Chapter 125: The True Secret Recipe
While the chefs appeared on the stage, the audience was busy again, and the guys brought plates of steaming dishes to the table. The amount of dishes is not large, but they are all the signature dishes of Hongyuan City.
Stewed pork ribs, barbecued meat, called flower pheasant, home boiled silver carp, fish soup, and a scallion oil pheasant leg, and with a few vegetarian dishes, the color and flavor are complete.
"There are all stir-fried dishes, is there a big stove built around Hongyuan City?" The people who bought the seats looked straight, and shouted the true value, twenty or thirty citrine coins, not only seats, but also a chain of food, although the amount is not large, but there are already two rounds in front of it, no matter how much it can't eat.
And those who come late and don't have a seat won't be able to enjoy the third round, and stir-fry is not like a snack after all.
"Well~ The taste of the pheasant called Huaye has to be said to be the authenticity of Furong Zhai and Cuiyuan Building!"
"I've drunk this fish soup once before, and it tastes so delicious and rich!"
"This scallion oil pheasant leg is a new dish, woo~ It's really good, the green onion and the meat are mixed, it's beautiful......"
Looking at the group of foodies on the table in front of them, the people standing behind them swallowed their saliva with envy, and they wanted to rush up and kick the group of souls away.
Fortunately, the sound of pots and spoons colliding on the high platform continued to sound, which distracted their attention from the table in front of them.
Behind the high platform, chefs from all over the world have already begun to cook. They invariably choose ordinary dishes or dishes that are widely spread, such as the stewed pork ribs, where seven or eight chefs are making zuò, including Tian Sanqi.
Their idea is also very simple, the more popular the dish, the more it can reflect the level and the advantages and disadvantages, everyone makes the same dish, and the quality can be concluded on the next product, and there is no need to worry about the leakage of their signature secret recipe.
Due to the advent of the push-pull bellows. The firepower has increased greatly, and the cooking techniques and the control of the heat have become more complicated. The on-site chefs showed their talents, stir-frying, stewing, steaming, boiling, except for cooking and frying, almost all of them were used.
Huo Yun did not participate in the cooking demonstration, he came up as a hand for Tian Sanqi, in order to see how the skills of Fu Rong Zhai and the chef of Cuiyuan Lou were.
There are many chefs who think the same way as him. They all cooperate with other chefs, one person cooks, one person starts, and at the same time observes the two major restaurants in Hongyuan City.
While they were observing the two major restaurants in Hongyuan City, the position of the edge of the back of the stage. Old man, Jiang Xingchen. Zhao Danqing was also observing them.
"Boy. What do you think of the level of these chefs?" the old man looked at for a while and asked in a low voice.
"It's all good, no worse than Fu Rong Zhai and the master of Cuiyuan Building!" Jiang Xingchen nodded.
"It's not bad!" the old man pursed his lips and said, "Do you see the one in the middle who makes stewed pork ribs, that is Tian Sanqi, the chief chef of the Imperial Capital Fumanlou, and the one who started is Huo Yun of the diner's family! The chefs of the two major restaurants in Hongyuan City are a lot worse than others!"
Although the old man is not good at cooking, the eyes of foodies are extremely vicious and accurate.
Jiang Xingchen smiled: "That's true. I noticed it when he used boiling water to boil the ribs, the heat, the time to add the liquor, were just right, not a little far-fetched and hectic, absolute master!"
When Zhao Danqing heard this, he looked a little anxious and said: "Then what can I do, if we are compared to others, won't the name of our food city be smashed...... Brother, if you go up, your level is definitely higher than theirs!"
Jiang Xingchen glanced at Zhao Danqing speechlessly, and said: "I performed before, it was because I made a promotion for the food festival earlier, and I can't do it without showing my hand......!
As soon as the words fell, seeing that Zhao Danqing still wanted to speak, he immediately added: "If I don't have time, you don't want to eat the new dishes I made!"
"Uh!" Zhao Danqing swallowed again when the words came to his mouth.
"Boy, aren't you worried at all, if you lose the show, it's a big flaw for this food festival!" the old man asked with a frown.
"Hehe!" Jiang Xingchen shook his head with a smile and said, "Everyone knows that the reason why Hongyuan City has become a city of food is because of the endless food recipes, not because of the top chefs!"
"Boy, did you come up with something again, you have been mysterious a few days ago, I haven't seen that dough stretch! It seems that you said that teaching the students of the Imperial Academy to play the guzheng is simply a pretense, in order to hide their secrets!"
The old man grabbed Jiang Xingchen's sleeve, this kid avoided himself to make something delicious, it was unforgivable.
"Cut! If you know, it is estimated that you will have to show off again, and when a bunch of people come over, there will be not enough things to prepare! Especially Zhao Danqing, a pot of soup is not enough for him to drink!" Jiang Xingchen shook off the old man's hand and said mercilessly.
"Nima, there's something wrong with me......" Zhao Danqing, who was lying on the side, spewed out a mouthful of old blood, and howled in frustration.
"A pot of soup!" The old man sensitively grasped the key words in Jiang Xingchen's words.
"Hehe, that's the real secret recipe!" Jiang Xingchen laughed and turned his head to look at the stage.
"This kid...... He wants to tell everyone that we don't have a top chef in Hongyuan City, but the dishes we make are better than the top chefs!"
The old man instantly understood Jiang Xingchen's intentions: "I said that he had to show off his chef skills, it turned out that he wanted the top chef to reflect his secret recipe...... I'll it, this little soul is too damaging......"
