Chapter 99 Tomato Beef Brisket and Braised Beef
Mrs. Wen nodded in agreement: "That's right."
Doctor Wan wrote a prescription for her while saying, "We should let them relax and not worry."
"That's what I said too. I sent them there just to learn how to read and write, but I didn't intend for them to take the imperial examinations."
Doctor Wan looked at Wen Zhenyi who was standing in front of the medicine cabinet and asked, "Have you used up all the herbs you bought up there?"
Wen Zhen nodded: "I've used it up, and I want to buy some more."
"Okay, tell me, I'll catch them all for you."
Old Mrs. Wen didn't think too much about it. It was not surprising that Wen Zhenyi used medicinal herbs in his dishes.
Although Wen Zhenyi couldn't understand the words written on the medicine cabinet, she still knew the names of the medicines.
Doctor Wan tied the packaged herbs with a hemp rope and handed them to them.
As soon as Wen Zhen returned to the store, she started to process the beef brisket she bought today. She planned to make some tomato beef brisket for the afternoon, and some braised beef to make braised beef noodles tomorrow.
Considering that some people cannot afford beef, she plans to use the sauce as a topping and pair it with beef bone soup, which is also a very good choice.
"Grandpa, can you help me make something at the blacksmith shop?"
Old Man Wen looked at her curiously: "What is it?"
"It's an iron pan that's slightly smaller than an iron pot. The iron sheet is thinner, and it looks similar to the small iron pan I used before."
"Okay, I'll go now, but I might not be able to do it for a while."
"It's okay, I'm not in a hurry."
"Okay, I'll go now."
Wen Zhenyi started processing the beef by cutting the purchased beef brisket into pieces and soaking it in pepper water for three quarters of an hour.
Zhu Tao helped prepare other ingredients. "Yi Yi, are you going to prepare the tomatoes the same way as last time?"
"Well, after blanching, peel the skin. Peel the potatoes as well and cut them into cubes."
"Okay, what other materials need to be cut?"
"And some green onions and ginger. Then help me cut some onions. Remember to put the potatoes in water, otherwise they will change color."
"good."
Wen Zhenyi drained the water from the soaked beef and divided it into two portions, one for eating this afternoon and the other for making braised beef.
Put cold water in the pot, blanch the beef in the water to remove some impurities, and then take it out.
Wash the pot clean, pour oil into the pot, wait until the oil is hot, add scallion segments, ginger and onion and stir-fry until fragrant, then add chopped tomatoes and stir-fry until soft.
Then remove the ginger slices and scallion segments, add the beef brisket and stir-fry until the beef brisket becomes firm, add the chopped potatoes, and season with water, sugar, salt, soy sauce, etc.
After the water boils, reduce heat to low and simmer.
Wen Zhenyi let the tomato beef brisket stew slowly and started to make braised beef.
She poured oil into another pot, waited for the oil to heat up, poured in the beef brisket and stir-fried it. After it changed color, she added scallions and cooking wine, and cooked it over high heat until the water was dried up.
Add soy sauce and rock sugar, reduce heat to medium to allow it to color and absorb flavor, finally add water and star anise, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat and simmer.
Zhu Tao looked at the beef in the two pots and said, "Yi Yi, does the beef taste different?"
"Of course it's different. It takes an hour or two to stew."
"Is it all slow-cooked?"
"Well, it's all simmered over low heat. I have to go out for a while, so I'll trouble you to keep an eye on the heat."
"Okay, I'll watch carefully."
"If the meat is rotten, you can keep it warm and wait for me to come back to deal with it. Don't let the pot dry out."
"I see."
Wen Zhenyi said something to Old Lady Wen and walked towards the Cheng Mansion.
The doormen at the Cheng Mansion all knew her, and when they saw her, they opened the door and let her in without saying a word.
The servant took her to the flower hall and sat her down. The maid served her tea and snacks. "Miss Wen, please take a rest. The master will be here soon."
Wen Zhen nodded slightly, wondering why Mr. Cheng had called him here today.
Master Cheng arrived not long after, yawning as he arrived: "You're quite punctual."
"It seems that I have disturbed Mr. Cheng's rest."
"Nothing." Master Cheng sat in the upper seat. The maid served him tea and then left the hall.
"Why did Master Cheng ask me to come here today?"
"Do you know why Boss Wu asked you to prepare the banquet?"
"have no idea."
"A big boss from the state capital will be here in a few days. He's looking for a business partner. He doesn't have many hobbies, except for eating. As long as he's satisfied with the food, the business will be a sure thing."
Wen Zhenyi put down the cake in his hand. The cakes here were still a little too sweet. "Master Cheng, are you interested in taking this business?"
Mr. Cheng calmly picked up the teacup in his hand and blew away the foam on the tea. "Who would dislike having too much money?"
Wen Zhenyi took a sip of tea to dilute the sweetness in his mouth: "In that case, I will prepare this table for you as a repayment for your kindness today."
Mr. Cheng put down the teacup in his hand and said, "Aren't you afraid that after Boss Wu leaves, another wolf will come?"
"I can't hide away all my life. This is not the life I want to live."
Master Cheng was silent for a long time. After all, he didn't know much about the merchants from this provincial capital. He needed to investigate more carefully to see if there would be any problems. He didn't want to see anything happen to Wen Zhenyi.
"Don't worry about this matter for now. Boss Wu's plan today was ruined by us. I'm afraid he still has some tricks up his sleeve. You should be more careful."
"I know. I've never really liked guarding against thieves. It's too tiring. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first. I made braised beef and tomato beef brisket today. If you don't mind, you can come to my restaurant for dinner."
"Don't mind, I will definitely go." When Mr. Cheng heard about food, the solemnity on his face dissipated a little.
Wen Zhenyi stood up and said goodbye. She had some things to deal with when she got back.
When I returned to the shop, Old Mrs. Wen was already making medicine for Wen Yongman.
Wen Yong's face wrinkled into another little bun: "Grandma, do you really have to drink it?"
"You can only sleep well if you drink it, otherwise you will always have nightmares."
Wen Yongman looked at the dark medicine and felt a bitter taste in his mouth.
Wen Zhenyi looked at him with a smile: "After drinking it, you won't feel bitter if you eat a spoonful of honey."
"Sister." Wen Yongman ran over as soon as he saw him.
"Yi Yi, did you go to Master Cheng's house?" Old Mrs. Wen put down the fan in her hand and turned to look at her.
"Well, invite him to come over for dinner this afternoon."
"Okay, I'll ask your grandfather to buy some good wine."
"Wen Zhenyi thought about it and said, Grandma, let Dad ask Mayor Meng if he is willing to come to our house for a simple meal today."
"Yes, yes, yes, and Mayor Meng, I'll ask your father right away." He stood up and left, leaving Ma Yinghe to watch over the medicine jar.
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