Xiaoshou's delicious food generation

And this employee seems to be a newcomer?

"Just met recently..." For some reason, Jiang Yifan didn't want to tell Lin Zezhao too much about Ji Xiuyu, so he said as little as he could.

But Lin Zezhao seemed to care about Ji Xiuyu a lot, thinking of Jiang Yifan's unguarded smile at him just now, he felt very upset.

"Really? The senior doesn't object to you making friends, but you are too kind and careless, so don't rush into it. I think he seems to be very good at dealing with girls. Maybe his private life is messy..."

"He's not that kind of person!"

Lin Zezhao's words were suddenly interrupted by Jiang Yifan angrily, and the atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly became awkward.

Lin Zezhao also felt that he was a little narrow-minded at this time. He obviously wouldn't comment too much on Jiang Yifan's friends before, but today he seemed very out of control.

Jiang Yifan also felt that he was overreacting, but Lin Zezhao said these words in a tone of contempt for Ji Xiuyu, which made him feel very angry. Obviously Ji Xiuyu is not that kind of person at all, he is obviously a good person...

"He's not that kind of person. He just looks like that on the surface. In fact, he's a very nice person. He helped me a lot..." Jiang Yifan explained anxiously, he didn't want Ji Xiuyu to be misunderstood.

Knowing that he was too rude, Lin Zezhao hurriedly apologized, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that about your friend..."

Because of Jiang Yifan's silence, Lin Zezhao remained silent, and neither of them spoke for the next time, and the questions Lin Zezhao always wanted to ask him had to be kept in his heart...

Until a call from Shu Ya broke the silence at the dinner table.

Lin Zezhao hung up the phone and wanted to go to the counter to pay as usual, but found that he had forgotten his wallet, so he had to ask Jiang Yifan for help in embarrassment.

It's rare to see Lin Zezhao in embarrassment, and Jiang Yifan's bad mood has recovered a little.He smiled and paid the money, comforting Lin Zezhao who was still depressed, "It's no big deal, senior, but did you just forget to bring money? Didn't this happen often when I was in college? You were the one who came out to help me out at that time, it's nothing It's embarrassing, really..."

"..." Lin Zezhao was silent. He remembered that every time Jiang Yifan forgot to bring money in college, his face flushed with embarrassment. Didn't he feel ashamed?

He doesn't know that it's shameful to be ashamed, but Jiang Yifan is still a little shy and excited to get help from the person he likes, so there is also a reason for his blush.

Watching Lin Zezhao leave, Jiang Yifan stared at the third-eaten chicken chop rice and sighed. Just as he was thinking about whether to continue eating, a black pepper curry beef rice appeared on the table.

Jiang Yifan's eyes lit up, and he looked up at Ji Xiuyu who was sitting opposite him, "For me?"

Ji Xiuyu brought Jiang Yifan's chicken chop rice in front of him with a funny face, "Why eat it if it is so painful? Food should give people pleasure instead of pain."

Seeing that Ji Xiuyu was going to eat the chicken chop rice, Jiang Yifan hurriedly stopped him, "Hey, Master! I've eaten that!"

"So what? Are you going to throw this away?" Ji Xiuyu raised his eyebrows, and pointed to the notice posted on the wall not far away, "Read it."

"Uh... Please cherish the food and prevent waste..."

"Fine. Should I have told you that I hate people wasting food?"

Jiang Yifan nodded obediently, "I said..."

"That's right, besides, it's not once or twice to eat the meal you have eaten." Ji Xiuyu ate his meal calmly, "The group of guys simply don't care about me as the boss, and let me come over to sell. Laugh 'Forget it, they don't even give you lunch..."

"..."

Jiang Yifan ate the curry rice silently, under Ji Xiuyu's persistent gaze, he gave him a thumbs up and gave him a thumbs up.

Ji Xiuyu nodded in satisfaction, "So cute~"

The corner of Jiang Yifan's mouth twitched, so childish...

"By the way, I always forgot to ask, how was last night?"

"Uh..." Jiang Yifan froze for a moment, and said with a dry smile, "It's okay, he came back late, and he ate too, I'll make it for him next time..."

"That's it..." Ji Xiuyu put away his smile and comforted his apprentice, "It's okay, there is still a chance..."

