usatvline Chapter 51 This thing can be used as military rations?
Chapter 51 This thing can be used as military rations?
Chapter 51 This thing can be used as military rations? (Read at night, please read on!!!)
The autumn wind swirled a few withered yellow sycamore leaves as they fell in the backyard of the imperial kitchen.
As the weather gradually cools down, people's appetites also gradually return.
If I don't think about eating some carbs every day, I feel like something's missing.
Su Mu lay back in the rocking chair, his eyes sparkling. "What kind of food can fill you up, taste good, and be nutritionally complete?"
As he was thinking, a popular snack from his previous life suddenly popped into Su Mu's mind!
"I've got it! This is what we'll eat today!"
The stone mill in the corner of the courtyard turned particularly heavily today.
"Push harder, haven't you eaten?"
Su Mu lay on the mortise and tenon rocking chair, a handful of roasted sunflower seeds in his hand. He cracked them open with a snap, the shells drifting away in the wind. "If this millstone doesn't turn evenly, the flour won't be fine. If the flour isn't fine, the pancakes will be rough on your throat. Don't blame me for my poor skills then."
Li Lizhi gripped the millstone handle tightly with both hands, leaning forward, her face flushed red.
She, a dignified princess of the Tang Dynasty, rarely even picked up a teacup in normal times, yet today she was grinding grain in this dilapidated courtyard. If Wei Zheng saw this, he would probably tear the roof off the imperial kitchen.
"Su Mu!"
Li Lizhi was panting heavily, her wisps of hair sticking to her face with sweat. "Can't you—lend a hand?"
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"My hands are precious."
Su Mu tossed a melon seed into his mouth, chewing it with a crunching sound. "These are hands that hold knives and ladles, not hands that do this kind of rough work. Besides, if you want a hot meal, you have to pay a price. There's no such thing as a free lunch."
Li Lizhi gritted her teeth and glared at him hatefully.
I'll endure it for that legendary "Jianbing Guozi"!
The cold fried dough sticks I brought back a few days ago were disliked by my father, and I didn't enjoy them myself.
I came over early this morning, but Su Mu said that if I wanted to eat something good, I had to grind some whole grains fresh.
Mung beans, soybeans, and millet—three kinds of beans—were mixed together and soaked overnight. Now they are being fed into the millstone little by little.
"That's right."
Su Mu rocked the recliner, making creaking noises. "Your Highness, grinding grain is also a form of cultivation. Look at the beans; they were originally hard, but after entering the millstone and being squeezed, they came out as a smooth paste."
This is similar to governing the world; it can't be rushed, it requires refinement. By smoothing away the rough edges and impetuosity, what remains is the essence.
Li Lizhi paused in her tracks.
That makes some sense, doesn't it?
She subconsciously slowed her pace, feeling the sluggish yet steady force of the millstone as it turned.
"Brother! Xizi needs to help too!"
Little Sizi had been squatting under the millstone watching for a long time. Seeing his older sister pushing the millstone and sweating profusely, his little hands were itching to get started.
She crawled out from under the millstone, grabbed a handful of dry flour with both hands, and was about to stuff it into the mill hole.
"Don't touch that!" Li Lizhi exclaimed.
late.
The little ox was too short to reach the millstone, so it tiptoed and strained upwards.
puff!
A gust of wind blew by.
The white flour didn't go into the millstone; instead, it all landed on Li Lizhi's face.
Li Lizhi felt a sudden white light before her eyes, and her nose was filled with the smell of raw beans. Her originally rosy face instantly turned into a pale, opera-like face, with even her eyelashes covered in white frost.
"Achoo—!"
Li Lizhi couldn't hold back and let out a thunderous sneeze, which sent up a cloud of white mist.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Su Mu laughed so hard on the recliner that he slapped his thigh, scattering sunflower seeds all over the floor. "What a white-faced Cao Cao! Your Highness's look is quite unique!"
Little Sizi, realizing he'd caused trouble, shrank back behind Su Mu, his little hands still behind his back, blinking his big, innocent eyes: "It's not Xizi's fault—Xifengfeng is bad—Fengfeng blew Mianmian away—"
Li Lizhi reached out and wiped her face, but the more she wiped, the more smudged it became. Looking at her younger sister peeking out from behind Su Mu, she was so angry that her teeth itched, but she couldn't help but want to laugh.
