From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 98 Welcome home (please vote)

Feng Zhengming walked into the kitchen and began to make final preparations for the noon family banquet.

First, cut out the various braised foods brought from the canteen and put them on the plate.

Then the cold vegetables were also cut and prepared, and everything was put on the plate.

Prepare all the cold dishes, take them out first, and place them on the dining table in the living room.

Then Feng Zhengming returned to the kitchen, heated up the dishes that had been stewed in advance, repackaged them in the same way, and placed them on the dining table in the living room.

After the cold cuts and stews were placed, Feng Zhengming called out to the yard.

"Grandpa, please come in with your second aunt and third uncle and sit down. I will start cooking while you sit down."

Feng Zonggu responded and led his daughter and son in.

Everyone sat down around the dining table in the living room.

As soon as he sat down, Zhang Hongwei exclaimed: "Wow, the food at grandpa's house is so rich today."

Even Feng Shengnan couldn't help but say: "The dishes are so beautiful."

The two children expressed what the adults thought when they saw the dish on the table.

Feng Zonggu's daughter and son were really shocked by the dishes on the table.

Although we already know that Feng Zhengming learned cooking at Yanxi Tower and was the apprentice of Chef Zeng Yan.

But until they saw these dishes on the table, everyone understood that Feng Zhengming's apprentice's craftsmanship was really amazing.

Feng Zonggu was quite proud and said to his grandson and granddaughter: "Your brother has been working hard all morning to make this. You two will toast him with a glass of wine later and say thank you for your hard work."

Zhang Hongwei and Feng Shengnan naturally nodded in agreement immediately.

In the kitchen, Feng Zhengming started making vinegar to cook prawns.

After frying the prawns in this dish, the actual vinegar cooking process can be said to be very simple and quick.

Feng Zhengming poured vinegar into a small bowl, then added some sugar to it, and used the vinegar to dissolve the sugar and taste some of the prepared sweet and sour flavor.

Add a little more salt to neutralize the sweet and sour taste in some small bowls.

Then pour a little bit of base oil into the pot, add the shredded onion and ginger to the pot and sauté until fragrant, then add a spoonful of vinegar.

After the vinegar aroma comes out, add the fried prawns to the pot.

Then add the sweet and sour sauce prepared in the small bowl along the edge of the pot, then stir-fry quickly over high heat.

Within a few seconds, all the vinegar in the pot was absorbed by the prawns, leaving no trace of soup remaining in the pot.

In this short ten-second cooking process, the aroma has filled the kitchen and drifted out from the kitchen to the living room outside.

Feng Zonggu's family, who were waiting to eat, smelled the aroma wafting from the kitchen and were all attracted.

Feng Shengnan, who was relatively shy this time, was the first to exclaim: "It smells so good."

Zhang Hongwei couldn't help it, stood up and ran quickly to the kitchen door, peeking inside.

Before Zhang Hongwei could ask, he heard his uncle's voice behind him.

"What are you cooking? Is it so fragrant?"

Feng Zhengming turned around and said with a smile: "Oh, it's prawns cooked in vinegar."

When he answered, the fire on the gas stove had been turned off by him.

Then he picked out the prawns from the pot one by one with chopsticks and placed them on the plate.

Arrange the prawns one by one with their heads inward, and finally place the shredded green onions in the middle.

Also use a little hot sesame oil and pour some shredded green onions to bring out the fragrance.

After finishing, Feng Zhengming came out with the dishes.

Feng Jiandong and Zhang Hongwei both quickly turned around and returned to their seats.

Feng Zhengming took out the dishes, put them on the table and said, "Cook the prawns in vinegar."

Then he saw that no one was using chopsticks on the food on the table, and he quickly said: "Grandpa, you guys eat first, there are a few stir-fried dishes, they will be ready soon."

I saw the prawns cooked in vinegar put down by Feng Zhengming. Feng Shengnan said: “This shrimp is so beautiful.”

Feng Suying then said: "Zhengming, don't cook too much. You don't have to cook so well at home. Come over and eat together."

Feng Zhengming responded: "Second aunt, you eat first, there are three more dishes, I will be ready soon."

Feng Zonggu then asked: "Are the meatballs ready?"

Feng Zhengming glanced at the clock on the wall in the living room and said, "It should be fine soon."

The old man nodded: "Don't forget to give one to your grandma in the back room."

Feng Zhengming immediately agreed: "Grandpa, I remember, I prepared a separate one for grandma."

After saying that, Feng Zhengming turned around and went back to the kitchen to get busy.

Feng Suying looked at her father and asked, "Dad, did you ask him to make Sixi meatballs for mom?"

Perhaps only Feng Suying among the three children knew that her mother liked to eat Sixi meatballs.

Feng Zonggu said: "Yes, Zhengming's skills in making Sixi meatballs were passed down by your Uncle Yan. I think your mother would also like the Sixi meatballs he made, so when he made them in the morning, I asked him to specially I made an extra one and will give it to your mother later."

After listening to their father's words, both siblings Feng Suying and Feng Jiandong fell silent.

The siblings are very aware of the relationship between their father and mother.

It seems that my father rarely talks about my mother.

But in fact, the old father was thinking about his long-dead mother all the time.

Not long after, Feng Zhengming took out the Sixi meatballs that had been stewed for half a morning in the kitchen.

First, a separate bowl was used to put a single Sixi meatball out.

When Feng Zhengming brought it to Feng Zonggu, the old man said, "Go ahead and put it on the table for grandma."

At this moment, the whole family understood the significance of Feng Zonggu asking Feng Zhengming to place this offering.

You know, in traditional families, only the sons and grandsons of the family can do this kind of thing.

Feng Zonggu asked Feng Zhengming to serve it to his grandma in front of the whole family today.

That is to express an attitude to the family.

Feng Zhengming held the bowl in both hands, entered his grandfather's room, walked to his grandmother's portrait, respectfully placed the bowl of Sixi Meatballs, and then knelt down to kowtow to his grandmother.

"Grandma, please try your grandson's craftsmanship. Don't worry, I will take good care of grandpa."

After placing it well and paying homage to grandma.

Feng Zhengming came out and went to the kitchen to bring out another four-piece Sixi meatballs and serve them on the table.

The dishes served before had already amazed the Feng family.

Especially the first dish of vinegar-cooked prawns really gave Feng Zonggu’s children a feeling of being in a big restaurant.

The Sixi Meatballs now on the table can be said to have made everyone at the table even more excited.

"so beautiful."

Feng Zongguo saw the Sixi Meatballs on the table and said, "Okay, Zhengming, you should also sit down and eat together."

Feng Zhengming said: "Grandpa has two more dishes. You eat them first. I'll be ready soon."

Naturally, Feng Zonggu did not move his chopsticks, and no one in the family dared to move their chopsticks.

I waited for Feng Zhengming to bring the last two dishes to the table.

At this time, Feng Zonggu finally picked up the small wine cup in front of him.

"Okay, let's raise a glass together and welcome Zhengming home."

As soon as the old man raised his glass, everyone naturally stood up and raised their glasses, and the whole family also expressed their welcome to Feng Zhengming.

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