As soon as he entered the restaurant, he saw Shi Jiahui and the others practicing seriously according to the recipe. Su Jinrong reached out to stop Feng Yifan who was about to speak.
"Keep your voice down, don't disturb them, let them do their work seriously."
Feng Yifan accompanied his father-in-law into the house quietly. After entering, the father-in-law and son-in-law stood at the door, quietly watching Shi Jiahui and a group of people in the kitchen working hard to prepare the dishes.
Catherine spoke up, "Is the grouper ready?"
Tom responded immediately: "Sure."
Catherine asked again: "Where's the hazelnut sauce?"
Shi Jiahui replied: "Okay."
Catherine immediately said, "Okay, prepare the dishes."
Then, several people quickly began to prepare the dishes.
First, the grouper meat is fried, then garnished with some green vegetables, and finally hazelnut sauce is poured on top to complete the dish.
After it was finished, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. It was really very time-consuming to make such a dish.
This pan-fried grouper with hazelnuts is the main course in Feng Yifan's two sets of seafood and river food.
The main dishes in the two sets can be said to be the difficult parts of the two sets.
Just like the beef tenderloin, another main course in the set menu, this pan-fried grouper also requires very particular control of the heat. It is necessary to ensure that the surface is charred, but the fish meat cannot be completely fried through. Instead, the residual heat after frying should be used to slowly steam the fish meat inside.
This way, after a bit of trimming, the skin is guaranteed to be crispy while the meat inside is tender and juicy.
The same goes for the beef tenderloin in the other set meal main course.
The yellow beef tenderloin is also fried until the surface is charred, then placed in a constant temperature and the residual heat is used to slowly steam the inside, thus locking in the gravy.
It can be said that these two main dishes, which are also fried, are really a great test of the cooking skills.
Even after watching Feng Yifan's demonstration, this dish was still very difficult for Shi Jiahui, Catherine and others.
As for Chen Xu and Luo Yu, they didn't dare to try it at all. They didn't have the confidence to control the temperature so well.
Catherine had cooked main dishes with Feng Yifan many times before at Perovence Restaurant. She was very good at controlling the heat, so when several people cooked main dishes together, Catherine was responsible for the important frying part.
Feng Yifan and his father-in-law didn't say anything, just watched them finish arranging the dishes.
When several people were preparing to taste the food, Feng Yifan suddenly spoke.
"Hold on, Catherine, your fish is not good enough."
Hearing this, everyone turned their heads and saw Feng Yifan and Su Jinrong had come in. They hurriedly greeted Feng Yifan and Su Jinrong, "Hello, Chef, hello, Uncle Rong."
Feng Yifan walked over, took a pair of knife and fork, and then cut the fish on the plate.
When he cut the fish, everyone saw the cross section and immediately understood the problem.
There were still some spots on the fish that were not fully cooked.
Feng Yifan threw down his knife and fork and said, "You have done one step completely wrong, that is the process of fermenting the fish. When frying, you must fry all four sides to get a charred layer, and then when you put it aside to ferment, you cannot cut it in advance, but leave it intact to ferment."
Hearing this, Catherine immediately realized the problem: "Sorry, Chef."
Su Jinrong did not let Feng Yifan get angry, but said: "Don't be anxious, you must take it step by step."
Listening to his father-in-law's words, Feng Yifan knew that his father-in-law didn't want him to get angry with everyone, so he suppressed the anger that was about to burst out.
"You are just starting out, so it is forgivable to make some small mistakes, but you must remember these mistakes and try to reduce such problems in the future."
After Feng Yifan finished teaching, Su Jinrong stepped forward and said, "Okay, don't worry, we still have five or six days before opening. Everyone should prepare well during these days. I believe that as long as we get the timing right, it will be relatively easy to make. After all, none of us are novices."
Su Jinrong was not wrong about this. The reason why Feng Yifan dared to open the business so quickly was because everyone was not a novice.
In addition to Chen Xu and Luo Yu, Shi Jiahui, Catherine, Hans and Tom can be said to be top chefs.
Including Ma Xiaolong, who was busy in the Lin family shop, he could actually be said to have mastered the dishes on Feng Yifan's menu.
Maybe Ma Xiaolong still needs to work hard on some details.
But when it comes to learning how to cook, Ma Xiaolong is definitely the fastest.
