rebirth from small pockets

Chapter 535 New Year’s Eve

"Shua~shua~shua!"

"Boom~boom~boom!"

"Bang~bang~bang!"

"Hey~ What a miscalculation!"

On the morning of New Year's Eve, Chen Li prepared all the side dishes for today's reunion dinner. After feeling what it meant to have back pain, Chen Li sighed helplessly.

Ever since he showed off his cooking skills on the 28th, the chef at home has not changed in the past few days.

The most important thing is that Chen Li can't even refute, or even dares to refute.

Because Ms. Wang suspected that his cooking skills were gained by cooking for Liu Qingqing in Yanjing.

Then Ms. Wang started to get angry with Chen Li, saying that he only knew how to cook for his girlfriend, but as a result, she, a mother, had never eaten a few meals cooked by Chen Li.

As soon as Wang Dongmei said this, what else could Chen Li say, just cook!

But later Chen Li came to his senses. It seems that his mother usually likes Liu Qingqing so much, so how could she be jealous because of something like this?

So, in fact, it was Chen Li's mother who didn't want to cook. Chen Li happened to show off his cooking skills before, and then Ms. Wang found an excuse to leave the cooking to Chen Li.

Both of these are from the ideal series produced by the system!

It’s just a matter of whether it tastes good or not!

Obviously ~ Chen Guoqiang is the kind of person who can cook, but is not very good at it.

"Sister Ling~Xue'er~Tingting, come in and serve the food!"

Hmm. Speaking of pea tip crispy pork soup, okay~ Chen Li is preparing to start frying the crispy pork at this moment.

And to be honest, Chen Li also wants to show off his cooking skills in front of his family. This is probably a small problem that everyone who can cook has.

But when he went to bring the casserole, no one peeled the garlic, but it was not without a solution.

But to be honest, this is too difficult for Chen Li, who is not a professional chef in the first place.

Fortunately, the kitchen in the Chen family's new house is big enough. Otherwise, cooking a reunion dinner for so many people would probably be a hassle.

Chen Li's second uncle~ is a middle school teacher by profession. His cooking skills are basically not enough in front of Chen Li and his son, but there is no problem if he gets a start.

"I got it for Sister Ling!"

Under the high temperature of the gas stove, this garlic-roasted sturgeon dish came out of the pan quickly.

Finally, it is the first vegetarian dish to be sold during the Spring Festival, and this vegetarian dish is truly a specialty of Sichuan Province.

"I got it for the old man!"

Stir-fried pea tips!

That's right~ It was later spread on the Internet that the only thing that can make people in Sichuan Province accept mandarin duck pot when eating hot pot.

Then there will be one or two special dishes. For example, today Chen Li prepared braised lamb chops and braised oxtail.

"It's not enough~ I need to peel off some more."

"Well~this oxtail is ready and can be taken out."

However, even if it is sweet potato flour, it is not prepared freshly. It is mixed with water and then left to settle in the refrigerator overnight.

After all, chefs outside all have their own methods, but Chen Li naturally only chooses the method he is more accustomed to.

But in any case, amateurs are amateurs. Chen Li may not be inferior to ordinary little chefs in cooking certain dishes, but compared to those chefs who can make several tables of different meals at will, Chen Li can

There are still too few.

Chen Li prepared two types of meat, one was skinless pork belly and the other was beef tenderloin.

Although his family is not picky, Chen Li is still worried about what to cook every day!

Of course ~ except today’s 30th reunion dinner.

Of course ~ this kind of batter is a little dry, so at this time Chen Li will add a few eggs to it, and then mix the prepared meat and batter evenly.

Usually in the evening, everyone just eats some leftovers from the reunion dinner, and then watches the Spring Festival Gala together or plays mahjong.

When the dish was finished frying, Chen Li directly put it on a plate and carried it out of the kitchen.

But Chen Li didn't care about this anymore. He directly heated the pot again and started cooking the penultimate dish of the day.

He left it there for a while, but at this moment, there was nothing in the dumpling, which made Chen Li feel extremely lonely.

Chen Li marinated the meat first, and then took out the batter prepared yesterday from the refrigerator.

In terms of personality, Chen Li's second uncle is the kind of man who is gentle, gentle, and even bookish.

"I'll serve it~!"

Chen Guofu makes a pickled fish dish. This dish does not use the naked sturgeon that Chen Li ordered from the system, but the black fish bought from outside.

He was really speechless~ Because the crispy fried pork he fried was not eaten as quickly as his family.

When Chen Li fried the sturgeon before, he had already processed and fried it in advance, so Chen Li was missing a step at this moment.

