bookrebus Chapter 471 Interesting
Chapter 471 Interesting
Shen Huazheng and the other two are all action-oriented people. Once they decide to brew mutton wine, they will do it immediately.
They went to the kitchen and started preparing for brewing wine.
In addition to mutton, the ingredients needed for lamb wine also include glutinous rice, almonds, costus root, and wine yeast.
Shen Huazheng had the mutton cut into pieces, crush the almonds and costus root into powder, and grind the distiller's yeast into fine powder.
Zhou Ying added an appropriate amount of water to the pot, then poured in the glutinous rice and steamed it until it was half cooked.
Set aside to cool.
Although there are records about the production methods of lamb wine in "Beishan Jiujing", "Zunsheng Bajian" and "Compendium of Materia Medica".
However, these recipes are somewhat incomplete and difficult to brew into wine.
Today Shen Huazheng plans to make lamb wine using a simpler and more successful method.
She asked someone to light a pot, poured the processed mutton and almond powder into the pot, and started cooking.
Princess Lejia found a jar and waited for a while to put the cooled glutinous rice into it.
As the temperature rises, the rich aroma of lamb and the unique fragrance of almonds intertwine and overflow from the pot little by little.
Princess Lejia sniffed and said, "It smells so good. Mutton and almonds should be able to be made into a delicious dish."
If she didn't know that this was going to be used to make wine, she really wanted to taste it to see how it tasted.
Shen Huazheng gently stirred the mutton in the pot with a spoon: "That's right, mutton and almonds are cooked together. In addition to making wine, it can also be eaten with cakes."
"Shan Jia Qing Gong" has such a record: add almonds when cooking mutton soup, cook the mutton until it is tender and boneless, and the mutton soup will be fragrant and tempting.
Paired with Hu pancake, it can be made into a pancake for soup or a meat pancake.
Princess Lejia's eyes suddenly lit up: "Then let's try this next time."
Shen Huazheng: "Of course."
Zhou Ying couldn't help but laugh: "Aning really can't stop talking about food."
Princess Lejia said confidently: "Isn't this normal? Food is the most important thing for people."
Zhou Ying's smile deepened: "You're right."
Nine out of ten people are greedy, and liking delicious food is also a positive attitude towards life.
Princess Lejia smelled the increasingly strong aroma and asked, "Zhengzheng, besides mutton, are there other meats that can be added to wine?"
Shen Huazheng thought for a moment and said, "Pork meat is also fine."
Can pork be used in alcohol? ?
Princess Lejia blinked her eyes and said, "Zhengzheng, is the name of this wine pig wine?"
Shen Huazheng smiled and shook her head: "It's not called pig wine, it's called jade ice wine."
Princess Lejia was slightly startled. Why was it different from what she thought? ?
The wine made from mutton is called mutton wine, but the wine made from pork is called yubingshao? ?
This difference is extremely huge.
However, this name sounds pretty nice.
Just by hearing the name, I feel that this wine should be very fragrant.
Zhou Ying was also a little curious: "Zheng'er, why is it called Yubingshao?"
The wine made from pork has such an elegant name.
Shen Huazheng: "Yubingshao needs to add cooked fat meat. The fat of the meat soaked in rice wine looks like white jade, and the wine brewed is as clear as ice, beautiful and attractive. Therefore, it is named Yubingshao."
In fact, in addition to what Shen Huazheng said, there is another reason.
The founder of Yubingshao is Chen Ruyue, who was born in Hanlin Academy. When his mother was seriously ill, he resigned from his official position and returned to his hometown to take over the Chen family's winery.
It is said that after Chen Ruyue started to manage the winery, he found that although the rice wine from his own winery was mellow, it was turbid, tasted bitter, and was easy to get drunk.
One year, the village held a drinking ceremony to honor the elders and distributed pork to the elderly.
Chen Ruyue noticed that those elderly people in their seventies particularly liked to eat fatty meat while drinking. He also tasted a piece and found that the fatty pork was fragrant, sweet and smooth without being greasy.
At this moment, Chen Ruyue suddenly had an idea and wanted to try whether he could add pork to wine.
From then on, he began to study the technique of making wine with pork.
After repeated experiments, Chen Ruyue finally succeeded in creating the wine-making process of "brewing with fat meat and aging in jars".
Using pork fat to make wine may sound like a dark dish, but it actually has the effect of turning something rotten into something magical.
It can even be said that fatty pork plays a vital role in the brewing process of Tamahyou.
The fatty acids and other substances in fatty pork can interact with the esters in wine to form a unique aroma and taste.
This unique aroma and taste is what makes Tamahyousho unmatched by other sake.
During the soaking process, the pork fat also helps absorb impurities and odors in the wine.
While improving the purity and taste of the wine, it can also promote the aging process of the wine, making the wine more mellow and soft.
