This afternoon, the old neighbors were able to eat Shi Jinbin’s noodles with soybean paste again after many years, which really made them very happy.
After lunch, several old neighbors stayed in the shop and chatted with Su Jinrong and Shi Jinbin, the two brothers. They talked about the past events one by one, as if they were back in their youth.
In the kitchen, Feng Yifan was testing his young apprentice's mastery of some basic skills during this period.
The first thing to do is of course to test his knife skills, because during this period of time, Lin Ruifeng came to practice knife skills almost every day.
Therefore, Lin Ruifeng is a little bit confident in his knife skills and wants to show off in front of his master.
First, Lin Ruifeng sliced and washed and peeled the potatoes and put them on the chopping board.
Feng Yifan said first: "Let's cut the blade vertically first. Remember, every slice must be even."
Lin Ruifeng nodded, then pressed the potatoes on the chopping board and began to slice them very steadily.
Every cut must be smooth and must be made all the way to the end without any pause in between. After getting used to it, Lin Ruifeng gradually accelerated as required.
One knife, one knife, one knife.
As the speed gradually increased, Lin Ruifeng was still able to keep the knife in his hand steady, and each blow fell without pause.
Zhao Daxia, who had already washed the dishes, heard the noise inside and could not help but stick her head in to see, secretly observing Feng Yifan's assessment of his apprentice Lin Ruifeng.
Seeing that Lin Ruifeng could cut a potato very smoothly, Zhao Daxia secretly thought that Lin Ruifeng had learned it really well.
But Feng Yifan waited until Lin Ruifeng finished cutting the potato slices, then picked out a few slices at random.
"Did you see that?"
Lin Ruifeng saw that the slices were skewed and it was obvious that they were cut to uneven thickness.
"Well, Master, I know, these slices are not cut well."
When Zhao Daxia saw this, she immediately felt that Master Feng Yifan was really very strict. In her opinion, it was just a few slices, so there was no need to be so strict, and the diners wouldn't be able to see anything anyway.
Feng Yifan said seriously: "Did you know that this would happen to you?"
Lin Ruifeng also raised his head and looked at his master. He really didn’t understand why this situation had occurred.
Feng Yifan immediately gave an explanation: "The reason for this is actually very simple, because you did not maintain a constant speed to slice from the beginning.
I know that you worry about not having the feel for it at first, so you start slowly, cutting one piece at a time, but when you gradually speed up, once the rhythm is disrupted, this situation will definitely happen. "
After hearing what his master said, Lin Ruifeng immediately understood what his master meant.
The fundamental reason was that Lin Ruifeng was afraid that something might go wrong, so he started to do things very carefully.
The original intention was to gradually increase the speed, but during the acceleration process, the rhythm changed, causing the force and angle of the knife to inevitably deviate, resulting in uneven thickness.
Feng Yifan reached out and took his apprentice's knife, picked up a potato and sliced it very quickly on the chopping board.
When Zhao Daxia saw Feng Yifan take action, she immediately saw the gap between the young apprentice and the master.
Feng Yifan cut the slices without the slightest hesitation each time. The key point was that although his slicing seemed not fast, in fact his speed was obviously faster than that of his young apprentice, and he always maintained a steady pace.
When Feng Yifan finished slicing a potato, he put the slices into the basin of water.
Zhao Daxia took a closer look and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Oh my God, these are actually cut by hand. If someone who doesn't know sees these potato chips, they will definitely think they are shaved with a slicing knife."
After listening to what Zhao Daxia said, Lin Ruifeng helped his master and said, "A top chef should be able to do this."
Feng Yifan waved his hand and said, "Okay, stop complimenting me and move on to the next step, dicing."
After saying that, Feng Yifan pointed to three small bowls, which contained prepared pork, chicken and bamboo shoots respectively.
"Three-diced buns, I taught you that before. Now just cut the pork, chicken, and bamboo shoots into three pieces. It will take about five minutes."
When Zhao Daxia heard the time, she was a little surprised: "What? It will take five minutes to cut all these?"
Seeing Feng Yifan nod, Zhao Daxia said incredulously: "Chef Feng, are you sure? It takes five minutes to cut all these? Isn't that a bit too much?"
Feng Yifan said seriously, "What's so exaggerated about this? If you get up in the morning to sell three-cube buns for breakfast, if you can't cut these cubes quickly, it will delay your business. Besides, the kitchen is so busy at the banquet, how can they have so much time for you?"
