Chapter 384 Chicken Porridge Brown Sugar Pie

Although everyone said they should keep vigil, there were only a few people who actually stayed awake all night.

When Wen Mingtang woke up the next day, he found that he was fully clothed and lying on the couch with a thick blanket covering his body. His mind was confused for a moment. He remembered that he had talked about yesterday and fell asleep at some point in the middle of the night. .

Looking up, he saw the glutinous rice dumplings very close at hand. Looking at the way his eyebrows stretched and he snored slightly, he knew that he was sleeping soundly at this moment.

After not sleeping well for many days, Tangyuan slept very soundly and showed no sign of waking up.

Wen Mingtang gently moved the thick blanket on Tangyuan and walked to the bed.

When he pushed the door open, he saw a bright sky.

The first day of January is a beautiful day.

The sound of firecrackers outside kept crackling, and from time to time, one or two auspicious New Year greetings came from outside.

Such a lively and festive atmosphere made the Yuan family, who was doing some mundane work, no longer as quiet and desolate as the previous few days, as if they were somewhat tainted with this joy.

After Wen Mingtang washed up, he went to the hall to see Zhao You, who was sleeping soundly at this time. On the tray on the side were the shells of melon seeds, peanuts, pine nuts and other nuts, the crumbs of snacks and pastries, and the empty teapot and teacups that were all staggered there. It was obvious that they had just eaten and drank enough last night. He fell asleep feeling satisfied.

Looking at the thick floor under him, Wen Mingtang did not wake up Zhao You, but only carried a charcoal basin in. Then he stepped forward and replaced the burned candles and incense in the hall with new ones. After giving up all this, he turned around. Went to the kitchen.

We had a big New Year's dinner last night, and we ate nuts and snacks until midnight. We ate too much fish and meat, so I wasn't greedy for food this morning.

Wen Mingtang listened to the auspicious greetings for the New Year coming from outside. He took out the half of the chicken that was left over from yesterday's chicken nugget, and prepared to make a chicken porridge with the meaning of "auspiciousness". , and make some brown sugar pies that mean "sweet new year".

Because the other two people in the house were sleeping soundly, no one disturbed Wen Mingtang while he was making breakfast. Making chicken porridge was not difficult, but a little troublesome.

Put the chicken into a casserole and simmer until cooked, take it out and soak it in cold water. After cooling, apply sesame oil. Then add the liver, intestines and other chicken debris into the previous chicken soup and cook it out. Only then can you put the soaked rice into it. Add to chicken broth and simmer.

Once you get to this point, all you have to do is wait.

Wen Mingtang put the lid on the casserole pot and started making brown sugar pie.

The inside of the brown sugar filling is filled with chopped peanuts, which not only adds the nutty aroma of peanuts, but also adds a layer of "longevity" meaning of longevity fruit to the good meaning of "sweetness".

Wen Mingtang was very satisfied with the first meal of the new year, which was auspicious, sweet and long-lived.

In fact, there are a lot of things that can be done today. Many people in Dayong have the habit of going to temples to offer incense and pray for blessings on the first day of the first lunar month.

But at this time, they had nothing to do, so they stopped joining in the fun.

It was already the end of the Chen hour when Tang Yuan and Zhao You woke up. Although they slept until the sun was shining three poles high, they actually got enough sleep.

After stretching a lot, the two of them got up one after another. After hurriedly washing up, they instinctively followed the strong smell of chicken porridge to the kitchen.

Compared with yesterday's sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner, today's morning meal is much lighter.

Although it is light, it is still attractive.

After the two sat down, they took the chicken porridge from Wen Mingtang. The glistening white porridge base is boiled until it becomes thick, and the rice grains have already bloomed. Just looking at the color, it seems to be little different from ordinary white porridge. There are shredded ginger and chicken nuggets placed in the middle of the glistening white porridge base, and dotted with chopped green onion.

The so-called chicken porridge seems to be white porridge with chicken, but for some reason, the aroma of this porridge is particularly strong.

After receiving the chicken porridge from Wen Mingtang, he picked up the spoon and was about to take a spoonful and put it into his mouth when a plate of palm-sized pie with sesame-covered crust was handed over to him.

The two hurriedly took it, and then heard Wen Mingtang pointing to the chicken porridge and pie with a smile and saying: "May the new year be auspicious, sweet and happy, and may you live a long life!"

It’s really a good sign for January! The two of them responded with a busy smile, and then hurriedly lowered their heads and ate the morning meal.

When the first mouthful of white porridge came into their mouths, they knew they had made a mistake: the glistening white porridge base was clearly a pot of porridge cooked with chicken stock. Because it is simmered in chicken soup, it tastes extra delicious compared to ordinary white porridge. Before eating, Master Wen specially poured half a spoonful of sesame oil. In this way, the aroma of sesame seeds fully brings out the deliciousness of the chicken. It makes people move their index fingers.

The chicken porridge is delicious and the chicken is tender and smooth. Although the morning of the first day of January is busy, the weather is still cold. But after eating half a bowl of chicken porridge, the warmth spreads from the stomach to the limbs, and the whole person immediately feels warm. It became warmer, and the remaining sleepiness completely dissipated.

Half a bowl of fresh chicken porridge hit the bottom of the stomach, and also lifted the spirits of the two of them, and they all reached for the palm-sized pie made by Wen Mingtang.

Because the skin is covered with a layer of cooked white sesame seeds, the aroma of sesame seeds mixed with the aroma of roasted wheat has already entered your nose before you take it in your mouth.

The two of them opened their mouths and took a bite. Although the bites were big or small, they all bit into the inside of the brown sugar peanut. The brown sugar had already turned into liquid syrup mixed with peanut crumbs. This sweet and grainy inside The filling is Chef Wen's signature - brown sugar filling.

Needless to say, there is no need to mention the sweetness inside, coupled with the crispy outer shell, the skin is as thin as paper, and the slightly tough outer skin inside, it really makes people want to eat one bite after another.

Just like this, after eating the morning meal on the first day of the first month of the first month with a mouthful of salty porridge and a bite of sweet biscuits, the two of them burped before getting up. Zhao Youzifu went to the mourning hall to guard the two of them, and by the way, they protected the two of them. Then he helped Wen Mingtang clean up the kitchen.

Although there are many warm-hearted uncles and aunties in the neighborhood these days, today is the first day of the first lunar month. There is a folk custom that whatever you do on the first day of the first lunar month will be the end of the year. Therefore, this day is all about doing festive things and staying away from trivial matters.

Because of this, none of the uncles and aunts who usually help came over today.

No one came, so there was nothing else to do except carefully add incense and candles in the mourning hall.

In addition to eating three meals a day, they ate melon seeds, nuts and snacks. The three of them chatted for a while, ranging from whether Zhao You had a girl he liked, to whether Wen Mingtang should be arrogant after Zhao Sishan left the palace. Si moved out to live with Zhao Sishan, and then chatted about whether Gongchu's takeout stall could continue to operate after the new year.

Let's start the time. Time flies very fast. It's going to be night in a blink of an eye. Zhao You, who had eaten all day, suddenly remembered something until then and asked Tangyuan: "Why didn't that Ah Bing come here today?" Come?"

The smile on the rice dumpling face that was still smiling immediately faded away.