Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 429 Burning Two Winters
When Chen Nian heard this answer, he even froze for three seconds.

"If you want to buy vegetables in the morning, you have to go there when it gets dark. I'm already old, and I can't sleep because of the noise of those boys snoring at night. How can I get up so early?

Moreover, there are many people who go shopping for vegetables in the morning, no matter how close I am to them, no matter how good the relationship is, it is impossible for the vegetable seller to leave his stall to deliver vegetables to me at the busiest time, right?You let me hold it by myself and I can't hold it. "

Finally, after hearing Master Sun's explanation, Chen Nian felt very reasonable.

"So now that you are here, you can go shopping for vegetables early in the morning. If I don't tell you what to do, you can just watch and buy by yourself, and do what you want, but it is best to have meat. If there is meat, they will not eat it." Pick." Sun Fuquan urged again, "You don't have to worry about the vegetable money, let them go to the accounting room to keep accounts, and pay them at the end of the month."

"Good master."

Suddenly being released from power again, this should have been a good thing.

But Chen Nian thought about it for a while, maybe it would be better if he didn't ask just now?
But this feeling of being trusted is still good.

Otherwise, no matter where the purchase is, it will be a good job, and it will be very lucrative, because you can get rich from it, and report more prices after unifying with the vegetable vendor, so that the extra money will flow into your own pocket.

If you are a little more black-hearted and try to shoddy, you will earn more.

It's just that there is absolutely no need to do that here.

No matter how much money you earn, you can’t take it back. Although the money you earn here can be exchanged for cash, this is a dream. If the things in the dream can be brought back to reality at will, Chen Nian will have made a fortune long ago. , and open a restaurant with bananas, spicy sticks and sticks?
It is also invaluable to bring back a vase antique from ancient times.

The dish they are going to cook at noon today is Shao Erdong, sauerkraut and white meat, and a scrambled egg with leeks.

When I heard these three dishes, my first reaction was that I had never heard of Shao Erdong.

The second reaction is that sauerkraut and white meat is not a Northeast dish?

As for scrambled eggs with leeks, it is a simple home-cooked dish.

On the way to buy vegetables, Chen Nian asked his master directly what Shao Erdong was.

"Shao Erdong mainly consists of mushrooms and winter bamboo shoots. This is called Erdong. Jiezuo is a vegetarian dish, but despite the fact that this dish is vegetarian, it still tastes quite good." Master Sun said.

Chen Nian nodded, but he still couldn't think of how to make these two dishes.

After all, if he wanted to combine these two ingredients together, Chen Nian could only think of the vegetable dish like magnolia slices fried green beans, and he couldn't think of how to serve it.

Cool is pretty cool.

Although Chen Nian didn't know how to make this dish or how to serve it, he knew how to bargain when he arrived at the vegetable market.

At the beginning, the descendant Chen Haonan cut it from Kowloon Bay to Tsim Sha Tsui, while Chen Nian chopped it from the beginning to the end in the vegetable market, just like a god of death.

From the beginning to the end, the eyelids did not blink.

So much so that when he and Mr. Sun came out, they had dry eyes and dry hands.

"Not bad, not bad, quite a bit of my demeanor when I was young. When I was young, I was similar to you. Later, those vegetable sellers were afraid of me, and they would give me the cheapest price every time I didn't have to take the initiative." Master Sun patted Patting Chen Nian on the shoulder, he said appreciatively.

"If you can save it, you can save it. Things are cheap to buy, and food is good." Chen Nian said humbly.

But while they were talking, Chen Nian remembered about Su Yunjin again.

"By the way, master, do you know Su Yunjin?"

After Sun Fuquan heard the name, he couldn't help but pause, and then sighed: "I know, how can I not know? I have been here since the beginning of Jinwumen, how could I not know Su Yunjin?"

"Then who is she? I saw her come to look for senior brother yesterday, but I was afraid that there would be some secret between them, so I didn't dare to ask." Chen Nian said, and he still didn't tell Tang Dechun what he couldn't tell Master Sun. questionable.

Chen Nian pretended to be listening attentively, and waited for the following.

"Su Yunjin, he is the third master's adopted daughter."

This news is no less than a blockbuster here in Chen Nian. If this bomb goes off, Chen Nian will also be blown to pieces.

