Rebirth of Private Chef Xiao Ai

Chapter 8

With a sound of "嗞啦", the tender white fat slid down the pot, and golden lard was precipitated under the smoke and frying of the fire.All of a sudden, the kitchen was filled with the smell of meat, mixed with the strong smell of oil, wafting into the nostrils.

When the outer circle of the fat meat is fried to golden yellow, the lard is boiled, and the fat meat is taken out for later use—there is another "squeak" sound, the scales of the fish are cleaned by porcelain, the internal organs and fish bubbles are cleaned, and the washed crucian carp is placed in the pot It slipped twice and began to crackle and fry the froth.

Gu Lousheng was tickled by Song Cheng's trickery along the way, so he had to watch him cook in the kitchen.Song Cheng couldn't hold him back and told him to stay away from the stove.Firstly, he was afraid of his destructive power to the kitchen, and secondly, he was afraid that the fried oil would hurt him, so Gu Lousheng stood far away. Fortunately, the kitchen of Gu's old house is quite big.

"Hey!" Gu Lousheng swallowed hard as he smelled the strong aroma, and then looked at the fish in the pot that Song Cheng had just disemboweled, feeling very sympathetic.Of course, sympathy belongs to sympathy, and he would be more happy to see it turn into a pot of fragrant crucian carp soup.

Song Cheng took a plate, put the chopped green onions and sliced ​​ginger in it and set it aside for later use.The crucian carp in the oil pan has been fried for a long time, and one side of the fish skin has been fried yellow.Song Cheng touched it lightly with a spatula, and when it slid, he could feel that the fish skin had been fried crisply, and if it was fried any longer, it would be mushy, and it would taste bitter later.

Holding the pan with one hand, Song Cheng gently slid the fish along the pan with the spatula in one hand, and continued frying in the oil pan. "I only know now that after eating crucian carp soup for so many years, the fish needs to be fried first." Gu Lousheng stretched his neck to look at the fish in the pot, and suddenly he was patted from behind and turned his head. At first glance, it was Gu Changxin. "Fry the crucian carp before stewing the crucian carp soup, the stewed soup will be thick and fragrant, the color of the soup will be whiter, and occasionally there will be a milky smell. Do you think everyone has no common sense in the kitchen like you?"

"Chang Xin, why did you come to the kitchen? My elder brother will definitely get nervous again when he sees it." Gu Linsheng's darling Gu Chang Xin's vigor has not changed for many years.Gu Lousheng shrank his neck, not admitting that he had no common sense!Song Cheng saw that Gu Lousheng looked like a child in front of Gu Linsheng and Chang Xin, so he couldn't help smiling.

"Why are you nervous? I'm just here to take a look. I'm afraid you'll cause trouble for Song Cheng here. Didn't it seem like you rebelled when you entered the kitchen since you were a child?" Gu Changxin waved his hand to tell Lou Sheng not to worry, Stretching his neck to see Song Cheng's movements, he nodded appreciatively: "As expected of a cook, not to mention his dexterous hands and feet, just smelling the scent makes me a little hungry, but now I feel a fishy smell in everything I smell." But After the fish is fried, the fishy smell will weaken a lot.

"It'll be fine after a while." Song Cheng smiled shyly, and carefully took out the fish and put it on a plate.

"I often break up the fish when I put it on the plate, and Lou Sheng's elder brother often laughs at me." Looking at the intact fish, Gu Changxin was obviously envious of Song Cheng's craftsmanship.

"Just use a slippery one, slide it along the pot and into the plate." After finishing speaking, Song Cheng cut a piece of something he didn't know what it was, soaked it in a teapot, poured a glass of water and handed it to Gu Changxin: "Drink some , it won’t feel so fishy.”

Chang Xin took it, and with a glance, she saw a piece of yellow stuff soaking in the teapot, which looked like an orange cut horizontally, but the color was not the same as an orange, it was lighter.Smell it carefully, and find that it is a little fragrant and a little sour.After taking a sip, although the entrance is a bit bitter, the sour taste gradually becomes stronger.Chang Xin found that sourness made him feel very refreshed, and asked involuntarily, "What is this, why didn't I notice it before."

"Lemon slices, the outside is yellow, and the skin is sour. I thought you would like it. I bought some when I saw it at the market. I said it was shipped by sea." Gu Lousheng really remembered Song Cheng bought a few yellow, oval-shaped things, which should be the lemon slices.So he also asked Song Cheng for a glass, and just after taking a sip, his teeth were almost soured, so he quickly put down the glass and stopped drinking.Chang Xin, on the other hand, drank the whole cup slowly, and even picked up Gu Lousheng's cup to drink.

