Chapter 182 The Food Tasting Conference Officially Begins
On the other side, the deer cub carefully kept the letter and fell asleep with beautiful expectations.
In the dream, Xi Ling came back...
Just one minute of reality passed, and the dream at this moment was influenced by the fawn's subconscious and entered the night.
She was wrapped in a quilt and facing Xi Ling. The full moon was shining through the window, the only light in the room.
Lin Shilu said excitedly: "Now it's time for a night talk!"
"Don't say anything. Listen to me."
"You missed my birthday for so many years. When you come back, you must accompany me to fulfill my birthday wish list for so many years."
Xi Ling said helplessly: "Okay, I'll listen to you."
"Watching TV series with me all day long, we have already achieved it before. Now that dusk has fallen, it is time for the second part, my third birthday wish..."
"Let's talk together by candlelight all night long!" If Lin Shilu had a tail behind her, it would definitely be very high. Even if there was no tail, it would not prevent others from seeing that she was in a good mood at the moment.
Xi Ling in the dream looked at the fawn who was very interested and didn't want to disturb him, so she said tactfully: "This is not good for your health."
"I'll just stay for one night." The deer cub looked at her eagerly and reached out to tug at the sleeve of Xi Ling's pajamas.
Xi Ling said helplessly: "This won't happen again."
"Then let's officially move on to the night talk session and tell horror stories."
"We each say one thing, no matter if it's made up or heard. If the other party can't help it or is afraid, they lose. The loser has to answer the winner's question and can't refuse. It has to be the truth!"
In order to create a suitable atmosphere, she took out the fluorescent beads she had prepared long ago and sprinkled them on the boundary between the two people, and then took out a flashlight and placed it in the center.
The combination of carefully selected green fluorescent beads and the weakest light of the flashlight creates a suitable atmosphere in the dim bedroom.
The useless terminal playing music further deepened the situation, and Lin Shilu was afraid that he would surrender first.
Reality, supermarket.
Time passed bit by bit, and Zhu Qingyou and Xi Ling worked together to purchase the ingredients on the list.
"Tsk, can you do it?"
She was wearing half of an earphone, and the list of ingredients projected on the terminal was not far in front of her. Most of the items on it had been checked, with only the last few items left to be decided.
A terminal with privacy mode is set up so that only people with permission can view it.
The synchronization rate rose to its extreme, and Xi Ling's full consciousness returned through the channel and briefly descended on Zhu Qingyou's body. At this moment, the two of them shared one body.
In the eyes of outsiders, Zhu Qingyou was wearing half of the earphone while talking on the phone.
Xi Ling: "I can't help it. We can't try it out here." A reply came from the side of her ear, "I can't go home now and buy seasoning while cooking."
"Have you made your choice yet?" Zhu Qingyou gritted her teeth. Time was running out and there was no time to waste any more.
She then asked, "Can your wallet hold up?"
In order to have a margin for error, the two of them bought a lot of the same ingredients so that they could taste and adjust the ingredients after cooking.
"You don't have to worry!"
"It seems to be enough, so let's buy them all."
After paying the bill, "Zhu Qingyou" rushed back to Luzai's house carrying a bunch of ingredients and seasonings. She ran for three minutes to get to the station. When she put down the ingredients and opened the door, she didn't look out of breath at all.
It’s not time for dinner yet, and there’s not many people in the kitchen or living room.
There are three hours and five minutes left until the fawn wakes up.
The current progress of the two people: five dishes have been prepared, and the ingredients have been prepared but not yet cleaned.
Next, let’s enjoy the delicious cooking process of Chef You and Assistant Ling.
The first step is to take out the ingredients and seasonings, put them back in place, and wash the former.
While the water was draining, she put the newly bought seasoning aside. Chef You moved quickly, took out the ingredients and put them into the pool to wash them one by one, muttering: "Tomatoes, potatoes, lotus roots, kelp, and tofu need to be thawed."
The kitchen utensils were all clean, which made it very convenient for Zhu Qingyou. She took out a dozen plates and a filter basket from the cupboard.
Wash the tomatoes, cut them into pieces and place them on a plate. Wash the potatoes and lotus roots, peel them, cut them into strips and place them on a plate. Cut the potato strips into even sizes and place them in a basin filled with water. This step is to wash away the starch.
Xi Ling couldn't control her body, so she could only watch and instruct: "Don't forget to clean and shred the kelp, and the tofu takes a long time to thaw, so you can prepare it after you finish cooking a dish."
"You also need to change the knife, or remove the fishy smell from the knife after use." Assistant Aya kept giving instructions to Chef You.
Chef You was shredding the lotus root. She gradually slowed down as Xi Ling directed her. "Wait until I'm cooking before you speak, okay?"
“If there’s something that’s not going right, you can tell me, but right now I’m shredding.”
Implication: You need to concentrate, please shut up!
Assistant Ling didn't want Chef You to slow down because of her nagging, so she had to shut up.
Cut the lotus root into shreds and place on a plate for later use.
Time was running out, so Chef You put the kelp into the pool to wash it, took out another chopping board and knife, cut it into shreds and put it on a plate.
The plate containing kelp should be kept far away from the plates containing the spare ingredients next to it, to avoid accidentally knocking them over in a hurry and causing the ingredients to mix their flavors.
