"Congratulations, Lin Su, was the first to pass the preliminary round. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info," Sally El said as she stepped out of the crowd.

"It's just luck, if I'm in a group with you, then it's none of the business for me. Lin Su smiled indifferently, he came to participate in the preliminary round just because he was curious, no matter whether he could pass the preliminary round or not, he would not participate in the next competition.

"Hopefully the next group will draw me, or I'll have to wait another hour. Sally El looked at the time and said.

So far, a total of 47 chefs have signed up for the competition, and all of them will take at least five hours to complete a lap. Including the time spent judging and selecting ingredients, six hours may not be enough. If new chefs join in, the competition will inevitably drag on until tomorrow.

Many of the chefs here are the chefs of the Imperial Capital Fine Dining Restaurant, and they are responsible for the operation of the entire back kitchen of the restaurant, and if they leave for too long, the restaurant is likely to have an accident.

Moreover, many customers are rushing to order food for the chef's skill, and if they return disappointed, it will also be a blow to the reputation of the restaurant.

The person in charge obviously understood everyone's concerns, so after the first game, he drew lots in succession to determine the list of the remaining four groups of players.

"Those at the back of the queue can leave first if they are in a hurry, and if they are unable to participate in the competition on time, they will be treated as forfeited. According to the rules of the head office, abstaining players can apply to participate in the preliminary round again, but they must go to another city to participate in the chain store. ”

This rule not only provides a second chance for chefs who really can't make it, but also greatly restricts the contestants from deliberately abandoning the competition because a chef in the same group is too strong.

In addition, there is only one chance to abstain, which is already the biggest tolerance that the restaurant can afford to have for the chefs who come to participate in the competition. After all, no matter how the game goes, there will always be a world number one. As for who the first person in the world is, it has little to do with the ability to afford the restaurant.

Hodge's name appears in the second round roster, and Sally El is the chef for the third group of matches, and she has to be delayed for an hour to play, which makes Sally El a little frustrated. Contrary to her, Hodge was glad he didn't run into Sallyel.

However, Hodge's group also has a strong opponent, that is, Wolfgang, the chef of the five-star restaurant 'Starry Sky'.

Just as he was about to enter the selection process, Chef Wolfgang suddenly stood up.

"Guys, I'm going to make a dish that only uses chicken thighs, but if someone wants to make a dish with other parts of the food, they can come to me and pick up the other ingredients. ”

If anyone else had said that, everyone would have thought of him as crazy, and no one would have bothered him. But it was Wolfgang, the head chef of a five-star restaurant, who spoke to him, and no one would think that such a top-notch chef would do this kind of trick on others.

Thinking of this, many people began to jump into it.

In fact, it is not easy to use a whole chicken to make a meal, and more cooks prefer to use certain parts of the meat.

After some deliberation, the three, including Hodge, reached a temporary alliance with Wolfgang, with Hodge wanting to use the wings and the other two sharing the rest of the chicken breast.

Other cooks objected, but the person in charge didn't stop Wolfgang from doing so, as this kind of cooking was more in line with the needs of fast food.

"If you disagree, you can also contact other chefs to distribute the ingredients in the same way. After smiling and saying a few words, the person in charge explained a few words to his subordinates and walked back to the office.

Through Wolfgang's temporary alliance, the person in charge realized that there was a flaw in the head office's plan for the chefs to choose their own live chickens, and if the matter was reported to the headquarters, then a promotion and salary increase would be just around the corner.

He called the head of the Gary Kingdom branch and reported the incident. If he could talk to President Ridley directly, he would definitely not give the credit to others, but unfortunately his rank was not enough.

"You've done a good job in this matter, and I'll report it to the president right away. The other side quickly hung up the phone.

Ten minutes later, the phone rang again, and the proposal of the person in charge was answered in the affirmative: the raw material distribution department of the chain store would act immediately, and in half an hour, a large number of white feather chickens that had been divided would be delivered to the branches.

Returning to the competition, Wolfgang and his foursome together chose eight white-feathered chickens as raw materials. Wolfgang, as the initiator of this proposal, took the initiative to take on the handling of more white-feathered chickens. On the other hand, Hodge was not to be outdone.

When the two of them have finished handling each of their three white-feathered chickens, the other two will finish handling one white-feathered chicken. The meat of the chicken is divided into three parts, and each chef is given the ingredients he wants.

In order to reduce the oiliness of the drumsticks and maintain the crispy texture of the chicken skin, Wolfgang peeled off the skin of each chicken leg with a knife, scraped off the subcutaneous fat, and then re-covered the thin skin.

Doing so will also ensure that the chicken thighs are marinated with more flavor.

Objectively speaking, this is not a high-level skill or a unique secret, but to complete the knife change, marinating and grilling of sixteen chicken thighs in an hour is a great test of the chef's skills.

If it's a less skilled chef, the competition may be over before the pickling is finished.

On the other hand, Hodge also chose grilled chicken wings, which are more common in barbecue. Chicken wings are not as fatty as chicken thighs and require special processing, but it is not an easy task to stand out.

Thinking of this, Hodge used his steel-cloud kitchen knife to cut the chicken wings.

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At the end of the hour-long cooking time, all the cooks presented their creations. Hodge and Wolfgang each prepared sixteen wings and sixteen drumsticks, each cut into two pieces to satisfy the thirty judges.

When the judges taste their own food, whether they frown or nod slightly, every expression touches the hearts of the chefs.

"It's been a long time since I've worried about my food like this. Wolfgang sighed.

After all the entries had been tasted, the person in charge began to count the results: "Hodge 14 votes, Wolfgang 14 votes, the two tied for first place. ”

"How is it possible that the food I made is so delicious that I didn't get a single ticket?" one of the chefs shouted angrily as he checked his results.