Shen Jiayue and others in the audience all breathed a sigh of relief.
They have all eaten the steamed seabass made by Lin Xu and know how it tastes.
As long as you perform normally, this round of competition should be stable.
"Brother, can Xu Bao's steamed seabass win?"
Shen Jiayue consulted Xie Baomin next to her.
"It's hard to say. Xiao Guo's cooking skills are also good, and once he gets the whole chicken, he can make his best cut chicken. In the past two years, our Building No. 2 has lost to ten people on this dish. Building No.”
As soon as I heard this.
Everyone prays that the second-ranked fat chef Wei Gan chooses the whole chicken.
Guo Xinghai cannot make plain chicken.
In this way, Lin Xu's ranking this round will be stable.
However, when it was Wei Gan's turn to choose ingredients, the guy did not hesitate to choose the ribs on the shelf, and smiled and said that this was his favorite dish.
Shen Jiayue, Chen Yan and Geng Lele went crazy in the audience.
This is not a buffet, you choose what you like to eat!
It’s such a big chicken, can’t you see it?
Seeing that Wei Gan had chosen the ribs instead of the whole chicken, Guo Weidong, who was in a hesitant mood, had new expectations.
Well, my nephew’s plain-cut chicken is amazing. As long as he is given a chance to choose a whole chicken, he will be invincible. The championships in the previous two years were all won with plain-cut chicken.
Let’s do it again this year.
Try to win a round against the guy in Building 2.
Just when everyone thought Guo Xinghai would choose the whole chicken, he came to the shelf and took away the basket of still alive prawns.
This...
Not only the audience in the audience was a little confused.
Even the old people on the advisory board were a little surprised.
"This kid is so good at making plain-cut chicken, why don't you make it this year?"
"What a pity. What a great opportunity to add points."
"Lao Guo, what's going on with your grandson? Are you not going to kill Lao Gao's apprentice this year?"
"That's right, I've defeated your son for five consecutive years, why don't you win three consecutive championships?"
Uncle Gao glared:
"You old guys, if you continue to hang around the fire, I will throw all your crutches into the goldfish pond outside!"
The old people around him immediately closed their mouths.
If others say this, they will ignore it and even scold you back based on their status.
But Gao Peisheng dared to do anything when he went crazy.
Don’t dare to get angry with him.
Otherwise, this vindictive old boy will definitely make a big fool of himself.
Well, he has a long criminal record, and almost everyone has suffered losses.
Uncle Gao paid no attention to these old men, but turned to look at the fat old man who almost tripped him before and asked:
"Old Grasshopper, does your grandson have a trick?"
The fat old man is Guo Xinghai’s grandfather Guo Jichang.
Guo Jichang didn’t hide it either:
"After winning the championship last year, our kid followed me to live in Yangcheng. He didn't make boiled chicken very much this whole year. Instead, he often practiced boiled shrimp... I should make boiled prawns today."<
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Hiss...
Boiled prawns?
This is also one of the signature dishes of Cantonese cuisine.
Just now, everyone thought he had given in. It turned out that they saw Lin Xu choosing aquatic and seafood ingredients, and they also chose the same type of ingredients.
This is preparation for a competition!
After Uncle Gao asked Guo Jichang, he looked at another old man next to him with a slicked back hair and asked:
"Lao He, is that little fat guy from your building No. 1? I think he ranks very high in these rounds of competition. You couldn't have brought him out, right?"
The big-backed old man shook his head:
"I planned to take him with him, but this kid likes to cook pork and doesn't like other types of cooking. He is also very stubborn. I took him with him for a while and then stopped taking him."
Uncle Gao became interested as soon as he heard this:
"Does he have the staff of your Building No. 1?"
"No, he is a contract worker. He has been in Building No. 1 for several years. He was fatter than this at the beginning. He lost weight because he worked in the kitchen a lot."
That's it...
Uncle Gao did not ask any more questions, but continued to look at the competition site.
In Wu Kexin’s live broadcast room.
Fans were very excited when they saw Lin Xu picked sea bass:
"Oh! Boss Lin finally remembered that this is a cooking competition."
"He just posted a cooking tutorial on steamed seabass a while ago. This round of competition should be stable."
"It's absolutely no problem for Boss Lin to enter the top five. Now it depends on whether he can win the championship in the end."
"Yes, we have started cooking this kind of high-end dishes in the top ten competitions. The top five and three in the following will definitely be more difficult. I hope Boss Lin can work harder and defeat the superior chefs like Diaoyutai!"
The game scene.
When all ten contestants have chosen the ingredients they want to use.
