Guozijian little cook

Chapter 20 Barbecue Preparation
Xiao Nianzhi didn't know their identities, but most of those who could appear nearby were the children of the rich and powerful.

She asked Aunt Yu curiously: "Those two are..."

The reason for asking this is because I want to ask about the identity of the other party in advance.

In case the other party comes in later, when I salute, I don't know anything, and I don't look very good.

Aunt Yu took a look from a distance, and then smiled: "It looks like the little princess and the eighth prince of Kang Wang's mansion. The distance is a bit far, and I'm not sure."

While speaking, the two figures had passed the farmland in front of them at an extremely fast speed, and rushed towards the direction of King Kang's Mansion.

However, because the red figure in front was running too fast, he fell down a slope while running.

Xiao Nianzhi subconsciously let out an "ouch".

Aunt Yu was also taken aback, and subconsciously took a step forward.

Immediately afterwards, the green figure chasing after him also fell down.

Xiao Nianzhi: 6!

Aunt Yu gasped in shock, walked forward a few steps uneasy, stopped again, shook her head and said, "Forget it, the little princess is thin-skinned, if so many people see her, she will probably be annoyed." If I'm crying, I won't go to see it."

The maidservant has come back from the front now, holding a basket in her hand.

Seeing Aunt Yu and Xiao Nianzhi, he saluted first, then pointed to the basket and explained: "His Royal Highness Wei Wang heard that Auntie is here, so he specially sent someone to send some things over, saying that he got two jars of good honey recently. , In the afternoon, a sheep was killed in the yard, so I sent a leg of lamb over here."

The hind leg of the lamb is quite big, and the basket was a little too small to fit it, and there was still a small part of the leg bone exposed.

Hearing that there is honey, Aunt Yu's eyes widened with a smile: "Well, put the honey in the house, and the mutton..."

Mutton has a strong taste, and Aunt Yu doesn't like it very much.

She usually doesn't touch the food in the academy.

However, Xiao Nianzhi is a little girl who is growing up, it is better to eat more meat.

Thinking of this, Aunt Yu turned her head and asked, "Think about it, how do you want to eat lamb?"

There are so many ways to eat lamb!
But in an instant, countless thoughts turned in Xiao Nianzhi's mind, and finally looked at the sunset that was slowly slanting to the west, but the temperature did not change, and tentatively asked: "Barbecue?"

barbecue?

Aunt Yu didn't quite understand, but it didn't delay her understanding: "Are you going to bake it?"

After asking, nodded: "Alright."

Seeing that Aunt Yu agreed, Xiao Nianzhi immediately smiled obediently: "Auntie, let me handle it!"

The little girl was in good spirits, and she was not affected by yesterday's incident. Aunt Yu felt relieved, so she nodded: "Go, let Sister-in-law Guo help you."

Sister-in-law Guo is the little cook.

Xiao Nianzhi quickly went to the kitchen with Mrs. Guo to deal with it.

The kitchen on Zhuangzi's side is not too big, and there are not many tools. Aunt Yu is usually not around, so most of the time it is used for cooking and eating for the servants here.

You have to figure out your own way for the barbecue grill or something.

Xiao Nianzhi couldn't be bothered by this, seeing that it was still early, Xiao Nianzhi and Mrs. Guo went to get the yellow mud first, then found some stones, and first built a simple barbecue platform.

While waiting for the barbecue stand to dry up, Xiao Nianzhi went to deal with the lamb hind legs.

Mutton cannot be cut along the texture of the meat, as it is very easy to clog your teeth when you eat it.

This hind leg is not small, Xiao Nianzhi thought, as long as she eats with Aunt Yu, the servants just rub a little along with it, and there are many things that can be strung, so she didn't cut too much.

About four catties, Xiao Nianzhi cut it up and marinated it.

There are many specialties about cured meat, but everyone eats it differently.

Everyone felt that their pickling method was authentic, but Xiao Nianzhi did it according to his own preference as he didn't know what Aunt Yu preferred.

Xiao Nianzhi doesn't like to put salt in the cured meat first, because the salt will easily kill the moisture in the mutton, so the roasted mutton is not tender enough, and it is easy to dry out.

Of course, if you control the amount well, it can actually be soft and delicious.

Barbecue is not just a marinating process, but also the subsequent fire and the timing of seasoning.

However, pepper must be added, Xiao Nianzhi put white pepper.

When the pepper was sprinkled, Xiao Nianzhi thought about the seasoning, there is no delay!
She had to find a way to get all the seasonings together, otherwise she wouldn't be able to explain to the public what was going on with these seasonings!
After marinating the meat, Xiao Nianzhi went to look at the other ingredients.

It is now the end of June, and many green vegetables have come down one after another.

Xiao Nianzhi bumped into Mrs. Guo, then went to the garden to pick and choose.

I picked three eggplants that were not too big, picked a few more cucumbers, and went back again.

There are other leftover ingredients today, Xiao Nianzhi picked and picked some.

After finishing all this work, Xiao Nianzhi took Sister-in-law Guo to grind the cumin seeds into powder so that they could be sprinkled on the skewers later.

Grind it into powder and sprinkle it on, it will be easier to taste.

Just ground some bacon, but not enough.

Afterwards, the white sesame seeds are slowly roasted on a low fire to produce a fragrance, and then the dogwood is also ground into powder.

While grinding the cornel, Xiao Nianzhi couldn't help thinking, since there are corn and potatoes, peppers and tomatoes should be coming soon, right?
Without tomatoes, I always feel that a lot of soul is missing.

For her, the soul of sweet and sour pork is tomato sauce, but...

No tomato yet.

Sugar and vinegar can also be used to adjust the juice, but without the natural fruity aroma of tomato, it feels a little bit worse.

The two of them worked in the kitchen for most of the day, and when dusk fell, they finally finished their work.

Barbecue, if you don't roast at night, I always feel that it's not interesting.

Sister-in-law Guo didn't quite understand why she had to eat with candles.

However, she cooperated with Xiao Nianzhi all the way, and now there are already mosquitoes, especially in the village where there are more plants and more mosquitoes.

Therefore, in order to make it easier for the masters to eat, Mrs. Guo specially ordered a circle of wormwood to repel the mosquitoes.

Aunt Yu waited for a long time without seeing food, so she came over out of curiosity to have a look.

Looking at it now, the battle in the kitchen is quite big, and she couldn't help laughing: "What is this for?"

Thinking about what Xiao Nianzhi said before, Aunt Yu raised her eyebrows and asked: "Barbecue?"

Xiao Nianzhi replied generously: "Yes, Auntie, sit down for a while, I'm going to start the roast!"

While Xiao Nianzhi was speaking, he had already gone to the clay furnace with a set of materials.

The temporary mud stove has been dried. Although it is said that the time is short and the drying is not complete, it is not a problem to use it temporarily.

When she returned to the academy with Aunt Yu, this thing must be dismantled.

Looking at the busy figure of the little girl, and looking at the smoke rising from the clay stove, Aunt Yu felt that the cold world in her eyes seemed to be gradually contaminated with real red dust and fireworks, and became more and more lively. Hustle up.

She didn't hate this feeling, but she had some secret expectation.

(End of this chapter)