"Good morning, young apprentices." French cuisine teacher Roland Chapel said with a straight face.
"Good morning." The classmates in the class said hello collectively.
"Listen carefully, the moment you stand in the kitchen, you must shoulder the important task of making delicious food! And this has nothing to do with experience..."
Teacher Chapel still had a straight face and a calm and serious tone, "If you can't get a dish in my class, it will be judged as e. You must remember this."
"Hmm. It seems that I was wrong a little bit. The teaching staff of this school are still very good. I am also dizzy and overgeneralizing." Shi Ke touched his chin.
"..." The other students looked over speechlessly, "Do you want to be more strict?"
"Don't talk when I'm talking, don't let me remind you a second time." Teacher Chapel said.
Shi Ke nodded apologetically.
"Today's menu is Burgundy red wine beef stew. It can be called a classic French dish. I will write the recipe on the white board. The time limit is two hours, and the completed groups will submit it for scoring. So...
Now start timing. Mencez a cuire (Start cooking!)" Teacher Chapel continued the lecture.
"Well, we can start. Um..." Shi Ke looked at Tian Suohui,..., this eldest sister was burned out again.
"My luck is so bad! The first class was actually...that teacher Roland Chapel! In a class last year, he directly gave it to a class of fifty people! And there were ten in our class.
Eight people were expelled from school because of his class. The teacher with the harshest grades in Totsuki... everyone called him (the chef who can't laugh)." Tadokoro was thinking wildly and her mentality was exploding.
"Tashiro-san? Are you feeling unwell?" Shi Ke pushed her.
"Ah?..., I'm fine." Tadokoro woke up and took a deep breath, "Anyway, we just have to do it. Be calm...be more grounded...Besides, Shi Ke-kun and Soma-kun are so confident,
Compared to cooking..."
"Shike, Burgundy...what is Burgundy?" Xing Ping Soma asked.
"……,this……"
"Ah? Soma-kun, you have never cooked this dish..." Tadokoro asked with a green face.
"Ah? No. In other words, it's like beef stew..."
"Sure enough, it still doesn't work..." Tadokoro Hui's mentality exploded on the spot.
"Don't worry, there will be a road to the mountain. I'll go check out the menu first." Xingping walked over to look at the menu.
"It's over... I still have to do it myself!!"
"Burgundy red wine goulash, also called Burgundy goulash, is a traditional French dish originating from the Burgundy region. The dish that best represents the cooking skills of French chefs in the world must be this one, even foie gras,
Truffles, snails and the like are also inferior. However, the current Burgundy beef stew has been improved to some extent for the sake of sales. But to say it is the most delicious, it must be the one that looks bad and is stewed black.
Huhu's ancient method of beef stew in Burgundy red wine. It tastes really good. When I went to France to stay in a country house, an old French aunt made it for me. The dark dish was just served.
It scared me, but after one bite, it gave me the ultimate surprise." Shi Ke nodded and smiled, slowly pressing down the beef.
"This student is very visionary. It is true that the traditional Burgundy red wine beef stew cannot be directly served on the tables of top restaurants because of its appearance. But students who know this must have some deep insights into French cuisine. It seems that
He is not a brainless and arrogant person." Teacher Chapel thought after hearing this.
"...Ah, Mr. Shi Ke, can you do it?!"
"Haha, don't even think about the ancient method. It will take at least six hours to complete. This does not include the long marinating process to make the beef ingredients taste better. So, just follow the recipe honestly. I'll go check it out.
Look at the seasonings and so on. You can start cooking directly. This kind of country cuisine is your specialty. Follow the recipe and nothing will happen. You will be fine. I believe you, so just cook with peace of mind. If you have any questions, please contact me.
I'll take care of it." As he said this, Shi Ke, who cut the beef, patted Tazoe on the shoulder and left.
"Hmm." Tasokoroe nodded and was stunned for a long time, "Um? Has the beef been cut? When was it made? Aren't we chatting all the time? Shi Ke-kun!!"
"Yes. The side dishes are ready. I'll leave the spoon to you." Shi Ke came back with a plate of chopped onions, carrots and other things.
"Shi Kejun, have you brought back the vegetables that someone cut?"
"???" Shi Ke tilted his head.
"..., uh... Mr. Shike, you are too fast." Tian Suohui understood.
"..., come on. I'll look around again." Shi Ke felt embarrassed. Who do you think is faster?! A girl shouldn't just say that a boy is too fast!
More than an hour later, Shi Ke was wandering around. Yukihei was the same, so he came back for a while to help. Tadokoro looked at the pot, still nervous, and counted down to the pot, "Take out the meat in forty minutes."
.......Take out the meat in thirty-nine minutes..."
"Tasho, look. There are many kinds of seasonings here!" Yukihira said, a little unfamiliar with the world.
"It seems like I'm the only one who's nervous like an idiot..." Tadokoro's nervousness gradually dissipated.
"By the way, I still need to get the utensils for serving food..." The silly girl left the stove.
After a while, Yukihira returned to the console.
The lid of the pot is ajar.
"..., strange. Tadokoro, did you open the lid?"
"Uh? I didn't open it because it has to be simmered for another twenty minutes." The silly girl went back with the plate.
"Hehehe..." Someone in the group next to him was laughing.
Xingping opened the lid. There was a layer of white powdery substance on the meat in the pot.
Yukihira dipped his finger into it and tasted it, "It's salt."
"Why...why...what!! What...what should I do...what should I do!!!" Tadokoro suddenly panicked and burst into tears.
"...!" Teacher Chapel took a look at the podium and continued waiting.
"This piece of meat can no longer be used... and must be prepared again...! In order to make the meat tender and better absorb the flavor, the meat must be stewed for more than an hour... After that, the sauce must be added to stew it.
Cook for about 30 minutes to allow the meat to fully absorb the sauce. And there are still 30 minutes left... If you serve dishes full of salt, you will definitely get slapped. Ouch... It's over!!!
"
"I brought the spare ingredients." Shi Ke came with the dishes.
"well……"
"Hmm. You move so fast." Xingping looked at the meat.
"Alas... alas... But, time... it's too late." Tadokoro said with tears in her eyes.
"That teacher is right. Before we are students, we are still chefs! We have to bring out the dishes no matter what! Help!! Tansuo." Shi Ke and Yukihei said together.
"Click!" Yukihira put on a headscarf (towel) and lit the stove.
"I'll prepare the ingredients. Yukihira, you're in charge of the spoon, and Tadokoro, I'll trouble you to prepare the seasonings." As soon as Shi Ke finished speaking, the beef had already been decomposed.
"No problem." Yukihira replied.
"Hmm! Okay!" The enthusiasm of Shi Ke and Xing Ping inspired Tian Moshi's confidence.
About to start cooking, Shi Ke handed Xingping a small gauze bag.
Ten minutes later, "Did you see their expressions? They must be evaluated." The duo next door said.
"Level A. Next group." Teacher Chapel's evaluation voice.
"Almost all the groups have finished judging... We only have the sauce left, so hurry up." The duo looked at their pots.
"Next, please rate our dishes! Please taste them." Yukihira went up with the prepared dishes. Tadokoro followed tremblingly. Shi Ke was cleaning the workbench with a smile.
Teacher Chapel picked up the fork and pressed the beef. It was like pressing cotton, and it deflated directly. When the fork was lifted, the beef slowly bounced back.
"What an amazing softness! How could such a spongy softness be produced in such a short time?!" Teacher Chapel was stunned for a while, her serious expression a bit broken.
"Nani? How is that possible? They obviously didn't have enough time to stew~!" The duo was confused.
"You must have had an accident along the way. How did you finish it in the end?" Teacher Chapel asked curiously.
"We used honey. We smeared this on the meat before stewing it and added a little bit when seasoning it."
"But how do Souma-kun know that honey can make meat tender?"
"I read in a book at home that pineapple juice can soften the meat, but I could never get a complete pineapple, so I tried various ingredients and finally found that honey is not only easy to preserve, but also has the best effect."
"but……"
"Okay, you'll know after you try it. Tasuo will try it too."
"It turns out that honey is rich in protease. Applying this to the hard pork belly can indeed speed up the stewing time. Um..., no! There must be something else! Honey alone can't do it.
To reach this level in such a short period of time! It seems that I still have to give it a try."
"Aww..." Mr. Chapelle and Megumi Tadokoro both took it into their mouths.
"It's so delicious~~ What is that faint fragrance? The sweetness that gradually spreads is so magical!!"
Teacher Chapel narrowed her eyes and smiled.
Everyone was shocked, except Xingping and Shike.
"Yukihira Tasho Shikegumi. A-level!! However, I don't have the right to give you a rating beyond A-level. This is really a pity."
"Not a good reception!" Yukihira took off his headscarf.
"Thank you, teacher." Tadokoro said cutely.
"Teacher, thank you very much." Shi Ke finished cleaning the operating table.
"Last question, you added something else to this dish, otherwise honey alone would not be able to achieve this taste. Can you tell me?"
"That's tea." Shi Ke picked up a small cloth bag from the pot and said.
"Oh. That's it! Tea leaves, I actually forgot about them for a moment." Teacher Chapel smiled and knocked on his head.
"Boom." The duo's pot was on fire.
"Ah! I've gone too far!!!" The two of them hurriedly put out the fire, but the salt shaker fell inexplicably.
"Come on, evil people will be punished." Shi Ke said without hesitation.
"What did you say? Why do you, a transfer student, take pleasure in others' misfortune!!"
"You secretly poured salt into our pot just now, and I haven't even settled the accounts with you yet." Shi Ke said with a sneer.
"You are talking nonsense!!!"
Shi Ke didn't say anything. He took out his mobile phone and put it in front of Teacher Chapel. On the screen was a photo of the two people pouring salt.
When the two of them saw it, they were speechless.
"I don't know if you can represent the students of this college, but it is a shame for me to be in the same classroom with guys like you who have no chef ethics. You ruined the good mood that Mr. Chapel brought me today. You really
It’s very bad and childish.”
After Shi Ke finished speaking, he turned around and saw that someone was stuffing dark food into Tasoko's mouth.
"As expected, I still hate this guy!" Tadokoroe's inner monologue.
"Well...thank you for your hard work, Tadokoro-san." Shi Ke thought to himself.
"Where's your food? Bring it over." Teacher Chapel said with a dark face.
"us……"
"You grade E and get out of class! Next time this happens or I grade E, I will be expelled directly." Teacher Chapel left angrily.
"It's over!! We were targeted by Mr. Chapelle!!" The duo hugged each other and burst into tears.
"Maybe it was Erina who found him this time? He is indeed a villain." Shi Ke muttered loudly.
"..." Most of the people in the class looked at the duo, with murderous intent in their eyes.
You actually let Miss Erina take the blame!!
"Idiot fan..., it really works." Shi Ke thought to himself.
"This guy is really petty." Xingping thought as he curled his lips.