Episode 307 The Judge's Opinion
"This kind of swinging of the knife like a strong wind makes people feel a kind of suffocation. It's really worthy of being the first pavilion of the Oriental School Park.。 Yang Ying couldn't help but say when she saw Que Zhengqing who was mixing the meat filling.
As the head chef of Chunmu Restaurant, Yang Ying has seen too many young chefs, but none of them are like Que Zhengqing, who seems to gather the strength of his whole body on his hands.
Talent is very important to what a chef will achieve in the future.
If a chef has no talent, but is willing to work hard, then becoming a good chef is the ultimate in his ability. However, to become a top chef, hard work alone is not enough, talent is also needed.
To be able to enter the Oriental School Park,Only hard work or talent,It's enough.,But if you want to become the first cabinet,It's hard to do without talent and hard work.。
Que Zhengqing is such a representative.
It's really worthy of the Oriental School Park, if Que Zhengqing graduates, there will definitely be a large number of top restaurants throwing olive branches to him.
Thinking of this, Yang Ying was also a little nervous, and wanted to spend a lot of money to dig up Que Zhengqing, but her restaurant was a Cantonese restaurant, which made her a little disappointed.
"Teacher Xiao, the best Cantonese cuisine student in the Oriental School Park, how much strength does he have?" Yang Ying rubbed his hands and looked at Xiao Han expectantly.
"Far from it. No matter what Que Zhengqing says, he will also be in the realm. It would take a lot of effort for the other students to catch up with him. ”
Xiao Han's eyes kept staring at Zheng Ke, wanting to see some clues from his operation. Therefore, even if Yang Ying said this, he still didn't have any intention of looking at Que Zhengqing.
As Que Zhengqing's teacher, he knows very well what Que Zhengqing's strength is, and he also understands what level of dishes Que Zhengqing can make.
In contrast, he cares more about what kind of Western food Zheng Ke can make.
Hearing Xiao Han's words, Yang Ying also nodded again and again.
As a chef who can use the "realm", Que Zhengqing almost booked a position as a first-class special chef.
It's a pity, why doesn't Cantonese cuisine have such players?
Yang Ying looked away with difficulty, looking at Luke beside Que Zhengqing, and then attracted by Luke's operation.
Luke squeezed out the softened gelatin and placed it in a pot that had just been removed from the heat. He then cooled the pot in ice water.
"Huh...... The player ...... He seems to want to cook aspic, right?" Yang Ying whispered.
"That's right. It's aspic. Xiao Han bowed slightly.
"However, if it's a meat jelly, he can cook it in advance, and like stock, he usually adds some bones to the pot. These bones can also produce gelatin after being boiled for a long time. Yang Ying questioned.
"Maybe it's because he wants stable jelly? Otherwise, he wouldn't have to make jelly. Xiao Han explained softly.
"Well, on the field, cooking aspic – that means that in his dishes, you need to keep the shape of the aspic. However, the topic of this competition is soup, not vegetables, and it is difficult to make a high-quality soup with just meat jelly. Pei Chen said puzzled.
At this time, Xiao Han's eyes finally moved away from Zheng Ke, looked at Luke, glanced at the ingredients on the counter again, and explained: "What he cooks is soup." ”
"Eh, is it?" Pei Chen said in surprise.
"Look at the ingredients he's going to use. In addition to the aspic he prepared, he prepared milk and cream, as well as a pot of broth, while the rest of the ingredients were only vegetables such as onions and potatoes, as well as some seasonings. There was no meat in these ingredients, and it was impossible to make an appetizer or main course with just these two vegetables, so he could only make soup. Xiao Han said.
"If it's really as Mr. Xiao said...... I have one more question. He didn't need to make the jelly, because when heated, the jelly melted quickly and eventually dissolved in the soup. And the taste of the aspic is not too outstanding compared to the broth. So, wouldn't it be completely meaningless for him to do this?" Pei Chen was puzzled.
From the current point of view, Luke's operation defies common sense.
Xiao Han also noticed this problem, clasped his hands on his chest, frowned slightly, looked at Luke with his eyes, and then moved his gaze to the pot where the ice water was placed.
"As far as I know, there's a way to use aspic. Xiao Han pondered for three or four minutes, and finally raised his head and said.
"What way?" Pei Chen hurriedly asked.
"Reduce the flavor of the soup to below the melting point of the jelly. Xiao Han said.
"Below the melting point...... The soup will be cold. Yang Ying almost screamed.
"That's right. But no one says that the soup must be hot. Xiao Han explained.
Yang Ying and Pei Chen looked at each other, there are relatively few cold soups in Huaxia, and if you can drink the cold soup in Western food once, it should also be a good choice.
The two took a general look at the five players, and still felt that the strength of Luke and Que Zhengqing was relatively close.
"Teacher Xiao, in this competition, are you more optimistic about Que Zhengqing winning the first place, or are you another player?" asked Yang Ying.
"Que Zhengqing? He has a chance, if he can have a good performance. Xiao Han said casually.
Yang Ying's expression tightened, and she could hear that there were other meanings in Xiao Han's words.
Que Zhengqing has a "chance" to win, and it is still on the premise of having a "good" performance.
Is it so difficult to win the first place in this group? Or is the strength of that Western player really strong?
Yang Ying frowned and looked at Luke, who was trying to cook the dish. However, with her eyesight, she can only see that Que Zhengqing and Luke do not have an absolute advantage between them.
Wait a minute...... If Xiao Han cares about a player, then his attention should be focused on that player.
Thinking of this, Yang Ying immediately looked at Xiao Han, only to see Xiao Han's brows furrowed slightly at this time, with a hint of sharpness in his eyes.
She followed Xiao Han's gaze, but found that he was looking at Zheng Ke.
"What's the matter?" Xiao Han turned his head to look at Yang Ying.
"I didn't ...... No. Yang Ying shook her head again and again, but at this time, she also focused on Zheng Ke.
Previously, Yang Ying believed that the most outstanding young chef in China was either a student of the Oriental Academy, such as Que Zhengqing, Fu Xiuyun and others, or a disciple of a famous chef, such as Liu Haolin.
It was this kind of psychology that made her rank him behind Que Zhengqing and Luke after glancing at Zheng Ke twice.
Now seeing that Xiao Han pays special attention to Zheng Ke, she also focuses on Zheng Ke.
At this time, Zheng Ke poured the boiled broth into a blender and stirred it well.
When the broth inside is fully integrated with the ingredients, Zheng Ke picks up the soup pot and pours the soup into the strainer, so that the broken vegetables remain on the strainer, and the delicate broth flows into the pot under the strainer.