While his daughter went to take a bath, Feng Yifan had already started cooking quickly in the kitchen, naturally preparing some meat dishes first.
Because there were no outsiders at home today, the meat dishes prepared by Feng Yifan were all the ones that the family liked.
For example, you can wrap the fresh small yellow croaker with batter, fry it in a pan until crispy, then put it back into the pan to braise it, and then add some balsamic vinegar before serving. This will be a dish of braised small yellow croaker that my mother likes very much.
I also cooked the pork elbow in Su Zao soup yesterday, removed the bones and cut it into thin slices. After adding oil to the pot, I first added scallions, ginger and star anise and stir-fried them. After the flavor came out, I took out the scallions, ginger and star anise, then added the meat slices and stir-fried them, and finally added the chopped green onions. This is the fried pork elbow with green onions that my father likes.
As for his father-in-law, Feng Yifan knew that his father-in-law preferred a slightly sweet taste, so he made a plate of cherry meat for him. Of course, when adding sugar, in order to take care of his father-in-law's health, it was impossible to put a lot of sugar in.
Finally, it was his wife and daughter. Although the kitchen supplies in his country home were rather simple, Feng Yifan still made tofu and catfish lion heads for his wife at home.
As for my daughter, I was more meticulous and used the chopped chicken thighs to stir-fry some nut-filled chicken for her.
After all the meat dishes were fried, Feng Yifan began to prepare various vegetables.
For example, there is stir-fried tofu with green vegetables, and shredded potatoes with vinegar, which really demonstrates Feng Yifan’s knife skills.
There is also a very important dish, which is made with the fresh bamboo shoots picked today, stir-fried bamboo shoots with vinegar.
Cut the winter squash into very thin slices, then add oil into the pot, first add onions and ginger slices and stir-fry, also after the aroma comes out, remove the onions and ginger slices, then put the sliced winter squash slices into the pot.
Stir-fry very quickly. When the bamboo shoots begin to become shiny, quickly add the prepared vinegar. Then stir-fry quickly again and you can serve it directly on the plate.
The reason why you can't stir-fry it for a long time is mainly because if you stir-fry it for too long, the bamboo shoots will become very soft.
Once it becomes doughy, the vinegar-fried bamboo shoots will lose their crispy texture and the flavor of the dish itself.
Almost four meat dishes and four vegetable dishes are ready, and finally a three-fresh soup is made using the tomatoes brought back.
After finishing such a simple lunch, Feng Ruoruo had already taken a shower. The little girl, wearing new clothes, immediately ran to the kitchen to find her father.
Feng Yifan saw his daughter wearing a dress, her hair was tied up by her mother and not completely dried, her face was still rosy like a big beautiful apple. At this moment, his daughter looked like an elf walking out of a gurgling stream in the woods.
"Dad, Ruoruo is done washing. Come to the kitchen to accompany you."
Feng Yifan smiled and responded to his daughter: "Well, Dad thanks Ruoruo. Dad has already prepared the meal. Let's go out and set the table quickly, and then we can start eating."
When Feng Ruoruo heard this, she suddenly looked unhappy and pouted, saying, "Dad, this is not right. Why don't you wait for Ruoruo to come out of the shower and cook with you? Didn't you say you would wait for Ruoruo?"
Feng Yifan smiled helplessly after hearing what his daughter said, "Didn't we agree that we can have dinner after you take a shower?"
At this point, before his daughter could continue, Feng Yifan brought out the diced chicken with nuts and said, "Dad made diced chicken with nuts for you. Smell it. Doesn't it smell good?"
Feng Ruoruo wanted to reason with her father, but when she smelled the nut chicken in her father's hand, her attitude changed immediately: "Oh, it smells so good, Dad, is this specially for Ruoruo to eat?"
Seeing his daughter's face full of anticipation, Feng Yifan smiled and nodded: "Yes, Dad made it specially for Ruoruo."
Feng Ruoruo was immediately delighted to receive such an answer: "Yeah, great, great, let's eat quickly."
Lunch was still held under the persimmon tree at home. Feng Yifan helped to move the small square table out, cleaned it, and put the dishes on it. Then he called everyone in the family. The whole family sat down at the small square table under the persimmon tree and prepared to start today's lunch.
Feng Yifan first placed the small cups in front of everyone and said, "This is the lion head I made for my dear wife Su Ruoxi today."
Lu Cuiling opened the cup and said, "Okay, you're still thinking about your wife after all."
After hearing what his mother said, Feng Yifan quickly pointed at the braised small yellow croaker and said, "Mom, I made braised small yellow croaker for you too."
Then he said to his father, "And this fried pork elbow with scallions is specially made for my dad."