Put the fatty pork into rice wine and soak it for a period of time. The originally turbid rice wine will become clear and the wine will become sweet and smooth.
The original bitterness and spiciness in the wine were eliminated, making it not only sweet and mellow, but also with a rich aroma.
The Chronicles of Zhongyi Township of Foshan has a related record about Yubingshao: "It is produced in this township and is known as a fine product. During the Daoguang and Xianfeng periods, the most famous one was produced by Chen Zongju."
It is said that at the beginning, Chen Ruyue named Yubingshao "Roubingshao".
But he felt that the word "肉" in the name was a bit indecent, so he chose the homonymous word "玉".
Zhou Ying suddenly realized: "So that's it."
Princess Lejia couldn't help swallowing her saliva. Just by listening to Zheng Zheng's description, she felt that the burning jade ice smelled so good.
When I return to the capital, I will ask Zheng Zheng to brew the Yubingshao for me to try.
Shen Huazheng kept staring at the pot. When she saw that the almond lamb was cooked, she asked someone to take it out of the pot.
At this time, the mutton in the pot has been cooked, and the aroma of almonds has seeped into the mutton little by little.
After the mutton had cooled down, Shen Huazheng poured the mutton and soup in the pot into the jar containing glutinous rice.
Add wood fragrance and wine yeast and stir well.
Shen Huazheng had the wine jars sealed with lids and stored away.
"Okay, just wait for it to ferment for ten days, then you can drink it."
After the wine jar is opened, you just need to press out the dregs, take out the wine inside, bottle it, and then you can drink it.
Princess Lejia clapped her hands and smiled, "Great! I will definitely have a good taste of this wine made from mutton to see what it tastes like."
She found that the more she learned about various foods and drinks, the more interesting they became.
In the past, Princess Lejia would never have imagined that one day she would like to run to the kitchen and tinker with all kinds of food and drinks when she has nothing to do.
As Shen Huazheng and the other two just came out of the kitchen, they heard the servants say that Princess Yi'an had someone send something over.
Princess Yi'an knew that her granddaughter was always picky about food, clothing, housing and transportation, and was afraid that she would suffer in the northwest, so she had a lot of things sent to her.
"Grandma even had someone send us spring bamboo shoots."
When Princess Lejia saw the spring bamboo shoots, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, and then she was filled with emotion.
She likes to eat bamboo shoots very much, whether they are spring bamboo shoots or winter bamboo shoots.
Every year when bamboo shoots are in season, my grandmother would have people pick them for her to make soup with or stew with pork.
This year's spring bamboo shoots are on the market early, and even though she is not in the capital, her grandmother has someone send them to the northwest.
Zhou Ying smiled and looked at Princess Lejia: "The Princess has always been thinking about you. When you write to her later, please write a longer letter."
Princess Lejia nodded: "Of course, I will write down all my thoughts about grandma in the letter."
Only after eating spring bamboo shoots can you appreciate the taste of spring.
Her grandmother was afraid that she would not be able to taste the flavor of spring in Yuzhang County, so she sent something to her from afar.
Woohoo, I'm so moved~~~
Shen Huazheng also looked at the things sent by Princess Yi'an with a smile. There was really everything, including food, clothing and daily necessities.
"Why is there ham?"
Princess Lejia looked at the large piece of ham in the secretary's hand with surprise. It was made from a whole pig's hind leg.
It has a hard texture and exudes the unique aroma of ham, and it is obviously the best ham at first glance.
Princess Lejia smelled the strong aroma and couldn't help but sigh, "It seems that my grandmother and I are really in tune with each other. She must have known that I was a little tired of eating mutton these days. That's why she asked someone to send me some ham so that I can change my taste."
When she returns to the capital, she will definitely cook for her grandmother herself and make a few dishes she has just learned.
"Zheng Zheng, A Ying, why don't we use these spring bamboo shoots and ham for dinner?"
This was food that her grandmother had sent from afar, and she couldn't let her grandmother's efforts go to waste.
Zhou Ying naturally had no objection: "Of course."
Shen Huazheng looked at the ham and said, "We have both bamboo shoots and ham. Let's make a dish of pickled pork with preserved vegetables today."
Princess Lejia and Zhou Ying looked at Shen Huazheng at the same time: "What is pickled pork with preserved vegetables?"
Shen Huazheng smiled faintly: "'Xian' refers to the cured ham, 'xian' refers to the fresh bamboo shoots and fresh meat. 'Simmered' refers to the way this dish is cooked, which is slow cooking over low heat."
Although pickled pork with preserved vegetables can also be cooked with winter bamboo shoots, spring bamboo shoots are still the most suitable.
Princess Lejia showed a happy expression: "Okay, okay, let's make this pickled pork with preserved vegetables."
The ham is delicious in itself, and when added with fresh spring bamboo shoots, it is even more delicious.