After the fish's internal organs and gills were processed, Xiao Nianzhi found scissors and cut off the backbone of the fish from the belly. This would prevent the fish from jumping and splashing soup when it reacts with nerves when placed in the hot pot. , or hot oil.
After the fish was put away, Xiao Nianzhi quickly boiled water and brewed the tea leaves.
Today’s delicious kitchen refreshment tea is, jasmine tea.
This kind of tea is most suitable to be combined with fresh fruits to create a delicious fruit tea aroma.
Spring peaches are in season now, and there are peach trees in my aunt's village. The cook picked some in the morning and put them aside.
Therefore, there is also dessert after the meal.
The two people quickly processed the ingredients, and Xiao Nianzhi heated up the oil in the pot.
The first thing she made was the pork ribs and yam soup, because this requires simmering over low heat to add more flavor and make the pork ribs more tender and delicious.
After simmering the soup, Xiao Nianzhi quickly made fried chicken with scallion oil.
This dish is a bit of a test of skill and experience, because it is stir-fried raw chicken. If you don't stir-fry it well, the pot will have a fishy smell.
But if you marinate it raw in advance, you will avoid a lot of trouble.
After the oil is hot, add the green onions to the pan, stir-fry the onions to bring out the aroma, wait until the green onions are browned and crispy, take them out, then add the chicken while it's hot, stir-fry and simmer.
This dish needed to be cooked for a while, so Xiao Nianzhi turned around and went to another pot to add hot oil.
She moved so quickly that the cook felt that her eyesight was no longer enough, and she didn't even know how she could help.
After a final thought, the cook went to stand in the preparation area so that if Xiao Nianzhi needed anything, just call and she could help pass it over.
Xiao Nianzhi used to run a small shop by herself. She was really busy when she was busy, so she was used to doing many things by herself.
Nowadays, she is not used to having someone help her.
Therefore, many times, the cook finds herself as if she is redundant.
Braised fish is easy to make, mainly depends on how to adjust the braised sauce, and control the amount of sugar.
Braised fish has a salty and slightly sweet taste. Once too much sugar is added, the soup will become thicker, but the taste may not be good.
The braised fish was quickly simmered in the pot, and then Xiao Nianzhi made the sweet and sour pork loin.
There are actually many ways to make sweet and sour pork, each with its own taste and characteristics.
Xiao Nianzhi likes to use ready-made ketchup. Of course, in modern times, she sometimes makes her own ketchup.
Because you make it yourself, it can satisfy your personal taste.
But what’s on offer at Gourmet Kitchen isn’t bad either.
Just now, while the cook was processing the tenderloin, Xiao Nianzhi had taken out the seasonings he needed from the delicious kitchen and placed them in various places in front of the stove.
There wasn't much seasoning and it wasn't noticeable.
Before frying the homegrown vegetables, Xiao Nianzhi washed three peaches, carefully washed the skins several times with salt, and rinsed them repeatedly with water to ensure that the peach skins were clean.
Because the peach skin needs to be boiled in water to stimulate the peach aroma, the cleaning process requires a little more care.
Boil the peach skin in water first, then add the peach flesh, add rock sugar, and cook over low heat for a while until the rock sugar melts and you can serve it out.
The skin of the peach is naturally picked out, and the peach flesh can be picked out and eaten alone, or it can be mashed and eaten as pulp.
Xiao Nianzhi likes to keep it, so he only picks up the peach skin and throws it away. The rest is put aside to cool down, and then mixed with the brewed jasmine tea.
The fresh and refreshing peach fruit tea with the aroma of peach is ready to be served!
While Xiao Nianzhi was waiting for the peaches to cool, she started frying the home-cooked vegetables.
The vegetables were fried and the chicken was ready to be cooked. Manager Hu and a few long-term workers were already greedy for the aroma, but they were too embarrassed to get too close.
After all, Zhuangzi has a guest today, but the farther away he is from the distance, the more tortured he is.
Because there weren’t many dishes, the cook didn’t ask Guanshi Hu to help, so she was able to carry them by herself.
The cook started with home-cooked vegetables and sweet and sour pork. When she passed by, Aunt Yu and Xiao Siye were having a homely conversation, and they were talking about...
Xiao Nianzhi mentioned the water pipe issue before.
Aunt Yu not only told Xiao Siye about this matter, she also told Yu Jijiu.
After all, if you want water pipes, you do need their help.
If they couldn't solve it, Aunt Yu decided to write a letter to the palace and ask the emperor to help.
Of course, Aunt Yu did not erase Xiao Nianzhi's contribution. She would tell whoever's idea it was.
Before the cook arrived, the sweet aroma of sweet and sour pork had already drifted over.
Aunt Yu knew as soon as she smelled it that the food was ready. She smiled and said, "It smells a bit sweet to me. It should be a sweet dish. It's very considerate when you think about it. You think of me in everything."
This was a bit of a show off, although Xiao Siye knew rationally that he should be happy that Aunt Yu was treating Xiao Nianzhi well.
However, I can’t help but feel sad!
He felt that he couldn't lose, so he brought up the old things again: "Think about this kid, he is really considerate. The day before yesterday, he just heard me cough twice and wanted to make pear soup for me. What a good boy."
Aunt Yu:.
I bother!
Aunt Yu felt that she couldn't admit defeat either, so she quickly mentioned the steamed buns with eggs Xiao Nianzhi brought her on the first day she came to the backyard: "On the first day I came to the backyard, I thought about it and brought me a midnight snack. Now I I still remember the smell, it was delicious.”
Aunt Yu said, squinting her eyes slightly and falling into memories.
Xiao Siye:......
He had nothing but Xiaodiaolitang.
Woohoo!
Fortunately, the arrival of the cook relieved the two childish people from showing off and competing.
Not long after the cook came in, Xiao Nianzhi also came in with braised fish. The fish was a bit big, so she only brought this one dish.
Seeing the person coming, Aunt Yu hurriedly waved: "Come here quickly if you think about it."
Aunt Yu called, and Xiao Nianzhi put the plate away, gave the tray to the cook, and walked over obediently.
Aunt Yu took the person and sat down: "Are you exhausted? Let me take a look."
While talking, Aunt Yu wiped her sweat.
Xiao Siye watched from the side with his eyelids twitching. Why didn't he know before that Aunt Yu was still so enthusiastic?
Isn't she always cold-faced?
Just ask the students in the academy, how many of them are not afraid of her cold face?
How could Xiao Nianzhi let Aunt Yu help him wipe it? He quickly took the handkerchief and smiled at Aunt Yu: "Auntie who is not tired, she hasn't done much in total."
Aunt Yu also knew that Xiao Nianzhi liked these things, but looking at her cooking skills, she knew that if she didn't like it, who would have the time to study these cooking techniques?
Therefore, she didn't say much on her face, but she thought in her heart that there were still two boxes of ointment in the room that the Queen Mother had given her at the beginning of the year. Aunt Yu thought at the time that she would keep them as a favor.
Nowadays, I am too lazy to think about the lack of human kindness and leave it to the little girl.
Such a nice little girl!
Aunt Yu sighed in her heart without showing it on her face. She took Xiao Nianzhi's hand and said with a smile: "Come on, let's eat first so that your uncle can open his eyes and eat something good, so that he won't always feel that there are too many meals in the cafeteria." It’s delicious, no matter how many students complain, he can’t even hear it.”