Then he uncovered the casserole and said to his father-in-law, "Dad, this is the cherry meat I made for you. I have improved it so that it is not too greasy and not too sweet."
Su Jinrong smiled and said, "Tell me about you. We are having lunch together as a family, and you are cooking a dish for each of us. What about you?"
When Feng Ruoruo heard her grandfather's question, the little girl also asked curiously: "Yes, yes, Dad, where is yours?"
Feng Yifan immediately slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, Dad forgot about me."
Seeing her father slapping his forehead, Feng Ruoruo couldn't help laughing: "Hahaha, Dad is really stupid. He even forgot about himself while cooking. He didn't even cook his own dish."
Feng Yifan then smiled and said to his daughter, "Then Daddy wants to ask my little darling Ruoruo, Daddy forgot to cook his own dishes. My little darling Ruoruo, are you willing to share your dishes with Daddy? Can Daddy eat Ruoruo's dishes?"
Feng Ruoruo was stunned for a moment, looking at her father's sincere expression, and pushed away the dish her father had prepared for her.
"Okay, Ruoruo, share the dishes that Dad made for Ruoruo with Dad."
Seeing his daughter pushing it out openly, Feng Yifan picked up a piece of chicken with chopsticks, put it in his mouth and chewed it carefully, then smiled and said: "Great, Dad's cooking skills are really great."
When Feng Ruoruo heard what her father said, she first looked at him, then suddenly said cheerfully, "Hahaha, Dad is really funny. He praised his own dishes for being delicious. Mom said, this is called, Grandma Wang selling melons and then praising herself."
Su Ruoxi laughed at her daughter's words: "What is Grandma Wang selling melons? That's called 'Grandma Wang selling melons and boasting about herself', do you understand?"
Feng Ruoruo replied with a smile: "Okay, I got it."
Feng Yifan then said to his daughter, "Actually, the reason why Dad didn't cook your favorite dish is because to Dad, what Ruoruo, Mom, Grandpa, and Grandpa and Grandma like is what Dad likes the most, so Dad doesn't need to cook for you."
After hearing what her father said, Feng Ruoruo turned to look at her grandparents, mother, and grandfather: "Okay, then let's share the food with Dad."
When everyone heard what the little girl said, they all smiled and nodded in agreement.
Next, everyone started to eat the dishes that Feng Yifan had prepared for lunch today.
After tasting the dishes that Feng Yifan specially prepared for his family, Feng Jiandong saw the plate of vinegar-fried bamboo shoots and picked up a piece with chopsticks.
After picking up the bamboo shoots, Feng Jiandong was a little surprised: "Wow, can the bamboo shoots be cut so thinly?"
When Feng Ruoruo saw the bamboo shoots slices picked up by her grandfather, she immediately remembered that she went to the kitchen to watch her father cut bamboo shoots slices before taking a bath.
"Grandpa, Dad cut this very thinly. Before Ruoruo took a bath, Dad gave Ruoruo two thin slices and asked Ruoruo to put them on her hands to cool them down."
At this point, the little girl remembered the two pieces and turned to ask, "Mom, where is Ruoruo's piece?"
Su Ruoxi smiled and said, "Of course I threw it away when I took a shower."
Feng Ruoruo immediately yelled angrily: "Ah, Mom, how could you throw it away?"
In the end, grandma smiled and said, "Okay, Mommy gave it to Ruoruo's little duck to eat. Ruoruo, don't worry, Mommy didn't waste it."
Feng Ruoruo looked at her grandmother in surprise, then without even eating, she wanted to go see the little duck.
"Grandma, can the little duck eat that slice too?"
Lu Cuiling smiled and said, "Because Ruoruo's father cut it very thinly, so it can be fed to the duckling. If it is cut too thick or too big, the duckling will not be able to eat it."
At the same time, Feng Jiandong had already put the vinegar-fried bamboo shoots into his mouth.
After chewing gently, the crispness of the bamboo shoots slices in his mouth, along with the sour taste of vinegar, spread in his mouth, making Feng Jiandong feel extremely fresh and delicious.
"Oh, son, you made this squash slice really well."
While Feng Jiandong was talking, he picked up some more with chopsticks and put them into his mouth to eat.
Seeing this, Su Jinrong picked up some with chopsticks and put it in his mouth to taste it.
After tasting it, Su Jinrong nodded and couldn't help praising his son-in-law: "Well, it tastes really good. The squash slices were not fried with noodles, but the crispness of the squash was retained. With the addition of vinegar, it is really sour and crispy, which is particularly refreshing and can immediately relieve the greasiness brought by the meat and vegetables."
