Early the next morning, Lu Anran didn't slack off because of the holiday, but got up earlier than usual, and then cooked with her own hands, making a hearty breakfast for her uncle and uncle.
The uncle and uncle of the Lu family obviously did not expect that Lu Anran's cooking skills are so good, the soft and glutinous white porridge is mellow and sweet, and it is the first time they have eaten this fragrant and glutinous rice porridge. The four side dishes were also ingenious, not only the two uncles of the Lu family who were going back today were amazed at Lu Anran's good craftsmanship, even Lu Jianhao's eyes lit up, and he once again firmly believed that his decision was correct.
After seeing off the two uncles of the Lu family, Lu Jianhao called Lu Anran into the study.
This study is still the same as before, the crystal ball that Lu Anran gave to Lu Jianhao is still on the table.
Lu Jianhao asked Lu Anran to sit on the side to rest, then stood in front of the bookshelf and searched for a while, and found an ancient thread-bound book, a thin one, the side pages of the book were a little yellowed, it looked like it was old, but the cover was protected It was very good, Lu Jianhao handed the book to Lu Anran.
Lu Anran took the book with both hands and read the title in official script on the cover: "Tao Te Ching?"
"That's right." Lu Jianhao said, "From today onwards, grandpa will officially teach you Lu's cuisine!"
"But what does this Lujia cuisine have to do with the Tao Te Ching?" Lu Anran asked in puzzlement, she knew the Tao Te Ching and had heard of it, but she really couldn't figure out the relationship between the Tao Te Ching and Lu Jia Cuisine.
"How much do you know about the Tao Te Ching?" Lu Jianhao sat on the boss chair behind the desk and asked Lu Anran.
"The Tao Te Ching was written by Lao Tzu in the Spring and Autumn Period. It mainly talks about...morality?" Lu Anran has only heard the Tao Te Ching a lot, but it is really difficult for her to say something. She is ignorant, and her knowledge in this life is only in middle school. She really doesn't understand such profound things as the Tao Te Ching.
"You're half right." Lu Jianhao said: "The Tao Te Ching is indeed about Tao and virtue, but it's not the moral you think. The Tao in the Tao Te Ching is not only the way of the universe and nature, but also the way of individual cultivation The method of cultivating the Tao. Virtue is not the morality or virtue that is usually thought of, but the special world view, methodology and way of dealing with people that a cultivator should have. The Tao Te Ching is the method to be given to people to practice Taoism. Virtue is the foundation and Tao is the Sublimation on top of the foundation." Lu Jianhao was worried that Lu Anran might not understand it when he was young, so he stopped and asked, "Do you understand?"
"I understand, but Grandpa, we are cooking, not seeking immortality... Dao or something, don't people who seek immortality and inquiring learn it?" Lu Anran understood the relationship between Tao and virtue, but still didn't understand. Do you know that Lu Jianhao's purpose for publishing the Tao Te Ching is to teach her how to behave
"Tao is the foundation of all things, and it also respects the origin of the world." Lu Jianhao explained: "The founder of Lujia cuisine was originally a Taoist in Zhongnan Mountain. Later, he studied the essence of Lujia cuisine based on Taoism itself. Inheritance from one generation to the next. Every generation of Lu family children must be familiar with the Tao Te Ching before comprehending it." Lu Jianhao sighed: "Ah... It's a pity that the whole world has changed now, and people's hearts have also changed."
"The essence of Lu's cuisine is Tao?" Lu Anran repeated Lu Jianhao's words: "Tao is the root of all things..."
"That's right, An Ran, Lu's cuisine requires respecting the taste of the ingredients." Lu Jianhao said: "Both the ingredients and the fire are to bring out the flavors of the ingredients to the extreme. Similarly, the taste of the fire and the taste of the ingredients must also complement each other. , must not interfere with each other, but can be integrated with each other. The pros and cons of the relationship require you to consider it yourself, and you can do it without any difference! This also requires you to be familiar with every ingredient. Only when you really understand the ingredients can you cook the ingredients and become a real cook."
"All the flavors complement each other. They cannot interfere with each other but must be integrated." Lu Anran frowned. It sounds really not simple. Every ingredient has its own flavor. The ingredients should be put together so that the overall taste cannot interfere with each other. However, they must be blended with each other while maintaining the flavor of the ingredients themselves. This is indeed not a simple matter.
"The main thing is to use the word "enlightenment." Lu Jianhao pointed to the Tao Te Ching in Lu Anran's hand again and said, "Of course, the virtue of a cook is also very important. I give you five days to familiarize yourself with this Tao Te Ching."
"Good grandpa." Lu Anran nodded.
Lu Jianhao stood up from the boss chair, and said: "Come with me to the kitchen now, and cook two of your best dishes."
"Okay." Lu Anran stood up and followed Lu Jianhao to the kitchen.
