Chapter 70: The Banquet of Unity, the Banquet of Victory, and the Banquet of Endeavor
By the end of May, all the mandrakes used to make the potion in the greenhouse were ripe, and the students, ghosts, and cats who had been petrified by the basilisk before the potion was completed were de-petrified.
On the first weekend night after the two petrified daredevils recovered, the "Defenders" gathered at the Screaming Shack for a feast to celebrate their victory.
After getting the meat of the basilisk, Zhang Xu and a few classmates studied how to eat the basilisk.
At first, they found that the basilisk's thousand-year-old flesh was as strong as rubber, and it was hard to chew until the cheeks were sour after cooking.
After some research, it was found that after marinating the mandrake juice for a day, the basilisk's meat became very fluffy and still lost its original taste.
And the basilisk bones found to be unexpectedly delicious when used to make soup, and the aroma was overflowing, and the whole kitchen was filled with a fresh smell.
Since the basilisk meat was kept a lot, I decided to try all kinds of methods.
On the day of the celebration banquet, many students were busy in the kitchen of the screaming shack. Since the kitchen was not big enough, a room next to it was also converted into a kitchen.
The simplest is the bones of the basilisk, put the bones in a large pot, add ginger and boil them into a clear soup, boil over high heat, and simmer slowly over low heat. Soon the scent filled the entire screaming shack.
Then came the basilisk's meat.
There is a basilisk meat slices fried in oil until golden brown, then minced green onions, green and red peppers are stir-fried until fragrant, then fried basilisk meat, pepper and salt stir-fry, and finally poured in sesame oil to make a pepper and salt basilisk.
Put oil in a wok, add spices and seasonings, add the cut basilisk meat and stir-fry for a while, pour in the basilisk bone broth, simmer until it is rotten, and take out the original soup. Cut the red pepper into sections, put it in the pot for a while, add the simmered snake and the original soup to season properly, and then thicken and drizzle with sesame oil. The flavor basilisk is ready.
There is also a basilisk meat and char siu, shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, leeks and other shredded and fried together, a pot of colorful basilisk shreds are out of the pot.
Put the basilisk meat, basilisk bone broth, chicken, shiitake mushrooms, jujubes, chestnuts, green onions, ginger, garlic, etc. into the pot, cook for an hour, and a pot of dragon and phoenix soup is ready. It turned out that Zhang Xu wanted to get some cat meat to make a dragon and tiger together, but he was afraid that if he died and Professor McGonagall jumped out of the pot, he would have to consider transferring schools.
In addition to the Oriental approach, the group also tried the Western approach.
First, cut the basilisk meat into thick steaks, sprinkle black pepper and sea salt to marinate, heat the pan in oil and fry on one side for two minutes, and then fry until fragrant.
Basilisk steak marinated with salt, black pepper, rosemary, thyme, red wine, and drizzled with corn and olive oil. Then heat the non-stick pan over high heat, add an appropriate amount of olive oil to fry the basilisk steak until it is colored on both sides, pour in about 40 ml of red wine, and all the fried red wine will evaporate, and put it on a plate. A red wine fried basilisk steak is complete.
Evenly coat the basilisk steak with spices, butter, and salt on both sides, marinate for 30 minutes, then put it in the oven to cook, and the grilled basilisk steak is freshly baked.
The fermented dough is rolled out into a dough, coated with tomato sauce, topped with marinated diced basilisk meat and vegetables, then sprinkled with cheese, and finally the basilisk pizza is taken out of the oven.
On top of that, the various vegetables and herbs that were brought from the Hogwarts greenhouse turned into plates of salad and jugs of vegetable juice on the table.
The living room of the Screaming Shack is not small, and the older students use the spell of space expansion, and dozens of people from the "Hogwarts Protectors" sit inside, although it is slightly crowded, everyone can still sit down.
When the whole meal is ready, everyone sits at the table and prepares for the meal.
At this time, Zhang Xu stood up with a glass full of butterbeer.
The students on both sides of the table quieted down and looked at Zhang Xu.
Since Zhang Xu came to Hogwarts, the changes he has brought to Hogwarts are obvious to all. The whole of Hogwarts became full of life because of him, and the students of the four houses were gradually eliminated with his efforts. Under his leadership, instead of hiding and trembling in the face of the monsters in the secret room, everyone united to resist and finally won the victory. After experiencing a series of events, everyone admired Zhang Xu very much.
At Hogwarts, the most prestigious player is Harry Potter, the "savior" who defeated the Dark Lord, the Philosopher's Stone and the Basilisk with a sword. And in second place is Zhang Xu, who brought changes to Hogwarts.
In the eyes of everyone, Harry Potter belongs to the force plus point, and Zhang Xu belongs to the wisdom plus point. So at this time, Zhang Xu stood up to make a toast to the celebration banquet, and everyone had no opinions.
"Today, we are gathered here to celebrate our defeat of the basilisk and the destruction and unbunkling of Gilderoy Lockhart's scheme. It's our victory, it's Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin, and it's Hogwarts. Last year, a portion of us rallied together to sabotage Quirrell's plot. This year, we all came together to disrupt Gilderoy Lockhart's conspiracy. From now on, we will still unite to cut off the black hand that reaches out to Hogwarts and defend our Hogwarts! Glory for the Hogwarts! ”
In a piece of "Glory for the Hogwarts! At the sound of the voice, everyone killed the butterbeer in their hands.
Then it's time to eat and drink, and the basilisk dishes of all flavors will delight everyone.
Students who often eat hot pot use chopsticks without pressure, and those who are stressed are replaced with dinner forks to fork and fork.
The basilisk's meat is properly marinated in a mandrake, resulting in a smooth texture and a slight crunch. The taste is very delicious, and it is different from other meats, so it does not give rise to the idea of what kind of meat it tastes like, but the idea that this taste is the taste of a basilisk.
The soup made from the bones of the basilisk is also very popular, whether it is dragon and phoenix soup or clear soup, it is very delicious and delicious.
Many people try this first, think it's good, and then try that, it tastes good, and after trying all the dishes, they choose their favorite to eat.
Some people think it's delicious after eating one round, so they eat another circle, and then the third one.
The most disadvantaged thing is that I think the first one is delicious, and then I can't stop eating it, and when I try the next one and find it more delicious, my stomach is already full.
At the end of the meal, everyone ate to their heart's content.
At the end of the meal, Zhang Xu was poured a few glasses of beer, and he was drunk at the age of thirteen.
Fortunately, Zhang Xu was drunk and went crazy, not rolling in all kinds of ways, but standing up and singing with a wine glass.
"Today I drank the celebratory wine, and my ambition was unrewarded;
Come to Japan, show your skills, and write spring and autumn with blood. ”