Zhang Ying deliberately told Wu Ma to buy a bunch of ingredients that Mr. Buddha didn't like to eat, including carrots, cucumbers, and broccoli. These vegetables are actually rich in nutrients and are suitable for regular consumption, but there is nothing that can be done about the fact that they are not to Mr. Buddha's taste. Zhang Ying did this to make Mr. Buddha feel disappointed with Ye Chui's cooking skills!
Lin Wei also quickly understood Zhang Ying's plan. She was usually a very quiet girl and was rarely seen angry. But now she was completely furious. Without waiting for Ye Chui to say anything, she immediately rushed to the living room to argue with Zhang Ying.
"How could you do this? You deliberately asked Auntie Wu to buy a bunch of ingredients that grandma doesn't like to eat. You did it on purpose!" Lin Wei shouted at Zhang Ying angrily.
Zhang Ying, who was chatting with the old lady, showed a puzzled expression when she heard Lin Wei's words: "Weiwei, why don't I understand what you mean?"
"Weiwei, what's going on?" asked the old man in some surprise.
Ye Chui and Wu Ma hurried out of the kitchen at this time. Lin Wei told Zhang Ying about how she asked Wu Ma to buy a bunch of vegetables that the old lady didn't like to eat, and looked at Zhang Ying angrily. However, after hearing these words, Zhang Ying showed a surprised expression on her face: "When did I say that? There must be something wrong?"
Aunt Wu was stunned for a moment, and said hurriedly: "Ms. Zhang, you clearly told me when I left this morning that cucumbers, carrots, and broccoli are the main ingredients for Mr. Ye's cooking today. You asked me to mainly purchase these three vegetables..."
"Auntie Wu, you are framing me. When did I ever say that to you?" Zhang Ying denied it directly, with an angry look on her face. "I know. You must have bought the wrong vegetables by accident, so you put all the blame on me, right? I didn't expect you to be this kind of person, Auntie Wu!"
“I… How could I do such a thing…” Aunt Wu was so anxious that she was sweating profusely. She was an honest woman and felt very aggrieved after being framed by Zhang Ying.
"Grandma, Auntie Wu would never do such a thing!" Lin Wei hurriedly spoke up for Auntie Wu and glared at Zhang Ying fiercely. She had never hated anyone since she was a child, but Zhang Ying did it!
The old lady looked at Wu Ma and then at Zhang Ying. She had only been here for half a month and didn't know Wu Ma well, but she had known Zhang Ying for a long time. But when was Zhang Ying not well behaved in front of her? So she didn't know what to do for a moment.
At this moment, Ye Chui suddenly spoke: "Oh, I made a mistake. I did tell Aunt Wu to buy these ingredients for me."
Everyone looked at Ye Chui strangely.
Zhang Ying also had a somewhat surprised expression.
"Ye Chui..." Lin Wei looked at Ye Chui.
"Grandma, carrots, cucumbers and broccoli are rich in nutrients and very good for your body. Although you don't like to eat them, these vegetables are very good for your body, so I asked Aunt Wu to buy some for me. These three ingredients will be the main ingredients for lunch today." Ye Chui said lightly, looking at Zhang Ying coldly.
Ye Chui was really angry about Zhang Ying now. She could use a kind woman like Wu Ma like this, which made Ye Chui very angry. He suddenly laughed, looked at Zhang Ying and continued, "I will use three ingredients to make a dish that you, grandma, will like."
Zhang Ying didn't expect Ye Chui to say this in order to favor Wu Ma. After a moment of surprise, she sneered and said to Ye Chui, "The old Buddha doesn't like these three dishes, but you still want to make them. Why don't you think about the old Buddha at all? Mr. Ye, I want to see what dishes you can make!"
"I'll surprise you."
Ye Chui said to Zhang Ying in a cold voice, and then returned to the kitchen with Lin Wei and Wu Ma.
Lin Wei naturally understood that Ye Chui had not asked Wu Ma to buy these three vegetables. She asked Ye Chui in confusion, "Why do you say that? I heard from Dad that Mom has never liked eating carrots, cucumbers, and broccoli since she was very young. How could she like dishes made with these vegetables?"
"If the situation continues, the only one to be blamed will be Aunt Wu." Ye Chui shook his head. Then he smiled confidently and said to Lin Wei, "But don't worry, Weiwei. Although your grandma doesn't like these three dishes, I can change their appearance so that people can't taste their original flavors. I can even make your grandma forget her original aversion to these three ingredients."
