The large amount of ingredients in Laba porridge was indeed beyond Ning Cheng's expectations, but he was still serious. Under the guidance of his master Su Jinrong, he began to wash them one by one, and then prepared everything and started to cook.
In order to cook Laba porridge, Feng Yifan also prepared two large pots for Ning Cheng.
Ning Cheng also cleaned the big pot and started preparing porridge.
Su Jinrong was standing next to him, telling Ning Cheng how to cook.
"You can't put all the ingredients in at once, otherwise some of the ingredients might not be cooked. Put a few kinds of beans in first and don't add a lot of water at once. Then add cold water one by one, so that it is easier to make the porridge soft."
Ning Cheng was very serious and did everything Su Jinrong said.
The order is exactly the same as Feng Yifan's when he cooks porridge at home in the morning, except that Ning Cheng's quantity is larger.
Still pour some water and mung beans, red beans and kidney beans on the bottom of the pot and start cooking.
When the pot boils, Ning Cheng adds cold water and continues to cook.
After boiling, add cold water again.
After several times like this, Ning Cheng couldn't help but ask: "Master, why do you have to do this?"
Su Jinrong said: "This is done to use the collision of hot and cold to boil the shells of the beans, which are difficult to cook, so that the beans can be cooked more easily."
As Ning Cheng added cold water again, Su Jinrong said, "Pour the chicken head rice in."
Ning Cheng also added the things in according to Su Jinrong's instructions.
The following process is very simple, just add different ingredients into the pot one by one.
As various ingredients are put into the pot, the fragrance soon begins to spread around.
The busy waiters in the restaurant smelled the fragrance and were all a little surprised.
"Wow, does it smell so good?"
"It smells really good. I didn't know Laba porridge could smell so good."
When Quan Jie heard the waiters' surprise, he smiled and said to them, "You don't understand, right? This is the authentic Laba porridge. All kinds of ingredients are cooked in one pot, so it is naturally full of fragrance. And there is no need to add starch or anything like that. It can still be cooked into a sticky paste."
At this point, the kitchen is almost ready and can officially open for business.
At the same time, Laba porridge is also cooked.
Su Jinrong looked at it and said with a smile: "Hahaha, not bad, Ning Cheng really did a good job today. This pot of Laba porridge is cooked very well."
After receiving the compliment, Ning Cheng quickly said, "No, no, it's all because of you and Master's good teaching."
In fact, during the cooking process, Feng Yifan also came over to give some guidance.
For example, because the pot is relatively large, Feng Yifan asked Ning Cheng to use a spoon to reach into the pot and gently stir the bottom of the pot to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
That’s why you can finally cook a pot of Laba porridge that is very sticky but doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pot.
Su Jinrong patted Ning Cheng and said, "Don't be modest. Your performance today was very good. I believe your master will praise you."
Hearing that his master would praise him, Ning Cheng immediately turned his head to look at Feng Yifan.
Feng Yifan happened to look over as well, and the moment he made eye contact with his apprentice, he smiled and said, "Good performance, keep up the good work."
With just these words, Feng Yifan continued to get busy.
But just this one sentence made Ning Cheng feel very satisfied.
After that, Ning Cheng became very motivated in his work.
When everyone in the kitchen was ready and the restaurant in front was also ready, Su Liancheng asked, "Chef, are we open now?"
When I asked this question, there was actually someone waiting at the door to come in.
Feng Yifan looked at the time and said, "Don't worry, wait for Ruoruo and the others to come back."
Shi Jiahui immediately smiled and said, "It seems that for our chef, Ruoruo is the most important."
Su Ruoxi also said: "Of course, Ruoruo is the boss of our family. If Ruoruo doesn't come back, I'm afraid your chef won't be able to cook well."
Feng Yifan was very proud to hear this and said, "What's wrong? Is it not possible? I just want to wait for my daughter to come back before opening the business. If Ruoruo doesn't come back, I won't open the door for business today."
Everyone burst into laughter after hearing this.
However, no one would take Feng Yifan's words as a joke, he must be serious about them.
If Ruoruo didn't come back, he might really close the business.
Fortunately, not long after, three little girls, Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei, ran in from outside hand in hand.
"Dad (Feng Dad), we are back."
When Feng Yifan saw the little girls coming back, he immediately smiled and said, "Okay, let's start business."
The three little girls also cheered happily: "Great, great, we're open for business."
When the business started, the little girls immediately put on their aprons and went out with sister Tian Lang, who was now serving dishes to them, to distribute snacks to everyone.
The reason why they have changed to wearing aprons now is because the weather is cold and little girls cannot change into chef uniforms and walk outside.
The first batch of customers had already gotten used to it. They would wait until they received the snacks distributed by the three girls, Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei, before they would enter Su Ji and start looking for a seat to sit down and order food.
Nowadays, for many guests who come to Su Ji, receiving snacks distributed by three little girls, Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei, is an indispensable part of every visit.
Today, everyone took some snacks and went into Su Ji, where they found a seat and sat down.
When taking your order, the waiter will always say something softly.
"Hello, today is Laba Festival. I wish you a happy Laba Festival. We at Su Ji provide Laba porridge today. Would you like a bowl?"
Upon hearing the waiter ask this, almost all diners will immediately ask for a bowl.
Seeing that the guests in front ordered a bowl of Laba porridge, Feng Yifan asked Ning Cheng to be responsible for serving it to everyone.
Soon, bowls of steaming Laba porridge were served to the guests.
The waiter will remind you: "It's quite hot, please be careful, you can order while enjoying the Laba porridge."
Because he didn't want to prevent customers from ordering food, Feng Yifan only provided small bowls of Laba porridge.
Looking at the Laba porridge in the small bowl in front of them, many guests were surprised.
"Wow, is there so much stuff in this bowl of porridge?"
“This is simply too rich.”
“It feels like there are more than eight things?”
"Laba porridge is not eight-treasure porridge. It doesn't contain eight ingredients. It is eaten on Laba Festival, so it is called Laba porridge."
Fortunately, Feng Ruoruo was outside distributing snacks at that time, otherwise the little girl would have explained it to everyone carefully.
For almost all diners, such a bowl of porridge was something they had never seen before.
In the past, they thought that the most sumptuous Laba porridge was similar to Eight Treasures Porridge, but the Laba porridge before them was so rich in ingredients.
Not only are there common mung beans, red beans, lotus seeds, etc., but there are also kidney beans, various preserved fruits, and many different kinds of rice. It is really tempting just by looking at it, and the fragrance makes people feel hungry, and they can't wait to finish a bowl in one breath.
And when you really take a bite, the porridge has a sticky and viscous texture, which makes it even more delicious.
Even without adding sugar, this bowl of porridge with plenty of ingredients is still delicious.
The light sweetness of the porridge, mixed with the warm taste when it enters the stomach, can instantly dispel the chill of winter, warming up the whole body and making people feel like eating.
On this winter day, on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, everyone once again felt the warmth of Su Ji.
Soon, Su Ji will post news about Laba porridge, which will be flooding the WeChat Moments of many locals.
Then, this matter spread to the Internet.
It spread on the Internet, and after fermentation, it quickly became a hot topic among a group of people.
Originally, today is Laba Festival, and many people are discussing how to celebrate Laba Festival at home and how to cook Laba porridge.
Now I saw some pictures posted on the Internet.
Many people were surprised when they saw the Laba porridge from Su Ji.
"Wow, is this Su Ji's Laba Congee? So rich?"
“It’s a really hearty bowl.”
“This looks like a lot of stuff, all real stuff.”
"So solid, this bowl must taste delicious."
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When people started discussing it, Su Ji's Laba Porridge also became a popular item among many people on the Internet.
Soon, many locals arrived at the ancient street and came to Su Ji to order a bowl of Laba porridge.
Seeing that more and more people were gathering at the door, many of them came for the Laba porridge. Feng Yifan could only make timely adjustments and asked Ning Cheng to quickly cook another pot. At the same time, he asked the takeaway section of the Lin family shop next door to add the option of taking a bowl of Laba porridge away.
As for the price, Feng Yifan thought about it again and again and set a price of 1 yuan per bowl.
This price can be said to be really very conscientious.
You know, even a bowl of porridge sold on the street, if there is nothing in it, may cost one yuan nowadays.
So naturally, many people started queuing up to buy a bowl of Su Ji's Laba porridge.
After all, it is Laba Festival, and everyone wants to share in the joy.
Someone came in and wanted to buy a lot of bowls, but was directly refused by Lin Ruifeng, who was guarding the Lin family shop under Feng Yifan's order.
"Sorry, the supply of Laba porridge is limited today. It takes a long time for us to cook it, so each person can only buy one bowl at a time."
Hearing this, the people who were clamoring to buy a lot of bowls naturally became unhappy.
"What's the matter? I have a large family, can't I buy a few more bowls at a time and bring them back?"
Lin Ruifeng also answered very seriously: "No, our Laba porridge today is only available at Su Ji. Originally, we didn't allow takeout, but because there are many people coming to buy it, we allow takeout. So each person can only queue up once to buy one bowl."
Then that person refused to give in and tried to incite others to join in the condemnation.
As a result, the people queuing behind stood on Lin Ruifeng's side.
"Are you going to buy it or not? If you don't want to buy it, just get out of the way. They have their own rules.
"One yuan a bowl, and they don't make any money."
"What are you doing here?"
"You bought all the porridge by yourself, what about the people in line behind us?"
"That's right, one bowl per person is the right thing to do. Otherwise, those of us queuing behind won't be able to buy any, right?"
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Faced with the condemnation of a group of people, the guy who was shouting had no choice but to bow his head, then obediently bought a bowl and left.
After buying it and walking out, he couldn't help but lift the lid while muttering, "I just don't believe it. What's so good about this bowl of porridge?"
But the moment you open the lid and see the solid ingredients inside, you can't help but be impressed.
The small disposable bowl was almost filled with all kinds of porridge ingredients, and you couldn't even see much soup.
Use a spoon to scoop up a spoonful, blow on it, and then drink it carefully.
In an instant, the rich aroma blooms in the mouth. After just a little chewing, swallow it, and instantly a warmth radiates from the inside out.
It immediately dispelled the winter chill.
The person who was originally unconvinced drank up the porridge in the bowl in just a few mouthfuls.
He exhaled a breath of foul air and muttered contentedly, "It's delicious."
Looking back at the crowd queuing in front of the door, the man said nothing more and turned to leave the ancient street.
In this person's heart, he had a completely new understanding of Su Ji.
In fact, there are many people like this person.
Before coming to Su Ji, many people always look at Su Ji with a little bit of tinted glasses, and think that Su Ji may not be as great as the rumors say.
More people would think that Su Ji is just being hyped up.
But I have really come to Su Ji once, even if it’s just to eat a bowl of noodles at Su Ji.
You will also be impressed by Su Ji’s unique taste and atmosphere.
Su Ji is not only a place where people can taste delicious food.
More importantly, at Su Ji, you can feel the warmth of humanity, such as receiving snacks distributed by a cute little girl while queuing, or drinking a bowl of warm and sticky Laba porridge during the Laba Festival.
All of this about Su Ji may seem like very small things, but it makes people feel very warm.
The severe cold of winter seems to be quickly and completely dispelled as long as you come to the ancient street and come to the door of Su Ji, and only warmth will remain in everyone's heart.
On the day of Laba Festival, Su Ji's reputation once again became known to more people.
There was also a constant stream of people gathering in front of Su Ji’s door specifically to buy Laba porridge.
Of course, because Su Ji stipulates that each person in line can only buy one bowl at a time, so although there are people coming in an endless stream, there won’t actually be many people queuing up.
However, Ning Cheng was quite tired throughout the day.
Each pot of porridge needs to be cooked slowly.
After selling a pot, he needs to wash the pot quickly and start cooking another one.
Fortunately, Feng Yifan prepared two large pots, otherwise the Laba porridge might not be in short supply that day.
The families of Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei also tasted Laba porridge at noon, and they both praised the porridge with rich ingredients.
After Laba Festival, it is the New Year. As the New Year approaches, Su Ji starts preparing the New Year’s Eve dinner in addition to its daily business.
This is Feng Yifan’s first Spring Festival since he returned, and there will be many people celebrating the New Year together, so naturally there are a lot of things to prepare.