In her previous life, Wen Zhenyi was ostensibly a top chef, but secretly a bounty hunter. Unexpectedly, a car accident transported her into the body of a foolish girl in a fictional dynasty.
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Chapter 392 Wedding Banquet
Wen Zhenyi smiled and said, "A good meal takes a long time to prepare."
Qian Tu was a little excited: "Let's get started."
The abalone, sea cucumber, flower mushroom and bamboo fungus have all been soaked in advance, and now you just need to cut them into the size she needs.
She first cleaned the tendons, put them in a pot, added cold water and ginger slices, and cooked them for about three quarters of an hour.
During this time, Qian Tu was asked to process the abalone. He dug out the abalone with a knife, cleaned the internal organs, and then used a brush to clean the edge.
When the time is up, take out the tendons and let them cool, then cut the tendons in half and then cut them into long strips as thick as a thumb.
Feng Qianlan helped boil the quail eggs, then peeled the shells and fried them in oil until golden brown: "Yiyi, do you think this is okay?"
Wen Zhenyi took a look and said, "Okay. Sister-in-law, can you handle the ribs?"
Feng Qianlan blushed slightly when she heard her call her sister-in-law: "I, I haven't married yet."
"It won't happen sooner or later, so get used to it first."
Feng Qianlan rolled her eyes at her. She was still adapting to the situation in advance. "I don't know if there's any difference between what I did and what you did."
"Boil the pork ribs with cold water and ginger slices over high heat, skim off the foam, then heat oil in a cold pan, sauté the onions, ginger, and garlic until fragrant, add the pork ribs and stir-fry, then pour in the sauce and stir-fry for a while."
"I'll try."
Wen Zhenyi let her do it herself, and she asked Qian Tu to cut the abalone into slices and set them aside.
Take out the prepared casserole and prepare to put the ingredients in.
She poured the fried pork ribs and tendons into the casserole as the base, then added king oyster mushrooms, flower mushrooms, bamboo fungus, sea cucumber and abalone, and placed quail eggs in the middle.
Pour in the prepared sauce and water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for four hours.
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall and Eight Immortals Stir-fry in the Sea Pot are both cooked separately on small stoves, so rows of small stoves are placed in the yard behind the kitchen to make these two dishes.
Feng Qianlan looked at the rows of small stoves in the backyard and said, "This scene is truly spectacular."
"Now we just have to wait."
Wen Zhenyi’s cake base was made the day before and can be used directly now.
Feng Qianlan watched her start making the cake and stood aside watching curiously.
Wen Zhenyi has already made light cream, but there is no edible coloring here, so he used white cream and paired it with the fruits he had available.
Feng Qianlan looked at the cake in front of her and swallowed unconsciously: "It looks delicious."
Wen Zhenyi cut all the cakes into small triangular pieces and asked Qian Tu to store them in the ice cellar.
She even specially left two pieces for Feng Qianlan and Qian Tu: "Try it."
Feng Qianlan looked at the cake in her hand and asked, "Won't it be too little if I eat it?"
"No. There are plenty of them."
Feng Qianlan took a small spoon and scooped some into her mouth. The soft and sweet feeling made her feel very happy: "It's delicious."
"Eat slowly." Wen Zhenyi asked them to eat slowly while he handled the other ingredients.
Zhu Tao and Qin Yue will come over to help later, and Qin Yue will also bring some baked cakes.
Wen Zhenyi only needs to prepare the more time-consuming dishes in the morning, and then slowly prepare the rest in the afternoon.
Wen Yongnan and the others were going to get Axiang married, so they would wait until Axiang left before coming over.
Qian Tu has already paid off the money he used to buy the house. Now Qian Xiuxiu doesn't have to live in the embroidery workshop all the time. She can go home and live with Qian Tu every day.
The brother and sister would occasionally visit Qian Xiu Gu and play with their little nephew.
"Sister Wen, will this restaurant only host wedding banquets in the future?"
"You can also take on birthday banquets and the like, but I'm not sure if it will work, so I'll have to observe for a while."
"As for the banquet, only Master Zhang can prepare it."
"He's the only one who can do it right now. Do you want to learn?"
"think."
"If someone takes over the fast food restaurant in the county, you can come and learn from me for a while."
"good."
After lunch, Wen Yongnan and others also came to the restaurant to help.
After Feng Qianlan came here, she found out that all the men in the Wen family could cook, and their cooking skills were very good after being influenced by Wen Zhenyi.
Feng Chengyun even learned some dishes during this time so that he could treat himself to a treat when he returned.
"Brother, have you sent Xiang out?"
"Well, they're out on the street now, so we came here to help."
"That's perfect, otherwise I'd be too busy to handle it all by myself."
"Tell me what you want us to do."
"First, wash the elbow clean, put it in clean water, cover it and simmer it for two cups of tea."
"good."
The kitchen suddenly became busy. Wen Zhen started directing them to cook, and she was responsible for the more important work of seasoning.
By the time their dishes were ready, the restaurant was already bustling with activity.
Mr. Cheng and his companions had already arrived at the restaurant lobby.
The restaurant hall has been decorated as a wedding hall, waiting for the arrival of the newlyweds.
Many guests also arrived at the restaurant one after another. There were two long tables outside the restaurant. Butler Cheng greeted the guests and asked them to register the gifts they had brought.
On the other side of the table were peanuts, melon seeds, chestnuts and candies, and guests could help themselves.
Wen Zhenyi and his team have completed their work in the kitchen. All that’s left is serving the food, so they are no longer needed.
They went to the hall together and waited for Cheng Lesheng and Axiang to arrive.
The wedding procession arrived at the restaurant with music and drums. When the shopkeeper saw them arriving, he quickly ran to light firecrackers, making the whole street lively.
Mr. Cheng was so generous that he asked people to take out several baskets of copper coins and throw them to the onlookers.
This made the onlookers very happy. They said congratulations and picked up the money on the ground.
Cheng Lesheng came to the door of the sedan, kicked it open, and helped Axiang get out of the sedan.
The two of them stepped over the brazier and the saddle together and walked towards the hall.
Mr. Cheng looked particularly good today. He was wearing a maroon robe and had a smile on his face.
When the best man saw them arriving, he began to sing.
Cheng Lesheng's veil-lifting ceremony was also held in the hall, and the scene was very lively for a while.
The guests all applauded happily and gave their most sincere blessings.
The ceremony was over, and Cheng Lesheng and Axiang went to the backyard room to change into comfortable clothes.
The restaurant also started serving the dishes. Plates of food were placed on the table, attracting most of the guests' attention.
"This is obviously the work of Princess Jingle."
Wen Zhenyi was now given the title of the eldest princess, but she remained the same as before, and everyone seemed to be quite open with her. "You all discovered this."
"Looking around this state, no, no, no, I'm afraid there's no one in this entire country who can cook better than you."