The five people standing on the competition stage are Qin Haoou, the chef of Desheng Tower, Lin Chang, the chef of Jinshi Tower, Xia Zheng, the chef of Shishentang, Xiang Ling, the chef of Fuman Tower, and Wang Damang of Guiyue Restaurant.
Ten people were in charge of the review. In addition to two retired imperial chefs, Mr. Liao and Mr. Li, there were also three distinguished guests: Chairman Yan of the Lingyun Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Song, a fifth-rank official, and Dai Dai.
Mysterious man in mask.
The rules of this competition are different from last time. Last time, you could choose whatever dish you want to cook, but this time, you will draw lots to decide what ingredients you want to cook.
The girl came up with a wooden box, and the five of them chose.
Wang Damang from Guiyue Restaurant drew fish, Xiangling from Fumanlou drew green-headed fungus, and Qin Haoou drew yellow beef.
Qin Hao Ouben's face, which was tense due to nervousness, relaxed slightly. There are many ways to prepare beef. The ingredients are simple to handle and there are many ways to cook it.
Because my chef loves beef, he has done a lot of research on how to cook beef.
As his apprentice, he also learned a lot of recipes, and Qin Haoou had some expectations!
When it was Lin Chang's turn, he raised his folding fan and casually took out a card from the wooden box with the word "mutton" written on it.
The processing of mutton is more complicated than other ingredients. If it is cooked well, the meat will be fresh and delicious. If it is not cooked well, the meat will have a fishy smell and the taste will be very bad.
This greatly considers a chef’s cooking skills and experience.
Finally it was Xia Jin's turn. Xia Jin put her hand into the wooden box and took out the card. It read "Three Yellow Chickens" on it.
"The main ingredients have been selected by drawing lots. Please make a dish based on the drawn ingredients. The time is three sticks of incense! If you do not complete it within the specified time, you will be considered as a forfeit!"
Mr. Liao announced, the gong rang, and the competition began!
Xia Jin went to the food section and picked out a three-yellow chicken. Chickens in ancient times were all free-range chickens. Unlike modern industrialized instant chickens, the chickens here were free-range chickens that actually ate whole grains and ran in the mountains.
The meat of free-range chicken is firmer than that of instant chicken, so the cooking time must be changed.
Xia Jin chose a three-yellow chicken that was neither fat nor thin, and then went to the seasoning area to grab a handful of peppercorns, some sesame seeds, peanuts, etc.
After selecting the ingredients, Xia Jin looked at the others. Wang Damang from Guiyue Restaurant drew fish. He chose a mandarin fish. It seemed that he planned to make steamed mandarin fish. He also chose an old hen.
And some ingredients for stewing soup, I guess the method is different.
Fumanlou's Xiangling uses Qingtou mushroom. Qingtou mushroom is a wild mushroom in the local mountains and forests. It tastes sweet and refreshing, but the production method is limited. Xiangling took some green onions, ginger and garlic, and went to the dry goods area to choose.
How many kinds of dried sea cucumbers are there? Do you want to cook them with delicacies from all over the world?
Her disciple Qin Hao'ou has already selected the ingredients and seems to be planning to make boiled beef. He is very good at this dish. Xia Jin thinks that even if she doesn't take action, Qin Hao'ou will definitely win!
Looking at Lin Chang, the chef of Jinshilou, Xia Jin originally thought that Lin Chang was the owner of Jinshilou, but she didn't expect that he was also the chef.
Look at the ingredients he chose, a piece of lamb leg, some onions, ginger and garlic, but nothing else.
Are you planning to stew it?
Everyone started to get busy chopping and preparing vegetables. Xia Jin looked away and started to deal with the three-yellow chicken.
The dish she is going to make today is called 'Crazy Saliva Chicken'.
First, wash the whole three-yellow chicken in water six times, three times cold and three times hot, then take it out and cover it with ice cubes for a quarter of an hour.
While waiting, start mixing the seasonings. The soul of this dish is in the seasonings, and the most important thing is the peppercorns.
However, Xia Jin's processing method is different from other people's processing methods. Generally speaking, they grind Sichuan peppercorns and other seasonings into powder and then add them to a bowl to mix with other ingredients.
However, Xia Jin directly extracted the essence of Zanthoxylum bungeanum, and only Xia Jin could do this.
Refining a Zanthoxylum bungeanum in the same way as medicine and extracting the essence for cooking.
How many alchemists have worked hard for decades to refine medicine, but Xia Jin used it to refine Sichuan peppercorns?
If people from Danmeng saw this, they would jump in haste!
After a while, Xia Jin mixed the seasoning, and then she just had to wait for the three-yellow chicken to be chilled.
Xia Jin sat on the chair, watching other people cooking, and became leisurely. The spectators in the audience saw this and started talking one after another.
"Why did he sit down to rest? Did he abstain from voting?"
"Does this mean you know you are inferior to others, so you simply stop doing it?"
"Seeing as he just boiled the chicken and took it out again, and repeated it several times, he doesn't know how to cook it, right?"
"You don't know how to cook. Our boss knows how to cook anything!" Si Ji glared at the man who spoke the same way.
"If you can do it, why sit still?" he retorted.
"You don't understand even if I tell you, just wait and see!" Siji is full of confidence. He must trust his boss at any time!
This is the principle of life that Four Seasons firmly believes in!
"I'm just here to make up the numbers, what are you trying to do? These are all the big guys in the chef world. I've never heard of the Food God Hall!" the man continued.
"Don't speak too soon!" Ziyuan stood up.
"We also looked down on him during the game yesterday, but now we are still convinced that we lost?" The man in gray also walked out.
"His 'Splitting Wind Stick Technique' that has been lost for many years is enough to prove that the Food God Hall is not simple!" Ziyuan agreed.
In addition to these, what concerned them was that their master called Xia Jin to be their master. Although the master later kept silent about it, the more this happened, the more mysterious and unpredictable Xia Jin became.
The man who had just expressed doubts about Xia Jin shut his mouth because the two people standing in front of him were Qin Hao'ou's proud disciples.
Among the younger generation, he is considered a top chef. To be able to make them say something positive shows that Xia Jin has some abilities.
Of course, what made him shut up was not because of this, but because of the strength behind Shion and the others!
The man in gray is named Yan Feng and is the young master of the Lingyun Chamber of Commerce. Chairman Yan sitting on the judges' bench is his father!
And this woman named Ziyuan is even more untouchable. Her father is the leader of the Salt Gang and the chief rudder in the Beijing area.
By chance, he became a chef with Qin Haoou, then became a chef and opened a restaurant called Qiu Feng Restaurant in Yancheng.
Everyone in the capital knew their identities, so even if they wanted to refute in their hearts, they didn't dare to say it out loud.
After one stick of incense passed, and then two sticks of incense passed, Xia Jin finally moved. She peeled off the ice cubes, took out the chicken, started to tear it into strips piece by piece, and then poured the prepared sauce into it and stirred it.
