Chapter 137 Chapter 137 Fresh Apple, Fig and Lean Meat Soup Sour...
After Mr. Xu, Mrs. Xu and Su Dejun reached an agreement on the marriage between Su Tianli and Cheng Yu,
The atmosphere was unprecedentedly warm.
Next, Su Dejun was going to invite the Xu family to dinner.
Of course, this meal was also prepared by the mothers-in-law and aunts in the whole compound.
——Yesterday when Su Dejun was worried about how to entertain Chief Xu, Aunt Cao called on all the mothers-in-law and aunts in the compound.
So everyone agreed to the following solution:
First of all, I heard that the leaders have disciplinary regulations regarding dining, and it seems that the number of dishes cannot exceed three or four.
So we decided to prepare four dishes and one soup to entertain Chief Xu.
If the leader says that he can only eat three dishes and one soup, then everyone should pretend not to know this rule, or put two of the dishes on one plate, so that the leader will not violate the rules!
Secondly, there are so many specialties in Guangzhou.
Just expressing it with four dishes and one soup is not enough!
Think about it, Chief Xu has come to Guangzhou, but he was not able to taste the most authentic local traditional food... What a pity!
So everyone brainstormed and finally voted to decide how to make these four dishes and one soup:
During the Chinese New Year, there must be fish every year!
The first vote went to the dish "Steamed Grass Carp".
For the second dish, everyone decided to invite Chief Xu to try the most local New Year's dish - hot pot!
For the third dish, everyone decided to make a "roast meat platter" for Chief Xu to taste.
The fourth dish, of course, is to treat Chief Xu to some vegetables!
The four dishes were decided without any controversy.
Then--
When Chief Xu was drinking some soup,
The mothers-in-law and aunts had a heated discussion (angry quarrel),
One group strongly advocates making raw and cooked rehmannia dragon bone soup, because raw and cooked rehmannia can clear lung heat. The leader came to Lingnan from the far north and was exhausted from the long journey, so this soup is most suitable for him.
One group says to cook southern and northern apricot kernel and dried pork lung soup, because the name of this dish has a special meaning. Southern apricot kernels are sweet almonds and northern apricot kernels are bitter almonds, which represents congratulations to the newlyweds for remembering the past and thinking of the present. In addition, "杏" also means "幸", which means blessing the newlyweds for a happy life.
One group of people said that the raw and cooked dragon bone soup is pitch black, and the dried apricot and pig lung soup is as white as lime... Don't scare Chief Xu! Red radish, corn and pork ribs soup is the best, refreshing and slightly sweet, suitable for all ages...
In the end, no one was willing to give in, and everyone even started arguing with red faces.
Even Aunt Cao couldn't calm down and quickly called Su Tianli over.
Su Tianli made the decision:
Don't cook dragon bone soup raw or cooked.
No need for the dried apricot and pig lung soup.
No carrot, corn and pork ribs soup either!
Just make some apple, fig and lean meat soup, which is sweet and unique.
I have to say, Su Tianli can really control the situation.
The mothers-in-law and aunts were already arguing with each other, but after hearing Su Tianli's decision, they felt that the apple, fig and lean meat soup was indeed delicious!
The main thing is that this soup is sweet and sour, and has a refreshing fruity aroma. It is truly suitable for everyone!
Seeing that the menu had been decided, Su Dejun took out a hundred yuan and gave it to Aunt Cao, asking her to help with the preparations. "...Auntie Cao, no one in our family knows how to cook. If we were to do this ourselves, it would be a disaster."
"Here's the money—"
"Please come and help us!" said Su Dejun.
Aunt Cao saved up a thick stack of money and smiled, "That won't cost that much!"
Su Dejun said: "That hot pot is incredible!"
Aunt Cao, "That's just a pot of food!"
Su Dejun said, "How about this, Sister Cao, you decide how many people you want to invite to help, and with the remaining money, we can open one or two more tables."
Aunt Cao thought about it and nodded, "Okay!"
In this way, Aunt Cao led a group of mothers-in-law and aunts to start collecting various condiments and ingredients since yesterday.
Even though steamed fish, hot pot, roast meat and vegetables were easily elected when everyone voted,
If you really want to do it, that's...
The ingredients of each dish are rare.
Let’s talk about steamed grass carp!
Everyone unanimously requested that the fish must be at least three pounds in weight. To ensure that nothing goes wrong, it is best to prepare three fish. This way, if the fish is steamed too hot, too old, or fails for other reasons, there is at least a chance to remedy the situation.
Needless to say, the hot pot
Guangdong's pot dish is served in a pot, and it may seem like there is only one dish.
In fact, the main dishes include chicken, duck, goose, various fresh seafood, dried seafood, various river fish, mountain delicacies, etc.
Roasted meat platter, just these four words look simple,
In fact, it also includes honey barbecued pork, soy sauce barbecued pork, roasted bones, roasted meat, etc. Leafy greens are an indispensable dish for Guangzhou people.
Everyone thinks this dish should be served.
But there are at least dozens of ways to cook green vegetables in Guangzhou. Which one is more suitable?
A said that the local mustard greens are the best in winter, slightly bitter and refreshing, and taste great when baked with ginger paste;
B. This year is a warm winter, and Zengcheng’s broccoli has grown. Of course, the broccoli is cooked with lard residue, which is so delicious that it makes your eyebrows drop!
