Chapter 162 Eating endless steamed mutton
Qin Yiyue was the first to complete his work. The mutton was cut into slices, and neatly placed on the plate next to each other, with shredded green onion and coriander on the side. The whole mutton showed a bright color, as if some seasonings were dyed on the dish. The whole dish actually did not have any amazing beauty that was touching, showing a simple and concise feeling. ⊙
But I don’t know if it’s the mutton slices that emit a bright luster, or the combination of white and green scallion shreds and coriander, Zheng Dao Cuisine gives people a very comfortable feeling. This is a dish that looks very simple, and it is also a dish that is definitely not very simple.
As Qin Yiyue was the first to stand in front of the judges with dishes, many people around him exclaimed.
The competition time limit is two hours. Now only half an hour has passed, and Qin Yiyue actually handed over the test paper?
"What dish does he cook? Steamed lamb... I heard that lamb will take at least more than an hour to cook until it is cooked thoroughly. Why did he get out of the pot in half an hour? Isn't this arbitrary?" The person sitting next to him couldn't help but scream, as if he wished that others would know how much he knew.
Another audience member immediately said: "Is Qin Yiyue just a false reputation? Look at the dishes of others, some of them are still in the preparation stage."
Listening to these discussions, Dong Youyou, Han Yuyan, Lin Weijing and Wang Shiyu, five girls, looked at Ye Chui. For them, Ye Chui's comments were the most pertinent.
Ye Chui didn't pay attention to Qin Yiyue's stove just now. At this moment, he turned his head and looked at Qin Yiyue's stove, and then looked at Qin Yiyue's dishes that had been placed in front of the three judges. He thought a little in his heart and understood how Qin Yiyue made it, with a smile on his face.
"Qin Yiyue used a high-pressure steamer to complete this dish in thirty minutes." Ye Chui said with a smile.
Han Yuyan also saw the high-pressure steamer on Qin Yiyue’s stove, but she was a little uncertain: “Isn’t mutton the most delicious to simmer? Using a high-pressure steamer is just more convenient. It will not help the taste. I heard from my grandfather that the best chefs will never use the pressure cooker when cooking.”
"That's just for other ingredients." Ye Chui smiled, "But for the ingredients like Dongshan Goat, there is no big problem with using a steamer. Qin Yiyue chose the hind legs of the lamb. The mutton is tender and juicy, but extremely tough. Using a high-pressure steamer will only cook the mutton thoroughly, but will not destroy the meat structure. Of course, Qin Yiyue did not use high-pressure steaming. After twenty minutes of using a high-pressure cooker, take out the mutton and simmer it in an ordinary steamer for ten minutes. And he only added seasonings at this time. In this way, the mutton can retain the most essential flavor, and the seasonings will only become embellishments. As for the light flashing on the mutton, it should be just a layer of vinegar sauce to blend the greasy feeling caused by high-temperature steaming."
Ye Chui talked eroticly, and at this time his body and mind were immersed in the exploration of food. However, he never thought how shocking it would be for his words to be heard - if Qin Yiyue heard it, his wooden expression, which was not true or pretended to be cold, would not know if it would directly crack due to shock.
When girls such as Han Yuyan and Dong Youyou heard Ye Chui say it very well. Based on their understanding of food, they cannot determine whether what Ye Chui says is true or false, but in short, it feels very powerful. The girls couldn't help but show some admiration.
The few people sitting next to him also heard Ye Chui's words, the difference was that they were just slightly surprised and showed a disdainful mockery expression.
"Have you heard what this young man said? He said it very well, and I really thought I knew everything."
"I probably happened to see how Qin Yiyue cooked just now. I also seemed to see Qin Yiyue using a pressure cooker."
"Hmph, Qin Yiyue chose to use a pressure cooker to make mutton. This is a bad chess. I think the score of his dish is definitely not high!"
The few people who were chatting didn't know each other at first, but they didn't know if it was because of Ye Chui. Instead, they talked about it together, and they vaguely had some intentional intention to target Ye Chui.
No wonder Ye Chui's words are indeed too easy to attract others' attention. It would be fine if he is a mature and steady adult, but just a teenager will inevitably make people feel like "this teenager is so bad".
Of course, for Ye Chui, he could just laugh at these people and not worry about them.
However, Han Yuyan, Dong Youyou and other girls all showed some unhappy expressions. Now they all respect Ye Chui, and the words of these people made them very angry.
Seeing that they were about to argue with those people, Ye Chui quickly interrupted them and said, "Qin Yiyue's dish will at least get a full score, and the final comprehensive score will definitely not be lower than 25 points."
"What?" Han Yuyan and Dong Youyou were both stunned, but forgot to continue to argue with others. Han Yuyan hurriedly asked, "Master, how did you see it?"
The few people sitting next to them even showed a look of "This kid is still so bad", with a look of contempt and disdain.
Ye Chui didn't answer Han Yuyan directly, but pointed to the three judges who had tasted it one by one, and said with a smile: "You'll know when you're waiting."
