Sweet Garden Sands

Chapter 176 Reunion Dinner

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"Mom, what are you going to cook for the reunion dinner tomorrow night?" Ke Hanxue asked while chopping meat.

Ke Zhong thought about it, and counted with his fingers: "One white-cut chicken, one braised duck in salt water, one stewed meat, one steamed fish, one bacon, one fried egg, one vegetable, and one big-bone carrot soup. "

"Mother, why don't I come to handle the spoon tomorrow night?" Ke Hanxue asked with her lips curled up.

"How can you get the food for so many people tomorrow night? Let me and your third aunt come." It is reasonable for the daughter to cook the meals for several people in the family. There are so many dishes for the New Year's Eve dinner, and it is so important. Days later, Ke Zhong was worried about letting Ke Hanxue come alone.
"Mother, you still don't believe me?" Ke Hanxue pouted unwillingly: "Just wait for me to stretch out my hand tomorrow night."

In the past, life at home was difficult. Ke Hanxue didn't have the heart to pay attention to food, and he was usually busy, so as long as he could fill his stomach, it would be good.

But the situation at home is different now, and tomorrow night is New Year's Eve, Ke Hanxue decided to use the existing materials at home to think about some dishes.

"Okay, then I'll help you tomorrow night, so it's okay?" Seeing that her daughter was upset, Ke Zhong took a step back.
Seeing that her mother was still worried about handing over the New Year's Eve dinner to herself, Ke Hanxue had no choice but to agree, as long as her mother was willing to let herself be in charge.

In the evening, when everyone tasted the meatballs, not only Honger liked them, but even Ke Mengshi also said they were delicious.
At this age, Ke Mengshi's teeth are not as good as those of young people. Usually she has to stew meat to eat it. This meatball is not only not hard but also has a good taste. Of course Ke Mengshi likes it.

"Grandma, if you like it, I will make it for you when I have time. In the future, I will not only make meatballs for you, but also other delicious food." Ke Hanxue raised her face and smiled.

"Second sister, and me, and me, you have to cook something delicious for me!" Hong'er cried.
"Okay, I'll do it for you too!" Ke Hanxue smiled dotingly.
After dinner, Ke Hanxue cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks. Ke Hanxue cut a few catties of pork belly out, fried the pork belly in hot oil, picked up and drained the oil, and then put it in a pot filled with cold water to soak overnight. Two days to spare.
The next day, Ke Hanxue got up early, went to the kitchen to open the pot and saw that the skin of the pork belly in the pot had swelled up, so Ke Hanxue poured out the water, dried the pork belly, and then spread it on Soy sauce and spice powder are put up again.

After lunch, Ke Jiang bathed the two daughters, put on the new clothes that Ke Zhong made for them, and came to help early.

As soon as Hong'er saw Zhu'er, she took her out to play with her playmate, Little Hutou. As soon as Qin'er saw Ke Baosheng, she ran up to cling to him.
After a while, Erfang's family also came, Ke Weijie, like Qin'er, joined Ke Baosheng when he saw Ke Baosheng, and Ke Baosheng began to tell them interesting things about the town.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Ke Jiangshi wanted to enter the kitchen with Ke Zhongshi, but was stopped by Ke Hanxue.
"Third Aunt, I am in charge of cooking today, and no one is allowed to compete with me."

"Can you do it alone?" Ke Jiangshi asked suspiciously.

"Third aunt, my mother said to help me, so you can sit in the living room with grandma and my sister at ease."

"Sister Xue'er, shall I help you?" Brother Guang stepped forward and said.

"Okay, if you help me, then my mother won't have to go into the kitchen." Ke Hanxue smiled happily.
"Xue'er, are you two really good?" Ke Zhongshi was still worried.
"Mother, if it doesn't work, I'll come out and call you again. You can talk to Third Aunt and the others first."

Ke Hanxue said and went into the kitchen with Brother Guang.
After entering the kitchen, Ke Hanxue first sliced ​​half of the meatloaf that Geshi brought in a large bowl and put it in a large bowl for later use. He asked Guang Geer to boil a pot of water to cook the duck, and then poured the seasoning while it was still hot. Spread the good ingredients on the duck and put it aside to taste. The duck soup in the pot is poured into another stew pot, and the radish is also put in and simmered over a slow fire.

Then chop the meat for making meatballs and put it aside, and then wash and chop the pickles from Tongsuo's house in the morning.
Seeing Ke Hanxue orderly handling those dishes, Brother Guang couldn't help admiring him: "Sister Xueer, you really look like a chef!"

Ke Hanxue hooked her lips and smiled: "I can't talk about being a chef, but I still know how to make a few home-cooked dishes."

In her previous life, she had to take care of her elderly adoptive parents, so her cooking skills were barely passable, but she was still far away from being a chef.
After everything was ready, Ke Hanxue ordered Brother Guang to also light up the stove on the other side, and she was going to cook chicken.

"okay."

Ke Hanxue poured some water into the pot that could almost soak a chicken, then covered the pot, and when the water boiled, Ke Hanxue put the cleaned chicken in.
As soon as the water boiled, Ke Hanxue turned the chicken over. After the water boiled again, he hurriedly scooped up the chicken and put it in a basin of cold water that had been prepared earlier. Put it into the pot again, and go back and forth three times, the chicken is cooked.

"Sister Xueer, why is it so troublesome to cook a chicken?" Brother Guang asked puzzled,

"Soak it in cold water a few times in this way, the chicken skin will not rot, and it will taste crispy, and the bones of the chicken will not be bloody. I am most afraid of those bloody things." Ke Hanxue laughed. What her adoptive mother taught her.

"Is it so important to cook a white-cut chicken?" Brother Guang scratched his head and said.

"Hehe, if you are a real chef, you should pay more attention!"

Ke Hanxue mixed some seasonings with the chopped pork belly and minced pickles, put them side by side in a large bowl, steamed them in a pot, and then made the grass carp.

This grass carp Ke Hanxue was originally intended to be used to make braised fish cubes, but the custom here is to eat whole fish during the Chinese New Year, so the whole braised or steamed fish can only be used.

After thinking about it, Ke Hanxue still decided to use the fish to braise in soy sauce, because the fish is usually steamed, just to change the taste.
Fortunately, when building a new house, Ke Zhong said he needed to get more stoves, and now it really comes in handy.
Ke Hanxue asked Brother Guang to set fire to the stove on the other side and start cooking fish.
Eight dishes and one soup, pork with pickled vegetables, braised grass carp in brown sauce, braised duck, white-cut chicken, steamed pork ribs with garlic, roasted dried beans with bacon, fried meatballs, roasted cabbage, and radish soup have been prepared early.
What made Ke Hanxue feel that the fly in the ointment was the stewed duck, because the stewed duck had to be marinated for a long time to taste better.
But even so, when the big guy looked at the delicious dishes on the table, his eyeballs almost fell out.

Ke Hanxue found it funny seeing everyone's reactions, and hurriedly said: "Everyone, eat quickly, it will be cold later."

(End of this chapter)