While Chen Li was frying the crispy pork, Chen Li's father and second father also brought out their own special dishes.

Chen Li once wanted to drive this heterosexual man from Sichuan Province out of the kitchen. In fact, in the end, Chen Guoqiang was kicked out by his wife.

That's it, but Chen Li is still a person who is not very vague about food requirements, so Chen Li can't say that he will try his best to make every meal the best, but at least he will never make do with it casually.

"I'm going to make garlic-roasted sturgeon. In fact, the most delicious thing is this garlic. Peel more."

"By the way~artillery, which one is going to fire the artillery?"

Plus, I am a teacher, so I have a lot of patience.

Garlic roasted sturgeon!

And this~ resulted in Chen Li manipulating various dishes in a variety of ways these past two days.

Of course~ he must know how to cook. In fact, there are very few people of his generation who can't cook.

After shouting, he went to the side to look at the braised oxtail.

"Got it!"

"Bring the casserole together and put a mat on the table!"

He did learn a few cooking skills from a chef in his previous life, and later learned many dishes on the short video platform.

Many people usually make fresh batter for the sake of convenience. In addition to starch, some people also add some flour to it.

According to experts, frying is probably one of the cooking methods that causes the most nutrients to be lost in food.

Fried crispy pork is actually a very time-consuming task. In fact, this dish almost takes up the entire preparation time of the reunion dinner.

However, at this moment, the efficiency of his second uncle's attack really made Chen Li feel helpless.

And unlike northerners who are used to eating dumplings on this day, here in Erlong Town they don’t eat dumplings on New Year’s Eve.

But, if you put it bluntly, this is probably the person. No matter what he does or how he behaves, his personality is actually a bit meek.

Basically, on New Year's Eve, as long as you see someone's door still closed, it means that the family is either not at home, or they are still having the reunion dinner.

These two girls' excuses were surprisingly consistent. The funniest two blurted out almost at the same time. After speaking, they looked at each other and ran out of the kitchen with the crispy pork in their hands.

Originally, Chen Li's second father wanted to make a Western Xinjiang gourmet chicken dish.

But there are too many people at home recently!

There are only four people in Chen Li's family, three in his second father's family, and three in his second mother's family.

Chen Li shouted while using a large frying spoon to remove the braised lamb from the pot.

And this~ is the ready-made batter.

At this moment, on the first floor, a large red round table made of mahogany wood was filled with various dishes.

But this is normal. Only people like his second uncle can tolerate his second aunt who has a somewhat hot temper.

Because most of the dishes for this reunion dinner are fixed.

This is exactly the opposite of Chen Li's second aunt.

And in fact, it is indeed true. The second uncle and second aunt of Chen Li in his previous life lived like this for most of their lives, but their relationship in the end was still very good.

Chen Li picked up a head of garlic and took it directly to the end of the garlic with his other hand and cut it.

There is no way~ China is really big, and every place has its own customs.

"Dang~dang~!"

Of course, you have to eat dumplings, but you have to wait until the first day of the new year.

But Chen Li still needs to make the last dish!

The garlic cloves in this garlic-roasted sturgeon are very delicious. When Chen Li ate this dish in the past, he often didn't finish the fish, but he couldn't find a single garlic clove.

"Look at the time, there are still two minutes until 12 o'clock."

Chen Li, who was in the kitchen, looked at the empty dishpan and was speechless.

Fried crispy pork~In fact, the batter is definitely the most critical part.

This is equivalent to Chen Li having to cook for ten people for every meal!

This is why the kitchen was so busy before!

Different from the New Year's Eve dinner that many people later understood, here in Erlong Town, the meal at noon is actually considered the main meal on New Year's Eve.

As for Chen Li’s second father, well, what should I say?

Then he squeezed it with his hands and then rubbed it again, and most of the garlic clothes fell off. Then Chen Li threw the garlic into the water and rubbed it again. The whole head of garlic was almost peeled.

This is a favorite among Sichuan people, and it is a perfect match for cooking noodles or making crispy broth.

Next is a platter of various cured meats, including pork belly, pig ears, pork liver, heart and tongue, pig tail, cured pork ribs, cured pig trotters, etc.

Of course, although peeling garlic in this way is very efficient, it is somewhat wasteful, but at this time, Chen Li couldn't care less about this waste.

After that, it’s time for regular frying.

Chen Li's second aunt is the kind of person who behaves in a fickle manner.

Since it is fried crispy pork, meat must be the main ingredient.

And in the end, after the two little girls were half full and everyone else had a taste, the crispy meat of Shau Kei began to increase in size visible to the naked eye.