Gu Lousheng looked at Chang Xin, and pinched Chang Xin's cheek with his hand in surprise, feeling sore just looking at his teeth!The mouth is sour and spit out a lot!

Song Cheng was not in a hurry to cook the fish soup, because the weather was getting colder and the soup was cooked too early and it was easy to lose the fishy smell.He turned to wash the scallops he bought, arranged them one by one in a large porcelain plate, put them aside, and then continued to make side dishes.

Chang Xin was a little overjoyed, he hadn't eaten seafood for a long time, and he didn't expect Song Cheng to buy some, probably Gu Lousheng told him.But what surprised him even more was that Song Cheng seemed to know how to cook seafood, but this seafood was very unpalatable.Chang Xin watched as Song Cheng peeled a few cloves of garlic, chopped them into garlic seeds, washed two scallions, and chopped some ginger.

"Did you want so much onion and garlic?" Chang Xin was surprised to see Song Cheng had prepared a lot of onion and garlic, and was a little puzzled.If you cook normally, those are enough to fry several dishes.

"Not many, these scallops are troublesome to burn, and they will be used up a lot later, which can be regarded as deodorizing." Song Cheng was not afraid that Gu Linsheng and Chang Xin would not eat onions and garlic. On the way, Gu Lousheng told him that Chang Xin was a picky eater. some dishes.He and Chang Xin talked occasionally, and there was no need for Gu Lousheng to intervene, so he simply slipped behind Song Cheng, took a cucumber, washed it with water, put it in his mouth, and started to chew.

I saw Song Cheng put some garlic on each scallop on the plate, carefully cut a few crosses on it with a knife to expose the scallop meat, put ginger on it, and finally sprinkled chopped green onion on it . "Is there any sauce?" Song Cheng looked up at Chang Xin, Chang Xin said yes, and asked Gu Lousheng, who was standing behind Song Cheng, to pass it to him, and it was in a small orchid porcelain jar.

After pouring a few spoonfuls of sauce on top with a spoon, Song Cheng opened the steamer, put the plates in, and covered the drawer.I bent down to add some firewood to the stove, and fanned it with a fan, and the fire burned even more vigorously.

"When Lin Sheng and I ate seafood in the past, they were all fried by the chef in the restaurant, and we had never eaten steamed ones. The cook said that the fried ones were added with ingredients, and the strong taste could overwhelm the fishy smell, while the steamed ones had a mild taste. It's not easy to do, where did you come up with this method?" After standing for a while, probably tired, Chang Xin took the bench handed over by Gu Lousheng, sat aside, and did not forget to ask Song Cheng.

"I figured it out myself." With a slight smile, Song Cheng wiped the sweat off his brow, and Gu Lousheng who was behind him bit the cucumber loudly, causing Chang Xin to frown. "Lousheng, when did you eat like a mouse?"

Gu Lousheng was very hungry.Not to mention the smell in the kitchen, Chang Xin continued to discuss with Song Cheng, his mouth was full of saliva, and he couldn't get in the words, so he could only bite the cucumber to vent his anger!Song Cheng seemed to see what he was thinking, and smiled at him and comforted him: "Actually, it will be very soon, and we will be able to eat later."

During the period, Song Cheng opened the drawer to look at it a few times, and then fried two small stir-fries, one shredded red pepper and one spinach with minced garlic.Chang Xin said that Lou Sheng likes to eat water spinach leaves, so Song Cheng didn't pick them much, and fried them green and oily.Coincidentally, Douer came back at this time, poking his head out to look into the kitchen.Song Cheng heaved a sigh of relief, and called Douer to come in and help.Gu Lousheng and Chang Xin who were staying in the kitchen, one can't cook and the other can't be banned by Gu Linsheng from cooking.When Song Cheng was in a dilemma what to do, Douer appeared.

"Brother Song, what's the matter, what can I do for you?" Dou'er happily ran in when he heard him being called, and didn't forget to push Lou Sheng out: "Lou Sheng, you're in the kitchen again, get out quickly, save me!" Burned down the kitchen again!" Gu Changxin was amused when he heard the word "again", and asked Dou'er what was going on.Douer then told Song Cheng what he had told him, about the incident that Gu Lousheng almost burned himself and the kitchen that morning, and told him one by one.

