They Gather Here

She cut potatoes and carrots into hob pieces, and onions into shreds with a certain width.

As the saying goes, "As soon as an expert makes a move, he will know if it is there." Kato Megumi is obviously used to cooking, and he is quite skilled in using Western-style kitchen knives. Although the posture is slightly unprofessional, the efficiency is very high.

Luo Zhen looked at it and couldn't help but nodded.

"Much better than Zecun." He commented.

"Can this be considered a compliment?" Kato Megumi casually complained, "It feels weird."

"..."

"..."

silence.

Only the sound of the knife falling on the cutting board.

After a long time, Luo Zhen spoke again: "The blond twintails are not here, so let's stop persecuting her behind her back."

"Pfft!" Megumi Kato couldn't hold back, laughing.

Luo Zhen snatched the kitchen knife from her hand, and gave her a hard look, the meaning was obvious: "Don't laugh when holding the knife, to avoid hurting your hands."

Kato Megumi was very moved, but couldn't help it.

So, for the time being, she didn't continue to cut and match, but laughed heartily.

At this moment, the door was pulled open.

Mrs. Kato stood at the door: "Hey, the atmosphere seems to be very good."

In an instant, the temperature in the kitchen dropped to freezing point.

Kato Megumi looked at his mother: "Why is Mom here again?"

"Xiaohui, don't be so indifferent~" Mrs. Kato shook her head, "I just want to tell Luo Jun that the room has been tidied up and you can stay here."

stay?

This is too enthusiastic!

Luo Zhen felt himself blushing, and subconsciously looked at Kato Megumi.

But did not expect ...

"Xiaohui's older sister is married, so there should be no problem using her room." Mrs. Kato explained.

"I see."

"Luo Jun seems to be thinking of something good."

Luo Zhen felt ashamed to meet people.

Fortunately, Kato Megumi took the initiative to stand up: "Mom, we are studying the recipe."

"I know~ I know~ I won't bother you~" Mrs. Kato winked subtly at her daughter, and closed the door as she left the kitchen.

Shouldn't you come in again this time?

Luo Zhen and Kato Megumi looked at each other, and they refocused their eyes on the stove in a tacit understanding.

Kato Hui heated up the pan, then put the onion directly in the cold oil, and fried until it was browned.

Then take out the beef belly, put it into the onion and stir-fry together, then put the potatoes and carrots and continue to stir-fry, and the shredded konjac for later use.

Because the pork belly is similar to the one used in hot pot, it is sliced ​​very thin, and it doesn’t even need to be marinated to taste. It can be used directly after tearing off the plastic wrap, which is very convenient.

In the last step, add soy sauce, mirin, sugar, and salt, skim off the blood foam, pour all the ingredients into the snow pan, pour in the seaweed broth to cover the ingredients, cover the lid, and simmer.

After that it's all about waiting.

Luo Zhen smelled the aroma gradually wafting out, and commented: "The standard Japanese-style beef stew with potatoes must be delicious."

Kato Megumi was overjoyed: "Really?"

"of course."

"Then how can it be improved?"

"After it's out of the pot, sprinkle with white sesame seeds."

"Luo Jun, don't joke around!"

The girl is angry.

Luo Zhen hurriedly apologized, pondered for a moment, and said, "The way potatoes are handled should be improved."

"Huh?" Kato Megumi was taken aback.

"If you do this, the potatoes will be stewed and rotten, right?"

In the actual cooking process, potatoes tend to rot if they are stewed for too long, and they will break when touched, and they cannot be picked up with chopsticks;

When cooking potatoes in Japanese ingredients, the previous strategy will be used to stew them hard to make them soft and glutinous.

Kato Megumi was a little puzzled: "Then how?"

"Blanch it in hot water." Luo Zhen replied, "Just like this."

He stood in front of the stove, cut half a potato, cleaned the pot just now, boiled a pot of boiling water on the gas stove next to the snow pan, and blanch the potatoes for a few minutes.

