The third update is here! Thank you brothers for your rewards and monthly tickets, thank you. After this chapter, there are still 111 chapters left!

When Chu Suiliang came to the door, Li Chao was cooking in the kitchen.

Although Li Chao is now in charge of Pingzhang, the governor of Shuofang Town, a minister of the Ministry of War, a rank of chief officials of the border, and a powerful local prince. But cooking is Li Chao's hobby and no one can care about it.

Beauty and your own stomach should not be disappointed.

In fact, food doesn’t require too many varieties, it doesn’t have to be too complicated, nor does it require very rare ingredients. For Li Chao, it’s simple to get more complicated and return to simplicity and simplicity, but it’s actually a real enjoyment of food.

Rice and glutinous rice produced in Lingzhou.

Although Lingzhou is located in the northwest, it is rich in rice. The rice in Lingzhou has always been tribute rice. The texture is pure, white and crystal clear, smooth and soft, sweet and refreshing, soft and delicious.

It is said that the rice in Lingzhou is much higher in nutrition than ordinary rice.

Scoop a few bowls of Lingzhou glutinous rice, wash it clean, put it in a pot, set it on a soil stove, and boil it on a fire.

After Li Chao put the rice on the pot, he began to prepare other ingredients, while Zheng Wanyan wrapped a scutellar towel around her head and an apron around her waist, and sat in front of the stove to burn the fire.

It is hard to imagine a famous daughter from five surnames and seven sects who actually had the costume of a farmer's little woman sitting in front of the stove burning firewood.

But Zheng Wanyan did this, and it didn't seem like she was doing a show. Li Chao thought she was more accurate in looking at people. Zheng Marian was really serious, and she could see that she enjoyed the feeling of cooking together.

There are a few ingredients on the chopping board.

Carrots, onions

There were actually many varieties of vegetables in ancient times. There were more than 20 vegetables recorded in the Book of Songs. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, it was said that there were five main types of vegetables, sunflower, aquamarine, leek, onion, and garlic.

Aoi was formerly called the Lord of the Hundred Vegetables, and it also existed in the Tang Dynasty, and was called Han Kui or Han Kui. However, its taste was poor and its nutrition was average. Nowadays, few people eat it and not many planted it. Aoi is the tender leaves of soybean seedlings.

The leaves of soybean seedlings are not delicious, and they are not as delicious as tender pea seedlings. Pea was introduced to China during the Han Dynasty. Pea pods and tender pea seedlings are both very fresh and delicious.

Especially now that there is an iron pot and stir-frying, these pea pods and pea seedlings are very popular among fast-frying vegetarian dishes.

In fact, ancient vegetable varieties all have their own history. To summarize the history of vegetables, it is also a very alternative historical book.

For example, ginger was first called Nanyi ginger. The most common ingredient today is cultivated by ethnic minorities in the south. Onion is a spoil brought back by the Qi Henggong attacked Shanrong, and is called Rong Onion.

Later, there was a new variety of green onions, which were green onions, with thick and short stems and leaves, and roots like golden lamps.

Hutan was brought back by Zhang Qian on a mission to the Western Regions. In addition to Hutan, there were also garlic, coriander, pepper, fennel, etc. These dishes with the word Hutan were mostly introduced to China from the Western Regions during the Han Dynasty.

Garlic is the later garlic, and coriander is actually coriander.

Historically, the fruits and vegetables on the Chinese dining table, including courgettes, beans, carrots, etc.

Lettuce is native to West Asia and was obtained from foreign envoys with a large amount of money in the Sui Dynasty, so it is also called Qianjin Cuisine.

Spinach was introduced from the Nibang Kingdom, also known as the ** vegetable. Purple Gannan was also introduced during the Sui Dynasty.

In addition to these fruits and vegetables of the Hu generation, there are also Chinese and foreign generations, such as tomatoes and onions. Generally speaking, Chinese generations are mainly brought in by foreign ships during the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, such as tomatoes, sweet potatoes, peppers, guava, papaya, etc.

