Chapter 50: Old Shadows of the Republic of China (4)
After confirming all the ingredients, Jiang Weiguo took out two potatoes, cut a small piece of bacon, and selected three relatively fresh green peppers. Jiang Feng guessed that he was going to make shredded potatoes and fried bacon with green peppers.
Eleven-year-old Jiang Weiguo's cooking skills are not as good as Jiang Feng's.
The knife work is good, it should be due to helping Jiang Chengde on weekdays, but the heat and seasoning are much worse. Jiang Feng could see that there was too much salt in the spicy shredded potatoes, and the potatoes were not very fresh, so the taste was definitely not much better.
Not to mention the fried bacon with green peppers, the bacon itself is not well marinated, and the green peppers are even more dehydrated and wrinkled, the seeds inside are dry, and the taste of the fried can be imagined.
Both dishes are home-cooked side dishes, and there is no difficulty in stir-frying. Steward Wang asked for at least three dishes and one soup, and Jiang Weiguo thought about it and took out the only cabbage in the cabinet.
The leaves on the outside of the cabbage were all wilted, and Jiang Weiguo had to peel off several layers before revealing the slightly watery leaves inside. It's not fresh, but it's barely edible.
Peel off a few leaves, cut into sections, and stir-fry.
The fried Chinese cabbage that doesn't look good is out of the pot.
Jiang Feng felt that if it weren't for the first-class Lord Huang who didn't eat fish, his dishes would not be so ordinary and single. The most fish in the river was fish, and Jiang Feng saw that there were at least two large buckets of fresh fish in the corner, and they were still fluttering, very fresh.
The soup is Hu spicy soup, noodles ****, kelp, bacon, and the cabbage leaves that were peeled off before and completely devoid of moisture, all chopped and thrown into the pot. After adding salt, chili powder, sesame oil, and soy sauce, Jiang Feng also saw Jiang Weiguo add a small handful of spices to it, and stew it in a mess, almost no one could see that there were those ingredients, and they were full of fragrance, but they played the best in these dishes.
The soup was thick and steaming. Jiang Weiguo went out to find Steward Wang, but found that there was no one outside, and remembered that he said that he wanted a helper and went to the next door to find someone, so he turned around and went to the next door.
Next door is also the kitchen, which is a little bigger than Jiang Weiguo's, probably because there are two cauldrons, one pot is boiling paste, and the other pot is porridge with more water and less rice, presumably the rice soup for the three meals a day of the people in the bilge comes from this pot.
There were two people in it, a chubby aunt and a girl who looked a little similar to her, who should be her daughter.
When the aunt saw Jiang Weiguo coming in, she was a little stunned, but she quickly reacted and asked with a smile: "You are the chef newly found by Steward Wang, right?" You wait, I haven't cooked the paste yet, you have to help wait for me to help you." ”
It was the first time that Jiang Weiguo had met such a friendly stranger, and his tone was unconsciously relaxed: "No, auntie, I want to ask where Steward Wang is? ”
As soon as she heard that she didn't need to help herself, the fat aunt smiled more enthusiastically: "You wait, I'll go to the king for you." ”
After a while, the fat aunt came back with Steward Wang, followed by two people.
The fat aunt peeked inside when she passed by the small kitchen, and asked Jiang Weiguo, "Xiao Jiang, what did you do and it smelled so good?"
"Aunt Li, don't ask what you shouldn't ask. Steward Wang warned sharply, Aunt Li was obviously not afraid of him, gave him a blank look, and continued to go in to cook the paste.
A big pot of paste, without stirring it for ten minutes, Jiang Feng guessed that it was already burnt.
The two people who came with Steward Wang went to the small kitchen to serve food, and went to Aunt Li's kitchen to serve the food themselves, I don't know if they were worried that Jiang Weiguo's skills were not good, and Lord Huang would be angry with him or other reasons, Steward Wang asked Jiang Weiguo to follow along.
The first-class cabin was on the third floor, and there were still people guarding the door, Steward Wang asked Jiang Weiguo to wait at the door, and he and the two people serving the food went in, Jiang Feng was curious and went in with Steward Wang.
