Chapter 12: Cooking Skills
It was written on it: "Mom, I'm Shen Xia. Can you see the message on this paper? If you can, I would like to write down what I want to say on this paper. Don't look for me, I will contact you again."
After writing, Shen Xia placed the paper in the most conspicuous place in the shoe cabinet.
If mom could come in,
Shen Xia thought that if his second brother's arm was not put in a cast, it might be broken.
So he went to his study to find plaster.
Since I am a surgeon, I have a lot of materials at home for practice.
I searched for it in the study for a long time and finally found it in the top cabinet.
I looked at the quantity and found that four packs of plaster powder were needed. My second brother only had one arm, so two packs would be enough.
Also take the splint and bandage with you.
Just wanted to go out
Think about it
No, the fourth child has been lying in bed for almost a year.
If I lie down any longer my muscles will atrophy.
I can’t wait any longer, so I have to bring the acupuncture needles that my grandfather taught me.
Although I am a surgeon, my grandfather is an old Chinese doctor, and a very famous one.
I have been influenced by my father since I was a child. My father had no interest in learning Chinese medicine, but I learned the true teachings from my grandfather.
My grandfather has loved me since I was a child. I don’t know if he is doing well after I disappeared.
Looking at the silver needle in my hand, I felt extremely uncomfortable.
Then I thought about going out.
open one's eyes.
Just get the materials and silver needles you want in your hands.
The sky is so heavy.
Put it down quickly.
When I got married, I brought a box with me. I opened the box and put all the things in my own small box.
There are two older sets of clothes in here. I will buy new ones when I have more money.
Then lie quietly on the bed and take a nap.
Maybe I got up too early in the morning and walked so much today, I was too tired.
I slept until the afternoon, time for dinner.
Thinking that she had bought pork belly, Song's mother was reluctant to add seasoning when cooking.
So I got up quickly and cooked something delicious, and also cooked the mushrooms I had made before.
Otherwise it will go bad.
What I have always longed for is to go to the beach to catch seafood and to pick mushrooms in the mountains.
I just can't love it enough.
No one picks mushrooms at this time.
Being afraid of poison is really a mistake for yourself.
Pack up and go out.
The kitchen was just lighting a fire and cooking.
Shen Xia walked into the kitchen and saw Song's mother washing rice.
I just dug a bowl of rice.
When Song's mother saw Shen Xia come in, she asked gently, "Xia Xia is up."
"Well, Mom, let me cook tonight!" Shen Xia said.
"No need, Xia Xia, just sit down. You must be exhausted in the morning."
"It's ok, I took a nap and I feel much better." I can't just say that your cooking is terrible!
Song's mother Shen Xia said firmly: "Okay, let's try Xia Xia's cooking today, and I'll help you."
"Yeah, no problem."
Then, under the watchful eyes of Song's mother, Shen Xia added two more bowls of rice.
There are seven people in the family, and three bowls of rice are only enough for a bowl of dry rice for each person.
Although Song's mother was shocked, she did not say anything to stop him.
This is what Xia Xia bought, so Xia Xia has the final say.
After washing the rice, Shen Xia was stunned.
How to make this dry rice!
I used to cook rice in a rice cooker.
How to make firewood rice!
When Song's mother saw Shen Xia's hesitation, she said, "Xia Xia, what are you thinking about?"
What should I do? Is it reasonable to say that I can cook but not cook?
I could only slowly say: "Mom, let's do this! You cook and I'll do the dishes, and we'll divide the work and cooperate."
"Okay," Song's mother said cheerfully.
By the way, let’s take a look at how firewood rice is made.
This stove also has two pots, one for cooking rice and one for frying, but the frying pot is also a small pot, unlike the big pot he used in the countryside in his previous life.
But it is enough food for a family of several people.
Shen Xia watched Song Jin making a fire and suddenly felt that this was a very dangerous thing.
What if I didn't see the sparks fall to the ground.
But he didn't say anything. He just added water to the pot and said to Song Jin, "Third brother, you can light the fire in the pot."
Then I went to pick the wild vegetables I picked yesterday, including mushrooms and bamboo fungus. The bamboo fungus is suitable for stewing soup, but there is no chicken, so I can only make soup with it alone.
Wash the vegetables first and hang them out to dry.
Cut bamboo fungus into small pieces and set aside.
Then slice the mushrooms. There are several kinds of mushrooms here, so I thought of cutting them all into slices and stir-frying them.
Mother Song looked at Mushroom, seeming to want to say something but hesitated.
Shen Xia also saw it: "Mom, are you worried that this mushroom is not edible?"
Mother Song nodded.
"It's okay. There are dozens or even hundreds of species of mushrooms. The ones we picked here are non-toxic and delicious."
"Really?" Song's mother was still a little skeptical.
"Don't worry, I'll eat first, you guys can eat later if you're okay," Shen Xia said.
"If Xia Xia says it's okay, then it's okay! Mom believes Xia Xia."
"All right!"
The water in the cooking pot was hot, so I scooped it into a basin. Then I took out the meat I bought in the morning, washed it, cut it in half, and saved the other half for tomorrow.
Suddenly I saw big bones. It’s the same when making soup and then putting bamboo fungus into it.
First wash the big bones and cut them in the middle, then boil them in a pot, and add the bamboo fungus when they are cooked.
Then wash the meat. The pigs at this time have not been castrated, so they are not particularly fat, and all the pork belly is real pork belly.
Fat and thin
After washing it, cut half of it and put it in a bowl and keep it. Cut the remaining half into small pieces. Think about how many lettuces are left in the field.
"Xiaowu, pull up three lettuces from the ground," Shen Xia shouted to Xiaowu in the yard outside.
Xiaowu is helping Song Jiang weave a winnowing basket in the yard!
After hearing Shen Xia's words, he replied, "Okay."
After a while, Xiaowu came in with three lettuces.
"Xiaowu, pick the leaves and keep them, I only want the lettuce stalks."
"Okay, sister."
These three lettuce stalks are quite large, they should be great for cutting into pieces and roasting pork belly.
First use the pork belly to get some oil out, so you don’t need to add oil when frying the mushrooms later.
Watch the pork belly fried until golden and the aroma of meat wafts out.
"Ah! Sister, it smells so good. I'm almost drooling."
Shen Xia scratched his nose: "Little greedy cat."
"Sister, you are such a great cook," Xiaowu praised.
"Then sister will do it for you often in the future."
"Okay." Xiao Wu
"Xia Xia, don't give in to Xiao Wu, I can't let you do it often." Song's mother interrupted as soon as she heard it.
Shen Xia smiled and said, "It's okay."
Put the lettuce into the pot and simmer for twenty minutes.
Then when it is almost cooked, open the lid and a fragrance comes out.
Because the pork was a bit fishy, I used some seasoning I bought this morning. The fishy smell was removed, but the seasoning was too expensive.
At this time, Song Ming also came in after smelling the fragrance: "Xia Xia, what are you doing? It smells so good."
"If it smells good, eat more."
"it is good."
"Wait a moment, the mushrooms will be ready and we can eat."
After the mushrooms are fried
There are three dishes tonight, a pot of bamboo shoot soup with big bones, a big bowl of braised pork belly, and a stir-fried mushroom.
not bad,
The food was served and everyone gathered around.
Song Jiang also couldn't help but praise: "The craftsmanship is really good."
"Yeah." Usually, I always argue with Song Jiang, so I'm not used to his sudden praise.