Chapter 18 East Palace Banquet
In the morning, Li Chengqian asked someone to inform Li Shimin, Changsun, and younger brothers and sisters that they all came to the East Palace for a dinner this afternoon.
The little guys were very interested and came over early. This was the first time that my elder brother treated him. Li Shimin was not that leisurely. Even when he arrived at the East Palace, he occupied Lizheng Palace to handle official duties. The Changsun was by his side, and from time to time he went out to see the children's fun.
"Where is the prince?" Li Shimin had been here for a long time, but he didn't see Li Chengqian appear, and he couldn't help but ask.
"Go back to Your Majesty, Your Highness went out to buy ingredients." The eunuch in the hall replied.
"Isn't the ingredients in the palace enough for him? I have to go out to buy it. I think he just went out to play. He invited someone, but he went out. What kind of etiquette is this? I think we should strengthen our studies in this area." Li Shimin is like Canglong living in Chang'an City, and he can't hide anything from him. Now he has also received news of what happened in the western market. He also knows what his eldest son did. Although he is satisfied, it is not the case if he says it.
In fact, it is the same in every family. The eldest son has great power and can be half of the family leader, but he is also the strictest requirement. Other children can play casually, but the eldest son has to learn various family studies. The eldest son of the general's family must get up early every day to practice martial arts, and the cold and heat cannot be stopped! To maintain the prosperity of the family, the ability of heirloom cannot be left behind. Everyone is working hard for life. Those who do not work hard will not have any great prospects in the future.
Similarly, this situation is also applicable to the royal family, so for Li Chengqian and Li Shimin's requirements are different from other descendants. It depends on history that if Li Chengqian did not make any mistakes, even if Li Shimin favored Li Tai, he would not shake his position as the crown prince.
However, although he was dissatisfied with all kinds of dissatisfaction with this party initiated by Li Chengqian, it was still satisfied with the party initiated by Li Chengqian. What was not important is that he was willing to unite his brothers and sisters.
Just as Li Shimin was thinking, he heard a burst of shouting from outside.
"Brother, what's this? It's so ugly!" This is what Baling, who was just four years old, said.
"This is a pig, a food for the inferior talents. What should I do with my brother? "This is Hepu, the princess Gaoyang who left a romantic affairs. She is still a small matter now, and she still has the opportunity to correct and re-establish values.
With the sound of the two little boys, the other brothers and sisters gathered over.
"Hey, this pig is too ugly, right? Brother doesn't want to use this to cook, right? Can this thing be eaten?" King Li Ke of Wu said disgusted.
"You can definitely eat it, but I don't know how it tastes. The book says that the pork meat is fishy and only ordinary people eat it, so it should not taste very good." Li Tai is now a little fat man, and he doesn't know what it ripenses.
Seeing that the younger brothers and sisters were curious, Li Chengqian smiled and said, "This pig is indeed the protagonist of our tonight. You don't know if this thing is ready, it will be much more than mutton. You will know by the night."
"I don't eat this thing. I feel disgusting for a few days." Li Ke first expressed his attitude.
"I don't eat either!"
"It looks bad, it smells bad."
Nothing is useful now. When the fragrance comes out, he doesn't believe that these little ones can resist their instinctive saliva.
It's getting late now, and Li Chengqian immediately asked someone to put up a shelf and hung the pig on it.
The hang was hung up, but it made them difficult afterwards. No one had ever killed a pig and had no experience.
Just as Li Chengqian asked someone to go to find a cook, he saw Changsun with big belly coming out with Li Shimin.
Seeing a group of boys getting into trouble with a pig, Li Shimin walked over and said, "You have just never experienced anything, just a pig, just open the belly and clean it up."
As he said that, he picked up a sharp knife and came to the hanging pig, and he was about to start.
Li Chengqian was ashamed of his fierce look and hurriedly stopped him: "You have to wash it clean first and remove the hair, otherwise it will be wasted."
Li Chengqian stopped the opportunity to show off his skills in front of his children. Li Shimin was very upset: "Then you have to hurry up, don't let us eat at night."
"Father, just think about it. It's just noon. There are some time, so I can't delay meals." Li Chengqian replied and said to the people who followed him: "Is there anyone who can kill pigs?"
"I can!"
The one who made a voice was Feng Xiaoyou, who followed Li Chengqian out twice. He only heard him say: "My subordinates have killed pigs before, and they have seen many people since childhood."
Li Chengqian didn't expect that there was such a talent in his team. It seemed that what the prince did was not very qualified and had not learned about his subordinates in detail. He would need to strengthen his understanding of this in the future. But the most important thing now is to clean up the pig.
Feng Xiaoyue did this job. With the chef who came later, he separated the pig's skin and flesh in less than a quarter of an hour and took out all the internal organs. The rest was Li Chengqian's work.
Instruct the chef to break down the pork, pork ribs, tenderloin, and pork belly fat, then find the fat and lean hind legs, and then chop them into minced meat for later use. The pig's trotters were blanched in water and stewed in a pot. The pig's head was also added with seasonings and cooked in a large pot, so it would be cut into pork heads for a while.