"Um……"

"By the way, Master, I want to ask you for leave tonight."

"what's up?"

"I was a little unhappy with the senior just now, so that... I..." Jiang Yifan stammered and was a little embarrassed to say it.

However, Ji Xiuyu acted very understanding, "Okay, I understand, it's ready!"

"Thank you Master!"

So when he got off work this afternoon, Jiang Yifan went directly to Lin Zezhao's company to stay downstairs, and Lin Zezhao also got off work on time this day.

Maybe what happened in the past two days made him feel ashamed of Jiang Yifan. From this night to the next time, Lin Zezhao treated Jiang Yifan very well, it can be said that he was better than before.This not only made Jiang Yifan a little flattered, but also a little uneasy at the same time, because he was worried about gains and losses.

Regarding Jiang Yifan's situation, Ji Xiuyu somewhat disagreed.

At this time, he stood aside, guiding Jiang Yifan, and training him, "You have a little confidence in yourself, okay? You are not much worse than others? Don't you always think that you are inferior if you like the same sex? It's too big , make another cut and make it smaller.”

"understood!"

Jiang Yifan cut the pork belly that was being cut in his hand according to Ji Xiuyu's intention, and at the same time expressed his thoughts, "I hope he can like me, but I think he shouldn't like me..."

Ji Xiuyu was speechless, "Don't you learn to cook to express your love?"

"That's right... I made up my mind when Xiaoli asked me to go all out, but recently my senior has been so kind to me, I started to feel that it's better to maintain the status quo, at least I can stay by his side..."

"..."

Ji Xiuyu sighed, "You have pushed yourself into a dead end again! Why are you so stupid? You have to know that time is changing, the environment is changing, people are changing, and the relationship between people is also changing..." No What stays with you in place...

Jiang Yifan remained silent.

Ji Xiuyu continued, "You might as well be friends with him all the time, distance yourself, and change your preferences again."

"How can there be such a simple thing..." Jiang Yifan murmured softly, after all, he has liked it for so many years.

Just like Ji Xiuyu loved that person for so many years, even though he said he wanted to give up, it would not be that simple for a while, because he was someone he really liked.

"Forget it, I can't get involved in your emotional affairs. I'm only responsible for teaching you how to cook. After the meat is cut, cut the piece of ginger into slices."

"Yes."

Jiang Yifan put the sliced ​​pork belly into a plate, then washed the ginger and sliced ​​it carefully.

Although Ji Xiuyu said so, Jiang Yifan knew very well that he cared about him very much, maybe because they were the same kind of person, or maybe because they had the same experience, and Ji Xiuyu just hoped that he would not be hurt too deeply.

☆, braised pork, sweet and sour pork with pineapple 1

Seeing that Jiang Yifan had cut up all the meat, Ji Xiuyu began to give new orders.

"Pour the pork belly into the pot, submerge it in cold water, and add half a cup of cooking wine."

"Huh?" Jiang Yifan asked curiously while doing it, "Don't you need to boil the water?"

"No, this can remove the blood and fishy smell in the meat, but don't soak it for too long, or the meat will lose its flavor easily. Generally, 10 to 15 minutes is enough."

"Oh..." Jiang Yifan had a taught expression of "so that's it".

Ji Xiuyu approached, pointed to a piece of lean meat on the sink and said, "Use this time to cut that piece of pork tenderloin into a thickness of about 0.7."

"Ah?" Jiang Yifan held up the kitchen knife and stared at the meat on the chopping board, worrying, "Around 0.7? How do you cut it?"

"..."

Ji Xiuyu was speechless for a while, walked over, took the knife in his hand, and cut a slice for demonstration, "It's about as thick as it should be."

"okay."

Jiang Yifan took the kitchen knife again, and started slicing according to the size Ji Xiuyu cut just now.

Ji Xiuyu took out another chopping board and a special fruit knife, and peeled a pineapple.

"Pork is rich in protein and fatty acids needed by the human body, and the heat required for conversion into the body is twice that of the same amount of protein and carbohydrates. It also provides heme and cysteine ​​that promotes iron absorption, which can improve iron-deficiency anemia , has the effect of nourishing kidney and nourishing blood, nourishing yin and moistening dryness.”

Jiang Yifan listened carefully while cutting the meat, remembering carefully.

