Chapter 174: First Display of Culinary Skills
Looking at the pile of vegetables, Ye Qingbai had a better idea than Lu Ye. He said, "Don't we usually eat stir-fried pork with chili peppers? Let's stir-fry the chili peppers and pork together."
"And this garlic sprout, it must be meat too, and the carrot is shredded and served cold."
"We might not know how to cook fish, so let's just make fresh fish soup. That's the least likely to go wrong."
Ye Qingbai spoke eloquently, and Lu Ye immediately had a clue.
At this moment, the way he looked at Ye Qingbai was different.
Should I shred carrots and make a cold salad?
Yes, yes, that dish is served in their military canteen. It includes glass noodles, shredded green peppers, and pork liver.
They didn't buy pork liver, so they can make a cold vegetarian dish.
Lu Ye immediately handed him the knife, "You cut it into strips."
Ye Qingbai, “........…”
Forehead........
Although he doesn't know how, he can learn.
So he took the kitchen knife that Lu Ye handed him.
Start chopping vegetables.
The chili peppers and garlic scapes were alright, although they weren't cut very nicely; perhaps it shouldn't be called cutting, but rather stomping.
It was plated with barely any effort.
Lu Ye was in charge of cooking and instructed Ye Qingbai to shred carrots.
Ye Qingbai was in a dilemma.
I tried cutting it.
It's impossible to shred it.
He could chop it into sticks.
Just as he was struggling with this problem, Ye Qingbai spotted an eraser hanging on the wall.
He recognized this thing.
He felt as if he had seen a savior and quickly took it down.
With this amazing tool, you'll never have to worry about not being able to shred carrots!
Lu Ye heated the oil in the wok and asked Ye Qingbai, "Should I put the meat in first or the chili peppers first?"
Ye Qingbai pondered for two seconds and made a decision, "Put the meat in first."
Lu Ye nodded and followed the instructions completely, putting the meat in first. However, as soon as he put it in, the meat stuck to the pot.
"Company commander, you need to hurry up and stir it with the spatula."
"Okay." Lu Ye frantically stirred the meat in the pot, but it still burned in the end.
A plate of stir-fried pork with chili peppers was served. The pork was dark and the chili peppers were so spicy that the two people coughed.
The following dishes, unsurprisingly, were also atrocious.
But at least it's become a familiar dish.
Ye Qingbai's cold carrot salad is probably the most visually appealing dish.
A large crucian carp was cooked into a stew that filled more than half a pot. Seasonings were added, and it didn't have much of a fishy smell.
After working for over an hour, the two looked at the four dishes and a pot of soup on the cutting board. Ye Qingbai comforted Lu Ye, and also comforted himself.
"Company Commander, I think it's quite a success that we've managed to cook to this extent for the first time."
"The first time I went to the shooting range, I didn't hit the target once. The first time I cooked a meal, I was already very good at it."
Lu Ye also felt that they had done a very good job to reach this level.
He tasted a bit of the chili pepper, and it wasn't too bad.
It was much better than the food they ate while on missions.
Ye Qingbai asked Lu Ye, "Company Commander, is your steamed rice almost ready?"
"Oh no."
Lu Ye then remembered that rice was still cooking on the honeycomb briquette stove.
He rushed over to check, and as soon as he entered the yard, he smelled a burning odor.
I forgot to extinguish the fire.
He quickly used a lid to seal the opening.
I leaned closer to the pot and listened.
The water should have dried up.
He wasn't sure whether he should lift the lid to check.
Just as he was standing in front of the stove, he heard footsteps and voices coming from the doorway.
Ye Rufeng and Bai Zhi returned from get off work.
"Grandpa, Xiaobai, you're back?" Lu Ye felt a little annoyed. "I'm sorry, I didn't have time to pick you up."
Bai Zhi smiled and said, "No need to pick us up. We'll just take a car back after we're done. It's very convenient."
As she spoke, she sniffed.
What does it taste like?
Lu Ye awkwardly pointed to the pot on the honeycomb briquette stove, "I was steaming rice, and it might be burnt."
Upon hearing this, Bai Zhi went inside and lifted the lid to check the situation.
"The fire was too big, and the bottom got burnt."
She thought Lu Ye was just saying it casually when he mentioned buying groceries and cooking, but she didn't expect him to actually do it.
Afraid of discouraging the person, she smiled and said, "It's alright, it won't affect the consumption."
Bai Zhi's words put Lu Ye's mind at ease.
"Grandpa, please wash your hands and come inside. Dinner will be ready soon."
He took the pot to the kitchen.
Ye Qingbai was making egg drop soup when he heard Ye Rufeng return. He came out of the kitchen excitedly and greeted them, "Second Grandpa, you're off work? You must be tired today. Dinner will be ready soon."
Ye Rufeng looked at the two busy figures in the kitchen, a soft light flashing in his eyes.
"Okay, I'm going to wash my hands."
Bai Zhi walked into the kitchen and saw four dishes neatly arranged on the cutting board.
His eyes were wide with surprise.
Wow, did you two make this?
Ye Qingbai boasted, "Yes, I chopped the vegetables, and the company commander cooked them. We had a clear division of labor, and we did it very quickly."
"sharp."
Bai Zhi gave them a thumbs up, which made Ye Qingbai very happy.
Lu Ye, however, was not as optimistic as him.
After all, the taste of this dish... still needs to be tested.
"I'll take it over."
With a nervous heart, Lu Ye carried the dishes into the house and placed them on the table.
Zhou Lin also came to help serve the dishes.
"Xiao Zhou, you don't need to go. Just sit and wait."
Zhou Lin didn't dare sit and wait to be fed; she insisted on doing some work. Bai Zhi handed her two bowls of rice, saying, "Linlin, take them in."
Zhou Lin noticed the color of the rice in the bowl, and Bai Zhi quickly whispered a reminder, "It's their first time cooking, they need encouragement."
"Sister Baizhi, I understand."
When the food was served, Ye Rufeng came over and sat down.
As soon as he sat down, the others followed suit.
Lu Ye felt extremely uncomfortable watching his and Ye Qingbai's masterpiece being scrutinized by everyone.
This dish is really not presentable.
Ye Qingbai said with a smile, "Second Grandfather, this is what our company commander and I made. It's our first time cooking, so it might not taste very good. Please don't mind."
Ye Rufeng raised his eyes and glanced indifferently at the two young men sitting upright opposite him. Meeting their uneasy and anxious gazes, he said, "I don't mind."
Ye Rufeng picked up his chopsticks and took a piece of the dark-colored meat from the stir-fried pork with chili peppers.
I put it in my mouth.
I couldn't bite it.
Luckily, he has good teeth.
Bai Zhi also picked up some food with her chopsticks.
I took a bite.
Lu Ye looked at her nervously, awaiting her judgment.
"Although it's not as good as mine, it's still pretty good. It was my first time cooking, and it was completely undercooked, but at least you guys cooked it properly, which is quite impressive."
Zhou Lin also picked up some food, hiding her pained mask, and tried hard to think of words that would neither hurt their self-esteem nor violate her conscience.
She swallowed the food in her mouth with difficulty and said with a smile, "I have a strong palate, and this mushroom is just what I like."
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