"Li Mingda! You come here right now! I'll turn you into a little kitten!"
"Oh no! Help! A white-faced monster is going to eat children!"
The little ox ran wildly around the yard on its short legs, with Li Lizhi chasing after it with a pale face. The yard was in complete chaos, with no trace of royal decorum left.
Su Mu finished laughing, got up, and patted the sunflower seed crumbs off his hands.
"Alright, stop fooling around. The dough is almost ground, let's get started."
Upon hearing that they were about to start, the two sisters immediately stopped.
Li Lizhi hastily wiped her face with her sleeve, disregarding her appearance, and went to the stove.
A round, black iron plate sat on the stove, with firewood burning brightly underneath.
Su Mu scooped up a spoonful of freshly ground mixed grain flour batter.
The batter has a faint green hue and a refreshing bean aroma.
"Watch closely."
Su Mu flicked his wrist, splashing the batter right in the center of the dough.
He scooped up a bamboo dragonfly with his right hand, his wrist spinning so fast that only a blur could be seen.
Two quick swipes.
The dough was instantly spread out and transformed into a thin, round pancake, its edges slightly curled up and steaming hot.
Immediately afterwards, he cracked the egg with one hand.
Snapped!
The egg mixture explodes on the surface of the pancake, and the bamboo dragonfly spins again, spreading the golden egg mixture evenly over the dough.
Sprinkle with a handful of bright green scallions and a pinch of black sesame seeds.
The aroma exploded instantly!
It's the aroma of roasted grains mixed with the savory flavor of eggs, and the spiciness of scallions brought out by hot oil.
Li Lizhi sniffed, and her stomach let out a disapproving growl.
This smells amazing!
It has a more rustic feel than steamed or boiled pastries, and a more refreshing feel than greasy fried foods.
Su Mu didn't stop moving.
I flipped the pancake over with a spatula.
Now, apply the sauce.
The sauce is Su Mu's secret recipe, with the richness of sweet bean sauce, the saltiness of fermented bean curd, and a touch of garlic chili sauce.
A brush sweeps across the dough, and the reddish-brown sauce coats the crust.
"Here comes the crucial part."
Su Mu took out a rectangular crispy, golden-brown fried pastry from the bamboo basket beside him.
That is, fruit aralia!
Place it in the middle of the pancake.
Sprinkle some pickled mustard greens and add two lettuce leaves.
Roll it up, fold it in half.
Click!
Just by rolling it up, you can hear the thin, brittle piece inside cracking.
"Take it."
Su Mu found a piece of oil paper, wrapped the still-hot jianbing guozi in it, and handed it to Li Lizhi.
"Be careful, it's hot."
Li Lizhi accepted it with both hands.
It was warm and heavy.
She didn't bother wiping the flour off her face and took a big bite.
*Snap!*
crisp!
The texture is so rich!
The outermost layer is a soft and chewy multigrain skin with the aroma of beans; the middle layer is a tender egg and a rich sauce; and the innermost layer is a crispy fried dough that crumbles with every crumb!
One bite and the soft, crisp, salty, fragrant, and fresh flavors battle it out in your mouth!
Li Lizhi chewed until her cheeks were bulging and her eyes were wide open.
good to eat!
This is practically tailor-made for this mouth!
The sauce, in particular, was perfectly balanced between salty and sweet with a hint of spice, which cleverly cut through the greasiness of the crispy crackers. The more you ate, the more you wanted to keep eating! "Mmm—mmm!"
Li Lizhi couldn't bear to speak. She swallowed the food in a few bites and felt that the soreness from pushing the millstone was all worth it.
The satisfaction of eating something you grind yourself and watch it being made is a hundred times better than sitting in the palace eating the same old royal meals!
"Pot! I want some too! I want that crispy one too!" Little Sizi clung to the stove, his drool practically dripping onto the pot.
"You'll get your share."
Su Mu made another one, this time without chili sauce, but with extra sweet bean sauce.
The little girl hugged a pancake bigger than her face and ate it with gusto, leaving crumbs all over the floor.
Su Mu also made one for himself, and while eating it, he casually made up a story: "This stuff is only good because the materials are scarce right now. If it were in the army, it would be top-notch military rations."
Li Lizhi paused, sesame seeds still clinging to her lips: "Military rations?"
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