self-improvement as a cook

Chapter 6

"Then, that, girl An Ran, how can you have such good craftsmanship?" Several servants stared at the just-made, beautiful and inconceivably beautiful sober soup, their eyes straightened.

An Ran's eyes flickered, this is really a problem, how to explain her cooking skills, although Aunt Liu has not been fooled, but those specious words are full of loopholes, it seems that she has to find a more rigorous method, Only then can she win the trust of others, after all, she has to stay in this Anfu for a short time, so what can she do?What a headache.

Just as she was thinking about it, she suddenly heard Aunt Liu say: "You old man, what are you asking?" This hangover soup must not be cold, and I still don't ask someone to send it over. If it is cold, wouldn't it be useless for An Ran . "

The old woman also knew that there was oil and water in it, although it would not be too much for her, it was better than nothing, so she hurried to go.

An Ran knew in her heart that Aunt Liu was trying to save herself and changed the topic on purpose. Although she was grateful, she also understood one thing. Aunt Liu didn't really believe in the reasons she thought she could fool her. Breaking it down is probably for the sake of common interests in the future.

Now that I figured it out, An Ran felt relieved. There wasn't much oil and water in the outside kitchen, and it was so easy to get a chance. Who would push it outside? As long as one's own craftsmanship can bring common benefits, one of the people in the outside kitchen is counted. None of them will insist on being true to themselves.

Therefore, I don’t need to worry too much at the moment. As for the future, I can only take one step at a time. As the saying goes, there must be a road before the road.

An Ran showed her hand and stunned the women in the outside kitchen. Originally, those women told Aunt Liu not to embarrass An Ran with them, and they complained quite a bit. Thinking back, this dead girl was quite embarrassing. They, oh, are unlucky now, so don't let them vent their anger.

Moreover, listening to Aunt Liu's tone, I still have to respect this girl from now on. This is bullying them and bullying them for no reason. I can't help being embarrassed, but I have to be a living ancestor. So, just now, I used words to run on Enron.

But they don't want him to be a real skill, let's not talk about such hangover soup, they have never seen it before, but this girl's knife skills are absolutely as good as the chef's level.

They couldn't figure out how this girl got hooked and became a different person, but seeing the facts, they couldn't tolerate their disbelief, just relying on this girl's craftsmanship, the benefits of the outside kitchen will be indispensable in the future, not to mention, with this good craftsmanship , I can still stay in the kitchen outside for the rest of my life, and I will find an opportunity in the future, maybe there will be some good luck.If you treat her better now, you don't expect much benefit in the future, at least you won't make her hold grudges.

After thinking about it, how can there be any complaints, each of them changed their faces, and they were very kind to An Ran.An Ran is also a sensible person, if there is an opportunity to win people's hearts, she will naturally not let it go, so she exchanged the half of the money Aunt Liu just gave her for wine, and started to braise the pig's trotters.

The pig’s trotters have been soaked in clear water for a few times, and they are quite clean. She blanched them in boiling water and then began to fry them in sugar. Because of Dad’s preference, mother’s cooking is the most important color, so stewed pork trotters are always fried in sugar. .

It is not too difficult to stir-fry the sugar color. Put sugar in the hot oil to make a bright red sugar color. Add the chopped pig’s trotters and stir-fry. Add onions, ginger, garlic, star anise, cinnamon and other spices, stir-fry for a while, add cooking wine, soy sauce, and add color. Add fragrance, add water to boil, transfer to a casserole and simmer slowly for about an hour, and a pot of red, bright, soft, rotten, fragrant and delicious pig's feet is marinated.

Smelling this familiar fragrance, and seeing her mother's smile flashing before her eyes, the corners of An Ran's eyes were a little moist, and then she thought, father, mother, and grandpa are reunited in heaven, she shouldn't be sad, let alone be weak, she has more important things To do things, she must be strong, just like her grandfather taught her since she was a child, to learn to survive in adversity, no matter how difficult it is, she will pass, as long as she persists, she will succeed.

Thinking of this, she blinked and forced back the tears in her eyes. She lowered her head and looked at the body of the silver carp that was left just now. There are no less than [-] dishes to cook, but it is not possible now. The outer kitchen has nothing, even the most common things like pepper aniseed, and it is not an example that the outer kitchen can have.

Just now I was using Aunt Liu's savings, and a braised pig's trotter was almost enough, I didn't know how to cook the silver carp body for a while, even though Aunt Liu didn't say anything, An Ran had to save as much as possible.

When I was in a difficult situation, I suddenly heard the woman next to me chuckle: "I've been watching you for a long time looking at what this fish is doing, you girl, maybe you're hungry."

An Ran scratched her head, a little embarrassed: "I don't know how to cook this fish."

The old woman was very straightforward: "What's so difficult about this? Let me tell you, my natal family used to live by the river, and the river was just across the street. The family was poor, and I was reluctant to stew meat all year round. But this fish Every now and then, you can always catch one or two to satisfy your hunger. When you are lucky, the big carp weighs two or three catties. Your craftsmanship is unmatched by the aunt. If you talk about stewed fish, it can be considered passable."

