From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 308: Exquisite dishes are salty and mild (please vote for the second update)

After the stir-fried vegetables were served, Feng Zhengming used the prepared cabbage rolls to make grilled cabbage rolls for his family.

In the kitchen at home, Feng Zhengming also made a big spoon in front of his younger brothers and sisters.

Let the younger brothers and sisters show their admiring eyes again.

Zhang Hongwei couldn't help but feel a little eager to try.

"Brother, can you teach me? Teach me. I want to be able to turn the pot like you."

Feng Zhengming smiled and said: "What do you mean by turning the pot? Mine is called Big Turning Spoon."

Without waiting for his brother to plead again, Feng Zhengming said: "This requires arm strength and wrist strength. If you want to learn, you must first develop your arm strength and wrist strength. At least you must be able to lift a pot with vegetables flat with both hands." "

After saying that, Feng Zhengming also made room for Zhang Hongwei to go to the stove and try to lift the pot.

At first, Zhang Hongwei was a little unconvinced and wanted to imitate Feng Zhengming in holding the pot flat with one hand.

Zhang Hongwei said: "I will definitely practice hard."

After being asked a few words by Feng Zhengming, Feng Shengnan was immediately speechless.

Feng Shengnan nodded and watched carefully from the side.

She immediately said seriously: "Don't laugh. If you guys fight, I will tell grandpa and let grandpa take care of you."

As a result, when he started to exert force, he found that the pot was heavier than he thought.

When everything was ready, Feng Zhengming took the plate over and poured out some canned orange segments.

After putting down the pot, Zhang Hongwei couldn't help but feel a little discouraged: "I didn't expect the pot to be so heavy?"

Feng Shengnan said from the side: "You can't even lift an empty pot with one hand. You'd better practice hard."

Feng Shengnan immediately said: "Brother Zhengming is wrong, good boys can't fight."

After frying the shrimp oil, it is always served in a small bowl.

Then Feng Zhengming put the previously prepared shrimp heads and cleaned shrimp shells into the pot, stir-fried them with oil, and gently tapped the shrimp heads to release the brains, turning the oil in the pot into very fragrant shrimp oil. .

Feng Zhengming said: "Okay, we don't fight casually. If others bully us, do we also have to be able to protect ourselves? If someone bullies you, do we, as brothers, also have to protect our sisters?"

Feng Zhengming first carved two round cakes, one large and one small, out of carrots, then cut them in the middle and placed the two halves of carrots on the upper and lower sides of the plate.

Put the shrimp aside to marinate, and Feng Zhengming then beats the remaining eggs.

Seeing such a plate arrangement work, Feng Shengnan found it very interesting and immediately took over and started working on it.

Feng Zhengming grabbed the shrimps with both hands and kept beating them.

Although Zhang Hongwei tried very hard, he still couldn't lift the pot with one hand.

"I'll leave the rest to you, do you see? Arrange the orange segments one by one like this, forming a circle, connecting the top and bottom of the carrot."

Feng Zhengming said with a smile: "Don't practice blindly. I will teach you some training methods later, which can slowly help you improve your arm and wrist strength. You don't have to be a chef in the future. If you are strong, at least you won't lose in a fight."

Prepare some magnolia slices and green pepper slices for color matching.

Zhang Hongwei also readily agreed: "Okay, if I gain strength from practicing with Brother Zhengming, I promise not to bully others."

Then marinate the shrimps, add a little salt and pepper, add half an egg white, add some dry starch, and seal it with scallion oil.

Seeing Feng Zhengming grabbing and washing shrimps, Feng Shengnan next to him was a little surprised.

Spread out an egg skin in the pan and set aside.

The shrimps were almost sticky in the basin.

Zhang Hongwei said: "Look, if you don't take the initiative to fight, it doesn't mean you can't fight. Sometimes you still have to fight."

Feng Shengnan could only say: "You can't bully others."

After that, wipe the shrimp with water with a clean towel.

Feng Zhengming nodded: "Shengnan is right, you can't bully others."

Zhang Hongwei obediently carried the dishes to serve.

Then Feng Zhengming handed the orange segment to Feng Shengnan.

Then use salt, white vinegar, add some baking soda, and start grabbing and washing the shrimps in the basin.

Feng Shengnan saw that his two brothers did not listen to him and were still looking at each other and smiling.

Feng Zhengming smiled and said: "This is catching and washing the shrimps, because the shrimps have been frozen and are not very fresh. Picking and washing them like this can make the shrimps whiter and more translucent, and they will be more elastic when cooked."

Then clean the shrimps with clean water.

Then switching to two hands, Zhang Hongwei was able to hold the pot flat, but he couldn't handle it after just holding it flat for a while, let alone trying to flip the contents of the pot like Feng Zhengming did.

