Jiang Shuyao looked at the large pot of sliced vegetables in front of him and remained silent.
"How is it?" Zhou Shi picked up a piece of winter melon and showed it to Jiang Shuyao, looking at her eagerly.
"It's amazing." Jiang Shuyao looked at the pot full of vegetables. No matter what kind of vegetables they were, they were cut into slices with the same width and shape. "Second sister-in-law, you don't have to practice knife skills, it's enough."
Zhou Shi breathed a sigh of relief, and then raised his eyebrows and smiled smugly: "I do have some talent for making swords."
Jiang Shuyao nodded and changed the topic: "But so many dishes... What should I do?"
Zhou Shi was stunned for a moment, feeling awakened: "Ah, that's right." She looked at the various vegetables in the bowl in distress, "It's alright, take it to the big kitchen, and it's time for a snack for the next person."
She threw the question to the master who had just worshiped: "What kind of dishes can these miscellaneous vegetables make?"
Jiang Shuyao was not stumped, and thought for a while: "Malatang, hot pot, Maocai, spicy mix... There are many things that can be done, I will explain them to you."
"Let's make Mala Tang today. The first step is to fry the base ingredients. Come, I'll show you the Anise Spice first."
Jiang Shuyao patiently explained to Zhou, and Zhou listened attentively.
After taking her to know Anise, Jiang Shuyao took her to know the ingredients, processing methods, edible value, different combinations, etc. in front of her again.
Although Zhou was a little confused, she kept up with her rhythm the whole time, and kept sighing that cooking was really fun and magical.
After finishing the basics, Jiang Shuyao started to fry the spicy and spicy base.
There are many variants of Malatang, such as skewered Malatang, bone soup Malatang, casserole Malatang, etc. The practice is different in each region. Sichuan-Chongqing Mala Tang is heavy and spicy, with a layer of red oil on the surface, and it smells spicy and salty.
In the north, Mala Tang pays more attention to a word of freshness. The oil is not so heavy. It is used to make the soup base with rich bone broth. Usually, a spoonful of thick and mellow sesame sauce is poured, which is delicious and rich.
Zhou Shi frantically took notes and praised: "Brother and sister, you have so many ideas."
Anyway, there was plenty of time, and Jiang Shuyao was very patient, so he explained it step by step, and finally asked Zhou to try it out.
"It doesn't matter if you do it badly. In cooking, you still have to pay attention to practice making perfect, especially the seasoning step, which relies on a keen sense of taste and accumulated experience."
Zhou Shi nodded.
After Jiang Shuyao fry a little of the base, Zhou Shi dipped a little with chopsticks to taste.
Strictly speaking, this was the first time she had tasted "spicy".
There was a strong spiciness on the tip of her tongue, she was stunned, and hissed coldly: "What kind of spice is this spicy taste?"
Jiang Shuyao pointed to the dried chili pepper: "Here, this. It's called chili pepper. It can be used whole, chopped or ground. It's just a small amount. My mother asked someone to find it from overseas. , it is estimated that it can be harvested in late autumn."
Zhou Shi nodded and sighed, "I like the taste, it's as refreshing as drinking."
She picked some more bases to taste, and it was salty, spicy, and very addictive.
Then she started to fry the base, and fry it step by step according to the recorded ratio and heat steps.
Compared with the average rookie culinary artist, Zhou shi is extremely talented. He is neither in a hurry nor lost. After she was fired, Jiang Shuyao was a little surprised by her success.
Zhou Shi smelled the spicy smell from the stir-fry, and said anxiously, "I don't know how it tastes."
"Try it, and then you'll know."
Jiang Shuyao took some chopsticks and tasted it. Zhou Shi looked at her nervously.
Jiang Shuyao frowned.
Zhou Shi became even more nervous, and tightened the small notebook in his hand.
"Second sister-in-law." Jiang Shuyao put down his chopsticks and said solemnly, "I think you may have some talent in cooking." The fried taste is different from Jiang Shuyao's, but it is still delicious and very successful.
Zhou Shi let out an "ah", then jumped up excitedly and tasted it with chopsticks.
She herself was surprised: "It actually succeeded." She akimbo happily, "Am I really talented in cooking?"
Jiang Shuyao laughed with her and coaxed her, "Yes, yes."
Zhou's confidence increased, and he was eager to fry all the aniseed in the kitchen immediately, but was stopped by Jiang Shuyao.
When the two finished the malatang, it was almost time for dinner.
