Chapter 642: Chapter 635: Stunning Dishes
Liu Yunong arrived, and the others quickly took their positions.
Liu Zhangpeng greeted her and then returned directly to his own cooking station.
Liu Yunong now pays even more attention to Fu Yu than at the beginning, and she has taken much care of him!
Or perhaps it’s a heightened sense of responsibility.
Now that they are in a mentor-apprentice relationship, she feels an obligation to nurture him.
And nurturing an excellent chef can’t be achieved with just some casual guidance on a whim.
She needs to plan systematically on how to guide Fu Yu in learning Liu Family Cuisine’s culinary skills.
She has to analyze and compare the multitude of dishes to plan daily teaching sessions.
And this directly impacts the specific arrangement of the ten dishes on the restaurant’s daily menu.
Today’s dish, Furong Meat, is arranged by Liu Yunong based on Fu Yu’s actual situation.
"Xiaofu, today’s dish is quite special. It’s a challenge for you. If you find it difficult while cooking, just let me take over. No pressure."
Before introducing the dish to Fu Yu, Liu Yunong advised him in advance.
She mainly feared that the difficulty of cooking the dish would affect Fu Yu’s mood.
Mood is very important for a chef’s touch while cooking.
Fu Yu was taken aback and quickly responded, "Um, okay, I understand. Master, what is special about this dish?"
Liu Yunong nodded and explained carefully, "The Furong Meat, once cooked, looks beautiful and tastes delicious, but it takes quite an effort to make and demands great patience."
"Moreover, this dish requires high knife skills because you need to cut the meat into leaf-like slices. It’s the reason why the finished product resembles the Furong flower, thus the name Furong Meat."
"Aside from its shape, the seasoning ratio and cooking techniques of this dish differ from other dishes."
"It combines traditional methods and improved cooking skills. I’ll give you a recipe; you just need to follow it."
"It’s fine if you don’t succeed the first time since it’s a challenging dish. I just want you to give it a try, success or failure doesn’t matter."
Specifically choosing Furong Meat for Fu Yu to learn, Liu Yunong wanted to test Fu Yu’s grasp of knife skills and his adeptness with seasoning ratios.
This is crucial as it relates to the focus of her future cooking teaching sessions.
Recalling when she first learned to cook this dish, Liu Yunong couldn’t help but sigh.
When she first encountered it, the name intrigued her, and her father had once said: Furong Meat is the hardest dish to make in history.
In the industry, it’s known as the gorgeously blooming Furong Meat.
The final presentation is stunning, lifelike.
However, back then, when Liu Yunong saw the recipe her father handed her, which was filled with dense text, she was dizzy.
No illustrations, how misleading for his daughter!
Fortunately, she eventually managed to make it.
Although she followed a textual recipe, the finished product was quite impressive. Plated together, it really resembled a lavish Furong flower.
Visually, the dish is indeed beautiful.
Taste-wise, it is sweet, sour, savory, and fragrant.
In terms of effect, it replenishes energy and enhances health.
But the only drawback is that it’s labor-intensive and requires great patience to make.
Back then, she nearly broke down when making it. She wondered how Fu Yu would handle it.
Thinking this way, Liu Yunong couldn’t help but feel more anticipation.
She handed over the prepared cooking recipe to Fu Yu.
"Here, this is the method for making Furong Meat."
Fu Yu took a look at it.
What the heck!
It’s written in detail, with specific steps and related details listed.
But there’s no illustrations or photos for reference.
During cooking, he could only rely on the description in the recipe to imagine how to proceed.
If he hadn’t previously reviewed the classic old taste recipes, Fu Yu would be utterly clueless now.
It’s hard to say how it will turn out.
Looking at Fu Yu intently, Liu Yunong said, "Just refer to this and start cooking."
The next second, Fu Yu suddenly heard an electronic prompt sound:
[Ding! NPC Master Chef Liu Yunong’s Task: Create a Furong Meat that amazes her. Task completion reward: Random]
A new task indeed!
Fu Yu glanced at Liu Yunong.
If it turns into a task, it seems Liu Yunong has quite a connection with this dish.
Fu Yu carefully examined the recipe from start to finish.
He had to admit, although the recipe was all text, it was described very precisely and in detail.
At least, compared to the classic old taste recipes he reviewed earlier, all the details matched perfectly.
Fu Yu focused intently.
Meanwhile, Liu Yunong instructed the kitchen hands to begin preparing the ingredients.
Although Furong Meat is complex to make, the ingredients are simple.
Pork tenderloin, shrimp, lard, ham, cabbage heart, egg whites.
The kitchen hands, having received orders, quickly brought all the ready ingredients over.
After carefully reading the recipe, Fu Yu stuck it on the kitchen wall in front of him, then began to wash his hands and start cooking.
Standing in front of the cooking station, Fu Yu first glanced at the prepared ingredients.
At Shangshi Private Kitchen, he didn’t have a kitchen assistant; all the cooking was done by himself.
So, he’s used to handling everything personally.
At this time, Liu Yunong was already standing beside him, waiting for the cooking to commence.
Liu Zhangpeng was very interested, flipping his wok while watching Fu Yu work.
In his heart, he silently said: Xiaofu, you can do it!
This Furong Meat, others might not know, but he had suffered from it.
He could hardly recall the dozens of pork tenderloins he wasted back in the day.
Wang Yulong was busy with other tasks and, due to Liu Yunong’s special instructions, wasn’t cooking Furong Meat today, preparing instead to test Fu Yu’s skills.
So, he could only hurry with all the semi-finished dishes and prepare all the Furong Meat ingredients.
Just waiting for Fu Yu to finish cooking, he would then tackle this dish.
Time is tight, tasks are heavy!
Two kitchen hands were sneakily watching Fu Yu’s every move, one while handling the first round of oil work.
The other one was busily chopping with his head down, worked so hard it seemed like his feet hit his back.
Fu Yu didn’t pay attention to the reactions of others in the kitchen, focusing solely on the ingredients in front of him.
After all, there’s a task tied to this.
He had to do his best to cook this dish well.
Thinking of this, Fu Yu intentionally looked at Liu Yunong.
Get ready to be amazed by my cooking!
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