socalfunplaces Chapter 397
Chapter 397
Su Chen said nonchalantly, "What's so exciting? Anyway, the Western Regions will be the territory of the Tang Dynasty sooner or later."
This is not Su Chen's boast, it is the fact.
The countries around the Tang Dynasty will basically be annexed by the Heavenly Khan.
But this sentence is of great significance to Li Shimin, "Okay! What the son-in-law said makes sense, hahaha!"
Just then, Xiao Sizi suddenly ran to Li Shimin and looked up at him.
"Father, father! Sizi has a delicious food to share with you."
Li Shimin squatted down and gently pinched Xiao Sizi's face.
"Mingda, father will not eat instant noodles today, you go and play!"
Xiao Sizi shook her head, thinking that if father hadn't just come in to make trouble, her brother-in-law would have made hot and sour noodles for her to eat.
"Father, have you heard of hot and sour noodles?" Xiao Sizi looked at Li Shimin with big grape-like eyes.
"What? Hot and sour noodles?"
Little Sizi nodded heavily, "Yes! My brother-in-law just made it today!"
Li Shimin gently patted Little Sizi's shoulder, slowly stood up, took Empress Changsun to the main seat, and slowly sat down.
Su Chen secretly thought it was not good. Originally, the eight catties of sweet potato noodles were enough for them to eat two meals.
Now it's good.
Including Li Shimin and the other nine people, it's still unclear whether eight catties is enough.
"My dear son-in-law, why don't you serve the hot and sour noodles?" Li Shimin was full of smiles. Su Chen's hands must be exquisite.
Su Chen was helpless, showing a bitter smile and looking at Little Sizi.
'Hey! The little girl is still too young! '
Little Sizi looked at Su Chen blankly, as if she felt that she had done something wrong, and walked towards Su Chen obediently.
"Brother-in-law, Sizi doesn't eat hot and sour noodles now!"
Su Chen looked down at her expression as if she had admitted her mistake, and picked up the little girl, "Little Sizi can eat hot and sour noodles anytime."
This was the first time Su Chen held the little girl.
What's the big deal about hot and sour noodles? Even if it means making hot and sour noodles for little Sizi with sweet potato seeds that have a high starch content, Su Chen would not hesitate.
"Little Sizi, wait, I'll make hot and sour noodles for you now."
Su Chen gently put little Sizi down.
The hot and sour noodles will be ready soon. Just cook them again and add some seasonings, add some vinegar and sprinkle chili oil on them.
"Wang Xi, go call back that kid Li You."
Su Chen looked at little Sizi again and smiled, and then quickly left for the kitchen.
Li Chengqian and Li Tai bowed to Li Shimin and followed Su Chen away.
"Brother-in-law, is the sweet potato flour yesterday enough for twenty people?" Li Chengqian asked as he caught up with Su Chen.
"It's not enough indeed. You two can eat less later, and it should be enough." Su Chen roughly calculated that each person could get four to five taels, which was not a small amount.
Having been dealing with explosives for some time, Su Chen also understood that although one catty in the Tang Dynasty was sixteen taels, the total weight was only equivalent to one catty and two taels in later times, and even less in the Han Dynasty, only half a catty in later times.
Li Chengqian was speechless and said awkwardly, "It should be so!"
Fortunately, they had just finished lunch not long ago, so they could just try the sweet potato flour.
At this time, there were not many people in the kitchen, only two waiters were cleaning, and they immediately saluted and greeted Su Chen and the other two.
"Light a fire and boil two pots of water."
Su Chen instructed the two odd jobs, and then brought the sweet potatoes made in the morning. It was found that the sweet potato flour was a little white after soaking, unlike the semi-gray transparent color when it was just made before.
But it's not a big problem, it should return to its original color after being cooked again.
Originally, after the sweet potato flour is formed, it should be dried in the sun. If conditions permit, it is better to freeze it outdoors for one night, which is more conducive to long-term storage.
However, the amount made this time is small, and Su Chen does not want to make too much trouble.