When using, pour out the excess water in the bowl, leaving only the sweet potato flour that has settled at the bottom of the bowl.

Artillery actually means firecrackers, and the so-called 12 o'clock is actually 12 o'clock at noon.

Stir-fried pea tips!

Of course, it is said to be stir-fried, but in fact a lot of dried chili peppers are added to it. Stir-fried with dried chili peppers is what Sichuan people think of stir-fried.

As the saying goes, dumplings on the first grade of junior high school and noodles on the second grade of junior high school.

But unlike traditional Sichuan men who know how to cook, Chen Guoqiang basically didn't cook much when he was in Xijiang.

"Okay, okay~ Have you seen enough?"

"Okay~ It's time to eat!"

But what can he do? There is nothing he can do!

Chen Li used the same technique to directly peel three heads of garlic. Together with what his second uncle had peeled before, it was almost enough to make garlic-roasted sturgeon.

In short, the large plate of chicken he cooked was in danger of breaking the pot. In the end, Chen Li's second mother took action in time and saved the dish.

In fact, Chen Li's father had already fried the crispy pork once a year ago, but the fried crispy pork had already been eaten that time, and crispy pork is also an indispensable delicacy on the dinner table of Sichuan people during the Spring Festival, so

Chen Li is now ready to fry the crispy pork.

On the Spring Festival dinner table in Erlong Town, the first thing that is essential is fish, because it is a symbol of plenty every year!

The Chen family's reunion dinner on New Year's Eve every year is served at 12 noon.

But~ Fortunately, everyone just tasted it at the beginning. After all, crispy meat actually tastes best when it’s just fried.

But there is a saying, fried food is indeed delicious!

While Chen Li was frying the crispy pork, Chen Xue and Chen Tingting frequently entered the kitchen, and their purpose was naturally the crispy pork that Chen Li had just fried.

After confirming that the firecrackers were burned out, Chen Li patted the heads of Chen Xue and Chen Tingting next to him, turned around and went home, then closed the door!

Yes~ Chen Li didn't know why, but the custom in Erlong Town during the Chinese New Year was to close the door for meals.

After Chen Li finished frying the crispy pork, he immediately heated up the oil and started cooking other dishes.

The second uncle on the side came over quickly. Because he was carrying the casserole directly, the temperature of the casserole was relatively high. He was worried that the children would be burned.

Chen Li's second uncle went to peel garlic again, but there was nothing he could do. Since his cooking skills were not up to par, he could only do this kind of preliminary work.

"Son, you go and set off the artillery."

What do you say about his second uncle?

Burn oil at the bottom of the pot, and Chen Li adds a piece of local lard. If you want to cook fish, add a little lard to make it more fragrant.

"Second uncle, have you peeled the garlic yet?"

The fried garlic cloves taste more fragrant, which can be regarded as a little experience accumulated by Chen Li from cooking in the past.

"Hey~ Eat less, otherwise you won't be hungry when the meal is ready!"

But Chen Li's fried crispy pork is different. The batter he uses is pure sweet potato flour.

"Chen Li, go let him go!"

Of course, the consequence of this is that there are a lot of garlic cloves floating in the pool and some garlic cloves that failed to fall off.

In addition, in Xijiang, Chen Guoqiang doesn't need to cook at all. He only cooks one or two Sichuan dishes when he misses the taste of his hometown's food.

Different from the strips of crispy pork sold in restaurants and restaurants, the portion of Chen's fried crispy pork is definitely much larger.

Hmm~ That’s right, in the kitchen for today’s reunion dinner, except for Chen Li’s second mother who came to save the big plate of chicken, all the people in the kitchen were men.

When the oil was 50% hot, Chen Li added a large number of garlic cloves.

After Chen Li took off his apron, he hurried out of the room. He first lit a cigarette for himself, and after taking a few puffs, he lit the firecrackers almost right on time.

Second is the chicken~ As for what this chicken means, Chen Li doesn’t know, but there must be one.

Therefore, the combination of the two of them is called complementary.

Of course, cooking a few meals for the family is actually a small matter, and Chen Li is actually quite willing to do it.

The specialty dishes of Chen Li's father and mother over there have also been served on the table, and at this moment, the bowls, chopsticks, dishes and plates outside are almost ready.

At this time, it means that the family is not accepting guests for the time being.

After closing the door, Chen Li led the two girls over and sat down.

As the current head of the Chen family, Chen Guofu poured a glass of Moutai for Chen Li and then picked up his own glass.

“It’s Chinese New Year~ I wish everyone a happy New Year!”

(End of chapter)