C said that her relative grew some juicy water spinach on the balcony and cooked it with Taishan shrimp paste. The taste... no matter who you are, once you have tasted it, you will never forget it!
Ding said that steaming Chinese cabbage with golden and silver garlic paste is both beautiful and unique in flavor...
In the end, no one could convince anyone!
So several mothers-in-law and aunts decided to have a competition - at that time, they would all cook the most delicious vegetables in their minds at the same time, and then put them on plates, and then the remaining vegetables in the pot would be tasted and voted by everyone present, and the one that tasted the best would be served.
In this way, Aunt Cao led everyone to start the preparation work from the night before, such as soaking various seafood, river fish, and mountain delicacies;
We got up early this morning before daybreak and went out to buy fresh ingredients.
Then we started killing chickens, making soup stock, etc.
The four dishes and one soup were finally prepared at noon.
At this moment, Su Dejun gave the signal.
Aunt Cao quickly led her mother-in-law and aunt to serve the dishes.
Soon, four dishes and a soup were placed on the Su family’s dining table.
The Xu family looked at the four dishes and one soup in surprise, and everyone was stunned.
God!
These four dishes are so... so beautiful!
First up is a steamed fish dish.
This was a huge grass carp, which was placed whole and fully on the plate.
This steamed fish looks really bland, as if even soy sauce isn’t added?
The fish is white!
As long as the fish is covered with a layer of green onion...
Even the soup in the plate is clear and transparent.
this……
Can steamed fish without any seasoning really be delicious?
Won't it smell fishy?
Secondly, this hot pot dish is so so so...it's amazing!
The reason why it is called pot dish is that
As the name suggests, it comes in a pot.
Although this wooden basin does not look big, it is about half the size of a washbasin. The bottom of the basin should be filled with food, and on the top are neatly arranged salt-baked chicken, boiled duck, rolled goose, dried goods, soaked and cooked abalone, fried meatballs and the like.
Furthermore, the roast meat platter also looks very beautifully presented...
The greens look shiny and tender.
The stew exudes a fresh and charming fruity aroma...
Everyone couldn't help swallowing.
Until then——
Xu Wenmei suddenly realized something, "Wait, where's my brother?"
Everyone looked at each other.
Only then did Old Lady Xu realize that someone was missing from her family. She looked left and right and asked anxiously, "Hey, what happened to Wensong? Why did he run away alone...without even telling us?"
Cheng Yu and Su Tianli spoke at the same time:
"He'll be back in a moment."
"He will be here soon."
Everyone looked at Su Tianli and Cheng Yu again.
At this time, Su Qianzi also noticed that someone was missing, "Sister, where is Sister Meiyu?"
Cheng Yu and Su Tianli spoke again:
"She'll be here soon."
"She'll be here in a minute."
Everyone: ...
Fortunately, everyone waited for about ten minutes.
Yao Meiyu actually brought Xu Wensong with her.
Yao Meiyu looked normal.
But Xu Wensong couldn't suppress the smile on his face at all.
The corners of his lips were always raised high.
It turned out that when Xu Wensong followed Yao Meiyu to her home to take a short break,
Yao Meiyu was afraid that he would be bored, so she took some books she usually read and gave them to him to read.
When Xu Wensong saw it, his eyes lit up.
——Half of these books are ones he has read before and he likes reading them very much.
The remaining half were the ones he had always wanted to watch but never found, or the ones he had watched a long time ago but lost, and wanted to find them again but couldn't...
At that moment, Xu Wensong found a topic to chat with Yao Meiyu.
If you don’t talk, you won’t know.
This chat...
Xu Wensong was surprised to find that he and Yao Meiyu had unexpectedly similar views!
And they both have a common hobby - playing badminton!
Xu Wensong even saw the award certificate that Yao Meiyu had won in the badminton competition at school!
If Xu Wensong hadn't been playing the role of a patient today,
He wanted to drag Yao Meiyu to play ball together...
Finally, when Yao Meiyu saw that the time was almost up and was about to take Xu Wensong to Su's house,
Xu Wensong was reluctant to leave.
He thought about it and decided to borrow books from Yao Meiyu. He left his address to her and said that he would return the books to her after he finished reading them, and also send her a few other books that might interest her.
Yao Meiyu had no objection.
First, she had read all those books to pieces.
First, it’s because Xu Wensong is Lizhi’s future relative.
So she nodded readily.
Xu Wensong was overjoyed!
For him,
This is proof that Yao Meiyu allowed him to write to her - it also proves that at least she doesn't hate him!
So he smiled happily.
The smile on the corner of my mouth couldn't be suppressed.
Everyone in the Xu family noticed that something was wrong with Xu Wensong.
Of course, the Xu family couldn't help but see it.
The truth is that Xu Wensong is usually very indifferent and never smiles.
Then today——
Mr. Xu and Mrs. Xu stared at Xu Wensong for a long time.
I immediately discovered that this guy had been peeking at the young girl named Yao Meiyu.
He also glanced and smiled secretly;
Then take another look and smile secretly!
The two elders looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
Su Dejun called everyone, "Eat, eat, eat! Come and eat! It won't taste good if it gets cold!"
Then he urged Su Tianli and Cheng Yu, "You two should quickly explain to your in-laws the origin of this hot pot and the method of making this roast meat..."
Su Tianli and Cheng Yu smiled at each other and agreed at the same time.
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