Chapter 303: Chef Xie’s cooking skills have improved?

Although they are said to be two stir-fried dishes, one of them is actually a topping for noodles.

Noodles are not only the staple food but also a dish included in the banquet. Because of its good meaning, it is a must-have for every birthday celebration.

Although noodles are served directly at banquets in some big hotels, they are usually made perfunctorily. Noodles and vegetables are just thrown into the pot with some seasoning. They taste just for the sake of meaning and are bland.

But the noodles at the buffet are very substantial. The toppings are usually fried freshly, and the noodles are also cooked separately and then scooped out.

Zhao Xiaojing used one stove to boil water for noodles and another to fry the toppings.

Put ten eggs into the pan one after another, fry them over high heat until they quickly take shape and become fluffy and beautiful omelets. Beat the omelets a few more times and scoop out the golden egg flowers.

The sesame leaves on one side have been soaked and wrung dry, then stir-fried slightly to remove the moisture. Then add a spoonful of lard, a spoonful of scallion segments, and garlic, sauté until fragrant, then add the egg drops, pour in boiling water, and season.

When the noodles on the side are cooked and the toppings on this side are almost seasoned, take the pot away and hand the rest over to my sister-in-law who assembles it on the assembly line.

The final dish, shredded pork with green peppers, was served at the same time as the noodles. Finally, all the dishes for the first round were served. Zhao Xiaojing breathed a sigh of relief, took a break, and texted Su Yuchen on her phone, "What are those two Min dishes made by the Wei relatives? How are they?"

Although the buffet was divided into several rounds and who sat at which table and which round was random, Su's father and mother had been looking forward to today's banquet since they tasted the dishes made by Zhao Xiaojing yesterday. They ate very little breakfast in the morning, saying that they wanted to be at the table in the first round and eat the dishes made by Zhao Xiaojing.

Su Yuchen was slurping noodles enthusiastically when he felt his phone vibrate. He glanced at it, then looked up at the table and took two photos and sent them over.

"The brown one is fried rice blood cake, and the round one is lychee flesh. As for the taste, you'll understand it by comparing the amount of leftovers."

"But your cooking is still the most delicious and popular among everyone."

There was more than half of the fried rice blood cake on the table, and a small amount of lychee meat was left. It was obvious that the lychee meat was the more popular of the two dishes. However, when compared with other dishes around it, it seemed that the popularity of the lychee meat had to be ranked lower.

A table of dishes was served at almost the same time, and after everyone had eaten for a while, the difference was very obvious.

The dishes made by Chef Huang were at the end, and almost nothing happened after everyone took a bite with their chopsticks. The dishes made by relatives were in the middle, and the dishes made by Zhao Xiaojing, which were served earlier, were almost all gone or had already been finished.

Su Yuchen quickly flirted with praise and was just about to pat the empty plate on the table for Zhao Xiaojing when the shredded pork and green pepper dish arrived. Su's parents' eyes lit up and they proactively helped to move the plates to make room. As soon as the shredded pork and green pepper dish was set down, they quickly stood up and grabbed a large chopstick.

"Oh my! You're already halfway through your meal, why are you taking pictures? Come on and eat!" When Su Yuchen took out her phone to take pictures, Su's mother quickly picked up a large chopstick of shredded pork and green pepper and put it in her bowl, then lowered her voice, "This dish is delicious. If you don't eat it soon, it will be gone again!"

Su Yuchen looked at Su's mother with amusement, then raised his phone to take a picture of her and Su's father, and sent it to Zhao Xiaojing.

The villagers who were eating at the same table were all familiar with each other. When they saw the shredded pork with green peppers, they knew that the banquet dishes were finished. They no longer stretched their necks from time to time waiting for the dishes to be served. Instead, they sat up straight and started a heated discussion while eating with their chopsticks.

"The dishes are served. This table is good today!"

"Yes, this shredded pork with green peppers can be stir-fried so deliciously. The vegetable oil underneath is fragrant. If I hadn't just eaten a belly full of pork elbow, I would have had two bowls of rice with it by now!"

"That fish is also delicious with rice. I don't like vinegar, but the vinegary sauce here makes me want to dip my peanuts in it. It's so delicious!"

"Hey, try the preserved vegetables. Don't just eat the meat. The preserved vegetables are delicious too! No, I need to get some rice. This preserved vegetable rice is definitely delicious!"

"These hotpots are all well-made, with lots of meat, good value, and delicious. They're much better than the banquet I had in town last time! What the hell was that? The plate of beef looked like a lot, and it was so big, but it turned out to be just beef on top, and the bottom plate was almost as thick as a palm!"

"I remember the boss said we invited Chef Xie and his team, right? What's wrong with Chef Xie today? It's like his cooking skills have suddenly blossomed. I've never seen him cook these dishes so well before."

"He did a really good job today. I'll ask him to do it for my son's wedding next month, and I'll follow this standard then!"

"Didn't you go into the yard and take a look? This wasn't made by Chef Xie today, it was made by a little girl! I saw it when I came here and was talking to the old lady. I thought it was an apprentice at first." The person at the table who had been concentrating on eating took the time to look up and gossip.

"Really? I didn't go in. When I came over, the old lady was watching a show outside, so I just said hello outside."

"Where did this little girl come from? You must have seen it wrong. I just saw that those serving dishes were Chef Xie's apprentices. These dishes are also from Chef Xie's team. Chef Xie was the one we invited."

"No, we invited Chef Xie, but he wasn't here today. He was replaced by the young lady. Chef Huang and the others were here. I checked!"

"What do you mean? Did Chef Xie and the others replace Chef Xie?"

"I don't know. Anyway, the girl is in charge of cooking today. The dishes that Chef Xie used to make were made by the girl. The others are made by Chef Huang."

"I was wondering why the quality of the dishes today was so inconsistent! The jellyfish and celery and peanuts were one level, the fish and hot pot were another. That's why I said Chef Xie's cooking skills have finally improved. It turns out he hired some help!"

While the villagers at the table were excitedly discussing, they did not stop eating. In a blink of an eye, the shredded pork with green peppers was almost gone. Su's father and mother chuckled from time to time, and no one interrupted. Su Yuchen was even more calm and lowered his head to eat the food.

"Why do I feel that it tastes better than the food we tasted yesterday?" Father Su took the last piece of shredded pork with green peppers from the plate with chopsticks, put it into Mother Su's bowl obediently under Mother Su's gaze, turned his head and whispered.

"Nonsense, the seasonings used in the food tasting yesterday were from the Wei family kitchen. Their seasonings were incomplete, so of course the cooking effect was compromised. Didn't you see that I went out to buy seasonings for her yesterday afternoon? Now that I have bought all the seasonings, it will naturally taste good. Shredded pork with green peppers looks simple, but there are a lot of tricks to cooking it properly." Su Yuchen looked proud.

"Oh, don't tell me, our girl speaks so clearly and logically that people who don't know her would think she did it. It's a pity that she has the mouth of a parrot - she can talk but can't do!"

"Then I inherited this from my dad. I have one more skill than him, I can eat!"

"Hey, your mother and daughter's bickering is none of my business!"