To be a chef, you not only need to be able to cook delicious food yourself, but also be able to coordinate the work of a group of people in the kitchen.
So after Feng Yifan finished some work, he began to direct and dispatch other people.
After clapping his hands, he first assigned work to the five kitchen workers and Lin Ruifeng.
"Okay, okay, my performance is over. Everyone, please start your work. Prepare to fry the diced chicken in oil. Remember to control the oil temperature well. It can't be too hot. Fry the chicken until it is charred."
At this point, Feng Yifan continued, "Another important point is that you should remember not to add too much oil, so that the chicken does not appear too greasy."
After hearing the instructions, the kitchen workers and Lin Ruifeng started to prepare.
Feng Yifan also demonstrated it to them personally.
"See? When frying to this degree, remember to have a charred layer, but not burnt, and also make sure the chicken inside is tender and fresh."
Feng Yifan took out the chicken, cut it into cubes, and then pressed it lightly.
You can clearly see that the inside of the chicken is still very tender, and juice will flow out when pressed.
The kitchen workers were a little surprised when they saw this scene, because Feng Yifan's control over the heat was really perfect.
The diced chicken is obviously very small, but it is not easy to fry it until it is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
Next, the kitchen workers followed Feng Yifan's instructions.
Of course, these cooks are of relatively high standard, so the task can be basically completed.
Even if there are some slight shortcomings, Feng Yifan will give timely guidance and adjustments.
Suddenly, these kitchen workers who were originally sent to help found that they had actually learned something from Feng Yifan.
While the cook and Lin Ruifeng were processing the chicken, Feng Yifan was preparing the vegetable curry sauce, which was to be eaten with the meat and rice.
This will make the bento more delicious and create some wonderful combinations of flavors.
Of course, Feng Yifan made some adjustments to the vegetable curry. He did not use that extremely spicy taste, but adjusted the taste to be not so irritating and slightly sweeter.
This is done to make the food more accustomed to the children and not to overly stimulate their taste buds.
As time passed, Chen Wei had basically finished preparing all the dishes for the buffet and had started the final plating work.
Feng Yifan still has to do some final seasoning, especially the cooking of beef and chicken is still in progress.
It can be said that this is the last bit of competition between the two sides.
Because whoever serves the dish first may be able to attract more children and parents.
So Feng Yifan's cooks, Lin Ruifeng, and even Shi Jiahui all joined in and began to speed up the cooking process, trying to catch up with Chen Wei and the others.
At this point, the kitchen workers had even forgotten that they were sent by Chen Wei.
Every cook was very dedicated and wanted to help Feng Yifan finish cooking as quickly as possible.
On the contrary, Feng Yifan didn't seem to be in such a hurry. He still seemed a little bit unhurried, making the final adjustments to the taste to ensure a perfect balance.
In the end, Chen Wei finished first and placed all the buffet on the food cart, then pushed the cart out to serve the food.
Seeing this scene, Lin Ruifeng and the kitchen workers on Feng Yifan's side all felt a little disappointed unconsciously.
However, Feng Yifan encouraged: "Don't be discouraged, even if we come in last, I believe we can win applause, come on everyone."
With Feng Yifan's encouragement, the kitchen workers finally had hope and all began to make their final efforts.
Finally, the beef was stewed and the cooks had processed all the diced chicken.
Feng Yifan has also prepared the vegetable curry sauce.
Entering the final moment of plating.
Take out the steamed rice and put it on the bento plate. Then place the stewed beef brisket in the small grid next to the rice. Then take out a spoonful of vegetable curry sauce and place it in the corner of the plate.
Feng Yifan puts a little bit of oil in the unwashed pan for frying chicken. After the oil temperature rises, he puts the diced chicken in again. After heating it quickly, he adds the prepared sauce into it.
It's like the final injection of soul. When the sauce is cooked onto the chicken in the pot, a rich aroma instantly fills the air.
Then Feng Yifan scooped out the diced chicken and placed it in the corner of the lunch plate. He also stretched a thread of the sauce and connected it to the other ingredients.
In this way, the whole bento suddenly has a very suitable fragrance and a very gorgeous appearance.
I have to say, Feng Yifan's final touch, the diced chicken in gravy, really injected soul into the bento.
Feng Yifan continued to cook and serve one pot after another.
It’s true that every dish is freshly made and then added to the bento.
When the last portion was finished, Feng Yifan immediately said to everyone, "Okay, go serve the dishes."
Everyone was stunned when they heard this, but then everyone realized that Chen Wei on the other side did not go to serve the dishes and also stayed in the kitchen.
Obviously, the real showdown between the two chefs has just begun.
The kitchen workers did not hesitate and immediately placed the lunch boxes on the cart, then pushed the cart out of the kitchen.
Lin Ruifeng glanced at his master, said nothing, and quickly left.
Shi Jiahui didn't want to talk at first, but after thinking about it, she said, "Actually, the final result of this cooking competition is not important to you two. Why do you two have to do this?"
Chen Wei spoke first: "This cooking competition is not about whether we need it or not, but it is about the people we care about the most, so we both have to go all out."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "I didn't want to be so serious, but my aunt said that this dish was made for my daughter, so I can't be careless."
Seeing that both of them were getting serious, Shi Jiahui could only shake her head and said, "Okay, then you two can get started."
After saying that, Shi Jiahui also left the kitchen, leaving only Feng Yifan and Chen Wei in the kitchen.
The two of us looked at each other and suddenly laughed at the same time.
After laughing, Chen Wei said, "In fact, I never thought that I would come back one day and have a duel like this with Su Jinrong's son-in-law."
Feng Yifan also smiled and said, "It's hard to predict what will happen in the world. I didn't expect that my wife's family would have such a strong aunt, and such a powerful uncle like you."
