Chapter 290 Carrot Beef Stew
Renyi initially set up a small kitchen in the orthopedic canteen to provide patients with better care.
The vegetables in the small vegetable market are sold at market prices. There is a symbolic fee of a few yuan for the use of the stove according to the size of the pot. Seasonings such as oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar are provided free of charge. Cleaning is also the responsibility of Renyi himself.
After making soup or porridge, many patients' family members would give a portion to the medical staff, and some even cash-strapped doctors would go to the small kitchen to cook while they were resting.
When the small kitchen was first established two years ago, it was very well received and popular. You even had to queue up to use it. It was a well-known Renyi Internet celebrity kitchen.
But as time goes by, the novelty of small kitchens gradually fades away, and more and more people realize that their cooking skills are actually not that good.
The dishes they cooked in the small kitchen despite the high temperature, noise and turbid air were not even as good as those sold in the hospital canteen, nor as good as the small restaurant in front of the hospital.
Medical doctors also found that after long hours of hard and exhausting work, eating a meal cooked by yourself was simply a life worse than death.
Nowadays, except for a few aunts who insist on frying a few simple side dishes in the small canteen that was originally set up to provide better care for the patients, others only come here occasionally to make soup and set the alarm clock. Just cook it yourself on the stove.
When Jiang Feng finished washing his hands and returned to the small kitchen, the aunt had already picked out the carrots from the casserole and was helping Jiang Feng wash the vegetables.
"Young man, you are back. I see that you have a lot of dishes, so I will help you wash them." The aunt said enthusiastically.
"Thank you, aunt." Jiang Feng smiled.
Jiang Feng turned his attention to the beef on the stove.
If this pot of beef has just been cooked, there is still a high chance that it will be cured. But now this pot of beef had been cooked on the stove for more than an hour. Jiang Feng poked the meat with chopsticks. The first thing he felt was that it was hard.
Put this kind of meat in your mouth and chew it until your cheeks are sore. You probably won't be able to chew it thoroughly.
In addition, not enough ingredients were put in and the color didn't come out. This pot of beef is definitely a new dark dish.
The only praiseworthy aspect of this pot of beef may be the knife skills. Auntie was pretty good and knew how to follow the texture of the meat when cutting.
It's a pity that the only thing I praised was that the beef was cut wrong. You can't cut the beef along the grain, it has to be cut across the grain.
"Auntie, what's your surname?" Jiang Feng asked.
"My surname is Qian, what's your surname, young man?" Aunt Qian was washing mushrooms and corn, "young man, do you want to peel the kernels of this corn?"
"My surname is Jiang, sorry for bothering Aunt Qian." Jiang Feng was no longer polite. Someone can help cook the food much faster. Although Aunt Qian is not good at cooking, she is good at handling ingredients.
Jiang Feng picked out the large pieces of beef from the casserole, rinsed it, cut it into small pieces, added the ingredients back into the pot, brought it to a boil over high heat, and simmered over low heat.
"Aunt Qian, to make beef stew with carrots, you have to simmer the beef in boiling water, then add onions, ginger and garlic and stir-fry. If you are not sure about the amount, cut it into large pieces and add more. After stir-frying, add light soy sauce and dark soy sauce cooking wine. Consume oil and stir-fry all the time Until the beef is browned. The amount of light soy sauce and dark soy sauce is the same as a spatula. A little more light soy sauce, a little less dark soy sauce, and a little more cooking wine. Just add a little more for oil consumption. "
"Then change the casserole, add simmering water until the beef in the pot is covered, add seasonings such as geranium, fruit, pepper, etc., bring to a boil over high heat, and simmer over low heat. For this kind of casserole, it will take about two hours. .Add carrots and sprinkle more in the last twenty minutes. Salt and sugar are ready to stew." Jiang Feng told Aunt Qian how to make carrot stewed beef. "And, Aunt Qian, you can't cut beef along the grain. You have to cut it across the grain, just like I just did. Cut to that.”
Aunt Qian was stunned for a long time, and then said: "Xiao Jiang, you said so much, Aunt Qian can't remember it all at once..."
Jiang Feng:...
Also, Aunt Qian is a layman in cooking, so it is really difficult for her to challenge the challenge of carrot and beef stew.
Jiang Feng went to the cooking station to prepare the pork belly. The braised pork also had to be cooked slowly. It took the most time and had to be put on the stove first. Aunt Qian was right next to him helping him peel the corn kernels.
"Aunt Qian, do you usually cook?" Jiang Feng asked while cutting meat.
"I usually don't cook at home, I just do some homework. My father-in-law used to cook, but now my husband cooks." The aunt said, sighing, "My husband likes to eat beef stew with carrots the most. My father-in-law makes this dish." The food was so good that he never got tired of it since he was a snack. Later he started cooking and would make this dish every now and then. My daughter also loved it. ”
"Did you make this dish specially for your husband?"
"More than that, I made it for my husband, father-in-law and daughter." The aunt said.
Jiang Feng's chopping hands stopped, with a look of astonishment on his face.
Seeing Jiang Feng's expression, the aunt smiled: "It's unlucky for people to have trouble drinking water. My husband drove to pick up my father-in-law and my daughter. On the way, he was rear-ended by a car from behind and hit a large truck in front of him."
"Fortunately, 120 arrived in time and all three people were saved. My mother-in-law is now taking care of them in the ward. She always feels that the escorts are not taking good care of them as we are taking care of them personally, so she has to stay there all the time."
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"My father-in-law and my daughter are lucky. They recovered well after the operation and will be discharged from the hospital in a while. My husband is not good. He was injured the most and recovered the slowest. He is only about 50 years old and not very old. , but it keeps getting better. The doctor came to me yesterday and asked me to be mentally prepared.”
"The doctor said that if you are lucky, you might be able to survive, but my family has not had good luck for so many years. I have been hit by others every time I drove on the road. I have never been hit by another bottle when I bought a drink. In the company's annual He hasn't even won a consolation prize. He has been unlucky for so many years, I hope he has better luck this time."
"This morning I asked him what he wanted to eat, and he said he wanted to eat the carrot beef stew I made. He said he had made carrot beef stew for me for so many years, and it was time for me to make it for him."
"Tell me, what does he want to eat? He actually wants to eat the beef stew with carrots I made. Can the food I cook be eaten? I can't even fry vegetables." Aunt Qian said with a smile on her face. He could still manage to smile, but his eyes were already turning red unconsciously.
"Xiao Jiang, thank you. Without your help, this pot of beef would have been ruined. My husband would have to laugh at me later."
Jiang Feng turned to look at the beef on the stove, and suddenly felt that it was inappropriate for him to directly help Aunt Qian make carrot and beef stew. This dish should not be cooked by him.
"Aunt Qian, please do it again tomorrow." Jiang Feng said.
"Huh?"
"This dish is not difficult. I will come over to help my cousin cook tomorrow. I will guide you. Tomorrow I will move my mouth and you will do it." Jiang Feng said.
Aunt Qian was stunned and said: "Then I'll trouble you."
"No trouble, just a little effort."
Some people eat food not because of the taste, but because of the person who cooks it.
"Xiao Jiang, let me help you deal with this duck."
"Thank you, Aunt Qian."
"By the way, Xiao Jiang, can you tell me the steps of stewing carrots and beef again later? I'll take a piece of paper and write it down, and I'll think about it tonight." Aunt Qian asked.
"No problem, I'll tell you again later." Jiang Feng agreed readily.
Aunt Qian really wanted to make a carrot and beef stew by herself.
Made for her lover with her own hands. (End of chapter)