Tomatoes, potatoes and lotus roots are fine, but kelp is not okay because it has a strong taste.
The main ingredients have been prepared, and the most important ingredient left is chili.
Here is Assistant Ling's main point: "The peppers used in hot and sour potatoes are Erjingtiao and Xiaomijiao. Put a little bit, just as a garnish."
In this way, Chef You, under the direction of Assistant Ling, began to process and prepare the peppers.
Xi Ling recalled her past memories and instructed, "Cut it diagonally to a thickness of one centimeter. The chili pepper and erjingtiao are spicy enough, so put a little less. Take a small amount of star anise and Sichuan pepper for later use. These are the basic seasonings for the first dish."
Chef You put the two kinds of chopped peppers into a small plate for later use, and took out the star anise and peppercorns that Assistant Ling mentioned from the seasoning area, then asked doubtfully, "Are you sure?"
She had never heard of adding star anise and peppercorns to stir-fried shredded potatoes.
Assistant Ling replied: "I am very sure, one to three spoons of rice vinegar, add water halfway to avoid crispness, and half a spoon of light soy sauce for color."
“……” Chef You was speechless.
At this point, I had no choice but to put the shredded potatoes into the strainer basket, first stir-fry the seasonings until fragrant, then add the shredded potatoes and stir-fry until 90% cooked, then add seasoning, and finally add water to close the pot.
Under the guidance of assistant Ling, the shredded potatoes were ready.
If it’s too hot, let it cool down a bit before tasting.
"Next, stir-fry the lotus root, three green peppers, and one chili pepper. The lotus root is not much, so you don't need too much pepper. Cut the pepper into shreds."
So, Chef You took another small plate and put the chili in it.
The previous plate was not used up, but it will not be less. If the taste is not right, the shredded potatoes will have to be fried again.
Because the dishes are changed, the pot needs to be washed again.
"Taste the dish after frying the lotus root. I will help you adjust the taste." Assistant Ling's assurance gave Zhu Qingyou more confidence.
The second dish, spicy shredded lotus root, is in the making.
When we were halfway through frying and were about to add vinegar and other seasonings, Assistant Ling reminded us, "Add more soy sauce to this dish. Light soy sauce is not as strong as dark soy sauce for coloring."
Chef You stirred the spoon with skillful movements, "So you use dark soy sauce?"
Assistant Ling: "Let's use light soy sauce. I'll check the color when you add it, then stir-fry and add more. When I say stop, you stop."
"understood."
"The heat is very important. Turn it down to low heat later. Don't forget to add the pepper powder."
The words "Don't forget to add pepper powder" made Sister You stop.
This wasn’t told in advance!
Also, why add pepper powder?
Luckily, the seasoning box was not far from my hand. "How much?"
"I forgot..." Assistant Ling saw that the vegetables in the pot were about to be cooked, and hurriedly said, "Add vinegar, half a bowl of white vinegar, enough to cover the bottom of the lotus root. Add two spoons of the newly bought soy sauce, and one spoon of the original light soy sauce."
Chef You followed the instructions, and Assistant Ling searched the cooking process in her memory and corrected him again: "Not enough, it needs to be more than the lotus root, to ensure that the lotus root is fully submerged. This is the amount for one plate, add less pepper powder, maybe half a spoonful."
"Stir-fry and adjust the heat, add soy sauce to adjust the color, and finally add shredded chili peppers and stir-fry until cooked, turn down the heat and stir-fry, then serve."
Sister You perfectly reproduced every sentence.
"Are you sure this is fried lotus root shreds?"
"Yes, in the end you will get a dish of lotus root shreds that look like potato shreds. The taste is still different because of the addition of chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns. You will taste a bit spicy and intoxicating, as well as the unique taste of lotus root. My advice is to drink more water!"
After the two dishes were cooked, Chef You prepared to let his assistant taste them.
She sneered twice: "Come, try it!"
"The replica is the taste in your memory, so it's better if you take the lead."
"If I really come out, I will be struck by lightning." Assistant Ling declined.
There are some things that cannot be said, so Sister You answered her from her heart: "That's only if you are discovered with me here. What are you afraid of? With my aura covering you, you can't be discovered."
So, Xiling took the dominant position of the body and began to taste it.
The first dish is fried shredded potatoes.
Assistant Ling picked up a pair of chopsticks and tasted it. She commented: "It's just about soft and tender, and the vinegar is just right, but I feel like it's missing some other seasoning."
Sister You asked: "What seasoning did you usually use?"
Xi Ling recalled: "Chicken powder, MSG, pork rib powder."
“Sometimes I would make my own soup dumplings and seasoning mixes if I could. But it’s been so long that I can’t quite remember.”
"But when I fried the shredded potatoes, I definitely didn't add pork chop powder and chicken essence. Adding these two things will cause the shredded potatoes to lose their original flavor." "Why don't you try thirteen spices and MSG?" She suggested in her heart, "Choose one of the two and add less."
"Okay, try the second dish." Sister You agreed.
Suddenly a voice came from behind, "It smells so good!"
The two were startled and almost reacted instinctively. After suppressing their instincts, Xi Ling noticed that there was no one behind her, so she didn't turn around and gave the initiative back to Zhu Qingyou, letting her deal with it.
