The changes brought about by reaching the master level in cooking are far greater than Mo Fei imagined.
That unusual-looking trait is not that simple either.
Just after his body had fully adapted to the master's cooking skills, Mo Fei made a special meal. There was no other name for it, he just made a meal for the children.
He didn't buy expensive ingredients, they were just the things East End could buy at will: beef, potatoes, and some fresh vegetables...
However, in order to better demonstrate the upper limit of his cooking skills, he still bought a lot of seasonings, and even went to the Chamber of Commerce to search for some seasonings for a long time.
After all the things were prepared, when it came time to start cooking, Lina was still beside him.
After Lina explained his ambition before, Mo Fei would let Lina follow him whenever he was cooking. He would always correct Lina's problems little by little, and then pass on his experience.
Lina's talent is very good. When her cooking skills were advanced, Mo Fei was still a little worried. If Lina continued to grow at this rate, by the time she was 16 or 7 years old, her cooking skills would be enough to apply for a job as a chef in a restaurant.
As for becoming a top baker, it requires not only the refinement of skills, but also time and practice. Lina may have the opportunity to achieve this result in middle age.
However, the teaching work Mo Fei cannot provide much help.
However, that was before improving her cooking skills. After entering the master level, Mo Fei had many new ideas.
Master, Master, since you all have a teacher, you have a bounden duty of teaching, teaching, and solving doubts. Mo Fei has learned a lot without a teacher.
How to further stimulate Lina's potential is not too difficult now that he is here.
No, while cooking, Mo Fei was still teaching Lina, and he was still teaching by using her example of what she wanted to achieve.
Mo Fei Spread the beef flat on the table, then pick up the kitchen knife and make small crosses on the beef bit by bit.
But the light movement seemed to have caused a wound, but it was like a breeze blowing by, and no change could be seen.
Lina's eyes widened. The more she studied with the dean, the more insignificant she felt. She obviously felt that she was learning very quickly, but when she was with the dean, she actually felt that the gap between herself and the dean was getting wider and wider.
This gap only stayed in my mind for a moment, and soon I watched the dean's movements more carefully.
"Do you know what I'm doing? Lina?" Mo Fei said while cooking.
"I think the fiber should be cut off to make the beef taste more tender when eating, and to facilitate seasoning later. But..." Lina was a little confused, "When you used to process this meat, the knife you used was very deep, but now? Why is it so shallow? Can this really cut off the fiber?"
Mo Fei is very satisfied with Lina's keen observation.
"Come and touch here..." He did not rush to explain, but instead let Lina touch the processed beef parts.
And after she actually felt it with her hands, Lina became even more surprised.
"Why are the textures of this meat all distributed in one direction? This cow is so weird..."
In those parts that have been treated, the muscles there are all distributed in one direction, as if they have lost the texture of meat, and instead feel as smooth as silk.
"You touch here again..." Mo Fei pointed to the untouched area again.
This time, Lina's feelings are completely normal and the same as before.
This contrast directly made Lina understand that the unique feel was due to the dean's handling.
"What I do is very simple, that is, I first determine the growth direction of the muscles with my hands, then carefully cut off the fascia and fibers, and then trim them with my hands. As for the problem you mentioned about using a very shallow knife, because I don't need to cut off all the fibers, I only cut off the part that does not meet the requirements..."
Mo Fei's explanation is an understatement, but only those who have reached a certain level of real cooking know how difficult it is.
Lina also seems to understand a little bit.
Mo Fei did not continue to deal with the topic of meat, but shifted the question to bread making, which Lina was more interested in.
"Just like when kneading bread, you need to feel the texture in the dough with your hands. You can think about it, if the texture in the dough is very consistent, what will the texture be like?"
"We need the dough to have a certain degree of toughness, but we don't want it to be too tough. So how can we handle it better? If we use a knife to cut some meridians on the dough, what will be the effect?"
"When baking bread, we need to consider the difference between the outer temperature and the inner temperature. Isn't this the same as this thick cut of beef? How do we make it as hot as possible?"
For another example, when he was processing vegetables, he would take the initiative to ask Lina to think about the combination of flavors.
"The biggest feature of potatoes is that they have no taste. This is its greatest value, so it is like a blank paper. We can add as much as we need to it..."
"But carrots are different. This plant naturally has a sweet taste, but in some people's tastes, it also has an indescribable earthy taste... So, at this time, what we need is to increase the advantages and avoid the disadvantages..."
"So, when dealing with such ingredients, we often need to highlight its sweetness and cover up other miscellaneous flavors..."
"When making bread, sweetness is a very important flavor. Even the white bread I made for Ms. Colleen still has a sweet base taste. So, I want you to think about it, if you want to add carrots to the bread, how do you season it?"
The questions Mo Fei raised from time to time greatly developed Lina's imagination. Originally, she thought bread was simply the art of playing with flour and flames, with at most some milk and cream added.
But now, she clearly realized that bread was not as simple as she thought.
Basic bread is just a framework, and what you can put into it depends entirely on your own imagination and experience.
Mo Fei's teachings are matched with his own cooking skills, allowing Lina to continuously absorb the essence.
Finally, after dinner was prepared and served, Lina was still immersed in the ocean of knowledge and could not recover for a long time.
However, the other children were extremely happy.
There is no reason. At this time, as long as they can eat meat, it is like a festival for them.
After eating it, they were even more excited. This delicious food completely exceeded their imagination.
Cheap Ingredients This characteristic seems to have played a role in this cooking.
Mo Fei tasted the beef and vegetables. I have to say that even though I am a cook, I did not expect that the food would be so delicious.
It was obviously ordinary beef, but in his mouth, the tender and soft feeling was not inferior to the A5 Wagyu beef he had eaten frugally in his previous life, but it didn't have such an obvious fat feeling.
But it turned into a mouth full of meat juice instantly.
The sweetness of carrots even surpassed that of fruits, so he couldn't help but eat one piece after another. He could feel that a large amount of vitamins were replenishing his poor body.
At the beginning, the children were a little playful, but later they were completely absorbed in eating. They were afraid that if they said a word more, they would eat less.
The meal ended much faster than usual.