[Red Mansion] A little chef came to the Grand View Garden

The more Liu Mei remained silent, the more anxious Liu Mu became.

But Xie Xiaochuan was less anxious, took out a kitchen knife from the wooden box he carried with him in his spare time, took out a water whetstone, and slowly began to sharpen the knife.

Liu Mei gritted her teeth, nodded and said to Zhang Cai's family: "Ms. Zhang, I want another fresh pork belly. The small kitchen has all the other ingredients, so you don't need to ask for it from above."

Xie Xiaochuan glanced at Liu Mei with mockery in his eyes, then turned his head back and went to sharpen his knife.

Mother Liu was also very anxious when she heard what Liu Mei said, and kept giving Liu Mei winks - with Mother Liu's thinking, even if Liu Mei followed suit and asked for exactly the same materials as Xie Xiaochuan needed, it would not be an exaggeration at all!

But Liu Mei clenched her teeth and said nothing else.

"Mei'er, Madam got a piece of fresh plum meat this morning, let me use it for you!" Zhang Cai's family heard that Liu Mei only needs a piece of pork belly, which is far from what Xie Xiaochuan's lion wants to do. Speak up quickly, want to help.This writer's attitude has taken a 180-degree turn, probably because Xie Xiaochuan's attitude is so arrogant that it is a bit shocking.

"Ms. Zhang, thank you so much, but I must have a piece of pork belly, and I want it to be fatty. The plum meat is too thin... Madam, if it is convenient for you, can you find me a piece of pork belly that is three fat and seven thin?" Liu Mei sincerely thanked Zhang Cai's family.

Zhang Cai's family thought about it and nodded in response.

When Xie Xiaochuan heard that Liu Mei only wanted such a material, he also seemed a little surprised, tilted his head slightly, glanced at Liu Mei, and then turned away indifferently.At this time, the kitchen knife in his hand was also polished.

For a while, Zhang Cai's family left with Liu's mother.In the small kitchen, only Xie Liu and a few servants were left.

"It seems that Miss Liu knows the origin of these materials?" Xie Xiaochuan finished sharpening his thick-backed chopping knife, took out a smaller sharp knife, and carefully sharpened the blade.

"Yes, I know!" Liu Mei looked at the opponent's posture, and knew that this person was not easy to deal with, so she quickly acted.

"I think the topic of your mansion is very interesting: use the cheapest ingredients to make the most luxurious taste, isn't it?" Xie Xiaochuan smiled behind Liu Mei, the earlier sarcasm was gone in his words, and he rewrote the whole story. kind of inquiry.

"The taste of riches and honor is good, but I think that returning to the basics and letting the most simple umami taste stand out is also an excellent topic."

Liu Mei turned around and met Xiao Chuan's understanding eyes.

"Yes, girl... so courageous!" Xie Xiaochuan stared at Liu Mei for a moment, and finally a smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

"It's not that I'm so courageous, it's just that I thought that people who cook and eat are ultimately for this." Liu Mei stared at Xie Xiaochuan with bright eyes.

She and the talented cook on the opposite side had a big difference in the concept of eating and cooking together.

"Each material has its own taste and needs to be respected." Liu Mei looked at Xie Xiaochuan in front of her, and for some reason, what appeared in her mind was the shadow of Shiqing.

If Shiqing was here, she would have spoken out loudly like this, and said what was in her heart!

Well, in fact, there is no need. Needless to say, he can know what she thinks.

At this moment, Liu Mei didn't realize at all that at this moment, she no longer rejected the fact that the system and Shiqing were actually the same "person"; similarly, she hadn't had time to examine her heart, and during the period when the system was not around, she The trust in the other party is slowly growing unconsciously.

It's just that now that Liu Mei thinks of her system, she can't help screaming in her heart that it's not good——

Before the system went offline, she had been reminded that she had to write down all the Red Mansion dishes she had tasted and cooked recently, and she would report them one by one when the system returned.

But recently, there was a poetry club and a crab banquet, and I turned my face to pick up Grandma Liu into the Grand View Garden. She has handled too many dishes, how can I remember all these dishes?Inevitably, he was complained by the system again when he turned around.

Thinking of this, Liu Mei began to feel depressed again and again.Now even if she calls the double nickname "Pipi Shrimp" a hundred times, no one will come out to scold her.

Thinking of this, Liu Mei's face was naturally a little ugly.

Xie Xiaochuan on the other side saw it, and didn't feel underestimated. Instead, he frowned, remembering something.

At this time, there was the sound of chaotic footsteps outside the small kitchen. Zhang Cai's family came in with a few servants, holding things in their hands, with a straight face, and said to Xie Xiaochuan: "Brother Xie, the second grandma Lian above agreed." You. There are many things you want, and they are all here."

Xie Xiaochuan looked at it with his head, and asked, "Is it a freshly killed chicken?"

Zhang Cai's family nodded and said, "I knew you wanted to ask this. Grandma has already ordered these chickens to be killed and fluffed in front of you."

As soon as she gave an order, a few servants behind her grabbed the chickens from two bamboo baskets, killed them right in front of Xie Xiaochuan, and then took boiling water to scald the chickens to lose their feathers.

Seeing the size of the hens, Xie Xiaochuan knew that they were all pullets less than two years old, which was quite suitable for him.Xie Xiaochuan nodded and said no more. He picked up the two huge hoofs and stick bones and went into the kitchen.

Zhang Cai's family held an oiled paper bag in their hands, handed it to Liu Mei, and said, "Liu girl, your mother went to find this specially, fresh and high-quality pork belly, three fat and seven thin. By the way, your mother entrusted me I have a message for you—"

Liu Mei took the oiled paper bag in her hand, and a warmth came to her heart spontaneously.

