When Xu Zhuo and several elderly people came to the auditorium where the conference was held, many people had already arrived.

Reporters from all walks of life are nervously debugging the equipment, and the people of the federation are also busy debugging the lighting and sound of the venue.

Xu Zhuo saw that there were many individual stoves on the side of the rostrum, and there was also a workbench, which was very similar to the teaching stove of the Culinary Institute of Yangzhou University.

The supplies were sponsored by a culinary technical school and also had the culinary technical school's name on them.

Obviously, when I learned that I was going to do a live broadcast, everyone wanted to rub off on the heat.

Not far from the stove, there is a pile of white radishes that will be used today.

In addition, there are several freezers, which are supposed to be the ingredients for peony swallow vegetables.

Feng Weiguo walked over and looked at the radishes, and said to Xu Zhuo: "They are all big radishes that grow in the sand, they are evenly sized and have enough moisture, so they should be very useful." ”

Yu Peiyong frowned slightly: "If the water is sufficient, the soaking time will be longer, and the spicy and bitter taste of the radish must be soaked out." ”

Xu Zhuo nodded with a serious expression, and he also recognized this.

The soaking time of radish is directly related to the shredded shreds, and the thicker the shreds, the longer the soaking time.

But the competition time is limited, at best it is only two hours, so in order to save time, the shredded radish has to be cut extremely finely.

After all, to make peony and swallow vegetables, even if you don't talk about the steps of hanging soup, you still have to cut the side dishes into shreds and blanch, put them on the plate, steam them twice, and season the broth.

If you waste all your time soaking shredded radish, it will affect the subsequent steps and operations, and then affect the final effect of the dish.

Xu Zhuo moved his wrists, and it was time to perform real techniques.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the conference was convened on time.

Because there was a live broadcast, everyone was dressed very formally, Jiang Dabiao deliberately went to bake oil, and also explained to Meng Liwei that he would give him more shots during the live broadcast.

It's the same as Guo Xingwang looking for a rich woman.

As the president of the federation, Zhao Jinma first thanked Xu Zhuo for providing this platform on behalf of all members, and then announced a series of rules and regulations of the federation.

Then came the speeches of several leaders of the Federation of Industry and Commerce, but everyone's attention was not on this, and they only hoped that the speech would end quickly.

Because everyone knows that the highlight of the morning is more than a dozen famous chefs of Central Plains cuisine, competing with Xu Zhuo to make peony and swallow dishes.

These players are basically around forty or fifty years old, and people in this age group are all at their peak in terms of energy, physical strength, and experience.

To be honest, no one is optimistic about Xu Zhuo.

But everyone didn't show it, after all, Shen Pengfei's example was alive in front of him, and no one would feel uncomfortable.

At half past nine, amid sparse applause, the speech finally ended and the game began.

In an open space in front of the rostrum, staff are busy installing stoves, setting up workstations, and distributing ingredients and kitchen utensils.

Ten minutes later, Xu Zhuo and more than a dozen famous chefs of Central Plains cuisine stood in front of the workbench.

Each person is a big turnip, with soaked sea cucumbers, magnolia slices, squid, beef tendons, and shiitake mushrooms.

In addition, there are Jinhua ham, high-quality enoki mushrooms, carrots, cooked chicken breast, spinach, eggs, mung bean starch, stock and other ingredients.

The ingredients are very complete, this should be a full match of peony swallow vegetables.

It's interesting to say that any side dish here is more expensive than white radish, but it has to be subordinated to white radish.

Meng Liwei took the microphone and began to warm up the scene: "I think being a man is like this peony and swallow dish, as long as you work hard enough, you can let many people who are more talented than you assist you." ”

After speaking, he deliberately ran to Xu Zhuo's side: "Xu Zhuo, do you think what I said is right?"

All the anchors immediately turned the live broadcast camera, and they felt that as the founder of the federation, Xu Zhuo would definitely be able to say something different.

Outcome......

"You ran over to make trouble at the beginning of the game, did they send you red envelopes?"

The people in the auditorium burst into laughter, and no one expected that Xu Zhuo would say such things at such a serious time.

However, Yu Peiyong was very happy: "Every time there is a big event, there is calm, this child is in a very relaxed mood, not bad, very good." ”

The old man glanced at him: "Don't be in a hurry to boast first, and then talk about it when you win, you are too calm." ”

In case Xu Zhuo can't win, how good the praise is now, how embarrassing it will be later.

It's still the old man's strategy, so I won't express my opinion yet.

In the end, whether Xu Zhuo lost or won, he could respond with an expected sentence, and he was so calm and relaxed, he could also show a superior demeanor.

Well, in terms of pretending, no one in the entire auditorium is as experienced as the old man.

But when he said this, his eyes stared directly at the movements in Xu Zhuo's hands, for fear of making a mistake.

At the beginning of the timer, more than a dozen chefs grabbed kitchen knives and began to cut shredded radishes almost at the same time, only Xu Zhuo actually took a basin and received half a basin of cold water.

Then he put two spoonfuls of salt in the basin and stirred it twice, and then picked up the prepared kitchen knife.

The most suitable place to make peony swallow vegetables is the middle part of the radish.

The radish in this part has a uniform texture and is unwielded, making it ideal for shredding.

Xu Zhuo used a knife to cut off the one-third of the head of the white radish, and then from the third of the tail, leaving only the middle part.

Then he holds the half of the radish in his left hand, and holds the kitchen knife flat on the board with his right hand, and the blade is against the radish skin.

When the left hand rolls the radish, the right hand pushes the knife to follow quickly, and in just two or three seconds, the skin of the white radish is removed.

This hand is not very skillful, but the effect of pretending is very good.

The group of anchors almost all aimed their cameras at Xu Zhuo.

There is no way, Xu Zhuo is a celebrity, and he also has rich experience in live broadcasting. I especially know how to express myself.

One peel catches all eyes.

Then, Xu Zhuo stood up the radish and cut it four times along the edges, cutting the original cylindrical shape into a square.

The delicate peony swallow vegetables, the shredded radish inside must be the same length.

Then, Xu Zhuo began to cut shredded radish.

This is a key step in the finished product of the bird's nest and an important reference for the final score.

Peony swallow vegetables are the same as Wensi tofu in Huaiyang cuisine, although other steps are also important, but knife work is always the top priority.

Xu Zhuo pressed the radish in his left hand and held the kitchen knife in his right hand, cutting it without hurry, and each knife was almost cut down against the radish.

The sliced radish was so thin that it was almost transparent, and from a distance, it looked as if Xu Zhuo was holding a kitchen knife and cutting it empty.

This knife work made Zhao Jinma on the rostrum look excited, as if he had drunk two taels of old white work.

Since Xu Zhuo decided to make peony swallow vegetables, he has been worrying about what to do if he can't win.

even specially asked Yu Peiyong, Zheng Guangyao, Guo Shuying, Tian Chengrun and others for advice.

Even when the start of the game was announced, he was apprehensive.

Because Xu Zhuo's group of opponents is too strong, almost a chef at the same level as Xu Wenhai, it is difficult for Xu Zhuo to compete.

But now......

Looking at Xu Zhuo's knife work, the big stone in Zhao Jinma's heart fell to the ground, and at the same time he breathed a long sigh of relief.

In this competition, as long as there is no mistake in the arrangement.

Xu Zhuo wins steadily!