They Gather Here

Gratin is a local cuisine that originated in the Dauphiné (should be translated as "Dauphine") region of France, but there are many types depending on the production details.

In Nihong, the well-known gratin is mainly fried with white sauce and ingredients, and then heated in the oven. It is mainly chicken thigh meat and potatoes, combined with commercially available white sauce, which is equivalent to a convenient dish. cooking.

However, although Erina wants to make traditional Japanese gratin, she still needs to make some innovations, otherwise there will be no "practical achievements".

She pondered for a moment, and said to herself: "Then make an enhanced version of vegetables."

Speaking of "enhanced version" or something, it feels like this way of speaking is discussing a certain stand-alone game.

Luo Zhen really wanted to complain, but he held back, and instead gave advice: "You can try cabbage with carrots."

Cabbage is unusable in Japanese food and must be disposed of properly.

Erina thought for a moment, then nodded: "I see."

As she said that, she began to coordinate work——

Cut cabbage about 3cm x 1cm in length and width, slice carrots crosswise, cut half an onion in half horizontally and then slice, cut crab mushrooms in half, and cut bacon into strips with a width of 5mm.

The girl's movements were crisp and neat, and the shining chef's knife dazzled people.

Yukinoshita was a little envious, and praised: "It's amazing."

While cooking the slanted noodles, Erina replied: "My profession is a chef, so I should be good."

If she was said to be fat, she would really be out of breath.

so cute!

Yukinoshita almost laughed out loud, quickly covered his mouth, and stopped talking.

It didn't take long for the inclined tube noodles to be cooked.

Erina poured the salad oil into the heated frying pan, then added cabbage, carrots, onions, crab-flavored mushrooms, and bacon all at once, and after frying for a while, covered the pan and turned it to medium heat.

Luo Zhen looked at it and couldn't help but said: "It feels like this dish is for two people."

"Yes." Erina nodded.

"???"

"Because it's two people eating~"

Which two people?

Yukinoshita couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

However, Erina didn't realize that her speech was inappropriate and continued to work.

She poured butter into the pan, sprinkled wheat flour evenly, and fried until no powdery feeling was visible, then poured milk, light soy sauce, shiitake mushroom powder, and stirred evenly.

Slowly, the stew thickens.

Erina poured in the macaroni again, seasoned with salt and pepper, and continued to cook.

Then, she found a plate, coated it with liquid butter, poured the mixture into it, evenly sprinkled mozzarella cheese and basil leaves on the surface, put it in a preheated oven at 200°C, and baked it for 7 minutes until the cheese on the surface melted.

Enhanced version of gratin and vegetables, complete!

I saw that the surface of the food was roasted until it was slightly burnt, and the steam was rising, which was in stark contrast to this cool rainy night.

You can tell at a glance that it is delicious.

Erina put on gloves, handed the plate to the bar, and said, "Try it~"

Luo Zhen immediately took out his own special chopsticks, picked up a strand of slanted noodles.

Very sticky, which is what makes mozzarella so good.

Its ductility is very good, it can be used to bake rice or bake pizza, and in a few cases, it can also be used as salad, and it is salt-free, suitable for children.

Because the string is extremely long, it's a conservative choice for gratin.

However, the Parmesan cheese Yukinoshita chose is not too radical.

There is such a saying, "There should be no one who does not love Parmesan", even in China, which does not accept cheese very much.

After all, Parmesan cheese has a very rich milky taste without any strange taste. It is enough to satisfy people when it is paired with red wine, or ground into a beautiful shred and placed on pasta.

All in all, both of them are relatively conservative, one is conservative in technique, and the other is conservative in taste.

If it is Luo Zhen, you may choose mascarpone cheese, because its fat content is as high as 75%, and the taste is very good. It is quite enjoyable to eat it occasionally.

He opened his mouth, ready to put food into his mouth.

did not expect……

"Nakiri-san, who are you referring to when you said two people?" Yukinoshita asked suddenly.

"Huh?" Erina was taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly realized, "Of course it's the two of us."

"Sure enough."

"That's it."

Erina took off her gloves and sat between the two of them.

