July 17: Cooking Class for Men No.10 "Ja-ja
noodle"
by Mie
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"Today's recipe is quite suitable for
hot summer!" My husband dashed back
home with a handful ingredients he bought
in a supermarket. "I have to use creamy
and whole corn for the corn soup", he
stressed.
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"The first step is," he lectures
me, "to boil a roll of chilled squid."
He boiled it for a while and sliced as thin
as possible, then mix the pieces with flakes
of Chinese hot pickles. "Well sharpned
knife is a must for good cooking", the
student said. The product was then put into
the refregerator for cooling. |
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Next step is to make an omelet for the toppings
of the dish. "Most students in the cooking
class made mistake in making omelet, they
made rolled omelets instead of the sheets.
It is not easy to prepare egg dishes proprely"
he excuses the miserable egg product |
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Meat souce preparation. He cuts many ingredients
into small pieces. I was kept on tenterhooks
if he might cut his finger. |
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Antway, I was relieved to find the acceptable
results of his cooking today. He put toppings
on the noodle much more than he learned in
the class. On the right is the "marinated
squid with Chinese hot pickles" on which
fresh perilla leaves picke up from my garden
were decorated instead of the designated
stone parsley. Golden yellow corn soup whets
my appetite. The salting is the key of the
soup, he said. The meat souce was really
tasty. We enjoyed the dish together with
our close friend. |