After the dishes were cooked, some people came out after smelling the smell. Fortunately, that person was far away, otherwise the two people who shared the same body would have thrown him over the shoulder.
Don’t suddenly appear from behind others when they are concentrating, as this will cause a stress reaction!
Qingxuan, Siyuan, Shaoshao and Qiye were lying side by side on the kitchen door frame. When they saw Zhu Qingyou turn around, Qingxuan asked, "Sister, is dinner ready?"
Like personified cats, they lay side by side and stacked high on the door frame.
Zhu Qingyou took the lead for the time being and handed the plate of fried shredded potatoes to the people at the door. "Not yet, but you can eat this one."
She smiled and said, "Don't waste it!"
I was just worrying that I might not be able to eat so many dishes, and maybe I would need to take some digestive tablets, but now that someone is here, I have a way to solve the problem. I'll just treat it as a return gift for their sudden scare.
The staple foods are already available in the kitchen and there is no need to prepare them specially. If you want to prepare the staple foods, three hours will not be enough.
Everyone often eats at Luzai's house, and even the elders often bring food here, so the staple food is extremely rich, and the refrigerator has everything.
Perhaps because of the role models set by the elders, Huahua and his friends also like to gather in this house every time it is time for meals. It is lively and warm, and sometimes they even create a new routine of having meals together with the elders.
There are still two hours and forty-five minutes before Lin Shilu wakes up from his dream.
The four people who came out following the smell had no idea what they were about to face.
The only one who managed to escape was Huahua, who was the first to leave the game. As soon as he came out, Zhe'er pulled him into the room to relieve his tension.
Even if I listen to music, the feeling of guilt and pressure cannot be offset.
I had no choice but to erase it by writing a manuscript.
Huahua happened to appear at this time, and the coolie was found.
"What staple food do you want? I'll get it for you. You are not allowed to go into the kitchen." Zhu Qingyou took four pairs of chopsticks and handed them to them, waiting for a reply.
Siyuan: "Mantou."
"I want baked cakes." Qiye thought it was too vague, and said, "It's not the pot cakes I brought before, it's fire cakes."
"What about you?" Sister You nodded slightly, "There are still a lot of staple foods in the kitchen, what do you want to eat?"
When Qingxuan heard about Guokui, he immediately said, "Then let's have Guokui. Just give me a small half. I can't eat that much."
“Pancakes, don’t make pancakes by hand.”
Shao Shao was very clear about the staple foods left in the kitchen. There were many kinds, but not all of them were suitable to be paired with shredded potatoes. He only wanted to eat one kind.
Handmade pancakes will become very tough after cooling down. Shao Shao is a person who pursues a balance in food taste, which is also partly why he prefers machine-made pancakes.
Of course, this does not affect his belief that handmade pancakes are extremely delicious when they are crispy on the edges and soft on the inside when they are just out of the pan.
After listening to the four people's requests, Zhu Qingyou turned around to get it.
As time was short, she cut the pot cake in half with a knife and then put the staple food requested by several people on it.
Two steamed buns, three pancakes, four huoshao, and half a pot cake. The quantity was actually not bad, and they were all quite even, except for the pot cake at the end, which was as high as a plate or a bowl.
"Eat slowly, there's more to come." Zhu Qingyou closed the door and went back to the kitchen to taste the food. The fried lotus root shreds had already cooled down a little.
Assistant Ling then commented: "The taste is impeccable, just like the taste in my memory. It's a little cold, so you should eat it while it's hot."
Zhu Qingyou stretched out her hand to tick the dinner list, holding the shredded lotus root in one hand and opening the door with the other. She saw four people sitting at a long table, eating a plate of fried shredded potatoes with relish, and they would grab the food from time to time.
Chef You's cooking skills are superb. Even though the dishes created by Assistant Ling in her early years were mixed with some strange seasonings, the overall taste of the dishes was still more than adequate and unexpectedly suited the appetites of four people.
She held the dish in her hand and asked the four people, "Who wants it?"
Qingxuan nudged Qiye with his elbow and said, "Go ahead, can my sister's cooking skills be bad?"
Qi Ye took another bite of food and swallowed it, then said, "Then leave some for me." He quickly rushed towards the target.
Ousi was taken over, and Qingyou said to them, "Go and call Zhe'er and Sanhua down to eat later. You don't need to call the deer cub. Do you hear me?"
The four people turned around and nodded frantically. Some of them even took up the plates and showed off wildly because of the convenient position without turning around.
After getting a response, Zhu Qingyou returned to the kitchen.
Shao Shao was about to pick up some food when he discovered that the remaining shredded potatoes on the plate were gone. He looked up and saw Si Yuan's mouth was swollen. He was furious: "Hurry up and spit it out. I didn't eat much!"
Because he didn't separate the ingredients carefully, he ate the star anise and Sichuan peppercorns in the dish. Siyuan's face twisted for a moment, and then he chewed quickly, as if to tell you to open your mouth if you dare.
Shao Shao had no choice but to give up and turn his attention to stir-fried lotus root shreds.
Siyuan drank water frantically. He had just swallowed the star anise and flower horn, and now he felt numb and spicy.
