Ancient Foodie Survival Guide Chapter 46
Tled by Serena Love
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Chapter 46: Stir-Fried Kidney and Grilled Chicken Gizzards Skewers
As the sun went down, everyone gradually dispersed, and the lively day had ended.
Jiang Shuyao, Xu-shi, and Xie Pei shared a carriage to go back home. The carriage was as quiet as ever, with no one talking.
In the middle of the journey, the carriage suddenly shook. The wheels were stuck and could no longer move.
It was not uncommon for the carriage to break down. Three people in the carriage got off the carriage one by one and waited for the driver to check the wheels.
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Xie Xun was riding a horse following the carriage, so when he saw it, he got off his horse and waited with them.
At this time, the scenery is just right. The sky is red like a fire, and there are occasional breezes blowing by the lake, bringing a burst of freshness.
As Jiang Shuyao stood by the lake and waited, her slender figure merged with the sunset, looking like a beautiful and gentle painting.
Xie Xun wanted to give her the golden hairpin and was about to step forward, but for some reason, he was timid.
The double lotus golden hairpin in his sleeve felt so hot. When Jiang Shuyao turned her head and looked him in the eyes, he immediately averted his gaze.
Jiang Shuyao didn't pay attention to Xie Xun's reaction and continued to look at the surrounding scenery.
When she was looking at the scenery, someone was looking at her.
As Xie Xun struggled and was waiting to step forward, a tall and handsome man suddenly came next to Jiang Shuyao and called her name.
She turned her head, and not sure what they were talking about, Jiang Shuyao suddenly smiled.
Xie Xun froze in place, and his hands suddenly tightened into a fist.
Xie Pei came over from behind the carriage and saw this scene. Thinking of Jiang Shuyao's past fame, she looked at her in shock and then at his third brother. "Third brother, you are just watching like this?"
Xie Xun suddenly returned to his senses, but Jiang Shuyao had already finished chatting with the man. The two of them looked unfamiliar with each other. After he quickly nodded to Xie Xun, the man left.
Xie Xun put back the hairpin case that he had just taken out and strode forward.
Xie Xun always had a cold face, so Jiang Shuyao didn't notice anything wrong.
Seeing the scene just now, anyone would feel uncomfortable. Xie Xun stood beside her silently and waited for an explanation, but Jiang Shuyao didn't notice at all and looked happy.
Just now, that person was an uncle from the Lin family, and he had a good relationship with Lin-shi. Seeing that Jiang Shuyao had an accident, he stepped forward to say hello and see how she was doing. He mentioned that Lin-shi has been in a good mood recently and was busy with the restaurant business all day, and they are ready to expand. Lin-shi was doing well, as if she had returned to the time when she was just the second miss of the Lin family who shocked everyone with her business ability.
Jiang Shuyao was worried about Lin-shi the most. Hearing this, she is naturally very happy.
Seeing the joy on her face, Xie Xun felt even more uncomfortable. He certainly believes that Jiang Shuyao is not the kind of woman who would play around with flowers, but her past was not faked. Who knows if that man was one of her wildflowers from the past.
The relationship between him and Jiang Shuyao was wrong from the beginning. Now, as a husband and wife, they are not like husbands and wives. As friends, they are not like friends. As hot as he feels, they are only nominal husband and wife.
His heart felt sour and tight. If he had been able to treat her right once she had entered the door, they would not end up like this.
After the carriage was repaired, Jiang Shuyao didn't even say anything to him. She passed him by and walked straight to the carriage.
Xie Xun's heart became sourer, and he took out the hairpin box again and took a look. In his mind, he saw the hairpin box's carvings floated to make a phrase "you think too highly of yourself."
He thought about the appearance of the man just now, tall and good-looking. So awful, would she feel that he is more handsome than him?
Xie Xun's heart was full of alarm.
He withdrew the hairpin box dully, and in confusion, he suddenly realized. Yes, Jiang-shi is not literate and would not admire his literary talent. Lord Xiangyang's Mansion is not as powerful as Duke Xie's Mansion, but they are not much worse either. She is a spoiled girl born with a silver spoon in her mouth, so she will not care about his position in the court. As for temperament, it was needless to say. Before they got married, she didn't understand him at all... So, it was only his looks?