After hearing Su Jinrong's comments, Lu Cuiling and Su Ruoxi also started eating with their chopsticks.
When Lu Cuiling put it in her mouth, she felt the crispness while chewing, which also surprised her.
"Wow, it's really delicious. I didn't expect that this is how you eat winter melon. It seems that the way we cooked winter melon in our village was wrong before."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Mom, there are actually many ways to cook bamboo shoots. I'm going to pair this with the meat dishes today to relieve the greasy feeling. If you don't have any meat dishes, you can also cut the bamboo shoots into small cubes and stuff them with meat."
Su Jinrong added: "In fact, you can also use the shredded bamboo shoots to make dumplings."
Feng Ruoruo immediately said, "You can also make snacks with it. Dad said he wants to use the bamboo shoots to make snacks for Ruoruo."
Su Jinrong looked at his son-in-law and asked, "Use bamboo shoots and squash as dessert?"
Feng Yifan nodded: "Yes, bamboo shoots and squash as snacks, I want to try it."
Su Jinrong said seriously, "Then I am really looking forward to it."
Feng Ruoruo raised her little hand and yelled, "Dad, give Ruoruo that, too. Ruoruo wants to try it, too. Grandpa, grandma, grandpa, and mom have all eaten it, but Ruoruo hasn't."
Feng Yifan immediately picked up some for his daughter and placed it on the small spoon in the bowl in front of her.
Feng Ruoruo raised the small spoon to her mouth and put the cucumber slices into her mouth.
It tastes sour like vinegar, but not too strong. Most of the vinegar has evaporated after being cooked by Feng Yifan, leaving a milder vinegar taste.
The little girl ate slowly, and after chewing she found that the slice was indeed delicious.
After eating it, Feng Ruoruo opened her mouth wide and said, "Dad, this is delicious. Ruoruo likes to eat this."
Feng Yifan laughed when he heard this: "Okay, as long as Ruoruo likes it, Daddy will serve her some more."
As a result, there were a lot of leftovers from the meat dishes, but most of the vegetables were eaten. The plate of vinegar-fried winter melon slices was completely eaten up, and Feng Ruoruo almost drank up the soup.
Fortunately, my mother stopped me in time: "Feng Ruoruo, you can't drink that soup."
It was obvious that the little girl was a little addicted to the food, so she just wanted to continue eating and wanted to taste the soup in the plate.
Although she was stopped by her mother, the little girl was obviously still unwilling to give in.
So when her mother wasn't paying attention, Feng Ruoruo secretly dipped a little with her little finger and put it in her mouth to taste the soup.
After just a taste, Feng Ruoruo immediately stuck out her tongue: "Oh, bah, bah, bah, it tastes so bad."
Feng Yifan saw his daughter's little trick, but he did not stop her because he wanted her to suffer a little loss.
When Su Ruoxi saw her daughter's look, she guessed that she must have secretly tasted the soup.
"Look, mom told you that you couldn't drink that, but you insisted on trying it. How is it now? Doesn't it taste good?"
Feng Ruoruo immediately crawled into her mother's arms, and said with a little grievance on her face: "Mom, Ruoruo knows that I'm wrong. Mom, can you hold Ruoruo to sleep at noon?"
Su Ruoxi couldn't help but laugh when she saw her daughter's aggrieved and spoiled look. She reached out and gently pinched her daughter's little face: "Okay, at noon, Mommy will hold Ruoruo for a nap, but Ruoruo must promise Mommy that she will sleep well, otherwise Mommy won't take Ruoruo to sleep."
Feng Ruoruo immediately nodded and agreed: "Okay, okay, Ruoruo will definitely sleep well."
Then, Su Ruoxi asked her daughter to get up first: "Then you get up first, let mom help grandma clean up the table, and after mom washes the dishes, I will come and take Ruoruo to take a nap, okay?"
The little girl was naturally very obedient. She immediately stood up from her mother's arms and sat down obediently on her little stool.
"Mom, Ruoruo is sitting here waiting for you."
Seeing her daughter sitting there obediently, Su Ruoxi nodded happily: "Okay, just sit there and don't move. Mommy will come and take you to take a nap after she has finished cleaning."
Feng Ruoruo responded obediently: "Okay."
Seeing this, Lu Cuiling said to her daughter-in-law, "Why don't you take Ruoruo to take a nap, and let mom clean up here."
Without waiting for Su Ruoxi to answer, Feng Ruoruo helped and said, "Grandma, let mom help you. Ruoruo can wait for mom. Grandma, don't work too hard."
Lu Cuiling was so happy to hear her granddaughter's words: "Oh, my little baby, you are so thoughtful."