"Son, co and give a hand. Chop this foreleg pork into mince."
At Chen ijuan’s command, Lin Xu—dietary consultant at the Fishing Platform State Guesthouse, special chef of Building No. 2, and a food blogger with hundreds of thousands of online followers—obediently put on an apron and began chopping the at with a kitchen knife.
Yeah, no matter how many titles or identities one holds, in front of Mom, you just have to listen and do as told.
While Lin Xu was chopping the at, Chen ijuan was cleaning a three-pound Carp.
"Why didn’t you let the vendor clean it?"
"We can’t do that; it wouldn’t be fresh by the ti we brought it ho... It’s a sha the market doesn’t sell Yellow River Carp. I don’t even know if the braised Carp will taste good."
Lin Xu quickly offered a flattering comnt, "It will definitely taste good! I’ve never had enough of it in my entire life. Yueyue will love it the mont she tries it."
While the mother and son were busy in the kitchen, Lin Hongqi took out his laptop from his bag, connected to the internet, and logged into various group-buying platforms to check the ticket sales for the scenic spots. Sumr vacation was the golden period for tourism. If they didn’t seize the opportunity, this year would be an almost complete waste of effort. After checking, he also looked up the approval progress for a 4A-level scenic area, which was still under review. He wondered when it would be approved. If it could be approved before the end of sumr vacation, there would still be ti to promote it.
Unfortunately... Such proceedings are incredibly slow and cannot be rushed; one can only wait patiently.
After handling the online tasks, he picked up his phone and contacted the person in charge of the scenic area to ask about the status of its different sections.
Hmm, even though he was in Beijing now, he couldn’t just ignore the scenic spot.
Now that it was finally showing signs of improvent, he had to be wholeheartedly responsible and ensure every tourist had a great ti.
「In the kitchen.」
After Lin Xu finished chopping the at, Chen ijuan had already cleaned the Carp thoroughly, scored it, and marinated it with scallion, ginger, and cooking wine. She put the fish in the fridge. Then, she took the minced at Lin Xu had chopped, seasoned it with scallion and ginger water, ginger juice, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and salt, then vigorously worked the mixture until it beca springy and elastic.
Next, she cut so cabbage leaves and blanched them in water. After blanching, she imrsed them in cold water to cool. After squeezing out the excess water, she laid the cabbage leaves out on the cutting board, placed so of the at mixture on them, rolled the leaves up, and neatly arranged them in a dish to steam.
Once out of the stear, they could be eaten directly. Alternatively, the steaming liquid from the dish could be discarded, a little Stead Fish Sauce poured over, then sprinkled with scallion and ginger shreds, and finally drizzled with sizzling hot oil. Such cabbage rolls had a rich, savory soy flavor that was very appetizing. The Lin Family made this dish almost every Chinese New Year.
After finishing the cabbage rolls, Chen ijuan sliced so lotus root using continuous cuts, stuffed it with more of the minced at, and planned to later coat it in batter and fry it to make her son’s favorite crispy stuffed lotus root.
Once these two dishes were prepared, Chen ijuan beat a few eggs and then made so paper-thin olets in the frying pan. After cooling them slightly, she placed them on the cutting board, wrapped the remaining at mixture inside, shaped them into long rolls, and then stead them for an hour. Whether eaten hot or cold, they were extrely delicious.
Once all the minced at was used, Chen ijuan took out the soaked pork ribs, seasoned them with oyster sauce, minced garlic, scallion, and ginger, and prepared to fry so garlic-flavored pork ribs later.
"Last ti, I saw an online discussion about a girl who traveled thousands of miles to her boyfriend’s parents’ ho for the New Year, only to find they had prepared just a few cold dishes. It sparked a huge debate online. At that ti, I told your dad that when you bring a girlfriend ho, no matter how busy or tired we are, we must personally prepare a huge feast. We can’t let our future daughter-in-law feel slighted."
TSK... Mom, if only you’d said this when Yueyue was here. She would have been absolutely moved to tears.
Lin Xu smiled and said, "Your daughter-in-law isn’t that fussy. As long as it tastes good, she’ll be happy."
Seeing his mom pick up a white radish, he curiously asked, "What dish are you preparing with that?"
"Stead Shredded Radish with Rice Flour. Isn’t this your favorite dish? It’s a perfect chance for Yueyue to try it too."
Upon hearing it was this dish, Lin Xu took the white radish and said, "I’ve been wanting to learn how to make this. Let do the cutting. How fine should it be?"
"The finer, the better."
The finer, the better? Upon hearing this, Lin Xu imdiately put his Wensi Tofu slicing skills to the test. He quickly peeled the white radish, sliced it diagonally into nearly transparent slices, then arranged the slices and evenly cut them into extrely fine shreds.
As he was almost finished, Chen ijuan, who was nearby preparing to boil so pork belly, saw his work and exclaid in shock, "Are you showing off your knife skills here, son? Why did you cut them as fine as hair?"
Didn’t you say the finer, the better? After finishing the rest of the radish, Lin Xu curiously asked, "Can’t these be used?"
"They’ll break easily when you salt them to draw out the water."
"Then tell the thod, and I’ll give it a try. If it works, we’ll continue steaming; if not, we’ll fry them into radish balls."
Chen ijuan hadn’t expected her son to be so eager to learn nowadays, so she said, "First, rinse them. Then, use salt to draw out their moisture. Rinse them twice more and squeeze out the excess water. Blow-dry them with a fan, drizzle with a little cooked oil, and mix evenly. Finally, sprinkle with so dry starch and steam them. Give it a try. If it doesn’t work out, I’ll do it after I finish boiling the at."
With the steps his mother taught him, Lin Xu put the radish shreds into a basin. He first rinsed them with clean water and drained them. Then, he sprinkled so salt over the shreds and gently tossed them, letting the salt’s strong dehydrating properties draw out the moisture.
Soon, the radish shreds in the basin softened and wilted, and a good amount of radish water accumulated at the bottom. Lin Xu pinched a shred to test. Though the radish shreds had beco sowhat transparent, they hadn’t broken. It seed they were still intact enough for steaming.
When the salting was almost done, he scooped out the radish shreds, rinsed them twice with clean water to wash away the excess salt, placed them in a clean white cloth, and squeezed out the remaining moisture. After squeezing out the water, he spread them out in a basket and used a fan to completely dry them.
Then he poured them into a basin, drizzled a little cooking oil, and mixed them evenly, ensuring every shred of radish was coated with oil. After that, he sprinkled so cornstarch on them. After mixing everything evenly again, he shook off the excess starch.
It was then ready to be stead.
Chen ijuan, who was nearby, watched him and said in amazent, "It really worked? Son, your skills are improving remarkably."
Once the stear was free, he began the steaming process. This kind of radish shred didn’t need to be stead for too long, just five to six minutes after the steam built up.
When the ti was about right, Lin Xu lifted the pot lid. He carefully carried the stear basket with the radish shreds out, then poured the shreds onto a tray, spreading them out to let the surface steam dissipate quickly. This would ensure the texture was perfectly dry and delicious when eaten.
While he was busy with this, a system notification suddenly sounded in his mind:
"Host has inadvertently created an Excellent Level lost dish—Stead Rice Flour Silver Strips—under the guidance of your mother. Awarded the Superior General Cooking Technique: Powder-Steaming. Congratulations, Host."
HUH?????
I was just helping out, and I sohow managed to create a lost dish? This happiness ca too suddenly!
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Sorry for the delay, this Chapter is 5,300 words. I need Monthly Tickets, everyone!!!
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