Chapter 52: Autumn Colors in the Lotus Pond
At this time, there are already chefs who have walked to the edge of the vegetable shelf to pick up the ingredients and prepare to cook. Lin Miao also walked over, and she picked a good lotus root, a green broccoli, a red carrot, some white glutinous rice, and some side dishes.
Returning to his stove position, Lin Miao washed all kinds of ingredients. Then cut the lotus root into thick and thin slices, the thin slices are as thin as cicada wings, and you can't see the trace when you put them in the water. After the thick slices are cut, Lin Miao boils the water in the pot, then turns the heat to low, puts the thick lotus root slices on the steaming grid, puts glutinous rice and a little sugar in the lotus root eyes of each lotus root slice, fills the lotus root eyes, and then covers the lid and starts steaming.
Next, she cut the carrots into petals, leaving a small branch like a flower stem at the bottom of each petal. The green broccoli is broken into small florets, and the garnishes and condiments are all prepared. Then, bring the water to a boil and blanch the carrot petals and broccoli first.
Then, Lin Miao picked up the green side dishes, cut the leaves into small round shapes, and then inserted the blanched carrot petals on them, so that a beautiful water lily was formed. After all the carrot petals have turned into water lilies, the previously steamed lotus root slices are also steamed.
Lin Miao washed the pot, set up a stove to make a fire, and moistened the pot with oil. When the oil is seven minutes hot, stir-fry the condiments, then stir-fry the thin lotus root slices, after the break, add the blanched broccoli, and then turn off the heat, so that the residual temperature in the pot continues to mix the fragrance of the dish evenly.
She took out a large white porcelain plate, used chopsticks to put the steamed thick lotus root slices at the bottom of the plate, and then put the fried thin lotus root slices out of the pot and put them on the plate, the green broccoli was all placed on the outer circle of the dish, and the water lilies made of carrot petals were placed on the top. The audience, who hadn't seen the doorway clearly, suddenly realized at this moment that what she was going to do was a dish that showed the autumn colors of the lotus pond! Eat lotus root in autumn, and the taste of autumn lotus root is the most delicious.
At this time, Li Yuanming's carving is almost completed, his dish is carved with carrots, only to see the red carrots are carved into a high mountain, the maple trees on the high mountain are all over the field, a winding avenue spirals down the high mountain, leading to the foot of the mountain, there is a carriage at the foot of the mountain, and a person is also carved on the carriage, the robe is long and hairy, lifelike. The entire surface of the dish is drizzled with a layer of honey, which makes the dish look shiny and appetizing.
The two chefs of the third group were the first to finish, and the junior of the field service store hurriedly reported their dishes to the judges.
The four judges first tasted Lin Miao's dishes. Before tasting, Tang Jingliang reconfirmed their title: autumn.
"Lin Miao, please explain the meaning of your dish, how does it interpret the topic of autumn?" Tang Jingliang took a look at Lin Miao's dishes, looked up and asked her with a smile.
"Back to the soup kitchen, my dish, the dish is called Lotus Pond Autumn Color, the surrounding broccoli surrounds a pond, in which the lotus root represents that this pond is a lotus pond, on which there are carrots carved into water lilies, water lilies underneath, and steamed glutinous rice lotus roots, symbolizing the bleak lotus pond below, is the harvest of abundance in autumn."
As soon as Lin Miao finished speaking, Chef Tang laughed happily, "Then your dish should be called Lotus Pond Autumn Harvest!" ”
Lin Miao hurriedly bowed down and blessed him, and said sweetly, "Thank you for the name." ”
As he was talking, Zhang Liankai had already picked up the chopsticks, put a piece of lotus root into his mouth, he chewed it carefully, and kept nodding his head, "Use lotus root to make two different flavors, the stir-fried lotus root is crispy and delicious, and the steamed lotus root is soft and sticky to the teeth, which is really ingenious and creative." After speaking, he picked up a piece of broccoli and put it in his mouth, and nodded while chewing, "The taste of broccoli itself has been completely retained, the fragrance is light and elegant, and the taste of lotus root complements each other, making people seem to have a beautiful autumn picture in front of their eyes." ”
From the beginning of the game to the present, I have never seen Zhang Liankai say so much. Tang Jingliang couldn't help but pick up a piece and put it in his mouth, and suddenly, he was stunned. A picture from many years ago came to mind, at that time, as an imperial chef, he paid a private visit with the emperor's micro-service, and when he passed through the water town in the south of the Yangtze River, he was blocked by the drizzle and stayed in a private courtyard. Next to the courtyard, there is a large lotus pond, which is the source of livelihood for the family. It was autumn, and the family was picking lotus roots in the lotus pond, and although it was drizzling, it did not affect their enthusiasm for harvesting at all. The drizzle knocked on the residual lotus, and the people who picked lotus roots sang loudly while working hard, and a moving picture of the grand event Antai was deeply imprinted in the mind of the soup kitchen.
Tang Jingliang couldn't help but hum in a low voice, at that time, the people who picked lotus roots sang the ballad, "In the late summer, the lotus leaves and flowers are wrong, the lady is a fragrant shuttle, the lotus seeds are long and shaken down, the autumn rain is fine, the autumn water is full of veins, and the lotus root is in the mud, who does it know?" ”
The other three judges listened to Tang Jingliang's imperial chef humming a song, and they all picked up the utensils around him and played with him. Zhang Liankai held chopsticks, one in each of his left and right hands, and struck each other. Zhao Zhiying took the soup spoon and tapped it on the soup bowl with the rhythm. Liu Heyu directly slapped his palm on the table with the rhythm.
After Tang Jingliang's song was finished, everyone applauded warmly. Liu Wanfu's shopkeeper also smiled and catered to him, "The four of you are really amazing in this song, you are not only excellent in cooking, but also in this song!" ”
Tang Jingliang hurriedly waved his hand, "Shopkeeper Liu praised it falsely, we can't afford it." By the way, Chef Zhao and Chef Liu haven't tasted it yet, you two can also try it, see how Lin Yatou's dish is doing? ”
When Zhao Zhiying and Liu Heyu heard this, they both picked up chopsticks and put a mouthful into their mouths.
"Hmmm! It's delicious, crispy, sweet and soft, with all tastes, this dish is pleasant, and it fits the artistic conception of the topic very well, I will definitely vote for her. After Zhao Zhiying finished speaking, she took the lead in casting her own vote.
"Hmmm! It's delicious, especially the steamed glutinous rice lotus root below, the crisp and tender lotus root, the sweetness of the glutinous rice, each taking its own strengths, making people unsatisfied! After speaking, Liu Heyu also voted for Lin Miao.
Needless to say, Tang Jingliang and Zhang Liankai voted for Lin Miao.
Li Yuanming, who was on the side, saw this battle, and his face changed. This girl's dish was unanimously voted on by the four judges, and even if her dish got all four votes, it was only a tie with her. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel sweat in his head and his palms tremble slightly.
Then, the eyes of the four judges all focused on Li Yuanming's dish.
"Oh! Could this dish be it" Tang Jingliang's eyes widened in surprise.
"Far up the cold mountain stone path slope, there are people in Baiyunsheng. Parking sits in love with the maple forest in the evening, and the frost leaves are red in February. Chef Zhao Zhiying continued.
As soon as these words came out, the four judges were stunned.
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