Then, she flicked her butt and pushed Luo Zhen far away.

"Wait a minute!" Luo Zhen was stunned, "Didn't you agree just now? That's for me to eat!"

"I've changed my mind." Erina said proudly.

"..."

"..."

O woman!

However, in the current era of gourmet food, it would be against the prestige of a gourmet to not eat it.

Luo Zhen decided to let go of his dignity: "Let me take one bite, no, no, three bites, just three bites!"

Erina and Yukinoshita looked at each other and nodded at the same time.

Luo Zhen gave up the chopsticks, used a spoon instead, opened his mouth as wide as possible, "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhs

The creamy aroma of cheese, the savory saltiness of bacon, and the flavor of the moist sauce oozing from grilled vegetable cheese are perfectly blended together.

Especially the cabbage, as Luo Zhen expected, it is very suitable for gratin. It is soft and crispy, and it is full of sweet onion juice and bacon gravy. It is the best combination in summer.

in case……

"How about trying to take Napoli pasta (also translated as "Napolitan noodles") as a snack?" Luo Zhen asked, "Put it on a plate you like, and serve it in two or three mouthfuls as elegantly as a cake. A sweet and savory dessert, paired with this gratin must be particularly tempting."

"Then don't just talk but don't practice." Yukinoshita encouraged from the side.

"Hey I'm short tempered, give me 10 minutes."

"Go, go, go!"

Luo Zhen rushed into the back kitchen, poured water into the pot, boiled it, added a large spoonful of salt, put the pasta into the water in a radial shape, stirred it with long chopsticks, so that the noodles were fully immersed in the water, and drained the water after cooking.

The water for cooking the noodles has not been poured out, and it will be used later.

He shreds Erina with the remaining onions along the fiber, shreds green peppers and ham, then heats a pan with medium heat, pours olive oil, fry the shredded onions until they are transparent, then add shredded green peppers, ham Shredded and lightly tossed to give all the ingredients a glossy finish.

When the shredded onion is completely fried, add tomato paste and two spoons of noodle soup, stir well and turn off the heat.

Since the ketchup is usually stocked with French fries, he was worried that it would not have a fresh and sweet taste, so he secretly added some black pepper.

Finally, pour the cooked pasta into the pot to make the pasta fully covered with juice, then add salt to taste.

Pasta Napoli, done!

Luo Zhen brought the noodles to the bar, and was just about to say "Try it~", but he didn't expect that more than half of the gratin had already been eaten by Yukinoshita and Erina.

These two guys actually sneaked away?

hateful!

He went around the back kitchen, scooped up another large spoonful, and put it into his mouth.

In the end, before chewing it a few times, Erina hit him hard again with his butt.

"Hurry up and serve the food." The girl said.

Luo Zhen: "(￣～￣) chew!"

"I top!"

"puff!"

Erina was too plump, and Luo Zhen was pushed out with internal injuries.

He could only miserably put the Napoli pasta on the bar.

The plate is exquisite, and it really looks like dessert.

Moreover, it saves the slow process of cooking meat sauce, and can be cooked with ready-made tomato juice or pasta sauce. The operation is simple and the taste is not monotonous.

Erina immediately rolled up the pasta and took a bite.

As expected of Xiaozhen's cuisine, the taste is great.

but……

"The protagonist of this pasta dish is actually tomato sauce, and the kind you use casually..." She was a little speechless.

"It was given away when I was eating junk food, and it really can't support this C position." Luo Zhen commented objectively.

"Your food wasted in vain."

"How can it be called 'wasting'? My principle is not to waste."

Erina rolled her eyes, too lazy to talk to the other party.

On the contrary, Yukinoshita launched a serious criticism: "Student Luo, this is not acceptable."

Erina smiled at Yukinoshita and looked over: "Xiaozhen, I'm leaving tomorrow, and I want to live with Senior Yukinoshita tonight."

Yukinoshita was taken aback for a moment, then nodded.

Obviously, she had just heard about it, but she took advantage of the situation and agreed.

When did these two girls start fighting against each other?

Luo Zhen was lost in thought.