Mom suggested, "Let's fry a steak. It's simple, easy, and quick."
Ning Qiluo shook her head: "I'm afraid Grandma will lose her dentures if she eats the steak I fried."
Mom chuckled.
He kept laughing, his shoulders shaking.
Finally, on her mother's advice, Ning Qiluo steamed Yangtze River shad.
Simple and convenient.
All you need to do with shad is remove its fishy smell and steam it while keeping it bright red. The main flavor comes from the shad's freshness and the seasonings poured over it.
The seasoning was prepared according to the proportions her mother had given her, which wasn't a problem for Ning Qiluo. After she finished preparing it, her mother tasted it and said it was fine. Then she poured the seasoning she had prepared earlier over the steamed shad.
She brought out the shad and prepared a bowl of porridge.
Then prepare chopsticks and cutlery and place them on the table.
Yu Hualing came over and sat down, looking up and saying, "You did it pretty quickly."
Ning Qiluo said, "This dish doesn't take long to make, and with my mother's instruction, it's quick to prepare."
The Filipino maid brought over a warm towel.
Yu Hualing picked up a towel to wipe her hands, then put the hot towel aside and said, "Take it off."
Uncle Cao bent down and reached out to lift the lid.
A steamed shad was placed in front of me. Following my mother's method, the fishy smell was completely covered up. After uncovering it, all that remained was the fresh aroma of the fish and the rich fragrance of the broth.
It makes your mouth water.
However, Yu Hualing frowned slightly and, without even touching her chopsticks, said, "Shad has bones, I don't like it."
Ning Qiluo froze.
Uncle Cao glanced at Ning Qiluo subconsciously.
"Madam, let me do it..."
He was about to say that he had removed the thorns.
But the old lady stopped her, saying calmly, "Remake it."
Ning Qiluo didn't say anything, and simply replied, "Oh, okay."
Before taking the shad away, Ning Qiluo said, "Grandma, I've prepared some porridge for you. You can have some to tide you over."
"Um."
Yu Hualing nodded.
After Ning Qiluo took away the steamed shad, Uncle Cao asked, "Why doesn't the old lady like shad?"
Yu Hualing only said, "Shad has many bones, and crabapple has no fragrance."
...
Ning Qiluo carried the shad back to the kitchen.
Seeing this, the mother came forward and asked with concern:
"Miss Ning, what's wrong? Is it not to the old lady's liking?"
Ning Qiluo shook her head: "Shad has many bones, I didn't consider that."
"Ah..." Mother said in surprise, "Steamed shad tastes great. You can eat it after removing the bones. Does the old lady not like this flavor?"
"I don't know either, but Grandma said to redo it, so let's redo it."
Ning Qiluo was quite confident in herself.
She put down the steamed shad, went to wash her hands, and said as she washed, "I've decided, I'll make a French-style pan-fried sole. I've had this before, it tastes great, Grandma should like it."
Mother agreed with Ning Qiluo's idea.
She knew how to pan-fry sole, and then she taught Ning Qiluo how to do it.
Compared to the simple process of steaming shad, Ning Qiluo's first attempt at pan-frying failed.
It's overcooked.
It took two tries to get it right, but the taste was still not good.
I fried it a third time, and it turned out well, but it didn't look very appetizing, and I burned my hand with the oil.
Her mother was very nervous, but Ning Qiluo said it was nothing and ignored the small burn, arranging the food according to her own ideas.
Finally, serve it out.
What is this dish?
Before the lid was even opened, Yu Hualing asked.
Ning Qiluo happily said, "It's French-style pan-fried sole, boneless."
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