Food: Taking the twins to kindergarten to be chefs

The next morning, around half past six, a faint paleness appeared in the sky, indicating that a new day was quietly beginning.

"Dingling bell~"

A clear and pleasant cell phone alarm ring broke the silence in the room and woke up the sleeping Huang Jun.

He slowly rubbed his sleepy eyes, suddenly sat up from the bed, and began his daily morning routine.

After washing up...

He suddenly felt refreshed, as if he was infused with full of energy.

"I wonder how Qingqing and Weiwei are doing now? Did they kick off the blanket and catch a cold?"

He pondered in his heart, walked out of the bedroom lightly, and tiptoed to the door of the side bedroom...

He gently opened the door...

What caught my eye were the two little guys lying on their sides on the bed, sleeping soundly, with childish and contented smiles on their faces.

The quilt was also covered neatly by them, without any signs of mess.

Seeing this scene, Huang Jun's worries instantly disappeared, the corners of his mouth involuntarily rose slightly, and he couldn't help but gently and secretly kiss the two little babies on the cheek.

He succeeded in stealing the kiss, and with a little smugness, he tiptoed to close the door and turned to walk towards the kitchen.
Coming to the kitchen, he stood in front of the stove and opened the lid of the pot of braised food from last night.

In an instant…

A rich and tempting aroma of braised food spread out, and the whole kitchen was filled with this mouth-watering smell.

"Well, this taste is indescribable. It is so fragrant that it makes people fascinated. I can't wait to enjoy it immediately..." Huang Jun nodded with satisfaction, a smug smile on his face, and muttered to himself.

While savoring the aroma, he replaced the lid on the pot and turned on the fire to heat it up.

While waiting, he began to prepare today's breakfast and the remaining snacks in an orderly manner.

He first scooped out an appropriate amount of rice from the rice bag, washed it carefully, and put it into the rice cooker to start cooking.

During this time, he turned and walked to the refrigerator, and took out the chicken that had been carefully marinated last night - chicken legs and chicken wings.

After being marinated overnight, the chicken has fully absorbed the flavor of the seasoning, and its color is attractive and the aroma is overflowing.

"Yes, it's well marinated. Now add some fried flour and fry it in the pan."

Huang Jun muttered to himself as he took out a large bowl from the side and prepared to start the flour coating process.

He poured dry flour and corn starch into a bowl in a ratio of three to one, and then added appropriate amounts of salt and five-spice powder in the same ratio of one to one.

He patiently stirred the ingredients until they were completely blended and took on a uniform and delicate color.

After stirring, he picked up a marinated chicken leg and dipped it into the fried powder, so that every part of it was coated with a layer of fried powder.

Then briefly immerse the flour-coated chicken legs in a basin of cold water.

A few seconds later…

He quickly scooped it up and wrapped it in the fried flour again.

He repeated this process of coating the chicken drumsticks three times. After the first two coatings, he rinsed them with cold water. After the third coating, he gently shook the chicken drumsticks to form a layer of crispy fried layers on the surface that looked like "fish scales".

Pour an appropriate amount of cooking oil into the pot and start heating.

soon.

Layers of fine oil ripples appeared in the wok.

When the oil temperature reaches the ideal 170 degrees, he puts the chicken legs coated with crispy flour into the pan.

moment…

There was a crackling sound of bubbles in the oil pan.

At the same time, Huang Jun held long chopsticks and kept turning the chicken legs in the pot to ensure that they were heated evenly.

Afterwards, he processed the remaining chicken legs in the same way, carefully coating each one with flour three times, dipping them in water twice, and then frying them in the pan one by one.

For a while, the sound of crackling bubbles in the pot came one after another.

This is a sign of delicious fermentation!

With a "sizzling" sound, the surface of the chicken leg quickly expands, becomes golden and crispy, and exudes an attractive luster.

The unique aroma of fried food also wafted away, filling the entire kitchen.

The carefully formulated fried flour reveals its unique charm during the frying process, becoming crispy and delicious.

The flavors of the various spices in it are fully absorbed by the chicken under the influence of the oil temperature, making the chicken fresh, juicy and rich in taste.

"Papa~Papa~"

Just as the first pot of fried chicken legs came out of the pan perfectly, Huang Jun was scooping them all out and placing them on kitchen paper to remove excess oil, when he suddenly heard the clear and pleasant calls of the two little guys.

"Hey, why did Qingqing and Weiwei wake up so early? Did the two little guys run out without getting dressed properly?"

He quickly turned off the fire and eagerly opened the kitchen door to check.

As expected!
The two little guys were standing at the kitchen door, rubbing their sleepy eyes, wearing only the thin thermal underwear they wore when they went to sleep last night.

Huang Jun's heart suddenly became nervous, and he quickly said with a tone of reproach and pampering: "Oh, my little darlings, why did you run out like this? The weather is so cold, and you didn't even remember to put on more clothes..."

