Food starts with noodles

To put it bluntly, fish in sour soup is actually a fish hot pot with a sour soup taste. When eating, eat the fish first, then rinse the vegetables, and finally use the soup to make rice or drink the soup.

After everything was ready, Xu Zhuo started to make.

Pour oil into the pot, heat it up, put the onion and ginger into it and fry until fragrant, then pour in the finished red and sour soup, and start to boil.

When putting red and sour soup, you can't pour it all in one brain, it has to be added according to the amount of dishes and the diner's acceptance of sour.

Naturally, the local people in Huizhou put more acid, the better, but the Xu family and the Yu family are eating today, and their tolerance to sour taste is average, so Xu Zhuo reduced the amount of red acid when adding it.

This kind of red and sour soup purchased should be boiled in this way to let the miscellaneous smell inside evaporate, so that the taste will become better.

If it is homemade sour soup, you can put it in the pot and start cooking directly, without having to fry the onion and ginger.

When the red and sour soup in the pot boiled, a strong sour aroma wafted out of the pot, Xu Zhuo stirred it a few times with a spoon, and then poured the chopped tomatoes into it.

Because this red and sour soup is made through industrial processes, although it is full of sour taste, other tastes are average.

After adding tomatoes, it can just increase the umami taste in the sour soup, and at the same time make the sour soup have a sweet taste.

When the sour soup in the pot boiled again, Xu Zhuo put the wood ginger seeds prepared in advance into it.

When Guizhou people eat sour soup, they usually put wood ginger seed, which is also called mountain pepper, and putting it in the pot can increase the compound flavor of the sour soup.

The effect seems to be the same as adding pepper to the sour soup here in the Central Plains.

Put the wood ginger seeds in and cook for a few minutes, Xu Zhuo added some pork bone broth into the pot.

Although the sour soup is very effective in this dish, the aroma cannot be ignored. The pork bone broth can make the sour soup more fragrant and more comfortable to eat.

Of course, the price is naturally quite high, but whether the family eats it, the cost can be ignored.

When the soup in the pot boiled again, the original pork bone broth had turned into a pot of bright red soup with a strong sour aroma.

This taste is really intoxicating. Xu Zhuo felt that this soup, not to mention cooking fish and vegetables, even if a handful of noodles were thrown in, the taste of the soup would not be too bad.

This sour taste is really good!

Xu Zhuo put two small teaspoons of salt into the pot to start seasoning. Don't add too much salt, because the soup needs to be eaten at the end, and if it is too salty, the soup can't be eaten.

As for whether the ingredients will taste good, there is no need to worry about this, because when fish in sour soup is eaten, it is usually eaten with dipping water, and the taste of dipping water can be adjusted at will.

As soon as the salt was put in the pot, Xu Wenhai drove to the kitchen. At this time, he didn't know that the New Year's gift that he would have received was canceled because of Chen Guifang's intervention, so he was very excited.

Not only did he inspect the back kitchen and point out a few apprentices who were trying to cook, but he also stood next to Xu Zhuo and seriously commented on the red and sour soup in the pot.

When Xu Zhuo was in school in the early years, Xu Wenhai and Chen Guifang almost traveled all over the country, and they were no strangers to Guizhou sour soup, and even in retrospect, they still had something to say.

"I heard from your mother that you made mutton powder two days ago? Let me know in advance if you make it next time. I haven't eaten it for several years. It's strange to panic."

Xu Zhuo nodded, and when the salt in the pot had completely melted into the soup, he carried the fish and put it into the pot, along with some blanched tofu cubes.

As for other dishes, it is not too late to wait until the fish is finished.

The person who ate today was not from Guizhou, so there was no sauerkraut and sour bamboo shoots, and Xu Zhuo only regarded it as eating hot pot with sour soup.

It's cold enough to have a warm meal like this.

As for the chili, Xu Zhuo didn't put it in. After all, there are old people for dinner tonight, so it's not suitable to put chili, and there is dipping water anyway, so if you want spicy food, just put some burnt chili noodles in the dipping water.

When Xu Wenhai was talking about what he and Chen Guifang had seen and heard in Guizhou, Xu Zhuo couldn't help but say, "Dad, I originally prepared a New Year's gift for you this year, but my mother stopped me..."

Although he has a partner, Xu Zhuo is still not used to others throwing dog food in front of him.

Especially his parents were the ones who spread the dog food, which made Xu Zhuo feel abandoned.

So in view of this situation, Boss Xu returned the knife without hesitation.

Xu Wenhai was stunned, his mouth was full of words, he opened his mouth, reached out his hand and took out the phone from his pocket, just as he was about to speak, Xu Zhuo spoke first.

"She also said that all the red envelopes I sent you will be confiscated, and not only your mobile phone will be checked, but mine will also be checked...Dad, it's not my fault."

Xu Wenhai lost interest in chatting right away, he walked aside and stared blankly for a while, and it was not until Yu Changjiang came over that he returned to normal.

Xu Zhuo had nothing to do and opened Moments to check, and found that Xu Wenhai had updated a post at some point.

