What Yoko wanted to eat was sukiyaki, which is a Japanese beef hot pot with a light and delicious taste - Yoko had seen it in a TV series, where the whole family gathered together and had fun together, accompanied by the sound of the hot pot slurping.
They talked and laughed with each other, it was so warm, and I have been envious of them for several years.
It was rare for her to make a request. Although Kitahara Xiuji felt that eating hot pot in this weather was a bit crazy, he hesitated and agreed and said with a smile: "Okay, let's go shopping... Do you have all the kitchen utensils and seasonings at home?"
Yoko was very happy, her round eyes narrowed with laughter, and she nodded repeatedly: "No problem, Onisan!"
That’s fine! Kitahara Hideji looked at the money in his wallet and smiled: “Then let’s go!”
Yoko responded happily and started to follow Hideji Kitahara, while Hyakujiro waggled his tail and followed happily. Yoko thought for a while and ordered to Hyakujiro: "Hakujiro, you stay and look after the house!"
Dogs cannot enter the supermarket, and Hyakujiro is technically a wild dog without a collar or dog tag. It would be bad if he stayed outside and was taken away by others.
Hyakujiro tilted his head and glanced at Yoko, as if he understood what the No. 1 owner meant. He immediately sat down at the entrance to the entrance, raised his short legs and saluted, and gave a "bark" sound. The dog's face was very serious, as if
To express my loyalty - my mission must be accomplished, as long as the intruder is no more than fifty centimeters tall, I will definitely bite him out.
Kitahara Shuji was happy and praised Yoko: "Yoko, you trained well." Yoko often played with Hyakujiro and taught him a lot of things, and Hyakujiro was also smart and learned quickly. Kitahara Shuji estimated that
In two months this guy will be able to flush the toilet by himself.
The two of them left Hyakujiro to look after the house, and went out together to go downstairs. Yoko was very excited, chattering and counting the ingredients she needed. On the stairs, she met a resident of the same building who was going upstairs. She looked up and saw Kitahara.
Hideji was stunned and quickly stood up against the wall with a smile on his face, meaning to ask Hideji Kitahara to go first.
A while ago, Kitahara Shuji showed off his power and chased the bully from the fourth floor to the main street. He beat the bully in this street in front of everyone, and nothing happened afterwards. As a result, almost all the residents in this area now know about it and are very polite to him.
.
Kitahara Shuji nodded with a smile and thanked him, but didn't take it seriously - he felt that his reputation in this area was probably already bad, and those passers-by didn't care whether he was acting in self-defense or whether there were any causes and consequences. According to rumors,
The main focus is that he beat more than a dozen people at one time, causing blood to flow all over the floor, and his temperament was very cruel.
But he thinks it's not bad. Now as long as he walks on the road nearby, he can basically get rid of the effect of the street tiger - no one can be seen within three feet, and those naughty kids who bullied Yoko in the past don't dare to appear in front of him.
In front of me, I saw from a distance that he was running faster than a rabbit.
Kitahara Hideji did not push too hard and believed that the current situation was just right and beneficial to Yoko's safety.
The two of them arrived at the supermarket smoothly. Yoko took the initiative herself and carefully selected beef, green onions, shiitake mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, konjac, tofu and other ingredients. They also bought a few fresh eggs and a bottle of juice - onions are produced in China.
Near his former hometown, he stroked the long white onions and felt so much that Yoko thought he loved onions, so he picked an extra one.
When she returned to the apartment, Yoko knew that Kitahara Shuji didn't like the smell of her home, so she was not afraid of hard work. She brought the induction cooker, bowls and chopsticks, knife boards, condiments and small square tables over one after another, and then held a kitchen knife in her hand.
Get ready to show off your cooking skills.
However, the expression on her face is not very confident, after all, I have only seen it on TV a few times.
Kitahara Shuji took the kitchen knife with a smile and said softly: "Okay, Yoko, I'll do it!" Although the child had good intentions, she had some difficulty holding the kitchen knife, so it was better not to use child labor.
"Can Onisan know it?" Yoko was a little worried about wasting these ingredients. Since she met Kitahara Shuji, she had only seen him buy bento boxes, and boys shouldn't know how to cook, right?
