Chapter 1389 - 544: A Surprise from Maisarui! The Five-colored Chicken Porridge Task Missed Deadline!

Chapter 1389: Chapter 544: A Surprise from Maisarui! The Five-colored Chicken Porridge Task Missed Deadline!

"When are we starting to cook?"

Lin Xu said:

"I’ll remove the bones now, soak them in cold water overnight, and get up before dawn tomorrow to start cooking, so it’ll be ready by lunch."

Time is the one thing you can’t skimp on when cooking.

You must simmer it for five hours for the pig’s head to be tender and delicious.

"Thank you, Lin Xu. If it were anything else, we elders might be able to help, but with cooking, we’re truly not skilled..."

Shen Guofu chatted for a couple of minutes, then quietly asked:

"What are we eating tonight? What leftovers do we have from last night?"

Lin Xu looked at the leftovers in the cold dish cabinet and said:

"There’s a bowl of braised pork ribs, a small pot of baked taro, some fish head from the iron pot, half a pot of pork trotter stewed with soybeans, and most of a pot of sauerkraut stewed meat..."

Shen Guofu swallowed:

"Heat up the sauerkraut and stewed meat and the braised pork ribs, and also warm up the taro; your grandmother likes these soft and sticky dishes... By the way, Lin Xu, make some snacks when you have time. Ideally, something sweet, because I always feel like eating something during walks but never know what..."

I’m really not good at this kind of self-imposed task... Lin Xu grumbled inwardly, then smiled and said:

"Tomorrow, I’ll make some snacks for the family to try."

"Okay, then I’ll go to the restaurant to warm myself up; you continue busying yourself."

After Shen Guofu left, Lin Xu smiled, realizing his father-in-law treated Longqi Mountain like a secluded little paradise, where you could drive out to buy snacks directly, with plenty of choices and great flavors.

If he wants me to make them...

Lin Xu really couldn’t decide what to make.

He planned to first finish the bone removal for the pig’s head. As for snacks, he’d tackle that tomorrow, after seeking everyone’s opinions on what might be best to make.

He had just exchanged points at the points mall for the Perfect Level recipe for braised whole pig’s head before starting.

He exchanged the points because every time he made such Huaiyang dishes, the Huaiyang cuisine branch mission points soared, making it more cost-effective than cooking other dishes.

Moreover, a chef shouldn’t be satisfied with the present, but should explore more.

Finding the points that take one beyond Superior to Perfect Level lets one apply the knowledge to similar dishes and even try making braised whole bull’s head and the like.

Cooking requires constant experimentation to create more deliciousness.

He put the deboned pig’s head into cold water to soak, while the removed pig’s head went into the meat braising soup for braising. Whoever wanted to gnaw on a bone could directly do so.

After completing this, he started preparing dinner.

The large bones were poured into a large rice cooker, and the original soup from when they were cooked was added for further simmering.

The sauerkraut stew, which tastes better the hotter it is, was placed on the stove to bubble over low heat with an iron pot.

Ideally, tonight, they should be eating dumplings, but Lin Xu thought everyone might be tired of them, so he steamed a lot of rice instead.

Rules are fixed, but people are alive.

Eat what you want; there’s no need to slavishly follow tradition and eat dumplings.

In past years, they’ve eaten only two or three times, while dumplings are the pinnacle of Northern cuisine, leading everyone to dine creatively over dumplings during the Spring Festival.

But now, with abundant material resources, there’s no need to eat dumplings every day.

Once the rice was steamed, Lin Xu placed the taro, with its pot, onto the stove, adding the seasoning for baking and heating them over low heat.

To keep everyone from getting tired of eating meat, Lin Xu also made some boiled Chinese broccoli and garlic spinach.

These hot dishes plus various roast chicken and braised flavors seemed to be enough.

Then Lin Xu took out the cold noodles and dough skins from the refrigerator, cut them into strips, cracked a few eggs, washed a small handful of bok choy, and sliced some carrot strips.

With everything ready, he began making stir-fried cold noodles.

Originally, he planned to stir-fry with meat slices, but since there were so many meat dishes, adding meat seemed unnecessary; otherwise, every dish would be too greasy and unhealthy.

Oil was heated, the cold noodles were spread out to fry, until their surface was crispy.

This added fragrance and made the noodles chewier.

Once fried, they were removed; then more oil was added, followed by the egg mixture, which solidified before adding the vegetables and noodles, beginning the seasoning; light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar, and other seasonings were all added a little.

Chili oil was added right before reaching doneness to give the noodles a fragrant and spicy taste.

Once stir-fried evenly, it was served.

Both the cold noodles and dough skins were stir-fried, and the cousin driving over marked the start of dinner.

Before eating, Shen Guofu complained to Chen Meiliang and others about the daily meat consumption over the last few days.

But once seated, he picked up a pig’s spine from the bowl of large bones and began gnawing.

Shen Jiayue saw this, put down her chopsticks, and picked up a fan bone to gnaw on.

Chen Yuanyuan looked curiously at the oily appearance of the large bones and said:

"Don’t you ever get tired of it?"

"Never get tired, it’s delicious."

Chen Yuanyuan shook her head, feeling that human tastes don’t always align; she found it greasy.

She ate rice with spinach and bok choy, occasionally adding a bit of reheated sauerkraut, thinking that was delicious with rice.

Sometimes, she’d find a piece of blood sausage in the sauerkraut, savory in her mouth and very satisfying.

While eating, Shen Jiayue said:

"Tomorrow, we’ll have braised whole pig’s head and chicken porridge, but this time Xu Bao plans to make five-colored chicken porridge, with three more colors than the master’s Tai Chi chicken porridge, so everyone look forward to it!"

This girl is a show-off for her husband, wanting to showcase Lin Xu’s strengths even at home.

Lin Xu smiled and said:

"I’m not sure if I can pull it off; I’ve got to try it first."

He scooped a mouthful of stir-fried noodles, the chewy texture and savory taste reminiscent of street-style stir-fried rice noodles; if there were skewers of grilled lamb and garlic oysters, it would really evoke street food.

While eating, he remembered Shen Guofu wanting snacks, so he asked:

"Tomorrow, I’m thinking of making some sweet snacks to pass the time; is there anything you’d like?"

Hmm, can’t say it’s the father-in-law’s request, or the mother-in-law would be upset.

Snacks?

The elders had little reaction, but Chen Shaokang and other students were instantly intrigued, eagerly saying:

"Cousin, make nougat peanuts, I really love them."

Once mentioned, others chimed in:

"Yes, make nougat peanuts, it perks you up and passes time."

"That’s my favorite; peanuts and maltose mixed together can’t be eaten quickly, you have to nibble slowly."

"Listening to you guys makes me want them too. Xu Bao, let’s make nougat peanuts."

Lin Xu didn’t immediately agree but, while serving pork trotters, gave Shen Guofu a glance.

Seeing his father-in-law’s eager expression, he decided immediately:

"Alright, tomorrow I’ll make some nougat peanuts for you, but don’t blame me if they aren’t good!"

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