Chapter 50: An Intoxicating Pot of Cooking
The effect of millet jujube porridge is still quite good, the sky has just revealed the white of the fish belly, Xie Heilong woke up, his mental state was very good, and he looked at the other people who were still asleep in bed. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć Info picked up his rucksack and walked out of the dorm room gently.
Out of the company's barracks, Xie Heilong called softly: "Master, are you there?" Where should I go now? ā
As soon as Xie Heilong's words fell, Huo Lao's voice came out of his mind.
"Seeing that the mountain in front of you is not there, then you should have the ingredients we need, and when you get there, the teacher will tell you how to do it."
Looking up into the distance, Xie Heilong stretched out his right hand, gave a thumbs up, and looked at it alternately with his left and right eyes. Finding that the mountain was fifteen kilometers away from here, thinking that he would have to rush back to cook in the evening, Xie Heilong couldn't help but speed up his walking.
Two hours later, Xie Heilong came to the foot of the mountain, stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, looked up at the top of the mountain covered by clouds and mist, and said weakly: "Master, this mountain is too high, when will it take to climb up?" ā
"Apprentice, you don't need to worry, the ingredients we need are very ordinary, you should be able to find them on the mountainside, you can just go forward, if you encounter it, the teacher will naturally remind you."
After listening to Huo Lao's words, Xie Heilong hammered his sore legs, took a few deep breaths, and slowly climbed up the mountain.
It is estimated that few people come to this mountain, and the tall canopy grows densely together, directly blocking the sunlight from the outside, and the ground is full of bushes, directly blocking all the roads, and there is no way into the mountain.
Due to the lack of sunlight, the mountains and forests are very damp, and it is difficult to stand firm when the fallen leaves fall to the ground and rot. In less than half an hour after entering the mountain, Xie Heilong had already fallen several times.
Although the mountain road is difficult to walk, fortunately, Xie Heilong brought the kitchen knife over, and he can barely walk in the mountains after chopping and chopping along the way.
"On the small trunk of the tree on the right in front, a plant with small yellow flowers is plucked, and all its rhizomes are plucked."
"A few steps forward, and the black fruit was picked from the bushes on the ground on the right."
"...... over there"
After entering the deep mountains, Huo Lao kept pointing at Xie Heilong, picking all kinds of strange plants. When Xie Heilong got these things, although it was very troublesome and tiring. But as soon as he thought of the effect of these things, Xie Heilong was full of energy.
As time went by, Xie Heilong picked more and more things, most of which were fruits that Xie Heilong didn't know, until the backpack really couldn't fit it, so he stopped and walked back.
By the time Xie Heilong returned to the company, the sun was already hanging diagonally in the west.
Because he told the squad leader last night that the dish to be cooked for dinner today is a pot of cooking, and he explained what he needed to prepare, so Xie Heilong was not in a hurry to stir-fry.
Take the rucksack to the washing place, carefully clean the collected ingredients, leave a portion of the amount, and dry all the rest on the wall.
"Deputy squad, it's almost time, and the squad leader asks if you can start cooking." Seeing that Xie Heilong was still drying things, Xiao Zhang stood at the door of the cooking class and shouted to him.
"You wash the cauldron first, and I'll come."
Xie Heilong looked at his watch, it was almost five o'clock. Hurriedly finished the last bit, picked up the ingredients left and walked to the cooking class.
As soon as he entered the cooking class, Lan Haizhen said to him: "Xie Heilong, everything you want is ready, hurry up and cook." ā
"Thank you, squad leader, you don't have to worry, I'll do it, I won't be able to delay eating." Xie Heilong said comfortingly to the squad leader.
The method of making a pot of boil is very simple, which Xie Heilong has researched based on the chowder dishes of Nanhe Province. In order to replenish the nutrition of the fighters, colleagues added a lot of meat. Although it seems simple, whether the taste is good or not depends on the chef's cooking skills.
Xie Heilong first poured a pot of cut large pieces of fat into the pot, stir-fried over low heat to get golden brown and oily, and then put more than a dozen catties of chopped pork ribs into it, added a little salt, and stir-fried vigorously. Stir-frying with salt can not only make the ribs more flavorful, but also make the ribs more vigorous.
When the ribs are almost stir-fried, the meat on the bones slowly begins to retract. Xie Heilong poured the remaining dozen catties of chicken into the pot.
Three large pots full of meat and vegetables were piled up in the cauldron to form a small mountain.
In order to heat these dozens of catties of vegetables evenly, Xie Heilong took off his clothes, straightened the blower to the maximum, and shook off his arms and stir-fried it desperately.
The squad leader saw that the coking coal in the stove was already a little unable to supply such a large amount of firepower, and hurriedly said to the fat man: "Liu Meng, you hurry up and add coal outside to make the fire bigger." ā
Then he said to Xiao Zhang: "Xiao Zhang, don't stand and watch stupidly, go and bring the big iron basin of each class, and prepare to cook when the time comes." ā
Although it is early spring, the temperature is still very low. But after stir-frying for a few minutes, Xie Heilong was tired from these dozens of catties of meat and sweated.
Reaching out and touching the chicken pieces, it has changed color and firm. Xie Heilong didn't care about wiping his sweat, he took a few large buckets of water and poured them into the pot, and then put the more difficult potatoes, radishes, and cauliflower into it all at once, and by the way, he also put the ingredients picked back today, the formula for strengthening muscles and bones, and covered it with a lid and let it simmer slowly.
Although the one-pot boil is full of flavor and delicious and nutritious, it does not have a strong taste.
So Xie Heilong took a lot of green onions, ginger and garlic, and prepared to make a dipping sauce to enhance the flavor.
Chop all the green onions, ginger and garlic and add various seasonings. Stir well, use the hot oil from a small pot and lightly pour it on top.
Suddenly, the unique aroma of green onions, ginger and garlic, combined with the strong aroma of meat coming out of the cauldron, immersed the whole kitchen in this misty and charming taste.
The fat man, Xiao Zhang, and Lan Haizhen's squad leader couldn't help swallowing their saliva, and even the regular squad soldiers who had just returned from training didn't care about storing the equipment on their bodies, and they were all attracted by this strong fragrance.
After the dipping sauce is ready, the big meat is almost stewed. Xie Heilong took the remaining vegetables and put them in the pot, and shouted to Lan Haizhen's squad leader: "Squad leader, you can prepare for dinner." ā
"Okay, I'll go and inform the attendant, Xiao Zhang and Liu Meng, you two will help the squad deputy bring out the dishes."
After smelling the aroma of vegetables for so long, Lan Haizhen's squad leader couldn't help it for a long time, and when he heard Xie Heilong's words, he gave a few words to the others, and walked out excitedly.
The people outside the cooking class, hearing that they would be able to eat this delicious dish soon, also ran to the equipment storage room, for fear that their hands and feet would be slow and they would not be able to eat it at that time.
After waiting for the dishes and handing over the other things to the fat man, Xie Heilong's tired limbs became weak, walked to the back door of the cooking class, lit a cigarette, and took a few deep breaths to relieve his tired body.
What is strange is that Xie Heilong is tired like this, but he has a mysterious smile on his face.
"Eat, eat! My guinea pigs, it's up to you to do the muscle-strengthening formula, hehe. ā