Ancient Foodie Survival Guide Chapter 99
Tled by Serena Love
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Chapter 99: Teriyaki Chicken Drumstick on Rice
For five thousand years in China, urging marriage is eternal.
When the crown prince was persuaded by the queen to marry, Jiang Shuyao was dragged behind by Concubine Lin to whisper.
"Niang Niang?" Jiang Shuyao was puzzled.
Concubine Lin asked the court ladies to retreat and asked her after no one was around, "What other unique thing can you do?"
Jiang Shuyao was confused, "What?"
"Food," Concubine Lin said, "Something equally delicious as the fried snails last time."
"This is not a unique thing, right."
How could Concubine Lin have the time to trade words with her. She said directly, "Now the Emperor is here, and your chance to show your face has also come, okay? Do you know all kinds of rumors outside the palace today? Saying that you don't understand the rules, or you're covered with copper? People's eyes are staring at you and ready to grab our business, waiting for the Lin family to do something wrong at any time. As long as you can make the Emperor speak, these concerns will disappear, understand?"
Jiang Shuyao didn't know what to say for a while.
Concubine Lin took out a thick book from her cuffs and turned it over to show her carefully, "These are the opponents that I have heard about. These are the long-tongued women who spread gossip and chew their tongues. This one is my... well, from back then. It's the business plan I wrote a few years ago." She gave Jiang Shuyao, "I don't know much about the food and beverages industry. I can barely write some superficial opinions because I have taken care of the Lin family's business. It is not much. I just casually write. You see if it can help you a little bit."
Jiang Shuyao took the booklet and looked at Concubine Lin in surprise.
It was said that after entering the palace, Concubine Lin never took care of business matters anymore. She said that she would never interfere in the Lin family's business matters no matter what they encountered.
Concubine Lin was a little uncomfortable with Jiang Shuyao's eyes.
She said, "I just think you have a talent, and I barely show some of my strengths. Maybe you can do well in this business, so I want to help you casually. Besides, I had my people ask around, and you are really talented in this line. Of course, it's not about making money, but about eating." She stuffed the booklet into Jiang Shuyao's hands, "I'm an aunt, I have to do anything for you."
Jiang Shuyao took the booklet and said, "Thank you, auntie."
Concubine Lin poked her forehead, "You are not calling me Niang Niang now?"
Jiang Shuyao laughed and was about to say something, but Concubine Lin pushed her towards the dining room by, "Go ahead, show them something and let them take a look. If the emperor values you, don't say about the capital. From now on, anywhere you go, there would be gold signs everywhere. You can walk sideways in the whole country."
After a long while, Jiang Shuyao thought about it. As she walked, she opened the booklet given by Concubine Lin. The handwriting was inconsistent, some neat and messy, some paragraphs were suddenly squeezed in between lines, which looked like it was added later.
She took a lot of thought for something she wrote "casually."
She stuffed the booklet into her sleeve and followed a eunuch to the dining room.
When the Emperor travels to hunt, he will not eat game meat all the time. All sorts of fresh ingredients are available in the dining room.
Jiang Shuyao looked around and pointed to a pot of chicken drumsticks and said, "I'll use this to make a meal."
The eunuch is Concubine Lin's confidant. Knowing Concubine Lin's arrangement, he thought Jiang Shuyao would use all sorts of treasure from mountains and sea, but he did not expect that she would choose chicken in the end.
And this chicken drumstick is also leftovers after she took the chicken wings. It is too casual.
The eunuch was about to persuade her against it, but Jiang Shuyao had already picked up the pot and muttered, "I have used all the chicken wings and legs, and the remaining parts can't be wasted. Then, let's deep-fry some chicken, rice, and chicken chops."
The eunuch sighed, listening to her tone of cleaning the ingredients and not wasting food, she probably chose chicken legs because she took so many chicken wings and she didn't want to waste the remainings.