"The collapse of middle-aged people starts from the lack of freedom of pocket money..."

Tsk, why are you still emotional?

With an attitude of helping others, Xu Zhuo took a screenshot and sent it to Chen Guifang: "Your husband is blaming you behind your back."

Soon, Chen Guifang's comment appeared under that post: "Delete it for me!"

Xu Wenhai hurriedly replied, "Okay."

Then the emotion of the middle-aged man disappeared from the dynamics of the circle of friends, gone forever like the hair of the middle-aged man.

Ugh……

Xu Zhuo sighed slightly after watching the farce, and hoped that this would not happen when he was in his 40s.

When the fish in the pot was almost cooked, Xu Zhuo carefully poured it into a large soup pot, and then carried it to the private room.

At this moment, several old people were already sitting in the private room, and the fish in sour soup immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"It tastes pretty good, Xiaozhuo, since when did you start studying Guizhou cuisine?"

Yu Peiyong is well-informed and recognized the origin of this dish at a glance.

Xu Zhuo said with a smile, "I want to eat cocoa, so I tried to make it. I'll bring over the dipping ingredients. Everyone can mix it freely."

With the old man and Yu Peiyong around, Xu Zhuo didn't have to help everyone prepare dipping water. After all, their seasoning level was much higher than Boss Xu's.

After serving all the side dishes and other side dishes, Xu Zhuo asked everyone to eat first, while he went upstairs and personally invited the great heroes of the family to come downstairs for dinner.

Of course, in order to show that he wasn't spoiled, Xu Zhuo didn't go into the office, but yelled at the door: "Ke Ke, go downstairs for dinner."

Then he took out his mobile phone and transferred 2 yuan to Yu Keke at the door of the office.

Soon, Yu Keke ran out of the office: "Why are you transferring money to me? What's the matter?"

Xu Zhuo said, "You pass it on to my dad for me, and say it's a New Year's gift from you."

"Are you secretly giving pocket money again?"

Yu Keke was puzzled: "The family obviously has money, but why do I always feel that my father-in-law has no money to spend..."

Xu Zhuo sighed: "This is probably just throwing dog food indiscriminately... Cough, the bitterness of a middle-aged man. Let's go downstairs and eat fish in sour soup. It tastes very good. I guarantee you will be addicted once you eat it. "

Chapter 933 Please call me Mr. Yu from now on

The fish in sour soup made with jiangtuan is very tender, especially the meat on the belly, which is too fat and tender to be picked up with chopsticks, and needs to be scooped up with a spoon.

Holding the spoon, Xu Zhuo carefully scooped up a piece of fish maw and put it in the cocoa bowl. The girl immediately picked up the bowl, blew on it casually, and then began to eat with narrowed eyes.

The sour soup has a sweet aftertaste, which fully stimulates the deliciousness of the fish, and it is paired with the dipping water with burnt peppers to make the fish more delicious.

"Actually, in many regions in the north, vinegar is added to stewed fish, or cooked directly with vinegar, in order to make the fish taste more delicious."

Yu Peiyong ate fish in sour soup, and chatted with Xu Zhuo about the mystery of adding vinegar when cooking fish.

The old man served the old lady a bowl of sour soup, and then Yu Peiyong said: "The sour taste really makes the fish taste better, sweet and sour carp is a typical example."

However, compared to vinegar, the taste of sour soup is more mellow and delicious, especially after the fish is cooked, drinking it is really transparent, and it feels like the pores have been opened by the sour soup.

The old lady liked this sour soup very much. After drinking a bowl, she was still a little unsatisfied, so she filled another half bowl with a spoon.

While sipping, she chatted with Yu Keke's grandma about the New Year's arrangements.

The Yu family, like the Xu family, are women who take care of the overall situation and men who carry out specific actions.

Take this Chinese New Year as an example. Needless to say, cooking is a man's business, but what to eat and how to eat it are the two old ladies who have the final say.

Xu Zhuo didn't get involved in these things, and he was wholeheartedly serving cocoa with vegetables and soup.

Just now Xu Wenhai showed a wave of affection, and the old man served the old lady like a dog, which made Xu Zhuo quite irritated.

Besides, no matter what arrangements are made for the Chinese New Year, he, a junior, has no right to speak. The old man just listens to what he says.

So in this mood, the only thing he can do is to comfort Yu Keke who has worked hard recently, and by the way, let the middle-aged and elderly people sitting here feel the operation of young people showing affection.

It's a pity that Yu Keke was not in the mood today, she was worried about the business of the online shop, went upstairs after a quick meal and continued to work, completely failing to show Xu Zhuo's intention of showing affection.

Some fail...

Xu Zhuo planned to go to work after he was full, but the old lady brought him back to reality with a word.

"There are a lot of people celebrating Chinese New Year this year. Wen Hai, you can buy two pig heads and marinate them. If you have leftovers after the new year, you can also use them to make spring pancakes."

In many areas in the north, there is a habit of eating pork head meat. This stuff is very delicious no matter it is cold or hot. It can be said to be a must-have dish for the Chinese New Year.

