Chapter 61: Bamboo Returns Peace
"I hope you'll work a little bit more on the creative side. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info," Zhu Nian said.
"You always say we're not creative!" An eliminated cook stood up and yelled, "And how many ideas do you have?" What qualifications do you have to deny us? ”
This cook is very famous in his hometown, and he has never been belittled like this, and he can't accept it for a while.
"You're asking me for an explanation?" Zhu Nian half-narrowed his eyes, "This game is what I do, I let whoever I want to stay." ”
"You!" The cook was so angry that he couldn't speak.
"But......" Zhu Nian changed his words, and then said: "In order to convince you to go, I can fulfill your wishes." ”
When she finished speaking, the hall was silent, and everyone was reminiscing about the meaning of Zhu Nian's words.
After a while, the people reacted and applauded.
Ling Hu An stared at Zhu Nian tightly in the crowd and fell into deep thought.
"Prepare a new stove for me." Zhu Nian instructed the little guy behind him.
"Yes."
According to Zhu Nian's request, the little guy brought the brand-new stove and ingredients together and placed them behind Zhu Nian.
"Okay, let's put it here." Zhu Nian nodded to the little guy, and then slowly walked behind the stove.
She picked up a stick of celery, put it on the tip of her nose and smelled it, very pleased with the freshness of the ingredients.
Zhu Nian cleans the celery, breaks it into small pieces, puts it in a porcelain bowl, adds an appropriate amount of water, mashes it with a jade pound, filters off the celery residue and sets it aside for later use.
She then puts the flour into a basin, then pours the warm celery juice into the basin at once, stirs it into a ball, and raises it with a large wooden spoon for about half an hour.
Then, Zhu Nian peeled and shredded a zucchini, salted it, and squeezed it dry with his hands when it came out of the water, and set it aside for later use.
Zhu Nian cut the green onion into small pieces, cut the ginger into small slices and put it in a bowl with water, pounded the green onion and ginger with jade, and filtered out the green onion and ginger water.
Next, Zhu Nian chops the pork into a minced meat, then adds the seasoning and stirs in one direction until the mincing becomes sticky.
At this time, she added the green onion and ginger water little by little, whipped vigorously until all the green onion and ginger water was inhaled, and then mixed the zucchini shreds into the meat filling, which became the zucchini meat filling.
Zhu Nian kneaded the awakened dough into strips, cut it into small evenly sized pieces, and flattened it, then used a rolling pin to roll it into a dumpling wrapper.
Finally, Zhu Nian wraps the filling in the dumpling wrapper, arranges it into a bamboo leaf shape, and steam it in a steamer for a quarter of an hour.
During this time, Zhu Nian did it in one go, showing his skillful knife skills and exquisite cooking skills, which made everyone present stunned.
Among these people, including Ling Hu'an, who was disdainful of Zhu Nian.
Zhu Nian at work is serious and careful, and his body exudes a light of confidence and pride.
Ling Hu An's eyes stared at Zhu Nian's slightly frowning eyebrows without blinking, and he was deeply attracted by the beauty in front of him.
For the first time, he felt that there was an essential difference between the woman in front of him who was captivating the country and the girl who only knew how to dance and embroider all day long.
A different kind of emotion poured into Ling Hu'an's heart, but he didn't notice it himself.
Ling Hu An hugged his arms, tilted his head, and a wicked smile hung on the corner of his mouth, staring directly at Zhu Nian.
"Liuliu, look at Miss Zhu's skills just now, it's really cool!" Qiqi clutched his fists and waved excitedly in front of Liuliu.
Liuliu rolled his eyes at Qiqi, then stroked the hair on the top of Qiqi's head with his right hand, and said, "Little girl, are you good at studying medicine?" Is it possible that you have to learn to cook from others? ”
"Humph!" Qiqi slapped Liuliu's hand on her head fiercely, pouting and sulking.
A quarter of an hour later, Zhu Nian opened the steamer through a piece of cloth and took out the plate containing the steamed dumplings inside.
Zhu Nian only wrapped three steamed dumplings, and the rest were two long strips of dough soaked in celery juice.
She used a knife to cut the two pieces of dough into rectangular cubes, laid out the main stem of the bamboo, and then used a small piece of dough to knead it into the shape of a bamboo leaf and placed it on the tip of the main stem.
Finally, Zhu Nian placed three steamed dumplings on the other side of a white porcelain plate, which complemented the bamboo knots, like a simple ink painting.
In this way, a plate of emerald green delicacies was presented in front of everyone's eyes.
"Wow!" Many people exclaimed in amazement, and some people applauded and shouted.
And the part of Liuliu and Qiqi who are gluttonous keeps wiping the saliva from the corners of their mouths.
"I named this work 'Bamboo Newspaper Peace'." Zhu Nian pointed to the delicacies on the table and explained to everyone.
"Actually, the reason why I have arranged the theme of 'perseverance' today is because I like bamboo as a plant very much, and I like the character it reflects."
Ling Hu An slightly hooked the corners of his lips, and liked Zhu Nian's words very much.
I can't imagine that a little girl likes bamboo with a clear temperament.
"I just want to see if any of you can think of that. Of course, everyone has their own ideas, so No. 6 chose 'Ume' as the theme, and I like it very much. Zhu Nian said again.
"......" The cook, who was still shouting just now, really had nothing to say at this time.
He thought that Zhu Nian, as the owner of Tianxiang Pavilion, was only managing the subordinates here on weekdays, but he didn't expect that her own cooking skills were so exquisite.
"Help me with that brand new pair of chopsticks and plates." Zhu Nian turned around and commanded the little girl.
"Yes."
Zhu Nian took the chopsticks and plate, put a steamed dumpling on the plate, brought it to the chef who had just shouted, and handed him the chopsticks.
"You can taste how it tastes, and after a while you will suggest that the food I make is flashy, and it has to be seen that it is not delicious." Zhu Nian said.
"This ......," the cook bowed his head in shame, his face hot and red.
He took the chopsticks and put the emerald green steamed dumplings in his mouth and savored them.
The dumpling skin is elastic, the meat filling is delicious and juicy, and when you bite into it, the aftertaste lingers between your teeth and cannot be dissipated for a long time.
The cook's eyes widened in surprise and he stammered, "This... This... This, this is also delicious! ”
"Hehe, it's over." Zhu Nian smiled modestly.
The cook put down the dishes and chopsticks, sat down in frustration, and muttered: "Miss Zhu's cooking skills are amazing, and I have nothing to say anymore, I really admire!" ”
"Good!" The people applauded again, and the other two eliminated cooks settled down and accepted that they were about to leave.
A crisis that may occur was indifferently resolved by Zhu Nian.
Since then, Zhu Nian's deeds have been widely spread in the capital, and he has added a reputation for superb cooking skills and talents.
And Zhu Nian's life after that has also quietly changed in this cooking competition, slowly moving forward.