"Hahaha, Lou Sheng, you are really capable!" Chang Xin covered her stomach, bent over laughingly, and was embraced by Gu Linsheng who walked in from behind. "What are you laughing at?" Gu Linsheng looked at a few people, not knowing what they were laughing at.So Chang Xin repeated what Dou'er had told him.Gu Lousheng looked at his elder brother's narrow eyes, turned his face aside, raised his brow, what's wrong!What's wrong with burning the kitchen!

Song Cheng saw that everyone was gathering in the kitchen and couldn't even walk, so he teamed up with Dou'er to drive everyone out, and Gu Lousheng was not allowed to watch inside.But Gu Lousheng still didn't know how Song Cheng made the burnt scallops, and refused to go out desperately. In the end, Song Cheng compromised and let him sit next to him, and threw Gu Linsheng and Chang Xin out.

On one side, Douer put the crucian carp out of the pot, added water and ginger, bent over the stove, lowered the fire, and simmered slowly.And Song Cheng poured oil into another large pot, heated it up, and planned to carry out the last process.

"嗞啦" - the chopped garlic is put into the pot, and it is fried with a spatula until it is golden, and then the remaining part of the garlic and chopped green onion are put into the pot and continue to stir fry.The aroma is completely fried.Song Cheng kept stirring with a spatula, and it was easy to stick to the pan during this process.Seeing that the onions and garlic in the pot were almost ready, he took a small bowl from the side, lifted the bowl with his left hand, and poured the contents into the pot, when he heard a puff, mist rose from the pot.

Song Cheng continued to stir fry with a spatula in his right hand, and kept changing seasonings with his left hand. He put soy sauce, salt, sugar, oil, and sauce in the pot. He scooped up a bowl of water with a bowl, poured it into the pot, covered the pot, and set it on fire.

"Wow, what kind of cooking method is this! It smells so good! It's sour and sweet!" Dou'er couldn't help but screamed beside him. Gu Lousheng folded his arms, thinking in his heart that it is indeed a very different cooking method.I have never seen it before, but the taste just now is spicy first, then sour, sour, then sweet, and then fragrant. The smell makes people appetite!

When the pot was uncovered again, the pot had already burned into a sauce.Song Cheng took the scallops out of the steamer, and pinched his earlobe until it was so hot.Use a spatula to scoop up the sauce and pour over the scallops one by one until the sauce is gone and the dish is completely done.

Dou'er didn't care about the fish soup anymore, anyway, it was the last step to fill the bowl, he held the plate with a rag, and hurriedly called Chang Xin, wanting him to come and taste it. "Eat that thing while it's hot. You should go to the hall as soon as possible. I'll serve this fish soup as soon as I fill it up." Song Cheng looked at Gu Lousheng, who was drooling beside him, and pushed him out with a smile.

As soon as Song Cheng brought the fish soup to the main room and put it on the table, Chang Xin and Dou'er couldn't wait to grab the scallop with their chopsticks.

"How about it?"

"Well, it's sweet and sour. It's delicious. It's not fishy, ​​but it's also delicious." Chang Xin was obviously satisfied, and her smiling eyes narrowed.Chang Xin was happy, and Gu Linsheng was naturally happy, so he also picked one up, and he couldn't stop praising it after tasting it. "Although it's a bit sour, it's very appetizing when it's sour."

Song Cheng, who was praised by everyone in turn, looked at Gu Lousheng, looking at him expectantly.Gu Lousheng was eating with his head buried. Feeling Song Cheng's shining eyes, he shrank his neck in embarrassment, and put a scallop into his bowl: "You can try it yourself, it's very good. eat!"

Gu Changxin and Gu Linsheng also noticed those two people, and they looked at each other, oh, there is something wrong with it!

Dou'er doesn't care what you're doing, he's already solved several of them, and he's drinking a bowl of fish soup with a spoon: "Hey, Brother Song, what's the name of that dish! The restaurant hasn't served a new dish for a long time. The dishes must be very popular, but it’s a bit troublesome to cook.”

Song Cheng thought for a while, and said, "Actually, I didn't think of a name at first, but when I went out with Lou Sheng this morning, I suddenly thought of it. It's called Scallops in Sauce." Song Cheng didn't say it out, he was seeing Gu Lou Sheng was biting the candied haws, and when he was talking restlessly, his puffy cheeks thought of it, and if he said it, he would definitely get a few blank eyes!

Hey, Lou Sheng has called, there really is something wrong!Gu Linsheng and Gu Changxin looked at each other again, smiled and said nothing.