I can’t eat fried lotus root shreds for the time being.
In the kitchen, making a dinner list.
The spicy and sour potato shreds and spicy lotus root shreds in my memory have been prepared, and what's left are the improved version of heavy-flavored kelp, tomato and Chinese toon noodles, and lasagna tofu.
Among them, Xiling remembered the production process of tomato and toon noodles very clearly, and she put it at the end.
Zhu Qingyou saw that the tofu was almost thawed in the pool water, so she said to Xi Ling, "Put the kelp and noodles last, and make the thousand-layer tofu first. You can only stir-fry two plates, so you decide for yourself."
Xi Ling: “Okay!”
Before frying the tofu, Zhu Qingyou tried shredded potatoes again. This time, the range of seasonings was narrowed down, and since she had already made it once, she had a skilled hand and finished it in just over ten minutes.
Assistant Ling commented: "The taste is right this time. When making it for the deer, you can use less salt, as the taste is a bit too strong. This is the improvement suggestion I wrote in my notes when I first made it."
It worked, the taste was very authentic.
"Okay." Zhu Qingyou wrote down the request and called out, "Who will serve it?"
Soon someone came into the kitchen and took the dishes away.
Shao Shao secretly took the chopsticks and ate secretly in the kitchen when he was the only one there.
While eating, he asked, "How many dishes do you have left, Sister You?"
After opening the package, the two pieces of tofu inside are not completely thawed yet, so you have to dip them in water before cutting each piece, otherwise it will stick to the knife.
"Thousand-layer tofu, tomato noodles, and kelp." Zhu Qingyou originally wanted to tear the tofu off the knife, but it would affect the integrity of the tofu itself.
She had to get a basin of water, cut the tofu, dip the knife, and soak the tofu in the water, otherwise the tofu would stick together again.
"Add Chinese toon to the tomato noodles. If you are not used to it, you can just not eat it and I will eat it alone. Don't forget to order the Chinese zheer and three flowers. I see you were enjoying the meal so much that you even forgot to order them." She said as she cut.
Shao Shao had just had enough and secretly ate most of the plate of shredded potatoes.
He put down the plate, "I'll go get it!"
The others were waiting for him to bring back the dishes, but he went upstairs, so they had to let another person who had never been there go.
Qingxuan was dumbfounded when he saw the half-eaten shredded potatoes. If he took it out, it would be considered that he had eaten it himself; if he didn't take it out, it would be even more unreasonable.
dilemma!
He made up his mind and ate the remaining food without hesitation. He wiped the corners of his mouth, washed the dishes at the sink, put them aside, and walked out of the kitchen.
As soon as he walked out, his face fell.
"Gone!" He returned to the dining table and said in a frustrated tone, "Shao Shao ate them all. I didn't eat a single bite, and was forced to stay with my sister and clean the dishes."
The tone sounded particularly depressed and the voice was particularly small.
"The plan works!" he thought to himself, "Keep your voice down, my sister won't know anyway."
Shao Shao tricked Qing Xuan, but Qing Xuan left the trick to Shao Shao, and indirectly tricked Sister You. For him, as long as he didn't know about it now, it wouldn't matter even if he knew about it after dinner.
Soon, Shaoshao came down with Zhe Er and Hua Hua.
Zhe Er originally wanted to die rather than come down, but the two of them worked together to tear her out of the room.
When Shao Shao came down, he saw the other three people united in hatred of the enemy, and was confused.
When he found out that he had eaten all the freshly fried shredded potatoes, he was so upset that he couldn't say anything. Qingxuan's sinister intentions and who had eaten the remaining shredded potatoes were all obvious.
Can this be tolerated?
impossible!
He countered, "I only ate a small half of it, and Sister You asked me to call Zhe Er and Hua Hua. The rest was eaten by him. If you don't believe me, go ask Sister You."
Qiye and Siyuan, who didn't know the truth, didn't dare to disturb Sister You at this time, so the truth was no longer important. The key point was:
Shaoshao said that there would be three more dishes next: lasagna of tofu, tomato and Chinese toon noodles, and shredded kelp.
This should be tonight's dinner.
The elders were not at home today, so naturally they did not eat at home either. Aunt Zhang had returned home, so there were only eight of them who were crying out for dinner.
At Luzai's house, the ones who cooked dinner today were Chef You and Assistant Ling.
At this time, there are still two hours before the fawn wakes up.
Originally, it was: a storytelling session in a dream, a cooking competition in reality. But the food tasting contest seemed to fit the theme better.
This episode's mini-drama: The fawn's wish list
Waiting for A-ling to come back, trying A-ling's cooking again, watching TV series all day during the holiday, having a long talk all night, or maybe questioning (crossed out) and confiding...
The production process should not be long and it takes a relatively short time. Sister You and Xi Ling’s cooking skills are superb and the time can be shortened further. The rest can just be considered as a margin of error.
I’m not very good at writing about food, but I guess there will be a lot of descriptions of food and its production in the future. After all, the nature of this article is a light-hearted, friendship-themed, game-themed, food… article.
I looked through the recipe and saw the cooking process, but I never made it. However, An An guaranteed that no step was missed.