But since she got married, she didn't show any slightest sign that she admired his appearance. In the past, she could molest a man and cause people to fall into the water, but she didn't do anything to him!
Thud!
The hairpin box fell to the ground, and the gold hairpin hit the floor with a strong, crisp sound.
It took a while for Xie Xun's heart to beat, but at this time, he realized his own feeling. Before he had time to think about it, he was completely overwhelmed by the reality he just discovered.
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After Jiang Shuyao listened to Uncle Lin about Lin-shi's enthusiasm for doing business, she was also excited. She wished to pour out all the recipes she could think of immediately. She went into the kitchen to cook as soon as she returned to the courtyard.
Although someone reminded Jiang Shuyao that she does not have to choose cheap ingredients to cook deliberately, she still has an obsession with making full use of ingredients.
For example, pork, people usually eat the meat, but in fact, pigs are full of treasures. In addition to the common trotters, there are also big intestines, kidneys, and other pig offal, which are also delicacies. If one is a bit more adventurous, the brain can also be roasted and eaten, sprinkled with chopped green onion. It would be spicy and fresh, soft and tender, and melts in the mouth.
Xie Xun felt depressed and did not immediately go to the bamboo courtyard after returning to the house but went around the outer courtyard.
No matter how he tried to relax, he couldn't solve his troubles. His heart was a mess, with mixed feelings, and he couldn't figure it out even though he thought hard about it. In the end, he wandered back to the bamboo courtyard.
As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, it was full of delicious scent.
The more he smelled it, the more his heart was distressed. This beautiful warmth that he never tasted in the past felt so precious and made him more worried about losing it.
He walked to the small kitchen habitually while sniffing and only stopped when he reached the door.
He has not sorted out his thoughts and felt that he didn't have the guts to see Jiang Shuyao.
A little orange cat crouching outside the door was suddenly blocked by a behemoth. It looked up at Xie Xun and yelled "meow" as a threat.
Xie Xun knelt down, patted the cat's head, and sighed, "You also don't dare to see her?"
"Meow~"
"How on earth should I do it? I don't know how to make it clear, and my heart is bitter and confused. But amidst the ups and downs, I understand that I really deserve it."
"Meow!" A sick human!
The little orange cat sprinted away.
Jiang Shuyao came out of the small kitchen and was startled when she saw Xie Xun squatting at the door, "What are you doing!"
Xie Xun stood up and gave way, but Jiang Shuyao left without saying a word.
Looking at her back, Xie Xun suddenly thought of Xie Pei's shocked and angry look when she saw Jiang Shuyao was talking with a man, as if he should be angry too.
Should he get angry?
It stands to reason that it was the case. Regardless of whether Jiang Shuyao has feelings for him or not, she is his legal wife that he had married openly with fanfare.
Xie Xun smelled the aroma of the food. Uh, put it aside beforehand. Rather than getting angry, isn't it more important to eat?
He caught up with her, and the maid has arranged the food.
Jiang Shuyao cooks some stir-fried dishes which is not suitable for dinner, but Xie Xun has become accustomed to her way of cooking. He changed his robe and sat down, sitting upright and ready to start.
"What's this?" He looked at the ingredients on the plate and asked suspiciously.
Jiang Shuyao introduced it to him, "Stir-fried pork kidneys."
The pork kidney was sliced like a flower. It is stir-fried together with black fungus, green onion, and bamboo shoots and topped with a layer of spicy oil. The color is bright red.
"Taste it. I think you can't just stir-fry the meat. You have to use other parts of the pig so that it won't be wasted."
Xie Xun picked up a kidney piece. The surface was tender and smooth but not very soft. Instead, it has a thick tenacity.
The kidneys just out of the pot are still a bit hot. On the first bite, it has the delicious and slightly spicy cornel oil sauce on the surface. The kidneys are fresh and tender, with a slight crunch and chewiness. It has a mellow taste, smooth and not greasy.
She handled the ingredients very well. The pork kidney itself had no smell, only a mellow fragrance, which is the unique taste of pork kidney. The mellow aroma of meat dishes is still there after swallowing, and it is very delicious.
