Mecha Era for Kitchen

Chen Zikai persevered in rummaging through the freezer, carefully inspecting the packaging boxes among the shelves, and actually found a small bag of flour for him.

He looked at the high-quality but too small bag of flour in front of him, and frowned.Originally, I planned to make noodles into a staple food... Such a small bag of flour is probably enough to make pasta for several people, right?This is on the premise of not knowing how much that Miss Olivia eats...

He mixed flour and chicken broth and kneaded it into a dough. Since he couldn't find a rolling pin that was very useful, he simply added the necessary ingredients, half kneaded and half pulled, and made ramen noodles.

After the finished noodles were sprinkled with some dry flour, they were put aside, and Chen Zikai began to wash the vegetables.Slice the carrots into thin slices, tear the lettuce into small pieces, and prepare a nondescript longevity noodle with chicken soup as the base. There is no way, neither eggs nor fungus were found, so I had to simplify it and then improve it.

He was actually a little surprised why there were so many chickens, but no eggs; he had seen a lot of beef, but he hadn't seen the milk needed to make snacks.Originally, he hoped to make a delicious and beautiful birthday cake, but without eggs and milk, he thought he might only be able to make a birthday cake...

Kano's younger sister, she should be a young girl, right?Being a birthday peach...is too strange.

Chen Zikai shook his head, shaking the messy thoughts out of his mind, and concentrated on cutting a large amount of cleaned vegetables, chicken breasts, and shiitake mushrooms into shreds consistent with the width and thickness of the previous tofu. The only pity was that there were no winter bamboo shoots. The delicacy of this Wensi tofu dish is compromised—to prepare a banquet of about [-] people, and without a helper, it will take a lot of effort just to process the ingredients.Fortunately, there was enough time for preparation, so there shouldn't be a tragedy where the guests didn't even have enough to eat.

Compared with Chen Zikai, Gu Ze's workload is a bit smaller. All he prepares are barbecues, without so many complicated procedures. As long as the ingredients and seasonings are sufficient, the needs of the dinner can be guaranteed.Looking at the way Gu Zezai was carefully brushing the seasoning on the beef slices, Chen Zikai suddenly felt that he might only be able to cook this kind of food... maybe...

Both of them lowered their heads and went about their own business, occasionally raising their heads and looking at each other, what Gu Ze saw in Chen Zikai's eyes was friendliness, but what Chen Zikai saw in Gu Ze's eyes was wariness and disdain——Chen Zikai was right There was no reaction to this look, and Gu Ze was only classified as the type of people who were praised too much since he was a child. To this type of people, Chen Zikai has always been friendly and alienated.

In the empty kitchen, there were only two people holding kitchen knives, and the sound of 'clang, clang, clang' was busy on the desk, until Gu Ze's voice suddenly stopped, and then said: "...Three... ..." Gu Ze paused, wondering if he was frozen, and a word popped out after a long time.

three?What three?

Hearing the voice, Chen Zikai turned around and saw this small iceberg suddenly and silently appearing behind him. He was surprised, but he seemed to be able to guess the purpose of his sudden appearance in the kitchen: "Major General Seves?"

"Kano." Kano glanced at him, and the temperature around him dropped ten degrees instantly.Chen Zikai subconsciously looked at the temperature control station, thinking that once Kano appeared, the temperature control station might go on strike.

The reason why Chen Zikai called his surname first was because he was afraid that calling him by his name would be disrespectful, but since it was the second time that the Major General offered to call him by his name directly, he was not polite: "Uh, Kano, you It's coming..."

Kano glanced at Chen Zikai, and said calmly, "Is there anything to eat?"

Chen Zikai: "..."

Gu Ze: "..."

Kano turned his attention directly to the desks behind Chen Zikai and Gu Ze, but found no edible finished products.There was a slight dissatisfaction in the depths of his eyes, but his tone remained unchanged: "You are too slow."

Chen Zikai: "..."

Gu Ze: "..."

It's just [-] o'clock in the afternoon, and the banquet that the housekeeper told me started at [-] o'clock... Seeing this major general standing upright in the kitchen, Chen Zikai and Gu Ze had a common thought for the first time—there are three more days before the banquet. It only started in an hour, Major General, you are here to find food right now, what are you making a fuss about...

What Gu Ze prepared were all barbecue and barbecue sauces. Kano took a look, and it seemed that they were commonly eaten in the past. He looked at Chen Zikai with a lack of interest: "What did you do?"

"There are still three hours... It's a bit too early to do it now."

Kano stood there without saying a word, but besides the air-conditioning, there was also a strong signal of "I want to eat, I want to eat, give me it quickly". Chen Zikai and him looked at each other for a few seconds, and decided to go ahead. Make a small portion and come out: "There is Wensi tofu, it will be ready soon."