This treatment is not only more delicious, but also the potatoes will not rot, and the dishes are more beautiful.

Megumi Kato took pictures with his mobile phone and recorded the whole process.

Then, she asked again: "In this case, won't it conflict with the taste of beef?"

Luo Zhen replied: "Since there will be conflicts, then use beef brisket."

"Beef brisket?" Kato Megumi was puzzled.

"Choose one with a little more gluten, so that it will taste more springy and chewy. There is a saying in Huaxia that it's 'muscular,' and that's what it means."

"If the stew is not good, it will definitely clog your teeth, and the more you chew, the harder it will be to chew, and it will be difficult to swallow."

"Let me show you, do you have brisket?"

"Have!"

Kato Megumi raised his hand like a student answering a question, and immediately blushed belatedly.

She laughed "Hey hey" and took out the beef brisket from the refrigerator.

Unfortunately, there are still not enough tendons.

But that's how Neon picks beef, so there's nothing to complain about.

Luo Zhen flattened the beef brisket, and then beat the whole beef with the back of a knife, using little force, aiming to loosen the tendons and make the taste both tender and springy, rather than making minced meat.

Then, he cut the beef into pieces and stewed it in boiling water.

"Luo Jun, it's not marinated." Kato Megumi reminded, "Beef brisket and beef belly are not the same thing."

"If you want to remedy it now, what would you do?" Luo Zhen asked.

"Needless to mention scallions and ginger, there must be some. The spices are cinnamon, bay leaves, pepper... um... and hawthorn."

"It's not easy to think of hawthorn."

Hearing the compliment, Megumi Kato was very happy and smiled.

But Luo Zhen didn't do that, but brought black peppercorns.

Black peppercorns have the effect of removing fishy smell, and without adding other spices, it can highlight the taste of the meat itself.

Luo Zhen added two small spoonfuls, and then waited for the beef to be fully mature, then took it out and drained the water.

Then it's roundup time for an improved version of goulash.

Luo Zhen heats up the pan, pours in the base oil, adds onions, ginger, and dried chilies and sautés until fragrant.

Having done this, he stopped.

Because, in Neon, there are quite a few places where onions are used in home cooking, but ginger and dried chili are really rare.

Luo Zhen couldn't help feeling puzzled, and looked at Kato Megumi.

The girl didn't seem to notice, she looked at him and tilted her head, and asked, "What's wrong, Luo Jun?"

Don't think about things you don't understand.

Luo Zhen waved his hand: "Nothing."

After speaking, he continued to cook.

Pour beef, thick soy sauce, and Gankou soy sauce into the pot and stir fry evenly, then add potatoes and carrots, stir fry, add broth, finally add honey, and simmer over low heat.

The role of honey is to brighten and provide a softer sweetness with Ganko soy sauce, which will not be as heavy as white sugar.

Since the cooking time of the improved version is later than the original version, the dishes made by Megumi Kato are out of the pan first.

The girl removed the lid and emptied the snow pan.

When arranging the plates, she followed Luo Zhen's suggestion and sprinkled some white sesame seeds.

Japanese Potato Goulash, done!

The two leaned forward, smelling the faint fragrance, and couldn't help but move their index fingers, ready to have a good meal.

As a result, they were interrupted before they could pick up their chopsticks.

"Hey, do you have food?" Mrs. Kato stood at the door, "Is it a cooking competition?"

When did she show up! ?

Could it be that Kato Megumi's stealth skills come from heredity! ?

Luo Zhen froze.

Mrs. Kato has changed into her home clothes, and her bun has been undone, with her half-length hair hanging behind her.

She walked into the kitchen and sat down at the dining table: "I'll be the judge, okay?"

Luo Zhen and Kato Hui looked at each other and nodded: "Then listen to Madam."

"I said, 'Mrs.' is too unfamiliar a title."

"……"silence.