Chapter 225 225. Braised cabbage and potatoes
“Sister, is Xiaobaicai ready?”
“No, longer.”
“Sister, is Xiaobaicai ready?”
“No, longer.”
“Sister, why isn’t the pak choi ready yet?”
“Because Qiaoqiao asked three times today.”
Song Tan felt tired.
“Mom! Look at you! Why did you tell him in advance?”
Now Qiaoqiao is simply looking forward to the stars and the moon waiting to go to the amusement park, and she really can't stand it.
Ulan was carrying a basket full of tea leaves. At this moment, she felt guilty and pretended she didn't hear: "Oh, this tea! It's so good!"
The seventh cousin still had an idea: "Come on, come on, Qiao Qiao, I'm learning knowledge during this time, and I can't lose my cooking skills!"
“Not lost, not lost!”
Qiaoqiao became anxious.
He can now value his academic achievements in all aspects, for fear that if anything is not in place, it will affect his plan to go to the amusement park.
“I study seriously every day.”
The seventh cousin nodded: "Okay, I'll leave a dish for you to cook for lunch. If it's delicious, it will prove that you are not lying."
As soon as he said this, Ulan was stunned.
“His cousin, Qiaoqiao can cook now?”
The seventh cousin said nonchalantly: "How strange are you to say this? When you were a child, when you were cooking, did you practice knife skills first and then start cooking on the stove? Didn't you just step on the stool and start trying it?"
“He doesn’t practice it, and it’s the same even after reading it a hundred times. We’re not serious about following the process.”
This also makes sense.
As for rural children, if they have a high stove, they dare to step on a stool to cook on the stove. For people of Ulan's time, this was normal.
That is to say, life is better now, the pressure is not so great, and children do not have to be manipulated in this way, which makes everyone look more delicate.
Qiaoqiao was quite confident: "Then what should I do?"
The seventh cousin thought for a moment: "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 bagful of potatoes left from the potatoes I bought two days ago.
“What we made before was braised taro with bamboo shoot leaves. This time we changed the ingredients and it will definitely taste better than bamboo shoot leaves.”
The seventh cousin would not admit it. He had been craving for the fresh, tender 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 them to sell for money to build a house, so he was too embarrassed to open his mouth.
Qiaoqiao was a little hesitant: "But those tickets have to be sold for money!"
Hey guys, you can’t live without an amusement park, right?
Song Tan quickly said: "It's not bad, the main thing is to eat it for the family."
She wants to eat the vegetables she grows herself!
Qiaoqiao then picked up the big basket 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 he was procrastinating...
However, she originally planned to leave tomorrow. Everyone who would work tomorrow and tonight would be cleared, but she just didn’t let Qiao Qiao know.
Chinese cabbage is grown in dense clusters in the ground, with its thin roots embedded in the soil. You can easily pull the cabbage 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 the family will need to cook a meal. Now I am excited to go back and can’t wait to show off my skills!
It’s a pity that the chef’s first course sounded a little perfunctory.
Potato stew with cabbage sounds like a standard dish at a construction site. The clear soup is watery. But in reality, everyone uses different materials. It's actually quite delicious.
Last time, the seventh cousin made the braised 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 the water. Qiao Qiao removed the roots of the cabbage, which was about 20 centimeters long, washed it, and then put it directly into the boiling water to blanch it for a while.
When the leaves turn green, take out the cabbage and soak it quickly in cold water.
When blanching, the potatoes were peeled, and now they started dicing again.
Qiaoqiao'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, which was fat and thin, and 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 Qiaoqiao as if she were her own child, with a satisfied smile on her face.
Qiaoqiao didn't notice it at all.
Generally novice cooks are often in a hurry, but Qiaoqiao is different. He seems to have a plan in his mind and 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 he turned to look at the seventh cousin: "Qiao Qiao is so talented? Don't you even 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, the water I added is almost the same as last time.”
“But,” he said with a smile in his eyes, “this child is down-to-earth and smart. Now he is learning the amount of food I cook. After cooking a few more times, he will feel it himself.”
That’s right!
Qiaoqiao was very attentive when cooking and didn't listen to everyone else at all.
At this time, add the minced cabbage and stir it a few times - browned diced meat, emerald green cabbage and jade-white cabbage stalks, bright yellow diced potatoes, and a few bright red chili peppers in the middle.
The fragrance of Chinese cabbage becomes more and more obvious when stimulated by meat and chili.
The seventh cousin suddenly slapped his thigh:
“Oops. It’s not even yet, I haven’t even cooked any rice!”
“Don’t be in a hurry, I’m not worried about the vegetables getting cold on this day, not to mention that the stew is slow to cool down, and there are three big pots—”
Song Tan then continued to give instructions: "Qiao Qiao cooks, can you?"
Cooking rice would be even easier.
Plan the rice into the pot and add water - when adding water, Qiaoqiao also asked: "Sister, do you still want rice soup today? If not, I will add less water."
“Yes, my grandparents like to drink this.”
"OK!"
Qiao Qiao added another ladle of water. The earthen stove was on strong fire, and even though the iron pot was very big, it didn't take long for it to start simmering 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:
“Aunt, just leave a little fire to simmer.”
It’s coming, it’s coming, and there will be more later (when 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)