This is due to Ma Xiaolong's own talent, but more importantly, it is the result of Ma Xiaolong's hard practice with Lin Ruifeng and Ning Cheng after closing the door every night.
While Ma Xiaolong was practicing on his own, he also taught Lin Ruifeng and Ning Cheng on behalf of Feng Yifan.
In particular, he taught Ning Cheng a lot of things, which enabled him to make rapid progress now.
So with this kind of effort, Ma Xiaolong has roughly mastered the menu that Feng Yifan prepared for the western restaurant.
At least he was able to cook the dish completely and it roughly met Feng Yifan's standards.
In comparison, Shi Jiahui and Catherine are slightly weaker in terms of talent, and they still haven't mastered it very well, so they need to continue to practice hard.
As for Chen Xu and Luo Yu, all they can do now is to complete the final dessert.
As well as the presentation of some other dishes that do not require much skill.
As for the main course, Chen Xu and Luo Yu are unable to cook for the time being.
After his father-in-law finished speaking, Feng Yifan put the scrapped fish aside and said to everyone, "Okay, think about the mistakes you made and start making the next one."
Then, Feng Yifan asked his father-in-law to stay here, and he went out from the back door and ran to the Lin family shop.
After entering the room, Feng Yifan saw three people busy in the kitchen, so he called Ning Cheng out.
After Ning Cheng came out, Feng Yifan said, "Go to the western restaurant now and enter through the back door. There are some discarded ingredients over there. Use those ingredients to make a staff meal for everyone tonight. Remember, we will all eat the staff meal you make tonight."
Ning Cheng was stunned when he heard this: "Ah? Everyone is going to eat the meal I cooked tonight?"
Not to mention Ning Cheng who was extremely surprised, Feng Jiandong and Yang Zhiyi next to him were also very surprised.
In particular, Yang Zhiyi asked: "Does that mean that we and the children also have to eat tonight?"
Feng Yifan nodded: "Yes, our dinner tonight will be left to Ning Cheng. We will eat whatever he cooks. It has been such a long time. If he still can't even cook a meal properly, then he should go back with my dad."
When Feng Jiandong heard this, he quickly said, "Yifan, can't you teach well?"
Feng Yifan said seriously, "Dad, everyone has a first time. Ning Cheng hasn't taken the first step for such a long time. This is wrong. If I continue to let him learn casually like this, it would be irresponsible for him. I must put pressure on him."
After hearing what his son said and seeing his son's determined look, Feng Jiandong was speechless.
Ning Cheng hesitated for a moment, and finally mustered up the courage to say, "Okay, Master, I will definitely do it well."
Feng Yifan gave a final reminder: "The experts in the western restaurant are all here, you can ask them for advice. Remember, sometimes it is not shameful to humbly ask others for advice."
Ning Cheng nodded: "Okay, Master, I'll go."
After Ning Cheng walked out, Feng Yifan looked at his father and Yang Zhiyi.
"Dad, don't think I'm too cruel. I think sometimes, a little bit of pressure is needed to stimulate their potential. Otherwise, Ning Cheng may only be a small worker helping in the Lin family shop forever. He can't become a real chef."
Feng Jiandong nodded and said, "Well, there is nothing wrong with what you did. Since Ning Cheng has become your disciple, you must be responsible for him."
Yang Zhiyi was a little worried: "You asked Ning Cheng to cook for us tonight, can he really do it well?"
Feng Yifan patted Yang Zhiyi on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, my father-in-law is there, as well as Senior Sister and Catherine. Ning Cheng will definitely be able to receive guidance."
Yang Zhiyi said: "Okay, with so many chefs here, I feel relieved."
Then he asked curiously: "What are you doing now?"
Feng Yifan pointed at the two apprentices busy in the Lin family shop and said, "Of course I'm helping here. Don't you see that they are already very busy in there?"
Feng Jiandong said: "Indeed, there are more and more customers inside, and it seems that Xiaolin and Xiaoma are really too busy."
Yang Zhiyi said: "And Sister Zhao is also very busy."
Feng Yifan rolled up his sleeves and put on his chef's uniform, then washed his hands carefully and said, "Okay, I'll go inside. Dad, you and Yang Zhiyi wait here for the kids to come."
