Chapter 510 A Chicken
The afternoon is assessment time for everyone.
When Su Zifang and others entered the classroom, they found a black-bone chicken already placed on the table, and the assessment rules were written on the blackboard.
The requirements are simple: use only the black-bone chicken in front of you to make a whole chicken dish. All parts of the chicken must be used. Other than that, there are no restrictions on the type or form of the dish.
Looking at the question, the poor chefs began to think about the dishes, but the top chefs realized that this question was not simple.
All parts of the chicken?
If it is edible parts, then chicken, chicken blood, chicken combs, eggs, chicken skin, chicken gizzards, chicken intestines...these are all included.
Even the chicken bones are used as inedible parts!
Moreover, the title does not explain whether the whole chicken dish refers to the whole chicken appearing on the plate or only the parts.
Su Zi watched helplessly as a chef next to him skillfully removed the chicken and threw the bones into the trash can, silently silently for a few seconds.
According to normal circumstances, this child is probably dead.
Looking at the actions of the people next to him, Su Zifang said that his three views were impacted.
Chop a whole chicken into pieces, puree it directly and start seasoning it. It seems that you are planning to make chicken meatballs.
Looking at the seasonings added, Su Zifang felt that he could already imagine the taste of this meatball, and it shouldn't be particularly delicious.
Looking at another person, I didn't see anything this time. The main reason was that like Su Zifang, he was watching what the people around him were cooking.
Competitions between chefs are better. When you look up and watch others cooking, no one will think that you are plagiarizing, maybe you just want to choose a different direction.
After all, even for the same dish, the one cooked first will get a lot more points than the one cooked last, while other identical dishes will only get a very reluctant score.
This is why during previous competitions, some people wanted to contact others to make Longjing shrimps together, but chose other shrimps themselves.
Looking around, many people were still thinking like me.
But many people have already started making it.
There are whole chicken ginseng chicken, fish maw stewed chicken, chicken stewed with mushrooms, roasted chicken, white chopped chicken, crispy chicken, etc.
There are also soy sauce stir-fried chicken, braised chicken, large plate chicken, pepper and sesame chicken that are all stir-fried in pieces...
In short, the Eight Immortals cross the sea and each show their magical powers.
Compared with the method of making meatballs, this method of using whole chickens to cook directly is obviously better.
After all, the requirements are for all parts of the chicken, and there are no restrictions on the type or form of the dishes, so just serve them all. Even if you lose some points for the styling and creativity, at least you are still qualified to participate in the assessment.
Unlike the boy who deboned the chicken just now, it ends as soon as it starts.
Without chicken bones, no matter how good it tastes, it’s useless.
This is the danger of failing to pass the examination.
Just now, Su Zi saw from the corner of her eye that he was trying to pick up the chicken bones from the trash can, but after hesitating for more than ten seconds, he still didn't make a move.
Now I look at the chicken in front of me with a bad expression, feeling frustrated.
Su Zifang observed three seconds of silence for him and then began to think about what he was going to cook.
Judging from the current situation, most people choose to process whole chickens.
In terms of time and processing methods.
Those who wanted to be first chose a pressure cooker, those who wanted to create more flavor chose a casserole, and those who were not very skilled in handling whole chickens chose a wok.
But Su Zifang stared at the blackboard and read the question again.
"To make a whole chicken dish using only the black-bone chicken in front of you, all parts of the chicken must be used. Other than that, there are no restrictions on the type or form of the dish."
A ridiculous and bold idea suddenly came to Su Zifang's mind.
"Will we only use this black-bone chicken for cooking? No other ingredients are allowed?"
Potatoes, tomatoes, wax gourds, mushrooms and other ingredients were just placed on the table. There are also some dry goods and fresh vegetables in the food storage at the back.
Many people subconsciously think that black-bone chicken is just the main ingredient, but they ignore the conditions for using it.
That is, there is no other material besides this.
Thinking of this, Su Zifang started to think again.
Just because you don’t use it doesn’t mean you can’t use it. After all, you still have to get rid of the smell, but it just can’t appear on the table!
If this was the case, Su Zifang suddenly had a good idea.
There is a dish that just suits this requirement.
That is the famous chicken wings with rice!
The most important thing about this dish is that it looks good and is rich in content. It can be used as a snack or as a staple food for those who don't have a big appetite.
Moreover, chicken wings and rice, as a specialty delicacy of Wanwan, appear frequently in various food streets.
At least in Su Zifang's life, he could encounter this snack in different cities.
The widespread circulation proves that it has good acceptance, and there will be no problem in using it in competitions.
After thinking about it, Su Zifang decided to start his own journey of making chicken wings with rice.
Now that the ingredient was decided to be a chicken, Su Zifang did not think about looking for glutinous rice and other ingredients, but instead used his brain to make the chicken take on more forms.
Glutinous rice is the staple food in traditional chicken wing rice, and auxiliary ingredients such as sausage, carrots, green beans, and corn are also added.
If conditions are insufficient now, you can only use chopped chicken breasts instead of glutinous rice, smoked chicken skins to barely replace sausages, carrots, green beans, and corns, and use chicken livers, chicken gizzards, and chicken hearts.
The chicken legs and wings are deboned and used as containers for the above ingredients.
Chicken intestines are used for final closing.
As for the chicken bones, they are made into a platter and the chicken bone skin is jelly-padded under the plate.
When cleaning and blanching, I chose green onion and ginger water, which only achieves the purpose of removing the fishy smell. The seasoning relies on a handful of salt and chicken broth.
Time passed minute by minute.
Some chefs' fried chicken dishes have been completed.
However, as soon as you submit it, you will be taken to the grading room next door and will not appear in the classroom again.
This inexplicable sense of pressure makes those staying in the house even more nervous.
After all, no one knows the score or right or wrong. Everything is unknown and needs to be explored.
Su Zifang took his time and dealt with the dishes at hand.
The blanching and frying of the fillings have all been completed.
After tasting the taste, Su Zifang was somewhat satisfied. The rich smoked aroma and the unique flavor of chicken greatly improved the quality of the filling, even better than the chicken wings with rice he had eaten.
After being packaged and then baked in the oven, the purpose is to make the whole shape more round and beautiful, and at the same time bring out another complex flavor of grilling.
"Ding!"
The sound of the oven finishing working sounded. Su Zifang carefully took out the baking pan. The golden legs and wings on it exuded a rich and attractive fragrance.
Other contestants who smelled it looked at his dish with doubts.
As Chu Ci moved forward, he looked at the soup pots and woks of other contestants and expressed doubts.
"Whole Chicken Cuisine actually uses chicken wings wrapped in rice and chicken drumsticks wrapped in rice to deceive people. It's really crazy!"
"I don't even understand the rules of the questions and yet I still do so many face-saving projects here. I'm really out of my mind!"
Passed by by mistake.
Both sides said something silly to each other in their hearts.
Then, with smiles on their faces, they spoke to each other.
"Good luck!"
Chapter completed!