Traveling through 70, reborn officers with various pets

Now that the decision has been made, and everyone in my family is a man of action, so after a short rest we went to the kitchen to get busy.

"Ruoxing, how do we cook these seafood?" Aunt Zhao has been cooking for most of her life, but she has never had much contact with seafood. She really has no idea how to make delicious food.

"It's okay, Aunt Zhao, you and mom prepare the other dishes, and I'll cook the seafood." Ou Ruoxing responded from the side.

The main feature of the New Year's Eve dinner is its richness. Although there are not many people in the family, the few soldiers have good appetites and eat a lot, so there is no need to worry about waste.

Since you have bought the lobster, let’s have some classic lobster noodles.

Fortunately, the Yang family has a good status and has a supply of fresh vegetables, otherwise, the lobster noodles would be much bland.

First, clean the lobster and cut it into pieces. Put the dried noodles bought from the state-owned store into boiling water with a little salt and cook for two or three minutes. Put it on a plate and set aside.

Then heat oil in the pan and add onions until fragrant.

After the onion is fried until fragrant, add the lobster and mushrooms (there are no fresh mushrooms, so you can only use dried mushrooms that have been soaked and set aside), stir-fry until the shrimp shells turn red. Add water, bring to a boil, and add salt and other seasonings to taste.

During the meal, I also blanched some vegetables. They looked green and juicy, and the whole dish looked quite appetizing.

There are not many kinds of vegetables in winter, but in order to make the plating look good, Ou Ruoxing specially carved a few radish flowers out of carrots.

In addition to lobster noodles, Ou Ruoxing also made squirrel fish (the recipe comes from Baidu). Coincidentally, when buying seafood, the boss gave her a grass carp.

需要准备的食材：草鱼1条（2斤左右）、料酒1勺、蛋黄1个、盐1勺、番茄酱60克、白糖40克、醋30克、淀粉和油适量

1. First clean the fish, cut off the fish head, remove the fishy line, then slice the fish along the fish bones until the tail. Do the same on the other side, cut off the fish bones, and be careful not to cut off the tail.

2. Start cutting the fish meat vertically into strips, being careful not to cut the fish skin, and then cut horizontally. When changing the knife, be sure not to break the fish skin.

3. After cutting, put the fish head into a bowl, add an egg yolk, a spoonful of cooking wine and a spoonful of salt, mix well and marinate.

4. Coat the marinated fish with starch, making sure to coat the gaps as well. Shake it off and turn the fish tail over.

5. Heat the oil in the pan, put the fish meat side in first, turn it over after it is shaped, fry the fish until crispy and remove it from the pan, and also fry the fish head.

6. Leave a little oil in the pan, pour in tomato sauce and stir-fry, then pour in the prepared sweet and sour sauce (sugar, vinegar and a little starch), then boil until thick, and pour the sauce on the fish.

When the squirrel fish was ready, Aunt Zhao and Wang Liya couldn't help but look at Ou Ruoxing. The smell was so overbearing that the fragrance kept going into their noses.

"Ruoxing, these two dishes are really amazing. They look beautiful and delicious!"

Ou Ruoxing heard this and quickly said modestly, "This is all very easy to do. If Aunt Zhao wants to learn, we can discuss it together some other day."

"Okay! Thank you, Comrade Ruoxing!" Aunt Zhao really wanted to learn. After all, she had been cooking for most of her life. It would be great to have the opportunity to learn new dishes.

"Mom, we still have a lot of seafood left. How about making some seafood braised chicken?" Ou Ruoxing suggested as she looked at the sorted seafood.

"Well, you decide. We don't really know how to cook seafood." Wang Liya had no objection. "After making three seafood dishes, your aunt Zhao and I will make braised pork, pork bone and carrot soup, and a few vegetarian dishes. We can't just eat meat."

"Okay!" Everyone had no objection and went about their business.

By the time Yang Yi and his father got off work, the New Year's Eve dinner was already on the table.

Looking at such a sumptuous meal, and the combination is so beautiful, everyone feels warm in the heart.

"Wow! Mom, there are so many delicious foods, and they are so beautiful!" An An and Le Le happily circled around the adults and cheered.

"Thank you for your hard work. We have such a big table of food. Xiao Zhao, you and Xiao Lan should join us for dinner." The old man said slowly.

It would be fine if it was any other time, but today is New Year’s Eve and it’s time for the family reunion dinner, and Aunt Zhao and Xiao Lan are not planning to join in the fun.

"Old leader, Comrade Xiaolan and I will just eat together. If Comrade Ruoxing has left some food for us, you and your family can have a good reunion dinner." Aunt Zhao smiled and refused.

In the end, no one said anything. Ou Ruoxing knew what Aunt Zhao and the others were thinking, so she left out an extra portion when cooking, which was enough for them to eat well.

"Come on! This year is a good start, let's go first!" The old man said as he picked up the wine glass first.

An An and Le Le were also happily holding their little cups, but they were filled with milk.

Everyone clinked glasses and had a drink before starting to eat.

“The seafood made by Ruoxing is very delicious, but judging from the way it is prepared, it must have taken a lot of effort.” Although the old man can’t cook, just by looking at the appearance of these dishes, he can tell that they are basically Kung Fu dishes.

"It's okay. I just took advantage of the Chinese New Year to make these dishes because everyone was happy and I just happened to have the ingredients. I just hope everyone is happy with the food."

Ou Ruoxing really didn't care. Although these dishes were a bit troublesome to prepare, it was the New Year, so there had to be some sense of ritual.