The foreign series, onions, ginger, potatoes, cabbage (cabbage), etc., were introduced in the Qing Dynasty and even in modern times.

During the Sui Dynasty, there were a lot of tangerine dishes, but there were no croquettes or watercress.

Of course, the ancient Chinese people also cultivated a lot of vegetable species, such as cabbage, rapeseed, water chestnuts, and leeks.

Li Chao likes to cook, but many of the most common ingredients in later generations did not have them in the Tang Dynasty.

Tomatoes, onions, sweet potatoes, peanuts, potatoes, peppers, cabbage, zucchini, cauliflower, cauliflower, bitter gourd, there are so many ingredients that are not available.

What made Li Chao most sad was that there was no such important dish as chili.

Without chili peppers, no many dishes can be made. Although he also developed the use of dogwood instead, he still could not achieve the effect of chili peppers. He could not eat tomato and egg soup, and he could not eat alcoholic peanuts and salted water.

I can't even eat bitter gourd.

Fortunately, there are no peanuts, broad beans, mung beans, knives, peas, lentils, etc.

The three fresh rice is no longer enough, and there are no potatoes and green peppers. At least eggplant was introduced to China in the Jin Dynasty. Yang Guang loved to eat eggplant the most and even ordered Kunlun purple melon.

Now in early summer, there are still a lot of vegetables compared to winter and spring.

Slice the carrots first and then cut them into diced pieces, take a piece of the smoked Bashang ham, wash and dice them into diced.

The ham as beautiful as a red brick exudes a pleasant smell.

While cutting, Li Chao couldn't help but pick up a piece of it and stuff it into his mouth and chew it. The best ham has actually been cooked a lot and can be eaten without processing. It is salty and fragrant.

Cut the green onions, cut a few green onions and cut them into beads.

After cutting a few side dishes, Li Chao washed his hands and sat on the stove and chatted with Zheng Wanyan.

While cooking, I talked about poetry, songs and essays, which was particularly stylish.

When the rice is boiled, Li Chao picks up the rice and puts it into Mu Zhen and steams it. Cook it first and then steam it. Although it is a bit troublesome, the rice steamed in this way is extremely fragrant and refreshing.

Take out the rice and put it in the cereal. At the same time, shake the chopped carrot diced ham and diced green onion into the rice, and add some lard.

Cover the lid, put it in the pot and continue steaming.

"It smells so good!"

It won’t take long, when the strong fragrance comes out, this pot of ham and glutinous rice is steamed.

He picked up the cereal, opened the lid, and steam ran out, and came to his face with a strong fragrance.

"The handsome man must be making ham and glutinous rice again. It's so delicious. It's not as good as the coincidence of coming!" Cui Yan shouted outside and laughed in.

Zheng Wanyan bowed to Cui Yan and called out to her cousin.

"Hello cousin."

Cui Yan and Li Chao are used to it now. Without Li Chao's greeting, they just went to serve the bowl, and took a basin for soup, picked up the spoon and put it on.

Put a large basin of rice, and then I didn't forget to grab a handful of chopped green onions and sprinkle them on it.

Lower your head and sniff it hard.

"It's so delicious, I'll start eating first!"

Li Chao wiped his hands, took two bowls, and filled a small bowl for himself and Zheng Wanyan.

The crystal glutinous rice is filled with red ham and diced carrots, as well as verdant green onions and green and white onions.

There is no need to add salt or other ingredients. The salt in the ham penetrates into the rice, and the lard melts and soaks into the rice, making the rice fragrant, beautiful and crystal-clear.

Pick up a chopstick, take a bite, and think about two bites.

Cui Yan buried his head and ate hard for a while, and ate half a basin in one breath.

"Oh, I forgot to say that Chu Suiliang is here and is waiting in the flower hall." After that, he continued to bury his head and eat hard.

