In fact, the dish that Feng Yifan and the three little girls cooked was not a very complicated dish, but "Beggar's Chicken".
The difference is that Feng Yifan’s way of making it is different from that in many streets or restaurants.
Before that, Feng Yifan asked the little girls to wear aprons, protective sleeves, and disposable gloves, and asked the three little girls to massage and marinate the chicken together.
The seasoning was prepared by Feng Yifan and sprinkled into the pot where the chicken was marinated.
Then, in order to make the little girls feel involved, he asked the three little girls to dress up and massage the marinated chicken with their hands at Uncle Kobayashi's house.
He also taught the little girls to gently apply the marinade with their hands, including inside the chicken's belly.
The little girls were of course very serious because this was their first time cooking.
So the three little girls worked together to carefully apply the marinade on the skin of the chicken, even inside the chicken's belly, and gently massaged the surface of the chicken with their little hands.
Later, after the little girls were done, Feng Yifan wrapped the marinated chicken with plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator on the second floor to keep it flavorful.
At this time, the chicken had been completely marinated, and Feng Yifan took the girls to clean it carefully.
Then, Feng Yifan and the little girls stuffed something into the chicken's stomach.
On the one hand, these fillings are used to add flavor to the chicken. On the other hand, when the whole chicken is roasted, the temperature can also be used to steam the fillings inside, making it more flavorful.
Feng Yifan also mixed the filling with the little girls.
The filling includes glutinous rice, some blanched bamboo shoots, small dates, diced mushrooms, scallops, dried shrimps and other seafood, and even soaked abalone and sea cucumbers.
Cut everything into small dices, then let the little girls put on gloves and use their little hands to mix them evenly.
The little girls really like this process because it makes them feel like they are involved in cooking.
After mixing them evenly, Feng Yifan asked the three little girls to stuff the stuffing into the chicken's stomach.
"Come on, don't be anxious. Each of you take a small handful, and we'll put them in one handful at a time."
Feng Yifan held the chicken upside down and asked the girls to put the stuffing into it handful by handful.
The three little girls quickly reached a tacit understanding. Feng Ruoruo grabbed a small handful and put it in, Yang Xiaoxi followed suit and grabbed a small handful and put it in, and Chen Yaofei grabbed another handful and put it in.
The three little girls took turns doing this. Although they only put in a small handful each time, they slowly put all the stuffing in.
After the chicken's belly was filled with stuffing, Feng Yifan found needle and thread and sewed up the hole in the chicken's belly.
Seeing her father sewing it up, Feng Ruoruo asked, "Dad, why do you want to sew it up?"
Feng Yifan said: "Because if you don't sew it up, the food inside will leak out, and it won't taste good if it leaks out."
Yang Xiaoxi asked again: "Dad Feng, did we do well today?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Very good. Ruoruo, Xixi and Feifei performed very well today."
The three little girls immediately laughed happily.
Chen Yaofei asked: "Dad Feng, now that this is sewn, is it done?"
Feng Yifan shook his head and said, "Not yet. After sewing it, we need to wrap it with lotus leaves, and then wrap it with corn leaves, and finally seal it with mud. Only then can we send it to be fired. Once the mud shell is burned hard, it will be ready."
After hearing this, the three little girls said in unison: "It's so complicated."
However, although the three little girls found it very complicated, they were happy to do it with Father Feng.
After Feng Yifan finished sewing, he asked the three little girls to apply some oil on the surface of the chicken.
"Now that there's oil on it, it'll look even better later."
The three little girls naturally did not apply the makeup little by little with a brush, but applied it directly on the chicken's body with their hands, and it was done quickly.
Looking at the three pairs of greasy hands, Feng Yifan couldn't help but smile and said, "If your grandparents saw this, they would definitely say that Father Feng didn't take good care of you."
Feng Ruoruo said: "No, that's how cooking is done."
Yang Xiaoxi said: "Yes, every time my father cooks, he makes the food all over the house, and my mother always blames my father."
Chen Yaofei said: "Grandpa and grandma always have a lot of oil on their hands when they cook."
Feng Yifan said, "Okay, let's wrap this up first, and then we can wash our hands after everything is done."