Lin Wei immediately laughed: "Ye Chui, can you really do this?"
"Of course it's true." Ye Cui smiled and nodded.
Wu Ma stood by. She had already understood that she was framed by Zhang Ying. Comparing Ye Chui with Zhang Ying, Ye Chui was much better. She was a little moved and said to Ye Chui: "Mr. Ye, this... this is really..."
"Auntie Wu, these are all small matters, don't worry about them." Ye Chui didn't want Auntie Wu to feel uncomfortable, so he smiled and said, "Please help me wash these vegetables now. At noon, we will use the ingredients that grandma doesn't like to make dishes that will satisfy her."
"Okay, I'll wash the vegetables right away." Aunt Wu said quickly.
"Auntie Wu, let me help you." Lin Wei said.
At this time, Ye Chui was thinking about how to use these three ingredients to make dishes that would satisfy the old man. Chinese cuisine pays attention to color, fragrance and taste, but in the eyes of a real chef there are two other key points, namely meaning and form.
Color refers to the appearance of the dish, aroma refers to the smell of the dish, and taste refers to the taste of the dish in your mouth.
When making a dish for someone with ingredients she doesn't like, it is not enough to just rely on the color, aroma and taste, so you also have to work on the meaning and form. The meaning is the artistic conception of the dish, and the form is the presentation of the dish, which is considered a higher level and realm of color.
Most of the vegetables bought by Wu Ma were cucumbers, carrots and broccoli. There were also some other vegetables, such as tomatoes, tofu and cabbage, but not many. However, it was enough for Ye Chui to use these ingredients to make a variety of dishes. After Lin Wei and Wu Ma washed the vegetables, Ye Chui had already decided what to do next. He had already thought of six dishes.
"Ye Chui, what are we going to do next?" Lin Wei walked over and asked Ye Chui, wiping her wet hands.
"Help me cook the broccoli first. You don't need to use a knife to cut the broccoli. Just break off the florets with your hands. But make sure each floret is the same size so that it looks beautiful. Don't throw away the remaining stalks. I still have use for them."
"The stems?" Aunt Wu interrupted, "Half of the broccoli is eaten as the florets, so can the stems be eaten as well?"
"Of course, there is a dish that requires the use of vegetable stems." Ye Chui explained with a smile. "By the way, does Aunt Wu still have tofu skin and celery at home?"
"Yes, the old lady likes to eat tofu, so I prepared a lot of it in the refrigerator. I also bought some celery this morning. I'll get it for you right away." Aunt Wu said as she took out these two ingredients from the refrigerator.
Lin Wei asked curiously, "Ye Chui, what are you going to do with these things?"
"Make a dish called fried vegetarian recipe." Ye Chui explained with a smile.
Fried vegetarian square is a classic Hunan dish. The main ingredients are tofu skin, broccoli and carrots. It is delicious and refreshing, and is a very popular delicacy. This dish is not difficult to make, but it is a little complicated. Ye Chui smiled and continued to say to Wu Ma: "I still need your help with this dish."
"Mr. Ye, what do you want me to do?" Aunt Wu asked immediately.
"You will peel the broccoli stems and chop them into small pieces. You can also cook the celery and carrots in the same way and make stuffing paste." Ye Chui said to Wu Ma with a smile. Wu Ma was not a chef, but as a domestic maid, she was very familiar with cooking. She was familiar with cutting vegetables and chopping stuffing. She took action immediately after hearing Ye Chui's words.
Ye Chui washed the tofu skin that Wu Ma had taken out and put it aside, then he set up a pan and poured half of the salad oil into it.
While waiting for the oil to heat up, Ye Chui began to prepare ingredients for another dish, which was called Steamed White Jade Buddha's Hand.
This is also a very famous dish, with a simple name and a beautiful appearance. The ingredients needed are mainly carrots, tofu, and cabbage leaves.
First, Ye Chui had to take off four leaves of Chinese cabbage, flatten the cabbage stems with his hands, and put them into a pot of hot water to soften the cabbage. Then he put the tender tofu directly into the pot and mashed it into a paste with his hands. Wu Ma's carrots and celery happened to have been chopped into fine pieces, so Ye Chui took some and put them into the pot, mixed them with the tofu, and then added salt, MSG, and pepper to season them. This was tofu stuffing.
Then he took a plate, spread the cabbage on the plate, sprinkled a little starch on it, then took out a portion of the tofu stuffing and put it on it, then carefully rolled up the cabbage leaves into a barrel shape, applied a layer of salad oil on the outside, and made four-quarter cabbage tofu rolls according to the same method. Then he set up a steamer and put the cabbage rolls and the plate in it. Then he just had to steam it in the steamer for thirty minutes.
