When many people think of British food, they think of "dark cuisine" such as stargazing, but in fact, even after the decline of food culture, the UK still has some top-notch cuisine that can be admired.

Wellington steak, a fairly traditional British dish, is also known as the most elegant of British dishes.

However, just like the Benedict eggs Elena had done before. Although Wellington steak originated in Europe, it was developed in the United States, and most of the official documentation of Wellington steak was first found in the United States.

For a long time, there were no top international chefs in the UK – and it wasn't until two years later, when a Scottish restaurant chef named Gordon Ramsay in the non-magical world began to change that.

By the time Elena crossed over, Gordon Ramsay had not only become the first Scottish chef to win three Michelin stars, but also owned 28 top restaurants with a total of 14 Michelin stars, and he himself became the top chef with the highest personal value and annual income in the non-magical world.

Gordon Ramsay's most famous dish, and his first famous dish, is the Wellington steak that Elena is now trying to recreate in the Hogwarts kitchen - because of the sophistication, complexity and deliciousness of Wellington, it is also known as one of the hellish dishes that test the chef's skill.

"Wow, what is this?!Just, it's delicious!"

"It's so beautiful, Elena, you're amazing. ”

After Potions class ended, it was almost time for lunch.

Harry and Hermione, who were already hungry, didn't dwell too much on Elena's strange "birthday wishes", and quickly focused on the steak that the silver-haired little Lori had brought out.

The golden puff pastry wraps around the outermost part of the steak, and when you cut it open, you can see that the puff pastry is stuffed with tempting shreds, and underneath the mushroom crumbles, the pink filet mignon has a juicy and delicious visual impact.

What goes further than the visual enjoyment is the progressive variety of flavors in the mouths of these steaks, which almost instantly completely subverts Hermione and Harry's perception of steaks.

"Well, what else? Do you have any other opinions or feelings?"

Elena crossed her arms and looked at the two friends in front of her with satisfaction, and her heart was full of a sense of accomplishment.

Even Hermione, who has always been a little reserved, quickly let go of her ladylike temperament and chewed it in a big gulp when faced with such a delicacy. Harry, who had never eaten anything particularly good at the Dursleys since he was a child, was eager to grow an extra mouth or two hands to help him eliminate food faster.

"It's delicious!

"Is this really a steak? God, I think it was so ...... before."

As a qualified chef, Elena doesn't take the liberty of bringing an entirely new dish to the tables of the four Hogwarts houses without trying it out.

Before the official supply can be completed, the basic tasting session is naturally essential.

There is no doubt that Harry and Hermione, who had just left the Potions classroom, were very lucky to be Elena's first test subjects. However, to Elena's speechlessness, these two little British guys don't seem to have any opinions at all except for the deliciousness.

But even Hermione Granger, who is a little more well-off, will be difficult to find any top-notch restaurants at this point in time - after all, it is only the end of 1991, and it is still almost a decade before the re-emergence of food confidence in the UK.

"Forget it, you can eat in peace......"

Elena shook her head helplessly, ignoring Harry Potter and Hermione Granger, who were making a fuss because they had never seen the world, and carefully cut off a piece of Wellington steak with a dinner knife and stuffed it into her mouth, and then frowned with some dissatisfaction.

"Still failed, the gravy didn't lock in completely, and the puff pastry was damp. ”

"And...... The steak also seems to be a little overcooked, a little too cooked and lacks that smooth and tender feeling. ”

The most authentic Wellington steak has to be crispy and intact with a crispy and full puff pastry, the mushroom sauce in the middle needs to be dry and flavorful, and the fillet (a steak made with a certain thickness of beef tenderloin) at the heart must be three ripe to have an attractive pink color, and the meat is rich, soft and smooth, and the three must be tightly connected without gaps.

One of the most difficult dishes in the world to make, Wellington's steak is one of the most difficult to cook in two ways: how to effectively prevent the gravy from soaking into the puff pastry, and the other is that you can't see how raw the meat is, so you have to rely on experience.

Strictly speaking, if the puff pastry is slightly wet or the beef is overripe, it is a failure.

"Looks like magic isn't everything. ”

Elena nodded thoughtfully.

You know, in order to speed up the formation time of the steak, she asked the house-elves at Hogwarts to use a little "little magic" to shorten the Wellington steak, which originally took nearly an hour to prepare, to fifteen minutes.

The result of this is that both the dryness of the mushrooms and the blockade of the gravy are somewhat unsatisfactory, or even a little worse, and the puff pastry is completely powdered except for the most superficial crispiness.

The most important thing is that, due to the consequentialist nature of magic, it is obvious that house-elves, who adhere to the idea that cooking food is the completion of cooking, will not deliberately control the degree of rawness of the steak inside when they apply magic.

This is also the biggest test that Elena will have to face as the head chef of the Hogwarts kitchen.

There is no doubt that house-elves are more than capable of being the assistant chef of any star chef, and the breakfast of the past few days has proved that once they understand the basics, with the help of magic, they can achieve a replication rate of more than 90% for a dish, and maybe even 100% or even 120%......

However, the premise is that Elena must be able to show them what a successful sample looks like, or be able to accurately describe and define what the perfect form looks like - in other words, she must try to make herself a star chef like Ramsay before she can "invite" those chefs to Hogwarts.

"Burleigh, I may need to stock up on a batch of Muggle world kitchen supplies, and I should be able to do that this weekend, right?"

Elena tapped her fingers on the workbench, looked down at the house-elf who had been standing not far in front of her, and said solemnly with her fingers.

"I need a batch of plastic wrap, I need a quick refrigerated ice cellar, and we also need to replenish the kitchen with traditional English mustard and source a batch of Parma ham......"

"Ice cellars, spices, hams, these are all right, just put them on the purchase list. But—"

The house-elf Burleigh nodded earnestly, and while taking out the small notebook he had with him and jotting it down carefully (it was a new habit it had developed these days, so that it could be used to keep track of Elena's requests at any time), he suddenly paused, raised his head and looked at Elena with a bitter face.

"Chef, that plastic wrap you are talking about seems to be something unique to the Muggle world. We house-elves can't go to the non-magical world to buy this thing, so ......"

"I see, I'll leave that to me. Elena raised an eyebrow and smiled inscrutablely.

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Woo~

There is only one chapter today, and I will be working overtime to settle the bill these days, and I will be able to explode from next week!

It should be ~, right?