“I like it crispier,” Jue Mei threw in a comment.
“Then, panfry minced garlic and chopped chili peppers in the oil to get the aroma out first. Add the eggplant slices. After that, it’s quite simple. Remember these ingredients: light soy sauce, ground pepper, sugar, chicken bouillon, sticky broad bean paste [doubanjiang], vinegar, cooking wine. Stir fry all of these with the eggplant on high heat. Lastly, add peanuts and chopped green onions. Stir fry again rapidly and then immediately remove from the pan.”
“Mm-hmm… If the peanuts are fried too long, they’ll get soggy…” Jue Mei painfully tried to work with him.
Qiang Qing Ci answered seriously, “I suppose they would.”
Gu Sheng’s stomach was clearly a little unhappy right now… The feeling of longing for good food suddenly came coursing over her, swallowing all her ability to reason. She was debating whether to go to the kitchen or just head straight downstairs to see if there was any chow mein or stir-fried rice noodles or other similar street-side foods to buy. While she was still battling within herself on what to do, a private chat box from Qiang Qing Ci suddenly popped up: You there?
Gu Sheng hastily typed a reply: I’m here! O(∩_∩)O
Qiang Qi Ci: This is a vegetarian dish. It is very suitable for girls.
Gu Sheng: Okay! *cupped fist!* I’ll be sure to try another day!
Qiang Qing Ci: Okay. Going now. See you next time.
See you next time…… See you next time?!
Gu Sheng suddenly felt there was a need for her to stockpile all different sorts of dried pork, beef jerky, even canned luncheon meats, and other stuff along those lines before she dared again to meet with him — the one with the splendidly gorgeous and captivating voice and who was also an expert in all different types of recipes — Qiang Qing Ci DaRen…