Chapter 834 Enlightenment
Jiang Feng slept until night.
Still late at night.
Not only physical rest, but also mental rest. A night of excitement and high concentration is as effective as a serving of buffed braised pork. If Jiang Feng was still a little groggy before going to bed, he would definitely be full of energy and brain after waking up. wide awake.
Yes, he is awake.
I also realized that grasping inspiration is not a race against time. The faster you run, the tighter you grasp.
You still need to have a plan, and you can't be in a situation like that at night where you just know how to cook without thinking about how to finish it. You don't know how to deal with the finished soup and can only pour it all into the sink.
After waking up, Jiang Feng felt a little hungry, so he got up and went to the kitchen to find something to eat. Unfortunately, he basically destroyed all the edible ingredients in the refrigerator, leaving him with only an empty refrigerator and a kitchen cleaned by Wu Minqi.
There are noodles, but there are no eggs and chopped green onions. You can't even make a simple bowl of egg noodles.
Jiang Feng could only silently take out his mobile phone to order takeout, and specifically told the takeaway clerk not to knock on the door and make calls - Wu Minqi was sleeping so don't wake her up.
After ordering the takeout, Jiang Feng sat on the sofa and opened a circle of friends.
Another ordinary day.
Ling Guangzhao posted advertisements on his WeChat Moments to promote Babaozhai's new dishes as always, Wang Hao did not update his WeChat Moments as always, his auntie checked in for fitness meals as always, and Chen Suhua posted Dahua's latest beautiful photos as always - Dahua is fat again. .
Dahua used to be a fat big pink pig. In the past two years, under Chen Suhua's careful feeding, she has turned into a fatter but rather robust looking big pink pig. Whenever everyone thinks that Dahua is already fat enough and cannot get any fatter, Chen Suhua can make him fatter a little more.
In the first half of this year, Chen Suhua didn't know who she learned it from. Maybe she read too much of her aunt's WeChat Moments and suddenly said she wanted to raise pigs healthily.
Just when Jiang Feng was about to give Chen Suhua a small like in his circle of friends, he suddenly realized that he actually had an excellent place to find inspiration for cooking.
Li Zhai!
Li's house has a large area and a large kitchen with basic kitchen utensils. The most important thing is that Li's house has big flowers.
Freshly cooked and eaten.
You can also gain experience by the way.
Perfect!
Suddenly Jiang Feng stopped ordering and started editing messages for Chen Suhua. After clearly expressing his intention to go to Li's house to practice cooking in the past two days, the phone rang and the takeout was delivered, so he went to get the takeout and waited for Chen Suhua to give it to him the next day. Reply message.
After a meal of takeout, Jiang Feng watched TV for a while, then went back to the room and took a nap around 4 o'clock. As soon as he woke up, he received a reply from Chen Suhua.
Chen Suhua and Professor Li welcomed Jiang Feng's desire to practice cooking in Li's house and invited him to stay in Li's house for the next two days to avoid the trouble of both sides. Jiang Feng thought it made sense, so he packed his clothes and dragged his suitcase to Li's house.
He hasn't been to Li's house for more than half a year.
The house is still the same as before, big, spacious and rich. It must be said that there is something different, that is, Dahua does not stay in the pig pen and wanders in the yard, as if he is inspecting his garden.
These days, pigs can have their own gardens in the Second Ring Road.
Countless social animals, including Jiang Feng, shed tears of jealousy.
In fact, the photo is not realistic. Dahua looks much bigger than in the photo taken by Chen Suhua. Maybe Chen Suhua turned on the beauty function to slim down Dahua when taking the photo.
Jiang Feng remembered that when Dahua first came to Peiping, he should weigh 300 kilograms. The old man and Grandma Jiang usually don’t raise pigs that are particularly heavy. They will kill them if they weigh 2,780 kilograms. In their opinion, this is the most suitable food. weight.
Jiang Feng thinks that the current Dahua weighs at least 500 pounds.
It's really a super big pig.
From a chef's perspective, Jiang Feng was already thinking about what to cook with it just by looking at it. Of course, just thinking, he is still waiting for Dahua to live until the end of his life to complete the hidden mission.
"Xiao Feng is here. Oops, I feel a lot more energetic after not seeing you for a long time." Chen Suhua, who was coming out of the main hall carrying a kettle, saw Jiang Feng and hurriedly greeted him enthusiastically. At the same time, she looked at Jiang Feng up and down carefully. .
"I lost weight." This was Chen Suhua's conclusion.
In fact, Jiang Feng gained 10 pounds this year - he ate too well.
"You're not thin, but you look good now and are in really good spirits." Jiang Feng said with a smile.
Chen Suhua smiled from ear to ear when Jiang Feng said this: "You are still a kid who can talk, unlike my old Li, who only reads those journals, magazines and books every day, and can't even say a few nice words."< br>
"Is Professor Li home now?" Jiang Feng asked.
"I went out early in the morning to meet his students who are currently teaching in which university. I can't tell which one they are now. He is quite happy recently. There are people looking for things to do every day. Unlike me, I can only stay here. I asked Dahua to accompany me at home, right?" Chen Suhua looked at Dahua.
"Humph." Dahua actually responded.
It's really become a spirit.
Jiang Feng could only secretly marvel: "I put my luggage in the room first. Don't make staple food for Dahua today. I will make all the pig food these days."
"I know, Xiaofeng, what you cook must be more delicious than what I cook, and Dahua will be happy to eat it." Chen Suhua took the suitcase from Jiang Feng, "I will put this suitcase in the house for you. I remember you were two years old." There is a competition tomorrow, so I must hurry up and practice. The room is next to mine and yours, Professor Li, so I won’t disturb you.”
