Daddy! Come Home for Dinner!-Chapter 406: Signature Dish

Ye Fei listened and kept nodding.

Discussing these things with Zhao Gushen was indeed a very good choice.

Zhao Gushen may not cook.

But when it comes to things in the industry, there should be no one who knows better than he does.

Moreover, he can analyze things for her from a very professional perspective.

There are many angles that she, as a chef, sometimes can’t consider.

"However, choosing Gu Changfeng’s signature dish undoubtedly increases the difficulty," Zhao Gushen said, "He will have higher demands. If there’s the slightest imperfection, you won’t get high scores."

Ye Fei nodded: "The more it is so, the more I want to challenge it."

"I really want to see if I can come up with something different with this dish," Ye Fei said, "If it doesn’t work, then I’ll change the dish."

"What did you use to make this broth?" Zhao Gushen asked, as the aroma became more enticing.

"This dish happens to be recorded in one of my recipe books. However, the broth in the recipe is made by simmering fish maw, shark fin, snow frog oil, and aged ham into a gelatinous soup, because these ingredients have a lot of gelatin, combined with the gelatin in the chicken soup itself, the broth is easily凝固, and then added to the fish belly. Additionally, bird’s nest, abalone, dried scallops, sea cucumber, and skirt edge are added to the chicken soup to make a rich broth."

"But I didn’t add bird’s nest or shark fin," Ye Fei said, "It’s out of environmental and ecological protection concerns. Bird’s nest itself doesn’t have much taste and doesn’t contribute to the flavor of the broth. It was merely added by the ancients because of its luxury, and is dispensable. I don’t want to add it just for the sake of hype."

"As for shark fin, it’s long been advocated not to consume it. Apart from being rare and valuable, shark fin’s actual nutritional value is just protein, nothing special. On the contrary, it’s a form of cruelty to sharks."

"Buying and consuming shark fin is harmful rather than beneficial. Although just me not using it might not make much of a difference, at least I’m doing my bit. Demonstrating this on the competition stage might possibly influence others," Ye Fei smiled.

"I’ve added the rest of the ingredients. I started simmering the soup this afternoon. Normally, a half-hour simmer is enough, and during the competition, I won’t have much time to make the broth," Ye Fei said. "But this afternoon, I was experimenting with the proportions of these ingredients."

"To avoid repeatedly making excessive waste soup, I had to add a little at a time, constantly tasting to see what’s missing, and then add a bit more. Constantly recording new ingredient ratios. Hence, it took a bit longer until now." Ye Fei fanned the steam from the soup toward her nose.

She took another sip.

"I spent the afternoon tasting so much that my taste buds feel numb," Ye Fei scooped another spoonful for Zhao Gushen, "Try it."

Zhao Gushen took a sip, carefully savoring it: "It’s very fresh, but it still feels like something’s missing."

"I think so too," Ye Fei glanced at the time, "Let’s leave it at that for today. I originally intended to make the soup-filled yellow croaker tonight, regardless of how the flavor of today’s finished product is or what’s lacking, we’ll stop here. I’ll continue to research tomorrow."

Can’t focus on research to the point of neglecting dinner.

Zhao Gushen nodded, and Ye Fei urged, "Go change your clothes. I reckon in about half an hour, dinner will be ready."