Preview: Everything was going smoothly, but something went wrong while cooking the noodles. Please watch the next chapter: The food tasting is in full swing
On the other side, the deer cub carefully kept the letter and fell asleep with beautiful expectations.
In the dream, Xi Ling came back...
Just one minute of reality passed, and the dream at this moment was influenced by the fawn's subconscious and entered the night.
She was wrapped in a quilt and facing Xi Ling. The full moon was shining through the window, the only light in the room.
Lin Shilu said excitedly: "Now it's time for a night talk!"
"Don't say anything. Listen to me."
"You missed my birthday for so many years. When you come back, you must accompany me to fulfill my birthday wish list for so many years."
Xi Ling said helplessly: "Okay, I'll listen to you."
"Watching TV series with me all day long, we have already achieved it before. Now that dusk has fallen, it is time for the second part, my third birthday wish..."
"Let's talk together by candlelight all night long!" If Lin Shilu had a tail behind her, it would definitely be very high. Even if there was no tail, it would not prevent others from seeing that she was in a good mood at the moment.
Xi Ling in the dream looked at the fawn who was very interested and didn't want to disturb him, so she said tactfully: "This is not good for your health."
"I'll just stay for one night." The deer cub looked at her eagerly and reached out to tug at the sleeve of Xi Ling's pajamas.
Xi Ling said helplessly: "This won't happen again."
"Then let's officially move on to the night talk session and tell horror stories."
"We each say one thing, no matter if it's made up or heard. If the other party can't help it or is afraid, they lose. The loser has to answer the winner's question and can't refuse. It has to be the truth!"
In order to create a suitable atmosphere, she took out the fluorescent beads she had prepared long ago and sprinkled them on the boundary between the two people, and then took out a flashlight and placed it in the center.
The combination of carefully selected green fluorescent beads and the weakest light of the flashlight creates a suitable atmosphere in the dim bedroom.
The useless terminal playing music further deepened the situation, and Lin Shilu was afraid that he would surrender first.
Reality, supermarket.
Time passed bit by bit, and Zhu Qingyou and Xi Ling worked together to purchase the ingredients on the list.
"Tsk, can you do it?"
She was wearing half of an earphone, and the list of ingredients projected on the terminal was not far in front of her. Most of the items on it had been checked, with only the last few items left to be decided.
A terminal with privacy mode is set up so that only people with permission can view it.
The synchronization rate rose to its extreme, and Xi Ling's full consciousness returned through the channel and briefly descended on Zhu Qingyou's body. At this moment, the two of them shared one body.
In the eyes of outsiders, Zhu Qingyou was wearing half of the earphone while talking on the phone.
Xi Ling: "I can't help it. We can't try it out here." A reply came from the side of her ear, "I can't go home now and buy seasoning while cooking."
"Have you made your choice yet?" Zhu Qingyou gritted her teeth. Time was running out and there was no time to waste any more.
She then asked, "Can your wallet hold up?"
In order to have a margin for error, the two of them bought a lot of the same ingredients so that they could taste and adjust the ingredients after cooking.
"You don't have to worry!"
"It seems to be enough, so let's buy them all."
After paying the bill, "Zhu Qingyou" rushed back to Luzai's house carrying a bunch of ingredients and seasonings. She ran for three minutes to get to the station. When she put down the ingredients and opened the door, she didn't look out of breath at all.
It’s not time for dinner yet, and there’s not many people in the kitchen or living room.
There are three hours and five minutes left until the fawn wakes up.
The current progress of the two people: five dishes have been prepared, and the ingredients have been prepared but not yet cleaned.
Next, let’s enjoy the delicious cooking process of Chef You and Assistant Ling.
The first step is to take out the ingredients and seasonings, put them back in place, and wash the former.
While the water was draining, she put the newly bought seasoning aside. Chef You moved quickly, took out the ingredients and put them into the pool to wash them one by one, muttering: "Tomatoes, potatoes, lotus roots, kelp, and tofu need to be thawed."
The kitchen utensils were all clean, which made it very convenient for Zhu Qingyou. She took out a dozen plates and a filter basket from the cupboard.
Wash the tomatoes, cut them into pieces and place them on a plate. Wash the potatoes and lotus roots, peel them, cut them into strips and place them on a plate. Cut the potato strips into even sizes and place them in a basin filled with water. This step is to wash away the starch.
Xi Ling couldn't control her body, so she could only watch and instruct: "Don't forget to clean and shred the kelp, and the tofu takes a long time to thaw, so you can prepare it after you finish cooking a dish."
"You also need to change the knife, or remove the fishy smell from the knife after use." Assistant Aya kept giving instructions to Chef You.
Chef You was shredding the lotus root. She gradually slowed down as Xi Ling directed her. "Wait until I'm cooking before you speak, okay?"
“If there’s something that’s not going right, you can tell me, but right now I’m shredding.”
Implication: You need to concentrate, please shut up!
Assistant Ling didn't want Chef You to slow down because of her nagging, so she had to shut up.
Cut the lotus root into shreds and place on a plate for later use.
Time was running out, so Chef You put the kelp into the pool to wash it, took out another chopping board and knife, cut it into shreds and put it on a plate.
The plate containing kelp should be kept far away from the plates containing the spare ingredients next to it, to avoid accidentally knocking them over in a hurry and causing the ingredients to mix their flavors.
