His predecessor failed

Chapter 131 Dinner Party

The big man had strong hands and feet and his movements were quick and agile. He quickly prepared all the ingredients according to Su Zhuzhu's requirements and placed them neatly on the table in bowls.

At this time, Su Zhuzhu had also prepared the vegetables and side dishes. Everyone took a short break, drank some water and continued to work.

Dean Chen's family lived in an allocated house and could not use a wood stove, so Aunt Chen went to borrow a coal briquette stove and two charcoal stoves, and then took out the charcoal that was not used up in the winter.

Su Zhuzhu first blanched the pig's trotters, ribs, pig ears, pig intestines, and snails separately. This step alone took a lot of time. Fortunately, Aunt Chen and Zhu Ye helped, which saved a lot of effort.

While Su Zhuzhu was blanching, Zhu Ye lit up the two charcoal stoves. Aunt Chen brought out the big casserole, and Su Zhuzhu started to cook the yam, corn and pork ribs soup. She put a few slices of ginger in half a pot of water, and then put the pork ribs and corn in. The yam was not very durable, so she put it in last.

Speaking of which, young corn is not available now. Su Zhuzhu took out two corns from the space secretly when Aunt Chen was not paying attention. She said that when the two of them separated, she happened to meet someone picking them and selling them. Nowadays, corn is not picked until it is old. Few people eat young corn. Nowadays, eating young corn is considered a waste.

It was the first time for Aunt Chen and Zhu Ye to see this stew combination. They were quite looking forward to it as they smelled the fragrance of the tender corn.

After the soup is cooked, we start to cook the braised pig ears and pig intestines. The spice bags in the arm-deep stew pot are constantly rolling, and the rich aroma wafts directly out of the kitchen.

Seeing that the spices were all boiled, Su Zhuzhu added a few spoonfuls of Red Star Chili Sauce, then soy sauce and sugar, stirred evenly, then put in the pig ears and large intestines, threw in two large pieces of smashed ginger, tied a handful of green onions and put them in, covered the lid and waited for it to be slowly braised.

One coal stove is used to stew the brine, and the other is used to stew pig's trotters.

After all the time-consuming dishes were put into the pot, Aunt Chen and Zhu Ye were amazed. They watched the whole process of Su Zhu Zhu slicing fish. Su Zhu Zhu slicing fish used her own knife, which according to their observation should be one of the surgical knives.

Looking at Su Zhuzhu cutting the fish with her knife, they dared not ask or say anything. Fortunately, Su Zhuzhu also knew Aunt Chen and Zhu Ye's psychology. She was afraid that they would have psychological trauma when eating fish, so she took the initiative to tell them that this was a new scalpel. The kitchen knife was really not as easy to use as her scalpel.

Although both of them said that there was no problem, Su Zhuzhu could clearly feel that they breathed a sigh of relief, which made her laugh.

Next, Su Zhuzhu was seen quickly cutting up the four-pound black fish. She first cut a knife at the fish gills, then sliced ​​off the meat on one side along the fish bones, and the other side as well, and soon divided it into three parts.

Su Zhuzhu chopped the fish head and fish bones into pieces, and then sliced ​​off the entire fish belly and chopped it into pieces, preparing to make soup with the fish head and fish bones. In the end, only two large pieces of fish meat were left.

It was simply like appreciating an art. Su Zhuzhu held the fish meat with her left hand and wielded the knife quickly with her right hand. Soon, the large piece of fish meat was sliced ​​into slices with exactly the same thickness.

"You can't slice it too thin, otherwise the fish will fall apart easily when cooked. This is just right."

Su Zhuzhu picked up a piece of fish fillet and showed it to Aunt Liu and Zhu Ye. The fish meat was crystal clear, like a butterfly, cut in the double-fly fillet.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Su Zhuzhu moved the pig's trotters to the charcoal stove to continue stewing them, and used the empty coal briquette stove to cook the rice first. The coal briquette stove cooks slowly, so they could only be cooked one at a time.

After finishing their work, the three of them sat down to rest and chat.

In fact, Su Zhuzhu intended to keep a distance from Zhu Ye so that they could have less contact, but she didn't know whether Zhu Ye didn't understand her hint last time, or she really thought too much. Zhu Ye always acted in a state that made people speechless, and Su Zhuzhu felt very aggrieved. Fortunately, she would be going back soon, and she wouldn't have to care so much if she couldn't see him anymore.

When the rice was almost cooked, the braised vegetables and pig's trotters were done, and the corn and pork ribs soup gave off a rich aroma, Su Zhuzhu quickly drained the cut yam pieces soaked in water and put them into the pot to continue stewing.

After the rice was cooked, Su Zhuzhu started cooking.

First blanch the tofu with green onions, then add chopped green onions and seasonings and mix well, and it becomes a dish. Su Zhuzhu added a little sauce that she had prepared in advance to this dish, and only she can bring out this flavor.