At this moment, the chefs on the stage also slowed down their movements, and all looked at the two major restaurants in Hongyuan City, with a somewhat surprised expression.
It's not that it's because the chefs of the two restaurants are outstanding, they are surprised that the chefs in Hongyuan City prepare it too simply.
The ingredients are the most common vegetables, peel them layer by layer until the cabbage sum is left, then cut them into boiling water and fry them, take them out immediately and pull them out with cold water, and then put them in boiling water to cook.
"What are they going to do, boiled vegetables, this is too child's play!" some of the chefs shook their heads in confusion.
"Is this looking down on us, this is full of chefs, you just use such simple boiled dishes to fool around. Usually the poorest civilians do this!" Although some other chefs know that the two major restaurants in Hongyuan City will not be such a child's play, after all, this is a food festival, and the other party's loss will have a great impact on the reputation of the food city. But they really can't imagine what else the other party can do.
"Actually cook vegetables in white water...... Tian Sanqi and Huo Yun also glanced at each other, their faces full of doubts, they also couldn't imagine what Hongyuan City was going to do, they only knew that it would never be so simple.
Even the audience in the front row of the audience also talked about it, and they kept staring at the two major restaurants in Hongyuan City.
"They actually make boiled dishes. It's so easy, I'll do it all! Cook it, just add a handful of salt!"
"You stupid, this is a cooking demonstration, and nearly half of the chefs in the entire empire are here. Hongyuan City is crazy to do such a simple thing...... I think they must have another trick!"
"What kind of trick will it be?"
"Nonsense. I need to know if I need to see it. I opened my own restaurant...... Shut up and watch honestly!"
On the side of the high platform, the old man was also curious, and asked in a low voice: "Boy, the chef of the two major restaurants, what is this going to do?"
"Boiled cabbage! Boiled cabbage!" Jiang Xingchen replied.
This plant, called cabbage, is similar in appearance to cabbage, but it is all white in color and grows very large and tall. Moreover, it grows after winter, and it is just right to eat now.
When Jiang Xingchen saw the cabbage picked from the wild, he immediately equated it with cabbage. I also remembered this famous dish of boiled cabbage. He had watched a movie by Hong Jinbao back then, and he forgot what it was called, but this boiled cabbage was deeply memorable, so he went to the Internet to check it, but the method of hanging the clear soup was too complicated, and he couldn't get it at that time.
When the old man heard his name, he was speechless...... It's still boiled.
The chefs of the two major restaurants in Hongyuan City laughed secretly: "You don't know the taste of that soup, boiled vegetables, this will definitely be a famous dish in the future!"
The two ignored the eyes of others and continued their work, leaving only the cabbage heart for each tall cabbage, stir-frying in boiling water, pulling it out in cold water, boiling it in boiling water, and then taking it out for later use......
Soon, the chefs' dishes were completed one by one, and the rich aroma wafted throughout the area, and the foodies watching below sniffed, and some couldn't help but raise their hands to wipe the corners of their mouths, for fear of drooling down.
At this time, the chefs of the two major restaurants in Hongyuan City also completed the preparation of boiled vegetables and began to fill the bowls.
The bowl is not big, but there are more than 20 of them, and they need to be tasted for every judge. Spread the boiled cabbage sum on the bottom of the bowl, then open the jar that has been simmering on the stove with a low fire, scoop out the soup with a spoon, and pour it directly into the bowl.
The chefs kept an eye on their movements, and when they saw them scoop out the soup and pour it into the bowl, they all immediately understood the key to the dish.
However, they were also a little disdainful, thinking that there would be some special method, but they didn't expect that it was just a soup, which was nothing more than meat broth and fish soup, and added more vegetables to it.
Even Tian Sanqi and Huo Yun couldn't help but shake their heads slightly, and put the stewed pork ribs they had made on a plate.
"Boy, this is the real secret recipe you said!" the old man turned his head and asked Jiang Xingchen.
"The old man will know in a while!" Jiang Xingchen smiled and said secretly in his heart: "In the past, there was no monosodium glutamate, no chicken essence, and cooking to enhance the flavor all relied on this soup! Just this pot of clear soup, I hung it for a whole day!"
The old man didn't get an answer, so he could only look at the judging table depressedly and wait for the final result.
The tasting review began, and the most exciting thing was the three foodies who came on stage, judging so many chefs, and this is the only opportunity in this life. Therefore, they picked up their chopsticks early, looking like they were sharpening their knives.
The dishes flowed in front of the judges one by one, but the several lords who were sitting at the top of the three foodies were depressed: "Paralyzed, are you tasting the dishes, the whole Hu eats Haisai, each dish passes in front of you, and we have the leftover soup!"
Dingbei Hou also saw the problem, and he couldn't laugh or cry, so he hurriedly stepped forward to remind the three foodies.
The three of them woke up like a dream, feeling like a turtle, blushing and laughing awkwardly.
The dishes have been tasted one by one, and the most praised ones are Tian Sanqi and Huo Yun, the same stewed pork ribs, no matter the taste or the heat, all of them are better than other chefs. After more than 20 judges tasted it, they all felt a little unsatisfied.
Until the end, the boiled vegetables of the two major restaurants in Hongyuan City were finally served in front of the judges. On and off the stage, everyone held their breath, staring at the judges, waiting for the final results. (To be continued......)