Yunding Ranch

Chapter 314
For many people, eggplant has a strange texture and is not easy to cook.In French cuisine, eggplant is occasionally used, but in American cuisine, eggplant is almost relegated to the sidelines, and many people do not even know what the word eggplant means.

Randy rushed all the way to the kitchen, looking curiously, "Fourteen, fourteen, what do you do with eggplants?"

Lu Li was so busy right now that he decided to make an eggplant stew on a whim.However, he made a simple version, without deep-frying the eggplant, directly stir-frying it, and braised it in oil.With this method of production, the finished product may not be as crispy, but Lu Li added minced meat, as well as dried shrimp and scallops to enhance the freshness, giving it a special flavor.

However, it still takes about 3 minutes to cook the eggplant. He is making mapo tofu, and he must concentrate on it. If he is not careful, it may become mushy. Therefore, he has no time to pay attention to Randy's inquiry.

"Why do you ask so many questions? We are responsible for eating." Tony's voice came from behind, and he ran to the kitchen door directly, "Right, Fourteen! As long as it is made by Fourteen All the dishes must be delicious, I will like them unconditionally!"

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh! Is Fourteen finally cooking?" Jessica screamed excitedly, "It's been a long time, it's been a long time! I miss Fourteen's cooking every day, finally! Fourteen, Promise me that you won't travel far in the future, okay? You don't have to give me a salary increase, I'm already satisfied!"

Lu Li ignored their clamor. During the conversation, the mapo tofu was already out of the pot.

"Clean up the dining table, serve this dish, and then we can prepare to eat." Lu Li put the mapo tofu on the stove next to him, then he was stunned, and thought about it seriously, "No, five minutes, then I will eat again." Give me 5 minutes." The ingredients for the hot and sour soup have been prepared, but they haven't been cooked yet.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Li turned around and continued to get busy.

"It's time to eat! It's time to eat!" Because Randy was too excited, the voice of shouting was broken, which made everyone burst into laughter, but everyone still walked towards the restaurant in a bustling manner, Cole, Brandon Consciously, I started to take out the tableware and prepare to set the table.

When they saw the dining table, even though they were mentally prepared, they couldn't help exclaiming——

There is a large basin in the center, and the red chili oil is spread in a piece. There is a faint spicy smell, but it is not too pungent, and you can't feel the heat hidden underneath, but everyone It couldn't be more familiar, that's what the boiled live fish looked like back then.

"This is...beef?" Randy asked curiously when he walked in. It wasn't fish, but beef.As soon as the words fell, Randy couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva, really salivating.

Beside the basin, there are a variety of dishes, including a plate of stir-fried shiitake mushrooms, a plate of stir-fried vegetables, a plate of cold cucumbers, a bowl of steamed eggs with crab roe, and a dish of mapo tofu just served.

All are home-cooked dishes, not too complicated, but extraordinarily rich, the color matching, fresh and tender luster, strongly stimulate the sense of taste, and make people's index fingers move.

"What's this?" Randy pointed to a nearby dish, "This is...noodles?"

The dish in front of me showed a brown luster, like a plate of noodles, and there were faintly minced meat and scallion interlaced in it, which looked very elastic and chewy.

"This is..." Lu Li walked over with the eggplant stew just made, "Let's go, let's go." Although he was wearing heat-resistant gloves, he could still feel the scalding temperature. When he got down, he looked at the line of ants climbing the tree, thinking about how to explain it, "This is, uh, a fan."

For a while, Lu Li really forgot how to say "fan" in English. Such a word is hardly used in daily life. After thinking for a long time, he managed to think of the word "vermiceli", but it was not very accurate, because This word means more thin noodles.

However, there are already many types of noodles in China, and the English translation does not reflect the various types at all.Just like spaghetti, in fact, there are more than 300 kinds of real spaghetti, which cannot be expressed clearly in English, so only Italian can be used.

"It's a kind of noodles." Lu Li felt that he was short of words for the first time, so he could only say, "In Chinese, this dish is called ants climbing a tree. Literally translated, it means the appearance of ants climbing a tree..."

"What?" Before Lu Li finished speaking, everyone stepped back, and there was a vacuum around the dining table, which made Lu Li stunned, and then laughed loudly, "Then you better not eat it. .”

Or Tony poked his probe curiously, "There are ants in here?"

"Yes." Lu Li's answer was too decisive, but it made Tony even more curious. After exploring it seriously, Lu Li smiled helplessly and explained, "Of course not. Look, what am I doing?" Time to go collect ants?"

With this explanation, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, feeling a little embarrassed.

"The reason for this name is because the dish is mixed with minced meat, and the minced meat mixed with the vermicelli looks like ants climbing trees." After Lu Li finished explaining, everyone looked at each other for a long time. He let out a breath and complained in a hurry:

"Scary to death", "So it's Roumo", "Why did you choose such a name", "Really!"...