Kitahara Shuji smiled confidently and twirled the kitchen knife in his hand, "I work part-time in a izakaya, Yoko, it's a piece of cake." He really wasn't bragging, sukiyaki is a home-cooked dish, not to mention his current skills.
The third level is [Culinary Skills].
It wasn't that he wanted to get promoted, but he worked at night, peeling radishes, boiling eggs, frying shrimps, frying sausages, etc., and he got promoted to LV8 in a daze.
"Then I'll help Ounisang!" Yoko refused to be idle and insisted on contributing.
Kitahara Shuji did everything he could. He quickly peeled off the green onions, cut the green onions into five-centimeter sections, cut the stems of the shiitake mushrooms with a cross-cut knife, and cut the tofu into slices. He directly cut off the roots of the enoki mushrooms.
Then he mixed soy sauce, mirin and sugar into a sauce and set it aside. He said with a smile: "Yangzi, heat up the pot!"
Kitahara Shuji moved very fast, while Yoko watched dazzled from the side. Everyone was dumbfounded, and suddenly felt that a capable person could do anything. Onisan was very handsome, had a good personality, was excellent at learning, and was even better at fighting. Now he can even cook very well.
Proficient?
For a moment, she felt a little sour in her heart, wondering which girl such a perfect brother would take advantage of in the future...
"Yoko, turn on the induction cooker!" Kitahara Hideji saw Yoko dazed beside him and thought she didn't understand, so he ordered again. At the same time, without stopping, he held two eggs and knocked them on the edge of the bowl one after another.
Put two eggs into the bowl and add a little mirin - this is similar to cooking wine, but slightly sweet. Add a little bit into the egg liquid to remove the fishy smell.
"Ah, yes, Onisan!" Yoko came back to her senses, quickly turned on the induction cooker, and went to put all the processed ingredients on the small square table.
Kitahara Shuji placed a bowl of raw egg juice in front of her, then threw a small piece of pure white beef fat into the pot, and activated the skill [Five Flavors].
This skill was given when the [Home Cooking] skill was upgraded to the initial level. It is not very useful. It is to make the five flavors of sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty in line with the characteristics of the dish, regardless of whether the person eating it is a sweet or salty person, or a person who eats it.
The Spicy Lord’s sour jar will suit his own taste - for example, when making tofu curd, as long as he activates this skill, he can add both sugar and soy sauce. As for whether the diners taste it sweet or salty, it is none of his business.
, Tofu Nao will adapt naturally.
Hideji Kitahara saw that Yoko attached great importance to the beef hot pot, and he didn't know her taste. He didn't want to disappoint her, so he activated this skill. He thought it was worth it even if it consumes a little energy.
After the fat of the beef had melted slightly, Kitahara Shuji put in the scallions, gently stirred it with chopsticks, and slowly fried it until the aroma came out, then put in the beef slices and fried them together.
The beef slices were cooked quickly and were slightly curled. The aroma of green onions and meat were mixed together, making Yoko couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. She didn't react until she finished swallowing, and glanced at Kitahara Shuji with some embarrassment.
He kept his eyes on the pot and didn't notice it, but just when he breathed a sigh of relief, Kitahara Shuji smiled and said: "Don't worry, it will be ready soon."
This kid is greedy for meat, but it's good to swallow some saliva before meals to help digestion.
Yangzi's little face immediately turned red to the tips of her ears. She quickly picked up the juice bottle and pretended to be busy pouring drinks. She weakly concealed it: "I'm not in a hurry..."
As she spoke, there was a louder swallowing sound next to her. She turned around and saw Hyakujiro sitting not far away, chirping. Kitahara Shuji also heard it, turned his head to look at it, and smiled.
: "You can't eat this, go and eat your dog food."
Hyakujiro was very disappointed, but he did not dare to disobey Kitahara Hideji. He got up and sat in the corner of the room, but still looked at this side with his tongue hanging out, looking very pitiful.
"Onisan..." Yoko couldn't bear it anymore. Hyakujiro meant something different to her. For a while, he was the source of her warmth and was not an ordinary pet.
