Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 753

It will be steamed in a while, so Chen Nian has to prepare the other two dishes now.

Compared with stir-fried vegetables, beef is easier to cool down, and stir-fried beef must be eaten while it is hot to taste better.

So Chen Nian plans to make vegetables first, and then beef.

Stir-frying vegetables is very simple. You only need to cut some minced garlic and put them in hot oil to sauté until fragrant, then put the vegetables in and stir-fry quickly on high heat. When the vegetables are about to break, add them in. Soy sauce, salt, and oyster sauce are fine.

After loading the dishes, Gu Cheng took the initiative to go into the kitchen and take out the dishes, which saved Chen Nian some effort.

Next is the last dish, stir-fried beef with celery. I still cut some minced garlic and chopped some chili slices. After the oil is hot, put it into the pan for stir-fry.

After the taste comes up, put the marinated beef directly into the pot when aged.

Turn on the fire to the maximum, so the beef starts to change color quickly under the action of high temperature, but when it was marinated before aging, water starch was added to wrap the meat, and finally a layer was sealed on the outside Oil.

In this way, the moisture in the beef can be locked, so that the beef will not become hard and burnt after being served.

But after only seven or eight seconds of frying in the pot, Chen Nian directly poured the chopped celery into it.

Stir-frying with the spoon non-stop, it only took [-] or [-] seconds before and after, and the beef was directly filled out by Chen Nian.

"All right."

"Get ready for dinner!"

Chen Nian yelled, followed Gu Cheng in and continued to serve dishes, Chen Nian turned his head to let out the pressure cooker, and then took out the tamales inside.

First put a plate on top of the bowl, then use ruthless iron hands to turn the plate and the bowl over together, and after the bowl is taken off, the dish is considered ready.

But the moment Chen Nian opened the bowl, a strong aroma came out, which had both the aroma of rice itself and the rich aroma of meat.

The color is beautiful and beautiful, as if a layer of filter has been added under the hot air, it looks like people can't help but swallow their saliva.

"Want some wine?" Chen Nian asked.

"No need, I can just have a drink." Gu Cheng replied quickly.

But at this time, Lu Xiao looked at the dishes on the table: "Would you like some beer? These dishes are quite good for drinking today."

"Okay." Chen Nian immediately agreed, and then he looked at Gu Cheng again: "Why don't we have a drink together, just drink less, how about it?"

"Okay, but I don't drink much." Gu Cheng said, after all Lu Xiao said he wanted to drink, so he had to accompany him no matter what.

"It's okay, then you have a small one, and my sister and I have a big one." Chen Nian put the tamales on the table, and asked his cousin to get the chopsticks, while he went to get the beer.

After sitting back on the table, Chen Nian glanced at the menu.

The progress of fried beef with celery is 100%, but the tamales are only 93.6%.

"There is no big problem. It should be some details. If you change the cage and steam it later, you should be able to increase it by about [-] or [-]%. But the rest should be the specific ratio of seasoning and rice. I will study it later. alright."

Thinking of this, Chen Nian directly raised the can and touched the two of them, and took a big gulp.

"Hiccup~"

Chen Nian hiccupped after drinking it.

"When I drink beer, I'm used to taking a sip and belching all the gas out of my stomach. Otherwise, I always feel uncomfortable, and if there is too much gas in my stomach, I will be full easily."

"It's true that drinking beer makes you feel full, and it's also easy to go to the toilet. However, I used to have a classmate who was very good at drinking, especially beer. The more he drank, the more sober he became. Apart from always going to the toilet, there was no other problem." Gu Cheng said.

"Actually, I am like this. Beer doesn't have a certain degree. Unless it is in a specific scene, generally I can't get drunk when I drink beer." Speaking of this, Chen Nian suddenly thought of the night when he and Hongdou were in Yangzhou. I bought wine, peanuts, and spicy strips, and I planned to go to the lake to drink, but I felt a little smelly after sitting for a while, so I went back to the hotel.

I was drunk that time, and sure enough, there was a beautiful woman by my side, and there was an intoxicating buff in the air.