Xie Xun ate a few mouthfuls of white rice and picked up some side dishes to eat. Even the black fungus and bamboo shoots were stained with the unique smell of kidney wrapped in thin cornel oil. Even the white rice looked flavorful and delicious.
"It's delicious." Xie Xun's comment is getting simpler and more rude. Before, he would still taste the flavor carefully. Since they went to the restaurant and saw those people snorting while eating, he understood that delicious is delicious. It's that simple and straightforward.
After he said this, Bai Zhi brought another dish. Xie Xun thought Jiang Shuyao had fried another dish from pork kidneys, and when he was about to add another bowl of white rice, he looked at the dish and found that there were several bamboo sticks on the plate.
In ancient times, wood fires were used for cooking, so cooking skewers were very convenient.
Jiang Shuyao cut some chicken gizzards into pieces, marinated them, skewered them with bamboo skewers, and grilled them over a wood fire. While roasting, they are brushed with oil. When the chicken gizzards absorb the oil, she sprinkled them with cumin, pepper, chili flakes, etc. She roasted it over a low fire and took it away after it was fully roasted.
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The skewers are indeed amazing, the aroma is overpowering, and everything else instantly becomes a foil.
The chicken gizzards' surface is covered with cumin and chili, so it has a brownish-red color. The surface was sprinkled with sesame seeds and green onion. The heat has not dissipated, and the oil on the surface is still gently sizzling, making the fragrance even stronger.
Of course, the skewers should be hot. Jiang Shuyao picked up a bamboo stick and moved it forward, biting the chicken gizzards with her teeth and pulling it hard to envelop the salty and spicy chicken gizzards into her mouth.
As early as in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, this cooking technique has been very commonly used, but whether it is grilled pork, suckling pig, or grilled goose and duck, they would grill the animal as a whole, focusing on highlighting the freshness of the ingredients.
Barbecuing is different and more refreshing. The ingredients should be grilled separately. The fatty meat would be grilled with oil, and the lean meat should be grilled thoroughly and charred. The seasoning should be sufficient and fully sprinkled on the skewers in layers. If it is a northern barbecue, you have to brush a thick layer of sauce and roast it until all the sauce's flavor merged into the meat.
For example, this grilled chicken gizzards, even the gaps between the chicken gizzards are covered with layers of seasoning.
Xie Xie learned Jiang Shuyao's posture and swung the bamboo stick in front of his mouth, biting the chicken gizzard and pulling it. The chili flakes on the surface of the chicken gizzard immediately awakened the taste buds, and the spicy flavor spread all the way from the tip of his tongue and instantly overflowed in his mouth.
Kidneys are fresh and smooth, but chicken gizzard is more chewy.
These small pieces of chicken gizzards are extremely chewy and have a thick taste. The strong spices accompanied the meaty smell of the chicken gizzards. The edges are a bit over-roasted, but it was not tough at all, it is crispy, and it was very addictive to chew.
Xie Xun ate a few of them in one breath, but he still felt uncomfortable. He bit the last chicken gizzard and dragged it from the bottom to the top of the skewer, dragging all the spices on the bamboo stick with the chicken gizzards. The last chicken gizzard is accompanied by the strong smell of the bamboo stick. Although the seasonings' taste was a bit strong, it didn't waste the bamboo skewers' delicious scent.
When Xie Xun's hand was waiting for the next skewer, Jiang Shuyao suddenly said, "I don't know if other people can accept it." Xie Xun's gluttony is great, but it is a disadvantage when it comes to testing dishes.
She beckoned and called to Bai Zhi, "Take half of the kidneys to the first branch's courtyard. Let the lady try the skewers too. It's a bit spicy. If she can't accept it, don't force it."
After she finished speaking, she muttered to herself in distress, "I don't have enough acquaintances, and I don't have enough people to try dishes."
Xie Xun sat across from her, his whole body petrified. The melancholy and distress that had been suppressed just now all came up again. He felt unbearably sour.
He looked down in loneliness. Has he fallen to this point?
Not only he did not attract her, he was not even the only person trying new dishes for her.
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