Ji Xiuyu washed the processed pineapple, cut it into small pieces and soaked it in light salt water.He cleaned the pineapple skin into the trash can, and continued, "However, because the cholesterol content in pork is too high, people with diabetes, high blood lipids, and obese people should not eat more."

"Tell me, what should not be eaten together with lean meat?" Ji Xiuyu wiped his hands with a clean towel and asked Jiang Yifan.

Jiang Yifan stopped what he was doing, thought for a while and replied, "Milk, lean meat should not be eaten with milk."

Ji Xiuyu smiled and said, "Why?"

"Because milk contains a lot of calcium, while lean meat contains phosphorus, these two elements cannot be absorbed at the same time, foreign medical circles call it phosphorus-calcium mutual restraint, only when calcium and phosphorus reach the optimal ratio of 1:1 to 1 : between 1.5, they can promote the absorption of each other.”

"Also, pork is an acidic food. For a balanced diet, you can mix it with all alkaline foods when cooking, such as potatoes, radishes, kelp, Chinese cabbage, taro, lotus root, fungus, tofu and other beans and vegetables."

Ji Xiuyu nodded in satisfaction, "It seems that it really works."

"Of course, my hands-on ability may not be good, but rote memorization is not bad." Jiang Yifan smiled proudly.

"Still self-knowledgeable, typical theory is stronger than practice."

"..."

Jiang Yifan continued to slice the meat silently.

Ji Xiuyu bent the corner of his mouth, raised his hand to check the time, the soaking time of the pork belly just now was almost up.

He turned on the fire, and said to Jiang Yifan who heard the sound and turned to look, "After the pork belly is soaked, you need to blanch the meat. When blanching, use cold water. Don't wait until the water is hot before putting it into the pot. In order to prevent the skin from becoming firm when suddenly exposed to heat."

Saying that, Ji Xiuyu also added a spoonful of vinegar into the pot.

Jiang Yifan was puzzled, "Why do you need to add vinegar?"

Ji Xiuyu put the lid on the pot and explained, "When stewing the meat, adding a little vinegar can make the meat easy to cook, and it will also be delicious."

Jiang Yifan nodded knowingly, turned around and continued to cut the unfinished meat under the signal of Ji Xiuyu's eyes.

After about 5 minutes, the remaining meat was finally cut into slices, and the water in the pot was boiling at this time.Ji Xiuyu skillfully skimmed off the foam with a spoon, while Jiang Yifan stood aside and watched.

"After skimming off the froth, use a small fire. The size of the fire depends on whether the water surface is boiling. This method is called 'Wu'."

After Ji Xiuyu adjusted the heat to a suitable level, he covered the pot, "It takes about an hour to cook. The longer the cook, the better it tastes. Braised pork is an ordinary home-cooked dish, and there are many ways, but they are all similar. This dish Cooking doesn’t require great skill, what is needed is time and patience, don’t overcook it in a hurry, what is needed is this slow work, and when you cook a lot in the future, you will be able to master the skills.”

"Let it warm now, let's make pineapple sweet and sour pork first."

Ji Xiuyu took out a large bowl and asked Jiang Yifan to put the sliced ​​meat in it.

"Add salt, monosodium glutamate, cooking wine, cornstarch, and then add an egg, stir well, and marinate for a while. Make sure that every piece of meat is battered, and there is no excess egg liquid."

While listening to the steps Ji Xiuyu said, Jiang Yifan added the required seasonings into the bowl in an orderly manner, and paste the meat slices according to Ji Xiuyu's requirements.

After Jiang Yifan marinated the meat, Ji Xiuyu pointed to the side dishes in the vegetable basket, "Cut the green and red peppers into diamond-shaped pieces."

Compared with shredding and slicing, Jiang Yifan's dicing skills are better. After cutting the green and red peppers neatly, he waited for Ji Xiuyu's next instruction.

"Small tomatoes cut into chunks too."

Jiang Yifan cut six small tomatoes in half twice and cut them into small pieces.

"It's cut." Jiang Yifan put the small tomato cubes into a clean bowl.

Ji Xiuyu handed him a big bowl, "Get ready to start mixing the sauce."

"Add more white vinegar, tomato sauce, and sugar according to your personal taste, add some salt and pepper, and finally add water starch and mix well."