Jiang Shuyao cleaned her hands, tied her cuffs, and took out a scissors. A series of movements flowed smoothly, swiftly deboning chicken into the bowl. Concubine Lin had already sent someone to her to get her box of seasonings, and Jiang Shuyao didn't have to worry about incomplete ingredients for marinating.
Today she is preparing to cook teriyaki chicken drumstick and rice. Although there is no mirin, and the teriyaki sauce cannot be made authentic, but the salty but sweet flavor is not much different.
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The chicken legs were marinated for a while, and she started steaming the rice. The people in the kitchen rushed to help do this job.
After the chicken drumsticks are marinated, she put oil in the pot to heat it up and put the chicken drumsticks skin side on top.
A sizzle sounded soft, and the salty and sweet taste immediately spread out. With the sound of the oil bubble, the chicken drumstick gradually turned golden on both sides. Because the marinade also has honey, so it would also reveal a crisp reddish-brown in some places.
The thickness of the chicken drumsticks is sufficient, and when the chicken inside is fully cooked, the outer skin has turned into a brown and shiny, crispy shell. Finally, she poured in the sauce, reduce the heat until the sauce slowly soaks the chicken. Eventually, the sauce becomes extremely thick, as if the chicken drumstick is only covered with a bright and salty thick film.
She cut the chicken drumsticks into strips. The outer skin completely locks the juice inside, so the chicken juice is continuously poured out when cutting. Without the broccoli and carrots, Jiang Shuyao casually blanched two green vegetables and put them on, adding a touch of color to the teriyaki chicken drumstick rice.
She prepared four bowls in a row and sent them.
She was busy in the kitchen, and the crown prince was still talking nonsense with the queen to escape marriage. The queen expressed her helplessness, and the Emperor said he wanted to kick him.
Between the three people's stalemates, Concubine Lin walked in, followed by the little eunuchs holding the tray.
"It's time to have dinner, so we cook some simple meals. If the emperor doesn't dislike it, he will give us some face and taste it?"
The Emperor will naturally not dislike it, and the crown prince is even more so. He would rather continue mess around with the queen instead of missing this dinner.
The chicken wing stuffed with rice just now made them full of appetite, and the crown prince and the Emperor were both hungry.
When the teriyaki chicken drumsticks came up, their eyes lit up.
On top of the white and fluffy rice lay sliced chicken drumsticks. The color was burnt yellow and reddish-brown. It looked oily and moist. The white sesame seeds sprinkled on the surface made the sauce thicker and brighter. The chicken inside is white and tender, which is completely different from the crispy skin on the outside.
The rice just came out of the pot, and it was steaming white mist, with the sweet, salty, and delicious smell of teriyaki chicken legs. It was fragrant and warm, and it made people's tongues leaking fluids.
Look at the sauce hanging on the chicken. It is thick, creamy, gleaming, and gradually soaks into the rice, giving the white and plump rice a brown glaze.
Obviously, it was just some side dishes on rice. It seemed so simple, but it looked more tempting than a table full of meaty banquet.
The Emperor's meal time is naturally different to ordinary people. A eunuch must first tasted it for poison.
At this moment, the crown prince couldn't wait. He looked at the teriyaki chicken drumstick rice while salivating, his Adam's apple rolled, and his stomach made a soft "grumbling" sound.
The queen frowned suspiciously. What is that sound?
After the eunuch had inspected a bowl, he began to inspect the chicken.
The aroma of the teriyaki sauce became stronger, and the crown prince swallowed again.
"Grumble grumble."
The queen turned her head around. How could she hear voices?
When she was suspicious of herself, she faintly heard a "gruu-gruu-gruu" belly sound.
Just as she looked up, she suddenly heard the Emperor say, "The crown prince is starving, right?"
Prince: ? ? ? No, I didn't. Was it your stomach that rang just now?
The crown prince could not let the Emperor lose face, but he didn't want to carry this gluttonous black pot not to affect his personable image.
So he said to the young eunuch who is testing poison, "Chungui is starving, right?"
What a wonderful pass. The little eunuch who received the blame looked blank.
After the poison test, the crown prince couldn't wait to move his chopsticks.