After the old lady said this, Xu Zhuo remembered that he still had a skill of grilling whole pork that he hadn't used before.

Since there are pig heads during the Chinese New Year, we might as well make them for everyone to try and surprise the family members.

In this way, it is only natural that there will be new ones in the store after this year.

In addition, he will be very happy to cook Huaiyang cuisine in front of Yu Peiyong during the Chinese New Year, and it is also the finale dish.

And the old man probably wouldn't mind...

Right?

When he wanted to ask, he said that he was interested in grilled vegetables through grilled mutton with green onions, so he secretly followed the tutorial to learn such a tough dish.

Although grilled whole pork is Huaiyang cuisine, the culinary technique of grilled pork originated from Shandong cuisine. From this point of view, it doesn’t matter if it’s rebellious, maybe the old man likes it.

"Dad, buy one more, I plan to burn a pig's head during the Chinese New Year."

As soon as these words came out, the old people all turned their faces away and looked at Xu Zhuo suspiciously.

When we talked about the arrangements for the new year, Xu Zhuo actually didn't arrange anything. All the cooking was done by the old man Yu Peiyong, Xu Wenhai and even Wei Junming.

And Xu Zhuo and Yu Keke, as the only juniors, just wait for the New Year's Eve dinner and collect the New Year's money.

Unexpectedly, this child would take the initiative to ask Ying to cook. This is quite normal in the eyes of the family, because in their eyes, Xu Zhuo is a very sensible and obedient boy.

But the Xu family is well aware of Xu Zhuo's dark history. Since he went to university, it's like entering a hibernation mode every Chinese New Year.

Except for eating and going to the toilet, the rest of the time is spent in his own room, either sleeping or playing games, even if relatives come to the door, they come out to say hello and go back.

If those relatives brought their children, they even locked the door and didn't come out until lunch.

Chen Guifang and Xu Wenhai felt that such a big change in Xu Zhuo was brought about by Yu Keke, so they were more satisfied with this daughter-in-law.

On the other hand, Pang Lihua and Yu Chang thought that Xu Zhuo was so well-behaved and so hardworking, so he had to arrange a job for his daughter in the future, so as not to be rejected by his in-laws.

But after thinking about it, she couldn't find any job suitable for Ke Ke. She didn't know anything about cooking, and she didn't know anything about shopping for New Year's goods, and this job belonged to the Yangtze River.

If Yu Keke is allowed to do it, Yu Changjiang will become a person with nothing to do.

So in the end, the old lady made an arrangement: "There may be many guests at home in two days, and the bear cub is prone to infection at home, so let Keke take care of the bear cub for me. She and that cat also have bad tempers, so they shouldn't get along well. Disaster."

The old lady is telling the truth, Xiong Zai is her favorite, plus he is famous on Weibo, the guests who come to the house will probably lick it twice.

This will virtually increase the risk of infection with germs, especially those who keep pets at home, and it is easy to form cross-infection.

Moreover, cats like to be quiet and don't like to be lively, but during the Chinese New Year, there are people coming and going, so it is a very good choice for Xiong Zai to move to Xu Zhuo's apartment.

In this way, the arrangements for the New Year are considered appropriate.

On Lunar New Year's Eve, the courier was out of service, and Yu Keke could finally take a break. She took the bear cub home, and then started a life of watching cats and chasing dramas.

However, during the break, this girl was not idle. Based on the activities of other online stores, she figured out a pre-sale activity of "Gifts for the New Year, Great Spring Promotions", so that funds can be collected in advance, and It can also take the lead.

In order to stimulate everyone's enthusiasm for participating in the event, Yu Keke asked Xu Zhuo, Meng Liwei, Zhou Wen and other well-connected anchors to record a New Year's greeting video and sent it to Weibo and the customer group of the online store, which surprised everyone.

In addition, she had nothing to do at home, so she took a few more VLOGs about Xiong Zai and posted them on Weibo and Station B, which further increased Xiong Zai's fans, and also promoted a wave of online stores by the way.

He even invited Zhou Wen, Meng Liwei and Li Hao to do a live broadcast after the year, and Xiong Zai will also appear on the scene, so as to increase the popularity and sales of the online store as soon as possible.

This series of plans plus the pre-sale activities allowed the random task to help Coco find a job to be completed ahead of schedule.

"Congratulations to the host for completing the random task ahead of time [Help Yu Keke Find a Job], and get rewards for upgrading any C-level dish to B-level. Please choose the host."

There are a bunch of options for existing C-level dishes below, all dishes that have made great contributions in the store before, Xu Zhuo looked at it for a long time and didn't choose which one is better to upgrade.

Upgrading dishes is not a simple matter, especially upgrading from C-level to B-level requires a lot of experience in dishes, and success in the end depends on fame.

According to the rules of the system, B-level dishes are representative dishes of various local cuisines, at least they have to be famous in the whole province, and the difficulty is not usually high.

Xu Zhuo looked at it for a long time, and finally chose the Lizhuang white meat of Sichuan cuisine.