Feng Yifan was preparing very carefully in the back kitchen, not only because tonight, the former Fa Xiaohui stayed for dinner, he promised to make a fresh river feast for everyone.

It's also because it's an attitude, an attitude that is serious enough about kitchen work.

Whether it's every ingredient, whether it's pre-processed, just washed, or resharpened.

Feng Yifan will handle everything carefully and meticulously, and these are also good habits he has developed over the years.

From the selection of materials, first of all, it is necessary to be careful enough, and secondly, each step of the processing needs to be very careful and meticulous.

Like the hair on a pig's skin, he will use a flamethrower to burn it very carefully, and then wash it again and again with clean water.

Ensure that there will be no pig hair left on the pig skin, and also ensure that there will be no burnt black residue on the pig skin.

Another example is a big-headed silver carp, the slaughtering process is all done by Feng Yifan himself.

After slaughtering, the head of the fish is to be cut off immediately.

Cut open the fish head, clean the inside carefully, and finally chop the fish head into large pieces for later use.

As for the rest of the fish body, it is natural that it cannot be discarded, and the two fish flesh on the fish body should be completely removed, and then the fish bones should be chopped into large sections for boiling soup.

The rest of the fish should be all sliced into fillets, and the thickness must be even, not too thick, not too thin.

Depending on the portion of the fish, decide how to fillet the fish.

In the tail part, try to make the slice a little thinner, and then in the part that breaks the belly, make the slice a little thicker, because there is more meat here.

The process of slicing fish is also a very elaborate process, and it is necessary to find the right position to cut the knife.

The most important thing is that the efficiency of the fish fillet must be guaranteed, if you can't slice a fish for an hour or two, I am afraid that you will not be able to cook a few dishes that night.

The thickness of the fish fillet should be even, because this is a fish head soaked rice that Feng Yifan's grandmother used to make when he was a child.

After the braised fish is served, it is heated on a small stove underneath, and the thin slices of fish are boiled in the soup after the fish head is eaten, just like a shabu-shabu shabu.

Paired with the rich braised fish head soup for rice, it is really a must-have.

Of course, such a dish is usually served at the best, so when it comes to the final rush, slicing fish fillet is a very technical task that tests speed and efficiency.

It should be sliced within the specified time to ensure the freshness of the fish slices, and also ensure that the fish slices are thick enough to allow the fish broth to cook it.

So in the back kitchen, a lot of times it's not the hardest time to actually cook.

On the contrary, it is the preparation that is the most complicated before the cooking begins.

Each ingredient is handled in a different way, and it is necessary to ensure that the ingredients are fresh and that they can bring out the flavor they deserve.

All of this is from the time of material preparation, and every process step needs to be taken into account.

Lin Ruifeng counted his days, he was already in the back kitchen, and he had been studying with Feng Yifan for more than half a month, but many times he had not been able to master all the steps.

Feng Yifan often needs to arrange the steps, and he follows the steps arranged by the master.

Lin Ruifeng did not have the slightest objection to this, he felt that he should do what his master told him.

But Feng Yifan was still a little dissatisfied with Lin Ruifeng like this.

"Ruifeng, you have to understand that there are some things that you can't always wait for me to tell you to do, to really become a cook, you have to have your own ideas. ”

When Lin Ruifeng heard this, he was stunned and didn't know how to answer.

Feng Yifan continued: "You have to understand, what is your main ingredient for making a dish? And then what are the ingredients? Finally, you also need to know which seasonings to use? Finally, arrange the steps and time according to your cooking process. ”

Lin Ruifeng understood what the master meant this time.

"Well, Master, I know that every dish is not made overnight, and it has to go through a very complicated process. ”

Feng Yifan nodded: "Yes, I let you practice knife work, that is the basic skill, I asked you to follow me to prepare materials, so that you can learn how to prepare materials."

The normal hotel kitchen is roughly divided into: stove, cutting board, steamer, lotus, roast, dim sum, and water table. ”

Lin Ruifeng still listened very seriously.

Feng Yifan also explained to him the work that each kind of work needs to deal with.

"The back of the hotel is not like in our small restaurant, where a lot of the work is done by ourselves, because there is a whole team of very professionals working together.

So in your current situation, if you go to a hotel, then you can easily find your own position, and it is also easy to integrate into the team.