Kitahara Shuji turned down the heat and started to put in other ingredients. They were all arranged neatly and very beautifully. Then he started pouring in the sauce. At the same time, he said: "No, Yoko, there are green onions in the main ingredient, Hyakujiro."
You will vomit if you eat it.”
Onions are food for humans, but poison for dogs. Onions contain n-propyl disulfide, which can oxidize a dog’s hemoglobin. Based on Hyakujiro’s weight, it is estimated that he will urinate blood after eating two cooked onion segments.
If it's not good, you may die directly. Even if you eat a small amount, your body won't be able to tolerate it, and 80% of the time it will be vomited directly - Kitahara Shuji doesn't want to clean it while eating.
Yoko was taken aback. She didn't expect that her kindness almost harmed her friend. After a while, she was frightened: "Is that so? It's so dangerous! How did Ounisang know?"
"It seems from the book." Kitahara Shuji chatted, covered the pot and started to simmer. Although Japanese hot pot is derived from Chinese hot pot, it has been very different since its development. The biggest difference is that there is less soup.
, basically you only need to add a small amount of water or stock, otherwise you don’t add it at all and rely on the water from simmering the ingredients to fill it up.
Soon the pot began to gurgle, and steam began to rise. Yangzi watched the rising and falling of the ingredients crowded together in the pot attentively for a while, and suddenly her eyes became moist - her dream had indeed come true!
She murmured softly: "She looks so beautiful, this is great!" She had carefully mentioned that she wanted to eat Sukiyaki with her mother, but after being scolded, she never dared to ask again.
, and now that I can have a meal with Kitahara Shuji, I feel better in my heart - he treats me as his sister and really cares about me, just like his family.
The pot kept ringing, and Kitahara Hideji was busy wiping his sweat. He didn't hear clearly for a while and asked: "What did you say, Yoko?"
Yoko knew that Kitahara Shuji didn't like to hear her thank you, so she held up the juice cup with her two little hands, shook her head lightly and said with a sweet smile: "It's nothing. I wish Onisan a good result in the exam!"
"Thank you!" Kitahara Xiuji clinked glasses with her, took a sip, then opened the lid of the pot, took a look at it and said with a satisfied smile: "You can eat, Yoko."
"I'm starting!" Yoko exclaimed as she smelled the fragrance and clapped her hands lightly, then looked at Kitahara Hideji and waited for him to move the chopsticks first.
What a good little girl! Kitahara Shuci picked out a chopstick of beef and put it in a bowl for her. He smiled and said, "You're welcome. Let's have a taste to see if it tastes to your liking."
"Yes, Onisan!" Yoko happily picked up the beef, breathed cutely and stuffed it into her mouth. Then she raised her little face and narrowed her eyes into a thin slit.
It’s full of happiness, “tender, sweet, and fragrant!”
Kitahara Shuji smiled, picked a chopstick of beef and put it into his mouth. He felt it was very tender and smooth, and it was salty and salty. He couldn't help but secretly nodded: So Yoko is a sweetie, and I am a salty rebel!
Then he looked up and saw Yoko bringing him a piece of tofu. He quickly stretched out his bowl to take it and asked with a smile: "Does it taste good?"
Yoko nodded vigorously: "It's delicious! It tastes like happiness. This is the most delicious food I have ever eaten in my life!"
Kitahara Shuci burst into laughter and gave her a shiitake mushroom as a gift in return, "At your age, it's too early to tell the whole life, Yoko! You and I will get better and better in the future, so you have to have confidence in the future!"
"Yes, Onisan!" Yoko nodded seriously, beginning to believe in Kitahara Hideji's words.
The two of them were eating and talking. The hot food made both of them sweat profusely, but they didn't care much. Hot pot is indeed suitable for family members to eat together. At least the two of them felt that it felt like home - one
Having a mother is better than not having one. When we are all alone and together to warm each other, we all feel that our hearts are filled with warmth.
Hyakujiro was left alone in the corner of the house for a while. Seeing that the two owners ignored him, he lay down gloomily and covered his nose with his two front paws.
It also hopes to get better and better in the future. It would be great if it could be eaten with beef once a week.