Jiang Feng was indeed in a hurry. The semi-finals were coming up in a few days, and he wanted to figure out the thickening method before the semi-finals.
It's not for the semi-finals, it's mainly for practicing for a few days and then being interrupted to compete in a one-day competition. Jiang Feng won't be able to feel good after practicing again.
For three days in a row, Jiang Feng stayed at Li's house and practiced thickening almost non-stop from morning to night.
You don’t even need to eat braised pork to keep yourself focused. The pleasure of getting closer to success every time after thickening is enough to make Jiang Feng more serious and focused every time than the last time.
Over and over again, tirelessly.
Finally, at 9 a.m. on December 28, with three hours left before the game, Jiang Feng found that he seemed to understand.
The most perfect thickening is the simplest thickening.
Thickening itself is not a difficult technique. The purpose of thickening is to use the water-absorbing, adhesion and smoothness characteristics of starch in the gelatinized state to thicken the marinade, increase the adhesion of the marinade to the raw materials, and make the soup more liquid. Thicker, with better color and flavor.
But there is no difficulty, which is often the greatest difficulty.
Just like chopping vegetables is very simple, but it is very difficult to cut them well. Seasoning and heating are also very simple, but it is extremely difficult to do them well.
After a lot of mechanical and repetitive thickening in the past few days, Jiang Feng understood for the first time why Zhang Sanfeng said to forget it when he taught Zhang Wuji the swordsmanship in The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword.
It’s really just a matter of forgetting.
Forget the skills, forget Cao Guixiang, forget what you want to pursue, just remember thickening, the original and simple repetition of thickening over and over again.
Forgot everything.
It’s a plenary meeting.
At this moment, Jiang Feng could proudly and loudly say to everyone, I understand, I know how to thicken the noodles, it is completely my thickening.
"Xiao Feng, I remember you told me yesterday that your game today is at 12 noon, right? It's already past 9 o'clock, shouldn't you go?" Chen Suhua, who had been helping Jiang Feng keep an eye on the time, walked into the kitchen and found that the kitchen There were three bowls of steaming soup on the stage, and I was about to take the soup to the pig pen and pour it into Dahua's trough.
"It's time to go, Grandma Chen. I'm calling a car now. It's been really troublesome for you and Professor Li to be here these days. When I get back from the competition, I'll pack up and move home. Hey, the car is right at the door. I'll go first Let's go. By the way, the bowl of lean meat soup in the back is freshly cooked, you can try it." Jiang Feng pointed to the latest creation of his enlightenment and hurried away.
"Why is this kid so polite to us? If you have any trouble, don't bother us. It would be nice to stay a few more days." Before Chen Suhua could react, Jiang Feng realized. He shook his head with a smile, and picked up the steaming cup, which was still a little hot. I took a sip of lean meat soup.
Chen Suhua's eyes lit up.
"Eh."
She has also eaten a lot of various soups made by Jiang Feng in the past few days, and they all taste quite good. Neither Chen Suhua nor Professor Li are people who pursue appetite, and their requirements for food are not very high. Correspondingly, even if they eat delicious food, they will not have much reaction.
But this lean meat soup made her sigh.
Chen Suhua could tell that this lean meat was different from what she had eaten two days ago.
She couldn't tell exactly what was different. They all looked similar, but this one tasted better than the previous one.
It tastes good and tastes good.
Extraordinarily good.
Chen Suhua just stood in the kitchen holding a spoon and ate half a bowl of lean meat soup in one go after having already eaten breakfast. Then she burped with satisfaction and disappointment.
It's a pity that I couldn't eat the remaining half of the bowl.
Chen Suhua trotted toward the study with the lean meat soup. On the way, she happened to meet Dahua walking in the yard. Dahua hummed at Chen Shuhua a little aggrievedly. It was obvious that she hadn't had enough breakfast and wanted to have more.
Chen Suhua has raised Dahua for two years, so she naturally knows what Dahua Heng means.
"Piggy, let's wait for a while. Grandma will get you something to eat later."
"Old Li, Old Li, old man! Come to the living room and eat this half bowl of lean meat soup. Don't leave it in the study and wipe it on the table while I'm eating. Let me tell you about the special bowl Xiaofeng cooked today. It’s delicious. It’s very flavorful. Come and try it. If you don’t come out, I’ll eat it for you.”
Professor Li walked out of the study room reluctantly.
Then once I eat, I can't stop.
Chen Suhua smiled on the side and said: "How about it, I told you it tastes delicious, but when it came out, it still looked reluctant."
"It's not you who did it. What do you do?" Professor Li was speechless.
Chen Suhua pretended not to hear it and continued to sigh: "I would say that Jiang Feng really has the talent to be a chef. I still remember the stomach-nourishing porridge that Xiao Feng made in the first two years when my father was still here. At that time, I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to eat it all. Did I eat it? I feel a little nauseous after eating nothing every day.”
"If I were to eat this every day, I wouldn't be able to get enough!"
"You're beautiful, Xiaofeng now has to reserve a lot of dishes one or two weeks in advance. You still want to eat them every day." Professor Li smiled and said, "Did Xiaofeng go to the competition?"
"Yeah." Chen Suhua nodded, "I originally wanted to cheer him on, but he told me that there was no audience for their game."
"Hey, it would be nice if there was an auditorium. Then I will find someone to order a banner and pull one to cheer for Xiaofeng." Chen Suhua looked disappointed.
Professor Li:……
He didn't know why, but he was suddenly glad that there was no audience in the cooking competition that Jiang Feng participated in. (End of chapter)