Chapter 688 How about we just start the feast?

Chapter 688 How about we just start the feast?

"Hey, Jie Cheng, your cooking is delicious too. How does it compare to that of the canteen director?" Yu Li asked suddenly.

When they first went on a blind date, Yu Li was shocked by Yan Jiecheng's cooking skills.

It tastes better than the stir-fried dishes in restaurants outside!

"Um...this...how can my cooking skills compare to Chen Jun's? He is a real chef. Many big shots come to our factory to eat the dishes cooked by Chen Jun." Yan Jiecheng scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.

Some of those dishes were made by Chen Jun, so Yu Li and the others enjoyed them so much.

His real ability is just to cook some home-cooked meals.

Just when Yan Jiecheng was struggling over how to confess to Yu Li, Yu Li took his hand and said expectantly, "Your cooking is delicious, and this canteen director must be even more amazing. Let's stop standing at the door and go in and take a look."

After saying that, he pulled Yan Jiecheng towards the yard.

At the same time, Chen Jun was busy preparing for today's banquet. What he was going to make now was a classic Suzhou dish, Squirrel Mandarin Fish!

Because Chen Jun and the third uncle caught too much fish, there were several fish dishes on today's banquet.

Squirrel mandarin fish is one of them. This dish is not only delicious, but also looks very fancy. The cut fish is deep-fried until it is shaped, and then poured with sauce.

It sounds simple, but it is quite complicated to make and it tests the chef's knife skills.

Because this fish has to be cut into 128 pieces, and the knife must reach the flesh without breaking the skin. No one else can help with this step, so Chen Jun has to do it himself.

But this was not difficult for Chen Jun. He quickly lined up the fish, held the fish with his left hand and used the knife with his right hand. He cut from behind the pectoral fin and cut off the fish head steadily and accurately. The next step was to push down along the dorsal fin all the way to the tail of the fish. This knife could not cut through it.

Then turn the fish over and repeat the previous steps. The entire fish bone will be removed. Then cut the fish meat vertically and then diagonally to cut the fish into diamond shapes.

The process is complicated, but Chen Jun can handle a fish in just a dozen seconds without any mistakes.

Sha Zhu, who had already returned from the steel mill, felt his scalp tingling when he saw this scene.

This is too fierce. It is even more shocking than the last time I saw Chen Jun cutting cucumbers.

"Don't just stand there, marinate the fish. I'm going to make some ribs."

"Hey, here I come!" Upon hearing that, Sha Zhu happily went to help.

Chen Jun plans to make sweet and sour spare ribs. The ribs that have been marinated for a whole morning do not need to be processed again. They can be thrown into the oil pan and fried immediately. When the skin begins to shrink slightly, they can be taken out.

If you want to make sweet and sour spare ribs delicious, the sweet and sour sauce is the most important thing.

It was obvious that Sha Zhu also knew the importance of this step. While marinating the fish with his hands, he began to glance towards Chen Jun, intending to learn Chen Jun's skill in making sweet and sour sauce.

The first step is to fry the sugar color. Chen Jun scooped several spoonfuls of rock sugar into the pot over low heat.

It’s strange to say, in order to make some sweet dishes, I don’t know where the third uncle got so much sugar from, whether it was rock sugar or white sugar, he prepared enough.

Chen Jun kept stirring with a spoon, waiting for the rock sugar to melt into syrup. When he saw bubbles starting to rise, he poured a basin of cold water directly into the pot.

The reason why hot water is not poured is because the temperature of the sugar is already high enough. Adding hot water will make the sweet and sour sauce bitter. Adding cold water can perfectly avoid this problem.

Turn the heat from low to high, add sugar, salt and other condiments to adjust the taste, pour the fried ribs into the pot, and the rest is to stir-fry.

At this point, the sweet and sour spare ribs are almost done. Collect the soup and add a bottle of vinegar into it. The sweet and sour taste will instantly fill the entire courtyard.

"Oh, they are making sweet and sour pork ribs, it smells so good, Jiecheng, I'm even hungrier!" Yu Li grabbed Yan Jiecheng with one hand and touched her lower abdomen with the other.

She had been hungry for the whole morning, and there was a hint of desire in her eyes when she looked at the sweet and sour pork ribs.

"I'm even hungrier too. Let's eat to our heart's content later. I'll put the plate of sweet and sour pork ribs in front of you!" Yan Jiecheng swallowed his saliva frantically.

Yu Li couldn't help but glance at the door when she heard that, and couldn't help but say, "Why don't we just start eating? It's almost twelve o'clock anyway."

"We can't delay everyone's meal because of a few people, right?"

Ok?

When Yan Jiecheng heard this, his eyes lit up and he felt that what his wife said made a lot of sense.

So Yan Jiecheng hurried to find the third uncle and told him about the situation.

The third uncle looked at the time, nodded slightly, and walked towards Chen Jun with a smile.

Whoops!

The closer he got to Chen Jun, the stronger the aromas became, making his stomach growl uncontrollably.

Then look at the Russian engineers not far away. Wow, they are all staring at Chen Jun, waiting for the meal to start.

"Hey, Chen Jun, it's already twelve o'clock, can we start eating?" The third uncle was worried that Chen Jun was not ready yet.

After all, there were not many people helping in the kitchen this time, but the number of dishes was not reduced at all.

"Okay, Third Uncle, please arrange for someone to serve the food."

There are still a few dishes that have not been prepared, but a banquet is not about eating while sitting. Looking at the looks in these people's eyes, Chen Jun feels a little scared.

If we don't start the banquet soon, Yuri and the others will probably get upset.

"Hey, good!"

The third uncle was delighted and shouted, "It's time to eat~~ Serve the food~~"

Nowadays, getting married doesn’t have such a complicated process, and there is no such thing as toasting to parents or changing one’s name.

Hearing that the feast was about to begin, the atmosphere in the courtyard suddenly became cheerful. No one knew where Yuri and the others learned Chinese, but they could actually understand what the feast meant. They excitedly waved their hands and shouted, "Feast, feast!"

The noise was so loud that it could be heard even across two yards.

"Oh, the food is finally served. Eat more later, wife. Hide the leftovers in the bag. We won't cook tonight."

In the crowd, Jia Dongxu whispered to Qin Huairu.

Although his leg was disabled, it did not stop Jia Dongxu from coming to the banquet. Not only did he come, but he also gave a generous share of money. He was not as stingy as Jia Zhang, who even quarreled with the host family over saving money.

Jia Dongxu felt that he was a respectable man and had money, so he gave his share generously, which surprised the third uncle.

He thought Jia Dongxu was going to follow Jia Zhang's example and shamelessly eat and drink for free.

"Well, my bag is ready. I'll hide more ribs in it later. These ribs look delicious."