Days to grind friendship at Hogwarts

I don’t know how many years it has been in the kitchen. On the corner of the wooden table that has been plated with batter, a furry ginger cat is lying lazily. From time to time, it raises a paw and licks two leisurely.

Next, my eyes were focused on the steaming stew pot.

"Crookshanks!"

When walking into the kitchen, Qiu shouted in surprise.

Crookshanks turned to look at her, stood up, arched his back, stretched, and walked towards her.

This wave is running in both directions.

Qiu walked over quickly and hugged it in her arms.

Crookshanks didn't struggle and let her bury his face in the soft fur and rub it hard, and even tilted his head and arched her shoulders.

It can be seen that this guy has been eating well recently and has gained a lot of weight. Qiu even had some difficulty picking him up.

One person and one cat fussed for a while, then Qiu let go and put it on the ground again.

Facts have proven that any cat with fur will shed hair, even if it is of catnives origin.

Qiu wiped her face, and the black robe on her body had already been hung up a lot. Glenn looked at her with a smile, and stretched out his hand to clean up the "fish that slipped through the net" on her face.

After her, Hermione took over and stroked Crookshanks who was already lying on the ground.

Obviously, she has already met this magical cat that belongs to her in the original book.

After all, with Crookshanks' character, if he had stayed at Grimmauld Place, he would have had countless fights with Kreacher.

In addition, Sirius worked at Hogwarts, so he took it with him.

Considering the relationship between Harry and Padfoot, they must have been running to his office frequently, so it would be logical for Hermione to know Crookshanks.

After a lot of fun, everyone performed their duties and helped Mrs. Weasley.

Several main dishes are almost ready and are being simmered in the pot for the final time. The two plump roast turkeys have also been processed and sent to the oven.

Although Glenn and Qiu's trip to China was not disclosed to the public at Hogwarts, and it was only said that they went to participate in an academic exchange activity, it naturally did not count for the Weasley family, Sirius and others who have always been close to each other.

What a secret.

"As far as I know, Huaxia is a country that has always been famous for its food. You have been here for more than half a month. Have you come back with one or two special dishes?"

Mrs. Weasley poured the beef stew out of the pot, wiped her hands with a napkin, and asked with a smile.

For her, besides the safety of her family, food definitely comes first.

Qiu was obviously a little embarrassed when she asked her. Although her father and grandfather were both Chinese, he did not teach her any Chinese dishes.

After all, even they themselves have almost never cooked.

Fortunately, Glenn stood up in time and accepted Mrs. Weasley's task.

"Let me think..."

He scanned the ingredients in the kitchen and quickly found half a pork rib.

According to Mrs. Weasley's expectation, these are the ingredients used to make English roast ribs after the roast turkey is ready.

In Glenn's eyes, it has turned into a plate of sweet and sour pork ribs.

Although this dish is home-cooked, it uses three of the four major Chinese cooking techniques of frying, stir-frying, and deep-frying, and it is just right for Western tastes.

It is really suitable to be used in such a scene.

"Mrs. Weasley," he pointed to the half of ribs and asked, "can I use this rib?"

"Of course, dear!" Mrs. Weasley nodded without hesitation, "Feel free to use it, and let me know if you need anything else."

Glenn nodded, carried the ribs to the chopping board, and picked a bone chopping knife from the knives hanging on the ceiling.

Although Western kitchens do not have the traditional Chinese multi-purpose kitchen knives, they still have special knives for handling hard bones.

Mrs. Weasley stood beside him with great interest, carefully observing his every move.

Chop the ribs into short and even pieces, then boil water in a pot, throw in all the small pieces of ribs and blanch until cooked.

Since there was no cooking wine, Glenn simply asked Sirius for a small glass of fire whiskey and poured it into the pot, then added onions and ginger, and managed to make a three-piece set to remove the fishy smell.

While skimming off the foam, Mrs. Weasley couldn't help but ask: "Honey, are you preparing a soup?"

"This is one of the most common meat processing methods in Chinese cuisine. It can boil out dirty things such as blood and water in the bones and meat, and remove the bloody smell of the meat." Glenn glanced at her with a smile.

, shook his head in her confused eyes.

"These are the dirty things." He pointed to the black foam poured out of the spoon and explained, "The key point is that the pot must be cold water, otherwise it will be cooked as soon as you throw it in, and the blood and water will be locked in the meat.

"

Mrs. Weasley nodded in understanding and watched him continue.

After blanch the water and wash away the residue on the surface, Glenn lit the fire again and poured half of the oil into the hot pot.

"First we heat up the pot, then add oil to the pot..."

The pork ribs were poured into the nearly boiling oil pan with a "squeaking" sound, and they rolled and danced in the golden oil, quickly turning into a golden color.

After completing this step, the dish is actually more than half complete, and the most important thing left is the seasoning.

Since there was no rock sugar and vinegar, Glenn had to use granulated sugar and white vinegar as substitutes. In order to make up for the lack of soy sauce for coloring, he also used another pot to fry the sugar color.

Pour off the excess oil, pour the prepared sauce into the pot, and stir-fry quickly to mix the ribs and the sauce evenly.

Just when Mrs. Weasley thought the dish was finished, unexpectedly, Glenn added another bowl of water.

"This..." she asked with a confused look, "What is the purpose of this step?"

Glenn explained with a smile: "Although the ribs are now cooked, the flavor only remains on the surface, just like ordinary fried ribs with dipping sauce. It still needs to be simmered for a while to allow the flavor to be fully absorbed, and it can also

It makes the taste softer and more tender.”

"I see..."

Mrs. Weasley has also studied cooking for many years and is well versed in this. Naturally, she understood it in one step and immediately understood that this step was not redundant.

Soon, due to evaporation, the pot became thicker and thicker, and the sauce became bright red in color, evenly coating each piece of ribs.

"This color..." Mrs. Weasley was surprised again, "Is it because of the sugar you just prepared in the other pot?"

"That's right." Glenn nodded while collecting the juice, "This is called sugar color, and it is specially used to adjust the color. If you can't control the heat well, you can use ketchup."

Remove from the pan, plate, and sprinkle with a handful of finely chopped green onions.

In this way, a traditional and delicious sweet and sour pork ribs is completed.