Food: Taking the twins to kindergarten to be chefs

Chapter 385: This operation is really cool...

Yang Yuxi left home, driving her beloved car, speeding all the way to the fruit shop she often went to.

Here, she carefully selected some brightly colored and high-quality fruits, then happily drove to Jinyuan Community and parked in the parking area downstairs of Huang Jun's building.

She rolled down the window and looked around...

However, his eyes did not catch Huang Jun's familiar Wuling Hongguang.

Got~
It seems that Huang Jun and his family haven’t come back yet!

She understood, smiled and murmured to herself: "It seems that I came too early, why don't I wait in the car for a while..."

The words fell.

She leaned back against the car seat and looked at the outside world through the rearview mirror.

Time passes by...

Her mood did not become anxious because of the waiting. On the contrary, she found her own little happiness in this tranquility. She hummed a little tune softly, enjoying this short time alone, and her heart was full of anticipation for dinner tonight.

I'm sure it must be delicious!
After all, Chef Huang’s cooking skills are worthy of her trust!
Just when she was looking forward to it...

Huang Jun's Wuling Hongguang slowly came into her sight.

Yeah ~
He is back, he is back, he is back with Qingqing and Weiwei...

An unconscious smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and a warm joy surged in her heart.

next second...

Her actions were faster than her thoughts. She quickly opened the door of the driver's cab, got out of the car lightly, then closed the door with a "click" and ran straight to Huang Jun with joy in her heart.

But just a few seconds later, she suddenly remembered that she had forgotten to take her fruit, so she turned back, opened the trunk with her key, and took out the fruit she had carefully selected.

She carried the fruit and trotted a few steps, her face filled with a smile sweeter than the fruit in her hands, and stopped beside Huang Jun's car: "Qingqing Dad, you're back!"

"Teacher Yang, you're here!"

Huang Jun hurriedly unlocked the door of the cab, walked out of the car quickly, and said with an embarrassed look on his face: "I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting here for so long."

Yang Yuxi shook her head slightly, and elegantly tucked her wind-blown hair behind her ears. She smiled and replied, "It hasn't been long, actually. I just arrived not long ago."

As she spoke, she handed the bag full of fruits to Huang Jun: "Oh, by the way, these fruits are for Qingqing and Weiwei. I hope you like them."

"Wow, so many..." Huang Jun looked at the big bag of fruit handed over by Yang Yuxi, with a hint of surprise in his eyes: "Thank you so much, Teacher Yang, I'm sorry for the expense!"

Yang Yuxi smiled gently: "Qingqing Dad, look at what you said, I have to thank you!"

Huang Jun was a little confused: "Thank us?"

Yang Yuxi blinked: "Yes, I can't finish all these fruits by myself, so of course I have to thank you for helping me finish them! In addition, I also want to thank you for treating me to dinner!"

"What's the big deal? If you can't come, Qingqing, Weiwei and I also need to have dinner. Besides, it's more lively when there are more people eating!" Huang Jun smiled.

The forgotten Qingqing and Weiwei poked their heads out of the car window, waved their hands, and shouted with a smile: "Teacher Yang, Dad, we want to get off the car too..."

Yeah ~
I was so busy talking that I forgot about these two little guys!
Huang Jun and Yang Yuxi realized this belatedly and smiled at each other.

"Dad will carry you down now..."

Huang Jun, with a look of doting and a hint of apology, carefully picked up the two little ones from the back seat one by one.

Once landed...

Weiwei and Qingqing were like two little birds that couldn't wait to spread their wings and fly high. They happily ran towards Yang Yuxi. One of them took one of Yang Yuxi's hands and said excitedly: "Teacher Yang, my father took us to the zoo today. There are so many animals in the zoo, including parrots, giraffes, black bears, elephants, and big tigers..."

"Teacher Yang, let me tell you, the parrot even flew onto my shoulder!" Qingqing's eyes sparkled with excitement as she recalled the surprise of that moment.

Weiwei said with a proud look on her face: "Teacher Yang, I even fed the peacock with egg and potato pancakes, and the peacock spread its tail for me to see!"

Qingqing continued to share: "I also saw a big tiger. My father bought chickens at the zoo to feed the tiger! However, we didn't feed them in the end. We brought the chickens back to eat in the evening..."

"what?"