The ingredients are all ready-made, and they have been processed before. Chen Zikai didn't say much. He took a small pot and put it on the fire on the temperature control table. He took the chicken broth and boiled it until it boiled. Then he added shredded shiitake mushrooms and green vegetable leaves Shredded chicken, shredded green vegetables.When the chicken soup with a pot of ingredients is rolled again, add shredded tofu.The shredded tofu is cooked very quickly, so that it can be tasty without being overcooked. Chen Zikai carefully controlled the heat, and when the white jade-like tofu floated on the surface of the soup, he immediately seasoned it with salt and then turned off the heat.

Kano was still expressionless on the side, but there was already a hint of anticipation in his eyes - just the fragrance and mellow aroma of the chicken soup and green vegetables had already made him, who had tasted Chen Zikai's cooking skills, obviously have never tasted this dish before. Dishes have a lot of interest.If it wasn't for some special reasons, he really planned to let Chen Zikai be his personal chef all the time.

Gu Ze still stood aside with the mentality that it was impossible for Chen Zikai to have any so-called 'cooking skills', waiting to see Kano's reaction after eating that bowl of tofu - tofu is usually cut into small pieces for stewing soup For drinking, cut into shredded tofu?Doesn't that lose the soft texture of biting on the tofu?Also shred the tofu?After a little cooking, it will rot into tofu mash...

Kano didn't even care that there was no room for him to sit in the kitchen, and reached out to take the small bowl and spoon that Chen Zikai handed over. Although the bowl was not big, the aroma of the dishes in it had already occupied Kano's nostrils. Just take a spoonful and put it in your mouth.

Chen Zikai opened his mouth on the sidelines, but it was a step too late. He actually wanted to remind the major general that he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry...

Kano was scalded by the soup in his mouth, and he didn't know whether to swallow it or spit it out.Although he still maintains a poker-faced posture, Chen Zikai can tell that he is obviously too stiff...

Kano sucked it for a while, and finally chose to swallow it directly.Chen Zikai silently sympathized with Kano's tongue and throat in his heart, but he also couldn't imagine the scene where Mr. Major General took a bite of chicken soup and tofu and then spit it out expressionlessly...

The first spoonful was scalded, and Kano couldn't slow down the rhythm of the second spoonful. He just paused after scooping it into the spoon, and then put it into his mouth again.Fortunately, the major general himself has the function of automatically releasing the air conditioner, so that he will not be burned again.

Kano finished the Wensi tofu spoonful after spoonful, handed the small bowl back to Chen Zikai, and smiled slightly.

Chen Zikai has discovered some of the characteristics of this major general—for example, he likes to eat, for example, after eating delicious food, there will be some soft expressions on his face besides his facial stiffness... So seeing this makes Kano After smiling even more dazzlingly on his handsome face, Chen Zikai took the bowl calmly, walked back to the temperature control table and filled him with a new bowl.

It's a pity that Kano will only smile once when he eats a good dish... Chen Zikai, who has a special crush on people with outstanding looks, smacked his lips regretfully.

Kano stood in the kitchen, drank three bowls of Wensi Tofu in a row, and then left the sentence "You guys prepare well" and walked out of the kitchen in satisfaction. When he reached the door of the kitchen, he stopped again and turned his head slightly. He added to Chen Zikai: "Very good."

Seeing the back of Kano leaving the kitchen, Gu Ze frowned, apparently doubtful and dissatisfied with the high evaluation given by the major general.

Instead of looking at the back of the major general who suddenly appeared in the kitchen, ate something he was satisfied with and then disappeared quickly, Chen Zikai smiled at Gu Ze beside him, and asked him: "Gu Ze, do you want a bowl? There are more."

Gu Ze's beautiful eyebrows then twisted, and then said: "...Okay, I'll try it."

The Wensi tofu in the pot has cooled a lot, not as hot as it was at the beginning. When Gu Ze put it in his mouth, the mellowness of the chicken soup and the delicate taste of the tofu blended ingeniously and perfectly in his mouth, and the shredded lettuce was covered with Cooked so tender that only the shredded chicken needs to be chewed a few times.Smooth, tender, fragrant, mellow... Several different tastes burst out at the same time, making him put down the bowl in his hand, staring at the bowl of Wensi tofu for a while, then looked at Chen Zikai in disbelief, and found that the latter had turned around Go about your own business.

Gu Ze grew up in the Chefs Association, and his teacher was the president of the Chefs Association. He was bathed in the halo of 'chefs are very noble' and 'there are no chefs outside of S[-]', which made him feel disdainful towards everyone.Apart from seeing a few soldiers of the Seves family who were equally noble in the alliance, he didn't even want to show face to the old housekeeper of the Seves family.

He knew that the third young master of the Seves family, Kano, had always loved food, so after hearing that Kano had brought a chef back, he felt that the other party must be just a guy who could make some gadgets, so he attracted Kano's attention. , it can't be a real chef - because he has never heard this name in the Chefs Association.

Gu Ze's eyes were fixed on Chen Zikai's body. He clenched his fist, opened his mouth to say something, then bit his lower lip, lowered his eyes to look at the dishes he had prepared on the table, then raised his eyes, and continued Staring at Chen Zikai's next move.