"—Your mother said, don't be afraid, sister, even if you are kicked out by grandma this time, mother can find you a good son-in-law!" Zhang Cai's family relayed Liu's mother's original words word by word.

Liu Mei didn't know whether to laugh or cry at once, but it was someone else who sent the message, and she couldn't say in front of Aunt Zhang that "it's over if you don't get married anyway", so she had to bite the bullet and thank Zhang Cai's family, turned around, and hurried back to the small kitchen Here, I started to pack my materials.

Liu Mei probably knew the eating habits of the dried vegetables in front of her, but with an opponent like Xie Xiaochuan, she didn't dare to neglect at all.In order to determine the properties of the ingredients, she also followed Xie Xiaochuan's example, pulling out a section of gray vegetables and putting them in her mouth. Immediately, there was a musty and dry smell in her mouth, which was almost choking.

Liu Mei resisted, and held the gray dish in her mouth for a while, waiting for the musty smell to slowly get over.

She is well aware that there are many ingredients in the world like gray strips of vegetables. After being preserved for a long time, they look ugly and taste mediocre, but as long as they are cooked properly, they can burst out with delicious energy.Just like dried plums, flat tips, and magnolia slices that are common in the south.

Sure enough, after patiently waiting for the musty dry smell to gradually dissipate, Liu Mei's tongue slowly felt fresh and sweet.

This kind of freshness and sweetness can be tasted on ordinary cabbage stalks if you are patient enough to taste it, but it is not as concentrated and distinct as gray strips of cabbage. Taste it in your mouth and wait for this taste to become more and more obvious. This process is almost breathtaking. heartbeat.

Liu Mei started immediately, scooped up a pot of warm water, and soaked the gray strips of vegetables she had shared in it.With a glance, she saw Xie Xiaochuan who was using another stove behind him, and the first choice to deal with was dried eggplant.Xie Xiaochuan was steaming the steamer, preparing to steam the dried eggplant until soft.

Liu Mei thought to herself, I don't know if Xie Xiaochuan was slightly moved by what she said just now. The dried eggplant that Xie Xiaochuan chose now is the easiest to keep a little eggplant under the background of chicken sauce. Fragrant material.

Liu Mei also had her own thoughts about this dried eggplant, but she put it aside for now.She still has a lot of preparations to work on.

For a while, Xie Liu and the two were busy in the kitchen.

Liu Mei cut the piece of pork belly that her mother gave her into two parts, one part was reserved for requisition, and the other part was finely chopped into meat fillings, and then the ginger was rubbed out of the ginger juice, and the magnolia slices and shiitake mushrooms were soaked and cut into pieces. Ding, mixed with meat stuffing.

At this time, the gray strips soaked in warm water were almost done. Seeing that the dark gray gray strips gradually turned to light gray, Liu Mei reached out to fish them out, wrung out the water vigorously, and then cut them into fine cubes. Mix it with the meat stuffing, season it again, beat an egg, drizzle some tea oil on it, and whip it vigorously.

At the same time, Xie Xiaochuan was boiling stick bones and stewing hooves. Half of the ten chickens were used to make thick chicken soup, and the other half was cut open by him to serve as dishes.

Seeing that Liu Mei's dumpling stuffing has been prepared, Xie Xiaochuan has not yet taken shape for any of his dishes.

However, Xie Xiaochuan was calm and relaxed, not in a hurry.

Liu Mei was in a hurry—she still needed bread dumplings and other dishes, all of which were time-consuming and labor-intensive, so that a thin layer of sweat oozed from her forehead.

Liu Mei simply let herself rest for a while, and walked outside the small kitchen, letting the cool autumn wind blow away the restlessness in her heart.

——Gold always shines, and delicious dishes made with heart will always be appreciated by people no matter what the ingredients are.

Thinking of this, Liu Mei felt more confident and calm.

She turned around again and saw Xie Xiaochuan soaking the soaked whole magnolia slices in the thick chicken soup to taste. The chicken soup also added the first-class ham and scallops that Liu Mu had prepared before.

At this moment, Liu Mei no longer thought about what happened to others.

She kneaded the dough, and the rolling pin turned quickly, and pieces of round dough flew out from under the stick.

Liu Mei was still wondering whether there should be more fuss about the pattern of this dumpling, making it look like a bunch of flowers, to please the wives and grandmas above.

But at this time she had already made up her mind and made a plan to go all the way to the dark: her way of making dumplings is also very simple. dumpling.

Finally, Liu Mei's steamed dumplings have all been wrapped, and Zhang Cai's family has come over to ask for a few times.

Liu Mei steamed the big steamer, but there were small round steamers placed in the drawer, and six steamed dumplings were placed in each steamer, arranged in a flower pattern.

She also kept an eye on it, and kept two more in the steamer as a reward for herself.

When I was young, I got steamed dumplings, and other dishes of Liu Mei were also prepared.

She took out the two steamed dumplings reserved for herself from the steamer, took out a pair of chopsticks, picked one up, and gave it to her mouth.With one bite, the sweetness of Huitiaocai, mixed with the plump meaty aroma, immediately spread in the mouth.

This gray strip vegetable dumpling is simply slapped and refused to let it go!Liu Mei thought to herself.

She raised her head contentedly, and suddenly saw Xie Xiaochuan staring at her, to be precise, at the steamed dumplings in her hand.

Liu Mei could clearly see Xie Xiaochuan's cheeks bulging and his Adam's apple moving—why did it seem like he swallowed a mouthful of saliva?

The author has something to say: Tomorrow is the Zongzi Festival, so I will write something related to Zongzi, but not Zongzi.I wish everyone a happy Zongzi Festival in advance!