When Shan Xinrong first entered Yingke Lou, he thought he could make a name for himself with his craftsmanship. Who knew that he was only asked to be the chef's assistant, helping with cutting vegetables and garnishing dishes?
He entered the Yingke Building at the age of eighteen and is now twenty-five years old, but he still has not become a chef.
The apprentices who entered Yingke Building with Shan Xinrong in the past have all become chefs under the promotion of their masters, but he has always remained stagnant. It is impossible not to feel aggrieved.
When it comes to cooking skills, Shan Xinrong feels that he is definitely at the level of a chef. What he lacks is connections. As a solo worker in the reception building, it is difficult for him to get promoted.
But this time, Shan Xinrong has absolute confidence, just because of the secret recipe he got recently! He has tried it several times at home.
That fairy lady from the Lin Mengli clan is indeed a fairy descended from the earth. The steamed cakes made with this secret recipe will definitely shock everyone!
The ingredient identification process before the cooking show was not too difficult for the twenty chefs. Everyone had been preparing for this day for a long time, and the skill competition was the real tough battle.
In this internal chef promotion competition, there is one person who is the most confident. He is chef Ren Qinsheng’s apprentice and biological son Ren Quangui.
Among the twenty little chefs, there was one who was his senior brother, Zhang Yulai. He would definitely admit defeat, and his father also arranged for him to get three chefs with whom he had good relationships on the sidelines.
Everyone started to get busy. Even Zhang Yulai, who had long thought about giving up competing for chef this time, did not relax at all. He hoped that he would give up his place to his junior brother after winning, instead of losing to him directly during the competition. This
It was his last stubbornness.
Picking up the flour and putting it into the bamboo strips, Shan Xinrong took a deep breath and started making his signature dish.
In fact, his ancestral signature dish is roast goose, but roast goose has been used in the previous two years of competition, and it did not make him stand out. So this time, he chose the most common and most unusual steamed pancake!
Ordinary things made with extraordinary taste are the most amazing!
Knead the dough, add the noodle base, then rest the dough, pick up the steamer to prepare, and then add the noodle base. After completing the process, Shan Xinrong put the six shaped buns into the steamer and started steaming.
He chose eight because before starting this competition, his mother-in-law went to the Taoist temple to ask for fortune-telling and fortune-telling for him, saying that eight was his lucky number.
Nineteen of the twenty chefs have already served their signature dishes, all of which are big dishes. Unsurprisingly, Ren Quangui's rating so far is the highest.
Zhang Yulai lost to his junior brother, but he didn't see anything on his face, and his heart was already filled with sadness - the master had reservations about him, and the master had never taught his junior brother his specialty dish.
"Why is it not ready yet? What did the last little chef cook?" This is what the three gourmets who were invited to be judges asked impatiently.
A chef sitting next to him replied: "I just took a look, it seems to be steamed cakes."
"Steamed cake?"
"Is he kidding?"
“Can steamed cakes also be a signature dish?”
"Here he comes, he came out with a steamer basket."
"Sorry to keep you waiting for so long." Shan Xinrong directly took the small steamer out of the steamer, took it to the display table in the lobby, opened the lid, and fluffy and plump white flour steamed cakes appeared in front of everyone.
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The eight steamed cakes were cut into sixteen parts, one part was left on the display stand, and the rest were brought to the judges one by one.
Foodie surnamed Tao commented: "The steamed cake is very beautiful, the skin is very smooth, and the color is rare and fair. The white and plump shape is very good."
The head chef was a little surprised when he saw this steamed cake. He stretched out his fingers and pinched it, and found that the steamed cake quickly returned to its original shape, very fluffy and elastic.
The gourmet who had been impatient with waiting couldn't wait to take a bite, and a faint aroma of wheat suddenly came out of the fine pores, lingering between the teeth, and there was a little sweetness while chewing.
It is completely different from the steamed pancakes with thick, hard skin and sour taste that I have eaten before! The texture is both soft and chewy, and it is so delicious that you can’t stop eating it.
The gourmet finished half of his portion in two mouthfuls and hurriedly shouted: "Bring me the half over there too!"
Hey, there is an answer!
Hi! What was the reply? It was obviously an old Taotie like him, Old Tao, who also shouted in unison.
There was a "sizzling" sound in the air. Just as the two of them were staring at each other, the remaining gourmet had climbed out of the table and ran directly to the display stand, stuffing the remaining steamed cakes in one bite.
In the mouth.
"Hey! You bastard!"
The two of them cursed in unison again, and then shouted to Shan Xinrong at the same time: "Your signature dish is amazing, I give you full marks. Now hurry up, steam it for me again, I want to take it back to my family."
Try it!”
Seeing the performance of the three old gluttons, the head chef and the shopkeeper looked at each other. Is there any need to say more about the result of this competition?
It's as simple as it is difficult. It's when ordinary food comes up with new twists that it's amazing.
The head chef stood up, smiled at Shan Xinrong and said, "Since the three gourmets have requested this, Xiao Dan, why don't you go and make a few more baskets?"
Shan Xinrong almost jumped up with excitement, and his voice became distorted when he answered: "Yes~~~"
On the side, Ren Quangui and Ren Qinsheng all had gloomy expressions on their faces. They never expected that something unexpected would happen even though everything had been taken care of.
"Lin Mengli, Lin Mengli, you are really my lucky star. If I become a chef this time, I will definitely invite you to our restaurant for a meal!" Shan Xinrong thought happily in his heart, feeling comfortable all over.
The future (money path) is bright!
In the afternoon of that day, Yingkelou launched a new signature - Baiyun Steamed Cake.
Everyone who has tasted Baiyun steamed cake has been conquered by its sweet and soft texture. Compared with the Baiyun steamed cake in his hand, the sour and hard steamed cakes he had eaten before can only be regarded as dog food.
A Baiyun steamed cake is not expensive. People who can enter the Yingke Building to eat at a table don't care about spending a few extra pennies. Moreover, it is not easy to buy it if you have money.
Because making steamed cakes requires resting the dough, Shan Xinrong never thought it would have such a sensation at first, and what he prepared was simply not enough to sell.
Often a basket of steamed cakes is sold out as soon as they come out of the oven. Whether they are made with white flour or with meat fillings, they are all highly sought after.
In the Yue Bin Building, there was a table that had already ordered food, but his friend shouted and shouted away: "There is fresh food in the Ying Ke Building today. Let's go and have a look. If we get there late, it will be gone."
"What's the fuss about?"
"Dalang, you'll know when you get there. Let's go quickly."
"Hey, okay then."
The waiter at Yuebin Building watched helplessly as the guest left.
One night later, all the restaurants in Xiaoxi Town showed their magical powers and found out about Baiyun Steamed Cake in Yingke Building.
Among them, the shopkeeper of Yuebinlou felt the most uncomfortable, because he immediately recalled that not long ago, a businesswoman came to sell him a secret recipe that could make steamed cakes bigger and whiter, but he didn't trust it at the time!
There was once an opportunity to make a fortune in front of me, but I didn't cherish it. I only regretted it when I lost it.