Chapter 285 Beef stew with tomatoes and potatoes

It's just that the logistics department has convenience in terms of food, which is the same as the clerks and correspondents in the company, obviously the clerks and correspondents are soldiers, but when they sleep, they are not sleeping in a chase bunk, but between two people, each with its own convenience. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info

It was Section Chief Shi who inspired himself to contribute, this kindness Meng Chuan could not forget, so he simply made a good meal for Section Chief Shi, and he could repay the kindness, and Section Chief Shi was usually not bad for himself, and eating a meal could improve his feelings.

Meng Chuan looked at the time, it was almost time for dinner, so after finishing the work at hand, he walked to the canteen.

came to the cafeteria and said hello to Uncle Liu, and Meng Chuan began to cook.

The canteen of the organ, Meng Chuan is here every day, and the people in the cooking class have long been familiar with Meng Chuan, Meng Chuan's cooking, it is really delicious, there is nothing to say, many people in the cooking class are joking, saying that Uncle Liu will hand over the task of cooking for the chief to Assistant Meng.

Uncle Liu sometimes replied with a smile: "Assistant Meng is a big worker, cooking is just a hobby, how can there be an officer who cooks every day." ”

Meng Chuan just smiled, cooking has indeed changed from a job at the beginning, and has slowly become a hobby, the food is delicious, the people who eat it are happy, and they are also happy.

This time, Meng Chuan planned to stew a beef stew for Section Chief Shi, and Meng Chuan observed today that Section Chief Shi's spirit is not particularly good, and it is estimated that he is tired at the end of the year, so he should make up for his body.

There is a saying, "Nourish the liver in spring, nourish the heart in summer, nourish the lungs in autumn, and nourish the kidneys in winter." ”

The kidneys are the foundation of life, and they are the source of essence, qi and spirit, and the birthplace of yang energy.

Beef is suitable for stewing because of the meat quality, and the soup from the beef stew is particularly delicious and a great supplement, so Meng Chuan made a tomato and potato stew this time.

Beef is best to use brisket, brisket is different from tenderloin, it does not refer to a certain part of the animal's meat, many cattle can be called brisket, as long as there is less fat, there is no tendon in large pieces of beef can be called brisket.

Meng Chuan picked a good piece of beef and cut it off, about two catties, which is definitely enough to eat.

Let's deal with the beef first, because the beef in Meng Chuan's hand was just taken out of the freezer, so it was easy to cut, and Meng Chuan didn't cook it before cutting.

Like if we usually buy beef directly from the butcher shop, it is soft, in this case, it is not easy to cut, we can first boil the beef for five minutes, pass through the water, and then cut, because after cooking, the beef will become a hard lump, and it is very convenient to cut at that time.

In order to save time, Meng Chuan cut the meat into pieces and put it in cold water and began to cook.

Beef is different from other meats, you don't need to heat the water first, because the beef itself is resistant to stewing, so you can directly put it in cold water to boil, after boiling, wait for five minutes, and take it out.

The tomatoes and potatoes are as simple as peeling and cutting them into cubes and soaking them in cold water for 15 minutes.

In the case of this tomato, in order to taste better, you can peel the tomato, first use the tip of a kitchen knife to cut the top of the tomato into a 'cross' shape, and then put it in boiling water for a minute, and the skin can be easily scalded.

However, for nutritional reasons, it is best not to peel tomatoes, because tomato peels have anti-atherosclerosis, anti-oxidative damage and protect vascular endothelial function.

Moreover, tomato peel also has an antioxidant effect, and has good anti-cancer and anti-cancer functions.

So this time, Meng Chuan will not peel it, and as long as it is boiled well, the tomato skin does not particularly affect the taste.

At this time, the pot of water for boiling beef had been boiling for almost five minutes, Meng Chuan first fished out the beef, then poured out the water in the pot, added water from the new one, and stewed it in boiling water.

This stew time is long, first put the beef into the pot, and then put in a little cooking wine, put in some ginger slices, two pieces of tangerine peel, two garlic, a few star anise, you can put some pepper if you like to eat a little hemp, if you don't like to eat peppercorns, then don't put it, because this soup is particularly nutritious, especially delicious, if you put some peppercorns, forget to pick out the peppercorns first when drinking the soup, so that you can eat a pepper when you drink it, you will feel very uncomfortable.

And like places like eating hemp, many people don't care about eating peppercorns, so it doesn't matter if you put a little bit.

Then cover and start simmering over medium heat for half an hour.

This will be asked, didn't you say that you made beef stew with tomatoes and potatoes, and the tomatoes and potatoes have not been put yet.

Meng Chuan This is to save time, so start another pot and start making tomatoes and potatoes.

Because Meng Chuan's tomatoes were not peeled, Meng Chuan cut them thinly this time, and planned to boil them for a while longer.

Add a little oil, after the oil is hot, pour in the tomatoes, turn on the medium heat and start to boil, if you can't control the heat, you can also turn the fire smaller.

Because Meng Chuan cut it relatively thinly, the juice of the tomatoes came out easily, and the skin of the tomatoes was also easily scalded, and after about two minutes, it was already boiled into a paste.