Yang Yuxi was a little surprised, and at the same time the mystery in her heart was solved.

Ok.

This wave of operations…

That’s really cool…

Huang Jun looked at Yang Yuxi's surprised expression and explained with a smile, "We originally bought the chicken to feed the tiger, but when I told them that the chicken was good and could be used to make scallion-braised chicken and chicken noodles, the two little guys got greedy and didn't want to feed it to the tiger. They said they wanted to take it home and eat it themselves. I thought I had spent money on the chicken, so I took it back."

"So this is ah!"

Yang Yuxi couldn't help but wonder if the tigers in the zoo would be confused about missing out on the two chickens that were supposed to be their lunch, and would even have to reconcile accounts with the administrator all night tonight?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but smile.

Then her eyes fell on the fruits and vegetables in Huang Jun's hands. She wanted to help share some of the burden, so she took the initiative to say, "Qingqing Dad, let me help you carry it!"

Huang Jun smiled and declined: "No, no, Mr. Yang, I can carry it. Just help me take care of Qingqing and Weiwei."

"Teacher Yang, you are a guest, how can you let a guest take things!"

Qingqing smiled sweetly and immediately stretched out her little hand to take it: "Daddy, I'll help you!"

Weiwei was not to be outdone, so she squeezed next to Huang Jun, looked up and said, "And me, Daddy, I'll help you too!"

Huang Jun felt warm in his heart: "Thank you, but Dad can carry it, you can take Teacher Yang upstairs!"

"All right!"

Qingqing and Weiwei answered in unison, then took Yang Yuxi's hand, walked towards the corridor entrance, and climbed the stairs.

moment.

They arrived at the door of the house.

"Teacher Yang, please feel free to do as you please..."

Huang Jun opened the door skillfully, and walked towards the kitchen while carrying his things. He also reminded Qingqing and Weiwei: "Qingqing, Weiwei, it's rare for Teacher Yang to come to visit, you must treat her well!"

"I got it. Don't worry, Dad!" Qingqing and Weiwei nodded seriously like little adults. Then they were really busy. They led Yang Yuxi to sit on the sofa, and then took out their toys and snacks, inviting Yang Yuxi to play and taste them with them.

Huang Jun washed some of the fruits that Yang Yuxi brought. Seeing the children's enthusiastic and thoughtful performance, he felt very pleased. He gave them an encouraging look and immediately said, "Teacher Yang, come and eat some fruits! These are all brought by you."

“Thank you!” Yang Yuxi took it with a smile. She used a small fork to pick up the big, bright red strawberries and handed them to the two little ones: “Qingqing, Weiwei, come and eat some strawberries!”

Qingqing and Weiwei took the strawberries obediently and said sweetly, "Thank you! Teacher Yang, you eat too! Dad, you eat too~"

"it is good!"

Yang Yuxi and Huang Jun smiled and nodded.

Then Yang Yuxi picked up a big strawberry, but instead of putting it directly into her mouth, she handed it to Huang Jun.

"Teacher Yang, how can I ask you to help me get it? You eat it too..."

Huang Jun was stunned by this sudden thoughtful gesture, but he still reached out to take it and started eating.

"Mm, these strawberries are very sweet! Teacher Yang, you eat them first, I'll go cook!"

Having said that, Huang Jun turned and went to the kitchen.

Yang Yuxi quickly stood up and said, "Qingqing Dad, let me help you..."

Huang Jun waved his hand and declined, "No, the kitchen is too small and the smoke is heavy. You can just sit here with Qingqing and Weiwei and eat fruit. I'll call you when it's ready."

"Well, thank you for your hard work!"

Yang Yuxi nodded helplessly.

"You're welcome!"

Huang Jun walked into the kitchen, washed his hands, put the chicken on the chopping board, and picked up the kitchen knife.

"Chop chop chop~"

As his wrist turned flexibly, the blade slid lightly across the chicken, bringing up tiny pieces of minced meat. As his knife skills became more sophisticated, the chicken pieces gradually took shape, each piece was even, with neat edges and moderate size.

After the last piece of chicken was chopped, Huang Jun put down the knife and put it into the bowl.

He added an appropriate amount of corn starch into the bowl and mixed the chicken, trying to coat each piece of chicken with a thin layer of corn starch.