"Oops!" Lu Li yelled in a hurry, and ran to the kitchen. The hot and sour soup was still on the fire, and he forgot about it without paying attention.

Fortunately, he remembered it in time, and it wasn't burnt.After turning off the heat, I stirred it a bit, looking at this hot and sour soup made of fungus, tofu, shiitake mushrooms, carrots, and eggs, the stimulating taste immediately whetted my appetite, and now I want to eat a bowl of rice .

"Cole!" Lu Li yelled, and Cole trotted over, "Yes, sir, what are your orders?"

Lu Li brought the pot of soup over, "Put it on the table, you can start eating."

"Okay!" Cole walked over with the hot and sour soup, "Everyone, come and see, fresh dishes!"

The visual effect of this colorful pot of soup is really interesting; and the pungent taste has a strong impact. The hot and sour smell is really eye-opening. The first reaction is to avoid it, but smell it carefully. , but couldn't help being curious about the taste, the secretion of saliva came one after another, and couldn't stop at all.

"I want to try it!" Tony was the first to pick up the spoon and eagerly moved over.

It's not the first time for him to taste Lu Li's handicrafts. Of course, he knows whether he likes it or not, and he can only make a judgment after tasting it.Lu Li's cooking is often shocking to the world, but it has a special flavor that makes people unable to put it down.If you really don't like it, then don't continue to eat after tasting it, that's fine.

"Wow, it's hot, it's hot, it's hot." Tony couldn't help but exclaimed, but he couldn't help swallowing it, "Wow! Wow!" He couldn't say a word, he just kept marveling, and then his eyes widened. It became round, sweating profusely, and the sour feeling was indescribable in any words.

"How is it, how is it?" Cole and Jessica next to each other asked.

Li Yitong picked up the bowl without saying a word, filled a large bowl, and then slowly began to taste it.

I have to say that Lu Li is really good at cooking. This hot and sour soup is refreshing and appetizing. After working hard all day, he is a little tired. Although he is very hungry, he has no appetite.Now, after drinking a bowl of soup, my appetite will increase immediately.

"Jack, Jack, what the hell is this?" Randy bumped into Li Yitong's shoulder and asked quietly.

Li Yitong picked up the bowl and tapped it lightly with a spoon, "You'll know when you drink it, and you won't regret it."

Randy didn't hesitate any longer, picked up the bowl, and began to drill over, ready to start making soup, but he was still not as fast as Brandon, and fell behind.

At this moment, Lu Li came over again with a plate, "The last dish is here." Then Lu Li saw everyone gathered around the hot and sour soup, and couldn't help laughing, "It's just an appetizer, not the main dish. The dishes, tonight's real highlight, are here."

"real or fake?"

"what is this?"

"Staple food? What?"

"Is there something new?"

……

Everyone chirped and asked, and then Li Yitong exclaimed, "Dongpo meat!"

Lu Li smiled happily and nodded, "Yes."

All eyes are on that piece of Dongpo meat, which is beautiful caramel color and translucent; the jelly-like fat part exudes a jade-colored halo, and you can even feel the feeling of springy teeth; below The lean meat is neither too oily nor too woody, the uniform color penetrates in, and even a light sauce-colored gravy flows out.

Finally, a few blanched lettuces are garnished on the side, and the green highlights make the whole dish come alive.

"This..." Tony only had time to say the first word, and then he choked on his own saliva. Just looking at this dish, the secretion of saliva couldn't stop. He really felt what it means to move his index finger. "What's this called?"

"Dongpo Meat." Lu Li said in fluent Chinese, and the English translation of this dish would lose the charm.

Lu Li put the plate on the table and showed a big smile, "You can try it."

Li Yitong was the first to stick out his chopsticks, "This is a real kung fu dish, you dare to try it, it's amazing."

The whole piece of Dongpo meat was picked up, and the fire was just right. The translucent piece of meat even trembled tremblingly, full of elasticity, and the meat juice flowed down when the chopsticks were lightly clamped.Li Yitong directly stuffed the whole piece of meat into his mouth, and the piece of meat melted down like this. He only needed to chew it lightly, and his mouth was full of fragrance, which was really wonderful.

"Hmm." Li Yitong didn't even expect it, and the exclamation just overflowed from his mouth.

Lu Li looked at the plate of Dongpo meat, everyone picked up a piece, and it was going to be gone in no time—although there was still some in the casserole, but he himself, the cook, had never tasted it. I took a piece from my bowl and put it in my mouth.

"Fourteen!" Before Lu Li had time to chew, Randy's heart-piercing voice rang out, "It's gone? It's gone? How...how is this possible?"

"What? No more?"

"My God, I only ate one piece!"

"Didn't there be more just now?"

"Jack, Jack took it! Jack!"

(End of this chapter)