Chapter 41: Shen Huazheng's Craftsmanship (Part 2)
Zhou loves sweet food and her favorite dish is sweet and sour pork ribs.
The sweet and sour spareribs look golden and shiny, with a few white sesame seeds on them, and the quality is excellent.
The sweet and sour sauce is just right. The spareribs just touch the tip of your tongue, and the aroma of the meat mixed with the sauce explodes between your lips and teeth, instantly awakening your appetite.
The ribs are crispy on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside. The delicious taste, coupled with the rich sweet and sour sauce, makes people linger on the taste.
After finishing a piece of sweet and sour spareribs, Zhou's appetite had already been worked up, and she reached for the second piece with her chopsticks.
Princess An also picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs and put it in her mouth.
The sweet and sour spareribs are cooked to perfection, and the meat falls off the bones with just a gentle bite.
The ribs are tough but not overripe, the meat is firm but not dry, and it is chewy and tender.
The white sesame seeds dotted on the ribs also serve as the finishing touch. After being chewed, they add a second layer of crispy fragrance.
This dish alone has shown that Shen Huazheng's cooking skills are incomparable to those of ordinary chefs.
Seeing Xiao Jingran staring at the soy sauce chicken, Shen Huazheng picked up a piece of chicken thigh meat with a serving chopstick and put it in his bowl.
"Thank you, Sister Zheng."
Xiao Jingran looked at the greasy chicken in the bowl, thanked Shen Huazheng, and then couldn't wait to pick up the chicken and put it in his mouth.
The soy sauce chicken is fatty but not greasy, and has a salty and fresh taste with a slight sweetness.
The meat is tender, smooth and tender, delicious, soft and elastic, and fragrant in the mouth.
Delicious, really delicious!!
Xiao Jingran chewed with relish, his little face puffed up, looking extremely adorable.
After eating the chicken, he took the initiative to open the lid of the soup bowl next to him and started drinking the soup.
When Princess An saw this, she was overjoyed and her fondness for Shen Huazheng deepened.
After tasting the spare ribs and chicken, Princess Lejia set her sights on the red and white mapo tofu which exuded an enticing aroma.
Even from a long distance away, you can smell the spicy and fragrant aroma of Mapo Tofu, which is completely different from the sweet and sour spare ribs and soy sauce chicken.
Princess Lejia picked up the spoon, scooped up a spoonful of mapo tofu, and poured it directly on the hot rice.
The bright red sauce instantly dyed the crystal clear and plump white rice, and the tender white tofu on top was trembling slightly, as if it would slide to the bottom of the bowl at any time.
Princess Lejia picked up a piece of tofu and put it into her mouth.
It is just a small piece of tofu, but it contains a rich, spicy and fresh taste that instantly stimulates the entire mouth.
The tofu has a smooth texture and melts in your mouth without the need to chew.
There are bits of minced meat in it, which tastes fresh, spicy and delicious when chewed.
She picked up the rice mixed with mapo tofu and put it into her mouth.
The plump, fragrant and soft rice and the fresh and spicy tender tofu are a perfect match. After taking one bite, you will want to eat another one.
Princess Lejia scooped a few more spoonfuls of Mapo Tofu into the bowl, stirred it, and swallowed it in big gulps.
She ate half a bowl of rice with the mapo tofu without realizing it.
When Princess An saw Princess Lejia repeatedly extending her spoon towards the Mapo Tofu, she also scooped up a spoonful to try.
Once you try it, you can’t stop.
Mapo tofu is sizzling, and the ratio of spicy to numb is just right, which can help stimulate the appetite without being too spicy to be unbearable.
Even Princess An, who usually eats light food, can accept the spiciness of the tofu.
After the meal, all the dishes on the table had been cleared away.
Princess An hadn't eaten so full in a long time. She ate too much Mapo Tofu. Even after drinking the soup, she still felt a strong spicy feeling in her mouth and stomach.
Princess Lejia also looked lazy and spineless. If she hadn't considered that there were other people here, she would have wanted to collapse on the chair.
The maids brought the tea, which had a fresh and pleasant aroma.
Princess An picked up the teacup, sniffed it gently, and her eyes paused slightly.
“Is this tea made from jasmine flowers?”
Zhou smiled and nodded: "Zheng'er likes jasmine flowers and occasionally uses them to make tea. You two should try it while it's hot."
Shen Huazheng also smiled and said, “Drinking some jasmine tea after dinner will make you feel better.”
Princess Lejia picked up the teacup and drank it slowly.
The tea soup is fragrant and delicate, warm and smooth at the entrance, with a hint of refreshing bitterness, and a faint sweetness when tasted carefully.
The jasmine tea flows slowly on the tip of the tongue, washing away the spicy feeling in the mouth.
Princess Lejia couldn't help but drink the whole cup of jasmine tea in one gulp, and her greasy and hot stomach immediately felt refreshed.
So comfortable.
It would be nice if I could take a nap here.
Princess An also blew on the tea and took small sips.
Jasmine tea tastes fresh and mellow, with a slight bitterness in its sweetness and a long aftertaste, making people feel comfortable.
After drinking a whole cup of jasmine tea, Princess An felt refreshed, and even her brows relaxed.
She put down the teacup and looked warm.
"Good tea. Zheng'er is truly a woman of great talent and kindness."
After lunch, Princess An, her son, and Princess Lejia stayed in the Shen Mansion for a while, drank two cups of tea, and then went back.
Shen Huazheng returned to the room and began to think about the recipes and the various kitchen utensils that would be needed.
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