"It's time to buy a toaster. Liu Mang flipped the toast bread in the pan and thought.

The 'Caesar salad' is a simple recipe for a toast that is browned on both sides, diced, sprinkled on top of the fresh vegetables on a plate, and finished with a piping bag and squeezed with the prepared salad dressing.

"How do you get the salad dressing?" After placing lettuce, shredded onions, shredded cucumbers, shredded lettuce and other vegetables on the plate, Liu Mang took out a small notebook from his trouser pocket.

This notebook was specially sent by plane yesterday at the order of Lin Xiao, and it recorded various sauce recipes he learned at Le Cordon Bleu.

"First beat the eggs in a food processor until soft, then add olive oil, English spicy soy sauce, minced garlic, lemon juice ......" Liu Mang operated according to the recipe in the notebook.

"Well, it tastes really good, and the sauce in Western cooking is really desirable. After the salad dressing was ready, Liu Mang dipped it and tasted it, and nodded again and again.

The 'Caesar salad' was ready, Liu Mang covered it with plastic wrap and sent it to the refrigerator to keep it fresh.

"Let's make vanilla ice cream, and when the ice cream is ready, you can make the main course. Liu Mang thought.

Take a few fresh eggs, add refined sugar and stir well, wait for the egg yolk to turn white, add corn flour and stir well, and stir together to form a paste.

Dessert Liu Mang really rarely makes, because in the Chinese cooking system, dessert belongs to the white case, which is confused with pastry, and there is no strict classification, buns, steamed buns, dumplings, and fat cakes all belong to this category.

Western-style desserts are often referred to as "baking" in the West, and are not only an integral part of Western cooking (i.e., bread and snacks for meals), but also an alternative to Western cooking, and there are even specialized pastry chefs and pastry chefs.

Stir the egg mixture, then add the milk and whipped cream to the pan, stir well with a wooden spoon and heat until it is almost boiling. Pour it into the egg mixture little by little and stir well.

By the way, the cream that Liu Mang now adds to it is natural cream, which is obtained from the separation of fat from milk.

Nowadays, more than 90% of the bakeries and cake shops outside use soybean oil, water, salt, milk powder and other processed margarine. In terms of taste and nutrition, it is several grades lower than pure natural cream.

After constant stirring, after the egg mixture with whipped cream became viscous, Liu Mang removed the pan from the heat, used the bottom of the pan close to a basin of ice water, and stirred while cooling.

Wait until it has cooled thoroughly, add vanilla extract and stir, then move into a stainless steel flat-bottomed mold and put it in the refrigerator for flash freezing.

"Alright, how about some soup. Liu Mang closed the refrigerator door and walked to the stove.

After simmering, the soup in the pot has become viscous, and when stirred with a spoon, it is similar to the gruel in Chinese food.

Liu Mang scooped up a spoonful, brought it to his mouth and tasted it: "Well, it tastes really good!"

The soup is sweet and sour, with the flavors of vegetables such as onions, celery, and carrots already permeating the soup, and the addition of bacon makes the soup even more mellow, and the smell of various spices is emitted by the heat, making you feel like you are in a Provencal garden with every sip.

After all this, Liu Mang took out two steaks from the refrigerator, dried them with kitchen paper towels, and then evenly smeared with oil, sprinkled with salt and pepper, and marinated them in the early stage.

"Brother Lin, dinner is ready, come down. Liu Mang took out his mobile phone to look at the time and dialed a number.

Lin Xiao, who was woken up by Liu Mang's phone, struggled to move away from Comrade Jeba's thick legs that were pressing his waist, and sat up: "Well, I'll come down immediately." ”

"Jeba, Jeba!" Lin Xiao pushed Jeba, who was snoring loudly, but Jeba didn't move, like a huge black bear sleeping soundly.

"It's time to eat!" Lin Xiao pushed hard a few more times, and when he saw that there was still no response, he leaned into Jeba's ear and shouted.

"Dinner?" Jeba jumped up from the bed with a stirring spirit, "Ahhh

"Yes, Lao Liu called us to dinner. Lin Xiao couldn't cry or laugh.

Walking downstairs to the kitchen, Liu Mang had already set the table and was frying steaks.

"It smells so good!" Jeba shouted with some exaggeration.

Beef is fried over a high fire, and the protein molecules in it work together with the oil to release a strong meaty aroma.

There is a little trick to frying steak, the heat must be high at the beginning, and the pan must be very hot. Because this is the only way to lock in the moisture, otherwise it will taste like chewing wax.

After the skin is hard to seal in the moisture, the steak can be slowly fried calmly. In addition, it should be noted that beef does not need to be turned over repeatedly, so it is easier to loosen, which is not good for meat. Generally, after frying one side, the reverse is fine, and it can be repeated 2-3 times.

"You eat first, I'll be fine right away. The first plate and soup on the table were already on the table, and Liu Mang greeted.

"Hehe, then you're welcome. Jeba pulled out his chair and sat down.

"This salad dressing is good. Lin Xiao picked up a piece of lettuce and put it into his mouth: "Lao Liu, did you adjust it according to the recipe in my notebook?"

"Not exactly, I made some small changes myself. Liu Mang turned over the steak in the pot: "First of all, I didn't add so much lemon juice, and it would be bitter if I had too much, and secondly, I also added some mint leaves to add it to add its taste." ”

"Very nice. Lin Xiao nodded: "Let me state first, that notebook is my record many years ago, and it doesn't represent my current level." ”

"Understood!" Liu Mang smiled.

"Jeba, how's the soup?" Lin Xiao asked again.

"It's delicious, and it would be even better if there was a bit of bread to go with it now. Jeba said, licking his lips.

"There is no bread, but you can go to the pastry stall in the front kitchen and get a few steamed buns. Liu Mang heard Jeba's words and replied.

"I'll go. Lin Xiao stood up.

"Well, almost. After Lin Xiao left, the steak in the pot was ready, Liu Mang put it into the plate with a tong, and poured the sauce boiling on the stove next to him.

The 'black pepper sauce' on the steak is prepared according to the recipe on Lin Xiao's notes, and it is fragrant in the mouth, rich in pepper flavor, and has a light aroma of red wine.

"Here, Jeba, try my steak and see how it tastes. ”

Liu Mang uses a tray to bring the steak to the table.

"Looks so good!" Jebba took the knife and fork and cut the steak easily without much effort.

The sliced steak is steaming hot, and the rich juice trickles down the pink flesh, seducing the heart.

"I didn't cook it too well, just five points. ”

"Awesome!" Jeba eagerly picked up a piece and put it in his mouth to chew, so beautiful that his eyes narrowed into a slit.

The steak is very tender, chewy, tender and juicy, and with the fragrant and slightly spicy black pepper sauce, it is really memorable.