He is even more confused about the relationship between these people now, why does he feel confused?
"Su Yunjin is the third master's adopted daughter, but after Luo Sheng betrayed the teacher, she also left..."

"This Luo Sheng was the second senior brother back then? Then what's the relationship between Su Yunjin and the senior senior brother? Did the three of them know each other before?" Chen Nian asked several questions in succession, and he really wanted to know now.

Sure enough, gossip is the driving force for human progress, and curiosity is the fuel for the progress of civilization.

"That's right. Luo Sheng was the second disciple of Jinwumen back then. He was very talented in martial arts, but his temperament was not good. The three of them had known each other since childhood, and they also entered Jinwumen at the same time. It's just that Tang Dechun and Luo Sheng were accepted by the third master. For the sake of his disciples, Su Yunjin was recognized as a goddaughter."

When Chen Nian heard it, there was indeed an unknown story!

"At that time, the boss and the second child treated Yun Jin like their own sisters, and the third master and his wife treated Yun Jin exactly like their daughters, but after a while, Yun Jin and the second child got closer, and later on in the third At the grandpa's birthday banquet, on the day the second child was about to betray the teacher, Su Yunjin also left with the second child after the second child left.

It's just that these things happened earlier, and no one would mention them, so apart from the current boss, young master Shen Wen, the third master and his wife, other people don't know much about it. "

Hearing this, Chen Nian thought to himself: "Okay, now there is one more person who knows."

But he definitely wouldn't gossip about these words, after all, this is someone else's privacy, and it is quite lucky to know it from Master Sun.

Not long after returning to the martial arts hall, those vegetable vendors brought the dishes over, and Chen Nian turned his attention back to cooking. The dish of sauerkraut and white meat was cooked in Wang Chuang's forest on Changbai Mountain before Chen Nian. I ate in a hut.

I have to say, on the snowy mountain, there is snow outside, the stove is lit at home, cook a pot of sauerkraut and white meat, and then serve a large pot of fragrant rice. Don’t mention how refreshing it is to eat. You can drink all of these Go down a catty.

Although Chen Nian didn't put this dish on the menu of Honghong Restaurant later, he still remembers the taste.

So in comparison, Chen Nian is still looking forward to what Master Sun said about burning Erdong.

After all, I have never heard of it.

"Burning, it is the freshest to eat in winter. I basically make it three or four times a month. Those boys love it very much." Master Sun said, "You should deal with the bamboo shoots and mushrooms first. See what I do."

After Chen Nian heard this, he immediately took action. He found that although Master Sun trusted himself like the previous masters, there was a difference in his teaching methods.

Those masters let themselves practice and learn in practice, while Master Sun was purely demonstrating there, and then let himself see, which is similar to the way he taught the land.

But this is not bad for the old age, at least read it once and think about it by yourself, it is better than trying to save trouble with your brain.

Such as Xiaolongbao, Kung Pao Chicken, and Yuxiang Pork Shredded can also be reversed based on the dishes you have eaten, and the more well-known food methods are nothing more than those types.

But like burning Erdong, there is no way to know what it is just by listening to the name.

Of course, you have to do things like handling ingredients by yourself, and the master chef only needs to be in charge of cooking.

"The root of the mushroom should be cut off, and then cut from the middle; the winter bamboo shoot should be cut into three halves from the left and right, and then cut from the middle with an oblique knife." Master Sun talked about how to deal with these ingredients, and Chen Nian immediately understood .

Because I want to cook for dozens of people, I soaked a pot of winter bamboo shoots and another pot of mushrooms.

The portions are huge.

After soaking for a while, Chen Nian began to wash it carefully. After the two ingredients were completely washed, Chen Nian began to modify the knife according to the methods mentioned by Master Sun.

These kinds of cutting methods are very simple. Basically, you don't need much knife skills, just have your hands.

"If winter bamboo shoots are fried directly without blanching, they will taste bitter and astringent. After blanching, the bitterness will disappear. Besides, winter bamboo shoots are a seasonal dish. Remember to put some sugar when blanching, which can improve the taste." Taste and increase umami." Master Sun explained the principle to Chen Nian.

But in fact, Chen Nian knows more about this than Master Sun. Master Sun only knows that winter bamboo shoots will taste bitter if they are not blanched, but Chen Nian knows that it is because of oxalic acid in it.

