NFBE Chapter 290 I'm a chef, you're a housewife
Chapter 290 I'm a chef, you're a housewife
Su's mother was worthy of being a daughter from the north. The speed of three people making dumplings could not keep up with her speed of rolling the dough alone. After all the dough was rolled out, Su's mother also took a spoon and sat on the remaining bench to make dumplings with the three of them.
At first, Zhao Xiaojing was very slow at making dumplings, and her dumplings were only slightly better than those made by Su's father. But with her experience in making soup dumplings, she learned very quickly. After making more than 30 dumplings, her speed surpassed Su Yuchen. Later, when she got interested, she even made a basket of Yuanbao dumplings as Su's mother had taught her. Their round and plump appearance attracted Su Yuchen to imitate her. He gave up the original big-bellied dumplings and started making Yuanbao dumplings crazily.
At nearly half past eleven, Su's mother sent Su Yuchen to call Third Grandma, and asked Su's father to boil firewood and water for her, while she began to prepare the dishes for lunch.
Su Yuchen originally called Zhao Xiaojing to go together to call Third Grandma, but Zhao Xiaojing saw that the kitchen was busy, so she waved her hand and asked Su Yuchen to go by himself, and she went into the kitchen to help Su's mother.
Then, scenes that opened Su's father and mother's eyes and left them dumbfounded began to unfold.
Su's mother had just finished washing the vegetables when she heard a few slicing sounds. When she turned around, Zhao Xiaojing had already cut the bacon, sausages, and braised beef. Not only were each slice of bacon and sausage cut to even thickness, but the beef slices were also cut so thin that they were almost translucent, for fear that Third Grandma would not be able to bite them.
Su's mother was stunned, and Zhao Xiaojing naturally took the vegetables and asked how they should be cut. Su's mother didn't react to the dreamy reply, but Zhao Xiaojing picked up the knife and went to work. When Su's mother came to her senses, the onions had been cut into shreds, chopped green onions, and sections; the green peppers and potatoes had been cut into dice; the red cabbage had been sliced into beautiful slanted slices; the ginger was cut into shreds, and all were neatly placed on the preparation plate. Zhao Xiaojing then took the live fish that Su's father had just brought and went out to kill it.
Now Su's father was also confused.
Zhao Xiaojing was secretly laughing while killing the fish. This was exactly the effect she wanted. Since Suzi was going to tell her parents, she would definitely show off her cooking skills. She would also be able to do all the miscellaneous kitchen chores with ease, so that Su's parents would be able to more fully realize that opening a restaurant was no joke.
"Xiao Jing, let me do it, you sit down and take a rest. Oh, it's your first time at home, how can I let you do any work? Go sit in the main room! Chenzi's father and I will cook!" Zhao Xiaojing had just cut and cleaned the fish when Su's mother hurriedly came forward with a look of annoyance and snatched the fish away.
She was also confused and didn't react just now. She actually let Chenzi do all the work?
My goodness, this is their first time here and we killed the fish ourselves. How can we treat guests like this?
But classmate Chenzi was so quick. I just reacted and chased out to kill the fish, but in two minutes the fish was already gutted?
"Yes, girl, go to the main room and sit and watch TV. We adults are here, how can we let you do that? Go wash your hands and take a rest." Father Su was a little slow and followed behind to persuade her.
"Okay, then I won't move. I'll just watch here. People say that cooking with a wood stove smells delicious, so I'll learn how to make it, too." Zhao Xiaojing said with a smile.
Anyway, she would be staying at Su Yuchen's house for a long time, and Su Yuchen wanted her to have plenty of opportunities to show her skills. It just so happened that she had never used a wood stove and was afraid that she would not be able to control the temperature well.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xiaojing quietly summoned the system and projected Su Yuchen's kitchen into the virtual space, preparing to practice using the stove during her free time.
The kitchen of Su Yuchen's house looked like it was rebuilt in the past two years. There was a large wood stove on the far right, but it was very simple and clean, with a bit of the feeling of a wood stove in a modern restaurant. There were also natural gas and gas stoves installed next to it, but Zhao Xiaojing hadn't seen them use them since she came in the morning.
"Okay, okay! If you're tired of watching, just go to the main room and sit there. It's okay." Su's mother agreed loudly, and instructed Su's father to refill Zhao Xiaojing's cup with water, then turned around and started cooking.
Zhao Xiaojing held the cup and watched Su's mother cook with great interest. She couldn't help but laugh at the familiar large portions. She thought she was back in the restaurant when nine people ate together.
The stoves in the countryside are big and the firewood underneath is burning vigorously, so Su's mother is very careful about the amount of oil she uses and the amount of food she puts in. The size of the plates and bowls she uses for rice is almost the same as the ones they use in the restaurant.
Zhao Xiaojing watched and chatted with Su's mother, while Su's father helped beside her and interjected from time to time. After a while, Zhao Xiaojing understood how to use the wood stove.
Seeing Su's father adding firewood into the stove several times, she thought that the only way to adjust the firepower was to increase or decrease the firewood. After a long time, she realized that there is an easy-to-operate method such as the ventilation door. You only need to control the amount of air entering the air door to achieve the purpose of controlling the firepower. Isn't this the same principle as burning honeycomb coal at home when she was a child? Zhao Xiaojing suddenly realized.
After a while, Su Yuchen came back with his third grandmother. After greeting them for a few words, Su's mother turned around and gave an order. Su's father immediately poured water into another pot that had just been washed and put the dumplings in. On this side, Su's mother's last dish was also served under the super strong fire of the wood stove.
Su Yuchen and Zhao Xiaojing brought the dishes into the main room together. Just as they were about to sit down, Zhao Xiaojing slapped her head and said, "Give me the car keys. I brought you some chili oil. It's just right for making a vinegar dish to go with the dumplings."
Su Yuchen excitedly took the key from the table and just as he entered the kitchen, he was pulled out by Su's mother.
"How many years has your classmate studied cooking?" Su's mother bent her waist and stared at Su Yuchen without blinking, like an old lady at the entrance of the village chatting about gossip.
"It seems like half a year, what's the matter?"
“Half a year?!” Mother Su shouted in shock. As soon as she opened her mouth, she covered her mouth and muttered softly, “She is really like adding a steel needle to a drill—amazing! I have been cooking for decades, and I can’t even turn around to cut all the vegetables. I was stunned and she killed and cut up the fish?”
"Oh! What a fuss! She's a chef, and you're just a housewife. The dishes you cook every day are not of the same level. We...she has to make hundreds of rice bowls every day. You can't keep up with her speed!" Su Yuchen looked at Su's mother with a smug smile, but Su's mother rolled her eyes and twisted her head, "Get out! Serve the food!"
Su Yuchen happily went to the kitchen and watched Zhao Xiaojing prepare a non-spicy vinegar dish and a slightly spicy vinegar dish. Thinking it was not spicy enough, she took another small dish and scooped a few spoonfuls of chili oil into it.
Zhao Xiaojing saw that she looked like she had not been beaten with extra-high-grade pepper and did not remind her. She just let her eat and silently served her a bowl of dumpling soup.
Father Su's dumplings had just been cooked, but he served out four bowls first. Considering Third Grandma's teeth, he cooked the remaining dumplings in the pot for five more minutes before taking them all out.