But I don't want you to be like that, I want you to be familiar with every step of the way, every step of the cooking process. ”

Lin Ruifeng probably understood Master's intentions.

Master doesn't want him to stop at a little achievement, but wants him to truly become a chef who can take on the role of a leader on his own.

Feng Yifan said seriously: "Many people will think that they may be considered a chef when they have a stove in the back kitchen, or they will think that as long as they work in the back kitchen, they will be a chef."

I don't think you can really be a chef, a chef should be familiar with every detail of cooking.

It is necessary to be able to adjust the pace of cooking according to some actual situations, but also to have its own style, to be able to present traditional dishes, and to be able to innovate some eye-catching dishes. ”

Speaking of this, Feng Yifan looked at his apprentice seriously and said, "So if Ruifeng wants to really become a chef, you not only need to work hard to practice the basic skills, but also need to keep studying. ”

Lin Ruifeng's expression was serious, he understood the master's intentions, and understood the master's expectations for him.

So he nodded seriously and agreed: "Master, I will definitely work hard." ”

Feng Yifan nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, then let's continue." ”

As soon as the words fell, Feng Ruoruo led his two good friends, pushed the door in the back kitchen from the outside, and in the hands of the three little girls, one of them was holding a list.

"Dad, there are three tables of guests coming together today, I'm with Xixi and Feifei, and we can bring one to you by one person. ”

Seeing his daughter and two little girls come in, Feng Yifan put a smile on his face again.

"Yes, then Ruoruo, Xixi, and Feifei are really good today, and they can send me a menu together, so which one of the menus in your hands is in front?"

When he asked this, he stopped the three little girls.

Because of the three menus, Su Ruoxi recorded them all outside, and tore them off together for the three little girls.

When Su Ruoxi tore it off, she didn't say which one was in front.

Feng Ruoruo took the menu from her mother's hand, and she immediately separated one for two good friends.

So now Feng Ruoruo doesn't know which of the menus in the three of them should be placed in front.

After being stunned for a while, the little girl pursed her lips and said, "Dad, if you don't know which one is in front, what should you do now? Dad, will this be messed up?"

Seeing that his daughter was a little anxious, Feng Yifan smiled and comforted: "Okay, it's okay, you can give it to me together." ”

The three little girls also obediently handed the menu to Father Feng.

After Chen Yaofei handed over the menu, he asked curiously, "Father Feng, can you tell which one is in front?"

Before waiting for Dad Feng to answer, Yang Xiaoxi was the first to help and said, "Dad Feng must know." ”

Feng Ruoruo is also very confident in her father: "Yes, Dad must know." ”

Feng Yifan said with a smile: "Actually, Dad Feng doesn't know, but the guests at the three tables came together, so it should be okay to serve the food to whoever you serve first, right?"

Yang Xiaoxi was a little strange: "Is this okay?"

Chen Yaofei thought for a while and said, "Yes, because the guests are coming together, there is no need to divide the order." ”

Feng Ruoruo also agreed with Chen Yaofei's statement: "Yes, they came together, so they can serve food together in no particular order." ”

Yang Xiaoxi heard the two good friends say this, and nodded in agreement: "Okay then." ”

Feng Yifan glanced at the menu, and then directly ordered Lin Ruifeng to get busy, and asked Lin Ruifeng to prepare the ingredients for the dishes on the menu.

He also immediately turned on the fire and sat in the pot and began to cook the dishes.

The three little girls saw that Father Feng was busy, so they walked out of the back kitchen together lightly.

The little girls are still very well-behaved and don't want to disturb Father Feng and Uncle Xiaolin's busyness.

After returning to the front, the three little girls quickly ran to the two grandmothers together.

Feng Ruoruo hugged her grandmother and said, "Dad has started cooking." ”

Chen Yaofei also said to her grandmother and Grandma Lu Cuiling: "Well, Dad Feng has already started cooking, and he has already started to burn it with that fire." ”

Yang Xiaoxi added on the side: "Uncle Xiaolin is also busy, Uncle Xiaolin is no longer so slow." ”

Feng Ruoruo continued: "That's right, Uncle Xiaolin has also become so fast, not like he used to be so slow, and he needs his father to tell him where to get things." ”

When Lu Cuiling heard her little granddaughter's words, she smiled and said, "Yes, it seems that Uncle Xiaolin has improved a lot." ”

Yang Xiaoxi suddenly turned around and ran to his father's side at this time, pouting and asking, "Dad, why hasn't Mom come yet?" We said we were going to have lunch together, and we were going to have dinner, why didn't Mom come yet?"

