"That way, it will taste better!"
As he spoke, he winked at the old lady!
If the old lady were a young girl, she might have been electrocuted.
Too bad, the old lady is your grandmother! Not only was she not charmed, but she also found Tian Yiming's words to be strangely familiar.
Good heavens, isn't this what she said to the Wen family last time?
Wen's stir-fries are pretty good, but her pasta dishes are not so good. The old lady taught her how to steam buns a few days ago.
So that Wen would not have to spend all his time in the kitchen.
Instead, she thought that if she, this old woman, were to pass away one day, Wen would be able to support her and her third son's small family.
She didn't call him her mother-in-law for nothing!
But is that the point?
No, that's not it.
The key point is that the old lady had only just started teaching Wen Shi, and although Wen Shi was learning quite well, what she produced was still...
Not good at all!!
But it's the first time, so it can be forgiven!
But isn't this Tian Yiming's first time?
After Tian Yiming finished kneading the dough, he came over to Wen Shi and He Shi and asked, "Second Aunt and Third Aunt, have you finished using the pot?"
Wen and He had just served the dishes.
When asked by the chubby boy, the two of them were taken aback for a moment, and then nodded in unison.
Tian Yiming carried the dough basin to the stove, poured a ladle of water into the pot, and then put the dough basin in.
The chubby little boy patted the flour off his clothes and went to eat! He looked so smug!
When everyone saw him go to eat, they all subconsciously glanced at the bowl of noodles in the pot, and then looked at each other.
Although neither of them spoke, it was as if they were both asking each other a question…
That kid really knows how to make hamburgers?
Alright, they went to eat first, and would continue watching after they finished eating.
Tian Yiming eats first today.
The first person to arrive for dinner, and the first person to finish eating.
He casually wiped his mouth and went to the kitchen.
Tian Lao Er and Tian Lao San were completely bewildered, unaware of the situation.
Tian Guoguo and Tian Yixuan were also curious, and before they had even finished their meal, they each carried a sweet potato and quickly followed.
Tian Yiming didn't make much dough, just enough for about three steamed buns, and there wasn't enough time for it to start fermenting yet. But he wasn't idle.
Tian Yixuan, who was munching on a sweet potato by the door, casually ordered, "Wash two cabbage leaves for me, the freshest part inside."
For some reason, Tian Yixuan obediently went along with it.
Seeing that his third brother had left, Tian Yiming quickly ran to his sister's side, grabbed her little hand, and made her sit down by the stove.
They say it's warm here.
Then, I went to the backyard and cut a piece of pork that Grandma had bought that morning.
He washed and sliced the pork, then took out salt, brown sugar, and several spices that his grandmother often used from the kitchen cabinet.
Spread it evenly on the meat slices.
Let it marinate for a while.
By this time, Tian Yixuan had already finished washing the cabbage and returned.
Tian Yiming also brought out the basin and looked at the dough inside. Although it wasn't fully developed yet, it could be made into steamed buns and developed slowly.
He made two large steamed buns, covered them with a cloth, and let them rise.
He went back to the stove and let his sister stand up first. He was going to wash the pot again and fry the marinated pork.
This was thanks to Tian Yixuan's help.
He then called on Tian Yixuan to light the fire for him.
Pour lard into the pot, put the meat in and fry until it's 80% cooked, then remove it and ladle out the lard. Prepare to wash the pot again.
etc.
He suddenly threw the meat that had already been served back into the pot, and asked Tian Yixuan to add more firewood to cook the meat thoroughly.
Let it cool for a while after serving.
I gave it to my younger sister, saying, "Try it, little sister, it's delicious!"
This meat looks really good…
Tian Guoguo obediently stretched out her little paws to catch the meat and carefully tasted it.
Although it was Tian Yiming's first time cooking meat, it must be said that the meat he made was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
It was neither too salty nor too bland, and the flavor was just right.
Tian Guoguo's eyes narrowed because of the aroma of meat.
Seeing his sister's expression, Tian Yiming knew it must be because the meat he cooked was delicious, and his little chest unconsciously puffed out.
But he didn't say anything, took the steamed buns he had made earlier into the pot, and started steaming them.
While the buns were steaming, he also made a bowl of brown sugar water. Tian Guoguo was curious about what he was doing.
He opened the pot and used a brush to apply brown sugar to the steamed buns.
The same steps were repeated several times...
When they were taken out of the steamer, the top layer of the white steamed buns had turned into a light brown sugar color!
Tian Guoguo…
stunned!
Is this person a culinary genius?
Tian Yixuan and the rest of the Tian family members who had come to watch were also dumbfounded.
Tian Laosan was so surprised that he asked his mother, "Mom, when did you teach Yiming to cook? Look at those steamed buns..."
"It looks better than what I made!"
"Pooh."
Just as Tian Laosan was marveling at his nephew's "exquisite" cooking skills, his mother suddenly spat beside him.
He thought his mother didn't trust her nephew.
He reached out to pull his mother forward to take a look, but then his mother said something else.
"With your clumsy pig's trotters that can't even knead dough properly, how dare you compare yourself to Yiming? Aren't you ashamed of yourself!"
Tian Laosan…
He remembered that he had just kneaded dough yesterday, and his mother had even praised him for his progress!
Are you being disliked today?
Tian Yiming was working on the last two steps of making the hamburger.
Cut the steamed bun in half horizontally, find the soybean paste that Grandma made a few days ago, and spread a thin layer inside the bun. Then put in the cabbage that Tian Yixuan washed earlier and the meat that he fried himself.
Fried meat is not meant to be fully cooked...
While steaming the buns, he put the meat in the pot to boil for a bit.
Grandma said it tastes better this way.
As for the underlying principle…
Cough cough, he forgot!
Anyway, the meat is fully cooked now!
After making one "big hamburger", he made another steamed bun following the same steps.
Finally, it was placed on a round bamboo tray and brought over.
First, say to Tian Guoguo, "Little sister, have a taste."
Tian Guoguo hadn't finished eating the sweet potato in her hand when she suddenly saw this huge "hamburger." She was wondering if it could taste good.
Tian Yixuan spoke first.
"Your hamburger is too big. Why don't you cut it into smaller pieces so it'll be easier for your sister to hold, and we can also help you taste it to see if it's good!"
Tian Yiming thought it made sense.
He then cut open a hamburger and brought it over for everyone to try.
But the other one wasn't cut; it was returned to Guoguo.
Tian Guoguo looked at her little paws, then at the hamburger that was bigger than her face...
"Why don't you cut this one off too?"
Only after hearing her words did Tian Yiming go and cut it.
Once both hamburgers are cut open, everyone in the Tian family can enjoy them.
But let's talk about the taste.
Everyone's taste is different, but most reviews say it tastes good!
It's just a steamed bun after all...
The meat was cooked well, and the steamed buns were soft, but the taste of the steamed buns with the meat...
What could be so special about it?
Tian Guoguo felt that although it couldn't compare to modern hamburgers, it was already quite an achievement for Tian Yiming to have made it to this extent.
I'd give it a barely passing 6 out of 10!
But at the same time.
The Tian family members all discovered a "secret".
The old lady immediately made a decision, "Starting tomorrow, Yiming, you will learn to cook with me in the kitchen. We'll become chefs in the future!"
Tian Yiming? What the heck?
Before Tian Yiming could react to what his grandmother meant, everyone in the Tian family chimed in to agree.
"Okay, I think so..."
Tian Yiming…
He just made a steamed bun with meat inside, so why is he being forced to become a chef?
The old lady kept her word.
The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, she went to Tian Yiming's room to wake him up.
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