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Chapter 37 New Year’s Eve Dinner

Although there are only Jiang Li and Jiang Xu having the New Year's Eve dinner today, the necessary New Year's Eve dinner is essential.

At noon, Jiang Li started preparing the dinner, and Jiang Xu followed her to help.

The first dish is steamed sea bass, which means abundance every year and also symbolizes wealth and good luck.

Jiang Li first prepared various ingredients, which were all bought in the supermarket with Jiang Xu before. Today she did not use the ingredients produced by the system.

After cleaning the sea bass, Jiang Li cut it twice along the spine to make it more flavorful.
Then evenly spread Jiang Li’s secret marinade on the sea bass and marinate for ten minutes to make the fish more flavorful.

Jiang Xu prepared a container for steaming fish and placed ginger slices at the bottom.

The marinated sea bass is spread flat in a bowl, and some ginger slices are placed on the cut edge.

After adding water to the steamer and bringing it to a boil, put the sea bass into the steamer and steam it over high heat for a while.

While the sea bass was being steamed, Jiang Li was not idle either.

Jiang Xu had previously cut the pork into cubes, and combined it with diced carrots and diced mushrooms, and squeezed them into small meatballs.

When the oil in the pan reached about the right temperature, Jiang Li grabbed a handful with his left hand and squeezed out a round meatball with the slight movement of his fingers.

Then she took a spoon in her right hand, picked up the squeezed balls and put them into the oil pan.

The whole action was smooth and seamless, and in a blink of an eye, a group of small meatballs were floating in the oil pan.

Everything that needed to be fried had been fried, and next Jiang Li prepared to make cola chicken wings.

The cola chicken wings have a good meaning, symbolizing soaring into the sky, a successful career and smooth academic performance in the new year.

Jiang Li's assistant chef Jiang Xu had already washed the chicken wings in advance and cut a few slits on the wings with a knife, which would help the wings absorb the flavor better.

Then pour in an appropriate amount of cola and add an appropriate amount of chicken powder and marinate the chicken wings in advance.

After Jiang Li has fried the meatballs, heat the pan and add oil. When the oil temperature reaches the right level, put in the marinated chicken wings and fry until both sides of the chicken wings turn yellow.

There was some cola left when marinating the chicken wings, so I covered the pot and simmered it for a while.

Add a little more seasoning in the middle and it can be served after the sauce is absorbed.

The cola chicken wings are ready and the sea bass in the pot is almost done.

Jiang Li used a cloth to pad his hands, took out the sea bass, and poured out the steaming soup.

Then sprinkle the sea bass with the shredded ginger and green onion that Jiang Xu had cut earlier.

Pour the hot vegetable oil from the pan over the sea bass to make the fish taste more delicious.

Finally, add some seasoning to make it more flavorful, and the most important dish of the day is ready.

The rest of the dishes were easy to deal with, including the corn pancakes that Jiang Li and Jiang Xu both loved.

It implies abundance and symbolizes wealth and abundance. For the money-loving Jiang Li, this is simply an indispensable dish.

It is also very simple to make. Just cook the corn and then mix it together with starch, glutinous rice flour, etc.

Jiang Li then took out a frying pan that he hadn't used for a long time, spread the corn on the bottom of the pan, and fried it over low heat until both sides were golden brown.

Sprinkle with white sugar and add a little condensed milk, and the delicious and sweet corn pancakes are ready.

Although there were only two of them eating, Jiang Li cooked a lot of dishes. After being busy all the time, it was almost seven o'clock when they had dinner.

Before eating, Jiang Li did not forget to make some dumplings, thinking that even if she couldn't finish them today, she could put them in the refrigerator and eat them later.

Before he knew it, Jiang Li had made a lot of dumplings with fillings.

The most important one is of course the one with three fresh fillings, which Jiang Li and Jiang Xu both love.

The main filling is leek and pork, and a large shrimp is put into each dumpling. It is fresh, fragrant and delicious. It is simply too delicious.

Next is the one with sauerkraut filling. Jiang Li found time to pickle a jar of sauerkraut before the New Year, and it is just right to eat now.

Add 70% fat and 30% lean meat filling and mix well. Make sure to use fatter meat for the sauerkraut filling.

Don’t be afraid of having too much fat, as this will make the sauerkraut fresh, tender and sour. Too much lean meat will make the stuffing dry and woody.

In addition, there is lamb and celery filling, which is Jiang Xu's favorite. The filling is full of tender celery, chopped into fine pieces, and there is more lamb than celery.

However, even during the Chinese New Year, we can’t have only meat-filled dumplings, so we also have vegetarian fillings.

The vegetarian filling is made with cabbage, fungus, shiitake mushrooms, eggs, etc., and the taste is no worse than meat filling.

There was a large table of food, and Jiang Li took several photos from different angles, adhering to the principle of eating with friends first after cooking.

Jiang Li didn't even edit the photo, he just posted the table full of dishes to his Moments.

There were nine dishes on the table, not including the dumplings that Jiang Li had placed in the kitchen.

It's really a luxury for two people to eat.

So after eating a few bites of any of the dishes, Jiang Li was almost full.

Jiang Xu, this big guy, has a big appetite. This is because what Jiang Li cooked today are all his favorite dishes, which are just what he likes.

While eating, vague voices of praise could be heard.

"Sister, your sea bass is so delicious. It has a tender and smooth texture and a hint of sweetness. It's absolutely amazing!"

"This cola chicken wing is also delicious. It has the sweetness of cola and the fragrance of chicken wings. It tastes tender and juicy, sweet but not greasy, and it falls off the bone when you bite it."

"And this corn pancake, it's crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, full of corn fragrance, and a sticky and glutinous taste. Did they add glutinous rice?"

Hearing Jiang Xu's words, Jiang Li's eyes narrowed into a smile instantly. It was such a waste of talent. With such skills, he might as well become a food critic.

No matter how much food he eats, he can't stop eating. Jiang Li drinks the freshly squeezed corn juice at night and watches Jiang Xu eating enthusiastically.

The TV next to it was also playing the Spring Festival Gala, and the various wonderful programs really opened Jiang Li's eyes.

Halfway through watching, the sound of fireworks was heard outside the window, instantly attracting Jiang Li's attention.

In recent years, City A has not been as strict about setting off fireworks as in previous years, and more people are setting off fireworks in the city.

Standing by the window, Jiang Li looked at the fireworks outside in amazement. This was the first time she had seen fireworks in her entire life.

The gorgeous fireworks bloom in the dark night sky like blooming flowers.

Colorful lights bloomed in the night sky, illuminating the entire sky.

There are fireworks that look like shooting stars across the sky, fireworks that cascade down like waterfalls, and fireworks that bloom.

As the fireworks went by, Jiang Li couldn't bear to blink. The brilliant fireworks at that moment will be unforgettable forever.

The fireworks were really gorgeous, but they were too short. Even with so many fireworks, it took more than half an hour to set off.

Jiang Li watched the fireworks by the window for as long as they lasted, showing all kinds of different shapes and sizes.

When Jiang Li came to her senses, her legs were numb from standing, so Jiang Xu helped her sit down on the sofa.

"Oh my sister, you are so promising. Your legs are numb from watching the fireworks."

Jiang Li was too lazy to pay attention to him. She just rolled her eyes and let him experience it himself.

The Spring Festival Gala on TV was coming to an end, and the host’s voice of counting down could be heard.

"5."

"4."

"3."

"2."

"1."

"Happy New Year."

Jiang Li and Jiang Xu smiled at each other and said, "Happy New Year, my family, I wish you peace in the new year."

(End of this chapter)