Geng Lishan announced:
"Contestants are asked to use the ingredients in their hands to make a dish within thirty minutes. There is no limit to the flavor. The timer starts!"
The shelves that were used to store the ingredients have been moved away.
It was replaced by a larger one, which was filled with various accessories and side dishes that can be used in cooking.
Lin Xu took a casual look and found that not only were all the commonly used onions, ginger, garlic and spices used, but even less popular ingredients such as pork net oil were also prepared.
He carried the bass to the pool next to the stove and started killing it.
After cleaning, marinate it slightly with onion and ginger.
Take advantage of this opportunity.
He went to get a piece of pig fat from the shelf, and happened to bump into Wei Gan who was coming to get rock candy:
"Let me try your steamed seabass later. I'll leave some for you when the sweet and sour pork ribs are ready."
Lin Xu agreed and continued working.
In front of the stove not far away.
Guo Xinghai is also busy preparing.
The most important thing about the dish of boiled prawns is the heat. The water temperature during boiling varies from high to low, so it should be controlled as much as possible.
As for other players.
Some are cutting pork belly to make braised pork with the help of a pressure cooker, some are chopping chicken pieces to make spicy chicken, and some are preparing to slaughter carp to make sweet and sour carp...
Half an hour is not a short time.
But to make a long story...it may time out if you don’t pay attention.
So now we have to race against time to produce.
Don't waste any time.
At the judges' table.
The judges were chatting quietly while watching the contestants' operations.
"I heard that the contestant in Building 2 is not the chef in Building 2."
"Yes, just like Guo Xinghai, he is an external consultant. He seems to run a small restaurant outside."
"Can a small restaurant's cooking skills surpass those of a chef from Diaoyutai? I don't believe it!"
"His master is Gao Peisheng, the former head chef of Diaoyutai. You all know Gao Peisheng, right? His other apprentice, Xie Baomin, is the current executive chef of Building 2."
"Hiss...if that's the case, then it's not surprising that this player won the championship."
"What's this player's name?"
"My name is Lin Xu. He also takes food tutorials in his spare time and is quite famous online."
Are you famous online?
When Geng Lishan heard this, he searched the name on the Internet with his mobile phone.
Soon, the search results about Boss Lin were found.
The information about Lin Xu on the Internet is very detailed. He is the boss of Linji Food, the owner of the Internet celebrity Blue Cat Dundun, and he has a very beautiful girlfriend.
Linji Food?
Geng Lishan searched the name again.
I was completely stunned when I saw the pictures of packed lunch boxes posted by netizens.
Isn't this the same Linji Food that my granddaughter lied to me about writing the name of the store? The boss often asked his granddaughter to bring him chicken feet to eat, saying it was for writing expenses.
I didn't expect to meet you here.
Looking at Lin Xu who was busy in front of the stove, Geng Lishan felt very emotional.
Some people obviously have nothing to do with each other, but they insist on getting close to each other for their own benefit, while some people clearly know that they can get close to each other, but never reveal their identities.
No wonder Lele said she came here with her friends first.
You should have come with this Lin Xu, right?
He must have known for a long time that I, the chief judge, is Lele's grandfather, but he didn't mention this at all in the previous exchanges, and even avoided such questions.
He is also an aloof person like me!
For a moment, Geng Lishan seemed to have met a close friend.
He always felt that his granddaughter deceived him into writing the name of Linji Food at the instigation of the store owner, so his granddaughter didn't give him the original handwriting even after asking for it several times.
But now it seems...
I am judging a gentleman’s belly with a villain’s heart!
How could such an aloof person instruct his granddaughter to do such a thing?
When I get back, I will give that handwriting to this boss Xiaolin... No! I will write a new one, come to your door to give it to you in person, and apologize for the previous misunderstanding!
How can we, the aloof and arrogant people, accept this kind of misunderstanding!
For a time, Geng Lishan's book business became more and more popular.
If he hadn't been at the game right now, or if a group of media influencers hadn't been doing a live broadcast around him, he would have gone down to say hello to Lin Xu right now.
Let’s compete first.
Let’s talk after the game is over!
Time flies by.
"Time's up!"
Following the scorer's order, the ten players each finished preparing their own dishes.
A long dining table covered with white tablecloth was placed in front of the judges' seat.
The staff placed the ten prepared dishes on the table in sequence.
"Wow! It smells so good!"
“The presentation is also very exquisite.”
"Every dish looks so tempting."
"Is there any rice? I really want to have a big meal with rice."
"..."
In the audience, everyone stretched their necks to smell the fragrance coming from the direction of the dining table.
The steamed sea bass has a complete body, and is topped with onion and ginger slices as fine as hair, making it look delicate and attractive.
The rosy boiled prawns are arranged in a circle on the plate, with Guo Xinghai’s specially prepared dipping sauce in the middle.
The sweet and sour pork ribs, which are oily and red in color, are hung with a thick sauce. They are stacked one on top of the other, making the obsessive-compulsive disorder addicted.
As for other contestants' dishes such as the sweet and sour carp in the shape of a fish leaping over a dragon's gate, the squarely stacked braised pork, and the spicy chicken filled with red peppers on the plate, they are also very tempting.
"Tears fell from the corners of my dissatisfied lips."
"This appearance really makes people cry."
"If you give it to me, I can chew up the whole plate and eat it."
"Can you leave me the braised pork soup? I want to mix it with rice..."
"Add me to mix the rice, I really like it mixed like this!"
"Ahhhhhh these ten dishes are all my favorites. Did they read my mind before making them?"
"Is there a possibility that you are just a foodie who is not picky?"
In the live broadcast room.
When the ten dishes were served to the table one after another, and Wu Kexin took a close-up photo around the table with a handheld gimbal, the fans were all greedy.
Everyone said they wanted to try it.
At the judges' table.
After the close-up was finished, Geng Lishan and the others got up to taste and score.
Lin Xu was standing in front of the stove, waiting for the judges to comment, when Wei Gan suddenly approached and handed over a small bowl. After taking it, he saw that there was a small half bowl of spareribs exuding a rich and delicious aroma.
These ribs are all short pieces over an inch long, and they are all straight ribs. After the meat of the ribs is cooked, it is drawn back to the middle, exposing the bones at both ends.
Tsk...
I forgot to leave a piece of fish meat for Wei Gan.
"Try my craftsmanship, and I will try your fish after the judges finish scoring."
After saying that, the chubby chef returned to his stove.
When Lin Xu saw the audience and live media surrounding the judges, he picked up a rib, put it into his mouth, and then gently pulled out the bones of the rib.
The pork ribs have a rich sweetness.
But it doesn't make people feel greasy, but has a fresh feeling.
Lin Xu saw half a pinched lemon placed on Wei Gan's stove and understood the secret behind it. He must have squeezed some lemon juice into the pot when it was about to come out of the pot.
In addition to the sweet and sour taste of sweet and sour pork ribs, there is also a hint of freshness that relieves greasiness.
The amount of lemon used is very small.
It does not take away the rich flavor of the ribs and the sweet and sour sauce.
This is a good technique, you can learn from it later.
No wonder he came to borrow snow pears in the second round. He must have liked to think about adding fruits when cooking.
Chew gently.
The sweet and sour sauce poured on the outside and the tender gravy in the meat instantly enhance the deliciousness of the ribs.
And the meat is cooked well.
It tastes chewy but not too soft.
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Wei Qian’s craftsmanship is really good.
Lin Xu tasted another piece, and the more he ate, the more delicious it became.
When I got stuck in cooking, I had to learn Wei Gan’s technique of making pork ribs. No matter which restaurant I served, this pork ribs would become a signature dish.
Awesome.
While eating, Guo Xinghai came over.
"Is this Wei Gan's craftsmanship? Can I have a taste? I'll trade you the boiled shrimp."
After saying that, he handed over a small bowl.
There is a small plate in the bowl with dipping sauce for boiled shrimp.
Under the small plate, there are several red-cooked prawns.
Why are you all coming here to feed me?
Lin Xu handed the small bowl in his hand to Guo Xinghai, and the two made an exchange.
Place the small plate on the stove.
He picked up the prawns in the bowl and peeled them.
Guo Xinghai, who was next to him, pinched a piece of ribs and put it into his mouth.
"Well, Wei Gan's pork ribs are really good. No wonder he chose this ingredient. The pork ribs have basically reached a certain level."
After Guo Xinghai finished speaking, he urged Lin Xu:
"Try the boiled shrimp I made and see who is better at it or Wei Gan."
I'm not a gourmet...these two are not the same type of ingredients, how do you want me to compare them?
Lin Xu twisted off the shrimp heads, peeled off the shrimp shells, and peeled out the whole shrimp.
The shrimp threads had been removed before cooking, so Lin Xu directly dipped it in the dipping sauce and put the whole shrimp into his mouth.
The first thing that hits your mouth is the salty flavor of the sauce, mixed with a hint of spiciness from ginger.
Chew it gently and use your teeth to bite open the whole shrimp meat.
The unique sweetness of the fresh shrimp spreads in the mouth, which just neutralizes the salty taste of the sauce, and the umami taste becomes more intense, and the spiciness of the ginger continues to stimulate the taste buds at this moment.
Delicious!
In the past, Lin Xu didn't understand why Cantonese people always like to say "sweet" when eating seafood.
But after eating these shrimps, I realized the meaning of sweetness in Cantonese cuisine.
This sweetness is not the sweetness of white sugar, but a sweet aftertaste formed by meat under extremely fresh conditions. It falls on the palate and is somewhat similar to sweetness.
So I habitually call it sweet.
"How's it going? Is it okay?"
Guo Xinghai did not leave, but stood next to Lin Xu, eating ribs and looking at Lin Xu expectantly, wanting to know what this master said about him.
Lin Xu gave him a thumbs up:
"Perfect! This is the best boiled prawn I have ever eaten."
This is not flattery, but the boiled prawns really taste good.
To achieve this level of boiled prawns, you cannot do without perfect ingredients and superb heat control, as well as the humble sauce in the saucer.
The combination of these can achieve such impeccable deliciousness.
"I really want to try your steamed sea bass. It must taste great."
Lin Xu laughed and chatted quietly with him.
At this time.
All the audience and those watching the live broadcast are paying attention to the center of the field.
Because the judges started to taste the steamed seabass made by Lin Xu.
This is also the part that everyone is looking forward to.
Everyone wants to know what kind of evaluation Lin Xu's previous cooking tutorial dishes will get in front of real gourmets.
Judges, you taste it with one chopstick and I taste it with each chopstick.
After the fish meat is put into the mouth.
The expressions on everyone's faces have changed significantly.
"Isn't this fish too delicious?"
"The heat is just right. The meat is cooked, but the bones still have the color of raw bones. This level of control over the heat is really rare."
"The fish meat is fresh and has a unique aroma of lard. This fish is cooked to perfection."
"I also think it's delicious. Whether it's the presentation, the heat or the seasoning, it's all very well done."
"Mr. Tateyama, what do you think?"
Geng Lishan thought for a long time and made a comment:
"I feel like I am not qualified to comment on this fish."
This is not a review of a dish.
It's the sympathy of one arrogant person for another arrogant person.
His words not only detonated the live broadcast room.
Even the audience was attracted.
How delicious a fish must be for the chief judge, Mr. Tateyama, to say such a thing?
You must know that he is a gourmet who has been famous in Beijing for many years.
A piece of fish actually made a gourmet feel inferior after eating it.
It’s unbelievable!
After all dishes have been tasted.
Start scoring.
Because of Geng Lishan’s evaluation.
Lin Xu’s steamed seabass deserved full marks.
The boiled prawns made by Guo Xinghai also received a high score of 9.7. The shrimps he made were perfect, but because they needed to be peeled, points were inevitably deducted.
Well, in the food competition, during the tasting process, you need to shell, pick, peel, etc., which are all points deducted.
Wei Gan's sweet and sour pork ribs scored 9.6 points with a difference of 0.1 points.
As for the two chefs who cooked braised pork and sweet and sour carp, they both received 9.4 points.
The chefs at Diaoyutai have no doubt about their ability to cook on the stove, and they can get high scores of over nine points with just one shot.
After scoring.
Guo Xinghai, Wei Gan and other chefs immediately rushed over and started tasting the steamed seabass cooked by Lin Xu.
I want to see if Mr. Tateyama is exaggerating.
I also want to know the gap between myself and Lin Xu.
Wait until you taste it.
All the chefs were convinced.
Guo Weidong, who was sitting in the audience, saw his nephew giving Lin Xu a thumbs up.
I know my chances of winning the championship have become slim.
Why is this stupid Xie Baomin so lucky?
He couldn't help but turn his face, thinking that he would be greeted by that mean middle finger again, but unexpectedly he saw Xie Baomin walking towards him:
"Weidong, can you find a place to have a drink tonight? I'll treat you."
Guo Weidong said stiffly:
"The game isn't over yet, we don't know yet who will invite whom."
Xie Baomin smiled:
"Don't tell me, I just like your unruly look. Well, just wait until the game is over and whoever comes first will get a treat!"
Guo Weidong said no more.
Instead, we focused on the competition site.
The Five Powers Tournament is about to begin!
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Thank you everyone for your monthly votes. We suddenly had a heavy rain and were worried about power outages, so we updated it in advance. This chapter is 5,400 words long, I hope it will give everyone a little enjoyment.