After eavesdropping on my thoughts, the food lovers all over the country were shocked

Chapter 476: Only Food on Mind

Princess Lejia held the teacup, her thoughts wandering.

It must not be a trivial matter that could make General Xie so nervous.

If this matter is related to Jiang Ran and the people around him... then he really deserves attention.

Who on earth could erase his tracks?

If Jiang Ran really got into some terrible disaster, perhaps even Jiang Jinrong and Jiang Huai would be implicated.

As expected of Xiao Han's children, the whole family is so good at causing trouble.

Maybe, by then, the three of them will be able to reunite in prison.

Jiang Jinrong dotes on his youngest son Jiang Ran so much. Now that he has no news from him, he must be getting very anxious in the capital.

It's really self-inflicted, and you can't live.

Shen Huazheng also touched the sachet around her waist, lowered her eyes and said nothing.

This was what Shen Zhaonian and Zhou asked her to bring with her when Emperor Jingning issued an edict appointing Shen Huazheng as the imperial envoy to go to the northwest.

They also asked her to promise to carry the sachet with her at all times, saying that it has the effect of calming the mind and relieving depression.

Faced with her parents' request, Shen Huazheng naturally agreed.

Apart from anything else, she quite likes the smell of this sachet.

It has a fresh medicinal scent.

Smelling the fragrance of medicine can indeed make the body relax slowly and the mood calm down little by little.

Shen Huazheng picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Seeing that the mission of the Northwest trip was about to be completed, they would be able to return to Beijing soon.

I hope nothing serious happens at this time.

Sensing that the atmosphere was somewhat tense, Zhou Ying intended to change the subject.

"The beef that Aruo sent looks pretty good. Why don't we use it to cook dinner?"

As soon as Princess Lejia heard about food, she immediately put aside all other thoughts in her mind.

"Yes, Aruo said that it was the hind leg meat and tenderloin. It does look very fresh and will definitely taste good when made into a dish."

In addition to mutton, beef is also delicious in Ru'an.

Previously they mostly ate mutton here, but today they can finally eat beef.

Zhou Ying: "Then what should we do with beef?"

Shen Huazheng thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we use this beef to make beef vermicelli in sour soup and beef shreds in lantern shadow?"

The choice of beef is extremely critical, the leaner the better, and beef without fascia is the best choice.

The tenderloin is the most tender and has the least fascia and fat. It is the best part of beef and is the best ingredient for making shredded beef.

The beef hind leg meat is firm and chewy, suitable for stewing, braising or grilling.

Princess Lejia couldn't help but ask, "Zhengzheng, what is Shredded Beef with Lantern Shadow?"

She knew what beef vermicelli in sour soup was, but shredded beef in lamp shadow…

This name has both lights and shadows in it, and it doesn't sound like food.

Zhou Ying also looked at Shen Huazheng: "Zheng'er, does the lamp-shadow beef shreds have anything to do with the lamp?"

Does this dish require a lamp to cook?

Shen Huazheng smiled and said, "It has nothing to do with the light. It's just a description. To make this dish, you need to slice the beef very thinly, so thin that it casts a shadow under the light. After cooking, it is shredded, so it's called shredded beef under the light."

In fact, there is another speculation that the reason why "lamp shadow" is used to describe this kind of beef is to say that the meat slices are as thin as the curtain in a shadow play.

But in fact, many meats can be cut thinner, such as beef, lamb, fish fillets for hot pot, and even bacon.

The bacon can be cut thinner and even have a more translucent appearance, but it has not earned the title of "lamp shadow".

Shen Huazheng believed that the person who named it this must have never seen any other thinner meat.

That’s why this kind of beef is named “Dengying”.

Zhou Ying: "Is it as thin as the beef in shabu-shabu hotpot?"

The beef for the beef hotpot was already sliced ​​thinly enough, and she really couldn't imagine how to slice it thinner.

Shen Huazheng: "It doesn't have to be that thin. The beef shreds can be thicker. Because this dish needs to be fried, it can't be too thin."

Beef hotpot is famous for its freshness and tenderness of meat.

The cooking method of Dengying Beef Shreds is to make people taste the final crispy and dry taste.

Princess Lejia suddenly realized: "I see, then we'll listen to Zheng Zheng and make shredded beef with lantern shadow."

