Gurgle, gurgle.
A large iron pot contained beef stacked in the shape of a pyramid, the pieces jutting out just a bit as the hot water bubbled around the sides of the beef, occasionally surging, while steaming more heat into the air.
The chunks of beef were each about the size of four fists, gently rolling in the simmering water.
Beef of this size cooked very slowly, but the meat inside would be extremely tender. If you extravagantly peeled away the outer layer of meat, leaving two fingers' thickness behind, what remained inside essentially became like what's called "low-temperature, slow-cooked" in modern cuisine.
Jiang Fuzhen would occasionally adjust the positions of the beef. He loved inviting people over for meals and enjoyed the process of preparing food on this large scale.