Gu Cheng smiled: "That's amazing, I'm not very good at it, I can only drink three bottles of beer at most, and this was when I was in college, one bottle now is probably too much."

But Lu Xiao looked at the small soda can in Gu Cheng's hand: "Then don't worry, you don't even have a bottle in this can. In short, we don't need to drink too much to eat supper by ourselves, just be happy."

"That's right, if you feel dizzy later, it's good to stop, I still have drinks here, don't drink too much and feel uncomfortable when you go home." Chen Nian also warned.

Gu Cheng could see that these two people were trying to persuade him in good faith, but after thinking about it, he wouldn't be able to drink such a small can of beer.

Immediately said that there is no problem, and his drinking capacity is not so bad.

After drinking, they began to eat food.

Chen Nian is most concerned about tamales. He had seen this dish in restaurants before when he and his classmates went out for dinner, but he never ordered it.

When he checked the information, he saw that there are actually some differences between the tamales in different places. As far as Sichuan is concerned, many chefs will make the tamales a little spicy.

However, in Jiangsu and Guangdong areas, the tamales are more sweet and more flavorful.

But overall, this dish is still a salty and fresh dish.

The version made by Chen Nian is based on Jiangxi's traditional steamed pork, and then added some Sichuan flavors, but did not add chili.

It looks a bit orange-yellow on the outside, and the rice on it has completely softened to the meat after steaming, but because the rice used for aging is basically not sticky to each other, it doesn't look so smooth.

There is no sticking to each other when clamping with chopsticks.

"Sure enough, it's steamed meat. It looks soft and soft, and it feels a little glutinous when you pinch it." Chen Nian felt that he could squeeze the meat apart with a little force.

As the heat rises, the glutinous and delicate fragrance of rice and the fragrance of meat are integrated into one, and penetrate into the nose, making people feel like a girl like a hibiscus coming out of the water covered with a layer of light orange gauze, and the graceful breath reverberates In between, the looming skin seems to be rejecting and welcoming.

He couldn't help reaching out to touch it, and easily fell into the trickling warmth.

very soft.

Very moist.

People can't help taking a bite, the softened rice is glutinous and fragrant, and the meat inside is crispy, tender and juicy. Although the pork belly is used, the fat meat accounts for almost half of the proportion, but it is not greasy after the mouth. , but there are still some loose ammo.

"Really delicious!"

Gu Cheng ate a piece just as he was tasting it, and couldn't help admiring after eating it.

"Boss Chen's craftsmanship is amazing."

After hearing this, Chen Nian waved his hand modestly: "It's not that great, the main thing is that this dish is quite home-cooked, and it's the first time I've made it. I should study it later and I should be able to make it better."

And Gu Cheng is like most people. After hearing Chen Nian's words, his first reaction was: "Can this dish be made better? It's already quite perfect."

But Lu Xiao, who is familiar with Chen Nian's personality, said with a smile: "You don't know that my younger brother is very serious about cooking, and he almost can't do it. He has to make what he thinks is the best. Every dish is really good.

Do you remember what I told you before?He taught me most of the dim sum in our shop. "

"so smart!"

"But I heard that for ordinary chefs, they will first be proficient in a cuisine or a method. For example, those who make stir-fry should concentrate on stir-frying, those who make pasta should concentrate on pasta, and those who make dim sum should specialize in researching dim sum."

"I understand a little bit." Chen Nian unconsciously began to pretend to be coercive.

But Gu Cheng can only cook some ordinary home-cooked dishes. If it is a little difficult, he has to go online to find tutorials and follow them. boast.

Then he tried fried beef with celery.

Although there is chili in it, there is not much spicy taste when eating. The chili only plays a role of seasoning, not the main spice.

But although the celery on the plate has been fried, it is very crispy when eaten, and the beef is also very tender and delicious.

Basically, it has reached the state of just being cooked, and then it is taken out of the pot.

So after eating, Gu Cheng couldn't help but took the initiative to pick up beer and drink it with the two of them.