Chen Zikai, who was stared at by Gu Ze, looked at the time and decided to start making his paella.The rice cooked with chicken broth is ready. Chen Zikai fried the chicken pieces in a pan until they were half-ripe, and rolled all the seafood he could find into the water until they were half-ripe.I took a large pan, added the chopped green onions and garlic, and stir-fried until the fragrance overflowed, then added the diced tomatoes and white wine.

This series of actions opened Gu Ze's horizons again. It is rare for him to put together so many ingredients into one dish.

In terms of the taste of the dishes and the application of seasonings, maybe the two are equal, but Chen Zikai's combination and harmony of the dishes made Gu Ze see the gap between himself and him—no, actually Chefs Guild and his gap.Every dish prepared by Chen Zikai is a combination that Gu Ze has never seen or rarely seen before. The cooking method of the ingredients is no longer limited to one or two, and the combination is very novel.

Where did this man come from! ?

Why never heard his teacher mention him?

Chen Zikai also felt a little uncomfortable with Gu Ze's focused gaze, which was too obvious to be noticed.At first, this kid looked at him with that disdainful look, but now he looks like he wants to take him apart and look at him... Chen Zikai pursed his lips, and decided to ignore this arrogant and awkward Gu Juvenile, and pay attention to him. Focus on your ingredients.

Garlic Chicken Wings... Well, the minced garlic has been choked with oil...

Dry Pot Spicy Chicken...Dried chili is fried out of oil, um, the quality of the chili here is good, and the taste is very fragrant.

Sweet and sour pork ribs... the taste of this vinegar is very good...

Stir-fried vegetables with shredded shiitake mushrooms in chicken soup... The chicken soup needs to be stewed thicker, let's do it later...

He saw several lotus roots just now... Can you make braised lotus root later?

Where did the big potatoes he peeled go...

Eh?The diced tomatoes used to make paella have softened out of the water. You can add cooked rice, mix with various meat and seafood, and then steam it over low heat...

Chen Zikai's hands never stopped, but they didn't appear to be too busy. Although the process of each dish was not small, they were cooked in an orderly manner.

Sprinkle pepper over paella and garnish with cherry tomatoes.

The longevity noodles are scooped up from the pot, and the carrot slices, green vegetable leaves and other odds and ends are matched just right, which makes people very appetizing at a glance.

More than a dozen dishes have also been placed on several large plates, making full use of the fragmentary leftover ingredients for decoration, and a few dishes are served with thick chicken sauce, in the shape of a rabbit Boiled turnips.

Seeing the huge '[-]:[-]:[-]' displayed on the electronic watch on the wall, Chen Zikai let out a sigh of relief and put his hands on the desk.It feels like I haven't had such a high-intensity work for a long time. After cooking and looking at the herbs, I'm really tired.Before he could think too much, he heard the sound of the kitchen door being pulled open——

Chen Zikai turned his head and saw the old housekeeper's wrinkled face made more obvious by his smile: "Gentlemen, the banquet is about to start, are you ready?"

Before Chen Zikai could make a sound, Gu Ze, who had baked most of the ingredients, nodded in response: "It's ready."

The old butler smiled, and then called the servants at home to start serving the dishes.

"Hey, wait a minute, that's longevity noodles."

The maid who was stopped by Chen Zikai turned around, holding a white bowl on a tray inlaid with gold rims in her hand, and looked at the slightly tired but still handsome chef with a puzzled face: "...Mr. What's the problem?"

"This one is specially for Miss... um, Olivia?" He looked at the old butler, and after getting the other's nod to confirm that the name he said was correct, he continued, "It's specially prepared for Miss Olivia .”

"?" Now not only the maid carrying the bowl on a large tray, but even the old housekeeper became puzzled.

"This is longevity noodles... it's... well, it's for the birthday person." I don't know if people here still have the concept of longevity noodles, Chen Zikai simplified the meaning, hoping that the other party can understand his own mean.

"Is this ancient culture?"

"Ancient culture?" Chen Zikai was taken aback, "I guess."

The smile returned to the old butler's face, and he patted Chen Zikai's shoulder appreciatively: "Madam will be very happy, thank you, Mr. Chen."

Gu Ze, who was about to go out after washing his hands, stopped walking when he heard this conversation, gave Chen Zikai a complicated look, and said politely to the old housekeeper: "Excuse me, is my teacher here?"

"Mr. Li? The invitation has been sent to S[-], but I don't know if it will come."

"Oh." Gu Ze glanced at the servant who was walking past him, and then suddenly became angrily, stopped talking, shook his hand and left.

Chen Zikai: "..."

The old butler: "Hehe, don't mind Mr. Chen, Mr. Gu's mood is sometimes changeable."

changeable? !This word is not quite accurate. From his point of view, Gu Ze's temper can be described as 'strange' plus 'bad'...