Chapter 450 Waiting for the Lantern Festival (5) (Additional update for lalala~~~~~leader!)
Ji Xue and Tan Wenwen were chatting and eating melon seeds like this. Tan Wenwen was responsible for talking and Ji Xue was responsible for listening and eating melon seeds until Tan Weizhou came to the store.
"Wenwen, where is your mother?" Tan Weizhou asked casually without seeing his daughter-in-law.
"My dad took her and her brother shopping." Tan Wenwen said.
She knew that her grandfather's arrival meant that work was about to begin, so she quickly cleared the melon seed peels on the table and put the melon seed plate back to its original place.
It seems that this way you can pretend that all the melon seeds on the plate disappear out of thin air.
"Then you stay outside, and Ji Yatou comes in with me." Tan Weizhou said.
"Thank you, grandpa." Tan Wenwen looked pleased with herself.
Ji Xue followed Tan Weizhou into the kitchen and began to prepare the appetizers. As usual, Tan Weizhou started by making Huadiao chicken.
"Ji Yatou, how much have you watched in the past few days?" Tan Weizhou suddenly asked.
Ji Xue suddenly became nervous. She remembered that Tan Wenwen told her this afternoon that Tan's Restaurant had hired several assistant cooks before, but they were all fired because they wanted to be Tan Weizhou's apprentice.
She now suspects that Tan Weizhou is fishing for law enforcement.
"Look...a little bit." Ji Xue was a little nervous.
It's impossible to say that I didn't see it at all. The kitchen in the back is so big. Whether Ji Xue is chopping vegetables or picking up things or Tan Wenwen asks her to help pass something, she can always see Tan Weizhou making Huadiao Chicken on a clay altar, intentionally or unintentionally. .
Including Tan Wenwen, although she doesn't know how to make the flower-carved chicken on the tile altar, she still knows the general steps of making the flower-carved chicken on the tile altar. If she really wanted to learn from Tan Weizhou, she couldn't help but teach her own granddaughter, but Tan Wenwen actually didn't like cooking that much in her heart, and she even resisted the kitchen because her mother always asked her to work in the kitchen.
She felt regretful because her father didn't let her learn. After all, what she couldn't get would always cause turmoil.
Those who are favored are always confident.
"Then let's get closer and see clearly today." Tan Weizhou smiled.
Ji Xue was stunned and walked towards Tan Weizhou cautiously.
Even though Tan Weizhou told her to get closer to see Ji Xue clearly, she didn't dare to get very close. There was a distance of almost one meter, which was the kind of thin distance where she could see but not see.
Tan Weizhou didn't say anything else and continued cooking.
Jiang Feng has watched Tan Weizhou make flower-carved chicken for tile altars dozens of times these days. Ji Xue's method is exactly the same as Tan Weizhou's, exactly the same. Jiang Feng didn't know if the taste was the same, but he definitely learned 100% of the techniques.
Jiang Feng knew very well that the most difficult part of the Watan Huadiao Chicken was to judge the timing of its cooking.
When the Watan Huadiao Chicken is on the stove, the entire casserole is in a sealed state, and no aroma of the Huadiao Chicken can leak out. This is the case with Huadiao wine. If the aroma is exposed during the cooking process, the aroma will not be so rich and tantalizing when the lid is removed at the table.
Without the aroma of Huadiao wine, Watan Huadiao Chicken has lost half of its charm.
Do not remove the lid when cooking, as the aroma will dissipate once the lid is removed. The enclosed space in the casserole is the best environment for cooking Watan Huadiao Chicken. But the food cannot be seen and the taste cannot be smelled, so the chef cannot judge the heat of the food. In this case, how to find the correct heat to make the Watan Huadiao Chicken come out of the pot? Only Ji Xue and Tan Weizhou know the secret.
Ji Xue watched Tan Weizhou quietly as he made flower-carved chickens for the tile altar.
Tan Weizhou moved very slowly, especially this time, as if he wanted Ji Xue to see clearly.
The chicken with flower-carved tiles was simmering on the stove. Ji Xue was watching from the side. The kitchen was very quiet until Tan Weizhou opened his mouth and broke the silence.
"Girl Ji, come here and get closer."
Ji Xue didn't know why and took two steps forward.
Tan Weizhou opened the casserole and quickly added onion, ginger, Huadiao wine and cooking sauce.
"Did you see it?" Tan Weizhou asked.
"I saw it." Ji Xue said.
Jiang Feng:? ? ?
What did you see?
Am I the only one blind here?
From the time when Huadiao wine is added until serving, the lid of the casserole can no longer be lifted.
Jiang Feng knew that Tan Weizhou wanted to teach, or give pointers to Ji Xue, and also knew that when to turn off the fire was the key point of the dish, so Jiang Feng concentrated on the stove and got closer to the stove than Ji Xue.
After some time, when it was almost time to cook, Tan Weizhou spoke again: "Ji Yatou, come closer."
Ji Xue took another step forward.
"A little closer."
Ji Xue finally got in front of the casserole.
"Did you see it?"
"Saw it."
Jiang Feng:? ? ?
What did you see?
