Chapter 61: Demonstration Practices
Pei Fangcai's face turned even redder, and he was a little hesitant to speak, for Qi Erfeng's words, he knew intellectually that he should refuse, but subconsciously made him half a beat slower, so he exposed his true thoughts in his heart.
The corners of Pei Fangcai's mouth moved slightly: "Uh...... I don't want to know. ”
"If you really don't want to know, then I haven't said anything, but what, Uncle Pei, this dish is actually very ordinary, it's not my specialty, and it's not my housekeeping skills, so even if you know how to do it, it's nothing. I don't mind if you watch me cook. Qi Erfeng said generously.
Hearing Qi Erfeng say that this stuffed tofu dish is not a secret private dish, Pei Fangcai was indeed a little moved, and couldn't help asking, "Really?" Not your housekeeping skills? ”
However, as soon as he finished asking, his face immediately turned pale.
When Qi Erfeng was competing with him, he didn't show his housekeeping skills at all, and generously demonstrated the method of this dish to him...... It seems that Qi Erfeng's cooking skills are really bottomless!
Originally, Pei Fang should have been angry when he heard such unashamed words, he tried his best to deal with today's competition, but Qi Erfeng didn't use his housekeeping skills at all.
The cooking skills of the two people are high and low, it is clear at a glance.
Qi Erfeng also realized that what he said just now might cause Pei Fangcai's misunderstanding, so he immediately explained: "Uncle Pei, I don't mean to despise you, although this dish is not my specialty, but I think it is delicious, and the judges should like it, so I will use it as a test dish today." Don't think about it! ”
Pei Fangcai nodded and smiled indifferently: "I understand." Miss Qi, you are really open-minded, since this is the case, then you are welcome, when you made this dish, I was cheeky and watched from the sidelines. ”
Pei Fangcai's sentence can show that he didn't take Qi Erfeng's words to heart than he said ten sentences of "I didn't think much about it".
Qi Erfeng was very happy about this.
"Okay, you can cook your dishes first, don't delay your cooking speed for a while." Qi Erfeng said.
Hearing this, Pei Fang nodded and immediately started to make his own fish.
Boiling pike fish is still a troublesome dish to make, first the fish must be cleaned, then cut into thin slices, and then the secret condiment is fried in a pan, added to the water to boil, and when the water is boiling, the fish fillets are put into the pot. As soon as the fish fillet is put into the pot, the dish is ready, and the fish fillet should not be left in the pot for too long, otherwise the taste of the fish will be old. So, this last step is the most critical.
Pei Fangcai wanted to watch Qi Erfeng make stuffed tofu, so he had to grasp the time of the last step. After the soup is boiled, it will be simmered on low heat, and he will not put the fish fillets into the pot until Qi Erfeng's dish is ready.
Qi Erfeng also understood Pei Fangcai's recipe, so after she prepared the raw materials for stuffed tofu, she waited quietly for Pei Fangcai on the side.
The ingredients needed to make tofu are simple. Ground meat, tofu, shiitake mushrooms, shallots.
Pei Fangcai was busy with his own dishes, while observing the situation on Qi Erfeng's side, when looking at these raw materials, he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Is there only so many raw materials?" ”
Qi Erfeng nodded: "Actually, this is a very home-cooked dish, and it is not complicated to make at all." If you think it's delicious, we can introduce this dish to ordinary people's homes in the future, so that everyone can eat this delicious dish on the dinner table. ”
Pei Fangcai was stunned: We? The dining table of ordinary people's homes?
These two keywords made him feel strange all of a sudden, Qi Erfeng's meaning, as if he wanted to do a big thing with him Pei Fangcai. Although I don't know if my feeling is right, the strange feeling just now actually made Pei Fang, who was over half a hundred years old, have a feeling of blood boiling for a moment.
This is a feeling that I haven't had for many years, there is a sense of sympathy, and there is a sense of intersection that is rare to meet a confidant.
Pei Fangcai quickly boiled the soup, and he said to Qi Erfeng: "Okay, I'm almost here, you can cook." ”
Qi Erfeng nodded.
Knock knock knock...... Qi Erfeng chopped the mushrooms, his hands moved very fast, and he kneaded the minced mushrooms and the meat foam together in three or two clicks, and at the same time added salt, a little soy sauce, and a little white wine mixed into the minced meat, and increased the strength of his hands to knead the filling evenly.
Pei Fangcai watched without saying a word, but in his mind he was quickly jundering the steps of Qi Erfeng's cooking.
Then, Qi Erfeng cut the square tofu cubes into relatively large cubes, and dug a small hole in the middle of the cubes with a small spoon.
Pei Fangcai raised her eyebrows, and quickly understood Qi Erfeng's intentions, she was going to put the filling she had just adjusted into the tofu pit that had been dug out.