After drinking, he asked the question in his heart: "Boss Chen, how is this meat fried? I occasionally fry meat at home, but the meat that often comes out is dry and hard, not very tasty. "

Chen Nian also put down the beer can: "Actually, the main thing about stir-fried meat is the heat. Generally speaking, stir-fried beef or mutton must be fried quickly, and a total of ten seconds before and after is enough.

And if you want tender meat, the most commonly used method is sizing, which is to marinate the meat with some starch and seasonings, stir well, pour some cooking oil outside, and then fry for a while, so that the meat inside Most of the water will be retained during the noisy process, and it will naturally be tender when eaten.

In addition, if the meat is thawed repeatedly, it will also make the meat harden, so in general, it is best to buy and cook it now, except for the meat that must be stored at home. "

"Understood, I will try it myself at home later."

Chen Nian nodded: "Although cooking at home, the fire is definitely not as big as cooking in a restaurant, but you can also cook delicious meals, and there is another point in cooking, that is, if you think cooking If you have to add different seasonings to it every time and waste time, you can actually put all the seasonings in the bowl in advance and pour them in together when you use it.”

"Can you still do this?" Gu Cheng's eyes widened, "Why didn't I think of it, every time I cook, I always stir-fry the vegetables halfway before adding seasonings to them, often the vegetables and meat are gone It's getting old."

"So, now that you know it, you can try this method."

In this way, they chatted while eating, and after they finished eating, Gu Cheng offered to help Chen Nian clean up the dishes. This time, Chen Nian didn't stop him, but gave Gu Cheng a chance to play.

He himself went to clean the pot and stove. After all, the dishes and chopsticks only need to be cleaned, but the pot needs to be maintained after washing.

After cleaning everything in this way, they closed the shop and went outside.

"Oh, it's really drunk, otherwise I can ride you back." Chen Nian said.

"It's okay, I'm a big man and I still need to give it away, I can go by myself, no problem." Gu Cheng said with a blushing face, it's not because he's shy, it's mainly because he drank a can of beer and now he's a little bit hot.

"Let's take a taxi. Anyway, I can't ride a bicycle anymore. I don't want to walk back later. Why don't I take a taxi to take you back first, and then we will go."

But how could Gu Cheng ask Chen Nian to call a taxi? Right after Chen Nian finished speaking, he quickly took out his mobile phone and opened the taxi app: "Let me take a taxi. I'd better send you back first, and then I'll go home."

In this way, after they backed down for a while, they still took a taxi with Chen Nian.

The distance between the two sides is not too far, but Gu Cheng took the initiative to add the old WeChat in the car.

"Goodbye, see you tomorrow."

Not long after, Gu Cheng got out of the car, greeted the two of them, and went home.

In the car, Chen Nian looked at his cousin sitting beside him: "Sister, how do you feel about him?"

Lu Xiao was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then said: "Who? You mean Gu Cheng? He is a very nice person, he works quickly, and learns things quickly. Sometimes I am too busy, and he can help me with my work later. There is basically nothing wrong with making dim sum.”

Chen Nian sighed: "Sister, I think you should be able to tell, he seems to like you a little bit, I want to ask you what you think."

"I... I don't know either, mainly because I'm busy with things in the store all day now, and I don't think about it that much."

At this time, Chen Nian shook his mobile phone: "I don't think he is the kind of person who is waiting to die. He has never added me on WeChat before, but he added it suddenly today. He must want to have a good relationship with me, so I said If one day he confesses his love to you, what are you going to do?"

"Actually...how should I put it? It's just...well, I can't say it. I feel pretty good about him, but your sister and I have never been in love before, so I don't know much about it."

Chen Nian looked at the perverted cousin, and sighed again: "Sister, then I'll ask you a question, if he wants to play tricks on your friend, do you reject him or not?"

"Not too repulsive." Lu Xiao said after thinking for a while.

"That's fine. If he asks me for something at that time, then I will tell him. But if you think it's inappropriate, you can tell me. Anyway, you should be more serious about dating. Talk about it if you think it's okay. If it doesn’t work, don’t talk about it, don’t wrong yourself.”

"Got it."

(End of this chapter)