It's a big pot full of them, and they can't finish it with the two of them. So Jiang Shuyao thought about sending some to the big room, and leaving the rest for Xie Xun, which could basically be cleaned.
Before it was delivered, Mr. Xu came first.
Mrs. Xu came to find Mrs. Zhou to settle the bill. Seeing that Jiang Shuyao was also there, she was surprised: "Third younger brother and sister, why are you here? Don't you only come here for lunch every day?"
Jiang Shuyao explained: "Yesterday, the second sister-in-law said that she wanted to learn cooking with me, so I will stay here during the day to teach her."
"Learn to cook?" Mrs. Xu looked at Mrs. Zhou.
Zhou Shi was in a moment of excitement, and he forgot his unhappiness with Xu Shi and said, "Yes, the third sibling praised me for my talent."
Mrs Xu looked at Jiang Shuyao again for proof, and Jiang Shuyao nodded.
At a glance, Mrs. Zhou could see that Mrs. Xu did not believe her words, and said, "The Mala Tang I made just came out of the pot, and the third sibling said it tasted good."
She didn't want Xu Shi to disturb the two of them, but in order to fight for it, she had to say, "How about you try it?"
Xu shi hadn't seen Zhou shi's spirited appearance for a long time, so he nodded hesitantly when he heard the words, all to cheer him up.
The three sat down at the dining table, and the maid served the bowl.
Seeing the Mala Tang in the bowl, Mrs. Xu was instantly dumbfounded: "This..." She thought that Mrs. Zhou had really learned how to cook, but ended up serving a bowl of chaotic stew.
Jiang Shuyao introduced: "This is Mala Tang. Bone broth is used as the base, and all kinds of ingredients are boiled together. It looks rough, but it is actually delicious."
Xu looked into the bowl hesitantly, guessing if Jiang Shuyao was making Zhou happy.
Zhou Shi smelled the rich and fragrant taste of Mala Tang, and couldn't wait to say: "Okay, move your chopsticks."
The bone broth is milky white, and the fried base is only to enhance the flavor, and more bone broth dominates, so there are only light and shallow oil flowers floating on the surface.
The soup is rich in color, white lotus root slices, black fungus, green chrysanthemum, purple eggplant... colorfully mixed together, the shapes are also very different, round mushrooms, long green vegetables, fish balls of different sizes Crab sticks, all kinds, all kinds.
A large spoonful of thick sesame sauce is poured in the center, sprinkled with chopped green onion, coriander, and chili peppers. It looks rich and casual, making people curious about its taste.
Stir the Mala Tang with chopsticks, the sesame paste is melted into the soup, the heat is scattered, and a strong fragrance overflows. It has both the freshness of the bone broth and the slightly spicy and salty numbness.
Pick up a piece of fungus, the soup base melted with sesame paste has a slightly thick texture, the black fungus hangs with the brown and white soup, and you go down one sip, and your mouth is full of fragrance.
The fungus tastes crunchy, and the base is not heavy, which does not cover up the aroma of the vegetables themselves.
Pick up another delicately boiled fish ball, and take a bite of the smooth and tender fish meat. The heat inside rushes out and makes the tip of the tongue numb. There are both the freshness of the bone broth and the freshness of the fish itself. It is very wonderful to mix together.
Vegetables, meat dishes, bone broth and noodles are all mixed together, and each ingredient retains its original aroma and absorbs the other's flavor. The aromas of various colors are scattered in a bowl of thick white soup, and they merge and penetrate each other.
Obviously there are many ingredients, but there is no strange feeling of channeling taste. It is slightly numb and slightly spicy cooked in the rich bone broth. The pure bone broth is refreshing and warm to the stomach. After adding sesame paste, it adds a mellow flavor. As time goes by, the ingredients become more and more delicious, making people completely unable to stop.
From the skeptical attitude at the beginning, Mr. Xu turned into a whole-hearted tasting attitude, one bite after another, with a warm stomach and a slight sweat on his forehead.
After eating clean vegetables and meat dishes, there is still a little noodles in the bowl, and the noodles are the most delicious at this time.
Soaked in the soup long enough, the noodles became slightly melted, but the inside was still chewy. At this time, the soup base is thicker, and the noodles are covered with fresh and mellow soup when you pick up the noodles. When you bite down, the aroma of sesame sauce is mixed with the aroma of noodles, which is extremely mellow.
