092, I want to invite you to eat authentic Mapo tofu today~
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Naoki Nagayama stood beside the dining table, full of doubts.
A house that usually looks very clean,
Is it so dirty after cleaning it seriously?
Not to mention the bottom of the bed, the bottom of the cabinet, and the back of the TV. After all, they haven’t been cleaned very much.
Why is the kitchen so unclean and not used much?
After moving into this home, most of the time the fire was used to boil water.
Let alone stir-fry, there is nothing like just heating up the food, it’s either takeout or eating out directly.
Are single men particularly attracted to dust and oil stains...
The helpless Nagayama Naoki could only work hard and try to clean up before the guests came.
.......
On the street after exiting Waseda Station, two young girls were walking towards the residential area.
The girl from rb has been learning how to dress up from her parents since she was in junior high school.
In high school, I actually dressed up in a decent way.
Both of them have fluffy hair, plaid shirts and knitted sweaters of different colors. Akina wears a skirt and Akiho wears jeans and carries a small bag, showing youth and vitality.
"Mingsui, are you sure this is the road?"
"Don't worry. As Tsuruko said, get off the station, walk along this street for 10 minutes, then turn right and you'll be there."
"But I've been walking for almost 10 minutes, and I still haven't seen the 6-story apartment building."
"Maybe we'll see it in 15 minutes, Huo La, isn't it over there?" Akiho Nakamori pointed to a 6-story apartment in the front right, which was hidden among the buildings and was inconspicuous.
"Really, it's hidden inside."
As they spoke, the two turned to the right, followed the fork to the downstairs of the apartment, entered the apartment door, and climbed up the stairs to the third floor.
"Go to the left after exiting the stairs. This should be the room." After looking at it, Nakamori Akina rang the doorbell.
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Nagayama Naoki, who was cutting vegetables in the house, heard the doorbell ringing.
It was time, and it was almost 11:30. Naoki Nagayama, who had just finished cleaning, was busy in the kitchen wearing a floral apron.
When I first bought the kitchen utensils, the apron given by the boss should be very suitable for the hostess, but now wearing it on Naoki Nagayama makes people laugh inexplicably.
He didn't take off his apron, but went straight to open the door.
Sure enough, there were two young and beautiful girls standing outside the door.
"Mingcai-san, Mingsui-san, you are here~"
"Naoki-san, good afternoon~" x2
Looking at Nagayama Naoki in a floral apron, both of them were amused. Akiho couldn't help but say:
"Haha, Naoki-san is wearing a floral apron, it feels so inconsistent..."
"Come in, the slippers are on the shoe rack."
Nagayama Naoki welcomed the two people in,
"Stop talking, this is my first time using this apron. I didn't expect that the one I received as a gift was actually a flower apron."
"Naoki-san, you look very lifelike..." Akina Nakamori said, and then handed over the snack gift box, "This is a gift."
"Hi, you're so welcome~"
What is the temperament of life? Does it have the temperament of a housewife...
Nagayama Naoki didn't know what to say, so he put down the snack gift box and took out the soda from the refrigerator:
"It took a long time to get here. Let's drink some soda first." Then he continued working in the kitchen. "You can also take a rest in the room. The TV remote control is on the sofa."
When I visit a friend's house for the first time, I am always very curious. Of course, the two little girls are also like this. They walked around the room while holding soda drinks.
But it’s only 60 square meters, so you can basically understand it at a glance.
"Naoki-san cleaned up very well~" Akina Nakamori sighed as she read it over.
"Of course, when I heard that the two eldest ladies were coming, I spent a lot of time cleaning~" Naoki Nagayama replied while cutting green peppers.
"Naoki-san, how big is this house?" Nakamori Akiho asked.
"About 20 ping."
"Hey, it looks bigger than it is~"
"It's probably because there are relatively few furniture and other things, and there are also relatively few large and small things."
"Yes, it looks a bit like a hotel house." Akina Nakamori's voice moved from the second bedroom to the living room, "Is Naoki-san the only one living there?"
"Of course, only Tsuruko came to stay for a few days before."
"Is this like this..." Xiao Mingcai poked her head outside the kitchen, "What is Naoki-san doing?"
"It's Chinese food. I want to treat you to the authentic Mapo Tofu today, but it will take a while." Naoki Nagayama poured the green pepper into the pot, stirred it with the hot oil, and made a tingling sound, and then a puff of The pungent spicy taste was also heard, and the green peppers of this era seemed a bit spicy.
"Green pepper beef?" As the aroma of beef spread, Xiao Mingcai came closer again, "Naoki-san, do you want to help?"
After stir-frying for a few times, Naoki Nagayama put the green pepper beef on the plate: "Wait a moment, there are 2 more dishes."
"Mingcai-san, if you don't mind, please help me put this plate on the table first, and put the bowls and chopsticks in place~"
Nagayama Naoki was so polite that he gave orders.
Nakamori Akiho also came over at this time and started making preparations with Akina.
Naoki Nagayama took advantage of this time to plate the sweet-sour pork from another pot.
“Another dish is ready~”
"Hi~"
The last dish, Mapo Tofu, can be said to be one of RB people’s favorite Chinese dishes.
"Mingcai mulberry, Mingsu mulberry, can it be spicy? More or less?"
"Please make it spicy~" x2
That's right, it seems that Nakamori Akina likes spicy food, but Nakamori Akina also likes spicy food? Should we say that we are a family?
Spicy family?
The spiciness of dried red pepper is obviously much stronger than that of green pepper. Even if the range hood is turned on, it will be of no use. The whole house is filled with spiciness, and the neighbors may be able to smell it. After drying it with Sichuan peppercorns over low heat, Naoki Nagayama makes Knife edge chili pepper is said to be the key to the crispy and numbing flavor of Mapo Tofu.
Then according to the experience of authentic Mapo Tofu that I learned online in my previous life, sauté onions, garlic, bean paste, and tempeh until fragrant, add water and other seasonings and bring to a boil. Finally add tofu, beef sesame seeds and knife edge chili, simmer over low heat while pushing the pot After thickening the tofu, add the garlic sprouts and the remaining chili peppers...
On the way, two little girls came over after smelling the fragrance. Akina Nakamori looked at Naoki Nagayama's cooking method: "Naoki-san, the Mapo tofu you make seems different from those in other places?"
"This is the authentic Sichuan Mapo Tofu recipe, I went there to learn it~" Naoki Nagayama said proudly.
However, rb's Mapo Tofu is indeed a little different from the Chinese version. In order to better cater to local tastes, it is less spicy and lighter, and then there is even a sweetened Mapo Tofu... which is simply evil. .
"Naoki-san is so awesome." Nakamori Akiho looked at Nagayama Naoki's skillful thickening techniques and couldn't help but sigh.
"Hahaha, if you live alone, of course you have to practice your cooking skills~"
Nagayama Naoki saw that it was almost done and sprinkled the last garlic seedlings.