"Oh, I see."

Jiang Yifan's personal taste is more spicy, and he likes spicy food.He originally thought that Ji Xiuyu was the same, but after getting along with him, he found that Ji Xiuyu prefers sweet and sour flavors to spicy ones.I like it so much that I can eat lemon slices directly, Jiang Yifan's teeth ache.

Therefore, if there is a dish with a sweet and sour taste, Jiang Yifan will make it to the degree that Ji Xiuyu likes it.

After the juice was adjusted, Ji Xiuyu had already set a pot on the fire, and the oil was heating up in the pot.

"Fry the meat slices on medium heat first, then fry them on low heat, drain the oil, and smash the meat again after it cools down. Do you understand?"

"understood."

When the oil in the pan was [-]% hot, Ji Xiuyu asked Jiang Yifan to put the meat slices down.

"Zizzizi..."

As soon as the sliced ​​meat touches the hot oil, there will be a slight noise and many small bubbles will be produced, and the sliced ​​meat will slowly curl into shape.

Compared to the first few times you fry something, get yelled and flustered by splashing oil.Now Jiang Yifan has been able to calmly stand in front of the frying pan and fry things. Ji Xiuyu is very satisfied with Jiang Yifan's progress in all aspects.

"Okay, turn the heat to low and fry for a while."

"Ah."

About three to five minutes later, Jiang Yifan scooped up the fried meat slices with a large colander and put them in a stainless steel basin aside to drain the oil.

Jiang Yifan turned off the fire, and started frying the meat for the second time when the meat was cold.

Ji Xiuyu took out the pineapple chunks soaked in salt water and rinsed them, then filtered the water and put them on a plate for later use.

"Do you like eating pineapples?" Ji Xiuyu asked.

"Me? It's okay..." Jiang Yifan said, "I prefer watermelon as a fruit, and Xiaoli prefers pineapple."

Ji Xiuyu sandwiched a piece of fried meat, which was fried golden and crispy on the outside, but the inside was still tender and lean.Ji Xiuyu is very satisfied. Jiang Yifan's bombing skills have also improved now, and he knows how to watch the heat.

Putting a piece into Jiang Yifan's mouth, Ji Xiuyu opened fire, indicating to Jiang Yifan that he could start bombing for the second time, while continuing to talk about the topic just now.

"This dish is not difficult to make. It has a sweet and sour taste. It is suitable for appetizing in spring and summer."

"Pineapple has high nutritional value, and has the effects of relieving heat and thirst, removing dampness and swelling, eliminating food and relieving diarrhea. The pineapple peel contains enzymes that can help the stomach break down and digest protein, so you can eat pineapple after eating too much greasy food. one time."

"Do you know why you need to soak in salt water before eating pineapple?"

"Uh..." Jiang Yifan paused for a moment, "I haven't watched it yet..."

"Because fresh pineapple contains a kind of biological glycosides, which will stimulate people's oral mucosa after eating, causing itching, and making people feel uncomfortable in the throat after eating. Pineapple also contains bromelain, which is a heterosexual protein. , Some people will have an allergic reaction to this protease. Salt can denature the protein, thereby destroying the bromelain protease, and can also dissolve the bioglycosides present in the pineapple, making the pineapple taste sweet and crisp."

After taking out the fried meat again and draining the oil, Jiang Yifan asked, "Then what can't the pineapple be eaten with?"

Ji Xiuyu pinched the ears of the iron pan with a damp cloth and poured the oil into an empty stainless steel basin.

"Because pineapple is rich in fruit acids, which will coagulate protein and affect the digestion and absorption of protein, so milk and eggs that contain a lot of protein cannot be eaten together with pineapple."

"Secondly, pineapple is also rich in vitamin C, and radish contains enzymes that can destroy vitamin C in food. If these two are eaten together, it will destroy vitamin C in pineapple, reduce the nutritional value of pineapple, and produce Substances that induce goiter."

Leave the bottom oil in the pot, turn on the fire.

Ji Xiuyu asked Jiang Yifan to pour the scallions and minced garlic that had been cut up before into the pot and saute until fragrant.Soon, the garlic was fragrant, and Ji Xiuyu poured the chopped green and red peppers, tomatoes, and pineapples into the pot, and Jiang Yifan skillfully stirred them with a spatula.