Weiwei pouted her lips, her eyes full of expectation and desire. She said in a baby voice: "Daddy, it smells so good. We were all awakened by the smell. What delicious food are you making? Why does it smell so good..."

Qingqing, who was standing by, also blinked her big eyes and echoed, "Yes, Dad, that fragrance was like a naughty elf, quietly waking us up. I kept thinking about the fragrance and forgot to put on more clothes."

It turned out that it was the fragrance coming from the kitchen that woke them up.

It turns out that he is the culprit...

Huang Jun smiled helplessly, quickly wrapped them tightly with his coat, and said, "It's fried chicken legs."

"Fried chicken legs?"

Weiwei's eyes sparkled instantly, and her small tongue unconsciously swept across the corner of her mouth. She said excitedly: "I want to eat it so much, I really want to eat fried chicken legs!"

Qingqing blinked her bright eyes, raised a sweet smile, and said in a soft voice: "Daddy, listen, my stomach is growling, it says it's hungry, and it wants to eat fried chicken legs, too."

Ouch~
Look at these two little greedy cats in my house...

I can’t hide my desire to eat!

And Qingqing, you are getting smarter and smarter~
Actually, he used this method to secretly express his desires...

"Okay, Dad knows you want to eat fried chicken legs, but don't be in a hurry, you have to go to your room, get dressed, wash your face and brush your teeth carefully, then you can eat~"

As he spoke, he held Qingqing and Weiwei in his arms and slowly walked towards the second bedroom, patiently soothing their little emotions along the way.

Although Weiwei and Qingqing were somewhat reluctant, they still nodded sensibly and agreed, "Okay!"

After entering the room, Huang Jun gently placed them on the bed and carefully wrapped them with a quilt.

The two little ones then picked up the clothes that Huang Jun had prepared for them last night from beside the bed and began to put them on carefully.

Today the kindergarten had a special requirement that all the children had to wear school uniforms, so Huang Jun prepared beautiful uniforms for them with the Doremi Kindergarten logo.

After they put on their clothes, they rushed to the bathroom to wash up, and couldn't wait to eat fried chicken legs!

Although they have eaten fried chicken legs from McDonald's and other places before, the fried chicken made by their father is definitely different for them.

It has a different kind of appeal! After washing up, they ran out happily, shouting, "Let's eat fried chicken legs!"

I’m so happy that it feels like New Year’s Day.

"and many more!"

Huang Jun stopped them with a smile, "Have you applied the perfume?"

"not yet…"

Weiwei and Qingqing pouted their lips slightly, but they still obediently went back to get the skin care cream and applied it on their faces carefully like kittens.

After applying the perfume, they washed their hands again, then ran to Huang Jun and proudly stretched out their hands to show them.

Huang Jun nodded in satisfaction and praised sincerely: "Great! Now, please sit down at the dining table. Dad will get you some fried chicken legs..."

The words have not yet fallen.

The two little guys couldn't wait to move their legs, ran to the dining table, climbed onto the dining chairs nimbly, and sat down upright.

Waiting to be fed!

Huang Jun saw it, turned around and went into the kitchen, took out a few tempting fried chicken legs and put them on a plate, and carefully prepared a small dish of ketchup. Then he took it out and put it on the dining table. He smiled and said to Qingqing and Weiwei: "Don't eat too much, just eat one to try it out. There will be many delicious breakfasts waiting for you later!"

"Mmmmm~"

Weiwei and Qingqing's eyes were fixed on the golden and crispy fried chicken legs, and they responded happily unconsciously. At the same time, they stretched out their hands at the same time, gently touched the warm chicken legs, and after confirming that the temperature was appropriate, they couldn't wait to pick them up.

"Dad, you eat first..."

Qingqing took the chicken leg, but did not eat it immediately. Instead, she handed it to Huang Jun attentively.

Ouch~
Huang Jun's heart as a father was instantly deeply touched, and he almost melted in this pure love.

With a daughter like this, what more could a father ask for...

For a moment, he felt that he must have saved the Milky Way in his previous life, which is why he has such a caring and warm little girl in this life...

Do not!
Yes, there are two!

Weiwei gently turned the fried chicken leg in her hand and handed it to Huang Jun, her eyes full of expectation: "Daddy, this is for you..."

"No need, dad has some here too, Weiwei, come and eat!" Huang Jun felt a warm feeling in his heart and responded gently.

Weiwei shook her head stubbornly and insisted, "No, no, Daddy wants to eat what Weiwei gives..."

Faced with his daughter's coquettish look, Huang Jun naturally couldn't refuse.

"Okay, okay, Dad, eat!"

Huang Jun smiled as he took big bites of the tempting golden fried chicken leg.

The moment the fried chicken leg entered my mouth, the crispy shell that was fried to perfection made a crisp "crunch" sound and then cracked in my mouth.