"Brother Zhengming, what are you doing?"

After Zhang Hongwei left, Feng Zhengming began to peel the shrimps from his younger brothers and sisters.

Hearing Feng Shengnan's words, Feng Zhengming and Zhang Hongwei looked at each other, but then they looked at each other and smiled.

Feng Zhengming handed the cooked food to Zhang Hongwei and said, "Okay, let's serve it."

First, slice the shrimp from the middle and clean the shrimp lines.

By the time Zhang Hongwei came back, Feng Shengnan had almost arranged everything.

Zhang Hongwei looked a little strange: "Huh? What kind of dish is this? Why is it still presented like this?"

Feng Shengnan said: "Hehehe, I helped my brother set this up. It's a dish my brother and I cooked together."

Zhang Hongwei was still very surprised: "Brother, what kind of dish is this?"

Feng Zhengming said with a smile: "These are auspicious lantern shrimps. I will fry the shrimps in a while and put them in the middle of Katsuo's arrangement, just like a lantern."

As he spoke, Feng Zhengming slowly cut the cooled egg skins into tassels that looked like lanterns.

When Feng Zhengming put the lantern tassels on, he put a small circle of egg skin on top to hold the lantern.

Zhang Hongwei couldn't help but exclaimed: "Wow, it's really a lantern."

Feng Shengnan clapped his hands and said, "Brother Zhengming is so awesome, he is really a lantern."

At this time, Feng Zhengming sat the pot on the gas stove. The oil was about 30% to 40% warm and the shrimps were greased into the pot.

Wait until the shrimps change color slightly, then add the magnolia slices and green and red pepper slices to the pot. After the oil is cooked, pour them out together with the shrimps.

Add the shrimp oil prepared earlier in the pot, add the ingredients and sauté until fragrant, then add magnolia slices and chili slices, and cook in the bowl of sauce that has been mixed in advance.

Stir-fry quickly and evenly so that the gravy coats the shrimp, then scoop out the shrimp and place it in the middle of the lantern shape placed on the plate.

The crystal clear and plump shrimps, combined with the decoration on the plate, really look like a lantern.

Seeing such a dish, both Zhang Hongwei and Feng Shengnan felt it was so beautiful.

Feng Zhengming smiled and picked up the plate and handed it to Feng Shengnan.

"Okay, this dish is made by Shengnan. You go and serve it." Feng Shengnan took the plate carefully and looked a little nervous looking at the shrimps on the plate.

Feng Zhengming smiled and said: "It's ready, don't be afraid."

Feng Shengnan carefully carried the plate, turned around carefully, and walked slowly out of the kitchen.

When Feng Shengnan put this dish on the table, everyone in the family looked in disbelief.

Lin Yun exclaimed: "This dish is so beautiful."

Feng Suying was also a little surprised. She didn't expect that Feng Zhengming would prepare such a beautiful dish for her family's meal.

Feng Jiandong said: "It's really beautiful. Zhengming's craftsmanship is too exaggerated."

Feng Shengnan suddenly said: "Brother Zhengming and I made this together. I helped brother Zhengming arrange the dishes. I helped arrange the radishes and orange segments."

After hearing what his daughter said, Feng Jiandong took a closer look with chopsticks and then suddenly realized.

"It turns out that the top and bottom are made of carrots, the ones surrounding the outside are orange segments, the tassel is made of eggs, and the one in the middle seems to be shrimp."

Feng Suying said: "Such a simple thing has become so beautiful through the hands of Zhengming and our Shengnan. You brothers and sisters are really amazing."

Feng Shengnan was a little embarrassed when his aunt praised him.

"Auntie, brother Zhengming actually taught me how to do it."

After being surprised, Grandpa Feng said: "Sheng Nan, go and ask your brother to come for dinner. There are already a lot of dishes. Please tell your brother not to cook any more."

Feng Shengnan immediately agreed, turned around and ran to the kitchen to call his brothers.

Feng Suying immediately got up and followed her to the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Feng Shengnan ran back and immediately said to Feng Zhengming: "Brother Zhengming, grandpa asked you to stop cooking. He said there were too many dishes and asked you to eat together."

As soon as he finished speaking, before Feng Zhengming could respond, the second aunt followed him in.

"Hurry up, stop cooking. There are so many dishes that we can't finish. Let's go eat together quickly. Otherwise, if you three don't come to the table, grandpa won't even want to use his chopsticks."

Feng Zhengming agreed and said, "Okay girl, it will be ready soon. The last two dishes."

While talking, Feng Zhengming quickly put the pot into the pot and started stir-frying.

The last two stir-fried hot dishes are completed.

Feng Zhengming asked his younger brothers and sisters to serve one dish each, while he took out the dishes stewed on the briquette stove and brought them in.

