66 Rip off the chicken
The judges who stood up looked at Li Yan, so that they could watch more carefully.
Li Yan was immersed in his own goosebumps.
I saw that Li Yan's hand movements were steady, and he began to take the part of the chicken wings.
Li Yan changed to a smaller knife, short and capable, and the blade was very sharp.
Li Yan cut the connection between the chicken wings and the chicken body, and then twisted the chicken wings very lightly, and quickly pulled out the big bones of the chicken wings.
Seeing Li Yan's easy operation, the five judges all looked at each other.
There seems to be a certain insight between their eyes, and this insight unifies the answer through their eyes.
Speaking:
"Yes, good knife skills."
"Few young people can reproduce this dish, because the chicken skin is very difficult to take."
Everyone else nodded in agreement.
"That's right, this dish is a test of patience and care."
Several of the judges were not very familiar with each other.
Because of Li Yan's dish, there were more topics between them in an instant.
Li Yan took out the chicken wings, processed the chicken wings, and then peeled them down.
Let the chicken skin slowly rip off with its own texture.
Li Yan pulled the chicken skin and used a knife to cut the fascia connecting the chicken skin and chicken to ensure that the chicken skin was intact.
It was quickly processed, and it followed the chicken body to the chicken thigh.
The chicken skin is taken out as if it has been undressed, and the chicken leg is taken out directly.
When it reaches the junction of the chicken butt vertebrae, cut it directly with a knife.
In this way, a whole whole chicken skin is taken out.
Looking at the chicken that Li Yan placed on the plate, from head to toe, there was not a single hole.
Several judges looked at the whole goosebump, and the nerves on their faces were in disbelief.
Unexpectedly, Li Yan's speed of taking chicken skins was a full hour faster than they expected, and the judges were amazed.
Tut Tu said in amazement:
"This chicken skin is so beautiful."
"That's right, it's very complete, look at this shape, it's a lively chicken again."
"Li Yan's knife work is really good."
"Today's young people are really powerful."
Soon the three-and-a-half-hour preparation was over.
It's time to serve.
The host said:
"After three and a half hours of intense competition, all 10 chefs have finally finished their dishes, and now it's time for the tasting and scoring session."
"Now let's have our staff bring Chef No. 1's dish to the judges' table."
Li Yan's 'Palace Eight Treasure Chicken' has been loaded into the plate and covered with the lid.
The people in the audience were saying:
"Li Yan's dish is definitely the first place."
"Definitely the first place, when I saw Li Yan on the plate just now, the shape of that chicken was really good-looking."
"It's so good, it smells so good, if I can take a bite, how satisfying."
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Li Yan's dish was already on the tasting table.
The staff was about to lift the lid on Li Yan's dish.
Judge No. 5 walked quickly to the table, quickly stopped him, and said:
"Let's lift the lid ourselves."
Several other judges, hearing this, instantly understood the thoughts of judge No. 5.
Said:
"Such a perfect dish, this is the first appearance after it comes out of the pot, I am looking forward to it."
Because they are looking forward to taking a look and seeing if the chickens are deformed.
The ingenuity of this dish lies in the shape of the chicken.
Just take the skin well, but do not fill the filling, and the appearance of the chicken is deformed or dented after it comes out of the pot.
So the judges had to 'unbox' themselves.
With that, the other judges all stood up.
As he walked to the tasting table, he said:
"Today is from beginning to end to see the practice of the imperial dishes of the palace, although I haven't seen the details, just these knife techniques, it is already very rare."
"Yes, this dish, the knife technique is the best, and then there is the order of feeding in the chicken skin, every scene should be carefully recorded, but it's a pity that this is an imperial kitchen dish, and some details will not be displayed at will."
After saying that, I felt a little regretful and felt that it was a pity.
Another judge also smashed his mouth and said with some meaning:
"Of course, there are many details that will not be easily seen, and even if you see it, it is useless to do it in the same order, these dishes are so precious, this is the meaning of family inheritance."
After listening to this, the other judge quickly nodded and said in agreement:
"That's right, this is not an ordinary street stir-fry, every family chef has its own set of recipes."
After saying this, the other four judges all smiled and nodded.
Judge No. 5 was looking forward to Li Yan's dish and couldn't wait to take a look, keeping his eyes on the plate containing the dish.
Speaking:
"That's the essence."
After speaking, the 5 judges gathered around the dish, all wanting to see what it looked like after it came out of the pot and whether it was deformed.
Judge No. 3 looked at the other judges, and after confirming that it was uncovered, he slowly lifted the lid.
The fragrance that spread out in an instant lingered in the noses of the judges, full of the fresh aroma of chicken.
The taste buds of the five judges have been deeply attracted by Li Yan's dish.
It is worthy of the palace recipe, and the taste instantly conquers people's taste buds.
Looking at the appearance of this 'palace Babao chicken', it is simply a divine product.
Visually stunning, the tempting whole fat chicken in this plate, from the head to the chicken thigh, to the chicken butt, so perfect.
The chicken skin does not have any holes, and the chicken skin is supported by the filling inside, and it looks very tight.
It attracted the eyes of the judges, and they were reluctant to remove it from the chicken.
At this time, the audience next to the judges' seat smelled the fragrance and said in surprise:
"It smells so good, I smell hungry."
"The smell of this chicken is so fragrant, the fragrance can float so far, it is so fragrant."
After speaking, he closed his eyes, enjoyed the appearance, and smelled the fragrance wafting in.
"Yes, the judges have praised it, they are all chefs of the big hotel, they praise it so much, the chicken must taste delicious."
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The chicken made by Li Yan has a complete skin and looks very tender, and with the filling inside, the chicken is instantly full.
I can't help but want to take a bite quickly, but I am reluctant to cut this chicken, which is so beautiful.
At this time, Judge No. 5 held back his saliva and said in a tone of discussion with other chefs:
"Such a good recipe for the imperial kitchen, let's cut it open and taste it while it's hot."
Judge No. 5 was asking for other people's opinions, after all, this dish is so exquisite.
It is necessary to seek the consent of everyone before proceeding with the cutting.
After speaking, the judges all looked at each other, and said with a smile in their eyes:
"That's right, let's try it while it's hot."
The judges are already a little impatient to eat this imperial kitchen dish.
After dividing it, everyone ate the Babao chicken on their own plates.
Just after the five judges finished eating, everyone's faces were filled with expressions of satisfaction and happiness.
Although the audience didn't eat Li Yan's food, they couldn't help drooling when they looked at the expressions of the judges on the stage and the fragrance of the palace Babao chicken.
At this time, one of the judges spoke:
"This Imperial Kitchen dish is really not an ordinary dish."
"This taste is very unusual, I have never eaten such a dish, and it is full of flavor."
The judges expressed their opinions and continued to eat.
"The softness of this chicken and the softness of the glutinous rice are delicious."
"This Babao chicken is full of meat and fragrance, especially the taste of adding salted egg yolk, which is very dense and perfectly matched, a very good dish."
"This tastes so good, one bite will leave a fragrant taste."
The No. 3 judge was shocked and frightened when he ate Li Yan's dish, this dish was at least twice as delicious as his own cooking.
Judge No. 3 just simply commented on the fragrance, other tastes and aromas, can't make more comments, after all, he is also the heir of the imperial kitchen, and he can't elevate others and lower himself.
The audience saw the judges' expressions of enjoyment and began to discuss:
"This fragrance has reached me, it's so fragrant."
After saying that, he smashed his mouth and wanted to take a bite of that chicken.
"Yes, I saw the judges so intoxicated, if only I could take a bite."
"This taste, just smelling it, makes people appetizing, and the judges are so happy to be able to eat such delicious dishes."
After tasting the first course, the host continued:
"Next, ask the staff to serve Chef No. 2's dishes."