She has eaten beef cooked in various ways: steamed, stewed, roasted, braised, and pot-roasted.

What about beef soup, beef stew, braised beef, beef patties, beef balls...

But until now, she has never eaten fried beef.

It should be delicious.

If beef can be fried, then can lamb also be fried?

When it comes to food, Princess Lejia is the best at learning by analogy.

And once I think of delicious food, I can no longer think of other irrelevant things.

She has now completely forgotten about Jiang Ran, and her mind is only on food.

Seeing Princess Lejia's serious look, Zhou Ying smiled and said, "Okay, I have no objection either."

As expected, as long as we talk about delicious food, we can divert Aning's attention.

The three of them were in high spirits and went to the kitchen to prepare together.

The beef needs to be marinated first so that it will taste better.

Shen Huazheng asked someone to cut the selected beef into several large pieces and put it into a pot with cold water.

Qingzhi followed the instructions, added ginger slices and cooking wine into the pot, blanched them and took them out.

Shen Huazheng started another pot, poured boiling water into it, and then put the blanched beef into the pot.

Add scallions and spices, simmer over low heat and start braising.

As the food cooks, the temperature in the pot slowly rises and the aroma slowly wafts out of the pot.

It is a complex aroma interwoven with the aroma of meat and marinade.

Although Princess Lejia was craving for beef now, she could smell the fragrance lingering in the air.

Suddenly I want to eat braised duck.

Alas, why do people only have one stomach?

After about an hour, the beef in the pot was cooked.

If you want to eat shredded beef with beef strips, there is one step that is essential.

Just tear the beef into small strips.

Many people will air-dry the beef first and then tear the air-dried beef into small strips.

Shen Huazheng felt that the dried beef was difficult to tear, so she changed the order of the two steps.

Shredding beef is time-consuming and laborious, and everyone in the kitchen got busy.

You have to tear along the texture of the beef to tear the stewed beef into small strips.

Zhou Ying and Princess Lejia tore the beef into thin strips while looking at the shredded beef placed on the porcelain plate.

The braised beef didn't look like much, but I didn't expect it to be so filling after being torn into small strips.

With everyone's joint efforts, the braised beef was quickly torn into thin strips.

According to the myth, the beef was spread out on a bamboo mat and air-dried for about half an hour.

The last step is frying.

This step is also very critical and cannot be taken lightly.

Shen Huazheng asked someone to light a big pot and pour in a lot of oil.

Then add star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, cumin and other spices and fry slowly over low heat.

After all the spices in the pot were fried and fragrant, Shen Huazheng poured the air-dried shredded beef into the oil pan and fried it over low heat.

The beef is already cooked, and frying it in oil fried with spices can bring out the aroma of the beef to a greater extent.

There was a pleasant "sizzling" sound coming from the pot, and the shredded beef instantly changed color in the pot.

Everyone in the kitchen smelled the aroma of fried meat and started drooling.

The beef was originally braised, and now it is fried to bring out its rich aroma. Who can beat this! !

While Shen Huazheng was frying the beef, Qingtang followed her instructions and started another pot, adding chili powder and Sichuan pepper powder into it and stir-frying until fragrant.

For a moment, the kitchen was filled with a choking spicy smell.

Although the smell is a bit pungent, it does not make people feel disgusted. Instead, it becomes more fragrant the more they smell it.

Shen Huazheng scooped out the fried shredded beef and poured it into the chili pot and stir-fried them together.

The meat has a strong aroma, and it becomes even more tempting when paired with the aroma of chili powder and Sichuan pepper powder.

The rich and overbearing fragrance, wrapped in a slight heat, attacked every corner unscrupulously and rushed straight to the tip of the nose.

The whole kitchen was filled with a charming fragrance, which was so strong that it seemed to overturn the entire kitchen.

Princess Lejia smelled the rich fragrance lingering at the tip of her nose, and felt the gluttony in her stomach was hooked to her throat.

Even if there was no other dish for dinner, she could finish a whole bowl of rice with this dish.

Oh, by the way, Zheng Zheng said she doesn’t want to eat rice tonight.

For dinner, we have beef vermicelli in sour soup.

Ahhh, I am even more hungry!!

Fortunately, she doesn’t gain weight, otherwise being friends with Zheng Zheng would be a sweet torture.

Hehehe~