The large intestine is rubbed with flour and salt, washed and set aside.
The dishes in the Tang Dynasty were either cooked or roasted, either raw or stewed. They were not hygienic and the parasites inside could not be killed. It was no wonder that people nowadays don’t live long, and this sanitary condition must account for part of the reason. Since Li Chengqian is in the Tang Dynasty, he has to do everything himself, no wok, find someone to make, no shovel, find someone to make, no seasoning, or find yourself, no MSG, make yourself, but not now, so he has to make chicken soup, or grind dried mushrooms into powder to improve freshness. Without soy sauce, uh, this is now available, but not made of soybeans, but meat, which is only circulated among the royal family, and does not have much portion, but this is easy to make, and it will be done when you have time.
Someone is trying to attack, and the speed is fast.
It was almost the same after two hours. There was a large table of dishes. The table was customized by Li Chengqian and carpenter Lao Wu. The large round table also brought a turntable on it. There was no pressure to sit for twenty people.
As the pork head meat was sliced and served, the dishes began to be served continuously. Sixi meatballs, stir-fried carrots, stir-fried large intestines, sautéed liver tips, braised pork ribs, braised pork, stewed pork trotters, sweet and sour pork ribs, fried pork ribs, fried pork ribs, stir-fried waist flowers, and cold pork ears. These dishes are easy to say, but the ones that are not easy to make is the sweet and sour series. There is no sugar or rock sugar, only frosting, and you can make do with it. The vegetables are only radish, lotus root, spinach, rapeseed, and a dish of fried eggs with shepherd's purse.
There are two large tables of dishes, pork is the protagonist.
Looking at these dishes, the little guys who kept stealing food from Li Chengqian started, even Li Shimin and Changsun, who had seen big scenes, were stunned. They originally thought that Li Chengqian was just cooking, which meant a few dishes, and the main thing was to ask the chef to take action. Unexpectedly, the twenty-two dishes on this table were all made by the eldest son for the afternoon. Apart from helping to cut the vegetables, the chef couldn't get started. This didn't surprise them.
If you look at the chefs' shameful expressions, you will know how amazing this is.
"Cheng Qian, you really made this?" Even though she watched the whole process, Changsun couldn't believe it. Sixi meatballs were the most delicious, sweet and sour pork ribs were also very appetizing, the pork head meat was also very fragrant, and even ordinary rapeseed was very delicious. In short, the table dishes didn't ask her to pick out anything, they were all very delicious.
Those afternoons who swear that they would never eat pork were now more delicious than anyone else's food, and each person had a big pig's trotter that was a pleasure. Li Ke, who was a little resistant, stopped insisting after being forced into his mouth by Li Chengqian. As for Li Tai, the little fat man, had no resistance at all, and had eaten quickly from the beginning. His attitude of not picky food was worthy of his body shape.
Today's banquet was not just one table, there was another table outside the hall, including Li Anyan, Feng Xiaoyou, He Huangbiao, Cheng Chumo, Yuchi Baolin and others. Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin's distrustful remarks in the afternoon had already been letting them eat, and they were scrambling for food and were having a lot of fun, so who cares what they said in the afternoon?
When I saw Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin in the afternoon, Li Shimin asked them why they had come too. Li Chengqian just said: I met in the West City, so I called them together and had fun.
Li Shimin smiled when he heard this. The prince was about to make friends. This was a good thing. It was not good to always grow up in the deep palace by women. He was already thinking about when he would let his son go to the army to experience it.
No one was dissatisfied with the meal, and they were so full that they could not move.
This meal was also very popular. Originally, they all had a meal at the same time. Li Chengqian just said that he seemed too unfamiliar and convinced Li Shimin. He liked to see the scene of a kind father, a filial son, a humble brother, and a respectful brother. At the same time, this method was also good. At least it was good to eat like this at home.
After the meal, the other children were taken back, leaving only Li Chengqian. Li Shimin helped Changsun back and asked, "What you cook today is all that pork, do you think the pork is delicious?"
"No, I think pigs grow fat quickly and have more meat, which is much more cost-effective than eating sheep. Now, many people in the Tang Dynasty's people's homes don't see any meat a year, and they eat to avoid starving to death, without any fun. If they raise a pig at home, they usually go out and spend the New Year, and they can have a good New Year when the New Year is over, which makes the people a little hope. Moreover, pigs are omnivorous, and they can eat everything and feed them." Li Chengqian said.
"You're thinking too simple. It's not that easy to promote something." Li Shimin frowned.
"Is the meal I made today not delicious?" Li Chengqian asked.
Such a delicious meal, Li Shimin naturally could not say it was unpalatable against his conscience, "It's delicious! It's just that you have learned a craft for many years in your dream. Ordinary people don't have this ability."
"Things have to be done bit by bit, and the best way to promote the market is to do the best way to promote the market. When we start eating pork in the palace, the ministers will naturally eat it. At that time, the pork will definitely be consumed quickly. If you want to meet the needs, there will naturally be someone to raise it." Li Chengqian was not worried about promotion at all.
Chapter completed!