In this way, the meal that Feng Zhengming and his younger brothers and sisters cooked on the first day of the New Year was completed.

Feng Zhengming came in, took off his apron and sat down at the table.

Feng Jiandong personally poured a glass of wine for Feng Zhengming.

"Zheng Ming worked hard today."

Feng Zhengming quickly stood up and said, "Uncle Third, I will pour it myself."

Feng Jiandong said: "No, you cooked so many dishes today, and you also made us such a beautiful dish. It was so hard. Uncle San will pour it for you."

Grandpa Feng also said: "Let your third uncle pour the wine."

Feng Zhengming had no choice but to ask his third uncle to pour him wine.

After pouring the wine, Grandpa Feng picked up the wine glass and said, "Okay, today is the first day of the new year, and our whole family is reunited. The eldest family is not back, but we still have to be happy and welcome the new year with the first glass of wine in the new year." .”

Everyone raised their glasses together and shouted: "Happy New Year."

After drinking the first glass of wine, Grandpa Feng continued: "Everyone sit down, sit down and let me say a few words."

When everyone sat down, Grandpa Feng said: "Last year, there were a few small changes in our family, that is, Zhengming returned to our family, and he started cooking our family's pork again, and also made Gaining fame is really something worthy of our celebration and happiness.”

Everyone had smiles on their faces, and they were all happy for Feng Zhengming's achievements in the past half year.

Grandpa continued: "In these years, the eldest family has been abroad, the second brother is also in the army, and the third child's own business is also doing well. I am happy to have three children who work hard like you. I believe your mother will do the same." Very happy.

Now I have Zhengming. He may not be able to compare with you, but he is young and still has a long way to go. He is very filial and can accompany me. He also cooks our meat and lets me The meat made from pork is very famous in Quancheng. I am really happier. I haven't been so happy in many years.

Finally, let us all raise a toast together. In the new year, we must have a new atmosphere. I wish you all a happy life. "

After grandpa finished speaking, Feng Zhengming and everyone naturally raised their glasses again.

"Happy New Year, may every day be prosperous."

The whole family was immersed in an atmosphere of joy.

Everyone finished three glasses of wine together, and then started eating.

Almost always the first thing to do is reach for the auspicious lantern shrimps on the table with your chopsticks.

This scene also made the whole family laugh again.

Pick up the shrimp and put it in your mouth to eat.

The shrimp seasoning is salty and fresh, not too much seasoning, but the fragrance of the shrimp oil and the umami taste of the shrimp itself, especially after being processed by Feng Zhengming, the shrimp Q-bombs are still crispy, which is really good eat.

Especially during the Chinese New Year when all kinds of big fish and meat are available, this shrimp dish is really refreshing and delicious.

In addition to shrimps, other vegetable stir-fries prepared by Feng Zhengming are also very popular.

Like stir-fried lotus root slices, the lotus root slices are very clear, almost transparent, and the thin gravy hanging on the surface adds color to the lotus root slices.

There is also the braised cabbage rolls that the whole family likes. Although the cabbage rolls are prepared in advance, they still taste very delicious.

The juice of the cabbage leaves, paired with the gravy, and the delicious aroma of the fillings inside are really delicious.

These light dishes satisfy the whole family.

Especially Grandpa Feng felt very refreshed when he ate the light dishes.

Lin Yun couldn't help but praise: "Zhengming's cooking skills are really good. These dishes don't look very heavy, but every dish tastes good. And it's very comfortable to eat such light dishes during the Chinese New Year."

Feng Jiandong said: "I still like the crispy pot, pork belly and braised chicken made by Zhengming. These are just delicious, and the ones made by Zhengming will not make you feel too heavy."

Feng Suying said: "This is the great thing about Zhengming. The dishes he cooks are not heavy, but they taste very delicious."

Grandpa Feng said: "A good chef can't just use heavy flavors to season. He must be able to taste every dish, then he is a truly great chef."

Feng Jiandong sighed: "It's not easy to do it. Now only master chefs can master it accurately. Even the master chefs in some big restaurants may not be able to master it so well."

This meal on New Year's Day gave the whole family a new understanding of Feng Zhengming's cooking skills.

It's different from the dishes Feng Zhengming cooked before, and it's also different from what he cooked for the New Year's Eve dinner in the army.

This meal at noon on the first day of the Lunar New Year can be said to be a combination of meat and vegetables, and is very suitable for both strong and light meals.

Feng Zhengming truly makes every dish unique. Each dish will not make people feel salty, but it will not make everyone feel bland and tasteless. He really highlights the characteristics of each dish.

Grandpa Feng finally said: "Keep it up, Zhengming. I believe that a persistent chef like you will inherit Shandong cuisine well."

Feng Zhengming smiled and nodded in agreement: "I will work hard to do a good job."

(End of this chapter)