Chapter 787: Money meat (1/2)
In fact, the origin of the dish he is cooking is worth talking about.
Longxi Qianqian Meat, also known as Longxi Butterfly Meat, Qianqian Meat, and Merlot Meat, are known as ”the uniqueness of Longyuan”. As early as the Sui Dynasty, the famous Emperor Sui Yang was included in the court tribute by the emperor during his western tour. Of the list.
The reason for adding the word ”Longxi” is that there is also a dish called ”money meat” in the Guizhou cuisine, and the second is that this cherished famous product of the northwest is the most expensive product in Longxi.
Legend has it that during the twelfth lunar month in ancient Chang'an, there were many small workshops and mills slaughtering the useless donkeys. The meat at that time was precious, and naturally no part of it should be wasted, so it is in people’s wisdom. Together with time, such a legendary delicacy appeared.
The finished product of money meat is about one foot long, black and red and dark golden. It must be cut into small round pieces when eating. There is a small hole (urethra) in the middle, which is like a coin with a colored head, so it has a good meaning.
As for when its nickname Melody meat began to appear, it is impossible to verify. When it comes to Yang Guifei and Tang Minghuang, they love the deliciousness and nourishment of this thing (Well, this night, Shengge, Chen will not make a statement before the court. It seems that there is some truth to it?), ”Yiqi Hongchen concubine laughs, no one knows that it is the lychee” Tang Minghuang transported to Chang'an for the concubine Yang, not only Lingnan lychee, but also the large amount of royal tribute, the money and meat from Longxi was impressive. In this column, what is taken is the meaning of Pomeranian's smile.
Concubine Xiao later became lychee. The name of Merlot Meat is not to be mentioned for the time being. Instead, merchants from Chang'an have made this ”money meat”, which has a good meaning of wealth and wealth, become famous all over the world. In the past, many wealthy merchants and tycoons feasted on guests. , This dish must be on the table.
Xu was to avoid the suspicion of ”Zhuangshan”. The name ”Meilerou” was immediately related to three less fortunate emperors, namely King Zhou You, Emperor Sui Yang, and Emperor Ming of Tang. At that time, people spoke of the so-called remarks. The importance of freedom is not as subtle as it is now, and this kind of thing is not always easy to put in a short comment from parents.
In short, this dish with a history of more than a thousand years has become more refined and emphasizes nourishment and health after being included in the ranks of royal tributes, especially the secret recipe of its medicinal materials has a major increase and decrease almost every 100 years. At that time, the famous doctors, national hand doctors and famous chefs improved it. As for what it was like in the end, only the emperors who were fortunate enough to taste it in person would know.
Speaking of the original small workshop, a donkey in a small workshop from a mature age to a sluggish old donkey, there is a great possibility in a lifetime of sadness that I have never seen even a double eyelid. The beautiful donkey, I don’t know if she will go through the process of turning her pink into black-cough cough, but it is said that only the old donkey whose kidney water has not lost the yuan and the yang can be made into a finished product of money and meat. Black and black with gold, the inside can also show the most perfect amber gold.
Lin Chou Yile, he couldn't help wondering that the term ”the sword's edge is sharpened”, the ten thousand gold oil-level term, actually had a time when it was set.
After the ice bellows is up for the first time, it needs to be adjusted to natural light for drying.
It's worthy of the fact that the system has to be embarrassed to be pirated, and I don't know how Old Xue figured it out. This thing is really easy to use.
After the dry donkey whip was taken out, it was a piece of black, wrinkled, and stiff thing. He tapped it on the chopping board and made a ”boom” like a drumstick.
Everyone’s faces are full of funny,
”Yo, the chicken is hard.”
”Boss Lin, you are too bad, and everyone looks like this, can't you give the chicken a holiday?”
Lin Chou threw the donkey whip into the spice pot and simmered it over a warm heat, so that the black soy sauce mixed with various spices fully soaked it.
The old soup of thick oil red sauce does not contain the slightest oil star, avoiding any possible mismatches, and the spices can only use dry fragrance, and there is no need to specialize in removing the fishy-the nitration and drying in the ice bellows This step has been completed long ago.
