Fan Xuan made soup, patted a cucumber, mixed a few large pots of tofu, and served it. There were only seven or eight eggs in the soup, which was just a bit of egg drop. There was no way, the army was poor, and eggs were too expensive now.

, it can only be like this. Patting cucumbers did not exist in this era. In fact, this dish has not been around for a long time in New China. The characteristic of cucumbers is that they are more delicious after being eaten cold than after being cut. This is a result of practice. The other is

When the newly made tofu is still steaming, add garlic sauce, soy sauce, etc., mix it, and eat it.

This is the condition in Wang Xiao's hunting army at this time. It's not a treat, and it's hard for him to eat meat for once.

When the yellow rice was served, Wang Xiaolie asked everyone to pour the roasted eggplant on the rice. For a while, he was satisfied with the meal.

After eating, everyone continued to read. It could be seen that they were much more serious than before.

When it was time for dinner, the braised meat was also prepared. The army cut some for the officers to eat, and everyone praised it together. The smell of meat had not been seen for a few days, and the braised meat just satisfied everyone's greed. The army was full of joy for a while.

On the afternoon of the second day, Wang Yan led five of his men to Wang Xiao's hunting army.

After entering the tent, the guests and hosts took their seats. Wang Xiaolie handed over his hands: "Captain, these are--"

Wang Yandao: "These five are my subordinates. They were with me in Shaanxi and are familiar with military affairs. You have come to me several times and asked me to borrow a few people to help you train your troops. They just came back from Huazhou yesterday.

, I’ll deliver it to you today.”

Wang Xiaolie was overjoyed when he heard this and thanked him hurriedly. He looked at the sky and said to Wang Yan: "It is a rare occasion for the captain to come here, so he uses some wine and meat. The army just bought a jar of wine yesterday. Let's have a taste today. This morning, Erlang

We went outside the city and caught a few big fish, just in time to have some wine."

Wang Yan did not shirk and readily agreed. As the largest force in Kaifeng Mansion now, Wang Yan was not living well. He came from the Taihang Mountains and had little savings. How much money could Zongze give? There was no shortage of military rations, which was considered enough.

Not bad.

Wang Xiaolian called Wang Zhong and asked him to tell the cooks in the army to prepare a banquet.

Seeing that Wang Zhong was hesitant to go out, Wang Xiaolie stood up, confessed his crime to Wang Yan, and walked out.

When Wang Zhong saw it, he hurriedly stepped forward and crossed his hands: "Xiaoshe people, Wang Taiwei is a very important person, so we can't wait any longer. There is no meat in the army, how can we entertain them? Yesterday we did have some braised meat, but how can we entertain the nobles with that kind of meat?"

"

Wang Xiaolie said: "Why can't we entertain? Although the food is not valuable, the cooking method is not found in other places. Also, we caught a few big fish today. You ordered two big ones to be brought. I asked Fan Xuan to make a few.

Vegetables, and then use fish bones and tofu to make a soup, it is very delicious."

After hearing this, Wang Zhong could only sigh secretly in his heart. Nowadays, the army is too poor, so it seems really shabby to treat guests like this.

After a while, Shao Ling, Cao Zhiyan and Heli Nong came over, and Wang Xiaolie let them go in to accompany the guests. He walked to Fan Xuan's kitchen and taught him how to cook. It is good to be poor in the army, but Wang Xiaolie's mind

, there are too many ways to eat in later generations. Even if he was not a person who liked cooking in his previous life, it was enough with just a few scratches in his memory and Fan Xuan's skillful hands.

Arriving at the kitchen, Fan Xuan hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Wang Xiaolie said to Fan Xuan: "Lieutenant Wang came here today and brought some generals with him. He wants to train the soldiers in our army. Don't neglect them. You should cook some dishes carefully and make sure they are satisfied."

Fan Xuan thought for a while and said: "There is still a lot of the braised vegetables yesterday, which can be regarded as a dish. There is also tofu, which is newly made today, and can be mixed into a dish. And there is also the big fish caught today, which can be used as a dish.

Use it to make fish soup. Add some fruits and vegetables to the rest, it should be enough."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Wang Zhong mentioned just now that Wang Taiwei is an honored guest, so it's a bit disrespectful. Let's do this, we will mainly focus on fish today. I ordered people to send two big fish. You take the meat and cook it first.

Fish fillet. One portion is stir-fried and one portion is deep-fried. It can barely be regarded as a meat dish. The remaining fish bones are boiled in a large pot with tofu. When cooked until it is white, it is served up and looks better than the fish.

The soup is much better. Chop the rest of the fish and make it into fish balls. Cook it in a pot until it is cooked, and serve it with the soup. It is also a dish. Cut some braised vegetables and serve it with wine."