Hearing the movement in the kitchen, people came in one after another.
"Master Liu, you came just in time, do you have fresh soup?"
In ancient times, there was no MSG for seasoning, but they had many ways to season and enhance the flavor. There were chicken and duck bone soup, shrimp and crab powder, and bean paste and black beans that existed in the Warring States Period.
"Yes, just heat it slightly." Master Liu said and went to heat the soup.
Su Chen said to another waiter, "Please prepare twenty large glass bowls for me, and cut some coriander and minced garlic."
Su Chen did not dare to put too much vinegar, perhaps some people do not like sour food. Just bring a bottle of vinegar when the time comes, and add it yourself if there is not enough vinegar.
Ten minutes later, "Lord, the water is boiling!"
Su Chen nodded, drained the sweet potato flour that had been soaked for a long time and put it into two pots.
He also looked at his watch.
There is a public watch in the kitchen, which is convenient for timing when cooking.
Master Liu's soup stock was also heated, and the two of them carried a large copper tripod and placed it on the table.
Add a little salt and soy sauce, as well as two small spoons of aged vinegar, to each large bowl, and add a spoon of soup stock to dissolve the salt, vinegar and soy sauce.
Five minutes later, Su Chen picked up aThe sweet potato vermicelli was already cooked after being pinched by hand.
After being cooked, the sweet potato vermicelli became translucent again, and many bubbles could be clearly seen inside the vermicelli.
Su Chen quickly picked up the bamboo spoon and scooped up the vermicelli, evenly distributing it to each glass bowl.
"Well, the amount is enough!"
Then add appropriate amount of broth and chili oil, stir the hot and sour vermicelli, and finally sprinkle with coriander and minced garlic.
"I almost forgot to fry the peas, but unfortunately there is no pork. Otherwise, I would have to make it whole, and give the little Sizi a taste of the hot and sour vermicelli with mixed sauce."
Su Chen found the fried broad beans and put them in each bowl, and twenty portions of hot and sour vermicelli were ready.
Finally, Su Chen scooped a spoonful of soup with a spoon to taste the saltiness.
"Tsk~tsk! Perfect!"
"All done, serve!"
He put down the spoon and clapped his hands, quite satisfied with his masterpiece!
Su Chen was the first to walk out of the kitchen with a tray of four servings of hot and sour noodles. Li Chengqian and Li Tai couldn't wait to pick up a tray and followed Su Chen.
They had already smelled the charming aroma of hot and sour noodles.
Although they hadn't tasted it yet, the taste must be good just by looking at the appearance of the hot and sour noodles.
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While Su Chen and the others were making hot and sour noodles, Li Shimin had been asking Xiao Sizi about hot and sour noodles.
"Mingda, tell your father what hot and sour noodles are?"
Li Shimin put Xiao Sizi on his lap and hugged her.
Not to mention that Xiao Sizi didn't know about hot and sour noodles, even if she knew, she wouldn't tell Li Shimin now.
Xiao Sizi felt that she had done something wrong before, and it seemed that she shouldn't tell her father about the hot and sour noodles.
She understood Su Chen's expression before, which should be a blame.
"I don't know!"
Xiao Sizi was not afraid at all and refused with great righteousness.
The little girl's expression was very resolute, and she looked like she was ready to sacrifice herself.
Li Shimin was speechless, and he couldn't understand why the little girl suddenly treated him like this.
Empress Changsun understood what the little girl was thinking, and couldn't help but smile.
"Father, hot and sour noodles are sweet potato noodles. The starch in sweet potatoes is extracted and made into noodles, which are as thick as wool thread." Princess Changle, who knew the situation, explained to Li Shimin.
She had never seen sweet potato noodles, but she had only heard about them from Su Chen.
Li Shimin nodded, and was about to say something to the little girl, when Su Chen and the others came with hot and sour noodles.
"Little Sizi, hot and sour noodles are here!" Su Chen called to Little Sizi, and walked directly to the restaurant with hot and sour noodles.
Upon hearing this, the little girl immediately slipped off Li Shimin's legs.
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