CH.31 The Exam Begins
At noon on the third day, all 38 chefs were ready to stand on either side of the worktop. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info Everyone's opposite is their own opponent.
"The time limit is 2 hours, the rules have been said before, so I won't repeat them today, and the cooking will start in the modern era!" With Aoi Torii giving the order, all the candidates immediately began their own cooking.
Catherine and Isshiki are two of them with salmon, but their dishes are very different.
Catherine's dish is pan-fried salmon, but the seasoning is extraordinarily rich, such as bell peppers, onions, lemon, and fish sauce...... It looks a lot more complicated than your average pan-fried salmon.
However, Catherine also knew that the difficulty of this dish was not in the side dishes, but in the grilling of the salmon.
When it comes to salmon, the most common method is raw pan-frying, which is a common technique used to press down on the ingredients with a spatula to evenly colour the food. Sometimes, in order to allow the fat under the skin of the fish to penetrate deep into the meat, some people will leave the skin of the salmon behind.
However, some people feel that the oil will cause a fishy smell and remove the oil from the skin.
There are different recipes, and different chefs use different cooking methods.
Catherine chose to fry the fish with the skin, and in order to eliminate the fishy smell, Catherine added equal amounts of butter and salad oil to the pan, so that the fishy smell could dissipate a lot.
Isshiki Hui's dish is grilled salmon. The salmon is soaked in white wine, salt, pepper and other seasonings, then placed in a pan and fried, then the prepared batter is spread on the salmon and baked in the oven while the bell pepper sauce is prepared.
All the classmates were busy, and Aoi Torii and Hanazawamaki never left the eyes of these 38 people.
Sure enough, the level of these two people is much higher than the others. Aoi Torii's eyes eventually fall on Catherine and Ichishiki.
"Ha, one of these two people is a student of the French Lanji, another champion of this year's autumn trials, and the other is also a top four in the autumn trials, and his cooking skills are among the best among first-year students. I was still worried that the two of them had no opponent, but I didn't expect them to be divided into a group. Teacher, you should be strict in judging the two of them. Hua Zemu said with a smile.
"That'...... After all, they are all the top four in the autumn selection competition, and the level should be about the same. Aoi touched her chin, "By the way, how is your cooking? ”
"What's so surprising about this, it's not the first time that Shijie has lost to an ordinary student. Didn't the seniors of Caibo a few years ago often lose to ordinary students?" Hua Zemu waved his hand and said casually.
"That's because he often makes weird dishes, so he fails!" Aoi Torii had a blue veil on his forehead, and his face turned pale, "Besides, he left the school twenty years ago, not a few years ago." You should at least have a heart of respect for your predecessors, right?"
Hua Zemu covered his ears, "Yes, yes, in fact, I have always been in awe of my predecessors. ”
The candidates who were taking the exam secretly looked at Aoi Torii and Hanazawa Makii, who were talking loudly, with a black line.
Two judges...... Are we still taking exams?
Two hours flew by, and with the sound of a gong, the cooks on either side took a step back and left the worktop.
"Now let's start exchanging dishes. Aoi Torii said loudly.
Students on both sides immediately handed over their dishes to their opponents in the same group.
"Start tasting and rating!"
Catherine's dish consists of two delicate slices of salmon stacked on top of each other, with a vegetable salad next to the salmon.
Ishusei Hui picked up the cutlery, gently cut a corner of the salmon, forked a piece of fish meat with a fork, and sent it to the mouth, the rich flavor gradually spread in the mouth, the tender fish did not lose its luster due to frying, on the contrary, the salmon meat in the mouth is extremely soft and melts in the mouth.
"The taste is ...... Cajun flavor?"
Cajun-style fried fish originated in places like New Orleans and has a brown crust on the surface of the steak. This rich flavor comes from this layer of skin.
The heat is just right, and the amount of seasoning is almost perfect. While keeping the salmon delicious, the Cajun flavor firmly grasped his taste buds.
For this dish, Isshiki Hui can only be described in four words - impeccable. With his level, he couldn't tell the shortcomings of this dish at all.
The innocent-looking girl in front of her, after picking up the kitchen knife, her horror swept over again.
I thought that after the baptism of the autumn auditions, my strength would improve - because it was the case - but the guy in front of me was still insignificant.
"Yes, after all, the opponent is Isshiki-kun, so you have to show some skills anyway. Catherine also picked up the knife and said with some excitement, "Isshiki Huijun's cooking is also good, this strong smell is ...... If I'm not mistaken, there should be basil leaves, thyme, corn, cheese. Well...... The salmon is also very delicious, and after it is gratin and colored, the aromas of corn flour, cheese and spices are completely immersed in the salmon meat. The final sauce is also just right, peppers, tomatoes, olive oil...... The refreshing flavor almost makes you forget the richness of the dish itself. It's good to have you as an opponent. ”
The smile on Issehui's face was a little reluctant, "I don't want to fight you anymore." ”
"Okay, let's start grading now, when I walk past you, take the initiative to report the score, and then I and Hanazawamu will try your dishes separately. ”
Aoi Torii and Hanazawa Makii, one in front of the other, walked through the middle of the two rows of operating tables.
"This bowl of ramen, I give it 88 points. The students on the left of the first group said.
"I give 86 points. The classmate on the right replied.
Aoi Torii came to the counter on the left, picked up a pair of chopsticks, and tasted the ramen, "The taste is stiff, and the soup is not outstanding, so I give you three days to make this kind of dish?"
The two students in this group sat down on the ground with dead faces.
Now that the dishes with the highest scores in the same group have been eliminated, there is no point in eating the dishes with the lowest scores.
Hanazawa Mu smiled and followed in front of the second group.
The faces of the two men were tense, and they waited nervously for Aoi Torii.
"You pass!"
The classmate on the right immediately smiled, and Hua Zemu walked in front of the classmate on the left, and after eating a bite of food, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, "I'm sorry, you were eliminated." ”