Zheng Wanyan smiled and said, "It seems like Cousin Cui hasn't eaten a full meal in half a month."

"Oh, the meal made by Saburo is so delicious, I want to cry when I eat it."

When he heard that Chu Suiliang was coming, Li Chao said with a smile, "Didn't you tell me to take him to rest for two days first? Why did you bring this directly?"

"I conveyed it as you said, but this person insisted on coming to see you, your boss first. I observed all the way and found that Chu Suiliang was not as arrogant as the legendary one. He was quite kind. As soon as he arrived in Lingzhou, he immediately rushed to see you. It didn't look like he was here to find fault." Cui Yan said.

"Do you think bad guys will still engrave the word bad guy on their foreheads? Similarly, if they are here to find fault, then he will not express his thoughts on his face."

"I'm going, this kid actually wants to come and find trouble. I want to play tricks on him!" Cui Yan was about to put the bowl.

"Sit down and eat your ham rice. Whether he is here to play with the slut or just do things, we treat him well. You don't have to rush to take action, you can take action later. In this Shuofang, I can accompany anyone who wants to play with us."

Li Chao took another bucket, filled a small bucket of ham rice, and then took a pair of chopsticks.

"Go and meet."

Cui Yan picked up the bowl, made another bowl of ham rice, and then said to Zheng Wanyan apart, following Li Chao.

Flower hall.

Chu Suiliang was sitting there, and there were no servants in the hall. He sat here for a while, but no one came out, and there was not even a maid who came to pour a cup of tea.

Just sit there.

As footsteps came, Chu Suiliang turned his head. But he saw Li Chao holding an apron on his waist and holding a rice bucket in his hand.

A pleasant scent came.

"Master Chu, it's been a long time since I arrived in Lingzhou. Why did I come here? It's noon and I haven't eaten yet? I happened to be making ham rice and have some together."

Li Chao put the rice bucket on the table and directly made him a bowl of ham rice and brought it to him.

Looking at the meal handed to him, Chu Suiliang hesitated for a while and took it over. He thought about the situation after meeting Li Chao thousands of times on the way, but never thought that it would be like this.

"The rice is so fragrant." Chu Suiliang finally put only three words in his mouth. "The rice was added with the ham brought from Bashang. This is the most authentic ham. It has been smoked for a year and is smoked with fruit wood, making the meat more fragrant. Moreover, the salt used for marinating is not ordinary. The green salt produced in Xiazhou, Shuofang, is made of large green and white grains, and the marinated meat tastes the best. Compensate quickly, depending on whether it suits the taste."

Chu Suiliang took a chopstick, yes, it was really delicious.

The softness of the glutinous rice, the salty aroma of the ham, the crispy and sweetness of the carrots, and the aroma of the green onions and green onions, were mixed together to form a bowl of such a delicious rice.

"Tasteful." Along the way, Chu Suiliang was indeed hungry before lunch. The rice was so delicious that he tasted a little ignorant of his appearance.

"If you taste good, eat more, there are still some here." Li Chao chewed slowly, and while still not forgetting to point to the rice bucket.

After eating three small bowls in one breath, Chu Suiliang finally put down his bowl of rice.

“It’s really delicious, very delicious.”

Li Chao was full early. Although he liked delicious food, he usually only had 70% full meals.

"The glutinous rice should be fragrant. In addition to choosing the ham well, you also need to add diced carrots and diced green onions. There is another secret, that is, you have to add a little lard."

Chu Suiliang looked strange, "Is lard added to the meal just now?"

"Of course, otherwise why would it be so fragrant?" Li Chao said with a smile.

Chu Suiliang heard that he had added lard and his complexion was not very good. He couldn't put it on the table. But when he thought of how happy he had eaten just now, he had eaten three bowls, but he couldn't say anything.

Why does this ham and glutinous rice feel like Li San?
Chapter completed!