When Feng Yifan was serving the dishes, he thought that there were children at the table today, so he couldn't just consider the taste of adults, but also had to take care of the taste of children. So he decided to make this dish of roast duck legs with fruit sauce.
It is not a very strong flavor, with fruit in it, sour and sweet taste, very suitable for children's taste. It is very good to fill the needs of children like Zhang Zhuangzhuang who like to eat meat.
When Zhang Zhuangzhuang heard that it was not braised spareribs, a hint of unhappiness appeared on his chubby little face.
Zhang Zhuangzhuang's father glanced at his son and said, "You haven't even eaten yet, but you're already pouting? How do you know Uncle Feng's dish isn't tasty?"
As her father's most loyal fan, Feng Ruoruo would naturally cheer for her father's dishes.
"The food my father cooked must be delicious. Try it. I guarantee you'll want a second piece after you eat one."
Yang Xiaoxi immediately responded: "I want to eat the third piece."
Chen Yaofei followed up: "There is a fourth piece."
Zhang Zhuangzhuang was a little confused by what the three girls said. After thinking about it, he nodded and agreed: "Okay."
Feng Yifan smiled at his daughter and said, "Ruoruo, please ask your friends to eat. Daddy will be busy now."
Feng Ruoruo quickly blew a kiss to her father: "Come on, Dad. Ruoruo loves you."
Feng Yifan reached out to catch his daughter's flying kiss, clenched his fist and placed it on his chest, saying with satisfaction: "Okay, with my daughter's love in my heart, I am full of strength, and I will go full steam ahead."
Seeing her father quickly running back to the kitchen, Feng Ruoruo laughed so hard that she even fell into her grandmother's arms.
Everyone at the table smiled when they saw this scene.
The affectionate behavior of this father and daughter in such a small restaurant added a warm touch to the meal.
Zhuang Daozhong saw the little interaction between the father and daughter, and envy was revealed in his eyes. At the same time, he couldn't help but feel that this warmth should not be broken, and he should even prevent Feng Yifan from competing in cooking.
It’s not about winning or losing, it’s just that those utilitarian things don’t seem to be suitable for this family.
Feng Yifan returned to the kitchen and began cooking the last few dishes, and also prepared dishes for the new diners.
Of course, other new diners will not order so many dishes.
The other tables of diners came in groups of three or four to have a drink, or just to have dinner with a couple. They didn't order too many dishes, and most of them ordered dishes that were popular with the public.
While cooking, Feng Yifan was thinking that perhaps the interior of Su Ji could be renovated.
Reduce a few of the large round tables today and replace them with a few small square tables, pair them with wooden chairs, and then use some wooden carved screens to separate them.
This should be very convenient for young people who usually eat in small groups.
Some ideas for the restaurant's interior renovation emerged unconsciously in Feng Yifan's mind.
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The last river dish is river clams. Although it is a bit out of season now, we can still eat it.
Feng Yifan opened the clam himself and actually found a few small beads.
Seeing the small beads, Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Not bad, these old clams are quite good. My hard work tonight was not in vain."
Zhuang Zhebin took a look and found that although they were pearls, they actually had no shape at all and were not round at all. They looked like a few grains of rice.
"Uncle, you are still a long way from being a pearl, aren't you?"
Feng Yifan put the millet grains away and said, "It doesn't matter how big or round they are, the main point is that, and it also shows that the clams in our house are indeed fresh."
Lin Ruifeng couldn't wait to know how his master would cook the clams.
Feng Yifan glanced at his apprentice and understood what he was thinking. He gave a direct answer: "Today I want to roast this river clam for nothing."
Next, Feng Yifan began to officially operate. The first thing he had to do was to rinse the clams clean.
After rinsing, Feng Yifan will hammer the thicker and flatter part of the edge of the clam with a rolling pin.
During the hammering process, Feng Yifan also explained to Lin Ruifeng and Zhuang Zhebin: "This place must be hammered, otherwise it will not burn during cooking and will be difficult to chew."
After hammering and washing, Feng Yifan directly cut the clams into strips.
The next step is to blanch the clams.
"You also have to be careful here. Don't overcook it. Pay attention to the heat. Also, don't overcook it, because you will need to cook it again when you cook it later."
Feng Yifan did not hold back and told Lin Ruifeng and Zhuang Zhebin some details.
This is because, in Feng Yifan's opinion, roasted river clams is not a very complicated dish, it just tastes delicious.
In another pot, add oil and sauté scallions and ginger.
Feng Yifan earnestly instructed: "River clams are cold in nature, so add more ginger slices, and after putting the clam meat in, add rice wine first, stir-fry over high heat, and then add the broth.
The seasoning is very simple, salt, a little sugar, no MSG, a little sugar to enhance the flavor, and finally add pepper, you can add more or less as appropriate, and serve it with a small dish for the guests to add their own pepper."
After adjusting the taste, Feng Yifan added the rice seedlings that had been washed and prepared in advance, then covered the pot and cooked over low heat.
It is a very simple dish, and even the seasoning is very simple, just salt and pepper, a little bit of sugar, that's all.
But after cooking, the moment the lid of the pot is opened, the thickened soup instantly bursts out with fragrance.
After serving, Feng Yifan continued to adjust the arrangement, making the white and tender river clams stand out in the middle, and after surrounding them with rice seedlings, it looked like a group of free white fish in a pond.
"Alright, this is the last dish. Today's banquet is complete."
Feng Yifan couldn't serve this dish because he had to continue to be busy as two more tables of guests had arrived at the restaurant in front.
This time, Lin Ruifeng and Zhuang Zhebin served the dish together, which was the last dish served. Feng Yifan also asked the two to have a meal and then come to the kitchen to help.
Not long after Lin Ruifeng and Zhuang Zhebin went out to serve the dishes, Su Ruoxi came in from outside with the menu.
Seeing that her husband was still busy and sweating profusely, Su Ruoxi's eyes showed heartache.
Putting the menu down, Su Ruoxi asked, "Do you want to take a break? Go out for a meal?"
Hearing his wife's voice, Feng Yifan turned around and said with a smile, "It's okay. Have you eaten? Ruoruo, let mom feed you. You can take some time to eat with everyone."
Su Ruoxi walked around the cooking table and came to her husband's side. She reached out and wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead and face.
Feng Yifan quickly reached out and took a tissue, wiped his wife's hands, and then wiped the sweat from his own face and forehead.
"Don't stay here. It's very hot here. You won't be able to stand the heat from the fire."
Su Ruoxi took a paper towel from the cooking table and reached out to wipe the sweat off her husband's face. At the same time, she said distressedly, "You've worked too hard. You're really too busy and tired in the kitchen alone."
Feng Yifan let his wife wipe the sweat off her face and said with enjoyment: "How can I enjoy my wife's tenderness without working hard for a while?"
Su Ruoxi immediately said coquettishly: "You only know how to talk nonsense. You don't learn any good things when you go out, but learn these messy things."
Although she said this, the smile on her face showed that Su Ruoxi actually liked to hear this kind of words.
Feng Yifan enjoyed himself again and had to let his wife go out first: "Okay, you go out first, remember to eat something, it's too hot here, wait for Xiaolin and Xiaobin to finish their meal, they will help you."
Su Ruoxi leaned close to her husband, gave him a quick kiss, and then quickly ran out of the kitchen.