Chapter 18 [Second Match]
Han Jiang was lying on the bed, feeling very lonely, he was a little envious of Dalong and others, who had brothers and relatives. But he was alone.
Hanjiang tossed and turned, tomorrow is the second stage of the God of Food Competition, and I don't know what questions the jury will make, and it's also nerve-wracking to think about, so I simply drunk myself and fell asleep.
Early morning. Han Jiang patted his somewhat drowsy head and said to himself: "You can't drink too much of this wine, I have a terrible headache." β
I had to get up from the bed, grab the dragon slayer knife and go out.
came to the outside of the imperial city, but at this time the imperial gate was closed, and there were soldiers standing at the door.
There were only twenty participants in this game, waiting outside the door, at this time-for-tat, with a sword hidden in their eyes.
The one who never took off his mask rested in the stall.
Han Jiang walked over and said to him, "Where is this brother from here?" β
"Don't ask what you shouldn't."
He said unrelentingly: "Can you tell me your name and where you are studying?" β
"Don't ask what you shouldn't."
Han Jiang smiled slightly: "Well, I wanted to get to know Brother Ren and discuss cooking skills together, but now it seems that there is no need." β
The masked man said coldly, "Discuss with me that you are not worthy." β
"Okay, let's compete on the field, give you a word of advice, don't be blindly arrogant." Han Jiang looked at him and said.
The two of them dispersed without panic.
The gate of the imperial city opened, and a little father-in-law shouted to these people: "There must be no mistake in announcing the entry of the contestants." β
The venue has become smaller, there are only twenty operating tables left, and the jury on the stage is still the same three people, and the audience has no civil and military officials.
I don't know what was covered with a red cloth on the stage, and I couldn't guess what it was.
The 'Duang' gong sounded, and the voice of Gong Chi sounded: "This competition has been decided, and the topic has been decided. β
"That's the title."
The red cloth was pulled and the plaque read "Tricolor Dish".
Chi Gonggong said: "This is the topic of this time, the three-color dish is actually very simple, that is, there are three colors in the dish, the jury will look at its spirit, smell its fragrance, taste its taste to score, only five contestants can stay to participate in the next game, the contestants are now ready, the competition is about to begin." β
The players on the field were silent, thinking about their own problems.
The jury began to discuss.
"Although the topic is simple, it is also a test of the basic skills of the chef." Liu Wuji said.
"They have the basics, but I don't know how they match the tricolor." Wen Hua touched his chin and said.
Embry added: "I'm looking forward to the taste of their dishes, only food can enter my mouth." β
Han Jiang's head flashed to count the dishes, but this time the ingredients were provided by the palace, and there were not many vegetables in the Tang Dynasty, simple and common sunflower, weed, leek, woad, and camellia. Now there are also spinach, lettuce, white ling, and edible mushrooms.
In a flash of inspiration, why not make dumplings, which are divided into three types: green, yellow and white. Shrimp, pork, lettuce are trapped.
What to use as a dipping sauce, most of the sauces are used in contemporary times, but most of them are unsatisfactory, and the sauces need to be marinated and take a long time to make.
Han Jiang scolded with a smile: "Why am I so stupid, why bother with dipping sauce, wouldn't it be good to wrap him in dumplings together." β
Soon Hanjiang finished selecting the ingredients, flour, spinach, pork, shrimp, lettuce, pork skin, white ling, and various spices. The first thing is to boil the pork skin, boil out the collagen in the pig skin, the soup becomes thick white, some fragrant, take out the boiled pork skin, add seasoning for seasoning.
Add the silky white ling, the white water is an aquatic plant, the taste is extremely delicious, the two aromas collide together instantly, the fragrance has the taste of lake water, the aroma is permeated in the air, people smell a startle, and the mood is good. Set aside for cooling, and make jelly.
Shrimp head peel shell to take meat, each shrimp is carefully selected, large, medium and small a pile of spare, pork lettuce with trap divided into three parts, each part of the large, medium and small shrimp.
Add water to the dough and knead it slowly, beating and pressing repeatedly to make the dough more compact, and the surface is as delicate as satin. Mix the dough and add spinach juice to make the dough emerald green.
Hanjiang rolled the skin with one hand, and wrapped a dumpling with the other hand instantly, and after a while, three kinds of dumplings were wrapped, and each dumpling was added to the skin jelly, two white and one green.
One white steamed, one white fried, one green boiled. Put it on the plate, and the little father-in-law next to him brought it to the jury and commented.
None of the three judges had a single color, and Epiway asked, "Why didn't there be a dip?" β
"Back to my lord, I don't need to dip the sauce for what I make." Hanjiang Road.
"Oh, what are their names?"
"White as a pearl, called pearl dumplings. Green as jade, it is jade dumplings. The yellow with red is the flame dumpling. Han Jiang replied.
"Then let's taste it."
Embroway picked up the jade dumplings, smelled it, there is a smell of grass, very comfortable, a bite down, the juice flows out from the corner of the mouth, the taste in the air gives people a sense of impact, smooth and tender, the juice is delicious, the skin is flexible, and for a time Embric's face showed a satisfied color. After tasting them one by one, I was full of praise for the taste and aroma.
Liu Wuji said: "It's really good, but the three dishes you make are three colors and this ......"
"Look at the trap in the dumplings."
Red, white and green are intertwined, which is very beautiful.
Wen Hua said: "There is a lot of goodness inside, just enjoy the deliciousness, I didn't notice this detail, it's good." β
Han Jiang hugged his fists and retreated.
The competition is coming to an end, the dishes are almost the same, the jury scored each one in their hearts, the competition is getting more and more fierce, and the jury wants to discuss.
The players did not leave the scene, and some people whispered eagerly.
"Hey, do you think your one has a chance?"
"There are still opportunities, we can select among the hundreds of people, there is no doubt that they will all be masters, and we must have confidence in ourselves."
"That's right, wait for the results."
βDuang~β
"After the final decision of the jury, the following five people can stay for the next performance."
Gonggong Chi glanced at the people on the field and said: "Yu Hua, Zhang Kui, Chen Hu, Han Jiang, and Shen Tubing, the five of them will participate in the next game in a month, and they will prepare the ingredients by themselves and be tasted by the Tang envoy himself." β
Hearing the news, the five of them frowned, a month to prepare the ingredients, too many things can happen in a month, no one wants to delay for so long, if the rules are not set, they will not change, and everyone left.
Hanjiang returned to the small courtyard and saw that the yard had become very clean, and the quilt was taken out to dry. And the three clothes are tattered, but they are neat and unusual. Busy cleaning.
Seeing Han Jiang coming back, he hurriedly bowed and saluted, "Shopkeeper Han, you are back." β
"You did it." Han Jiang asked suspiciously.
"The shopkeeper is still satisfied."
"Yes, keep it up." He took out some money from his bosom and threw it to him, saying, "Go buy some clothes, you can't wear this." β
The three of them were about to refute, but they immediately hurriedly thanked them.