"Father and son are not in good shape!"
In the kitchen, Zhang Xiaoru hung up the call from Lao Shen with a confused look on her face.
The four of us had dinner together tonight. She bought a lot of dishes herself, and Rika Asaba also bought a lot of dishes.
Rika Asaba was so embarrassed that she almost crawled into bed and rolled around in the living room. After coming to the kitchen, she felt much more at ease.
The key is that Shen Yujun's mother is very talkative and likes to talk to Zhang Xiaoru.
"Auntie, is this much garlic enough?"
Asaba Rika took the initiative and helped peel a lot of garlic, and her fingers were red from the spicy heat.
"Enough is enough."
Zhang Xiaoru quickly came over to take the bowl and took the garlic, and asked Li Xiang to wash her hands, otherwise she would feel distressed if such beautiful little hands were as rough as hers.
"Auntie, let me teach you. You don't need to peel the garlic. Place it on the cutting board like this and pat it with a knife. The garlic skin will fall off as soon as you pick it up."
"That's it..."
Asaba Rika felt like she had learned something.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xiaoru said to her again: "But, when you usually use garlic for cooking, just ask Shen Yupei to peel more garlic and put it in the refrigerator in a zip-keeping bag. It won't go bad."
"Ah?"
"Don't let him take it so easy, just waiting to eat like an old man."
Zhang Xiaoru didn't know what her son was. She knew it from her buttocks. Rika Asaba must have done all the cooking and washing dishes by herself.
"It's okay, it's okay, I'm not tired."
"Then don't spoil him, otherwise he will go too far."
Asaba Rika could only nod her head, feeling that Shen Yujun's mother was quite magical...
The dinner menu has been decided, including four dishes and one soup, pork bone corn soup, braised pork trotters, steamed sea bass, cola chicken wings, and stir-fried baby cabbage, very typical Chinese cuisine.
"Auntie, can I learn to cook from you?"
Asaba Rika looked at Zhang Xiaoru expectantly. Watching this Chinese housewife handling the ingredients quickly, she felt as if Shen Yu's mother was performing kung fu, with her big eyes full of admiration.
Such a big pig's trotters were cut off easily, the sea bass knife was beautiful, and the ginger, onion, and red pepper shreds were cut thinly and evenly.
The key is that Zhang Xiaoru is still talking to her while working. Doing such delicate skills seems like she can do it with her eyes closed.
Asaba Rika was shocked. If she had been in charge of handling these ingredients, she wouldn't have been able to finish them in half an hour. Shen Yujun's mother had them ready in less than ten minutes.
"Of course."
Zhang Xiaoru said with a smile: "You must have never eaten braised pig's trotters in Japan. This is auntie's specialty. Shen Yu likes it the most. I make it for him every time I come here."
It turns out that Shen Yujun likes to eat braised pork trotters...
Asaba Rika secretly made a note that when she was shopping in the supermarket before, she asked him what he liked to eat, and he said it was casual. There was obviously something he liked to eat...
Huh, Mr. Shen Yu really means what he says.
Rika Asaba was determined to learn this dish well, so she naturally became more attentive.
Zhang Xiaoru first blanch the chopped pig trotters and take them out for later use.
"This step is to remove the blood and smell of the pig's trotters. I'll teach you how to fry them until they turn into brown sugar."
"Uh-huh!"
When it comes to cooking, Asaba Rika's talent is more than ten times that of Shen Yu's, and Zhang Xiaoru can teach her easily.
"Put in oil... put in rock sugar... Use low heat and stir like this. You see, it will slowly turn red..."
"Si Guoyi!"
"What pot?"
"Eh? Oh, I mean so awesome! Auntie, you are so awesome!"
Zhang Xiaoru has heard compliments from many people, but from the other person's expression, one can always see compliments or politeness. But Rika Asaba is different. She is really surprised and admired. This kind of exaggerated exclamation is also From the heart.
For a moment, Zhang Xiaoru felt a little elated. After decades of cooking, she finally knew what she was good at!
"Haha, what does this mean? Okay, just fry it until it reaches this color. If you fry it any longer, it will become mushy."
"Yeah! I remember!"
Zhang Xiaoru brought over the blanched pig's trotters again: "Now put the pig's trotters in and stir-fry until the color comes out. You see... the color has come on. Add star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, ginger slices, and mature vinegar..."
Asaba Rika studied very seriously, sniffing and sniffing with her little nose, and said happily: "It smells so good! I can already smell a very strong fragrance!"
"It's not possible now. The pig's trotters need to be stewed to taste. The meat melts as soon as you bite it. It looks fat but not greasy at all. Let's use a pressure cooker to press it."
Zhang Xiaoru poured the pig's trotters in the pot into the prepared pressure cooker, pressed it for a few minutes, then poured it out into a casserole and simmered it for twenty minutes. When the juice was almost gone, as soon as the lid was opened, ** floated in the kitchen. It has a strong meaty aroma.
"smell good!!"
Asaba Rika was so greedy.
Zhang Xiaoru brought a bowl and served her a pig's trotter first: "Come here, my dear, have a try."
Asaba Rika was a little confused: "I haven't eaten yet, auntie, would it be rude for me to do this..."
"Who dares to say that you are rude? This is my special permission. Those who are busy in the kitchen have the privilege of eating first. Look at those two men, let them be hungry."
"Then, I'll eat it."
Asaba Rika took the bowl, picked up the chopsticks and couldn't wait to pick apart the meat of the pig's trotters. It had been stewed very well, and the aroma came out. When she put it into her mouth to taste it, she felt satisfied between her lips and teeth.
"Delicious!"
"If it tastes good, eat more. When you learn how to make it, you can make it for your aunt next time."
"Hmm! I also want to make it for my father and mother. They have never eaten this dish..."
Involuntarily, Asaba Rika thought of her father and mother who were far away in Japan. The time there was an hour faster than this. They should be eating...
So I took out my cell phone, took a photo and sent it to my mother, and told her that next time I go home, I will cook a lot of newly learned dishes for her to try.
"Tell me honestly, auntie, are you still used to living here?"
Zhang Xiaoru, who is also a mother, was deeply moved when she saw this. She would be worried to death if Shen Yu ran abroad.
A long time ago, Shen Yu had mentioned many times that she wanted to study abroad for further studies, but she and Lao Shen always rejected it and were reluctant to let him go.
Asaba Rika lowered her head and said while eating pig trotters:
"It's still a little uncomfortable... It's because I'm not familiar with it here yet, but I like it here very much, and Mr. Shen Yu and everyone else are very nice to me... I'm trying to adapt, but I'm still worried about something about myself. I can’t do it well. I bought a lot of vegetables today. I downloaded cooking software and have to learn it bit by bit... "
"Besides going to school, have you ever gone anywhere else? There are many interesting places in southern Jiangsu."
Asaba Rika shook her head: "I'm a pretty stupid person. I can't always remember the way. After I get familiar with this place, I can play by myself."
"Let Shen Yu take you there, is he unwilling? Is this how this brat takes care of you? Leaving you at home to cook for him? Wait until I teach him a lesson... "
Asaba Rika quickly grabbed Zhang Xiaoru and explained: "No, no! Shen Yujun is very good to me! I know that he is actually a very gentle person. He is different from me. He is a person with goals and has important things to do. My things are too small..."
"What kind of business is it to sit in front of a few broken computers all day long? Such a big and beautiful girl is standing in front of him like a stone monkey!"
The more Zhang Xiaoru thought about it, the angrier she became. She went downstairs with a spatula and beat someone up.
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(Thanks to the helmsman who found his way back after getting lost and gave me a thousand rewards~!)