Moreover, although this food tastes delicious after being prepared, it is not suitable for people with weak gastrointestinal function to eat more, because it contains a lot of vitamins, trace elements and minerals, and eating too much will cause gastrointestinal discomfort.

Chinese culture is extensive and profound, and winter bamboo shoots are also one of the commonly used dietary ingredients in ancient times, because it is also recorded in traditional Chinese medicine: bamboo shoots are sweet in taste, slightly bitter in part, cold in nature, can reduce phlegm and lower qi, clear away heat and annoyance, and relieve constipation.

"Bielu of Famous Doctors" states that it "mainly quenches thirst, improves water channels, nourishes qi, and can be eaten for a long time".

"Compendium of Materia Medica Supplements" says that it "benefits the nine orifices, unblocks the blood vessels, reduces phlegm and salivation, and eliminates food and swelling", and is especially good at clearing away heat-phlegm.

This is what Chen Nian saw when he couldn't sleep at night.

It's just that these things were old and didn't show off. Anyway, I came to learn how to cook, so there's no need to make such distractions.

Take out the fried winter bamboo shoots and drain the water, put them on a plate, add some soy sauce for coloring, and mix them evenly with your hands.

For this part, Master Sun explained: "Because we have to put it in the oil pan for frying later, and it will look good after being fried with some color. Isn't it important to cook a dish that has both color and flavor? Although we cook rice in a big pot, who made us the cook? You can't be fooled."

"Master, to be honest, for me, it's not that everyone wants to be a teacher. If it's really the kind that only has cooking skills but no cooking ethics, I will stay away from it." Chen Nian said while working.

Some people may feel uncomfortable after hearing these words, but in Sun Fuquan's ears, these words are precisely the manifestation of being stronger than old age.

This is like worshiping good people as teachers and bad people as teachers in martial arts.

He knew that Chen Nian was not the kind of fledgling kid, so now he asked Chen Nian to find a restaurant to be a cook at random, and Chen Nian could also get in, and he would be trained emphatically.

Therefore, the other party also has a choice in apprenticeship.

When Chen Nian said that, it was tantamount to praising himself in disguise. Otherwise, with Chen Nian's talent and foundation, I believe that any famous chef in Tianjin would be willing to accept him as a disciple.

"Work hard, study hard, don't worry that you won't learn anything from me." Sun Fuquan looked at Chen Nian and said.

Chen Nian nodded earnestly. To be honest, he likes to deal with such a master. He doesn't need to beat around the bush, and the other party can fully understand the meaning he wants to express in his words.

Then in the same pot of water, put the mushrooms in the same pot and boil them for a while.

After about seven or eight seconds, Chen Nian picked up the mushrooms with a strainer, drained them, and put them in the same pot with bamboo shoots.

At this time, Master Sun had already poured out the water in the pot, and Chen Nian came to the stove and began to pull the bellows to increase the firepower.

After the water in the pot was boiled dry, Master Sun poured oil into the pot.

It is worth mentioning that most people used soybean oil during this period, because soybean oil was cheap, but people with better conditions would also have some rapeseed oil at home.

For example, these two oils are basically used in a mixture in the martial arts school.

After all, cooking with rapeseed oil is more fragrant.

The oil temperature gradually rises, and the unique aroma of the rapeseed oil has emerged at this time. This oil is darker in color, and it is quickly wrapped when these ingredients are put into the pot.

There are constantly forcing Bobo's voices.

Old age knows that this is because the moisture in the ingredients is forced out under the action of the high-temperature oil in the pot, and then turns into bubbles and floats to the surface and then explodes.

For a person who doesn't know how to cook, this is quite dangerous. After all, under the oil temperature, when the oil splashes on a person's body, it will be a blister.

"When you fry these two things, what you want is a dry fragrance. You don't need to fry them for too long, just wait until the surface turns slightly yellow and then take them out." Master Sun said while taking out the fried ingredients and putting them in again. Put it on the plate, "Okay, now you go and chop some chopped green onion and ginger, which will be used in the pot later, and then make some paste after it is done."

"Good master."

Chen Nian picked up two heads of garlic from the table, peeled off the coat on them, then placed them on the board with a kitchen knife and slapped them hard.

