Chapter 632: Stinky Tofu 4 (2/2)

Since there were so many people present, Chu Lian told Wenqing to grill some lamb chops and prepare a large pot of sour beef stew.

The sour beef stew contained a lot of mushrooms and vegetables. It was very appetising when paired with white rice.

It was the best dish for a large party like this.

Since they were in the wilderness, they could prepare simple dishes without being too fussy about the presentation.

As Wenqing and Wenlan worked on the lamb chops and sour beef stew, Chu Lian continued looking through the ingredients they had brought.

She lifted the cloth covering a small bamboo basket.

When she saw what was inside the basket, Chu Lian’s eyes lit up.

Stinky tofu!

This was what she had made a few days ago with the maidservants when she was bored.

Since it couldn’t be stored for long, the cook managing Songtao Court’s kitchen had packed it in when the steward had told her to prepare ingredients for the trip.

Chu Lian loved to eat fried stinky tofu the most back in the modern era, especially Changsha’s special stinky tofu. The stinky tofu would be perfectly crisp once prepared properly. In order to make it Changsha style, she just had to spread a layer of bright red chilli paste on the outside. If you bit into it, it would be crispy and fragrant, with the perfect crunchiness on the outside and soft tofu on the inside.

While it still stunk to high heaven, it was addictive once you got past the smell and took the first bite.

Stinky tofu was a pretty marvelous food when you thought about it.

Chu Lian stared at the pieces of stinky tofu in the little bamboo basket and frowned.

If she didn’t use them up today, it would likely spoil.

Wasting food was criminal.

The weather was slowly warming up again. Fresh foods would spoil faster now.

Furthermore, she hadn’t eaten stinky tofu in a long time and she had been craving for it for so long. She checked the time and realised that there was still enough time before the spring hunt to cook the stinky tofu.

After a slight moment of hesitation, Chu Lian made her decision.

She took up the little basket and moved over to the stove where Wenqing and Wenlan were preparing food.

Wenlan was in the middle of seasoning the lamb chops.

Seeing that her master had come over, Wenlan quickly set down the things in her hands and welcomed her, taking the little basket from her master’s delicate hands.

She even said, “Third Young Madam, please rest and leave all the work to us servants.”

Chu Lian couldn’t resist bursting out into laughter. “You and Wenlan won’t be able to do this.”

Wenlan refused to admit defeat. She and her sister had been serving Third Young Madam for so long, and Third Young Madam had never been stingy with sharing her cooking techniques with her handmaids. How hard could making a few dishes for their guests be?

Wenlan blinked and looked at the basket that she was now holding. “Third Young Madam, what’s in here?”

Chu Lian noticed her curiosity. A mischievous glint passed through her eyes. “If you want to know, why don’t you open it up?”