The 16-square-meter kitchen was cleaned very clean by the maid, and the slight smell of oily smoke was not objectionable. After cleaning his hands, Lu Anran opened the three-door upright refrigerator, took out fresh ingredients from inside, washed them with running water, put them on the chopping board, and cut them into pieces or shreds with a knife. Although the knife skills are not superb and even the movements are a little slow, the cut dishes are exactly the same size and thickness. In the previous life, Lu Anran's tendons were cut off and his hands were crippled. Although he was sent to the hospital with a lot of money to connect them, he couldn't do much work. He grinned in pain within ten minutes while holding the knife and cutting vegetables, and his forehead and palms were covered with layers. There were layers of sweat, and when he stopped, he could not stop shaking from the heel of his palm to his fingertips, but even so, Lu Anran never gave up on cooking, and kept clenching his teeth and practicing painstakingly. Although she can't have the superb knife skills like other cooks, the things she cuts are absolutely qualified. It's just that she can't hold the heavy wok, let alone shake the spoon...
In this life, her hands are intact, and she is also determined to practice knife skills and learn how to turn a spoon again. Cherish the opportunity of rebirth and practice the basic skills that a chef should know.
"En..." Lu Jianhao, who was sitting on the side watching, nodded his head in satisfaction. Although Lu Anran cut vegetables very slowly, the things he cut out were acceptable, but he was only fifteen years old, and he hadn't personally Guidance, this level is already very good.
After the side dishes were cut, Lu Anran first found a small casserole, made a simple soup, and put the chopped mushrooms and tofu. Put the green bamboo shoots and other ingredients into the casserole and heat the oil in the pot. Carefully observe the oil in the flaming pot, when it feels about the same, Lu Anran puts his hand 5 cm away from the oil surface, feels the warmth, turns the switch to a simmer, puts in the onion and garlic and stirs to release the aroma , then put in the chopped ingredients, stir-fry on high heat, add salt, monosodium glutamate and other seasonings and continue to stir-fry. After the dish is fragrant, add a small spoonful of oil and two spoonfuls of soy sauce, and wait until it becomes juice When the soup is on the low heat, collect the juice, and turn off the fire when the soup has received a thin layer. Instead of taking the vegetables out of the frying pan in time, they poured a little more sauce on them, and stir-fried them a few times before taking them out. After decorating the plate, wipe off the soup on the edge of the plate with kitchen paper towels, brought it to Lu Jianhao, then turned around, took out fresh milk from the refrigerator, opened the lid of the casserole and poured a whole glass bottle of fresh milk The milk is poured into the casserole, and the milky aroma overflows instantly, mixed with the rich aroma of the soup to complement each other.
Seeing the color of the soup become thick and whitish, until the milk had melted into the soup base, Lu Anran turned off the fire, covered the side of the pot with a handkerchief, and brought the casserole and seasonal vegetable soup to the table.
Lu Jianhao looked at the two dishes in front of him, the colors were beautifully matched, and the aroma was alluring. The first two aspects of color, aroma and taste are completely up to standard. Pick up bamboo chopsticks and pick up a chopstick to stir fry seven shredded vegetables, put it in your mouth, chew a few times, and your mouth will be fresh and elegant. Vegetarian Stir-Fried Seven Shredded Vegetables, as the name suggests, is to shred and stir-fry seven kinds of vegetarian vegetables. It sounds simple, but it is a very difficult stir-fry. It is completely different. If you want to make this dish well, you must not only have good fire control ability, but also fully understand the characteristics of the ingredients used. Lu Anran's cooking of this dish is very good, and the feeling of eating it is also remarkable. It should be crispy and waxy, it is definitely a masterpiece. But Lu Jianhao only took a bite, then shook his head lightly, and put down the bamboo chopsticks.
Seeing Lu Jianhao put down his chopsticks, Lu Anran took out a small bowl of seasonal vegetable soup from the casserole and put it in front of Lu Jianhao. Lu Jianhao scooped up a spoonful of soup with a porcelain spoon and put it in his mouth. The flow between the teeth is full of fresh fragrance. Lu Jianhao took another bite of tofu. The tofu tasted firm just after he ate it, but after he bit it off, it became extremely smooth, which is very miraculous. After tasting a few mouthfuls of the seasonal vegetables in the soup, Lu Jianhao put down the spoon again and shook his head.
"Grandpa? Isn't it delicious?" Lu Anran asked with a frown, she was very confident about the taste, why did Lu Jianhao keep shaking his head
Lu Jianhao didn't answer Lu Anran's question: "Anran, try it yourself!"
Lu Anran picked up the bamboo chopsticks and took a bite of the seasonal vegetables first. Whether it was the heat or the taste, Lu Anran picked the right timing. This dish was very successful! Puzzled, Lu Anran scooped up another bowl of seasonal vegetable soup, the soup was rich and the vegetables were crispy, so delicious! Lu Anran looked at Lu Jianhao with doubts on his face.
Lu Jianhao stood up, walked past Lu Anran to the refrigerator, took out the ingredients that Lu Anran had taken before, washed them all, and then shredded them with a knife. The cold kitchen knife danced on the cutting board, leaving only a silver moon shadow. Lu Anran couldn't help but be dumbfounded by this knife skill. Heat the oil in the pan, wait a while and stir fry the ingredients, all the steps are exactly the same as what Lu Anran did. After the dishes were out of the pot, Lu Jianhao brought the plate in front of Lu Anran and said, "Anran, come and taste it and you'll know."
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