The significance of this dish is also here. Donkey whip itself is hard to remove. In addition to time, no matter how good the seasoning is, it is difficult to completely control it. Try to ensure the original flavor while not using too much spice. Making and drying are almost perfect solutions.
The nitrification process only needs one time, but it needs to be repeated several times after being stewed and sun-dried. The brine used each time is slightly different. It is more obvious that the brine should be lighter than each time. After repeating this way, the maximum can be achieved. Enhance the flavor of donkey whip.
Even the ordinary donkey whip has a length of more than a foot after it is marinated. It is difficult to eat it at one time. People at that time ate the donkey whip as much as possible after it was marinated, and dried the rest again, and then took it next time. It can be cooked once, and then people find that within a certain limit, the more delicious the taste of the donkey whip is marinated, and this practice has been handed down.
This is a very time-consuming and labor-intensive dish. Few people will make it specially.
Even for Lin Chou, it would take at least a month to make this dish without the cooperation of the ice bellows. It would take at least three times for the money meat to be marinated in order to be regarded as authentic money meat. It can be taken out for others to enjoy.
After a few rounds, Huang Dashan burned with black eyes and looked dull.
”...Linzi, come back, can't it?”
Lin Chou smiled and said,
”You haven't understood a truth after mixing on Yanhui Mountain for so long. It's delicious, it often takes a long wait.”
Shan Ye nodded, his eyes widened.
”I understand this, and all three-year-olds understand it-but I was not the one who burned the fire at that time!”
Lin Chou choked,
”Ah, I suddenly remembered a story...”
People in the circle are getting impatient for a long time, and when they say there is a story, they feel a little bit more energetic.
”About that stuff in the pot? Let's hear it~”
”That's it.”
Lin Chou said,
”Just because of the money and meat of Longxi, I've caught up with a government official-before the cataclysm, in the twenty-sixth year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, Lafayette fled to Chang'an.”
(Cough, insert one sentence, you know the name of the place, someone should know the reason for the escape, and it’s not easy to write it down, Damian.)
”The governor of Shaanxi, Duanfang, offered Chang'an and Longxi specialty money meat to the empress dowager. After tasting it, he felt tough and chewy and full of lingering fragrance. The empress dowager Fengyan Dayue loved it so much that he ordered a tribute. Cough, I guess anyone who knows the origin of this dish can cry out on the spot—if there is no business, there is no killing.”
Everyone is happy,
”Three thousand catties... I'll go... After that, will Chang'an only have steers?”
”The taste of Lafayette is really heavy...”
”Hey, what is this? I've heard Shen Daru say that he has been drinking human milk...what kind of health care, it is said that the skin is smooth and tender after getting older, and I don't know whether it is true or false. ”
Lin Chou continued,
”Later, someone came in and said about the origin and rarity of money and meat, and then I gave up-the back end was transferred to the governor of H South and was promoted to governor of H North due to the merits of taking over and driving. For 28 years, he acted as the governor of Hunan and Guangxi. Governor Ren Liangjiang, hey, according to rumors, a large part of the'good driving' comes from here.”
Everyone was speechless,
”...”
”It... feels... weird.”
Lin Chou said,
”I'll just say that, everyone is happy. As for the truth or not, I don't dare to guarantee-I am afraid that Shen Daru knows that I am going to run over and point my nose to my mother.”
Chen Qingyu looked shocked and swallowed the waterway.
”Isn't it so easy to be a cook these days... There are so many things you need to know, and you can't afford it.”
Huang Dashan put down the fire stick and exhaled.
”This one talks so much when he cooks, and you can't usually see him like an aunt.”
Chen Qingyu nodded.
”A man who has the ability and works hard is really handsome.”
Huang Dashan's eyes were strange, Chen Qingyu suddenly woke up and added,
”But-I am different, I am always very handsome at any time~!”
(Chen Qingyu: Mad is very risky, almost misunderstood.)
Huang Dashan pinched his chin and glanced at him up and down.
”No need to explain, too deliberate.”
”...”