（Action）Sizzle sizzle…… “OMG! Mom help! Hot oil is splashing ,I cant even get close to the frying pan ! “
On the other side of the phone, Mom said :”Turn off the heat first! There must be some water in the pan when oil pouring.”
That was the first time I tried to cook something myself.
As the saying goes: for ordinary people, food is heaven. Before graduating from school, I sucked at cooking, and my favorite and only speciality meal is noodles: Noodles with vegetable, noodles with meat ball, noodles with vegetable and meat ball. After graduation I found a job and live alone, one big question bothered me 3 times every day: What do you want to eat? The meal in dining room? Boring. Takeout food? Unhealthy.
So I turned the idea over again and again, and called mom: ”I wanna be a good cook just like you! ” But mom replied: “No I deny. Foolish girl, once you are good at cooking , you will be bound to cook meals for your husband and children forever. I prefer you to find a life partner, he cooks ,you wash dishes.”
But I don’t Like wash dirty dishes, and I may already starve to death before finding a husband who likes cooking.
So I bought pot, shovel and kitchen knife. first dish came into my mind is sour shredded potatoes. Good potato, with a nice vinegar crispy taste. However, I failed at the first step: shredding potato. The potato is too round and slippery to cut into slivers. Some are too thick but some are thin. I thought it would be Like this ,but turned out to be Like that.
My skill in cutting was so poor, what should I do? I call mom for help. “Daughter ,I told you don’t try to cook ,try to find someone cook. I wouldn’t say that you need a yarn cutter!” What is yarn cutter? You may ask. Look ! Actually I’ve tried 3 types of yarn cutters before finding this perfect one. Remember its shape my friends.
I stayed in the kitchen every Saturday and things get better . I know how to cook sour shredded potatoes, scrambled egg with Tomato, preparing at night and packing in the morning, those traditional home food bring more color and happiness into my life.
However, times are changing. My life is changing too, I moved into a new house. Good house with a cleaner and bigger kitchen. Iris, Judy and Lily , My 3 good friends badgered :” Come on! We wanna see your new home ! We promise you secret gifts and you treat us to a dinner，OK？” What? Treat these picky girls to a dinner? That was definitely a big challenge!
“Mom, How to prepare a meal for 4 people?” “ Well that is not easy. Why don't you eat out ?” “Mom I wanna try, nothing is better than catching up with friends and receiving their compliments.” “All right, first you need to cook enough rice and a big pot of soup, making sure they can eat their fill. Second you need some real Wow meals, which means they would say Wow at 1st bite.” “But I never saw those girls Wow, they are too picky!” “Well then……good luck.” She hung up! Bad mom!
So What should I do? How could I create the real Wow meals? I searched on the Internet :” Recipes which looks awesome and complex but actually easy and quick.” The answer is… none. Well at least I could satisfy my taste. So I choose 2 recipes: Fried pork chop with garlic sprouts and Tofu soup with tomato. Every dish cost me over half a hour. Take the tofu soup as example, I made a spicy pork oil and fried some pieces of tofu first, then diced tomatoes, then poured a bottle of water and stewed them together at a little fire. Those 3 girls were playing with their phones outside while I was busy alone in the kitchen. Will they like my works? Or just say ‘so-so’ ?A kind of expectant and uneasy feeling filled every corner of my heart.
“Food is on the table! ” All my friends sat around table and wait. I felt a little nervous. What would they say? To my surprise, they shouted at the 1st second: ”Yum! Awesome! I Like it so much ! Good job chef Ng ! ” Chef Ng? No no I am just cook Ng now, but in the future I may be a real chef, who knows?
My friends, As cook Ng ,I am still trying hard. I've collected 30 recipes and tried them one by one. In this spring festival holiday ,I will show the cooking skills in front of my family, especially in front of my mom. Let‘s see cook Ng's power, Let’s make our life more delicious and better.