area51novel Chapter 191
Chapter 191
"Have you finished writing?" Su Chen asked when she looked up at him.
Princess Changle nodded.
"Okay, that's it. Your handwriting is so beautiful!" Su Chen thought everyone's calligraphy was beautiful.
However, Princess Changle's calligraphy was indeed very beautiful, and the size was almost the same.
"Are you jealous? Do you want to learn? I'll teach you!" Princess Changle said proudly.
"Well, I'd better not learn it. This thing requires talent, I can't learn it!" Su Chen shook his head and said.
"Humph, you're just lazy!"
Su Chen originally wanted to set up a newspaper company. Newspapers can only be issued by the court, and no one else can print and issue newspapers privately.
But the newspaper has not been produced yet, so it's a bit too early to talk about it now.
"Yes, yes, yes, let's go! It's almost time for lunch."
Su Chen was too lazy to discuss whether she was lazy or not, so he pushed her out of the study.
The two walked out of the study, and Su Chen handed the "letter" written by Princess Changle to Ma Han, asking him to deliver it to the palace in the evening when the sun went down.
As for the memorial that Li Shimin said, it didn't exist.
Su Chen didn't know what the memorial looked like.
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Unconsciously, the sun faded the passion of the day.
There was a breeze in the evening, and the temperature outside dropped significantly.
It's time to kill the pig and make a barbecue in the evening.
A lot of ingredients need to be prepared in advance. Beer is not enough for everyone in the manor to taste now, and Yuye wine can be used as a substitute.
But more barbecue ingredients can be prepared to try to let most people taste it.
Su Chen is never stingy about this. Whether it is for those guards or ordinary servants.
Su Chen did not go to watch the pig being killed. He and the chef were discussing making buns.
"Master Liu, the mixed noodles you mentioned, is to make a dough in advance and let it ferment and become sour. Then add raw flour when kneading the dough?"
"Master, that's right!" The chef replied respectfully with a smile.
This chef surnamed Liu is the chef who made the small fried dough sticks.
Su Chen thought that the small fried dough sticks he made would not be hard and could still be crispy after frying.
So he asked him how to make the dough ferment.
According to Master Liu, to make the dough ferment, you can mix grain wine with warm water. You can also use mixed noodles, which are also called flour starters.
"Hahaha, good! Today we are going to make a new food called steamed buns.
Master Liu, you will come to knead the dough later. Try making five pounds of flour first."
"Okay, Master, it takes some time for the dough to ferment. I will start making some flour starters now." Master Liu immediately started to prepare the dough.
"Master Liu, after the dough is mixed and fermented, roll each dough into this size, thicker in the middle and thinner on both sides." Su Chen gestured with his hands to show the approximate shape.
After seeing this, Chef Liu was stunned for a moment, "Uh, OK, Master."
Su Chen didn't say how thick it was, so he didn't quite understand.
"Haha, Master Liu, I'll make one for you after the dough is fermented, and you'll know." Su Chen saw his confusion and smiled.
They had never made steamed buns, so it was normal that they didn't know how thick the dough and the skin were.
However, they often make "steamed cakes", both with and without fillings. The taste and appearance are different from steamed buns.
But they heard that the master of the manor was not used to the food made by the previous cooking method.
So after coming to the manor, they never made "steamed cakes" again.
Otherwise, Su Chen would have thought of steamed buns.
"OK, Master, I'll go mix the dough first!"
As long as the flour can ferment, it doesn't need to ferment too much, and the steamed buns will not be hard.
Steamed buns are very filling, and they won't be bad if they are paired with some side dishes.
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After a while, the pork was processed and sent to the kitchen.
There was only half of it, and the other half was sent to the palace.
Su Chen said to another chef: "Master, please come and get three pounds of pork, seven parts lean meat and three parts fat meat.
Remove the pig skin and chop it, season it slightly and mix it evenly, then cut the green onions into very small pieces and mix them together."
"Yes, Master!" After the chef understood, he immediately started.
The two imperial chefs brought back from the palace today knew what they were going to do.
There were several kitchen assistants who were learning with them how to cut and prepare barbecue ingredients and how to string them.
Everyone was busy with their own things, and Su Chen walked around the kitchen.
I found two large basins of live crucian carp, each weighing about five or six taels.
"My Lord, this is what Old Cheng asked housekeeper Jin'er to buy at the market temporarily, saying that it is for barbecue ingredients tonight."
Old Cheng is one of the two chefs that Su Chen brought back from the palace today.
It is also Old Cheng who invented the grilled fish.
A chef saw Su Chen staring at the crucian carp and stepped forward to explain.
Some of them are called SuLord Chen, some call him the owner of the manor.
Because Su Chen used to come to the kitchen often and discuss how to cook with them. Everyone is familiar with each other, and Su Chen is not arrogant.
At first, they used to call themselves "little ones", but later Su Chen forced everyone to call themselves "I".
Su Chen believes that craftsmen should be respected.
"Good, good, grilled fish is good, why didn't I think of it at that time?" Su Chen cheered loudly.
Usually, I eat fish a lot in the manor, but I just don't think of the grilled fish I had eaten before.
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"Su Chen, what are you doing here? I've been looking for you everywhere." Princess Changle came to the kitchen, and the cooks bowed to the princess when they saw her.
"I'm discussing making buns with Master Liu. What do you want to talk to me about?"
"Nothing, are the buns ready?" Changle asked curiously.
She actually wanted to learn how to make buns, because Su Chen said in the carriage:
'It's a pity that these good hands can't make buns with dough! ’
So she wanted to learn how to make steamed buns.
If Su Chen knew what she was thinking, he would definitely be in tears and laughter.
Fortunately, he didn't praise her beautiful legs, otherwise he would say: 'It's a pity to waste these good legs and not ride a tricycle. '
"Not yet, Master Liu is still kneading the dough. You'd better go out. I'll send the steamed buns to you when they are ready."
The people here are in a hurry, and the smell of oil smoke is heavy. It's not suitable for her to stay here.
Princess Changle thought for a while, "Okay, I'm leaving!"
Su Chen smiled and nodded, "Go!"
"My Lord, the pork and green onions are ready. See if you are satisfied!" A cook brought a small bowl of pork stuffing to Su Chen.
"Very good, this is fine." Su Chen glanced at it casually, and he couldn't put it in his mouth to taste it.
He took the small bowl of pork stuffing and walked towards Master Liu.
"Master Liu, this is the filling for the steamed buns. How long does it take for the dough to ferment?"
Su Chen saw Master Liu put the dough into a small basin, then filled a large basin with water, put the small basin in the large basin, and covered it with a lid.
"Master, the weather is too hot now, so we need to cool it down with cold water.
Otherwise, the dough will become too sour and taste bad, so this dough needs to be left alone for 25 minutes." Master Liu patiently explained to Su Chen.
"Okay, don't worry, it's still early."
Su Chen nodded and looked at his watch. It was only a little after 6pm.