Chapter 24 Dinner with Amazing Classmates!
Qin Zhizhi plans to make chopped pepper fish head, spicy crab, sweet and sour spare ribs, stir-fried porcini mushrooms, braised pork, boiled fish, stir-fried river shrimp, and scrambled eggs with green onions.
Finally, pair it with a sauerkraut and bone soup, perfect.
Qin Zhizhi had never cooked some of the dishes before, and today was her first time. Gu's mother and Zhang were also curious to see that fish heads could be used to cook dishes.
The chopped peppers in the chopped pepper fish head are wild peppers picked by Qin Zhizhi in the back mountain, which makes it more flavorful.
Qin Zhizhi first placed ginger slices and green onion segments on the bottom of the plate, and then placed the marinated fish head on the plate.
Then spread the prepared wild pepper sauce evenly on the fish head.
Ask Gu's mother to boil the water in the pot first, and then steam the fish head.
Qin Zhizhi calculated the time and decided to steam it for about ten minutes.
After steaming, you can take it out of the pot, sprinkle some chopped green onions on it, and finally pour boiling oil in the hot pot over the steamed fish head.
Although neither Gu's mother nor Zhang had ever eaten this dish before, they inexplicably felt it was delicious when they smelled it.
After finishing the chopped pepper fish head, Qin Zhizhi started to make spicy crab.
Zhang had washed the crabs in advance, and Qin Zhizhi skillfully split them in half for later use.
Then put the ginger slices, green onion segments, dried chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns into the oil pan and stir-fry until fragrant.
Then put the blanched crabs into the pot, and ask Zhang to reduce the heat and continue stir-frying.
Add a little more water, cover the pot and simmer for a while to make the crab more flavorful.
Qin Zhizhi put the spicy crab on a plate and sprinkled it with chopped green onions, which looked very appetizing.
Gu's mother and Zhang have both eaten spicy crabs. Recently, all the ones Qin Jiang caught were sent to the Gu family. Qin Zhizhi also sent them to the Qin family several times after making them.
"This tastes good. Jinghuai and your brother will definitely like it." Zhang was quite confident in her daughter's cooking skills.
"That's right, who doesn't like Zhizhi's cooking? Let's quickly finish the rest of the dishes, otherwise the aroma will be really torturous."
Mother Gu was a little excited when she thought that her son had never tasted the dishes cooked by Qin Zhizhi.
At this time, in the main hall of the Gu family.
Ning Xuan was stunned by the different aromas wafting from the kitchen.
"Brother Jinghuai, what on earth are my aunt and sister-in-law cooking? Why does it smell so good? It smells even better than what my chef cooks."
Originally, several people were discussing an article, but now they had lost interest in the discussion. If Ning Xuan hadn't been afraid of being rude since it was his first visit, he would have run to the kitchen to take a look.
"I haven't been home for a long time, so I don't know what my mother and my wife cooked. Farmhouse food is not as good as your chef's. Please bear with me if it doesn't suit your taste."
Gu Jinghuai knew the situation of the Gu family. He thought that the food smelled so good because they added too much oil or they were hungry.
"Why would I care about the relationship between us? If I were that kind of person, I wouldn't have followed you here."
Ning Xuan did have a good relationship with those people. He had eaten the meat buns and fried fish that Qin Zhizhi sent him last time.
"If you were that kind of person, we wouldn't take you home."
"That's right, my mom said my sister's cooking skills have improved dramatically recently, so just be patient and wait for a while."
Qin Qingyuan and Qin Qingyun were also looking forward to it, but they wanted to laugh when they saw their friend eager to run to the kitchen.
Ning Xuan is the youngest son of the county magistrate. He is usually favored at home and is ambitious and intelligent. However, the thing that gives the county magistrate the most headache is his love of eating and his ability to eat.
"I really can't wait, it smells so good." Ning Xuan lay on the table with a look of despair, waiting for dinner to be served.
While they were chatting, Qin Zhizhi was already making sweet and sour pork ribs and stir-fried river shrimp.
This was also Qin Zhizhi’s first time making sweet and sour pork ribs.
Add cold water to the pot, put the ribs into the water, bring to a boil over high heat, blanch them, take them out, and wash them with warm water.
Then put the ribs into the pan and fry until the water is almost dry.
Then heat oil in a pan, add rock sugar, fry sugar color, put the ribs in, add water to cover the ribs, boil over high heat, cook until the sauce is reduced, and serve.
Fried river shrimps are even simpler. As these two dishes were ready, everyone in the main room couldn't sit still anymore because they were so hungry.
Qin Zhizhi was also afraid that the customer would be hungry, so she quickly speeded up her work.
While the stir-fried porcini mushrooms, braised pork, boiled fish, and scrambled eggs with green onions are being prepared, the sauerkraut and pork bone soup is also ready.
While Qin Zhizhi was cooking, Gu's mother had already prepared everything else, and Qin Zhizhi felt that it was time to start eating.
Zhang was determined not to keep her meal, and Qin Zhizhi didn't force her. She made a lot of spicy crabs and gave Zhang a big bowl to take home.
The Qin family also had an extra meal today. Qin Zhizhi's uncle and second uncle both ate at the Qin family.
Qin Zhizhi stood at the door of the kitchen and called out to the main room, "Husband, eldest brother, second brother, Master Ning is ready for dinner."
Several people heard the noise in the kitchen early in the morning. When they heard that it was time to eat, they hurried to the yard to wash their hands. Ning Xuan ran the fastest.
When the three children heard Qin Zhizhi calling, they obediently went to wash their hands and then went to the kitchen to serve the dishes.
Qin Zhizhi was afraid of scalding them, so she only let them use chopsticks and bowls.
After washing his hands, Gu Jinghuai went straight into the kitchen to help serve the dishes. If he hadn't wanted to accompany Ning Xuan, he would have come in to help earlier.
There is no such saying in the Gu family that a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen, and there is even less in the Qin family.
With the help of Qin Qingyuan and Qin Qingyun, eight dishes and one soup were served on the table. Even Gu Jinghuai was a little surprised. It was too sumptuous.
"What are you all standing there for? Come sit down and try Zhizhi's cooking."
Gu's mother was the elder in the family. As soon as she sat down, everyone else quickly sat down as well.
After Mother Gu started eating, the others did. Mother Gu was afraid that Ning Xuan would be reserved, so she said with a smile, "Mr. Ning, it's just plain food for farmers, don't be polite."
Ning Xuan just picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs and put it in the bowl. "Auntie, I'm not polite. Just treat it as your own home."
Then I couldn't wait to put the ribs into my mouth, and was amazed. The sour and sweet taste was just right. It turned out that meat could be cooked like this.
The others endured it all night and hurried to pick up the food, but they were not much better than Ning Xuan.
Qin Qingyuan even felt that what he had eaten before was not considered gourmet food. Even the food in the best restaurant in the county was not as delicious as what his sister cooked.
The children were even happier. They loved sweet and sour pork ribs the most, and luckily Qin Zhizhi made a large portion.
Seeing that the children liked it, the others tacitly left the sweet and sour pork ribs for them and went to eat other dishes.
The results were more amazing than each other, and even Gu Jinghuai, who did not pursue appetite, accidentally ate too much.
If Qin Zhizhi hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't have believed how much they ate.
All eight dishes and one soup were eaten up cleanly, and Ning Xuan was the most exaggerated, his stomach almost bursting.
Qin Zhizhi was cleaning up the dishes while questioning her life. "Did I not cook enough?"
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