NOVEL NEXT Chapter 42: Allocation of Xia Gong
Since the last time some scholars broke a bowl when they made a fuss in the store, Mao Xi took the time to go to the grocery store to buy bowls, and among the piles of goods, she saw something that made her eyes light up.
It’s a copper hotpot!
"Seller, how do you sell this copper hotpot? Is it still in stock?"
"Young lady, you have a keen eye. This pot is a rare item. It costs 200 yuan each, and there are only two in this small shop."
"I want these two, and I'll order eight more from you, but you have to remodel this copper pot."
When the store owner saw the business coming in, he repeatedly agreed: "You can change it, just say it!"
"You can divide this pot body into two independent areas for me. Two different soups can be built in. The other structures remain unchanged."
Mao Xi paid a deposit and a tael of silver together, and returned to the shop with two copper hot pots and several bowls.
When Lou Lan'er saw Shu Xi coming back with two big pots, she asked, "Ah Shu, do you want to sell Bo Xia Gong?"
"Exactly!"
In the Huai Kingdom, people here call hot pot "Boxia Gong". It is named because the color of the boiled meat slices is like red clouds.
Mrs. Chen put away the kitchen utensils and was a little worried: "It's just that the prices of pigs and mutton have increased recently and have more than tripled. If they are sold, the cost may be too high!"
"What's the problem? Pork and mutton are not enough. There is also rabbit meat. I happen to have a litter of rabbits at home, so I can offer them first!" Luda promised generously.
Mao Xi thought of the "Supplements to Ancient and Modern Recipes" given by Mu Zhiyuan, which contained records about the offering of Xia. She went back to the inner room to get a book and read it. The book also marked that rabbit meat should not be eaten with chicken or mustard.
Mrs. Chen helped wash the copper pot and said, "There happens to be a rabbit in the kitchen. I was planning to stir-fry it, why not try it first?"
"Auntie, are there any leftover pig offal and chicken and duck offal that are being cooked in the kitchen?"
"There are some more, I'll get them right away."
"Why don't we have hot pot for lunch..."Boxia Gong"! " Mao Xi changed his words and said.
Most residents of Dahuai Country eat two meals a day, with fewer diners at lunch.
Under her influence, the eating habits of Mao Xi's family have changed to three meals a day.
Mrs. Chen washed the two copper hot pots and started boiling the soup pots. One was a mushroom clear soup pot and the other was a chili soup pot. Mao Xi cut the rabbit meat into thin slices and put it on the plate. Lou Laner cleaned the internal organs and sewer and cut it into small portions.
The store originally sells hot dry noodles and stocks a lot of sesame sauce.
Mao Xi made several bowls of dipping sauce with sesame sauce, soy sauce, onion, ginger, garlic, and chili sauce.
Lou Lan'er put red-hot charcoal into the chimney in the center of the copper pot, and then poured the cooked soup into them.
When the soup boils, pick up a piece of red rabbit meat and fish it out in the water. The soup boils like waves, and the red meat is shaken in the water like red clouds. When the meat is cooked, dip it in the sauce, which is delicious and interesting.
Mao Xi took a bite and found it was as delicious as the hot pot shabu-shabu she had eaten before. She poured some duck intestines and duck gizzards into the spicy pot and simmered them.
Everyone picked up their chopsticks, picked up the rabbit meat and poured it into the pot to cook.
"good to eat!"
“Rabbit meat is so delicious”
"Mom, I want to eat too!"
……
"Hey! Rabbits are so cute, how can they eat rabbit meat?"
A disgusted female voice sounded from the outer room, it was Xue Jinlan from Kaitang Town.
She heard that Liuxiang Snacks had opened a new store in Lihua Town, so she brought her two little sisters here to find trouble.
Everyone sitting around the table looked up at the outhouse.
Lou Lan'er stood up and came to the three of them: "Are you three here for dinner?"
There was only one table of diners in the outer room, and Xue Jinlan and the others were not seated. She went directly to the copper hot pot, covered her face with a handkerchief, and said disgustedly: "Let me see, rabbit meat, pig offal, and chicken offal, you are using these to solicit Diners? That’s too wicked, these are the things no one wants.”
The two women around him also disliked it, and the three of them retreated to the door. Xue Jinlan shouted to the diners and Mao Xi who were eating: "This restaurant is really out of style. Come on, I'll invite you to Qingxiang Building for dinner!"
"How can these people talk such nonsense!" Lou Lan'er was about to rush out of the theory, but was stopped by Shu Xi, "Lou Lan'er, there are still guests, let's eat first."
Unaffected by Xue Jinlan's words, everyone started eating again.
Lou Laner and Lu Da sat beside the spicy hot pot, happily scooping up chicken and duck offal and pig offal.
Originally, these ingredients had to be braised with aniseed ingredients to remove the fishy smell. I never thought that after being rinsed in a spicy pot and then dipped in the sauce, the taste was not only not fishy, but also retained the crispness of the ingredients, making it easy to bite into. , spicy and spicy.
Luda was at a loss for words and was not good at words. He just kept saying: "It's delicious, it's delicious!"
The brother and sister love the process of shabu-shabu and dipping the meat into sauce. Eating is like playing. The mouths of Xiaodouzi and Ajiao are filled with sesame sauce.
Mao Xi went to the kitchen to wash some more vegetables and boiled them for the brother and sister to eat.
"Children should eat more vegetables!"
The aroma of the hot pot filled the store. The customers in the store were attracted by the aroma and came forward to ask, "May I ask Miss Millet, is this dish a Bo Xia Gong?"
Mao Xi stood up: "Exactly! It's not sold yet, we need to wait for a few more days."
"I think this pot of shabu-shabu with red soup tastes spicy, but what's the point?"
"This is a spicy hot pot, it tastes as spicy as Sichuan peppercorns!"
"Not bad, really good!"
The fragrance wafted outside the store, and Mi Yuan and Nalan Jue walked to Liuxiang Snacks.
"Teacher, can you smell any special fragrance, like peppercorns and sesame seeds?" Nalan Jue stopped following the smell.
"Needless to say, that girl Ah Shu must be researching some new dishes again. Let's go and have a look!" Mi Yuan was in high spirits and pulled Nalan Jue into Liuxiang Snacks.
Seeing two customers coming into the shop, everyone stopped eating and drinking.
"You continue to eat and don't worry about us." Mi Yuan waved his hand.
Mao Xi stood up: "Master Mi Yuan, Master Nalan, good afternoon. It's time for dinner. Do you want to try this Xia Gong?"
"Hey! I've been waiting for your words!" After Mi Yuan finished speaking, he pulled Nalan Jue to sit around the stove.
Mrs. Chen brought bowls and chopsticks to the two of them, and they all ate together.
"This is rabbit meat slices, this is chicken and duck offal and pig offal, this is mushroom clear soup pot, and this pot is spicy pot!" Mao Xi introduced one by one.
"I haven't eaten Bo Xia Gong for a long time. This... spicy hot pot is really unheard of!" Nalan Jue put some rabbit meat in the bowl.
Ajiao stood up, imitated Mao Xi's example, made two plates of sesame sauce, and brought them to Mi Yuan and Nalan Jue.
Mi Yuan touched Ajiao's little head: "Little girl, you are so smart!"
"Hehehe~" Ajiao smiled and ran back to his seat to continue eating.
Mi Yuan took a piece of rabbit meat and rinsed it in the pot, then dipped it in sesame sauce. After tasting it, he sighed: "There is a rabbit with a head like a cannon. It's wonderful, wonderful!"