PWDLAW Chapter 286: Similar to Oden

 Chapter 286: Similar to Oden

Chu Heng placed the pickled fish down and greeted Liu Hanlai, "Grandpa."


"Ah Heng? Come, sit down quickly. Grandpa hasn't seen you in a long time. I heard that today's events were hard on you..." It was hard to refuse when the elders invited you. Ye Muyu nodded to Chu Heng, signaling him to go and talk to Liu Hanlai and his family.


Other matters could be discussed later when there was more time.


Ye Muyu turned and went back to the kitchen.


In the kitchen, the chef was Chu Qingxiang. In the afternoon, there would be a cooking competition, so Zhang was afraid she would be nervous. She let Chu Qingxiang prepare lunch, watching on the side. If there was anything wrong, she could remind her at the last moment.


"Third aunt, is the portion I put enough?" Chu Qingxiang saw Ye Muyu come in and took the opportunity to ask.


Zhang also knew that Ye Muyu was good at cooking, so she didn't interrupt.


Ye Muyu looked and nodded. "It's fine. Pay attention to the heat. When the meat is stir-fried until small oil bubbles appear on the surface, you can take it out."


"If the meat is too dark, it will become tough and the texture won't be good."


"Thanks, Third aunt" Chu Qingxiang, upon hearing this, quickly turned her head to look at the meat in the pan. As expected, after a short while, small bubbles appeared on the surface of the meat. She quickly added the sliced garlic sprouts and stir-fried for a moment before taking the meat out. The kitchen was immediately filled with a rich meat fragrance.


Fragrant but not greasy, just the smell would make one want to eat three bowls of rice.


Zhang couldn't help but sigh. "In the past, who would have thought there were so many steps to cooking meat? Adding bean paste, seasoning, when to add chili, when to add garlic sprouts, when to remove from the heat—all must be taken into account."


"In the past, it was good enough to have meat to eat."


"But I never thought that meat could be so fragrant." Wang also mumbled along with her. Due to her frugal nature, she usually wouldn't use much oil, let alone add seasoning to cook meat.


But it had to be said, the meat that had just come out of the pan was truly fragrant.


Fragrant to the point where she couldn't help but salivate. If the younger generation knew about this, it would be embarrassing.


Wang naturally didn't dare to speak out her thoughts.


Instead, she made a decision to make more pickled vegetables to sell, save more money, buy more land, and improve the family's diet in the future.


The kitchen episode quickly passed.


Ye Muyu and Wang helped carry the dishes to the table.


After Chu Qingxiang finished frying the meat, Zhang chased her out, asking her to wash up, remove the smell of smoke, as she would meet Song Lu in the afternoon due to the competition.


Zhang used the remaining oil from frying the meat to stir-fry some old pumpkin chunks as a base. On top of the rice, she first stir-fried it over high heat until it was fragrant, creating a layer of pumpkin rice crust. Then she turned to low heat to steam it until the rice was cooked. This resulted in a soft, sweet, and fragrant pumpkin rice.


In the main hall.


Everyone was seated.


Men sat at one table, all of them drinkers.


Women and children sat at another table for convenience.


Chu Heng accompanied the elders at the main table, and Ye Muyu sat at a dining table near the door with Chu Ziluo.


When everyone was seated, they started to eat.


Some dishes were chosen for the girl, and a bowl of radish bone soup was served in front of her.


Chu Ziluo, following her mother's teachings, always drank soup before eating.


The bone soup was stewed very well, and the white radish absorbed the soup, making it soft and tender with a bite, delicious.


"Mom, the bone and radish soup is so delicious." Chu Ziluo whispered.


Ye Muyu looked at the radish and bone soup, thinking of a famous snack from her previous life, Kanto-style Oden, which involved cooking radish in broth and tasted extremely good.


"When we go back, Mom will make you a fresh snack." Ye Muyu reminded her to eat rice after drinking the soup, not just drink the soup and ignore the rice.

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