When the frying was almost done, Ji Xiuyu poured the sweet and sour starch juice prepared before into the pot, while Jiang Yifan continued to stir fry.

After a while, Ji Xiuyu said, "It's time to put the meat, let every piece of meat be covered with sauce."

Pour the fried and cooled meat into the pot, and Jiang Yifan quickly stirred it evenly until every piece of meat was evenly coated with the sauce, then turned off the heat and put it on a plate.

The dishes are bright and fresh, which whets the appetite just looking at them, and the sweet and sour aroma also stimulates Jiang Yifan's taste buds very well.

Jiang Yifan couldn't help taking a sip first, but his whole face almost wrinkled together, because it was too sour for him!

Ji Xiuyu raised his eyebrows amusedly, and then calmly took a mouthful, "It can be more sour..."

"..."

In fact, after the sourness, the sweetness of the pineapple remains in the mouth, making people want to take a second bite. Jiang Yifan suddenly felt that the sweet and sour taste is also quite good.

"You can put some dried chilies in it next time."

"is it okay?"

“Hot and sour taste, not bad.”

"Let me see if the meat is ready."

Ji Xiuyu lifted the lid of the pot, took a chopstick and poked it lightly, feeling that the heat was not enough.

"It will take a while, let's make another cold dish." Ji Xiuyu suggested.

"Cold dishes? Let me see..." Jiang Yifan opened the refrigerator and looked, "There are a few tomatoes, cucumbers, and half a purple cabbage..."

Ji Xiuyu chose one of the three, "Let's mix purple cabbage with cold salad."

"Okay." Jiang Yifan responded, took the purple cabbage out of the refrigerator, washed it, and handed it to Ji Xiuyu.

Ji Xiuyu cut it into filaments quickly, and Jiang Yifan once again lamented that his knife skills were exquisite, and he didn't know when he would be able to practice like this.

Jiang Yifan handed over a large bowl, and Ji Xiuyu put all the purple cabbage in it, then put a small teaspoon of salt in it, mixed well, let it marinate for a while, and squeezed it out after the water came out.

"Why don't the tomatoes be cold?" Jiang Yifan suggested, because the weather is too hot recently, he thinks he can get more appetizers and dinners.

"Yes." Ji Xiuyu said that he has no problem.

Jiang Yifan took out the tomatoes from the refrigerator, washed them and removed the stalks, cut them into slices and put them on a plate, then sprinkled them with white sugar, the red and white contrasted beautifully.

"Dangdang~ Snow Burning Flame Mountain is out!"

Jiang Yifan showed his favorite work, and Ji Xiuyu was speechless.

"By the way, you don't know how miserable I was by the name of this dish." Jiang Yifan suddenly remembered an interesting past, "That time I went to a newly opened restaurant with my roommates for dinner, and the name of their dish was simply a lie!"

"How do you say it?" Ji Xiuyu asked cooperatively.

"Just say this cold tomato, such a simple dish, just because it has such a poetic name, the price has increased to more than ten yuan!"

Ji Xiuyu couldn't help laughing, "What else?" He had already seen dish names that were cheating, and it was because Jiang Yifan's expression was so funny at this time.

"War in Bosnia and Herzegovina! This is fried fungus with spinach. I saw it in a joke before! Fuck, a plate of soybeans fried with soybean sprouts is called 'Mother and Child Meeting'! Why is it too urgent to fry!"

Jiang Yifan's "anger" was unstoppable, "Do you know what 'Through Your Black Hair My Hand' is?"

Ji Xiuyu suppressed a smile and shook his head.

"Fuck! It's braised pig's trotters with kelp! Also, the fried shrimp crackers have turned into flying foxes in the snowy mountains, what makes Hu Fei so embarrassing!"

"Stir-fried red peppers with green and red peppers is 'Peerless Double Pride', seaweed and egg drop soup is renamed 'Dark Clouds Covering the Sun'! And stir-fried vermicelli with minced meat is also known as 'Ants Climb the Tree'!"

While pouring out the water from the purple cabbage, Ji Xiuyu said, "Choosing the name of the dish is an art, whether it is elegant or ordinary and funny, at least it is thoughtful."

"That's true."