The garlic skins were flying, and at this time, Chen Nian picked up the garlic and shook the garlic cloves out with just a slight shake.

This is much easier than taking off the garlic cloves and digging them out with your hands.

Anyway, it is also necessary to cut into minced garlic, and the step of slicing is omitted after taking pictures.

After the ginger and garlic are peeled and cut into minced garlic, they are aged and peeled a few green onions and cut into shreds.

At this time, Master Sun had already heated the oil in the pot to about [-]% to [-]%, and put the old-aged preparations into the pot fully, and there was a sound of prickling, and after about four or five seconds, Master Sun poured the oil again. I bought half a bottle of Huadiao wine and went in.

Immediately afterwards, soy sauce, salt, water and sugar were added. During the whole process, Chen Nian watched carefully while holding the water starch with his hands.

The amount of each seasoning is in mind, but I added a little more, that is, I need to put a little more sugar.

Looking at the pot of soup carefully prepared by Master Sun, Chen Nian thought that even if he threw the old cloth shoes on his feet into it and fried it, it would still taste delicious.

But Chen Nian also thought about it, if he really wanted to do this, let alone eat.

Probably in the future, we will only be able to eat some sacrifices during the Ching Ming and Ghost Festivals every year.

Whether someone burns money can only depend on luck.

After the sauce in the pot was completely stirred evenly, Master Sun put the previously fried bamboo shoots and mushrooms into it.

Simply stir fry twice and wait for the soup in the pot to gurgle by itself.

After about 3 minutes like this, Master Sun poured the soup on the ingredients again with a big iron spoon, and stretched out his hand while stirring.

With a tacit understanding, Chen Nian handed the prepared water starch to Master Sun, and then he took the initiative to pull the bellows to turn on the fire without Master Sun needing to speak.

Master Sun first poured a stream of water starch into it, then continued to stir until the soup began to thicken gradually, then poured all the rest into it.

"It's okay to thicken the soup once, but I'm used to splitting it twice. This dish is about wrapping the main ingredients in one sauce. You have to let the soup hang on the bamboo shoots and mushrooms, so that it tastes good and can be served with rice."

As the fire collected the sauce and Master Sun continued to stir-fry, all the soup was basically hung on the ingredients. In the end, Master Sun poured half a spoonful of pepper oil on it and continued to stir-fry a few times.

At this time, Master Sun told Chen Nian to stop, and then scooped out all the vegetables in the pot.

"That's enough. Shao Erdong is easy to make. Don't look at it as a vegetarian dish. Can you believe that the boys outside will be scrambling to eat it?" Sun Fuquan said.

"Believe it, don't say it's them, I want to snatch it from them just by looking at it now." Chen Nian looked at Shao Erdong who was out of the pot, "Master, I think if I put two catties of ribs in this pot It's probably better."

Hearing this, Sun Fuquan laughed: "Look at what you said. No matter how good Shao Erdong is, it is also a vegetarian dish. How can it compare with meat? But this dish is now called Shao Erdong. If you add mushrooms to it It can also be made into four treasures of susho with bamboo shoots, and it’s almost the same anyway.”

"Isn't that just adding more seasonings and adding the numbers up?" Chen Nian thought it would be easy to make this, but if he added a few more, wouldn't it be able to become a six-flavored bisque? , Baked Eight Treasures?
"Basically, look at the Lao Bao San we made yesterday. If it only stir-fries pork liver, it is called Lao Bao Yi. If it cooks all the ingredients, it is called Quan Bao. Tianjin cuisine is like this. Sometimes Once you know one dish, you can know three or four.”

Listening to these words, Chen Nian thought by analogy: "The boiled pork slices, boiled beef, and boiled fish also mean the same thing? It's just that the ingredients inside have been changed."

With the lid on the big pot of burning Erdong, Chen Nian is about to start preparing the next dish.

The next dish is sauerkraut white meat, which is also called sauerkraut powder boiled white meat in the words of the Northeast people. Anyway, it is made of one kind of thing.

After Chen Nian, who had eaten several times in the deep mountains and old forests before, heard this name again, his mouth began to salivate.

In ancient times, Cao Cao looked at plum blossoms to quench his thirst, and today there is old-fashioned sauerkraut and boiled white meat to satisfy his hunger.

This wave, this wave of Renaissance belongs to yes.

(End of this chapter)