The farm cook is very prosperous

Chapter 39

"Sister Yuchun, I've turned over broad beans, and my aunt and I have prepared the dishes for today, and my brother said that the pickle shop is almost done, you can choose a day to open it , The signboard has also been delivered, uh, and..." Xiaohuan actively reported to her what she had done and what needed to be done as soon as she saw Chunniang enter the kitchen.

"Well," Xiaohuan is really a competent secretary. While checking the fermenting of broad beans, Chunniang glanced at the various dishes that have been washed and ready to be processed on the chopping board next to her, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Just let your brother choose a good day to open. Is Aunt Quan still in the pickle shop?"

"Well, Auntie Quan went to buy another ten kimchi pots this morning, and said she wanted to add a few more varieties. She pickled the recipes you wrote her last time and tried them all. I'll come over at noon. I'm here to help. "The last time Chunniang gave Aunt Quan a few recipes, including pickled pepper chicken feet, duck feet, pig ears, etc., she just thought that the price of light vegetarian dishes was a little lower, and if there were meat dishes, not only would the profit be higher, but also Adding more varieties, the idea was temporarily shelved because my yard couldn't move the land. Unexpectedly, Aunt Quan remembered it and tried it out.

"Well, I see, Xiaohuan, bring me the menu for today, and I'll take a look." Chunniang usually writes out the menu for the week in advance for easy shopping.

"Xiaohuan, do you also want to learn how to cook and be a cook?" Chunniang said looking at Xiaohuan who was standing beside her.

"Well, I also want to be as good as Sister Yuchun, cook a lot of delicious food, and be able to take care of my brother and my mother in the future." Xiaohuan has a pure heart and does not hide the fact that she wants to learn to cook.

In fact, when Ding asked Xiaohuan to follow her, she already knew about it, but she wanted to hear from Xiaohuan herself, to see how much she loves learning to cook.The reason is so simple, I just want to have a safe meal.

"Learning to cook is very hard, are you afraid? It takes one or two years just to practice knife skills. If you want to become a teacher, it will take at least five or six years." Chun Niang gave Xiaohuan a vaccination first. , if you want to quit, it's still early.

"I'm not afraid of hard work, Sister Yuchun, don't worry, since I promised you, don't worry, I will never embarrass you."

"Okay, I will help with the odd jobs first, and you will arrange our lunch and dinner later. Is there any problem?"

"Okay." Xiaohuan has been doing housework with Ding since she was a child. Ding's health is not very good, and she is prone to asthma when the weather changes. Now she is basically in charge of the house, washing, cooking, chopping firewood.

"Now we are starting to prepare today's lunch. Generally, we cook steamed vegetables first, then meat dishes, and stir-fried vegetables last. This arrangement is because the cooking methods of each ingredient are different, and the time and heat required are also different. The ingredients have their own characteristics, and the cooking methods include: frying, frying, sticking, cooking, deep-frying, slipping...the processing methods are different, but no matter what you cook, you must first ensure that the ingredients are fresh. The dishes in our fast food restaurant are all It is mainly home-cooked, and it is basically a meal. It is not complicated to cook, but you should not take it lightly and handle it casually. Be patient and careful. This dish is steamed bergamot. There are two points to pay attention to: one is to The marinating of the ingredients, and the second is the heat of the steaming, you must master it.” After finishing speaking, she picked up the kitchen knife and took off the pig’s toe, and the knife was clean and neat, and the pig’s foot was also chopped by her Wait for the braised vegetables.

Add cooking wine, ginger, garlic, salt, and sugar and mix well, "Xiaohuan, try it and see how it tastes?" Dip the mixed seasoning with your fingers to see if the proportion is right. In fact, she did it a little Huan as a demonstration, a chef's mastery of seasoning accuracy is very important, and he can perceive how well the dish is done through tasting.

Xiaohuan also followed Chunniang's example, dipped her index finger in the sauce next to her, squinted her eyes and said with a smile, "This sauce is really delicious."

Chunniang said to Xiaohuan: "Remember, this smell."

Xiaohuan nodded in response.

"Remember to marinate for half an hour, and the ingredients must be fully flavored. Steam for two hours on high heat. Remember to steam thoroughly. After steaming, pour a layer of hot oil on it. We will do it next time. For stewed pig’s knuckles, after boiling hot water, pour it all in, remove the foam on the surface, after the fire is over, add cinnamon, cooking wine, star anise..."

"Xiaohuan, change it to a slow fire. It has been stewing for two hours. Okay, now let's deal with the next dish, three cups of chicken..." Chunniang arranged one after another in an orderly manner, and Xiaohuan also cooperated. The people cooperated tacitly, as if they had been doing it for several years, and Aunt Li also stepped in halfway, helping out from time to time.

When it was almost noon, all the dishes were brought out from the kitchen. He looked at Xiaohuan and said, "How do you feel today?"

"Very good, I think I have gained a lot today. It turns out that cooking is such an interesting thing. Sister Yuchun, can I use your leftover ingredients for our lunch?" So exciting, jumping up and down with joy.

"Okay." Chunniang thought that Xiaohuan would be overwhelmed, but seeing her full of energy, it seemed that she was worrying too much.

"Auntie, Auntie Quan, what do you think? Is it delicious?" Xiaohuan imitated Chunniang and made a dish.It was brought to the table like a treasure offering and asked everyone to help taste it.

Aunt Li took a sip, and said slowly: "This fried fish fillet tastes okay, but the fish fillet is a bit loose and not shaped..." After a pause, she looked at Xiaohuan, who looked like a frosted eggplant, and knew that the young man Need to be encouraged, and then comforted, "However, the time of marinating this fish fillet is very accurate, and the sauce is also well prepared." Aunt Li has tasted a lot of dishes now, and she can tell one, two, three.

"Yes, it's your first time doing it today, and it's already very good. I've seen Chun Niang do it a few times, and it's not as good as yours." Aunt Quan's words were obviously comforting.

"Yeah, I think it's good, and it's much more delicious than what I made." Aunt Changgui also comforted me.

After listening to the first half, Xiaohuan also knew what her problem was, but she clearly followed the steps of the master, so why couldn't she fry it well? She was wondering with her head down, and everyone thought Xiaohuan was displeased. They came over to comfort her.

Xiaohuan suddenly raised her head, looked at Chunniang with an innocent look and said, "Sister Yuchun, I followed your steps, why is it still not easy for the fish to form?" Chunniang laughed loudly, this girl I got into a dead end, I was thinking about this all the time, put down my chopsticks and said: "Xiaohuan, it is said that it is easy to see flowers but difficult to embroider. You just didn't have a good grasp of the control of the heat and the strength of frying fish. In the future, do more and more Look, feel it with your heart. In fact, it is very rare for you to cook this dish for the first time today. You should be good at finding and solving problems by yourself in the future. I will ask you again, except for what my mother said, you Do you think there is anything wrong with your dish?"

(End of this chapter)