Cornstarch has a strong adsorption capacity and can firmly adhere to the blood and impurities on the surface of chicken.

He poured enough warm water in to just cover the chicken.

Simply scrub the chicken to clean the blood stains on the surface.

After washing, Huang Jun immediately took the chicken out of the water and placed it in a drain basket, allowing excess water to flow along the texture of the chicken.

Clear water flowed into the pot, and Huang Jun put the chicken and cold water into the pot.

He threw a few slices of ginger and a few pieces of green onion into the pot and added some cooking wine. These spicy seasonings can add a fresh flavor to the chicken while removing the fishy smell of meat.

Turn on medium heat and let the water temperature rise slowly.

As the water temperature gradually rises, the chicken in the pot begins to slowly force out the blood and impurities inside, forming a layer of foam.

Huang Jun used a colander to skim off the foam one by one.

After the water boiled, he continued to cook the chicken pieces in boiling water for another 2 minutes. The time control was just right, which not only ensured that the chicken was initially cooked through, but also avoided the loss of nutrients due to cooking for too long.

When the time was up, he quickly took out all the chicken pieces and put them into warm water prepared in advance to wash them.

Remember not to wash it with cold water, because the drastic change in temperature may cause the chicken to shrink rapidly, making it taste dry.

After cleaning, Huang Jun pours out the chicken pieces and drains the water on the surface so that they will not stick to the pan when frying.

While waiting for the water to drain, Huang Jun prepared a few cleaned shallots, cut them into even-sized segments, and put them on a plate for later use.

Then cut the cleaned onions into small, even pieces. After cutting, use your hands to spread out the onion slices and place them on a plate for later use.

Prepare some peeled ginger slices.

He took a clean pot without water or oil and placed it on the stove.
He poured a little more oil into the pot than usual for stir-frying. As the oil temperature gradually rose, he put the chopped scallions into the pot, turned on a low heat, and let the scallions slowly fry in the oil.

The scallion segments roll in the oil, gradually releasing their aroma, and the spicy aroma of the scallions and the mellowness of the oil begin to blend beautifully to form scallion oil.

Because the thickness of the scallion segments is different, the thinner scallion segments will be fried in advance and turn into the color of tea leaves. They must be picked out in time to prevent them from becoming mushy and bitter, which will affect the taste.

Keep frying like this until every scallion piece changes color evenly and becomes golden and crispy. Huang Jun then takes them all out, leaving the scallion oil with a fragrant onion flavor to continue heating in the pan.

Change to medium heat, and when the oil temperature rises, put the drained chicken pieces into the pan one by one and fry them.

Chicken nuggets fried in oil will spit out excess fat in the chicken skin, reducing the greasy feeling. It can also evaporate at high temperatures to take away water vapor and fishy smell. At the same time, under the action of high temperature, a Mela reaction will occur, giving the chicken more color, aroma and flavor.

Huang Jun turned the chicken pieces while frying so that each side was evenly heated, until the surface of the chicken pieces became slightly browned and took on an attractive color.

He took out all the fried chicken pieces and set them aside.

Then, Huang Jun heated the oil in the pan again, added ginger slices, and then poured in onion pieces, stirring continuously until the aroma of the onion was fully fried out and the onion pieces became soft and transparent.

After the onions become soft, Huang Jun pours the fried chicken pieces back into the pan and places them on top of the onions.

Add a large spoonful of cooking wine while it is still hot to bring out a richer aroma and evaporate away the last trace of fishy smell.

Add a large spoonful of light soy sauce to bring out the flavor of the sauce, and add an appropriate amount of dark soy sauce to color the chicken pieces, making the chicken appear more attractive.

Then, he added salt, sugar, pepper, oyster sauce and other seasonings, and stir-fried them evenly over high heat so that the surface of the chicken pieces was evenly coated with the seasonings to create a richer flavor.

After frying until fragrant, he added enough boiling water at one time, just enough to cover the chicken pieces.

Remember not to add cold water, otherwise the chicken pieces will become dry due to thermal expansion and contraction.
He flattened the chicken pieces with a spoon so that they were all immersed in the soup.

After the water boils, Huang Jun covers the pot with a lid, turns the heat to the lowest setting, and lets the chicken simmer in the pot for about 20 minutes.

During this period, Huang Jun started cooking other dishes...

(End of this chapter)