Chapter 151 - Chen Xians Visit (2/2)

The earliest stewed knock was made with pigeon eggs. After constant improvement in texture, they were finally replaced with eggs stuffed with meat stuffing.

“Make a small hole at both ends of the egg to ensure that the liquid egg doesn’t leak. Then, place it into cold water in a pot and let it boil over high heat.”

Lu Yuxi did as she was told.

Xu Le, on the other hand, was mixing the meat stuffing. He minced the fat and lean meat, added some onions and ginger water to remove the fishy smell. Then, he added salt, and some light soya sauce. Finally, he added some starch to lock the moisture and stirred in one direction.

“In about ten minutes, after the eggs are cooked, cut open the flat end, take out the egg yolk, and stuff the meat stuffing in.”

It was easy to say, but it was extremely troublesome and exhausting to do. If he was not careful, he might fail.

Lu Yuxi’s expression was focused and serious. She was already meticulous to begin with. After stuffing the eggs one by one, none of them were damaged.

A three kilogram eel had its head cut and the mucus on its surface washed away. Then, he used the back of the knife to knock the surface and fried the eel in the oil until it was slightly curled.

“Aren’t we going to stew it later? Why did you fry it first?”

“After frying, it can lock the moisture on the surface and make it even crisper.” After Xu Le finished explaining, he glanced at Lu Yuxi’s stuffed eggs and nodded. “Not bad, you’re quite talented in cooking.”

The two of them looked at each other and recalled the cooking game Xu Tian had played in the car that day. They turned their heads and held back their laughter.

After Xu Le fried the eel, he poured some oil into the bottom of the pot and fried the garlic slices until they were golden. Then, after producing the garlic oil, he scooped it out. After that, he added onions and ginger and fried it. Finally, he fried the pork belly slices until they were golden brown.

At this moment, the fragrance had already been released and was especially obvious in the kitchen.

He added dark soya sauce, huadiao wine, a small amount of salt, chicken essence and seasoning, then poured the pork bone stock that the kitchen always had in excess.

After the soup base was mixed, the fried eel and “Immortal Egg” were placed in the pot to boil over medium heat. Before covering with a lid, fragrant leaves and aniseed were added.

“Just wait for it now. It’ll be ready in 40 minutes.”

After Xu Le was done, Lu Yuxi had nothing else to do too. The two of them were the only ones standing in the huge kitchen. Lu Yuxi said, “Have you started making the fried chop rice cake for tonight?”

“We’ll talk about dinner in the evening.” Xu Le suggested, “Why must we eat that dessert? Isn’t it the same if we go to the supermarket to buy it? Or we can eat hotpot tonight.”

Lu Yuxi said, “How can the packaged food bought from the supermarket be as authentic as yours?”

The two of them chatted for a while before Xu Le suddenly said, “You’ve been here for so long. Why didn’t your lover come to look for you?”

Lu Yuxi looked embarrassed and frowned. “If you want to know, I’ll tell you later.”

Xu Le said against his will, “Forget it, I’m not interested.”

He became angry and embarrassed again. Fortunately, Zhang Tong and Chen Xian started arguing outside. Xu Le found an opportunity and immediately went out.

“You’re talking nonsense!”

“Why would I lie to you? Buddy.”

Chen Xian crossed his legs and looked relaxed. Zhang Tong, who was beside him, stood up angrily to argue with him.

“Where’s the evidence? You’re lying.”

“It’s up to you to believe it or not. In any case, it doesn’t matter if you lose the competition or not. After participating in the show, your old boss won’t want you anymore.” Chen Xian said mysteriously, “Their business ambitions is far more than this. Perhaps the next one will be this little Master Chef’s eight-year-old canteen.”

“Me?” Xu Le asked, “What do you mean?”