Chapter Seventy-Eight: Show Your Talents
() Next is the Three Kingdoms Food Competition, three countries, there are three cooking points built outside the main hall, people from each country are preparing for the time, and the judges are representatives from each country to participate, the competition is not divided into rankings, only the best one is selected.
For the sake of fairness, all dishes must not be marked with the chef, that is, they are served on the tableware selected by the competition, and no one knows who made it.
There are only three types of competitions, and in the order in which ordinary people eat, first the soup, then the main course, and finally the noodles and desserts.
Soup, Gu didn't participate too much, just helped the imperial chef to get started, her ability is to be shown on the main course and dessert, so she is not ready to participate in the early stage.
The soup prepared by Luo Guo is called Dragon and Phoenix Four Divine Soup, which uses meat snakes and wild pheasants raised by special people as dragon and phoenix, plus four flavors of excellent medicinal herbs stewed medicinal soup.
The head of the imperial dining room is a middle-aged man, thoughtful, and he has been watching in the palace for many years, and he is a very thoughtful and humble person, so Baili Muyan will agree to let him be in charge of today's competition.
All dishes are tried by the chef to decide whether to serve them or not, as well as their quantity, and in order.
Gu is in charge of the appetizers, this time is to use her soaked white radish and carrot, both carving, the winter pear is very refreshing, first use the white pear to core, carve a big pear flower, and then use the white radish carved into petals superimposed, carnished as the center of the flower.
After Zhou Yuchang tasted it, he thought it was very good, and the sweet and sour taste was suitable for appetizing, so it was served with the dragon and phoenix four god soup.
The dishes were served throughout the feast, and then the ministers and kings were served in turn, and the judges and kings would choose the best portion.
After the three soups were served, Baili Muyan's eyes fell on the pear blossoms, and he picked them up and tasted them, and sure enough, he made them.
Baili Zhengde saw his actions and went to taste it, it was delicious, but why did he see a feeling of happiness on his brother's face?
At this time, the other party's soup was also given, and after Zhou Kuchang tasted it, his brows furrowed together.
Everyone waited with bated breath for his evaluation, whether it was good or bad?
"What's wrong, sir?" The deputy chief asked.
"They use the same ingredients." Zhou Quan opened his mouth with some doubts.
"It's just a soup, and it's normal to think of the same." The deputy chief comforted.
"The main ingredients in the soup are the same, but even the appetizers sent are the same, and each ingredient is a little more thoughtful than mine, our spiced beef is fresh tender beef, they use herbs beef cattle, our medicinal soup, mainly nourishing, but they add mint to the beef."
The deputy chief was ready to ask again, opened his mouth and closed it again, this matter is actually very simple, it was plagiarized, and it was surpassed, now it is not the reason for being copied, the other party may still be prepared for the next game, and the worst result is that each dish will be squeezed a chip.
The chief lowered his head and thought for a while, the meal was finished, and the results had already come out, but he would not announce until the end, and if he continued, it was likely that he would not be ranked in the end.
"Miss Gu, you can do it next."
"Ahh Gu was stunned directly, she didn't expect to hold up a banquet by herself!
"You are Mu Wangye's person, and you haven't communicated with us before, this time the dish leak must be the people around us, Miss Gu, although the competition is not ranked, but the matter between Luo Guo and Jin Guoyun Guo, you should be able to understand." Zhou Quan said seriously.
"Miss Gu, if it is not completed, you and I will be considered to be against the holy will!" The deputy chief looked at her anxiously.
She understands their worries, the emperor is like a tiger, the emperor's face is much more important than ordinary people, this kind of competition, plus the imperial power, is a holy decree in ancient times, it can't be completed, everyone is ugly, there is no friendship first and competition second, not to mention, Bai Li still owes her a secret.
"I don't know much about imperial food, and I ask Chief Zhou for more advice."
Gu said humbly, no matter how innovative she is, the royal family may not understand the things, so she still needs their opinions.
"There's Miss Laogu. Everyone listens, no matter who this matter has to do with it, if you lose this competition, no one will be punished! Zhou Kuchang changed his calm just now, and took out the majesty of the imperial chef, and everyone else knelt on the ground in response.
Next is the main dish, Gu discussed it with Zhou Yuchang, the original prepared dishes, the ingredients can continue to be used, but the method will change.
There are more seafood in Jinguo, Yunguo is southern, and the dishes are sweet, so she plans to use their methods to make them, combining the characteristics of Luoguo.
There are five dishes in the imperial cuisine, simmered deer tendon in a casserole, sliced suckling pig, braised bear's paws, diced black chicken, and five-spiced prawns with longevity.
Gu changed the deer tendon and venison to charcoal-grilled type, but the fruit wood was used, plus the prepared honey sauce, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, sweet and spicy taste, named golden crispy venison.
Sliced suckling pig continues to be used, but as a platter, there are suckling pig slices, fresh fish fillets, tender rabbit meat, duck breast, plus squid rolls, arranged into a round silk fan, the middle of the fan is the word longevity, named, five blessings round longevity.
Bear's paw does not need to be boiled in vain, the bear's paw is steamed with the chicken soup of Shouwu stewed chicken, put wild honey on top, and the swallow's liver is used to arrange the plate, the bear's paw is steamed with beeswax, the juice slips off the bird's nest, and some shochu is added on top when serving, ignited, named, and a palm of the world.
Finally, two more crab meat double bamboo shoots were added, and dragon boat osmanthus fish.
After these dishes were passed on, everyone was relieved, they were so busy just now, seeing the dishes sent by the other party, Zhou Kuchang shook his head, sure enough, it was the menu just now, although the method was different, but the ingredients were the ones just now, which was a fine version.
"It's good to change the menu." The deputy chief wiped the sweat from his head, almost, the soup is repeated, but if it is all the same, it is difficult to explain.
The rest of the desserts and snacks, Zhou Kuchang can still deal with it, and after taking care of the fact that he was already tired just now, the little dessert is going to make a very simple one.
Gu asked Xiao Duo to take out the egg white, then add flour and sugar, and finally her secret weapon, the piping bag, she made the front mouth into a five-petal flower shape, and after squeezing it out, Uncle Ding used a small needle to pick out the pattern of the petals.
After it is done, it is simply roasted in the oven, and the brown pastry is made into a branch, and after it is baked, it is sprinkled with a little white sugar on the top, like a frost flower, and it is also like a plum tree full of snowflakes.
Another feature of this dessert is that because the egg whites are frothy and finally squeezed out and baked, the inside is not solid, but fluffy and melts in your mouth, like snowflakes.