When Aunt Liu heard this, she couldn't help laughing and said: "Today, you old man has become more polite. When you usually talk about stewed fish, your complacent look has disappeared."

The mother-in-law chuckled twice: "This is what I said. I didn't know An Ran girl's skills before, so it's okay to say a few big words. If you still brag about yourself now, wouldn't it make you laugh to death?"

Mrs. Liu couldn't help laughing a few times: "You will be able to use the wind to make the rudder, girl An Ran, you have been tired for a long time, so leave the fish to her, and the rest will not work. Her skill of stewing fish is indeed outstanding, although It’s not refined, but it’s very flavorful, and you’ll know after a while.”

Having said that, An Ran was curious, so she asked her to watch secretly. The mother-in-law's recipe was really simple. She scooped a bowl of mao sauce from the sauce jar outside, put some vegetable oil in the pot, mixed the onion, ginger, and garlic. Stir-fry for a while, then pour in clean water, cut the silver carp into large pieces, and put it directly into the pot without frying, then, boil the whole bowl of maojiang with water, pour it in, and then pour another portion Wine, grabbed a handful of icing sugar, covered the lid, and simmered over low heat.

The method is too simple, especially the fish is not oily, and it is not steamed, it may be difficult to remove the fishy smell, and it is boiled in this way, the fish meat may diverge, although it feels wrong, but it does not make a sound. If you don't eat, you are in a better situation, so why bother to make people hate you for such an insignificant matter.

It can be seen that this servant misses the old things of her natal family very much, she watched the fire and chatted with An Ran: "At that time, the family was very poor, let alone such precious things as star anise and cinnamon, even salt can't be eaten with an open mouth. Save the pickled vegetables before winter to make mao sauce. What can be used is the big vat of mao sauce at the bottom of the wall. My mother uses this to stew fish, but there is no cooking wine, so I pour some of the muddy wine my father drank. Grab a handful of coarse sugar boiled during the Chinese New Year, and it will be ready. Every time my mother stews fish, the street of my house is full of fragrance, and those greedy children from the neighbors are eating it in the courtyard of my house. door, staring helplessly, the hala in the mouth can flow into the opposite river."

After hearing this, Aunt Liu laughed and cursed: "You old bastard, you didn't lock the door as you talked, didn't you? If the halazi can flow into the river, it won't be a flood." Everyone laughed.

An Ran also pursed her lips and smiled, she liked the current atmosphere very much in her heart, it was almost the same as before, before she suffered because of what this girl did, now it is normal.

It gave An Ran the feeling that it was like arriving in a new workplace. They went from being unfamiliar to blending in with each other, chatting and laughing, even if they were in a bad situation, they could still find different pleasures.

Moreover, she could tell that these people were all kind-hearted. If they were really vicious and held grudges, based on their previous evil appearance, they probably wouldn't have hanged themselves, and would have been beaten to death by these people long ago.

She found that she actually began to like this place. These people made her feel warm and kind. An Ran knew very well that in such a deep house compound, in an environment of intrigue and deceit, even the lowest servants are warm and kind. It is also extremely luxurious.

Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard a strong fragrance, without the slightest fishy smell, a very pure fragrance, so he swallowed his saliva unconsciously, it turned out that it was the woman who lifted the lid of the pot.

An Ran looked over curiously, and saw that half of the pot of soup had disappeared, and all the pieces of fish that she thought would fall apart were completely intact, and the color was bright red, and the sauce was fragrant. Just looking at it makes people wish they could Take a bite immediately to satisfy your hunger.

The woman found a clay pot to put the fish out, and handed An Ran a pair of chopsticks: "You are an expert, come and try my homemade fish stew, is it delicious?"

An Ran didn't refuse either, she took a chopstick of the fish and put it into her mouth, her eyes lit up, it was so delicious, the fish was full of the sauce, it couldn't help but not loosen, instead it felt a bit firm, it was a little bit sticky in the mouth. Strong, but without losing the dense texture of fish, the taste is simple but extremely pure.

I never imagined that such a simple and rough method can cook such top-level delicacies. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would not believe it even if I killed An Ran. I really don't understand why it is like this. This sentence is indeed a wise saying. The simplest method may contain the most extreme delicacy. Is this the return to basics that grandpa once told himself?
In the past, An Ran always interpreted what grandpa said about returning to basics as the mentality of cooking, but it turned out to be a thousand miles away, what grandpa said was actually cooking, the most common ingredients, the least seasoning, and the simplest method, this is returning to basics The true meaning of the book, but I have been mistaken before.

No wonder grandpa always said that she is far from being a real chef. It turns out that a real chef doesn't know how many fancy dishes, let alone cook so many precious ingredients, nor does he cook delicacies for so many big people. It's about using the simplest and most common ingredients to achieve the purest and ultimate taste. This is a real chef...

(End of this chapter)