Hearing Feng Yifan say this, Zhao Daxia couldn't help but sigh: "You chefs are really hard-working."
This made Feng Yifan happy: "Is there anything that is not hard? Since you have chosen this path, you must endure these hardships. If you can't do it, you can choose to leave."
After saying this to Zhao Daxia, Feng Yifan glanced at the clock in the kitchen and said, "Okay, let's get started."
Lin Ruifeng naturally did not dare to hesitate at all. He first picked up the pork, and then began to cut when the master started counting the time.
When cutting pork, it will be a little slippery, and cutting meat is not as smooth as cutting potatoes. When cutting meat, there will often be some obstruction of the fascia, which will prevent the knife from going all the way to the bottom.
At this time, you also need to use some wrist strength, and while cutting, you also need to gently and quickly scrape the blade horizontally.
This will make the process smoother and will not affect the cutting speed and efficiency.
Soon, the diced meat was ready.
Next, the diced chicken and bamboo shoots are simpler.
Because chicken and bamboo shoots are not as difficult to cut as pork.
However, because the task assigned by Feng Yifan was to make three-Ding buns, there was a hidden assignment involved.
The diced meat in the three-diced bun must be slightly larger than the diced chicken, and the diced chicken must be slightly larger than the diced bamboo shoots.
Therefore, Lin Ruifeng not only had to be quick, but also had to ensure that the size of the diced chicken and bamboo shoots met the requirements.
Time was there, and Lin Ruifeng did not dare to delay at all. He cut the meat into cubes and threw them into the bowl, then immediately grabbed the chicken and started cutting it.
Still quickly cut the chicken into long strips, then cut it into small cubes.
Put the diced chicken into a small bowl, then take out the bamboo shoots and continue cutting.
At this time, Zhao Daxia was already very nervous. She would look up at the clock on the wall from time to time, clench her fists, and constantly cheer for Lin Ruifeng in her heart.
Finally, the bamboo shoots were completely chopped and put into the small bowl. Lin Ruifeng quickly looked up at his master.
Feng Yifan said helplessly, "Giving you only five minutes may be embarrassing for you."
Hearing this, Zhao Daxia suddenly felt a little disappointed. She felt that Lin Ruifeng had really worked very hard, but in the end he still failed to finish it within the specified time
Lin Ruifeng naturally lowered his head, and his expression was more or less lost.
Feng Yifan asked, "What's wrong? Are you planning to give up?"
Lin Ruifeng was stunned for a moment, then quickly said: "No, Master, I won't give up, I will continue to work hard. If it doesn't work this time, I will definitely do it next time."
Feng Yifan nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, at least you didn't get discouraged. This time you managed to complete it."
When they heard Feng Yifan say that he had barely finished it, Lin Ruifeng and Zhao Daxia were stunned.
After a long moment of daze, Zhao Daxia exclaimed: "Oh, this is really great, Xiaolin, you, you succeeded, you really succeeded, you did it."
Lin Ruifeng finally came to his senses after hearing Zhao Daxia's exclamation, and looked at his master with a little disbelief.
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "You did finish it on time, and you made sure that the diced meat was slightly larger than the diced chicken, and the diced chicken was slightly larger than the diced bamboo shoots.
Although the cut was indeed a bit too big, it was a pass to be able to do this in just five minutes.”
Lin Ruifeng was very excited: "Thank you, Master. I will continue to work hard."
Feng Yifan nodded and smiled, "Okay, you can go take a rest. Don't be so tense all the time. You still need to combine work and rest. You have passed these two tests today."
Lin Ruifeng thought for a moment and said, "Master, I'm not very good at slicing yet. I want to continue practicing in the kitchen."
Feng Yifan immediately said, "I've told you to combine work and rest. Even if you want to practice, you can't practice all the time. You have to know how to rest. Go, go sit in front with Sister Zhao for a while, and wait for me and your master's wife to finish making snacks before coming in."
Hearing what his master said, Lin Ruifeng immediately raised his head and looked towards the kitchen door, only to see that his master's wife had come in and was waiting.
At this time, Lin Ruifeng reacted and realized that the next time, the master and the teacher's wife would make snacks, so he did not hesitate and immediately agreed to go out with Zhao Daxia.
After the apprentice and Zhao Daxia went out together, Feng Yifan smiled and said to his wife: "You came in, why don't you come over?"
Su Ruoxi came to her husband's side and replied with a smile: "I don't want to delay your teaching of your apprentice."
