bookrandom Chapter 668 Hot pot and ice wine are a perfect match!
Chapter 668 Hot pot and ice wine are a perfect match!
As night fell and the moonlight rose, five specially carved pear wood tables were placed in the yard, and on each table was a shiny copper pot. The charcoal fire under the pot was burning brightly, the soup in the pot was boiling, and the aroma was rising. The spicy and fragrant smell of hot pot filled the entire yard.
Baili Moqing, Shu He, the third princess, Prince Yong, Princess Yong, and Liu Kun and his wife sat at the same table.
Liu Jingchen's family sat at one table, Zhenli, Nanqi, Xizhu, Beiji and Xuanfeng sat at another table, the Zhang family also sat at one table, and several children sat at another table.
There were five tables, all full.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were fixed on Shu He, who was standing by the table with long bamboo chopsticks in his hand, looking eagerly.
"Everyone, this pot on your table is called hot pot, and it's very simple to eat!"
Shu He gave them a brief introduction to how to eat hot pot, and also taught them how long each dish should be blanched and how to dip it in the sauce.
After she finished demonstrating it, everyone's faces became tense and some were afraid to pick up their chopsticks.
"Brother Nan, can this food made like this be eaten?" Xuan Feng frowned. Why did he feel it was so unreliable?
Nanqi glared at him, "Why can't you eat it? Didn't you see that the princess has already eaten?"
Prince Yong and Xu Sinian looked at each other, suspicion and vigilance rising in their eyes.
Will I get an upset stomach if I eat like this?
"Wow!! It's delicious!"
While everyone was still hesitating, the exclamations of children such as Yi'er and Zi'an had already been heard.
The children ate a mushroom soup base, and Shuhe also added some Chinese herbs that strengthen the body as seasoning, making the taste much richer than ordinary meals.
Especially Ziyuan, Ziyi and Zile, they usually eat delicacies from land and sea, but because they eat too much, they have long been tired of it!
They simply couldn't imagine that a big pot filled with beef, mutton, tripe and tripe could be so delicious!
Especially the beef balls, they are so chewy and smooth!
And that long thing, it is cooked after just a few moments of boiling, and when you dip it in sesame oil and sesame sauce, it is crispy and refreshing, so delicious and fun!
Ziyuan loves blanching vegetables in this dish, especially leafy greens. They are so fresh and sweet! The taste is rich, with many different Chinese herbal flavors, but it's not bitter at all!
After eating it, my whole body felt warm.
The children soon finished all the food in the pot. Mrs. Wang stood by and served them. When there were no more vegetables, she helped the children put some in. When she saw that the time was almost up, she reminded the children which ones they could eat and which ones needed to wait a little longer.
The adults watching this scene swallowed their saliva.
Nanqi was the first to pick up his chopsticks, after all, he had experienced Shu He's cooking skills.
Apart from anything else, they all praised the medicinal porridge they had just made!
And the way she prepared the wolf meat, she could make something so unpalatable delicious. What else did he have to doubt?
He blanched the tripe and Thousand Layer Chicken, and after a few seconds, he took them out and dipped them in the special sauce that Shu He made for him.
After taking a bite, Zhen Libei and others all stared at his performance.
He took two bites, and his dull face became full of surprise. His pair of peach blossom eyes widened into the size of copper bells!
The light spicy sauce and sesame oil sesame paste mix and explode in your mouth, creating a complex and wonderful feeling that rushes back and forth in your mouth. It is simply a magical feeling that cannot be described in words!
"How is it? Is it delicious?" Xizhu asked curiously.
Nanqi hummed and shook his head, "It's not tasty, it's not tasty!"
What’s funny is that while he said “it’s not tasty” with a stern face, he kept putting vegetables into the pot, wolfing down one mouthful after another. Before the others could react, half of the dishes on the table were gone.
"Brother Nan! You're cheating!!"
Xuan Feng was the first to react and immediately stepped forward to grab it.
Seeing this, Xizhu was not willing to be left behind and started eating with his chopsticks; Zhenli and Beiji seemed much calmer and more elegant, slowly picking up what they wanted to eat from the pot and putting it on their plates.
After everyone had eaten, Shu He noticed that everyone's eyes were shining!
It seems that her hot pot is quite popular among them.
Turning my attention to the tables of the Liu and Zhang families, they had already started eating. Everyone was eating in silence. Even though layers of sweat appeared on their foreheads due to the spiciness, they still ate with gusto and kept eating.
The atmosphere at the main table was relatively more reserved.
There were several servants standing by, helping Prince Yong, Princess Yong, the Third Princess and others to serve the dishes.
Shu He felt that their behavior was not in line with the hotpot atmosphere, but given their status, she couldn't say anything.
Fortunately, everyone enjoyed the meal, mainly because the way of eating was novel, and with so many people eating together, the whole yard was bustling, and they enjoyed the food more.
Shu He used serving chopsticks and boiled some beef, mutton, meatballs, tripe, duck intestines and other things for Liu Kun and his wife in a medicinal mushroom soup.
Liu Kun likes to eat duck intestines very much. They are crispy and have a special taste, as well as tofu. The mushroom soup base with tofu boils like milk.
The aroma of hot pot wafted from the yard for a long distance, and everyone passing by Fengping Street would be attracted by the aroma and unable to move.
"What's that smell? So strange!"
"Just smelling it, why are you drooling?"
The brown wooden door blocked the curious gazes of people outside, but it couldn't block the excitement and enthusiasm of people inside.
Outside the general's mansion, among the curious crowd, there were two men in plain clothes with unusual expressions. They quietly retreated together, as if they were rushing to inform someone.
Halfway through the meal, Uncle Zhang brought over a few jars of chilled fruit wine.
“Hot pot and ice wine are a perfect match!”
Everyone, who were already sweating from the spicy soup, felt refreshed after taking a sip of cold fruit wine!
"Great! So great!" Nanqi couldn't help but shout.
"Oh my God! Brother Nan! I've never tasted such delicious wine in my life!"
Xi Zhu also had a cheerful look on his face, but he still asked curiously, "Is this wine? Why does it feel like sweet water?"
Shu He also drank two glasses, a hint of pride on his face, "This is a homemade cocktail. I spent a lot of precious ingredients on it!"
"I'm having a good time today, so drink as much as you want! All you can eat!!"
When Xuan Feng heard this, he immediately shouted, "Thank you, Princess!"
Shu He said to Xuan Feng, "But I have to remind you, this wine has a strong aftereffect, so please control yourselves!"
Nanqi and Xuanfeng didn't care. It was a rare opportunity to drink such good wine, so why not just drink as much as possible?
Zhenli and Xizhu were also very envious of this "cocktail" and immediately snatched two bottles from Xuanfeng and Nanqi.
There was chaos over there, but here people were drinking elegantly and nobly.
Even the Third Princess, Prince Yong, and Prince Yong's wife were a little dizzy from drinking.
Liu Kun's wrinkled face was flushed pink, and he felt a little dizzy.
The Third Princess and Prince Yong were also feeling a little dizzy.
Uncle Zhang kept ordering more wine, until everyone in the yard was practically on the verge of collapsing. Even Zhang Zhili, under Zhang Zhiyi's warning gaze, drank himself into a tizzy.
Baili Moqing looked at the drunkards in the yard, his brows twisted into a line!
The most sober people in the entire yard should be Baili Moqing, Bei Ji, and Zhang Zhiyi and Liu Jingchen's wife Tan Xuan.