After saying that, Feng Yifan put on his chef's hat and stepped into the back kitchen of the Lin family shop.
Feng Yifan’s joining immediately increased the speed of serving meals.
As bystanders, Feng Jiandong and Yang Zhiyi now understood Feng Yifan's true ability.
If we talk about cooking skills, Feng Yifan is naturally the best among this group of people.
But what Feng Yifan brings to the table is not just cooking skills. What makes him superior to others is that he possesses the coordination ability of a general.
He will assign tasks to everyone, and the efficiency of the kitchen will be improved immediately.
Lin Ruifeng, Ma Xiaolong and Zhao Daxia, who seemed extremely busy in the Lin family shop, quickly finished the tedious tasks at hand after Feng Yifan showed up to adjust the tasks.
The long queues in front could be cleared quickly, and the messy situation in the shop was gradually improved.
Feng Jiandong and Yang Zhiyi watched together, and they deeply felt Feng Yifan's ability.
Yang Zhiyi couldn't help but say, "Uncle Feng, Yifan's planning ability is really strong. No matter how busy the task is, it can always be solved easily after his planning, and no one looks too tired. This is really amazing."
Feng Jiandong nodded: "Yes, Yifan's ability is indeed amazing."
Yang Zhiyi continued, "Maybe this is also what he really learned during his years abroad, right?"
Feng Jiandong shook his head: "I'm not really sure about this, but from what he said about his experiences abroad, I feel that it may indeed be related to his current planning ability."
Yang Zhiyi added: "I think it is because he has always been the head chef in the kitchen when he was abroad, responsible for these planning tasks, so he can always grasp the key points of being busy and plan everything according to everyone's special advantages."
Feng Jiandong nodded: "That should be correct."
While Feng Yifan was busy in the Lin family shop, Ning Cheng had already arrived at the western restaurant and entered from the back door.
After entering the door, Ning Cheng saw that everyone was busy, so he explained his background.
After hearing Ning Cheng's background, Tom immediately handed him the discarded materials.
Ning Cheng looked at the discarded materials and various scraps in front of him and really felt a little helpless.
Just when Ning Cheng was at a loss, Su Jinrong came to his side.
"What's wrong? Don't you think there's anything you can do?"
Ning Cheng was a little embarrassed to say it out loud at first, but thinking of what his master said before he came here, he answered frankly: "Master, I, I really don't know what to do."
Su Jinrong said, "Since your master asked you to cook dinner, then take a look at these ingredients, what do you think you can make?"
Ning Cheng thought for a while and asked: "Master, I have been learning how to make fried rice from Senior Brothers Lin and Ma recently. I think I can only make fried rice now."
Su Jinrong looked at the discarded fish, some of the hazelnut sauce on it, and some of the discarded mushroom and chicken.
He smiled and said, “Well, that’s fine too. We have fish here so we can make seafood fried rice, or we can use mushrooms and chicken to make mushroom and chicken fried rice.
But I think you should use some imagination, for example, can you make use of the sauces and other leftover ingredients
Maybe some more baked rice?"
Under Su Jinrong's guidance, Ning Cheng gradually developed some ideas in his mind.
"Master, can we make some baked rice at the same time as fried rice? Or can we put these ingredients together and bake them separately, and add some cheese?"
Su Jinrong smiled and said, "Sure, if you have such an idea, then you can give it a try."
Shi Jiahui heard this and said, "Well, it can be used for both baked rice and fried rice, and you don't have to limit yourself to rice, maybe you can use it to bake noodles?"
Catherine also offered suggestions: "There are also some shellfish that can be used to make seafood pasta."
Hans asked Catherine to help translate: "Seafood can also be baked with cheese, because it has already been processed, and it tastes just as good as baked noodles with cheese."
After making these plans, Ning Cheng had a general direction and decided to use the waste ingredients and scraps.
He makes fried rice, which he is quite good at now, and also tries to make some baked rice and baked noodles.
Su Jinrong stood by and watched Ning Cheng try his best. He would give some suggestions from time to time so that Ning Cheng could cook dinner safely.
While the others were cooking their own dishes, they would also give Ning Cheng some pointers.
Because everyone knew that the first employee meal was very important to Ning Cheng. If it was done well, it would enhance his self-confidence. If it was not done well, it might also hit him. So everyone would try to give some advice or help quietly.
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