Such a novel approach, Pei Fangcai had really never seen it before. Seeing this, he already understood that the stuffed tofu that Qi Erfeng was going to make was not the same thing as the mapo tofu and bear's paw tofu he had seen before.
This stuffed tofu is a complete dish.
So, Pei Fang looked more carefully, for fear of missing a step.
Qi Erfeng moved quickly, doing his own thing without distractions, and had no intention of explaining to Pei Fangcai. In fact, she knew that for a master chef like Pei Fangcai, there was no need to slowly break down the actions and explain step by step, as long as she demonstrated it quickly and smoothly, he could understand how she did it.
If Qi Erfeng explained to him slowly, it would be an insult to a master like Pei Fangcai.
Therefore, Qi Erfeng made this stuffed tofu according to his normal rhythm.
Soon after filling the square tofu cubes, Qi Erfeng put oil in the pot, and when the oil temperature came up, he first put the side with the filling into the pot and fried it. She grasped the heat quite well, and soon the side with the filling was fried to golden brown, Qi Erfeng turned over each tofu piece and continued to fry, and when both sides were fried to golden brown, she took out the tofu piece and put it on the plate.
Pei Fangcai couldn't help but ask, "That's good?" ”
If that's all there is to it, this dish is actually similar to bear's paw tofu, but with a little more filling, and a little more fancy in form.
Qi Erfeng looked at him and smiled slightly, noncommittal. It was as if he was saying, "Let's wait and see."
Seeing that Qi Erfeng didn't say anything, Pei Fangcai also closed his mouth and continued to watch. He knew that if Qi Erfeng didn't speak, it meant that there was another mystery in this dish, and it was definitely not the same thing as what he was thinking.
Sure enough, I saw Qi Erfeng find a casserole, put the golden tofu pieces that had just been fried into the casserole, and then started another stove, stir-fried chives and garlic, added water to boil, and added a little black thing. Pei Fang had never seen that black thing, and he wanted to ask what it was, but seeing Qi Erfeng's focused look, he decided to press his question to the end.
Qi Erfeng poured the fragrant water into the casserole just now, just didn't pass the tofu pieces, simmered slowly over low heat, about a cup of tea, she uncovered the casserole, put in starch water to collect the juice and sprinkled with chopped green onions and red peppers to add color.
The dish is complete.
The aroma is mouth-watering. The moment he uncovered the casserole, Pei Fangcai knew that he had lost.
It's so fragrant, the meat aroma and the delicate aroma of tofu are mixed together, and it is a wonderful olfactory experience. Even if he didn't taste it himself, Pei Fangcai knew that it must taste delicious.
Qi Erfeng really didn't lose his words, carefully took out the first piece of tofu, put it on a porcelain plate and pushed it in front of Pei Fangcai.
"Uncle Pei, you taste it, how does it taste?" Qi Erfeng said with a smile.
Pei Fangcai swallowed her saliva, and was not polite to her, picking up the chopsticks and preparing to start.
This fragrance is so tempting, Pei Fang is a chef, and he is also a senior foodie, where can he be calm when he encounters such a fragrant dish?
Just when Pei Fang was about to put the whole piece of tofu directly into his mouth, Qi Erfeng stopped him.
"Bum, Uncle Pei, be careful of the burn! This stuffed tofu is stewed in a casserole, and it's very hot! Seeing that Pei Fangcai looked impatient, Qi Erfeng couldn't help but laugh.
I didn't expect Pei Fangcai to also have a cute side of foodies.
Pei Fangcai smiled embarrassedly, and immediately changed his strategy, originally he wanted to put the whole piece of tofu in his mouth, but when he heard Qi Erfeng's reminder, he immediately realized how reckless his move was just now.
The power of the casserole stew is not covered.
So, Pei Fang changed to taste it in small sips.
"Hmm!" As soon as he entered, Pei Fangcai couldn't help but let out a comfortable admiration. It's delicious! There is such a delicious taste in the world! He had lived for nothing for so many years!
What's more, what's even more incredible is that this is still an ordinary home-cooked dish, not some rare mountain and sea delicacies.
Pei Fangcai was so moved that she almost cried. Over the years, he has been making food for others, and no one has ever made such a delicious thing for him. How could this not make him, a sad old man who was half a hundred, grateful?
"Miss Qi, it's so delicious! It's so delicious! Is this really tofu? Is this really just tofu with meat filling? The texture of this blend of flavors is unbelievable! Pei Fangcai was full of praise for this dish.
Qi Erfeng smiled and said, "Uncle Pei, how is it?" If such a dish can become a home-cooked dish on the table of ordinary people, will it make everyone's life taste a lot? ”
Pei Fangcai nodded hurriedly: "Absolutely!" A must! ”
Such a delicious dish, with common raw materials and simple cooking, is simply a delicacy given by God to the people!