Tomatoes, potatoes and lotus roots are fine, but kelp is not okay because it has a strong taste.
The main ingredients have been prepared, and the most important ingredient left is chili.
Here is Assistant Ling's main point: "The peppers used in hot and sour potatoes are Erjingtiao and Xiaomijiao. Put a little bit, just as a garnish."
In this way, Chef You, under the direction of Assistant Ling, began to process and prepare the peppers.
Xi Ling recalled her past memories and instructed, "Cut it diagonally to a thickness of one centimeter. The chili pepper and erjingtiao are spicy enough, so put a little less. Take a small amount of star anise and Sichuan pepper for later use. These are the basic seasonings for the first dish."
Chef You put the two kinds of chopped peppers into a small plate for later use, and took out the star anise and peppercorns that Assistant Ling mentioned from the seasoning area, then asked doubtfully, "Are you sure?"
She had never heard of adding star anise and peppercorns to stir-fried shredded potatoes.
Assistant Ling replied: "I am very sure, one to three spoons of rice vinegar, add water halfway to avoid crispness, and half a spoon of light soy sauce for color."
“……” Chef You was speechless.
At this point, I had no choice but to put the shredded potatoes into the strainer basket, first stir-fry the seasonings until fragrant, then add the shredded potatoes and stir-fry until 90% cooked, then add seasoning, and finally add water to close the pot.
Under the guidance of assistant Ling, the shredded potatoes were ready.
If it’s too hot, let it cool down a bit before tasting.
"Next, stir-fry the lotus root, three green peppers, and one chili pepper. The lotus root is not much, so you don't need too much pepper. Cut the pepper into shreds."
So, Chef You took another small plate and put the chili in it.
The previous plate was not used up, but it will not be less. If the taste is not right, the shredded potatoes will have to be fried again.
Because the dishes are changed, the pot needs to be washed again.
"Taste the dish after frying the lotus root. I will help you adjust the taste." Assistant Ling's assurance gave Zhu Qingyou more confidence.
The second dish, spicy shredded lotus root, is in the making.
When we were halfway through frying and were about to add vinegar and other seasonings, Assistant Ling reminded us, "Add more soy sauce to this dish. Light soy sauce is not as strong as dark soy sauce for coloring."
Chef You stirred the spoon with skillful movements, "So you use dark soy sauce?"
Assistant Ling: "Let's use light soy sauce. I'll check the color when you add it, then stir-fry and add more. When I say stop, you stop."
"understood."
"The heat is very important. Turn it down to low heat later. Don't forget to add the pepper powder."
The words "Don't forget to add pepper powder" made Sister You stop.
This wasn’t told in advance!
Also, why add pepper powder?
Luckily, the seasoning box was not far from my hand. "How much?"
"I forgot..." Assistant Ling saw that the vegetables in the pot were about to be cooked, and hurriedly said, "Add vinegar, half a bowl of white vinegar, enough to cover the bottom of the lotus root. Add two spoons of the newly bought soy sauce, and one spoon of the original light soy sauce."
Chef You followed the instructions, and Assistant Ling searched the cooking process in her memory and corrected him again: "Not enough, it needs to be more than the lotus root, to ensure that the lotus root is fully submerged. This is the amount for one plate, add less pepper powder, maybe half a spoonful."
"Stir-fry and adjust the heat, add soy sauce to adjust the color, and finally add shredded chili peppers and stir-fry until cooked, turn down the heat and stir-fry, then serve."
Sister You perfectly reproduced every sentence.
"Are you sure this is fried lotus root shreds?"
"Yes, in the end you will get a dish of lotus root shreds that look like potato shreds. The taste is still different because of the addition of chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns. You will taste a bit spicy and intoxicating, as well as the unique taste of lotus root. My advice is to drink more water!"
After the two dishes were cooked, Chef You prepared to let his assistant taste them.
She sneered twice: "Come, try it!"
"The replica is the taste in your memory, so it's better if you take the lead."
"If I really come out, I will be struck by lightning." Assistant Ling declined.
There are some things that cannot be said, so Sister You answered her from her heart: "That's only if you are discovered with me here. What are you afraid of? With my aura covering you, you can't be discovered."
So, Xiling took the dominant position of the body and began to taste it.
The first dish is fried shredded potatoes.
Assistant Ling picked up a pair of chopsticks and tasted it. She commented: "It's just about soft and tender, and the vinegar is just right, but I feel like it's missing some other seasoning."
Sister You asked: "What seasoning did you usually use?"
Xi Ling recalled: "Chicken powder, MSG, pork rib powder."
“Sometimes I would make my own soup dumplings and seasoning mixes if I could. But it’s been so long that I can’t quite remember.”
"But when I fried the shredded potatoes, I definitely didn't add pork chop powder and chicken essence. Adding these two things will cause the shredded potatoes to lose their original flavor." "Why don't you try thirteen spices and MSG?" She suggested in her heart, "Choose one of the two and add less."
"Okay, try the second dish." Sister You agreed.
Suddenly a voice came from behind, "It smells so good!"
The two were startled and almost reacted instinctively. After suppressing their instincts, Xi Ling noticed that there was no one behind her, so she didn't turn around and gave the initiative back to Zhu Qingyou, letting her deal with it.