As he said this, Ye Chui smiled and looked at the people next to him, vaguely feeling provocative.
The three judges, Ye Wenhua, Hou Yang, and Xiang Liping, have tasted Qin Yiyue's dish one by one. At first glance, the expressions on the three of them are actually a bit complicated.
Why do they show such expressions? Is it because Qin Yiyue’s meal surprised them or disappointed them?
"Three judges, please choose a rating between 1 and 10." The host said softly from the side, and many photographers pointed the camera at the three judges. Although this chef competition is named after the competition, it is actually more like a variety show. Of course, it is a rigorous and serious variety show.
The first person to show the score was Hou Yang. He raised the score card in his hand very high, as if he wanted everyone to see the score he gave. He gave nine points, and Xiang Liping was followed closely by eight points.
Ye Wenhua was still a little hesitant. When the camera was aimed at him, he waited for more than ten seconds before slowly raising the sign in his hand, which caused a lot of restlessness around him.
Because Ye Wenhua gave a full score of ten!
In this level of cooking competition, generally speaking, the most judgement will only be given nine points, and ten is very small, because ten means perfection and "eating is endless". For judges, unless they believe that their ability to evaluate food is perfect, giving ten is an irresponsible expression. However, Ye Wenhua gave ten.
"Mr. Ye, your score is actually ten. Can you tell me why?" The host asked carefully, a little shocked by this score.
"Because I'm very sure this dish is the best mutton dish I've ever eaten, and it can definitely afford it!" Ye Wenhua said very seriously.
The host said in confusion: "What do you mean is that the contestants of other contestants can no longer satisfy you?"
"No, I believe there are many ways to cook. I hope they can surprise me too." Ye Wenhua continued.
"Mr. Ye's words reminded me of a very popular saying recently, "The Food Endless, Haha, I hope other contestants can bring us surprises." The host continued to say, "The Qin Yiyue scored a total of 27 points, which is really a good score. Let's listen to the judges tell me what's outstanding about this dish..."
The host started interviewing the judges and listened to the judges telling the excellent place for this steamed lamb dish.
Many people on the seat seemed to be unable to hear what the host was saying. Because they all looked at Ye Chui in shock and inexplicably - the total score was at least twenty-five, and at least one of them would get the full score, but Ye Chui actually got the best!
The few people who thought Ye Chui was talking about it so badly before were speechless at this time...
Even the girls such as Han Yuyan were a little surprised. Lin Wei, who was sitting next to Ye Chui, even lowered her voice and asked Ye Chui: "You are so awesome, but how did you see it? Can you teach me?"
"This is impossible to teach people." Ye Chui reached out and scraped Lin Wei's little nose and explained in a low voice, "But it's not difficult, we have seen Ye Wenhua before. He was invited by Zhang Huabin to make things difficult for you, but after eating my Hainan chicken rice, he turned against him. This at least shows that he has a very high pursuit of food and will not violate his judgment of food because of the rules. Such a person who eats the most delicious food will definitely not care about the inherent rules. It is not uncommon to give a 10. As for my judgment of the comprehensive score of twenty-five points, it would be even simpler... This dish is obviously very high, and not getting this score can only mean that there is something wrong with the three judges."
Ye Chui said this in a natural tone, and it sounded like a stinky fart, but at this moment, who would still think Ye Chui was stinky fart?
Of course, they were obviously not ready to admit defeat to Ye Chui, and they just kept muttering.
"These three judges are not of high level. There are unwritten regulations for competitions of this level. You cannot directly give tens of them. Ye Wenhua is really not up to the top."
"I guess no one else's score will be low."
Hearing these obviously dissatisfied words, Ye Chui shrugged gently. The three judges' level was not low, and they would soon know.
But the fact is indeed the case. After another fifteen minutes of the competition, another contestant couldn't wait to finish his dish and brought it to the three judges. The contestant's name was Zhao Tian, and his work was a crispy fried lamb glutinous rice ball.
The mutton belly is the meat that is covered with the lamb ribs, which is the most tender part of the whole sheep. Zhao Tian’s crispy fried mutton belly was first marinated for twenty minutes, and then simmered it on low heat for ten minutes, so that the mutton belly was completely delicious and had reached 50 or 60 years of maturity. At this time, he cut a flower knife on the surface of the mutton with a knife, wrapped it with starch and fryed it crisply.
The fried mutton is golden in color, and because of the mutton cuts a flower knife on the surface of the mutton before, the food is crispy and will not affect the taste of the mutton in the slightest due to the original toughness of the mutton.
I don’t know if it was because Qin Yiyue got a high score that gave him some illusion, but when he stood in front of several judges, he looked full of confidence on his face, and he completely believed that his dishes would never lose to Qin Yiyue before.
However, after the three judges ate his dishes and gave a rating, they made his face involuntarily shocked.
"Six points!"
"Six points!"
"Five points!"
Ye Wenhua, Hou Yang and Xiang Liping gave scores in turn.
The total score is 17 points, which is ten less than Qin Yiyue! (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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