The freshness of vegetables, the meaty taste of meat dishes, and the spicy and salty aroma of the base material are all blended into the plain and bland noodles. They are soft and smooth, rich and delicious, with rich taste layers. After swallowing, there is still a long aftertaste in the mouth. .
Mr. Xu didn't care about being reserved and dignified, took a spoon, and drank all the soup base. At this time, the soup base was no longer a simple soup, but the essence of Mala Tang. The taste of all the ingredients were scattered in it. It looks fresh, mellow and complex.
After Xu Shi finished eating, he realized that he had lost his temper just now, and quickly dipped a handkerchief on the corner of his mouth to restore his dignified appearance.
When he looked up, he found that Zhou Shi was staring at her.
Xu Shi's face didn't change, and he said softly and judo: "The taste is very good, as expected of the third brother and sister."
Zhou raised his eyebrows: "I made your bowl."
"That's also taught by the third younger brother and sister." Xu continued.
"Oh, yes, Yaoyao taught me step by step." Zhou Shi said that it didn't hurt, and he even agreed.
Xu's smile suddenly stiffened: "Second siblings are just apprentices. They are not close, but there is no need to call third younger siblings by their boudoir names."
Zhou Shi straightened her hair: "It's my sister-in-law who doesn't understand, we are indeed very close."
"Oh, is it? Why am I not sure, third siblings, haven't you been together for a long time?" Mrs Xu was still gentle, turning her head to look at Jiang Shuyao, as if she was sincerely asking for advice.
Jiang Shuyao silently slid a drop of cold sweat, and said weakly, "That... what is that."
At this moment, the maid suddenly came over, interrupting the awkward and stiff atmosphere, and saluting: "Madam, the third master is here, saying he is here to find the third lady."
Just in time!
Jiang Shuyao breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the courtyard gate.
Xie Xun returned to the hospital on duty, and when he heard the maid said that Jiang Shuyao hadn't come back, he was suddenly alert.
In the past, she only had lunch there, and she would come back and have dinner with him. After hesitating for a while, he still went to the second room. When he arrived at the second room, he heard that the Xu family was also there, and he felt that way.
After the maid replied, he stepped into the hospital, and saw the three people sitting on the table, he was slightly relieved.
The child is not here, it's okay, it's not a big reunion—eh? What's wrong
"Third brother." Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Zhou got up to greet him, interrupting Xie Xun's thoughts.
Xie Xun bowed his hands in return.
Jiang Shuyao stood up decisively and said to Mrs. Zhou, Mrs. Xu, "Since your husband is here, I will take a step first." The atmosphere was not right, so I retreated first.
Seeing that she just said a few words and ran towards him, the big stone in Xie Xun's heart finally fell to the ground.
He suddenly felt that his worries were unnecessary, and his gaze towards Xu and Zhou became much gentler.
Jiang Shuyao ran too fast, Zhou Shi said "eh" but did not stop her, she had already run to Xie Xun's side.
"Just so eager to see him," she muttered.
Xu Shi subconsciously agreed: "That's it."
"It's not like I haven't seen each other for several days. As for what, does she like the third brother so much?" Zhou Shi complained bitterly.
With a dignified and gentle expression, Mrs Xu said in a resentful tone, "It's not."
After speaking, the two were stunned.
They turned their heads, you look at me, I look at you, and after a second, they hummed at the same time and didn't start awkwardly.
Jiang Shuyao and Xie Xun stepped out of the hospital, and the first thing they said when they went out was, "Have you bought wine?" He bought too little yesterday, and she didn't enjoy it at all.
Xie Xun frowned slightly and looked down at her: "This is the first thing you said to me?" His tone was a little aggrieved.
Jiang Shuyao was puzzled: "...otherwise?"
"You and sister-in-law and sister-in-law get along very happily." He didn't return home when he was happy, and he didn't eat dinner with him. He and Meimei looked like they really wanted to move to the second room.
"Yes." Jiang Shuyao didn't hear his resentment, and nodded magnanimously.
Xie Xun choked and almost didn't spit out a mouthful of old blood.
Then I heard Jiang Shuyao say, "I just made dinner, and it's still hot. I'll ask the maid to bring a bowl back for you to eat. It's a big bowl full, so I'll definitely be full."
The flowers bloomed, the birds sang, all things woke up, and Xie Xun's world returned to its beauty.
"Okay." The corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably.
It's because he thinks too much. She clearly remembers him. Look how considerate she is.