The First Gospel Chapter 21: The Poor Man's Diet
"Boil the water and start making noodles."
As a freeloader, An Ling also made corresponding preparations. Under the observation of Gu Tiantian and Gu Yun, she demonstrated her skillful ramen-making skills.
This time, it is also a good opportunity for her to avenge her previous shame.
Although An Ling inherited her mother's true skills and thinks she is a good cook, given the situation she had last time where she accidentally spilled half a bottle of salt into the water, perhaps only the Little Chef and the King of Medicine could have a chance of saving her.
As an ordinary person, she really couldn't serve dishes that went against common sense.
Having suffered a defeat on her first appearance, An Ling was more cautious this time.
"Sister An Ling is so amazing!"
Gu Tiantian's eyes lit up.
Making ramen is a technical job. She had tried to make ramen before, but the noodles broke after just a few shakes. In the end, not a single noodle was formed and only a pot of noodle lumps remained.
"But, we don't seem to have any side dishes for ramen at home."
Recently she was busy preparing for the monthly exam and had not been to the supermarket much. Her brother had found a new job, and after a few days, the food in the refrigerator had been almost eaten up, leaving only a bag of bread and a few eggs.
But in Gu Tiantian's impression, soup stock is the key to ramen.
Chicken soup, pork bone soup, beef soup...
These ingredients are quite expensive.
"Leave it to me."
An Ling smiled slightly. Before deciding to take action, she took a special look at Gu Yun's bleak kitchen. The bare scene provided her with a perfect stage.
Ramen made with dashi broth is available everywhere, and hers may not be better than the ones in restaurants.
but!
While learning various cuisines from her mother, An Ling finally found the area in which she was best at.
As an otaku who can't control her hands and can't help but spend money as soon as she gets her salary, she has lived in dire straits all year round. In this unique environment, An Ling finally developed her own cooking skills - poor man's cooking!
The so-called poor man's cooking means that even if there are no ingredients at home, you can make a decent dinner.
“This soup base is very simple.”
The ramen was put into the pot and Anling started to prepare the sauce.
"Soy sauce, salt, chicken powder, pepper, these ubiquitous seasonings are all you need to make a rich and flavorful soup base!"
"Sister An Ling, you really know how to live."
"Ahahaha, just normal."
An Ling felt embarrassed by Gu Tiantian's praise. She didn't know how he would feel if he knew about her past "heroic deeds".
“Finally, there’s just one more ingredient left to give this bowl of ramen its soul.”
"What is it?"
"coriander!"
An Ling said in a chef-like manner.
Soy sauce, salt, chicken powder, pepper and a stalk of coriander. This is a dinner that costs less than 5 yuan. At the same time, it is also her way to redeem herself from the past...
"Sister An Ling, we don't usually eat coriander, so we don't have any..."
Gu Tiantian scratched his head embarrassedly.
"Don't eat cilantro? That's okay. Students who don't have cilantro at home can use a small spoonful of sesame oil instead."
"No sesame oil...either. That's a bit of a luxury for us."
"So what other ingredients are there?"
“… Only eggs and bread are left.”
Gu Tiantian rummaged through the refrigerator, took out a half-eaten bag of bread, and said pitifully.
An Ling smiled as beautifully as a flower. She said nothing and poured the cooked ramen into a bowl.
Once again, she felt like she was about to burst.
I think you are deliberately making things difficult for me, An Ling!
Although we are poor, aren’t coriander and sesame oil essential condiments that every normal family would prepare?
Anling has a small disadvantage.
She could only think of one thing . The two consecutive "bad news" made her brain suddenly crash. Coupled with Gu Tiantian's pitiful appearance, An Ling instinctively felt that she should say something.
She stared blankly at the bread bag that Gu Tiantian was holding...
"It doesn't matter if there is no sesame oil. If you don't have sesame oil at home, you can sprinkle a handful of bread crumbs instead."
For some unknown reason, An Ling spoke.
…
"I feel like the bread crumbs taste a little weird in the soup."
After watching An Ling's cooking, Gu Yun made some pertinent comments.
The bread is filled with red bean paste, and the breadcrumbs are also covered with some sweet red bean paste flavor. This sweetness collides violently with the salty taste created by soy sauce, salt, and chicken essence, taking the taste in an extremely strange direction.
He couldn't help but think back to the two experiences he had so far.
The first time, it was beef stew with potatoes that was so salty that you could hardly taste anything else; now, it’s ramen that is both sweet and salty, letting go of yourself.
honestly……
Is An Ling really good at cooking?
If you are not good at something, there is no need to show off. Everyone has areas where they are good and not good at.
For example, he is not very good at quantum physics and nuclear physics.
"I made a mistake this time. Next time, I will definitely make a decent dish..."
Gu Yun's slightly suspicious look made An Ling feel very uneasy. She almost buried her head in the bowl. She didn't know why she suddenly scattered a handful of bread crumbs into the bowl.
"Don't force yourself. My sister usually cooks. If you don't mind, you can come to our place in the evening."
Being pitied!
I clearly invited her to have dinner with me every night, but why isn't she happy at all?
"I...I'll come again!"
An Ling wanted to cry but had no tears. She drank the remaining noodle soup, blushed, picked up her bag and ran out.
"Hey, brother, why are you talking like that!"
You’ll never find a girlfriend if you speak
"You have to be tactful when dealing with girls! Besides, An Ling's ramen making skills are very good, it's just that there was a problem with the seasoning, which is obviously a very common mistake!"
"My mother-in-law once said that cooks and warriors are the same."
Despite the strange taste, Gu Yun still drank up all the noodle soup in the bowl.
He wiped his mouth, his mother-in-law's past teachings were still vivid in his mind.
"For a warrior, it is a great sorrow to be pitied by an opponent. And the taster is the rival of the chef."
"Who is the mother-in-law?"
Gu Tiantian remembered that she was still in elementary school when her father threatened to leave home to become a treasure hunter.
After her father left, they cut off contact with all relatives. During these ten years, only her brother stayed with her.
Later, when she grew up, she realized that it was the time of the financial crisis and the whole country was in depression. Under such circumstances, no one would be willing to accept a burden like her.
"Is it grandma?"
"no."
Gu Yun shook his head. Since coming into this world, he had only seen his grandmother once.
A few days after my mother left home , my grandmother came and took away some valuables.
"The mother-in-law I'm talking about was a very famous barbecue master in the village. Later, she had to give up this career because of food poisoning."
Another topic that I totally don't understand.
"Brother, wake up, you have never lived in the countryside!" Gu Tiantian paused and continued, "Let me ask you, what do you think of Sister An Ling?"
"She is a kind-hearted girl, but her cooking is not very good."
"What? I think Sister An Ling is quite good at living. Brother, have you never thought about dating? Do you like the gentle and lovely type or the strong and capable type?"
Gu Tiantian patiently and persuadingly.
She had read a survey report that found that men generally become more stable after getting married. If her brother was in love, he might not say such confusing things anymore.
"I never thought about that."
"Now think about it, what kind of girl do you like?"
"I don't care, but according to the village tradition, we should at least fight a full-grown mammoth to a draw."