After the dishes were cooked, some people came out after smelling the smell. Fortunately, that person was far away, otherwise the two people who shared the same body would have thrown him over the shoulder.
Don’t suddenly appear from behind others when they are concentrating, as this will cause a stress reaction!
Qingxuan, Siyuan, Shaoshao and Qiye were lying side by side on the kitchen door frame. When they saw Zhu Qingyou turn around, Qingxuan asked, "Sister, is dinner ready?"
Like personified cats, they lay side by side and stacked high on the door frame.
Zhu Qingyou took the lead for the time being and handed the plate of fried shredded potatoes to the people at the door. "Not yet, but you can eat this one."
She smiled and said, "Don't waste it!"
I was just worrying that I might not be able to eat so many dishes, and maybe I would need to take some digestive tablets, but now that someone is here, I have a way to solve the problem. I'll just treat it as a return gift for their sudden scare.
The staple foods are already available in the kitchen and there is no need to prepare them specially. If you want to prepare the staple foods, three hours will not be enough.
Everyone often eats at Luzai's house, and even the elders often bring food here, so the staple food is extremely rich, and the refrigerator has everything.
Perhaps because of the role models set by the elders, Huahua and his friends also like to gather in this house every time it is time for meals. It is lively and warm, and sometimes they even create a new routine of having meals together with the elders.
There are still two hours and forty-five minutes before Lin Shilu wakes up from his dream.
The four people who came out following the smell had no idea what they were about to face.
The only one who managed to escape was Huahua, who was the first to leave the game. As soon as he came out, Zhe'er pulled him into the room to relieve his tension.
Even if I listen to music, the feeling of guilt and pressure cannot be offset.
I had no choice but to erase it by writing a manuscript.
Huahua happened to appear at this time, and the coolie was found.
"What staple food do you want? I'll get it for you. You are not allowed to go into the kitchen." Zhu Qingyou took four pairs of chopsticks and handed them to them, waiting for a reply.
Siyuan: "Mantou."
"I want baked cakes." Qiye thought it was too vague, and said, "It's not the pot cakes I brought before, it's fire cakes."
"What about you?" Sister You nodded slightly, "There are still a lot of staple foods in the kitchen, what do you want to eat?"
When Qingxuan heard about Guokui, he immediately said, "Then let's have Guokui. Just give me a small half. I can't eat that much."
“Pancakes, don’t make pancakes by hand.”
Shao Shao was very clear about the staple foods left in the kitchen. There were many kinds, but not all of them were suitable to be paired with shredded potatoes. He only wanted to eat one kind.
Handmade pancakes will become very tough after cooling down. Shao Shao is a person who pursues a balance in food taste, which is also partly why he prefers machine-made pancakes.
Of course, this does not affect his belief that handmade pancakes are extremely delicious when they are crispy on the edges and soft on the inside when they are just out of the pan.
After listening to the four people's requests, Zhu Qingyou turned around to get it.
As time was short, she cut the pot cake in half with a knife and then put the staple food requested by several people on it.
Two steamed buns, three pancakes, four huoshao, and half a pot cake. The quantity was actually not bad, and they were all quite even, except for the pot cake at the end, which was as high as a plate or a bowl.
"Eat slowly, there's more to come." Zhu Qingyou closed the door and went back to the kitchen to taste the food. The fried lotus root shreds had already cooled down a little.
Assistant Ling then commented: "The taste is impeccable, just like the taste in my memory. It's a little cold, so you should eat it while it's hot."
Zhu Qingyou stretched out her hand to tick the dinner list, holding the shredded lotus root in one hand and opening the door with the other. She saw four people sitting at a long table, eating a plate of fried shredded potatoes with relish, and they would grab the food from time to time.
Chef You's cooking skills are superb. Even though the dishes created by Assistant Ling in her early years were mixed with some strange seasonings, the overall taste of the dishes was still more than adequate and unexpectedly suited the appetites of four people.
She held the dish in her hand and asked the four people, "Who wants it?"
Qingxuan nudged Qiye with his elbow and said, "Go ahead, can my sister's cooking skills be bad?"
Qi Ye took another bite of food and swallowed it, then said, "Then leave some for me." He quickly rushed towards the target.
Ousi was taken over, and Qingyou said to them, "Go and call Zhe'er and Sanhua down to eat later. You don't need to call the deer cub. Do you hear me?"
The four people turned around and nodded frantically. Some of them even took up the plates and showed off wildly because of the convenient position without turning around.
After getting a response, Zhu Qingyou returned to the kitchen.
Shao Shao was about to pick up some food when he discovered that the remaining shredded potatoes on the plate were gone. He looked up and saw Si Yuan's mouth was swollen. He was furious: "Hurry up and spit it out. I didn't eat much!"
Because he didn't separate the ingredients carefully, he ate the star anise and Sichuan peppercorns in the dish. Siyuan's face twisted for a moment, and then he chewed quickly, as if to tell you to open your mouth if you dare.
Shao Shao had no choice but to give up and turn his attention to stir-fried lotus root shreds.
Siyuan drank water frantically. He had just swallowed the star anise and flower horn, and now he felt numb and spicy.
I can’t eat fried lotus root shreds for the time being.
