In order not to take away the deliciousness of the river fish, Feng Yifan tries to make the meat dishes less heavy in taste.
Therefore, meat and vegetarian dishes are not that important, while fish fillets in lotus sauce are more important. Of course, there is also the highlight that Feng Yifan is going to serve at the end, the roasted river clams.
This fresh and elegant dish, fish fillet in lotus sauce, is very difficult to prepare.
The first thing to do is to scrape off the fish meat. Only the scraped fish meat puree can ensure that the fish meat is fresh and free of fish bones.
The second step is to mix it with egg white and beat it, which is a test of the chef's arm strength and skills.
When Lin Ruifeng and Zhuang Zhebin in the kitchen saw Feng Yifan actually beating the food with his hands and chopsticks, they could hardly believe their eyes.
Seeing that the clear egg white and the fish paste underneath, which were originally not sticking to each other, were whipped by Feng Yifan into a state that looked like cream.
Lin Ruifeng couldn't help but exclaimed: "So the video is real, didn't they speed it up when editing it?"
Yes, actually when Feng Yifan made the lotus and lychee fish dish before, he also used the same method, and the beating process was also shown in the video.
After beating is completed, put it into cold oil to fix its shape.
The big iron spoon scooped out the beaten fish paste and put it into the pot, which looked like petals of hibiscus, which was really beautiful.
Feng Yifan's technique is skillful and quick. After all the fish fillets are shaped, he gently stir-frys them.
Finally, it was put on a plate and Lin Ruifeng took it out to serve.
The preparation process of this dish is a bit surprising, and it also needs to be eaten while hot after it is served.
This time, Zhuang Daozhong did not eat first. Instead, after taking the plate, he distributed it to everyone. He put a few slices in each child's bowl, and then in the adults' bowl as well. Finally, there were only a few slices left in the old man's bowl.
When this dish came, Zhuang Daozhong divided it up directly before the plate even landed on the table.
Seeing that everyone was surprised, Zhuang Daozhong smiled and said, "This lotus leaf fish fillet cools down quickly, and the taste will be bad when it gets cold, so we have to divide it up first so that everyone can have a taste."
Lin Ruifeng then took the plate back to the kitchen.
Zhuang Zhebin saw the plate being taken back to the kitchen and asked in surprise, "Did you finish eating so quickly?"
Lin Ruifeng shook his head and said, "It's my uncle-master. He shared the fish fillets with everyone."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "As expected, my uncle knows how to eat it. Lotus fish fillet really can't be eaten cold, so it should be divided up after it's served, because it cools down very quickly. After dividing it up, let everyone eat it while it's hot."
While Lin Ruifeng was talking to Zhuang Zhebin, he had just put down his plate when Feng Yifan brought out another stir-fried vegetable dish.
"Okay, bring this dish up."
Looking at the dish handed over, although it was just a simple stir-fry, it was still very beautiful. The key point was that in such a short time, the chef had completed the cooking and even the plating.
Lin Ruifeng took the dish and said in surprise, "Master, aren't you too fast?"
Feng Yifan smiled calmly and said, "The key to stir-frying dishes is to stir-fry quickly over high heat to quickly lock the ingredients in their original position, and they must be eaten while hot, otherwise the taste will be bad. You'd better hurry up and serve the dishes."
After hearing this, Lin Ruifeng naturally did not dare to delay. He turned around and ran out quickly, putting the dish in his hand on the table.
Seeing Uncle Xiaolin coming back with a new plate of food in his hands, Feng Ruoruo was surprised while eating the fish fillet in her mouth.
Uncle Xiaolin put the dish down. Feng Ruoruo couldn't help but say before she even swallowed the fish fillet in her mouth: "Xiaowu Ruoru, this Wuwu, is it Shen Shen?"
The little girl's vague questions confused Lin Ruifeng.
Lu Cuiling, who was sitting next to her granddaughter, quickly smiled and said to her little granddaughter: "Don't talk anymore, eat what's in your mouth, and then go ask Uncle Xiaolin."
After hearing what her grandmother said, Feng Ruoruo quickly ate the fish fillet in her mouth, and then asked, "Uncle Xiaolin, what is this? Why so fast?"
Lin Ruifeng smiled and replied, "This is a stir-fried dish. The chef said that stir-fried dishes should be cooked quickly and served while hot. This is the best way to let the guests eat it while it's hot."
Zhuang Daozhong smiled and nodded after hearing this: "That's right, but it seems that I ordered a bit too many dishes today."
Then he turned to Su Jinrong beside him and said, "Jinrong, your Su Ji's buns are still so full."
Su Jinrong smiled and nodded: "Yes, it's practical."
Feng Ruoruo pulled her grandmother and said, "Grandma, pick that for me. I want to taste it."
Lu Cuiling did not satisfy her granddaughter immediately, but said softly: "Not yet, because there are elders at the table. We have to wait until great grandfather eats before we can eat."
Zhuang Daozhong also realized it immediately, and quickly added a chopstick and said, "It's okay, this is a family dinner, just eat whatever you want."
Because of Lin Ruifeng's description, the children mistakenly thought that the dish he served was very good, so they all wanted to try it. However, the result was a bit disappointing for the children who liked to eat meat.
Zhang Zhuangzhuang muttered, "They are all vegetables. I don't like them."
Chen Yaofei seemed to like it very much. While eating, she said: "You can't just eat meat, you have to eat vegetables too."
Yang Xiaoxi said more directly: "Zhang Zhuangzhuang, you are so fat, you should eat more vegetables and less meat."
Hearing her daughter's words, Li Feier quickly said, "Xixi, you can't talk about children like that."
Zhang Zhuangzhuang's father smiled and said, "It's okay, he's just a kid. Besides, what Xixi said is actually true. Zhuangzhuang is a bit picky about food. He rarely eats vegetables at home. Today, he ate more light dishes."
Hearing what his father said, the little fat boy pouted his lips in dissatisfaction: "Zhuangzhuang doesn't like any of these dishes. Only the long fish is delicious."
Feng Ruoruo was immediately dissatisfied when she heard this: "Who said that? All the dishes my father cooks are delicious."
Seeing that the two children were about to quarrel, the parents took the initiative to stop them. Even Su Ruoxi, who was greeting two new tables of guests, looked over and wanted to say something when she heard her daughter yelling.
But at this moment, Feng Yifan came up with another dish: "Oh? It seems that today's dish doesn't satisfy our carnivorous little Zhang Zhuangzhuang? Well, uncle will make sure you like this dish."
As he spoke, Feng Yifan placed the dish in his hand on the table.
In an instant, the sweet aroma of the dishes on the plate wafted up, whetting everyone's appetite and making everyone start to swallow their saliva.
Zhang Zhuangzhuang stretched his head in his chair and saw the red dishes on the plate. He couldn't hide his joy and shouted, "Wow, finally something delicious is here. Is it the braised spareribs?"
When Zhang Zhuangzhuang's father saw his son like this, he was a little bit amused and helpless. Compared with the three little girls next to him, it was simply unbearable to watch.
Feng Yifan extended his hand to let the little fat boy sit down, and replied with a smile: "It's not braised spareribs, it's a fruit-flavored roast duck leg."