Next is the fried tofu. Put the pure handmade tofu into the oil pan and fry slowly until both sides are browned. Take it out and set aside. Add 30% fat and 50% lean minced meat into the base oil and stir-fry. Add chopped red pepper, minced garlic, and seasonings and stir-fry until fragrant. Then put in the fried tofu, stir slightly, add appropriate amount of boiling water and simmer. After the sauce is slightly reduced, sprinkle a handful of garlic sprouts and it is ready to be served. It is so delicious that you can eat two bowls of rice with it.

The next step is to stir-fry the snails with spicy sauce. Stir-fry the chopped scallions, ginger and garlic in a pan, then pour in the blanched snails, add chili sauce and stir-fry, finally add boiling water, adjust the seasoning and cook, sprinkle a handful of chopped perilla leaves and green onions after the sauce is reduced. It is a perfect replica of a late-night snack shop.

After the snails, the spicy pig's trotters are also stir-fried. The stewed pig's trotters are taken out and put back into the pot, and finally sprinkled with chopped green onions and served. The soup from the stewed pig's trotters is left for Dean Chen and Aunt Chen to cook noodles tomorrow morning.

While Su Zhuzhu was preparing dry pot pork intestines, she also had to instruct Zhu Ye to cut two cooled pig ears into shreds.

The braised and sliced ​​pig intestines don't need to be spread by word of mouth. Just pouring them into the sautéed oil pan will make people salivate. It's too fake to say that you don't eat pig intestines. Who would not like pig intestines in Su Zhuzhu's hands?

Su Zhuzhu never stopped cooking. After the dry pot pig intestines, she cooked the stir-fried eel slices. She also found time to instruct Zhu Ye to make cold-mixed pig ears. As for boiled raw fish, it was Su Zhuzhu's specialty. Especially since she bought black fish today, Su Zhuzhu was very happy to cook it. So when a large pot of boiled raw fish was served on the table and drizzled with hot oil, Su Zhuzhu still saw the amazement in Aunt Chen and Zhu Ye's eyes.

After all these main dishes are finished, the only one left is stir-fried water spinach with fermented black beans. It is the season for eating water spinach, which is extremely tender. Stir-fry the minced garlic and fermented black beans, then add some salt and it will be delicious.

Because Su Zhuzhu worked too quickly, all the dishes were ready before twelve o'clock. Since everyone was there, there was no need to be too particular. Everyone helped to bring the dishes to the table and then sat around the table to start eating.

Su Zhuzhu first served Mr. Zhu a bowl of soup and specifically reminded him not to eat spicy food, as there were several light dishes available.

Unfortunately, Mr. Zhu was so greedy that he would occasionally take food from the bowls of boiled fish fillet and spicy pig's trotters when Su Zhuzhu wasn't paying attention. In Mr. Zhu's words, how could he resist such delicious food? Anyway, his body is almost well now, so he can only eat less, but not eating is impossible.

Su Zhuzhu's cooking skills are so good that Old Zhu feels that if Zhu Ye cannot bring this girl back to their Zhu family, he wants to kick Zhu Ye out of the house. When he thinks about not being able to bring this girl to his own home but instead bringing her to the He family, Old Zhu feels extremely heartbroken, as it would be a bargain for that bad boy from the He family.

Dean Chen has known Su Zhuzhu for such a long time, but this was the first time he had eaten food cooked by Su Zhuzhu. It must be said that the whole table of dishes captured everyone's appetite.

Don't talk about Dean Chen and Mr. Zhu, after all, they don't eat that much because they are old. Look at Jiang Jun and Lai Hongjun, they don't even look up when they eat. Because of Mr. Zhu's health, he usually eats very light food, but all these people in the army have heavy tastes, don't talk about Jiang Jun and Lai Hongjun, even Mr. Zhu can't stand it.

The most delicious dish is also Su Zhuzhu's specialty, boiled fish fillet, which completely overturned the people at the table's perception of eating fish. It turns out that fish can be cooked like this, and that this kind of black fish can be so delicious.

Zhu Ye and Doctor Chen Qiming were the same. They were sweating while eating. They just couldn't understand how the fish fillets could be so tender and smooth, and not fall apart. Most importantly, they couldn't stop eating one piece at a time.

The four grown men were eating as if they were competing, each one trying their best to concentrate on their eating.

While eating, Su Zhuzhu discovered that the dry pot pork intestines had not been touched, and everyone was concentrating on finishing the boiled fish.

Su Zhuzhu took a piece with chopsticks and put it into her mouth. Hmm... This is the taste. The cooking time is just right, soft, glutinous and chewy.

Unable to help but pick up a few more pieces of dry-pot pork intestines and put them into her mouth, Su Zhuzhu nodded with satisfaction. Not bad, it’s as delicious as ever.

Su Zhuzhu picked up a piece for Aunt Chen.

"Aunt Chen, try it. It doesn't taste weird at all. It's delicious."

Although Aunt Chen was a little surprised, she still put it in her mouth happily. She watched Zhu Ye wash it, and she knew very well how clean it was.

