Du Qi left Li Shimin's study, and took Liu Jian to the back kitchen of Prince Qin's mansion. Liu Jian looked puzzled, and asked in a low voice: "My lord, didn't we leave the Qin Palace? Here, where are we going?"
Du Qidao: "Whatever you do when you leave, you have to stay in Prince Qin's Mansion today."
Liu Jian was stunned.
He didn't understand why.
Du Qi explained: "Tonight, the King of Qin is going to hold a big banquet for the civil servants and generals under his tent. You have learned thirty-six dishes, which is enough to make a banquet for fifty or sixty people. Tonight, you come Take charge of the spoon and take care of everyone's meals."
"ah!"
Liu Jian was stunned, only to feel his legs go limp, and when he walked forward, he plopped and fell to the ground.
He was frightened.
The reason is very simple. Although he has learned thirty-six dishes and is proficient in these thirty-six dishes, the problem is that he has only cooked them for Du Qi, and has never cooked them for anyone else. But now if he is asked to cook, it is to let him cook for dozens of people in the Qin Palace, especially the people involved, from the King of Qin to the dignitaries, are all elite people, and he can't afford to mess with them. .
In case something goes wrong, he cannot take responsibility.
So Liu Jian was so frightened that his legs went weak.
I was extremely anxious inside.
Du Qi saw Liu Jian lying on the ground, especially when he saw Liu Jian's cowardice, he was so angry that he kicked Liu Jian and said, "What are you doing lying on the ground? Get up. Anyway, you belong to my Du family." People are cultivated by me, Du Qi. I am not afraid, so what are you afraid of?"
Liu Jian said: "Young master, the villain is afraid that he will mess things up."
Du Qidao: "What are you afraid of? If something happens, I will take care of you. Don't be afraid of anything. What's more, at the banquet tonight, I will guide you. With my presence, what problems can arise."
Upon hearing this, Liu Jian stood up abruptly.
He just recovered a little bit.
There is also a backbone.
With Du Qi around, Liu Jian was not worried in his heart, so he nodded hurriedly and said, "My lord, the villain will definitely go all out to not let you down."
Du Qi nodded and said, "Let's go!"
"yes!"
Liu Jian followed closely behind, and followed Du Qi to the back kitchen. He now has Li Shimin's token, and when he showed it, Du Qi said he would take over the kitchen and be in charge of the evening banquet. Most of the cooks in the back kitchen are women, and very few are men. The women in the kitchen naturally have no objections.
Du Qi took over the kitchen and gave orders calmly.
Although these women can't help much, they can wash and pick vegetables and prepare various condiments.
So Du Qi quickly arranged it.
In addition, the rest of the ingredients that are needed are also ordered, and the ingredients are arranged properly. But when Du Qixun patrolled the kitchen, he found beef.
This is extremely rare.
Whether it is the Qin and Han Dynasties, or the Sui and Tang Dynasties, farming cattle are extremely important and slaughtering is not allowed. Even if it can be served on the table, it can only be slaughtered if the cattle die of disease or old age. In addition, it is expressly forbidden to slaughter farm cattle, and once found, they will be questioned.
This is a big lump of beef.
The part of the beef belongs to the part where the sirloin is located.
Du Qi roughly estimated that this lump of beef brisket must weigh at least ten catties. For a banquet of fifty or sixty people, ten catties of beef is already ample weight.
Du Qi doesn't care how the beef came from, since he found it, he can use it.
Du Qixian ordered the chores, and then made a list of dishes for the evening, a total of twelve dishes. Such a number is actually not much more for a dinner party, because today's dinner party is not a table of people eating together, but a table in front of each person, and each dish is served one by one. All in front of the individual.
Therefore, when each dish is delivered, the portion requirement is actually small, and the most important thing is the demand for taste.
Of course, if Du Qi is not in charge of the dinner, the banquet in the evening will be very simple, as long as the food and wine are ready. But now that Du Qi is in charge, he wants to establish his reputation as the number one dish in the world, and let these bigwigs in the future Tang Dynasty know that he is the number one dish in the world, so tonight, he has to bring out his housekeeping dishes is.