His teeth lightly touched the soft chicken inside, and then a stream of hot gravy gushed out, making him shiver.

As you chew, the fried aroma of the fried chicken and the soft and juicy chicken wings inside are intertwined and spread in your mouth.

The chicken is marinated with secret seasonings, making the meat extremely tender and smooth without any fishy smell.

The chicken is wrapped in seasoned batter and, after being baptized by oil temperature, the heat is controlled just right, so the chicken is cooked through but not overcooked, and still maintains a juicy taste.

Huang Jun was conquered by the taste of the fried chicken legs he made himself, and felt that they were better than the fried chicken legs sold outside.

"Dad made fried chicken legs, so delicious!"

Qingqing's mouth was full and she spoke incoherently.

In order to prevent the crispy fried chicken shell and delicious soup from dripping onto the table, the two little guys carefully held the chicken leg in one hand and ate it, with the other hand under the chicken leg, for fear of wasting this delicious food...

"Take your time to eat. Dad will go prepare breakfast."

After saying that, he turned back to the kitchen, washed his hands carefully, and then took out the pork bones and old hen that had been stewed until very soft last night from the refrigerator.

He removed the meat from the pork shank bones and poured it back into the pot along with the rich and fragrant bone broth that he had reserved last night.

Add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sweet noodle sauce and appropriate amount of salt into the pot in turn, stir them evenly, mix them into sauce, and boil them over high heat.

As the sauce slowly seeped into the meat, dyeing the pork bones an attractive color, he continued to use high heat to quickly reduce the sauce.

Just before serving, he sprinkled a handful of emerald green onions into the dish.

Just like that, a plate of attractively colored and fragrant braised pork ribs is ready.

He then carefully tore the old hen, which had been cooked until soft, glutinous and smooth, into thin strips, added fresh coriander and sour lemon slices, stirred evenly, and set aside.

He took another bowl and put minced ginger, shredded green onion, fried white sesame seeds and a little chopped chili pepper into it.

When everything was done, he heated the oil in the pan until it smoked, then poured the hot oil into the seasoning bowl.

With a "sizzle" sound...

As the hot oil and the seasoning come into close contact, the seasoning in the bowl instantly emits a mouth-watering aroma.
He added appropriate amount of light soy sauce and sesame oil to the bowl and stirred gently with a spoon until all the seasonings were perfectly blended, forming a bowl of attractive and fragrant sauce. He then poured it into the shredded chicken and stirred it evenly with chopsticks so that every piece of chicken was covered with the rich sauce. In this way, a simple version of shredded chicken with great color, aroma and taste was born!
“It’s time to eat…”

He brought all the food to the table one by one.

As soon as the two little guys saw the table filled with freshly baked delicacies, their eyes immediately lit up. They couldn’t wait to pick up the chopsticks and instantly turned on the “little rice experts” mode, eating happily.

Qingqing ate and praised: "Dad, this braised pork is so delicious. Although the chicken is a little spicy, it is also super delicious..."

Weiwei shook her head slightly as she chewed, and agreed with a look of enjoyment: "But I don't think it's spicy..."

"Everyone's taste is indeed different, just like there are no two leaves in the world that are exactly the same, so it's normal for your sister to think it's spicy." Huang Jun explained with a smile, and then said to Qingqing gently: "Qingqing, if you think it's a bit spicy, you can eat it with rice, so it won't be spicy..."

"it is good!"

Qingqing gladly accepted the suggestion and started to eat it with rice.

really.

The spiciness is neutralized by the rice and becomes more moderate.

She took a bite of rice, a bite of hand-shredded chicken, a bite of braised pork ribs, and occasionally a bite of the fried chicken leg that she had not finished. She ate with relish and a look of happiness on her face.

Huang Jun also picked up a piece of hand-shredded chicken with chopsticks and put it into his mouth.

Take a bite, and the tender and juicy chicken immediately blooms in your mouth, with delicate meat and full of fiber.

The perfect blend of the salty flavor of the sauce, the richness of the sesame oil, the spiciness of the minced ginger, the freshness of the chili pepper and the sourness of the lemon adds a rich taste layer to the dish.

The freshness of coriander and lemon slices makes the whole dish more appetizing and irresistible.

“It tastes really good!”

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill and the table was cleaned and tidy, Huang Jun began to get busy.

He fried the remaining chicken wings in a pan until they were golden and crispy, and made the remaining rice into cute rice balls. He also prepared some juice and fruit platter.

After everything is done, pack the food together with the braised dishes and put them into the backpack that has been prepared in advance.

Then he took Qingqing and Weiwei out.

Because it was very close to the kindergarten, when they arrived at the kindergarten's small (4) class classroom, only Yang Yuxi and three other teachers were busy in the classroom, and the children and other parents had not arrived yet! (End of this chapter)