Jiang Yifan nodded in agreement, "That restaurant will change its menu every half a month, with various names. Although most of them are cheating, the business of that restaurant is always better than other restaurants!" Except that the craftsmanship is really not bad. , Those creative dish names really attracted a lot of guests.

"Isn't there a joke that says that a 50 yuan cup of plain water is named 'heartache feeling'? This is not called creativity, but a real waste of money."

As Ji Xiuyu said, he added an appropriate amount of vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, chili oil, and sesame oil into the bowl, and after mixing well, the second cold dish was finished.

He asked Jiang Yifan to poke the meat in the pot. Jiang Yifan poked it lightly with chopsticks, and it was easy to poke through.

"Master, the meat is ready."

"Turn off the fire, let's start cooking the last dish."

☆, braised pork, sweet and sour pork with pineapple 2

"Mr. Su Dongpo, a famous gourmet, once said that - less water, slow fire, and it will be beautiful when the fire is full! Poor braised pork is often hard and watery, but well-cooked braised pork, every piece is wrapped with rich flavor The sauce. The skin and fat are the protagonists, so it must be fat but not greasy; while the lean part should be thin but not too heavy, so it can’t clog your teeth.”

Ji Xiuyu pointed to the cabinet for pots and said to Jiang Yifan, "Bring the iron casserole under that cabinet over there."

Ji Xiuyu explained, "Using a vessel like a casserole can keep the temperature of the dishes for a long period of time, and at the same time keep the nutrients of the food from being lost."

After Jiang Yifan brought the pot over, Ji Xiuyu gently put the cooked pork belly into it with a spoon, because the meat is already very tender at this time, so handle it gently.

"Braised pork pays attention to the amount of water. It is best to put it away at one time. Don't wait until it is dry to add water. If the water is low, add more water. You must remember to add boiling water, remember?"

Jiang Yifan nodded, "I remember."

Ji Xiuyu turned on the fire, and the fire was a little hotter than when it was warmed up just now.

"Now we can put soy sauce in it. I told you that soy sauce is divided into dark soy sauce and light soy sauce. The dark soy sauce has caramel in it. It is dark in color and easy to color. It is suitable for braised sauce..."

Seeing that Ji Xiuyu was halfway through speaking, Jiang Yifan continued, "The light soy sauce is light in color and salty in taste, suitable for seasoning."

"That's right." Ji Xiuyu nodded, "You also need to find the right time to put the soy sauce. If you put the soy sauce too early, the meat will not be crispy if it is stained with salt. If you put it too late, it won't taste good. Now is the right time."

Ji Xiuyu put down the soy sauce and gently turned the meat. Jiang Yifan picked up the lid of the pot and was about to put it on, but was stopped.

Jiang Yifan asked suspiciously, "Don't you need to cover it?"

"Yes, the next step is to cook with the lid on, keep it like this for half an hour, then add rock sugar."

Jiang Yifan asked suddenly, "Isn't the braised pork fried in syrup?"

Ji Xiuyu smiled and said, "I said that the cooking method of braised pork is similar. In the south, we are used to using dark soy sauce for coloring, while in the north, we prefer fried sugar color. You can try it next time."

"Successful braised pork must be fat but not greasy, crisp but not broken, sweet but not sticky, thick but not salty. Some braised pork will put some ingredients, but sometimes the aroma of some ingredients will overwhelm the meat. The aroma itself can easily overwhelm the host." Ji Xiuyu said, "Actually, the most authentic red meat does not require extra methods and seasonings, just add water, soy sauce, cooking wine and sugar, and add some green onion, ginger and star anise. All you need is time and patience, because it needs to be cooked slowly.”

Ji Xiuyu asked while looking at the pot, "When making braised pork, picking the meat is the key. Tell me, how do you choose a good pork belly?"

Jiang Yifan thought for a while and said, "The pork belly is located in the belly of the pig, that is, the meat on the pork ribs. The legendary top-quality pork belly has ten layers, and the high-quality pork belly is near the tip of the pig's rear hip. The pork belly in this part There are three distinct layers of streaky meat, and the thickness of fat and lean meat is equal. When picking pork belly, you can touch it with your hands, it feels slightly sticky, there is no blood on the meat, and the fat and lean meat are distinct in red and white, and the color is pink."