The Emperor looked at him disgustedly. As a prince, he acted so embarrassingly. But while thinking about it, he also held down his eager arm to prevent him from moving in sync with his son.
For the Emperor, this sweet and salty taste is very novel, and the method of directly placing the side dish on top of rice is even more special.
But he knew the beauty of this approach very quickly.
With a bite of chicken drumstick meat, the rich sauce immediately sweeps the lips and cheeks. Although salty, it does not make people feel awkward. On the contrary, it is a kind of extreme fragrance—the sweetness, freshness, and sauce blend together, instantly awakening the taste buds.
The chicken skin is crispy and soaked in the sauce, which retains the crispy feel and has the flexibility of filling up the sauce. When he bites the chicken skin, the steaming chicken juice splashed out, and the rich gravy immediately concealed the taste of the sauce, which was fresh and crispy.
At this time, he took a bite of the soft and fluffy rice and chewed it with the chicken. He was immediately full of satisfaction.
Then he uses chopsticks to pick a large amount of rice with a chicken strip. His mouth is wide open. The warm white rice is sweet and springy. The chicken drumstick is not salty anymore but full of sweetness. He chews carefully and slowly. It has good taste, and there is a kind of happiness.
The father and son are exactly the same, eating rice with big mouthfuls.
The chicken juice and teriyaki sauce of the chicken drumsticks are immersed in the rice. After eating the chicken, use chopsticks to mix it roughly to cover the remaining rice with the sauce. The rice is sticky with the juice. Slightly moist but not too much. It's still full of elasticity, but the taste is amazing. The saltiness of the teriyaki sauce was overwhelming, and there was more freshness of the chicken sauce. They could eat this kind of rice mixed with the soup.
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The crown prince shaved off the last grain of rice in his bowl, smacked his lips, and sighed comfortably.
The Emperor reluctantly stayed calm a little bit, pretending to be reserved. He looked at Concubine Lin and suddenly remembered that Jiang Shuyao made the dinner. He quickly complimented her.
He lavishly said, "This meal seems simple but delicious. It must have taken a lot of work and deserve a reward!"
Concubine Lin waited for these words and quickly asked for a reward for Jiang Shuyao.
The Emperor is in a good mood.
"After she figured out such a rare recipe, she deliberately came over to cook for this concubine. She is really filial."
The crown prince ate and drank enough, touched his belly, and sat beside him. Hearing the words, he immediately talked as Jiang Shuyao's East Palace's support group, "Father, you can't underestimate my cousin. She created far more than this recipe."
He thought about the happy time of sneaking to the street food market and sighed, "Just talk about the street food market... Oh, father, you don't know. Anyway, it's a street full of food. And wow, the food in there is diverse enough to eat for seven days."
The Emperor felt that he had missed something after being inside the palace for a long time. He turned his head and looked at the crown prince who was showing off, "Have you been there to eat?"
"Of course." The crown prince said, becoming more and more proud. "Not only that, when Bo Yuan eats the lunch made by his wife, we can also share a bit of taste. It is really good to get a wife like her."
The Emperor did not answer, so the crown prince braced his stomach, stood up leisurely, and kept showing off, "There is also the breakfast stall. Last time, Lin Cheng lined up to grab a dozen copies in the morning and brought them to the East Palace. We ate together. There is tofu pudding, fried bean curd, rice noodles, pancakes, spicy soup..."
He ate three chicken wings wrapped rice and a bowl of teriyaki chicken drumstick rice in the afternoon. He had to hold his waist and touch his belly, just like a pregnant woman.
The Emperor had eaten enough, but when he said that, his stomach started to pump again.
He looked at the proud prince and felt that he didn't understand why he was so proud. He smirked and said, "No wonder I see that you have become a lot better these days. You are blessed at your young age."
Prince: Ha.
He touched his belly, supported his waist, and walked away.
The queen's eyebrows jumped. She was strangely familiar with the crown prince's expression. How could he look like a concubine who is so domineering in the palace because her maiden family is favored?
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