After hearing this, Fan Xuan frowned and said, "This is like using fish as the main course. But we northerners don't know how to deal with it."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Don't worry, I will teach you on the side and you will get it done."

The customs of this era, in fact, are also the same in later generations. Southerners eat fish better than northerners. At this time, in the north, except for special cases, they can only cook or make soup. In the south, there are more fish dumplings, and there are some other methods.

However, northerners are not used to this food. In Kaifeng City, once someone knows how to cook fish dumplings, many southern officials will come to visit him.

Fan Xuan was from Ruzhou, Wang Xiaoyou's hometown, and had never fished a few times in his life. At this time, he couldn't help but feel unsure.

Not long after, the soldiers brought two fish over, both weighing more than 20 kilograms of big herring. There were many swamps around Kaifeng, and there were also a lot of fish. The locals did not fish much, and there were big fish in many swamps. Wang Xiao hunted

He ordered people to find a few places with plenty of water outside the city to catch some fish. If you don’t have enough money to eat meat, you can always catch fish yourself. If you do it better, you can also attract people.

He ordered the soldiers to slaughter the two fish. Wang Xiaolie said to Fan: "This fish is so big, and the meat is the fattest. Take a knife in your hand, hold the fish down, go down on both sides, and remove the bones first. We only want the fish meat."

, use fish bones to stew tofu.”

Fan Xuan is a cook. Although he has never handled fish, according to Wang Xiaolie, it went smoothly. Although the fish bones are not clean, there is still a lot of meat on it, as long as there are no spines in the meat, it will be fine. Cut the fish.

, after removing all kinds of small thorns, Wang Xiaolie asked Fan Xuan to fillet the fish into fillets.

Straightening up, Fan Xuandao said: "This is a delicate job! My waist is sore after cutting for a long time!"

Wang Xiaolie said with a smile: "Cooking is a delicate job, so it's not just about cutting fish fillets. One portion of the fish fillets is fried, and the other portion is fried in the oil pan and served to everyone. Then.

The rest was chopped into pieces, shaped into fish balls, and served with soup."

Fan Xuan didn't know how to do it. Wang Xiaolie taught him on the side and watched him do it carefully as he said. If there was anything he didn't do well, just replace it with fish fillets. Two big fish couldn't be used at all.

over.

Put the fish fillets and fish balls into the pot and slowly watch them cook. In the large pot next to it, put the fish bones and cook them together with the tofu.

Seeing that everything was ready, Wang Xiaolie told Fan Xuan to put it in immediately when it was cooked. Do not allow the fish to be cooled, as it would have a peculiar smell once it cooled. He also asked him to cut a lot of braised lamb liver and tripe, use more garlic paste, and add

Add some coriander and mix evenly.

At this time, the meal sharing system was different from that of later generations. Although the meal sharing system was inconvenient, it also had many advantages. The biggest advantage was that there was no need to cook too many dishes for one table. Today there were nearly ten people, and these few dishes were enough for everyone.

Drinking.

Returning to the living room, Wang Xiaolie saluted Wang Yan: "Wait patiently, Lieutenant. In fact, there is not much food in the army. The distinguished guests are coming, so I have to prepare it myself. Meat is more expensive in the city these days, and I really can't afford it."

We in the army bought some liver and tripe and the like, and stewed them for eating. Also, we went to Caizhou a few days ago and bought some beans and made them into tofu, which can also satisfy our appetite. In addition to the fish caught today, Taiwei

Don’t be dissatisfied.”

Wang Yan smiled and said: "We who are marching and fighting, why are we so picky about food? As long as we have wine and can chat a few gossips."

Wang Xiaolie sighed: "We still have wine. However, now most of the armies in the city make their own wine, and the prices sold outside are not cheap. Although the army always has it, the quantity is not large."

Wang Yandao: "What Xiaoshe said is right. Our army also came to Kaifeng City not long ago and is worried about this matter."

At this time, wine was indispensable in the army. However, in these years of war and chaos, the price was not cheap. Wang Xiaolie only ensured that there were a few bottles in the army to entertain guests, and he did not drink it often.

Fan Xuan commanded the soldiers and brought up the mixed liver and tripe. He placed it in front of everyone and poured wine.

Wang Xiaolie raised the bowl and said, "This is braised in the army. Although it is not valuable, the taste is decent. Lieutenant Commander, please give me a drink! How about a taste?"

After drinking the wine, Wang Yan tasted the liver and tripe in front of him, and couldn't help but slap the table and said: "Okay, great! If the meat is not cooked carefully, it can't be compared to the taste! Xiao Sheren, your method of braised pork is thousands of times better.

Wan Jiaoyi teaches me!”

Wang Xiaolie naturally agreed. The method of stewing is not difficult, but the difficult thing is that the stewing tastes good.
Chapter completed!