Du Qi ordered the dishes for the twelve dishes, and arranged them again. All the condiments, side dishes, etc., were all prepared by others. Fortunately, now there is Liu Jian as the head chef, so Du Qi is just talking about arranging and arranging things in the kitchen.
? Du Qi was busy, while the restThe women who pick and wash vegetables are sitting far away, but they are also chatting. Because they were very surprised. They didn't expect Du Qi to direct the arrangement, and he seemed to be very powerful.
In the busyness of the entire back kitchen, everything was on the right track soon.
Fortunately, Li Shimin had already made fried rice and mapo tofu with fried eggs before, and he had already made a wok for Liu Jian to cook, but it saved Liu Jian from going back to get the wok. But for tonight's meal, there are some stir-fried dishes, but most of them are steamed dishes.
?As the various preparations began, there was already an aroma in the kitchen.
With such a scent, even the women who have been soaking in the kitchen all the time, after smelling it, their tongues twitched, and their faces showed surprise expressions. This smell is so delicious.
Du Qi looked at the astonishment of the women, but smiled lightly.
This is perfectly normal.
Noon passed, and it entered the afternoon in a blink of an eye. After Li Shimin returned home, Du Qi also arranged everything in his hands, and then went to the study to see Li Shimin again.
After Du Qi saluted, he said: "Your Highness, the boy has come to the Prince Qin's Mansion, but he has not informed my father. So I implore Your Highness to send someone to inform my father, so as not to worry my father."
Li Shimin said: "This king has already informed your father about this matter. Now, your father is also in Qin Wang's mansion."
Du Qidao: "Thank you King Qin."
Li Shimin saw that Du Qi was a bit dusty, and even smelled of oily smoke on his body, but he didn't think Du Qi was being rude, so he smiled and said, "Du Erlang, it's already afternoon, and it's not far from the time for the dinner. Are you ready now? If you can¡¯t finish it, this king will never let you go lightly.¡±
Du Qi said: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, everything has been arranged properly now. And many dishes have been prepared. On this point, Your Highness does not need to worry."
"very good!"
Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "This king is looking forward to it."
Du Qidao: "I will definitely live up to His Highness' high expectations."
Li Shimin said: "Go down!"
"yes!"
Du Qi turned around and left the study, then walked straight out. He didn't go anywhere else, but went straight back to the kitchen. But when Du Qigang came back, he saw a woman in her early twenties enter.
As soon as she entered, all the women in the kitchen quickly bowed and said, "Princess!"
The moment Du Qi heard it, he understood the identity of the visitor.
The person who came was the future eldest grandson empress, the present eldest grandson Wugou of Princess Qin.
Du Qi took a look at Qin Wangfei. Her clothes were not luxurious, but simple and elegant, and her appearance was even more dignified and elegant, with a demure and indifferent taste.
Her appearance is not even as good as Qianxue's, but she has a dignified aura all over her body, and she is even more poetic and scholarly, and she can be seen at a glance when standing in the crowd.
Du Qi hurriedly saluted and said, "Du Qi, the boy, I have seen the princess."
The eldest grandson Wugou nodded, approvingly said: "You are Du Erlang, yes, yes! My husband said that although you are young, you are eccentric and smart. You are also very good at cooking. The egg fried rice and mapo tofu that are necessary for every meal are created by you.¡±
? Du Qidao: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin has praised you absurdly. The boys are all clever, not worth mentioning."
The eldest grandson Wugou's voice was pleasant to hear, and she said again: "My husband has been working very hard these past few days. Today at noon, I didn't eat because I was busy. I went to the back kitchen to see if there is anything to eat, I will send it to my husband Unexpectedly, as soon as I entered the back kitchen, I could smell all kinds of aromas, Du Erlang, you arranged all of this?"
"yes!"
Du Qi nodded and answered.
After a pause, Du Qi continued: "Your Highness hasn't eaten yet, but it happens that there are some dishes that can be eaten. There are roasted beef with bamboo shoots, chicken soup, and some rice, which are enough to satisfy His Highness." (Remember this site URL: www.hlnovel.com