Yang Xiaoxi's mother didn't come at noon, which made the little girl very unhappy.

However, because of the company of Feng Ruoruo and Chen Yaofei, the little girl asked a few words at noon, and she didn't care very much.

But now, when dinner was about to come, the little girl remembered that her mother still hadn't come, and naturally she was a little unhappy, thinking that her mother was too untrustworthy.

Yang Zhiyi hugged his daughter and whispered: "Mom didn't call, she's very busy today, so she can't come over, why don't we wait for dinner in the evening to pick up Mom, okay?"

Yang Xiaoxi pouted when she heard this: "Really, mom is always busy." ”

Yang Zhiyi then comforted his daughter: "Because my mother has to work, just like your father Feng, he has to be busy in the kitchen every day, right? ”

Hearing what his father said, Yang Xiaoxi nodded very sensibly.

After nodding her head, the little girl suddenly asked again, "Dad, didn't Mom eat at noon?"

Yang Zhiyi smiled and comforted his daughter: "No, my mother works in the unit, and the unit will definitely arrange lunch for my mother." ”

Yang Xiaoxi looked relieved when he heard this: "Oh, that's good." ”

At this time, Feng Ruoruo and Chen Yaofei also came over, and the two little girls knew through their grandmother's advice that Yang Xiaoxi should miss their mother, so they comforted Yang Xiaoxi together.

"Xixi, don't worry, Aunt Li didn't come, but Feifei and I will accompany Xixi. ”

"Yes, Feifei and Ruoruo accompanied Xixi together, and Feifei's parents didn't come, but Feifei felt that Feifei would be very happy with you and Ruoruo. ”

Listening to the words of the two friends, Yang Xiaoxi suddenly laughed: "Well, I'm also very happy with Ruoruo and Feifei." ”

At this moment, another guest came in, and three little girls stepped forward to welcome the diners.

It was a little surprising to the guests who entered the door, especially the women who couldn't help but praise the three little girls.

"Oops, these three little girls are so cute. ”

"I've long heard that the daughter of the owner of this restaurant is very cute, but I didn't expect there to be three. ”

"What a beautiful three little girls. ”

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After receiving the compliment, the three little girls also laughed happily, and then generously greeted the guests into the door.

"Please come in, you sit down first, and then Mom will order your menu, and Xixi and Feifei and I will send your menu to Dad. ”

"Yes, Ruo Ruo and we will pass you the menu to Father Feng. ”

"Then Daddy Feng will cook for you. ”

Listening to the words of the three little girls, the guests who entered the door were so happy that they hurriedly found a table to sit down.

"It's really cute, there are so three cuties, I'm willing to sit without eating. ”

"Hahaha, you want to sit without eating, but the boss is definitely not happy. ”

"So what are we waiting for? ”

Su Ruoxi stepped forward with the menu at this time, handed the menu to the guests, and introduced some of today's specialties, so that diners could have a choice.

The three little girls did not gather around, but hurried back to the parents and did not disturb the guests to order.

The little girl in front was busy greeting the guests, and Feng Yifan in the back kitchen was also taking his apprentice and quickly prepared the dishes on the first table menu.

The first is to put the cold dishes up, and in the process of cutting and plating, Feng Yifan also taught his apprentices very seriously.

"You remember, don't rush to cut and serve cold dishes, you have to prepare the ingredients for the hot dishes that need to be cooked first, and cook the ones that need to be simmered for a long time.

After that, take out the cold dishes and cut them, and then set the plate and serve the cold dishes, and coordinate the timing of each step. ”

Lin Ruifeng listened carefully and kept nodding: "I understand Master." ”

In Lin Ruifeng's opinion, the master did coordinate the time very well, neither delaying the cooking of some hot dishes, nor making the speed of serving dishes very slow.

Timing is well coordinated to ensure that the speed of serving one dish at a time is balanced.

In this way, diners will not have a long gap between the two dishes when eating.

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