In the kitchen, making a dinner list.
The spicy and sour potato shreds and spicy lotus root shreds in my memory have been prepared, and what's left are the improved version of heavy-flavored kelp, tomato and Chinese toon noodles, and lasagna tofu.
Among them, Xiling remembered the production process of tomato and toon noodles very clearly, and she put it at the end.
Zhu Qingyou saw that the tofu was almost thawed in the pool water, so she said to Xi Ling, "Put the kelp and noodles last, and make the thousand-layer tofu first. You can only stir-fry two plates, so you decide for yourself."
Xi Ling: “Okay!”
Before frying the tofu, Zhu Qingyou tried shredded potatoes again. This time, the range of seasonings was narrowed down, and since she had already made it once, she had a skilled hand and finished it in just over ten minutes.
Assistant Ling commented: "The taste is right this time. When making it for the deer, you can use less salt, as the taste is a bit too strong. This is the improvement suggestion I wrote in my notes when I first made it."
It worked, the taste was very authentic.
"Okay." Zhu Qingyou wrote down the request and called out, "Who will serve it?"
Soon someone came into the kitchen and took the dishes away.
Shao Shao secretly took the chopsticks and ate secretly in the kitchen when he was the only one there.
While eating, he asked, "How many dishes do you have left, Sister You?"
After opening the package, the two pieces of tofu inside are not completely thawed yet, so you have to dip them in water before cutting each piece, otherwise it will stick to the knife.
"Thousand-layer tofu, tomato noodles, and kelp." Zhu Qingyou originally wanted to tear the tofu off the knife, but it would affect the integrity of the tofu itself.
She had to get a basin of water, cut the tofu, dip the knife, and soak the tofu in the water, otherwise the tofu would stick together again.
"Add Chinese toon to the tomato noodles. If you are not used to it, you can just not eat it and I will eat it alone. Don't forget to order the Chinese zheer and three flowers. I see you were enjoying the meal so much that you even forgot to order them." She said as she cut.
Shao Shao had just had enough and secretly ate most of the plate of shredded potatoes.
He put down the plate, "I'll go get it!"
The others were waiting for him to bring back the dishes, but he went upstairs, so they had to let another person who had never been there go.
Qingxuan was dumbfounded when he saw the half-eaten shredded potatoes. If he took it out, it would be considered that he had eaten it himself; if he didn't take it out, it would be even more unreasonable.
dilemma!
He made up his mind and ate the remaining food without hesitation. He wiped the corners of his mouth, washed the dishes at the sink, put them aside, and walked out of the kitchen.
As soon as he walked out, his face fell.
"Gone!" He returned to the dining table and said in a frustrated tone, "Shao Shao ate them all. I didn't eat a single bite, and was forced to stay with my sister and clean the dishes."
The tone sounded particularly depressed and the voice was particularly small.
"The plan works!" he thought to himself, "Keep your voice down, my sister won't know anyway."
Shao Shao tricked Qing Xuan, but Qing Xuan left the trick to Shao Shao, and indirectly tricked Sister You. For him, as long as he didn't know about it now, it wouldn't matter even if he knew about it after dinner.
Soon, Shaoshao came down with Zhe Er and Hua Hua.
Zhe Er originally wanted to die rather than come down, but the two of them worked together to tear her out of the room.
When Shao Shao came down, he saw the other three people united in hatred of the enemy, and was confused.
When he found out that he had eaten all the freshly fried shredded potatoes, he was so upset that he couldn't say anything. Qingxuan's sinister intentions and who had eaten the remaining shredded potatoes were all obvious.
Can this be tolerated?
impossible!
He countered, "I only ate a small half of it, and Sister You asked me to call Zhe Er and Hua Hua. The rest was eaten by him. If you don't believe me, go ask Sister You."
Qiye and Siyuan, who didn't know the truth, didn't dare to disturb Sister You at this time, so the truth was no longer important. The key point was:
Shaoshao said that there would be three more dishes next: lasagna of tofu, tomato and Chinese toon noodles, and shredded kelp.
This should be tonight's dinner.
The elders were not at home today, so naturally they did not eat at home either. Aunt Zhang had returned home, so there were only eight of them who were crying out for dinner.
At Luzai's house, the ones who cooked dinner today were Chef You and Assistant Ling.
At this time, there are still two hours before the fawn wakes up.
Originally, it was: a storytelling session in a dream, a cooking competition in reality. But the food tasting contest seemed to fit the theme better.
This episode's mini-drama: The fawn's wish list
Waiting for A-ling to come back, trying A-ling's cooking again, watching TV series all day during the holiday, having a long talk all night, or maybe questioning (crossed out) and confiding...
The production process should not be long and it takes a relatively short time. Sister You and Xi Ling’s cooking skills are superb and the time can be shortened further. The rest can just be considered as a margin of error.
I’m not very good at writing about food, but I guess there will be a lot of descriptions of food and its production in the future. After all, the nature of this article is a light-hearted, friendship-themed, game-themed, food… article.
I looked through the recipe and saw the cooking process, but I never made it. However, An An guaranteed that no step was missed.
Preview: Everything was going smoothly, but something went wrong while cooking the noodles. Please watch the next chapter: The food tasting is in full swing
