Chapter 225 225. Chinese cabbage and potatoes stewed
“Sister, is the Chinese cabbage ready?”
“No, it will grow longer.”
“Sister, the Chinese cabbage is ready?” Are you ready?”
“No, it will be longer”
"Sister, why isn't the cabbage ready yet?"
"Because Qiaoqiao asked three times today."
Song Tan felt tired.
"Mom! Look at you! Why do you have to tell him in advance?"
Now Qiaoqiao is just waiting for the stars and the moon to go to the amusement park, and she really can't resist it.
Wulan, carrying a basket full of tea leaves, felt guilty and pretended not to hear it: "Oh, this tea! It's so good!"
The seventh cousin had an idea: "Come on, come on, Qiao Qiao, I can’t lose my cooking skills during this period of time!”
“Not lost, not lost!”
Qiao Qiao became anxious.
He now values his academic achievements in all aspects, fearing that if anything is not in place, it will affect his plan to go to the amusement park.
"I study hard every day."
The seventh cousin nodded: "Okay, I will leave a dish for you to cook for lunch. If it is delicious, it will prove that you are not lying."
As soon as he said this, Ulan was stunned.
"His cousin, Qiao Qiao can cook now?"
The seventh cousin said nonchalantly: "How strange is this? When you were cooking when you were a child, you first practiced knife skills. What if we get to work again? Why don’t we just step on the stool and start trying?”
"He doesn't practice it, and it's the same even after reading it a hundred times. We don't follow the process seriously."
This makes sense.
Rural children, if they have a high stove, they dare to step on the stool to cook on the stove. For people of Ulan's time, this was normal.
That is, life is better now, the pressure is not so great, and children do not have to be manipulated like this, which makes everyone look more delicate.
Qiaoqiao was quite confident: "Then what should I do?"
The seventh cousin thought for a while: "Aren't you thinking about cabbage? Go to the field to pull some cabbage and make a cabbage stew with potatoes for lunch."
There is still a handful of potatoes bought two days ago. .
“What we made before was just stewed taro with bamboo shoot leaves. This time we changed the ingredients and it will definitely taste better than bamboo shoot leaves.”
The seventh cousin will not admit it. He has been craving for the fresh and tender cabbage in that field for a long time. It's a pity that everyone is paying close attention. Usually, they only eat a handful of stir-fried dishes, and each person has no chopsticks.
He also knew that Song Tan had kept it to sell to build a house, so he was too embarrassed to open his mouth.
However, Qiaoqiao was a little hesitant: "But you have to sell money to buy tickets!"
Good guy, you can't live without an amusement park, right?
Song Tan quickly said: "That's true, it's mainly for the family to eat."
She also wants to eat the vegetables she grows herself!
Qiao Qiao then picked up the big basket very seriously: "Then I'm going to see if the cabbage has grown."
This thing can be eaten as long as it has leaves. What's so good about it? It's because Song Tan wanted the cabbage to grow bigger, so she was procrastinating...
However, she originally planned to do it tomorrow. We just set off. Everyone who will work tomorrow and tonight will be cleared, but Qiao Qiao didn’t know about it.
Chinese cabbage is grown in dense clusters in the ground, with its thin roots embedded in the soil. You can easily pull it out by grabbing the whole cabbage and tugging lightly.
Qiaoqiao’s big basket was quickly filled to the brim.
Don't mention it, now that he is following his seventh cousin today, he has a pretty good idea of how much food his family will need to cook a meal. Now I am excited to go back and can’t wait to show off my skills!
——Today, Chef Qiaoqiao!
…It’s a pity that the chef’s first dish sounded a little perfunctory.
Potato stew with cabbage sounds like a standard recipe at a construction site, the clear soup is watery. But in reality, everyone uses different materials. In fact, it was really delicious.
Last time, the seventh cousin made the stewed potatoes with bamboo shoots and leaves. Everyone even ate the soup and rice, and there was nothing left.
Aunt Lianhua came over early to help boil the fire and boil water. Qiao Qiao removed the roots and cleaned the cabbage, which was about 20 centimeters each, and then directly put it into the boiling water and blanched it for a while.
When the leaves turn emerald green, take out the cabbage and soak it quickly in cold water.
While blanching, the potatoes were peeled, and now they started dicing again.
Qiao Qiao's sword skills are not very good, but he is patient, steady, and not impatient.
Soon, a pot of potatoes was cut.
Finally, he took out another pot of stewed meat with alternate fat and lean meat, which was also cut into dices.
Aunt Lianhua is also ready to lend a hand and help him fish out the green cabbage that has been blanched and allowed to cool.
The seventh cousin glanced at her.
She had no choice but to pretend she didn't see it, and sat back to light the fire.
The weather was getting warmer, so she wore a simple shirt, and her cheeks were red from the fire. She was looking at Qiao Qiao as if she were her own child, with a satisfied smile on her face.
Qiaoqiao didn't notice at all.
Generally novice cooks are often in a hurry, but Qiaoqiao is different. He seems to have a plan in his heart, and he is not in a hurry no matter what.
At this moment, he took out the cabbage, squeezed the water a little, and then chopped it into fine pieces.
Then heat the oil in a pan, stir-fry the dried chili peppers and minced garlic, and finally add the minced stewed meat.
After the aroma comes out, add diced potatoes and stir-fry. When the potatoes are a little soft and sticky, quickly add more boiling water and sprinkle with salt...
Song Tan watched in surprise as Qiao Qiao sprinkled the salt in, and then stopped moving. Now she hurriedly turned to look at the seventh cousin: "Qiao Qiao is so talented? Don't you need to taste the salty version?"
“It’s not natural talent,” the seventh cousin was still bright-eyed: “I guess he saw that I added a spoonful of salt last time, so I’ll add that much this time.”
“Just look at the water, it’s almost the same as last time.”
“But,” he said with a smile in his eyes, “This kid is down-to-earth and smart. Now Just learn how much I cook, and after cooking it a few more times, he will feel it himself.”
No!
Qiaoqiao was very attentive when cooking and didn't listen to everyone else at all.
Now put the minced cabbage in and stir it up a few times - browned diced meat, green cabbage and jade-white cabbage stalks, bright yellow diced potatoes, mixed with a few more A bright red chili pepper.
The fragrance of cabbage becomes more and more obvious when stimulated by meat and chili.
The seventh cousin suddenly slapped his thigh:
“Oh! It’s not even yet, I haven’t cooked any rice!”
"Don't be in a hurry. I'm not afraid of the vegetables getting cold today. What's more, this stew is slow to cool down. There are three big pots -"
Song Tan then directed: "Qiao Qiao cooks, can you?" Huh? ”
It would be easier to cook.
Put the rice into the pot and add water - when adding water, Qiaoqiao also asked: "Sister, do you want more rice soup today? If you don't want it, I will add less water."
"Yes. My grandparents love to drink this.”
"Okay!"
Qiao Qiao added another ladle of water. The fire in the earthen stove was strong, and even though the iron pot was very big, it didn't take long for it to boil again.
Lifting the lid of the pot and looking at the rice grains, the white heart in the middle was almost gone.
He quickly picked up the ladle and poured out all the excess rice soup. Then he smiled sweetly at Aunt Lianhua:
"Auntie, just leave a little fire for simmering."
It’s coming, it’s coming, and it will come later (after I brush my teeth and wake up). I’m really in a bad state during this period, and I’m considering picking up my fitness plan.
Also, it feels so lonely when the client does not display comments.
(End of this chapter)