Chapter 57 Stewed Rice and Sandwich
"Master Du, my relative from my mother's side is getting married this Sunday. Can I trouble you to be the chef?"
The situation outside is changing rapidly. Du Shaojie stays in a remote farm. He has no worries about food and drink. His life is not that comfortable, but at least he doesn't have so many troubles.
He goes to work and comes home every day, exercises, and studies his cooking skills. He seems to be very "Buddhist".
However, he is now famous. Whenever someone in the surrounding area holds a banquet, someone will always find a way to ask him to come.
This morning, Du Shaojie was cutting vegetables, and Li Guixiang came over and asked him for help.
Du Shaojie originally planned to go home on Thursday, but when his colleague asked for help, he couldn't refuse. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Okay, ask the other party to make a menu for me, and I'll tell you what needs to be prepared in advance."
"Thank you so much! I have the menu here, take a look."
Li Guixiang thanked him repeatedly, then took out a piece of paper from her body and handed it to Du Shaojie.
Du Shaojie took a look and found that the dishes listed on the paper were all very common dishes, including [Sand-filled Meatballs], [Small Crispy Pork], [Sweet and Sour Carp], [Beef Stew], [Mutton Stew], [Cabbage and Fungus Stir-fried], [Braised Tofu], [Scrambled Eggs with Chives], and [Chicken Stewed with Vermicelli].
There were nine dishes in total, of which chicken stewed with vermicelli was a soup dish.
"Sister Li, where will the wedding banquet be held?"
When Du Shaojie saw these nine dishes, he thought of the local specialty dishes, which usually appear at rural banquets.
The nine dishes were served in nine bowls of the same size, and were arranged in three square rows when served on the table. The variety of dishes would be adjusted according to the season and personal preferences.
But there were also some rigid requirements, such as the sand-filled meatballs and stewed meatballs must be served with green vegetables as the base, and the soup must be placed in the middle of the table, etc.
Du Shaojie was not unfamiliar with this, but it was his first time to actually do it.
"My mother's home is in Yunfeng Commune, not too far away, less than 15 kilometers away. They will send a tractor to pick you up when the time comes. Do you think it's okay?"
Li Guixiang quickly told the follow-up arrangements, and at the same time watched Du Shaojie's face change, worried that he would have an opinion.
"Don't bother, I can just borrow a bicycle and ride over. I'll tell you what needs to be prepared in advance, remember it."
Du Shaojie waved his hand, then explained to Li Guixiang, and continued to do his own thing.
He was not very familiar with the dishes for this wedding banquet, but these dishes were not complicated to make, and he believed that he could handle it with his cooking skills.
At lunch time, Du Shaojie went back to the dormitory to check the "chef training video materials", focusing on the methods of [stewed] and [sandwich], which were similar to his understanding.
He knew all the methods, and the key was seasoning.
Now, he felt more confident.
After work in the evening, Du Shaojie did not eat in the kitchen, but took a kilogram of beef to Chu Xiaowei's house.
Later, Qin Xiaomei also came back, and Du Shaojie began to prepare food.
Chu Xiaowei and Qin Xiaomei have two children, who have been left in their hometown by their parents for the past two years. They plan to go back to visit their relatives at the end of the year, but it will not be so easy to bring the children back then.
Du Shaojie chopped a kilogram of beef into minced meat and then divided it into two parts. One part is used to make [beef stew] and the other part is used to make [beef with sand].
Beef stew needs to be steamed in a pot, while beef with sand needs to be fried in a pot.
Fortunately, Chu Xiaowei's family has no shortage of cooking oil, and the oil used for frying the sand can be used for cooking, so it will not be wasted.
Qin Xiaomei helped Du Shaojie while watching his production process very seriously.
Du Shaojie was not shy about his own ideas. He instructed the other party while he was busy:
"For this [Beef Stew], the ratio of meat filling to starch is roughly one to one. After adjusting the taste, add stock or broth. The degree of softness depends on personal preference. If you like it tenderer, add more soup, otherwise add less."
The seasoning is nothing more than salt, MSG, pepper powder, pepper powder, chopped green onion and ginger, and you can add an egg or not.
After steaming, slice and plate it, and it will be a delicious [Beef Stew].
[Beef with Sand] is a little more complicated to make. Simply put, first prepare the beef filling, then wrap it with the spread egg skin and cut it into long strips that are one finger long and two fingers wide.
Then fry it in a pan, and take it out when the color turns golden yellow.
"After frying [Sand], you can make a stew, braise it, or put it in a soup pot. Let's keep it simple today and braise a handful of vermicelli later."
Du Shaojie quickly prepared two meat dishes, thanks to the fact that the family had saved a lot of eggs.
"Uncle Chu, Aunt Qin, let's eat?"
The food was placed on the table, and Du Shaojie looked at Chu Xiaowei and his wife with a smile.
Chu Xiaowei ate a piece of sandwich, and Qin Xiaomei ate a piece of stewed meat, and then they both gave a thumbs up.
In their words, it was delicious! The more you eat, the more addictive it is.
"Master Du, I will save some of each of these two dishes, and you can give them to Section Chief Jiang and Doctor Wang to try later. The old director, Chief Engineer Zhai, and Director Jiang have all returned to the city, and they are left with two pitiful people."
Chu Xiaowei and Du Shaojie drank a few glasses of wine, not a good wine, but bulk "Laobaigan", which is cheaper.
Qin Xiaomei was full soon, and then took out a large lunch box from the kitchen, reminding Du Shaojie not to forget to take it with him when he left.
Du Shaojie nodded, ate some staple food, and got up to say goodbye.
[Bound Chef: Du Shaojie]
[Level: Apprentice (Third Year)]
[Current Works: [Beef Stew], [Beef with Sand]
[Overall Rating: Very Bad]
[Bonus: Food Identification Encyclopedia (I)]
[Reward: Pork Tenderloin (2 kg), Simulation Training Duration (20 hours)]
[Special Reward: None]
The first thing Du Shaojie did when he returned to the dormitory was to open the light curtain.
When he was cooking before, he thought that [Beef Stew] and [Beef with Sand] should be popular. Sure enough, the system gave a comprehensive rating of "very bad".
After such a long period of study and training, Du Shaojie's cooking skills have made great progress. Generally speaking, as long as the dish is not very complicated, after observation and learning, the practical level will not be bad. Of
course, it would be better if there were more practical opportunities, but unfortunately there is no such condition now.
Therefore, he never asked for compensation for cooking outside, but tried his best to make every dish well.
[Duration: 140 hours\210 hours]
The duration of the simulation training has been increased a bit, and the remaining time is currently 140 hours.
Du Shaojie thought about it and spent 10 hours to conduct simulation training on [stewed rice] and [sand sandwich], and received multiple "down" comprehensive evaluations in the simulation training.
[Duration: 130 hours\210 hours]
The remaining time became 130 hours in a blink of an eye.
After dark, he divided a lunch box of food into two portions, and then sent them to Wang Liwen and Jiang Xianfa respectively.
After returning, he washed and went to bed.
Saturday came in a blink of an eye.
Near noon, Zhao Dajun hurried to the cafeteria.
"Master Du, what food is ready? I'm going to the bureau for a meeting soon, and I don't have time to eat lunch. Bring something to eat on the way."
The meeting notice was issued very suddenly, and Zhao Dajun didn't have time to prepare.
When notified, it was said that this meeting was very important, and no lateness or leave was allowed.
Du Shaojie was stunned for a moment, then he and Zhao Dajun looked at each other. They both had the same guess: there might be earth-shaking changes in the bureau.
(End of this chapter)
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