The three little girls naturally agreed happily.
Afterwards, Feng Yifan first wrapped it in two layers with two large lotus leaves and tied it up with cotton rope.
Then use the prepared corn leaves to wrap it again.
After wrapping it, Feng Yifan finally took out the kneaded mud.
Seeing the mud, the three little girls Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei were naturally eager to try. They wanted to play with the mud together and smear the mud on the outside of the wrapped chicken.
Feng Yifan first made a shape with mud, and then asked the three little girls to spread the mud on the outside.
In this way, the three little girls worked together and finally made the outside very smooth.
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Great! Our Ruoruo, Xixi and Feifei are really amazing."
The little girls were naturally very happy to receive the praise.
At the same time, because they really worked with Mr. Feng today and made the beggar's chicken by themselves, the little girls felt that they were very useful and their faces were full of joy.
Because they were so excited, the little girls raised their hands and waved.
As a result, the mud on my hands had not been washed off yet, and it was all over the place after waving it around.
Feng Yifan also hurriedly stopped her: "Hey, don't swing it like that."
Unfortunately, it was too late for Feng Yifan to stop them. The three little girls had already turned into three little cats.
Feng Yifan also looked helpless. He had to put the wrapped beggar's chicken aside and asked the little girls to wash it.
When Feng Yifan brought the little girls back to Su Ji, the grandparents immediately saw three little cats.
Lu Cuiling exclaimed, "Oh my god, what happened to you three? Aren't you here to cook with your father Feng? How come you all turned into little cats?"
At this time, everyone also looked strange
We clearly agreed to go cook, so how come when I came back, they turned into three little cats
There were all kinds of mud spots on her face and apron.
Fortunately, they wore aprons and sleeve guards. Before going to work, Feng Yifan folded three chef hats for the three little girls and asked them to wear them on their heads, making them look like little chefs.
Otherwise, the family members couldn’t imagine what would become of the three little girls
Feng Ruoruo said happily: "Grandma, we cooked a very, very good dish together with Dad."
Yang Xiaoxi also looked excited: "Yes, yes, the dishes we cook are amazing."
Chen Yaofei was naturally very happy: "Our food is in the mud."
Lu Cuiling looked at her son and asked, "What on earth did you take them for? What's with all the mud on their bodies?"
Feng Yifan said helplessly: "I took them to make beggar's chicken, but I didn't expect that the three of them were so excited after they finished making it that they swung their hands and ended up making a mess everywhere."
As he spoke, Feng Yifan pointed at himself and said, "Look at me."
It turned out that Feng Yifan went there wearing a chef's uniform, which was now covered with mud spots.
Seeing this, Lu Cuiling smiled and said, "You deserve it."
Then, the grandparents took their granddaughters to wash their hands.
Feng Yifan was also a little helpless, so he had to go back and bring over the beggar's chicken wrapped in mud.
In the following time, Feng Yifan first used a flamethrower to burn the outer shell into shape.
Then, he put the beggar's chicken into the oven.
When Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei came back after washing, the three little girls couldn't wait to ask where the beggar's chicken that they had made together had gone.
Feng Yifan smiled and pointed at the oven and said, "It's already in the oven. When it's done, we're going to surprise everyone, okay?"
The three little girls happily waved their clean hands and cheered: "Okay, okay."
While the little girls were helping to roast the beggar's chicken, the guests at Su Ji's were finishing their meals and leaving one after another.
Tonight is the eve of Chinese New Year, Su Ji also gave each departing guest a final blessing for the Chinese New Year and a small snack.
After the guests left, Feng Yifan asked someone to close the restaurant door.
Su Kee is temporarily closed.
Then, Feng Yifan asked everyone to clean up Su Ji together.
Then a red envelope was given to each waiter.
After everything is ready, some waiters who need to go home leave first, and the remaining waiters who don't need to go back can sit down and wait for tonight's New Year's Eve dinner.
Feng Yifan and everyone in the kitchen started to get busy, and Quan Jie also went into Su Ji's kitchen to cook.
Everyone has used their best abilities to try to make a brilliant dish.
Soon, the dishes on several tables were served.