Feng Yifan reached out and pulled his wife to his side: "Okay, let's start the dessert class now."
Su Ruoxi was pulled into her husband's arms, and she smiled and said, "I found that learning desserts from you is a disadvantage. You made these for your daughter, and you never said that you made them specifically for me."
Feng Yifan immediately cried out in injustice: "It's unfair. Don't you eat it before your daughter every time you make it?"
Su Ruoxi pouted and said, "I did make it, of course I have to help my daughter taste it."
Feng Yifan didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this: "Then didn't you also taste it first? You eat it earlier than my daughter every time. So you see, I still love my wife very much."
Su Ruoxi smiled and said, "You just said that, but you didn't even say you would make a special dessert for me."
Feng Yifan thought for a moment and said, "Well, it seems to be true. How about this? When my daughter's birthday comes, I will make one for you and one for my daughter. Is that okay?"
Hearing her husband say this, Su Ruoxi found it acceptable.
"That's good enough. You must make different dishes for me and my daughter, and they must be delicious."
Feng Yifan agreed seriously: "Okay, of course, I will make delicious desserts for you and your daughter when the time comes."
Next, Su Ruoxi asked: "So what are we going to do for our daughter today?"
Feng Yifan smiled and went to the refrigerator to take out some ingredients for today. After taking them out one by one, he said, "Today, let's make a beautiful fruit pie for our daughter."
Su Ruoxi was a little surprised: "Fruit pie? Is it the kind from that clown uncle's house?"
Feng Yifan shook his head and said, "It's not that kind. The kind we make is like a pizza, which is bigger and can be topped with more fruits. It tastes very good."
Su Ruoxi's curiosity was immediately aroused: "Okay, then let's do it quickly."
Feng Yifan responded with a smile: "Okay, let's get started."
Under Feng Yifan's guidance, Su Ruoxi took the initiative this time. She first poured low-gluten flour into a bowl, then added an appropriate amount of butter, and mixed the butter and flour evenly with her hands.
After mixing evenly, add some cold water to knead the flour in the bowl into dough.
Su Ruoxi is doing this step throughout the whole process. She is very hardworking and kneading the dough is very fun for her now.
After kneading the dough, Feng Yifan wrapped it in plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator for a while.
During the refrigeration time, Feng Yifan and his wife began to slice the fruit.
As for slicing, Su Ruoxi decisively let her husband do it.
After all, when it comes to slicing, I’m definitely not as good as my husband, and I can’t make it evenly thick and thin.
Feng Yifan cut apples, strawberries, pineapples and bananas into thin slices.
The apples and pineapple slices should be cooked with sugar.
Su Ruoxi was a little puzzled: "Why do you want to cook the apples and pineapples? Don't you think they are not sweet enough?"
Feng Yifan smiled and responded: "No, boiling them is to make the apples and pineapples softer when eaten."
Because it was made for his daughter, Feng Yifan added some honey while cooking, and cooked the apple and pineapple slices until they were very soft.
After that, take out the refrigerated dough and roll it into a thin dough.
“It doesn’t need to be very neat, because we need to put it into the mold, but it must be rolled out a little thinner.”
After all this explanation, Su Ruoxi said, "You don't have to tell me this. Didn't you do the rolling of the dough? I don't want to do such a strenuous task. Hurry up."
I saw my wife picking up a pair of cooked apple and pineapple slices and eating them while talking.
Feng Yifan really didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Eat less. If you eat it all, how are we going to make fruit pie later?"
Su Ruoxi was reminded by her husband and suddenly came to her senses: "Ah, right, you can't eat it anymore. Hurry up, stop dawdling. Hurry up and roll out the dough. Then I won't eat it, right?"
Facing his wife's words, Feng Yifan had no choice but to say, "Okay, I'm wrong. I'll fix it right away."
After Feng Yifan rolled out the dough and helped his wife put it into the mold, Su Ruoxi happily began to arrange the fruits.
After arranging the fruits, Feng Yifan used the dough scraps left over from putting the dough into the mold to decorate the entire pie.
Finally, brush it with a layer of egg yolk liquid and put it in the oven to start baking.
After putting it in the oven, Su Ruoxi clapped her hands and said, "Well, this is also very simple."
Feng Yifan couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart: Of course it's simple, I have done all the hard and complicated things.
After Feng Yifan smiled bitterly in his heart, he saw his wife muttering to herself about her techniques at the cooking table. He immediately realized that his wife was still learning very seriously.