By this time, the salad oil in the wok that had been set up earlier had reached about 80% cooked, and it was time to start making the fried vegetarian recipe.
Since the name of the fried vegetarian recipe contains the word "fry", frying is naturally indispensable. Ye Chui mixes the chopped broccoli stalks with chopped carrots, chopped celery, etc. to make vegetarian stuffing, which is green with yellow and very beautiful. Ye Chui puts tofu skin on the plate, applies a layer of wet starch, then a layer of vegetarian stuffing, covers it with a layer of tofu skin, and then applies wet starch and vegetarian stuffing. He prepares three layers in this way and then fries it in the oil pan.
The vegetarian side of this dish is very easy to understand. "Su" means vegetarian dish and "Fang" means square slice. When the vegetarian side made of tofu and vegetarian filling becomes golden and crispy after frying, take out the food and drain the oil. Then cut it into small square pieces with a knife and the dish is ready.
The appearance of this dish is golden and crispy. It can be used as a dish or as a snack. Although the main ingredients are broccoli and carrots, when you put it into your mouth, it is crispy and delicious. How can you still taste the flavor of broccoli and carrots
Lin Wei couldn't wait to pick up a piece of fried vegetarian square and put it into her mouth. Then she kept sucking in the cool air because it was too hot, but she showed an expression of enjoyment on her face. It was obvious that she was very satisfied with this dish. But what surprised her even more was the taste of this dish: "Huh? If I hadn't seen your preparation process, Ye Chui, I really couldn't taste that the vegetarian filling in this dish was made of carrots and broccoli. Ye Chui, you are amazing. I think grandma will definitely like this dish."
"Mr. Ye, your cooking skills are really amazing. The preparation of this dish doesn't look complicated, but I definitely can't make it if it were me." Aunt Wu also tasted the fried vegetarian recipe and said with admiration.
"The key to this dish is the mixing of the vegetarian filling. It's not too difficult to make once you know how to mix the filling." Ye Chui said with a smile, "This fried vegetarian dish is still very hot when it comes out of the pan. It needs to be left alone for a while. It's best to eat it after it cools down. Let's make another dish next."
"What should we do next?" Lin Wei asked hurriedly. Cooking with Ye Chui and watching delicious dishes emerge from her hands made her feel very accomplished.
"The name of the next dish we are going to make is Jin Yu Man Tang." Ye Chui said with a smile.
Jin Yu Man Tang is a word full of blessings, so many dishes are named with this name. There is a dish called Jin Yu Man Tang in the Manchu-Han Banquet, but that is an authentic meat dish. The Jin Yu Man Tang that Ye Chui is going to make is completely vegetarian, and it is Ye Chui's original creation.
Ye Chui had prepared six dishes, among which the fried vegetarian recipe and steamed white jade Buddha's hand were classic dishes, while the remaining four were all dishes that Ye Chui had created in the past few minutes. Even though it only took Ye Chui a few minutes to create these dishes, they were all based on his experience and vision as a god of food, and ordinary people would never be able to think of these dishes easily.
"The name Jin Yu Man Tang sounds very delicious." Lin Wei continued to ask Ye Chui with anticipation, "How do you make this dish?"
"The main ingredients of Jin Yu Man Tang are cucumbers and carrots, but we also need another very important ingredient, and I have to rely on you, Weiwei, to find it for me." Ye Chui said with a smile.
"Huh? What is it? How do I find it?" Lin Wei suddenly felt a little puzzled.
"This dish also requires corn kernels, preferably tender corn kernels." Ye Chui said with a smile.
Lin Wei was even more puzzled: "Corn kernels? Where can I find this?"
Corn kernels were needed in the five-grain health-preserving porridge that Ye Chui cooked in the morning, but there was no such ingredient in the Lin family. Lin Wei also heard about it from Wu Ma at the time, so she was very curious about where Ye Chui wanted her to find this thing.
Ye Chui smiled mysteriously, and glanced at the living room quietly, then continued to say to Lin Wei: "Look in your parents' bedroom. If I'm not mistaken, your mother should have secretly hidden boiled corn in the room... When she came out of the room just now, I saw corn kernels at the corners of her mouth."
Lin Wei: “… ”(~^~)
PS: This time I used the name of the dish as the chapter name... Please recommend and monthly vote...