The last table of dishes was what Feng Yifan and his team would use to worship the Kitchen God.
After everything was ready, Feng Yifan led everyone out from the kitchen.
After placing the statue of the Kitchen God respectfully, Su Jinrong led everyone to begin the formal worship.
Many people may not have seen such a formal Kitchen God worship, but for Su Ji, they need to rely on the stove to do business, so Su Ji’s ancestors have always taken it very seriously.
Although society has progressed today, people don't really believe in the existence of gods like the Kitchen God.
However, the process of worshiping the kitchen god is not just to worship non-existent gods.
It is more about expressing gratitude to the stove in the back kitchen, and also about offering sacrifices to Su Ji's ancestors.
Su Jinrong raised the wine glass in his hand respectfully, and then said seriously: "The Kitchen God and the ancestors of Su's family come forward again. The unworthy descendants of Su's family come forward today. Su's family has experienced ups and downs, and now it is finally back on track. I hope that the Kitchen God and ancestors will bless Su's family so that it can continue."
After Su Jinrong finished speaking, he raised the wine glass in his hand above his head, and then poured the wine in the glass onto the plate in front of the statue.
Afterwards, Feng Yifan also walked forward and offered a glass of wine.
Su Jinrong then led everyone to bow three times to the statue of the Kitchen God.
Of course, those who participated in the bow were basically people from Su Ji’s kitchen, as well as Quan Jie, Shi Tao, Yu Chao and other people who wanted to learn cooking.
As for some other waiters, as well as the two families of Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei, they did not participate.
However, the two little girls, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei, followed Feng Ruoruo and bowed with everyone else.
After all the worship was finished, Su Jinrong turned around and said to everyone with a smile: "Okay, everyone sit down and eat. Don't be polite tonight, everyone must eat well."
At this time, Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei hurried to their father's side.
"Dad, is our beggar's chicken ready?"
"Is Father Feng ready?"
"Can Father Feng take it out now?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Of course, I'll get it out for you."
After saying that, he went to the kitchen and brought out the beggar's chicken that the three little girls had helped to cook.
Beggar's chicken is still a ball of mud.
I saw someone teasing three little girls and saying, "Ruoruo, Xixi, Feifei, how did you make a mud ball?"
Feng Ruoruo immediately said, "No, our work is inside."
Yang Xiaoxi asked curiously: "Feng Dad, this has become so hard, how can I eat it?"
Chen Yaofei also said: "Yes, yes, it seems that I can't take it out."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Don't worry, we still have to smash it open, and then the things inside will come out, right?"
As he spoke, Feng Yifan also found a hammer and used it to smash the mud shell on the outside.
The moment the mud shell was smashed open, a rich fragrance immediately wafted out.
"Wow, it smells really good."
"Why does it smell like wine?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Because when we made this mud, we used wine."
Then knock off the mud shell on the outside and dig out the contents. There is a rich aroma of corn, and further in is the aroma of lotus leaves. Finally, dig out the lotus leaves as well, and the chicken with a golden skin inside is finally revealed.
Seeing a beggar chicken like this really makes everyone feel great.
The grandparents gave thumbs up to the three little girls and praised them for doing a great job.
The little girls were very happy to receive the praise.
Feng Yifan then took a table knife and cut open the chicken's belly. Immediately, the stuffing inside was revealed, and an even richer aroma filled the entire Su Ji.
"It smells so good, how can this be called 'Beggar's Chicken'?"
"Yeah, yeah, there's too much filling in this."
Feng Ruoruo said: "These were packed in by Xixi, Feifei and I."
Yang Xiaoxi said: "We also massaged this chicken together."
Chen Yaofei said: "Yes, it is to make the chicken taste good."
Feng Yifan also disassembled the chicken and divided the stuffing inside, and asked the little girls to deliver a small plate to each table.
Everyone was seated and the dishes were served. Feng Yifan raised his glass again and said, "Happy Little New Year to everyone. I also wish you all a happy Spring Festival. In the coming year, we will all be successful and happy forever. Let us run Su Ji and Ruo Restaurant even better."
Everyone in the restaurant raised their glasses together and began to enjoy this sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner.