Chapter 37: Fighting vegetables
"Our opponent is Mochizuki Tower, cheer up, don't be afraid, and move forward bravely." Early in the morning, Jinse convened everyone for a mobilization meeting.
It rained last night, and Qian Bao didn't sleep well. He got up too early today, and he was really sleepy, so he lay on the table to make up for sleep.
Xiao Wu tried to wake him up, but was unsuccessful.
"Qian Xiaobao!" Jin Se shouted and scared Qian Bao, "Stand up for me!" ”
"What's the matter, I didn't sleep well yesterday. Fighting vegetables depends on Brother Niu. What do you want me to do? Qian Bao grabbed his hair and said impatiently.
Seeing that Qian Bao didn't care about it, Jin Se pulled his ear and said: "It's about the image of a tavern, everyone present must work hard, and we can't lose face!" ”
"It hurts, it hurts, I know. Let go of the ears of the master. Qian Bao begged for mercy.
Jin Se divided the work for everyone, she was responsible for setting the menu, Niu Xingang was responsible for cooking, Qian Bao was responsible for preparing the ingredients, and Uncle Zhong and others were responsible for tasting the dishes.
"Everyone has worked hard these days, and when the fight is over, I will wrap a red envelope for everyone." With this sentence of Jinse.
Everyone's enthusiasm is unprecedentedly high, and everyone is working hard for the victory of the fight.
Two days passed in a blink of an eye, and the venue of the fighting vegetables was placed in the center of Yangcheng. People from all over the world flocked to watch this unprecedented game.
A huge platform was set up in the center of the city, and the Lan family members were all out to sit closest to the stands to watch the game.
In the center of the stage is the judges' seat, and on both sides are the restaurants that fight dishes.
On one side is the prestigious Mochizuki Tower in Yangcheng, and on the other side is a tavern that has begun to emerge in the past few months.
Who is the No. 1 restaurant in Yangcheng?
Let's wait and see.
There are three judges for today's doucai, one is the old lady of the Lan family, one is the head of the Lan family, and the other is the prefect of Zhao.
There are three rounds of fighting dishes, hot dishes, cold dishes and soups. Each judge has a tile in his hand, and the person with the most cards wins.
The first competition, hot dishes.
Begin!
With the order of Governor Zhao, Niu Xingang and the cooks of Wangyue Tower began to get busy. Qian Bao helped Niu Xingang on stage.
Jin Se was extremely nervous in the audience, which was related to whether she could successfully get the order for the Lan family's birthday banquet. If she can get the order, it will not be far from her to pay off the arrears of 500 taels!
"Don't worry, Niu Xingang's cooking skills are excellent." Zhou Zimu comforted her on the side.
As early as he heard that Niu Xingang was the former imperial chef, he sent someone to find out Niu Xingang's past.
Niu Xingang was once the youngest imperial chef in the palace, but he was kicked out of the palace with a broken leg because he offended Concubine Feng. Concubine Feng asked him to drug the diet of other concubines, but he was unwilling to provoke Concubine Feng.
Niu Xingang is an upright man. The cooking skills are also first-class in the imperial dining room, otherwise Concubine Feng would not have deliberately found him.
The first hot dish was made by Niu Xingang. It was the idea that Jinse gave him.
The so-called golden jade hall is fried corn with pine nuts, which is one of Jinse's favorite dishes in modern times.
Each pine nut is carefully selected by Jinse, and the shelled pine nuts are paired with golden and sweet corn. Supplemented with diced cucumber and carrot.
The color is beautiful and the taste is excellent.
In order to gather these raw materials, Jin Se ran a lot of places. In the end, it was found in Qinglian Zhai.
Jinse's efforts were not in vain, and her modern recipes were perfectly restored by Niu Xingang. The golden hall was loved by the old lady.
The three judges unanimously approved.
The crystal meat of Mochizuki Tower lost to a tavern by one move.
The second course is a cold dish.
The cold dish that Jin Se chose for Niu Xingang is the salad. She is confident in this classic dish.
Serve fresh vegetables with salad and stir well. Delicious, refreshing and nutritious. The only problem was that Jin Se couldn't find the salad dressing, so she had no choice but to let Niu Xingang make sweet and sour sauce instead.
The Mochizuki Tower is made of glutinous rice lotus.
In the face of green vegetables, the head of the Lan family prefers the sweet and greasy glutinous rice lotus root of Mochizuki Tower.
In the second round of the competition, there were two brands in a tavern and three brands in Mochizuki Tower. Mochizuki Lou wins!
The final game became the most crucial game.
The owner of the gambling house saw the business opportunity and had already gambled early, betting on which of the Moon Tower and Youjia Tavern could win.
People are more optimistic about the newly famous Tavern. For a while, the emotions of the audience on the stage were ignited, and everyone cheered for their favorite restaurant!
Jin Se, who was infected, couldn't help but shout for Niu Xingang: "Come on, Brother Niu, come on!" ”
Zhou Zimu also cheered on the side.
Third round, tiebreaker, soup!
The soup of Mochizuki Tower is a famous tide pigeon swallowing swallow. It is known as the world's first soup. With a pigeon that has just been born for 20 days, put the high-grade official swallow into the pigeon's belly and stew it in water.
The soup has the deliciousness of pigeon and the fragrance of bird's nest. It's a pity that the head of the Lan family has drunk more than once in Mochizuki Tower, and he didn't give the brand.
Mochizuki Tower only got two cards, and now it only takes a tavern to get three cards to win.
It's the turn of a tavern! For this victory, Jin Se has made a bloody investment. She knew that if she was going to play in the third round, she had to win.
For this third round of soup, she made an exception for Niu Xingang to be his best Buddha jumping over the wall. It cost her a lot of money just to prepare all the materials.
There are dozens of raw materials such as abalone, fish maw, shark fin, scallops, fish lips, pigeon eggs, hoof tips, pork ribs, etc.
The raw materials are simmered for more than ten hours with broth, cooking wine, and simmering. The stewed flavor is delicious and delicious.
Niu Xingang's Buddha jumping over the wall that he had prepared was divided into three parts, packed in a wine jar, and served in front of the three judges.
Before eating, the fragrance and appearance of Buddha jumping over the wall attracted the attention of the judges.
"This dish is called Buddha jumping over the wall, also known as Fu Shouquan. Please enjoy it. Niu Xingang said confidently.
This is his best dish, and he made it for His Majesty when he was in the palace. After eating it, His Majesty also praised him for his good work, and rewarded him with silver.
"Fu Shouquan, this name is good." The old lady complimented. She took the lead in picking up the soup spoon and scooped a spoonful to taste.
With so many ingredients mixed together, the old lady had never drunk such a special soup. She smiled and held up the sign in her hand and whispered, "Very good." ”
The head of the Lan family and the prefect of Zhao also drank it one after another. The head of the Lan family is okay, after all, he has also eaten a lot of delicacies from the mountains and seas. Although the taste is good, he is still calm: "It's pretty good." ”
Governor Zhao couldn't sit still, his speed of drinking the soup increased significantly, and he couldn't help but shout in his mouth: "It's delicious, it's delicious." ”
In the end, the prefect of Zhao and the head of the Lan family both raised signs. There is a tavern that wins with three votes!
"Great!" Lan Yuyan, who was sitting in the audience, applauded Jinse. She got up and wanted to go to Jinse to congratulate her.
Jin Se was so excited that she had already gotten carried away, she took Zhou Zimu's hand: "We won!" ”
Governor Zhao stood up and announced loudly: "The winner of this fight is Chef Niu Xingang from a tavern!" ”
The people who bet on a tavern to win cheered loudly, while those who bet on Mochizuki Lou to win all lost money. For a while, happy or angry people were noisy on stage.
The old lady was also very happy, and she wanted to say a few words about Daoxi.
But with one mouth, a mouthful of blood spit out.
The old lady vomited blood, and everyone present panicked. The head of the Lan family was the calmest, and he said in a loud voice: "Come and ask for a doctor!" ”
Seeing that the old lady vomited blood, Governor Zhao was also frightened, it couldn't be poisoning, right? When he thought of what the old lady had eaten just now, he was so frightened that cold sweat broke out.
The doctor of the infirmary was soon invited, and after carefully examining the old lady, he found that the old lady had indeed been poisoned.
"This poison is called Sanrisan. Colorless and odorless, it is impossible to notice. Fortunately, the toxicity is not deep, and it can be treated in time if it is found. The doctor's words made everyone shiver.
poisoned the old lady on such an important day in the Lan family, this person is extremely vicious. It must be severely punished!
The old lady was poisoned after drinking the Buddha jumping over the wall in a tavern, and Niu Xingang became the first object of suspicion.
For the sake of safety, the doctor also checked the pulse of the head of the Lan family and the prefect of Zhao, and the two were not poisoned. This matter is directed at Mrs. Lan alone.
The silver needle tested the poison, and the soup was indeed poisoned. Governor Zhao gave an order, and quickly caught Niu Xingang.
"Your Excellency has wronged!" Aunt Niu didn't expect her son to become a suspect in poisoning.
Anxious, she had to shout: "I heard that it was Miss Zhuang who entered the tavern kitchen!" ”
The scene suddenly fell silent, and everyone's eyes were on Jinse.