With Aunt Chen taking the lead in eating dry-pot pork intestines, the grown men finally couldn't help it. The most important thing was that the boiled fish was only left with some side dishes at the bottom of the pot, such as lettuce and bean sprouts.

So they turned around and started grabbing the pig intestines, and the situation got out of control for a while.

Aunt Chen and Dean Chen liked the spicy pig's trotter the most, which was soft, sticky and tender, and most suitable for people of their age. Old Zhu also ate it, but was afraid of being seen, so he signaled to Jiang Jun and Lai Hongjun who followed him with his eyes to pretend they didn't know.

Su Zhuzhu was very satisfied, and it was a great sense of accomplishment to make sure everyone had a good meal.'

Dean Chen brought out a bottle of wine. Without wine, what should we do to make cold-boiled pig ears and spicy stir-fried snails? It was really infuriating and funny.

However, Director Chen did not dare to drink too much, so he took out a few small wine cups and gave each person a small cup. Except for Mr. Zhu and the female comrade, no one could escape, mainly because they did not want to run away.

The meal lasted for two hours. All the dishes were finished, leaving only the side dishes of boiled fish fillet. The army always adheres to the principle of not wasting food. The three grown men did not even let go of these and were finishing the last few dishes together. The rice was finished a long time ago. It was not because it was not cooked enough, but because they were too greedy. Just look at these men, they all wish they could loosen their belts. If they hadn't eaten it all, they could have had another bowl of rice, or at most run a few laps after eating.

Everyone has heard that Su Zhuzhu is a good cook, or Dean Chen heard it from the team leader. Secretary Liu Dahai has never tasted Su Zhuzhu's cooking. Unexpectedly, he tasted it first and found it to be extraordinary. It is obviously an ordinary dish, but how can it be so delicious!

Originally, Mr. Zhu was dissatisfied with Su Zhuzhu for only giving him light meals, but after tasting it, he realized how delicious the yam, corn and pork ribs soup was. He took a few bites from the rice from time to time, and he felt that he had not had such a good appetite for a long time. He originally wanted to add another bowl of rice, but it seemed that Su Zhuzhu and the guards had made an agreement and stared at him while eating. Everyone at the table was eating enthusiastically, but he had to look around for signs. If he was lucky, he could get two bites, but if he was unlucky, he would just drink some soup and eat some vegetables.

Fortunately, the soup was also very delicious. I drank two bowls during the meal.

In fact, everyone was speechless. They had turned a blind eye to Mr. Zhu. The sneaky chopsticks were not slow at all. It was because he had just finished the operation and he still had to be careful.

After dinner, Zhu Ye took the initiative to clean up the tables, chairs, and dishes. Jiang Jun and Lai Hongjun also went to help. No matter what they said, Aunt Chen and Su Zhuzhu would not be allowed to do it, so they just sat down and drank tea together.

The speed of professional soldiers was indeed extraordinary. The three of them quickly divided the work and in less than twenty minutes they had put everything away cleanly and tidy. The tables, chairs, benches and stoves were all put away. They even asked Aunt Chen for the borrowed items and then sent them back.

While chatting after dinner, Su Zhuzhu mentioned that she was planning to return to the Red Star Brigade tomorrow. She would say goodbye to everyone here today, and she would prepare to leave early tomorrow morning. In this day and age, it is important to get up early when going out, and the weather is getting hotter and hotter, so it would be a real torture to leave too late.

When Aunt Chen heard Su Zhuzhu say that she was leaving tomorrow, she couldn't sit still and started to tinker around at home. When everyone said goodbye, she packed a big bag of things, including food, clothes, and daily necessities. She packed everything she had at home.

Aunt Chen took a look and felt that it was still not enough. She originally wanted to take Su Zhuzhu out to buy some more, but Su Zhuzhu was so scared that she quickly ran after Mr. Zhu and the others. Their excessive enthusiasm was unbearable.

Dean Chen also held his wife, asking her to be more restrained. Even if she was a spoiled daughter, she should not be so excited. Besides, Zhuzhu was in the Red Star Brigade. When the time came, they could take the delivery truck of the Red Star Brigade's medicinal materials processing factory to go and have a look. It was not a far journey. Besides, Zhuzhu had good food and clothing, so she would not lack these things.

Aunt Chen looked at Su Zhuzhu's back with regret, and had to suppress her desire to raise a daughter. It was not her fault, because Zhuzhu was such a lovely girl, and it was just that she had found a partner so early, otherwise Qiming would have to fight for her.

"Old man, I think Captain Zhu seems to have some feelings for this girl. He came to help Zhuzhu early and was always following her around. Doesn't Zhuzhu have a boyfriend? Last time I asked you, you said you went to visit your relatives in the army. Captain Zhu, don't you know about this? It would be bad if something bad happened."

When she could no longer see Mr. Zhu and his group, Aunt Chen was finally able to speak out the questions that had been in her mind for hours, otherwise she would have been suffocated to death.