing?"
Shen Huazheng continued to move her right hand, and rubbed the lobster's back with her left hand a few times.
She looked at the stunned Princess Lejia and said calmly, "I'm bleeding the lobster."
As she spoke, Shen Huazheng picked up the lobster again and aimed it at the wooden barrel on the ground.
A stream of transparent liquid suddenly flowed out along the reed and dripped into the wooden barrel.
Shen Huazheng demonstrated to the cooks, then handed the bled lobsters to them and instructed them to process the head and body separately.
"bloodletting?"
Princess Lejia suddenly felt even more strange, because she knew the step of bloodletting.
Having helped Shen Huazheng countless times, Princess Lejia has also accumulated a lot of experience in the kitchen.
She knew that poultry and fish had to be bled before processing, so it was not surprising that this large lobster needed to be bled.
only--
“Why is lobster blood this color?”
I don’t know if she was overthinking it, but she always felt that the color looked a bit like excrement.
Shen Huazheng: "The lobster blood you saw just now was transparent. It will turn light blue when it flows into the barrel."
In fact, in modern times, they call the process of bleeding lobsters "urinating."
The lobster blood that flows out of the body will gradually turn into light blue or blue-black during the oxidation process, and it may even transform from liquid to a solid like jelly.
Princess Lejia's voice suddenly rose: "It can also change color!!"
This is amazing.
Zhou Ying at the side also added: "I have seen it before. Some lobsters' blood turns black."
Princess Lejia's eyes suddenly widened. Oh my god, this is a bit scary.
I was thinking of taking a look at it later, but now I don’t really want to.
Well, let’s just take a look.
In case I want to write about a lobster spirit or a lobster fairy in the future, I will have material to write about.
While Princess Lejia was still hesitating, the cook had already prepared the lobster.
Although there is not much meat in the lobster head, there is a lot of shrimp paste, which is processed separately and put into a casserole to make porridge.
The lobster shell has been removed and the lobster meat has been cut into pieces and placed in a large porcelain bowl.
Qingzhi followed the instructions and mixed egg starch and a little oil into a paste. Then he put the processed lobster meat into the paste and mixed it evenly so that each piece of lobster meat was evenly coated with the paste.
Zhou Ying was a little curious: "Zheng'er, what dish are you going to cook now?"
Shen Huazheng: "I plan to make golden sand shrimp."
Golden Salon Shrimp?
Although the name sounds a bit strange, it seems to be delicious.
Princess Lejia was already in a state of confusion when she saw the lobster blood that had turned blue-black, and her mood was a little complicated for a moment.
As soon as she came over, she saw Shen Huazheng lighting a pot and pouring in oil and heating it to 60% hot.
Then he used long chopsticks to pick up the lobster meat covered with batter and slowly slid it into the pot piece by piece along the edge of the pot.
Zhou Ying stood aside, carefully recording every step.
Shen Huazheng looked at the pot. When all the lobster meat floated on the surface of the oil and changed color slightly, she scooped it all out, drained the oil, and set it aside for later use.
She picked up another pot, poured in the cooked salted egg yolks, and stir-fried until sand and bubbles appeared.
Then pour the lobster meat that has been drained of oil into the pan and stir-fry quickly until each piece of lobster meat is evenly coated with the salted egg yolk sauce.
Princess Lejia stared at the golden lobster without blinking.
The tempting aroma of egg yolk mixed with the fresh fragrance of lobster drifted in the air, desperately trying to get into everyone's noses.
smell good! !
Princess Lejia sniffed and felt that the gluttony in her stomach had been aroused.
The banquet hasn't even started yet and she already wants to eat!!
Zhou Ying also stared at the delicious lobster and swallowed her saliva.
No wonder Zheng'er named this dish Golden Salon Shrimp, it really looks like it.
Shen Huazheng picked up a small piece with chopsticks and tasted it. When she looked up, she saw Princess Lejia and Zhou Ying looking at her eagerly.
He looked extremely greedy.
Shen Huazheng found it funny and picked up a piece of lobster meat for each of them.
Princess Lejia's eyes lit up frighteningly, and she didn't care about the heat and stuffed the lobster meat directly into her mouth.
When you first take a bite of the Golden Salmon Prawns, the first thing you taste on your tongue is the salty and fragrant egg yolk, followed by the tender and juicy lobster meat.