The first-class cabin is very large, and the standard is like the presidential suite of later generations, where Lord Huang's servants and family members are in it, he sits on the sofa reading a book, and her wife sews buttons next to him.
"County Magistrate Huang, the original cook on the ship died of illness, and today I changed to a new one, I don't know if the dishes are to your taste. Steward Wang said respectfully.
Jiang Feng couldn't help but look at this adult, he thought at first that Steward Wang said that he was just an honorific title, but he didn't expect that he was really an adult. Even the county magistrate fled to Shanghai without doing anything, so you can imagine how serious the disaster in the north is.
County Magistrate Huang looked like he was in his fifties, a little rich, with a beard, and he barely raised his eyes to look at him after listening to Steward Wang's words: "If you die, you will die, and the dishes you cook are not delicious and useless." ”
"That's what you're saying. Steward Wang smiled and retreated to the corner with a sense of humor.
The maid next to the lady began to distribute vegetables, don't look at the poor environment, there are only three dishes and one soup, and there is only one maid, but the posture is not small at all, and I don't know where I think it is the prince and noble.
Lord Huang tasted the stir-fried cabbage first, and did not speak, but he was not very satisfied with his expression. Immediately after, I took a bite of shredded potatoes.
"Yes, it's better than the previous one. "Lord Huang is humane.
Lord Huang was obviously satisfied with the shredded potatoes, while his wife was relatively light, and after only a few bites of cabbage and a few bites of rice, he said that he was full and did not eat any more.
Maybe it was because of the shredded potatoes, or maybe it was because the amount of rice was already large, so Lord Huang ate three bowls of rice before stopping, and motioned to the maid to scoop the soup for him with his eyes.
The maid was a clever one, scooped him a small half bowl of soup, and placed it firmly in front of him.
Lord Huang tasted it.
"Where did you get this cook?" asked Lord Huang as he put down the bowl.
"The assistant chef of Tai Fung House. The steward replied.
"Joke, the assistant chef from Taifeng House can come here and be a cook for you. Lord Huang smiled, and his expression fluctuated for the first time.
Seeing Lord Huang laughing, Steward Wang smiled more exaggerated than him, but his voice was smaller than him, and said: "The adult is really discerning, that is, a child in his teens, it is estimated that he has been working in Taifeng Building for a few days and said that he is the assistant chef of Taifeng Building, I wonder if Lord Huang is still satisfied with him?"
"How many days are left in the Demon Capital?" asked Lord Huang.
"Five days, five days at most. ”
"That's it, the craftsmanship is good, reward. Lord Huang raised his hand, and the maid handed the two oceans to Steward Wang.
That's a lot of money.
Steward Wang smiled happily, and jumped out with good words without money: "Lord Huang, you are really kind and generous, I thank you for that kid." That kid also cultivated a lot of blessings in his previous life, and today he has this opportunity to cook this meal for you, it is his honor to be able to cook for you, and now he has your reward, but it is really the ancestors who are smoking. ”
Lord Huang thought that the king was noisy and asked him to go out.
The king steward tucked the ocean into his underwear.
Jiang Weiguo was still standing at the door, now it was like autumn, wearing a single coat, and the wind that had been blowing on the river for half an hour Jiang Weiguo's hands and feet were a little numb, and he saw that the king steward came out to greet him.
"Your dish is well cooked, Lord Huang will reward you. And the steward of the king threw him three copper dollars.
Jiang Weiguo hurriedly continued.
Greedy for Jiang Weiguo's two oceans, Steward Wang was in a good mood, and even looked at Jiang Weiguo with a lot of pleasing eyes: "You can go to Aunt Li's kitchen to eat later, eat as much as you want, I will add another one to you for the white flour steamed buns, 4, you can stay in the kitchen during the day, and don't worry when you go back at night, I will make the decision for you if the things are robbed." ”
"Thank you, Steward Wang. Jiang Weiguo hurriedly said, in fact, with his body, the skinny weak chickens in the cabin may not be able to grab him.
Seeing that he was so knowledgeable, the king nodded with satisfaction and left.
Jiang Weiguo walked briskly towards the kitchen.