Jiang Feng said that he really didn't see anything, so is there anything strange about this casserole now?
Turn off the heat.
Uncover.
Fragrant and fragrant.
Even though this was not the first time Jiang Feng had smelled it, he still couldn't help but sigh. Wa Tan Huadiao Chicken is really a rare dish in the world with a more dazzling aroma than taste.
The charm of that moment is irreplaceable.
"Today is the Lantern Festival. You don't have to stay here at night. Go back early to celebrate the festival with your family." Tan Weizhou said, casually taking a large paper bag that looked like it was used to hold sesame seeds and stuffing it into Ji Xue, "This chicken is made Sorry, take it back.”
Ji Xue looked at the steaming casserole, which was covered with a thick layer of honey so it looked like amber. Then she looked at Tan Weizhou and said thank you.
"Let's go, go back early." Tan Weizhou waved his hand and started to chase people away.
He thought of teaching Ji Xue today just because of a whim. On the one hand, he was sad that his son only cared about having fun during the holidays and never thought of him as a father. On the other hand, he felt sorry for Ji Xue, a teenage girl who had to spend the Chinese New Year. The dirty work is done here.
Even if he was taught, he didn't expect Ji Xue to learn anything or even master it.
Looking at Ji Xue who carefully put the flower-carved chicken from the tile altar into the paper bag, Tan Weizhou smiled helplessly.
What a wonderful seedling, but it's a pity that she is not his granddaughter.
Fortunately, she is not his granddaughter. It would be a pity for such a good girl to be his son's daughter.
When Ji Xue went out with the bag, Tan Wenwen smelled the fragrance. When she saw the bag in Ji Xue's hand, her eyes lit up and asked, "Did grandpa make the Huadiao Chicken for you?"
Ji Xue nodded sheepishly.
"I knew that grandpa would definitely make delicious food for Lantern Festival today!" Tan Wenwen suddenly became excited, and even regretted eating so many melon seeds this afternoon, "Grandpa should let you go back first, go back quickly, Wa Tan Huadiao chicken won’t taste good when it’s cold. See you tomorrow!”
"See you tomorrow." Ji Xue waved to Tan Wenwen.
On the way back, Ji Xue didn't forget to go to a small supermarket and weigh 12 pieces of Dove chocolate and buy a bag of noodles to take home. Because Ji Xue would bring meals back every night, the 50 yuan her mother left for them didn't actually spend much. The remaining money was enough to buy these 12 pieces of chocolate.
Tan Wenwen always stuffed the lunch box to the brim every time when loading food for her. The rice was always packed again and again, enough for Ji Xue and Ji Xia to eat. It could even be left until noon the next day for Ji Xia to heat it up for lunch. .
When Ji Xue got home, Ji Xia was watching TV, still watching the Central Television set. Today is the Lantern Festival, and there is a Lantern Festival party in the Central Station. It is much better than the news broadcast on weekdays. Ji Xia seems to be in high spirits.
"Sister, are you back from playing today?" Ji Xia saw the bag of Dove chocolates in Ji Xue's hand at the first sight and ran towards Ji Xue cheering.
"Yes, my sister also bought chicken for Xia Xia. How about we eat noodles and chicken tonight?" Ji Xue said with a smile.
"Okay!" Ji Xia cheered.
Ji Xue handed the chocolate to Ji Xia and went to the kitchen to cook noodles.
Ji Xia couldn't wait to open the bag and split the chocolates in the bag into two pieces. Ji Xue had six pieces and six pieces for her, and placed them neatly on the dining table. Then she sat obediently on the chair and waited for Ji Xue to announce that dinner was ready.
After more than ten minutes, Ji Xue came out with two bowls of noodles and put the already slightly cold Watan Huadiao Chicken on the plate.
Two bowls of steaming plain noodles without eggs, 6 pieces of chocolate, and a plate of Huadiao chicken on a clay altar, the sisters chose 6 pieces of chocolate in unison.
Open the packaging bag, enter the chocolate, piece by piece.
It seems that as long as they eat these 6 pieces of chocolate, they can make up for the missed New Year, and this year's New Year will be complete.
After eating 6 pieces of chocolate, the sisters’ lips, teeth, and mouths were filled with chocolate. Ji Xia smiled at Ji Xue, with black teeth.
Even the laughter tastes like chocolate.
Then the two sisters reached out their chopsticks to the flower-carved chicken on the tile altar in unison.
Before I could get rid of the chocolate taste in my mouth, I started to eat the Watan Huadiao Chicken brushed with honey. It was still a little cold, and the mixed taste can be imagined.
"Is it delicious, Xia Xia?" Ji Xue asked, watching Ji Xia take a big bite of chicken wings.
"It's delicious, it's sweet." Ji Xia said vaguely, and she didn't know whether the sweet she meant was honey-sweet or chocolate-sweet.
Ji Xue picked up another chicken wing and took a bite.
Yes, sweet.
Both sisters showed sweet smiles.
Jiang Feng smiled unconsciously.
Until the smiles on the faces of the two sisters were no longer visible.
Shrouded in thick fog again. (End of chapter)