Without waiting for Chen Wei to speak, Feng Yifan continued, "I really admire you for loving my aunt as always and being willing to make so many sacrifices for her. Even after the divorce, you were able to help her support the catering group and silently help her behind the scenes. It can be seen that you really love my aunt deeply."
Chen Wei couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "You said that, don't you know the reason for our divorce? Don't you know about my scandals outside?"
Feng Yifan asked back: "Are those true?"
Chen Wei was stunned by this question, and finally shook his head helplessly: "Maybe even I am almost deceiving myself, making me think it is true."
Feng Yifan added: "But in fact, your heart has long been filled with your aunt, and there is no room for anyone else in your heart."
Chen Wei looked at Feng Yifan, a little surprised: "I didn't expect you could actually see that?"
Feng Yifan continued, "You should have regretted it. When you saw how hard your aunt had worked and how she had tortured herself over the years, you should have been regretting your provocation against her."
Upon hearing this, Chen Wei looked at Feng Yifan with eyes wide open. He found what he said a little unbelievable.
Feng Yifan continued, "Actually, for you, thinking back on what happened back then, you would find it very childish, and that result is probably not what you wanted.
You would rather be with your aunt, just like me now, staying in Su Ji and being Grandpa's right-hand man."
Chen Wei was silent for a while, and finally sighed helplessly: "You are really lucky, because Ruoxi has no brothers or sisters, so you can get everything."
Chen Wei said without disguising: "I am even a little jealous of you."
Then Chen Wei added: "But I must admit that you are strong enough. I dare not say that I can definitely defeat you now."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "I'm not as strong as you think. I just realized one thing during my long time away from home: family is very important. The happiness of my family is part of my happiness. The dishes I cook must have the taste of home."
Chen Wei was stunned when he heard these words, and at the same time he pondered over what Feng Yifan said.
“The taste of home?”
Chen Wei recalled slowly and suddenly found that the taste of home in his memory was actually the time he spent with his master, fellow apprentices and sisters when he was learning cooking at Su Ji.
At that time, every afternoon and late at night when the business was closed, everyone gathered together to chat and enjoy the delicious food cooked with some leftovers. That time really made Chen Wei miss it. If he could finally eat one of the master's specialties, it would seem to be the taste of home in Chen Wei's memory.
Recalling those things and thinking back to those scenes, Chen Wei suddenly had an idea in his mind about what to cook for the last dish of the day
At the same time, Feng Yifan actually had an idea of the last dish in his mind.
At this moment, the two people looked at each other and actually guessed some of the other's thoughts at the same time.
"It looks like you have figured out what to do?"
"I think my uncle has thought of this, too, right?"
Both of them laughed at the same time.
They said almost in unison: "Then let's start the showdown of this last dish."
After saying that, the two of them turned and walked towards the stove, then simultaneously began to busy themselves with making the dish that was the subject of the final showdown in their minds.
At this time, in the kindergarten outside the kitchen, the children and parents who stayed behind to eat lunch were all very surprised to see the sumptuous lunch being brought out.
The first thing to be served was the buffet prepared by Chen Wei and his team, which included very fresh prawns, a variety of juicy steaks, pork chops, chicken legs, etc., served with some bread slices.
It was really very rich, and almost all the parents who saw it couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's really so rich."
Behind the buffet are bento boxes that are beautifully presented.
Although it doesn’t look as dazzling as the previous buffet, the exquisite bento boxes, especially the smell of the fragrant sauce, really make the children more curious.
Faced with so many exquisite lunches, the children don’t know what to choose? Parents are also a little bit difficult to choose.
At this time, Su Lanxin came out from somewhere, stood next to the old principal, and started talking with the microphone in her hand.
“Dear children and parents present today, these two different lunches are specially provided by us. You can choose whichever you like, or you can have both.
However, there is one thing we need to do. After eating, please put this sticker on the cart of the food you think is delicious, okay?"
When the children heard this and saw the stickers in Su Lanxin's hand, they all found it very interesting and agreed immediately.
"good."
Su Lanxin said with a smile: "Very good, our children are really well behaved. Now everyone can get stickers and then we can start eating lunch."
Seeing this, Feng Ruoruo immediately asked her mother, grandparents and grandfather: "Hey, which of these did Dad make?"
When asked this by Feng Ruoruo, Su Ruoxi, Feng Jiandong, Lu Cuiling and Su Jinrong were also a little surprised
The reason why no one could tell the difference was because after they were pushed out, Su Lanxin called away Tan Xueli, Lin Ruifeng and Shi Jiahui.
Finally, ten unfamiliar kitchen workers pushed the cart in front of everyone.
In this way, Feng Ruoruo and the others would not know which side Feng Yifan did it on.
Feng Ruoruo was a little anxious: "Mom, we can't find which one was made by Dad, how can we give the stickers?"
Su Ruoxi was a little anxious when asked this question, and Feng Jiandong and Lu Cuiling were also a little nervous.
At this moment, Su Jinrong suddenly said, "Go and eat, taste every flavor, and give the sticker to Ruoruo, she likes it the most."
After hearing what her grandfather said, Feng Ruoruo quickly asked, "Grandpa, what if I give it to the wrong person?"
Su Jinrong looked at his granddaughter and said, "Ruoruo, believe in daddy."
Feng Ruoruo and her grandfather looked at each other for a while, and finally the little girl understood. She nodded and said, "Well, Ruoruo believes in daddy. I believe that daddy will definitely make the best food. Ruoruo will choose the best food."
Having made up her mind, Feng Ruoruo started to queue up to receive her meals, and the other children also started to receive their meals.
The Children's Day food feast in the kindergarten officially kicked off. The children and parents all began to eat and enjoy the delicious food.