As you savor it carefully, an indescribable sweetness suddenly spreads bit by bit on the tip of your tongue.
Princess Lejia wanted to swallow her tongue whole, it was so delicious!!!
Zhou Ying also picked up the lobster meat with chopsticks, blew on it, and put it into her mouth.
The Golden Salon Prawn has a crispy and sweet skin, while the inside remains smooth and juicy.
When you chew it, you can taste the freshness of the shrimp meat with a rich crispy aroma, as well as the salty, fragrant and crunchy texture of the salted egg yolk.
The combination of the fragrant and soft salted egg yolk and the tender and smooth lobster meat is simply a delicacy.
"Zheng Zheng, this golden sand shrimp is delicious."
Princess Lejia likes all foods related to salted egg yolks, whether it is salted duck eggs, egg yolk pastries, or egg yolk lotus seed paste mooncakes, she likes them all very much.
I never expected that salted egg yolks can not only be made into delicious snacks, but can also be cooked so deliciously with lobster meat.
Zheng Zheng is so amazing.
Zhou Ying also said: "Zheng'er, this golden sand shrimp is really delicious."
It's really Zheng'er. If it were her, she would never have thought of cooking salted egg yolk and lobster meat together into a dish.
Shen Huazheng smiled: "Today, not only the golden sand shrimp is delicious, but also many other super delicious seafood."
In fact, sometimes it’s not just the people who taste the food who feel happy. Sharing your favorite food can also bring a feeling of happiness.
Princess Lejia was immediately happier. Zheng Zheng said it was delicious, so it must be extremely delicious.
Fortunately, she was smart and didn't eat too much for breakfast, saving some space for the big meal later.
……
In the Xuande Hall, several ministers in charge of the meeting also noticed that His Majesty seemed to be in a good mood today.
He maintained a pleasant expression from beginning to end.
Besides, he seemed to be in a hurry.
Although His Majesty still discusses all matters with them as before and then finalizes them one by one.
But the speed was obviously much faster, as if they wanted to end the meeting as soon as possible.
Everyone present here is an old fox who has been in the officialdom for many years. Naturally, they have noticed some clues. They dare not say a word of nonsense and try to be concise and to the point.
Finally, all matters were finalized. Emperor Jingning picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"If there is nothing urgent, let's stop here today. It's getting late, my dears, please go back early."
Ministers:? ? ?
It's getting late? ? Isn't it still not noon? ?
Even if you want to kick someone out, find a better excuse.
If what happened just now was just speculation in the minds of the ministers, now they can be sure of it.
Your Majesty is indeed in a hurry.
But, what is the reason?
Is today a special day?
The ministers are all very perceptive, and even if they really have important matters to report, they will wait until tomorrow to do so.
Not to mention that the matters they need to report today have already been discussed and the results have been finalized.
Before Emperor Jingning opened his mouth to send people away again, the ministers stood up one by one, bowed and said goodbye, then walked out of the hall.
After leaving the palace, some people were still wondering, what important day is today? ?
Did they miss something important?
Wei Yu knew why Emperor Jingning was so anxious, but he didn't have the time to answer questions for his colleagues.
Instead, he hurried out of the palace after the meeting, got on his own carriage and left.
As for why Wei Yu knew this, it was of course because he had also received an invitation from Shen Zhaonian and was about to rush to the Shen Mansion for a banquet.
In addition to him, other members of the Wei family were also invited.
Shen Huazheng chose a holiday to hold the seafood banquet this time, so no one had to go to the government office or school.
Wei Yu was delayed for a while because he went to the palace to discuss matters. The other members of the Wei family dressed up early, took valuable gifts, and set off to the Shen Mansion to attend the banquet.
……
Madam Yun didn't expect Yun Ruo to make friends in the capital so quickly, and she didn't expect to receive an invitation from the Shen Mansion as soon as they arrived.
At home, she gave detailed instructions to her daughter and two daughters-in-law, warning them to be careful with their words and actions at the banquet and not to bring shame to the Yun family.
Seeing that Yun Ruo and the other two had listened to her words, Madam Yun got on the carriage prepared by the servants and brought her daughter and daughter-in-law to the Shen Mansion.