1, Yuan Dynasty
That year, Kublai Khan led the army south. When he was exhausted, he suddenly remembered the food in his hometown, so he asked the army chef to cook it. But at this time, he found the enemy's situation, so the chef sliced the mutton and rinsed it in water. After Kublai Khan finished eating, he turned over and mounted his horse to meet the enemy, winning a great victory.
After the victory, Genghis Khan asked the military chef to cook it again. This time, the military chef was equipped with many small ingredients and side dishes. After the generals ate it, everyone was full of praise, so they asked Kublai Khan to give them a name, so Kublai Khan named them "instant-boiled mutton".
2. Qing dynasty
Instant-boiled mutton, also known as "mutton hot pot", began in the early Qing Dynasty. /kloc-In the 8th century, Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong held several large-scale "Thousand Banquets", including mutton hotpot. Later, it spread to shops and was run by Muslim museums. "One Hundred Stories of the Old City" said: "Mutton pot is the most common delicacy in cold years, so it must be eaten in mutton restaurant. This way of eating is a study and evolution of the nomadic heritage in the north and has become a special flavor. "
3. Song Liao
Archaeological data show that the murals unearthed in Aohan Banner, Zhaowudameng, Inner Mongolia, describe the scene of Khitans eating instant-boiled mutton 1 100 years ago: three Khitans were sitting around a hot pot. Some are cooking mutton in a pot with chopsticks. There are iron drums filled with mutton and plates filled with ingredients on the Eight Immortals table in front of the hot pot. This is the earliest information known to describe instant-boiled mutton.
A little later than Liao, the Southern Song Dynasty people also involved instant-boiled mutton in the book Shanjia Qing Palace. It turned out that he was full of praise for the rabbit meat he had eaten. He not only recorded the rinsing method of rabbit meat and the types of seasonings in detail, but also wrote a poem to describe it. The poem says: "The storm is clear and the wind turns rosy clouds." This is because the color of hot soup rabbit slices is like sunset glow, so there is this poem.