"It's all right, have you practiced it?" Ji Xiuyu raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Uh..." Jiang Yifan smiled dryly, "Not yet..."

"Well, remember to try it next time and feel it."

"……Yes."

After the water in the pot was almost boiled, Ji Xiuyu told Jiang Yifan to put rock sugar.

"The best sugar in braised pork is rock sugar, which has high sweetness, pure taste, and high transparency. It is the key to the bright red color and crispy meat."

"How much do you want?"

"About a catty of meat and a tael of sugar."

Jiang Yifan, "..." Even if you say that, I still can't understand the weight of one tael.

Jiang Yifan tried to put a piece that was not too big or too small, "Is this enough?"

Ji Xiuyu shook his head, "Put two more pieces, just the same size as before."

"okay."

Jiang Yifan threw two more pieces of rock candy down, and at the same time, Ji Xiuyu turned his flames up.

The rock sugar began to dissolve when heated, and the soup in the braised pork gradually thickened. Ji Xiuyu gently turned the meat with chopsticks.

"If you are afraid that you are not good enough and you will spoil the meat, you can use a spoon to scoop up the soup and drop it from the meat."

"The last step is to collect the juice over medium heat. The soup doesn't need to be too dry. When the soup thickens and oil shines, you can turn off the fire."

"I'll take it out first, so I'll trouble you to make a 'dark cloud cover the sun'."

Ji Xiuyu took the braised pork out wearing heat-resistant gloves, leaving Jiang Yifan alone in the kitchen.

Jiang Yifan took out the soup pot and filled it with water and put it on the induction cooker, then found out the seaweed, washed it and shredded it, then cracked an egg in a bowl and beat it well for later use.When the water boiled, Jiang Yifan tidied up the kitchen a bit, threw away what should be thrown away, washed what should be washed, and left a small plate of chopped green onions.

The water vapor kept lifting the lid of the pot, making a sound.

Jiang Yifan quickly lifted the lid of the pot, took out the seaweed and put it into the pot, and then slowly poured the egg liquid into the pot along the periphery of the pot.Contact of egg liquid with boiling water quickly forms egg flowers.

When the egg flowers are floating on the water, Jiang Yifan turns off the induction cooker, adds a proper amount of salt and chicken essence to the soup, drizzles sesame oil over it, sprinkles chopped green onions, and "Dark Clouds Cover the Sun" is ready.

Jiang Yifan brought the soup to the dining table, and the dinner after working for almost three hours was finally ready.

"starving……"

Jiang Yifan wailed, and picked up a piece of cold purple cabbage with chopsticks.The entrance is crisp and refreshing, and the hot and sour taste is very appetizing.

Ji Xiuyu hilariously put a piece of braised pork into Jiang Yifan's bowl, "Try it."

Jiang Yifan picked up the braised pork, put it in his mouth and tasted it carefully.As Ji Xiuyu said, it is really fat but not greasy, crisp but not crumbled, sweet but not sticky, thick but not salty.

"Delicious!" Jiang Yifan praised with sparkling eyes, and then took another piece to eat with rice.

The so-called comparison is the only way to know whether it is good or bad. Now, after comparing, Jiang Yifan knows that the braised pork that he had eaten in other small restaurants before was almost uncooked.

In fact, compared to his master's cooking, the braised pork this time was still not good enough, but Ji Xiuyu didn't point it out.Cooking is a technology, after mastering the method, what is left is experience.What's more, recipes are dead, people are alive, and only innovation can make progress.He didn't want Jiang Yifan to be too rigid, and some recipes could be slightly changed.

Usually, the two of them basically don't talk too much when eating, but later, Jiang Yifan will take the initiative to talk about interesting things he encountered in work or life, because if the dinner table is too quiet, it will affect his mood for eating.

Ji Xiuyu once expressed his point of view silently - "You really can't stop your mouth with food".

The dinner ended perfectly in a pleasant atmosphere. The "beautiful figure" of the dishes at that time was long gone on the dinner table, and only leftovers were left.

Ji Xiuyu wiped his mouth, and said with a smile to Jiang Yifan who was on the opposite side, "Now that you've eaten and drank enough, let's make a summary."

"What sums it up?"

"To summarize the precautions for these two main dishes, let's start with the braised pork."

