Chapter 101 1st Class Knife Work

Chapter 101 1st Class Knife Work/info/1009922190

Proofread by Pill Bug

Gumihou: This chapter is probably best called Crime Against Wagyu

As rewards covered the sky that was Ye Feis broadcasting channel, Ye Fei gently scored the surface of the tofu. When he stepped back, one could see that the tofu had been neatly divided into two.

Then, he lifted his knife again and in a sudden flash of Kungfu, the tofu tumbled across the board in precise 2cm x 2cm x 2cm cubes, no more, no less.

F*ck, did Deity Ye measure out this tofu in advance? Why does it look like all the tofu cubes are the same size?

Truly, ah. If Deity Ye did not measure the tofu out in advance, then, it must be that his knife skill is just that awesome, ah.

What do you mean just that awesome? Its incredibly awesome, ah.

Not only the knife skills, but the eyes must be sharp too. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to make such even cuts.

This piece of tofu reminds me of Deity Yes second dish. The Cola Tofu. The tofu back then was the Spring Snow Tofu with beans watered with water from the Bai Ma River. Although this one is not the Spring Snow, I think the quality is not inferior, ah. Look, you can see that the tofu is as smooth as a mirror and incredibly tender. Just looking makes you want to eat it.

Same.

Same +1

+2

Ye Fei had just started using his knife. Some of the more knowledgeable viewers could see that although Ye Fei rarely showed off his knife skills, he was in fact, very skilled.

Thats because if his skills were not good, it would be impossible for him to cut the tofu so neatly.

After cutting the tofu, he did not mess with them anymore. Thats because the tofu pieces were too small. If placed too close together or stacked on top of each other, it would be easy for the tofu to deform or break.

Ye Fei had set a pot on the stove with half a pot of water and set it to boil. He also added a bit of salt into it. Once the water started boiling, he carefully slid the tofu cubes into the boiling water.

This step is called Tofu Blanching. Salt water can remove the slightly bean smell of tofu and remove some of the water without damaging them, thus stabilising the tofus structure.

However, this step should not take too long. Otherwise, the tofu would be overcooked and the overall flavour of Mapo Tofu would be affected. It would also be difficult for the tofu to absorb the Mapo Tofu sauce.

Ye Fei blanched the tofu for just over a minute before removing them with a colander.

Next, he carefully spread them out on a large white porcelain plate and set them aside.

He also poured out the water from the pot.

Now, it was time to tackle the A5 Wagyu beef. First, he used a long thin knife to make 38 horizontal cuts on the meat, cutting it into similar slices before slowly chopping it.

One must pay extreme attention when chopping beef, especially high-class beef. Thats because of the much higher level of meat juice inside the meat. Therefore, to maintain the juices inside the meat, [1] care must be taken to make sure that the juices are not squeezed out when chopping the meat, otherwise, the fragrance and flavour of the meat would be greatly reduced.

Ye Fei started chopping slowly at first, and after some time, as the beef became more shredded, he picked up speed.

Finally, the only thing people could hear in the channel was the sound blade colliding with the chopping board. It was not very loud. One could hear that the blade only lightly touched the board before separating.

Sha sha sha sha ~~

The sound was like silkworms chewing on mulberry leaves, like the rain scattering lightly over a forest. The sound was incomparably beautiful, making people feel like they were enjoying a piece of high-quality music.

Goodness me, ah. Every cut makes the same sound, the knife only lightly strikes the chopping board. That means the knife sliced through the beef very quickly and retracts very swiftly. This skill is incredibly extraordinary, ah.

The sound of chopping meat is so beautiful. This is the first time I enjoy such a sound, it is like listening to a classic by a world master.

Woah, I cant stand it anymore. I really cant.

Is this the aroma of Wagyu Beef? Your mom, Daddy suddenly wants to commit a crime, ah. Thats right, a crime against Wagyu cow. This smell is just too gulp, too tempting, ah.

Aiyo, each time Deity Ye makes something, I feel like Im about to be flattened. Could only look but not eat, Daddy is about to die, ah.

As soon as that bottle of top-quality peanut oil appeared, daddy wants to commit a crime, ah.

Draw! Draw! Draw! Hurry up and spin the Wheel! I must go to Deity Yes side. I want to eat top-notched food!

Uuh~~ hey, whoever manages to win, give me a PM. We can chat privately together, so long as you are willing to give me the win, conditions can be met.

The fellow who made this statement ended up waiting for a long time, but nobody PMed him

The minced meat was fried until it turned golden brown [4]. At this point, Ye Fei did not put any seasoning into the meat, not even cooking wine. He just dry-fried the Wagyu Beef.

After frying the beef, he removed it and placed the beef into a bowl. Then, Ye Fei did something that nearly made everyone in the channel explode

[Gumihou: I already nearly explode many times]

[1] Yeeahhhh. About that.

Wagyus favour comes from fat, and wagyu is so fatty that it would sweat fat at room temperature. This melted fat is so delicious that you can wipe a piece of bread in the sweat and eat it just like that. (beef butter, lol)

[1a] Therefore, even if you did nothing to the meat and let it sit on the board, it will leave meat juice or meat sweat, especially if its the famous A5 wagyu beef.

So, a very nope moment for Gumi.

[1b] It shows that Ye Feis been cutting something thats not meat. Its probably legos or something similar.

[1c] It shows that Ye Feis knife is probably made from ice, because the fat is frozen into the meat the moment he cut into it.

Pillbug: Lol, this knife? /watch/?v=275269639528076

[2] It is unclear whether here refers to Tempeh or Dou chi (preserved soybeans)

Both uses the same Chinese characters. In fact it should be black soybeans, but for this line:

should be cut into long strips so that its unique aroma could be maximized

After some thought, went with Fermented Soybeans instead of Tempeh

Dou chi preserved /dp/B004E55SDG/

Tempeh traditional Indonesian food made from fermented soybeans. Said to predate Chinese-stye tofu products.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempeh

Recipes using the mysterious ingredient that is not /recipe-96681.html

[3] Dear, since you used primitive technology which is probably cold pressing, this means your peanuts are not roasted. Unroasted peanuts will yield neutral flavoured oil. So, it is impossible for your oil to have an overbearing aroma

[4] Gumi has a question. The question is How?

Unless you cover beef with flour or starch, it is impossible to fry wagyu until golden brown especially minced /drew-magary-ruins-wagyu-steak-1827996474

This guy fried some wagyu, take a look at them. They are hideous black things.

o_-? The only smell I recognize is the slightly sourish one when the tofu is too old. Fishy?