Now you can remove the potato wedges from the cold water, put them in the pan and start stir-frying.

If the potato cubes are fried directly in the pot, they must be undercooked, and Meng Chuan didn't plan to fry them, so he just fried them a little.

At this time, the other pot of beef stew was almost stewed, and the aroma of the beef was overflowing.

Now you can use a drain to drain the beef out of this pan, pour it into the pan where the tomatoes and potatoes are sautéed, and continue to stir-fry.

Stir-fry for two minutes, at which point the potatoes and beef are covered in tomato sauce and look very good.

Then pour the beef stew soup into the pot with the ingredients and continue to simmer for 20 minutes, and if you want to make the soup more delicious, it is recommended to add a little water starch to thicken it.

Meng Chuan found a pinch of starch, then mixed it with water, poured it evenly on the beef broth, and waited quietly for twenty minutes.

Add a spoonful of salt before cooking, a dish of tomato and potato stew is ready, the red soup exudes a faint sweet and sour taste of tomatoes, with the fresh aroma of beef locked in water starch, plus the potatoes stewed for a long time, the lubrication of the soup, it is really a very good delicacy.

Meng Chuan immediately put this large pot of tomato and potato stew beef into the dining car, eating this dish must be accompanied by rice, and pouring this soup on the rice, it can really make people hungry.

Meng Chuan filled a large plate of rice, put it on the dining car and pushed it out.

At this time, Section Chief Shi was already waiting in the cafeteria, Meng Chuan's craftsmanship Section Chief Shi had seen it, it turned out that when Meng Chuan was picked up, many of the dishes in it were made by Meng Chuan, and the last time I ate with Staff Officer Xu and Captain You, those dishes were also made by Meng Chuan.

Soon Section Chief Shi watched Meng Chuan push the dining cart out, so he waved his hand at Meng Chuan, and when Meng Chuan found out, he immediately pushed the dining cart over.

Section Chief Shi smelled the aroma of this pot of tomato and potato stew, and was directly intoxicated by it, the fragrance of the tomatoes and the mellow aroma of the beef were completely integrated, which could be described as refreshing.

Section Chief Shi is not reserved, they are all from the logistics department, his own brothers, there is no need to pay attention to it, he directly picked up the soup spoon and scooped a big bowl for himself, and feasted on it.

Meng Chuan gave Section Chief Shi a bowl of rice by the way, "Section Chief Shi, eat more rice, although we all say 'eat less at night', but we go to bed late and don't have supper yet, so we must eat enough." ”

Section Chief Shi said while eating: "Xiao Meng, the food you cooked, there is no such thing as not being full, I can eat as much as I cook, and when the Chinese New Year comes, our logistics department will organize a party, you have to give full play to your strengths, so that everyone can eat better." ”

Meng Chuan nodded and said, "Don't worry, Section Chief Shi, I will definitely play my best when the time comes." ”

Section Chief Shi didn't raise his head, and continued to eat, this soup tasted very smooth because of the addition of water starch and potatoes, plus the fragrance of tomatoes and the mellow aroma of beef, which made Section Chief Shi want to stop.

After a bowl of soup, Shi Kechang sweated and said with a smile: "It's really comfortable, this meal is full of energy, there are too many things in the logistics department these days, my busy feet don't touch the ground, I don't have any energy at all, now it's good to drink a bowl of soup, Xiao Meng, the food you cook is really amazing." ”

Meng Chuan made this meal in order to regulate Section Chief Shi's body, and food supplements are the healthiest, because everyone has to eat rice, with the help of each dish to produce different effects, it can indeed better regulate the body, this is different from medicine, it is a three-point poison, if you eat too much medicine, the body's resistance will only get worse and worse.

Although the effect of dietary supplements is not as good as that of traditional Chinese medicine, a long-term reasonable diet will definitely be of great help to health.

Meng Chuan said with a smile: "Section Chief Shi, don't worry about drinking soup, eat more beef, it's good for your body to eat." ”

After Chief Shi took a bowl of beef, he saw that Meng Chuan hadn't started yet, and immediately said: "Xiao Meng, you should eat it quickly, eat this meal while it is hot, and it is really refreshing after eating." ”

Meng Chuan likes to eat rice bowls if he eats this, to be precise, soup and rice are more suitable, but Meng Chuan does not recommend everyone to eat soup and rice, because after the rice is soaked in soup, although it tastes more fragrant, but this is also a disadvantage, that is, after the rice is absorbed into the soup, it is eaten in the mouth, and most people will not chew it and swallow it.

This is actually not particularly good for gastrointestinal digestion, so Meng Chuan still recommends that everyone drink some soup first, and then eat some dried food, and the rice will only be better for digestion and absorption after being fully chewed and swallowed.

It's just that the people who are soldiers are all iron stomachs, and they should eat such stomach-hurting food as compressed biscuits, so Meng Chuan didn't bother with this soup and rice, scooped up a bowl of soup, poured it on the rice, and began to eat wildly.