"Hmm..." Jiang Yifan began to try to recall today's cooking process, and at the same time took out his small notebook.

"Uh, first you have to choose a good pork belly..." Jiang Yifan said while writing and drawing in his notebook, "then it needs to be soaked and blanched, then boiled over low heat, and finally the juice is collected. Right?"

"Basically, it's not wrong." Ji Xiuyu smiled, "What about pineapple sweet and sour pork?"

"The precautions for pineapple sweet and sour pork should be that the pineapple should be soaked in salt water, and the meat slices should be fried first."

After Jiang Yifan finished speaking, he looked at Ji Xiuyu, waiting for his evaluation.

Ji Xiuyu leaned on the back of his chair and smiled, "Well, you are right. It seems that you have learned well, and you can try it from beginning to end when you go back."

"Okay." Jiang Yifan nodded and put away his small notebook, feeling that he had almost rested, so he stood up and began to clear the dining table.

"By the way, Master, do you have friends who make cakes?"

Ji Xiuyu, who was helping to clear the dining table together, glanced at him, "Yes, what's wrong?"

"Uh, it will be the senior's birthday in ten days, so, hehe..." Jiang Yifan smiled embarrassedly, he always felt that making cakes should be something only girls would do.

Ji Xiuyu suddenly realized, "You don't need to find my friend, I will do it."

"You?" Jiang Yifan looked surprised.

Ji Xiuyu raised his eyebrows, "What? I can't do it? Do you think my oven is a decoration?"

"No, I thought it was for grilling chicken wings or something."

Ji Xiuyu squeezed some dish soap into the sinks, and then filled both sinks with water.

"Didn't you say he doesn't like sweets?"

Jiang Yifan took out cucumbers and carrots from the refrigerator and began to practice knife skills, "If the taste is mild and not too sweet, he can accept it."

After the water was put away, Ji Xiuyu started to wash the dishes, and said, "Alright, I'll teach you how to make cakes this weekend. What flavor does he like?"

"Taste?" Jiang Yifan thought for a while, and said uncertainly, "I'm not very clear, because he rarely eats it, but he usually likes cantaloupe-flavored ice cream."

"Well, what kind of cake do you like to eat?"

Ji Xiuyu brought the question to Jiang Yifan.

"Me? I like vanilla and matcha, and cheese."

"Then go to the supermarket to buy materials tomorrow night? Tomorrow is Friday, will you work overtime?"

Jiang Yifan thought about the recent case, "Probably not, and my own work has been done well."

"Then I will pick you up tomorrow as usual?"

Jiang Yifan was very happy, "Okay, then I will trouble Master!" It's great to have a ride every day!

It is estimated that during this period of time when he was hanging out with Ji Xiuyu, his life became a little more comfortable. Jiang Yifan had completely forgotten the "landlord wife" who oppressed and bullied him from time to time in his life.

So, when he finished his last day of work and was about to go to his master to start his wonderful weekend, a "landlord woman"-Yao Li appeared on the way.

Jiang Yifan looked in shock at the beautiful woman in a pink sports suit, ponytail, sunglasses and a sports cap standing in front of him.

After the shock, Jiang Yifan wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, "Ahem, where have you been?" Why are you so tanned?

"Isn't it okay to go on a tropical trip?" Yao Li pushed the sunglasses that had slipped off, and his tone was as domineering as ever.

"Hehehe, of course!"

Jiang Yifan looked behind her, "Didn't Brother Tian come with you?"

Yao Li was angry, "Why did he come together? I have nothing to do with him!"

Hearing this tone, Jiang Yifan is 100% sure that the young couple must have had a quarrel, and Yao Li is more likely to make trouble for no reason.

At the same time, Jiang Yifan is also very sure that he will not be able to go to Ji Xiuyu's house tonight.

Sure enough, Yao Li waved at Jiang Yifan, "Come with me, no matter what you have to do at night or who you are dating, the rest of the time is mine!"

Jiang Yifan twitched the corners of his mouth, and followed her speechlessly, thinking whether to call Ji Xiuyu to inform him.When he went out just now, he didn't find Ji Xiuyu's car, presumably there must be some delay.

Just thinking about it, the phone rang.

Jiang Yifan will set up different settings for different people according to their relationship.