Chapter 219: Spring River Plumbing Duck Prophet
"The duck needs to be boiled in advance, so the knife work needs to be faster...... Wang Yong didn't have time to explain to others, the time was just two hours, and it took him about five minutes to choose the materials.
After a few clicks, the duck was directly divided, the incision was very smooth, and the angle and strength were just right.
"Oh, that chef has a good knife! Not to mention the rest, this hand is already an intermediate chef! The middle-aged man looked at Wang Yong, although others were also slashing, but he was the only one with such a clean knife work.
Then he turned around and asked the waiter, "Who is that chef?" ”
When the waiter heard this, he immediately looked through the records of the participants. first found Wang Yong's number, then found the registration book, found his name and information, and then reported to the middle-aged man: "This person's surname is Wang, his single name is Yong, and his words are worry-free." Guild Elder Yang Ci was a new disciple last year, but before that, he had already been suspected by the guild of having a cooking level above that of a senior chef......"
"Oh, this is Cao Thorn History...... No, the chef under Cao Sikong...... As far as knife work goes, it's a bit interesting, but it's not enough to say that you've reached the level of a senior chef! The old man looked at Wang Yong slowly, and there was a sense of scrutiny in his eyes. He had also heard a little about Yang Ci's acceptance of apprentices, but he didn't expect it to be this person.
"He didn't have any previous record of applying for the exam?" The old man looked at the waiter.
"Except for taking the primary exam last year, there is no record before!" The waiter shook his head, Wang Yong's previous record was very clean, and he didn't know where it suddenly popped up.
"Where did such a freak come out of nowhere?" The old man's brows furrowed, and the fame was not like this, right? At the same time, I couldn't help but wonder what kind of soup this person would serve.
I saw Wang Yong put the pot into the water, then put in the duck, and boiled over high heat. Needless to say, it must be salty and greasy, and the people around him watched him do this, and suddenly smiled. looked at him as if he was looking at a fool.
Taking advantage of this time, Wang Yong began to process radishes and spring bamboo shoots. The spring bamboo shoots are sliced, the radish is cut into pieces, and the knife falls quickly. Then open another pot, put water, put the spring shoots in, blanch the water for a minute and then take it out.
Immediately in front of the pot, carefully check the situation of the duck, and as the heat boils, start to turn to low heat and simmer slowly.
"Is this to stew the duck? It's just that this soup is salty and greasy, and it's hard to eat! The middle-aged man shook his head, if Wang Yong brought out such a soup, he would have to give the other party a disqualified one without drinking it.
"Or is it just blanching, like bamboo shoots?" The old man saw the clue.
"Isn't this too long?" The middle-aged man thinks it makes sense, but Wang Yong's stewing time is a little too long, and it doesn't look like blanching, and the process is more like stew.
"The duck is very hard, and it will feel hard when you bite it when you steam it directly. Therefore, it is necessary to simmer slowly until softened, which can increase the taste. However, the cured meat and umami have been deeply penetrated into it, and even if it is diluted, the flavor will not change much. It's just that after softening, the oiliness and saltiness will decrease a lot. The old man quickly understood the deep meaning of Wang Yong's doing.
"It turns out that there is still this layer of deep meaning...... the middle-aged man nodded, this Wang Yong does not seem to be simple.
As for the ridicule or schadenfreude of other chefs, the middle-aged man didn't care, after all, this is not a cooking competition, and it has to decide who has a higher level of cooking. However, probably many people don't know that whether they are qualified or not does not depend entirely on their cooking ability, and all aspects are being investigated.
If these people are distracted from looking at others, and they are still gloating there, they will definitely deduct points in terms of impression points. Look at Wang Yong, until now, he has been paying attention to the changes in the duck in the pot, and he has no distractions.
"Cook!" Thirty minutes later, Wang Yong accurately noticed the change in the duck meat, and then quickly fished it out, drained it and set it aside for later use. At the same time, a new pot of water was used, using the mountain spring water he found in the material, and then poured into the pot.
"Oh, I didn't expect him to realize that the difference in water quality will also have an impact on the taste of the ingredients." The old man nodded, there was a lot of water at the scene, but few people seemed to realize that the water was different.
Alpine ice melts snow, well water, stream water, Yellow River water, mountain spring water, and even rainwater. Different water stews will have different tastes, and the sweetness of mountain spring water is very suitable for stewing game.
The water of the stream and the water of the Yellow River is a bit pitted, to be precise, there will be a smell of sediment inside, which will affect the taste. Ordinary people may not be able to eat it, but the real gluttons will taste it, and then smash the spoon on the spot and scold it.
"Advanced materials are only accessible to senior chefs, and it is too early for a group of candidates who are just here to take the intermediate chef exam!" The middle-aged man also whispered in response.
Boil the mountain spring water, put in the preserved duck, boil on high heat for five minutes, then simmer for fifteen minutes, then put in the spring shoots and radishes, cover the lid, let it boil slowly, boil like this for ten minutes, only need to add a little salt to taste, the most delicious soup, no extra seasoning is needed at all.
"I'm all right!" Obviously, it was not only Wang Yong who completed this time, but also candidates who brought the finished products one after another. Considering that many people are making the same soup, of course, the sooner it is served, the greater the advantage.
"Unqualified!" Before tasting it, the middle-aged man directly determined that the candidate was unqualified.
"Why?" The candidates are obviously very unconvinced, and they haven't drunk it yet, why are they unqualified?
"Your soup is lamb stewed with turnips, and try to use spices. However, your spices are directly put into the soup and stewed with the lamb, and the result is that the flavor of the spices does not completely enter the lamb, but instead adds a bit of bitterness to the soup. Such a garbage soup, you are embarrassed to take it out for us to drink? Unqualified, this is the result! The middle-aged man reprimanded directly.
In fact, there is another reason, this person looks left and right when cooking, and he is not optimistic about the heat, and the knife skills are just average. There has been a big problem in seasoning, in terms of choosing ingredients, not to mention whether the mutton is frozen meat, water or Yellow River water, can't he smell the muddy smell?!
Some people have served it one after another, and many people use mutton, but the water is not wrong, and the knife is also okay in terms of heat, the key is to know how to fry the mutton and spice oil first, and then stew in the pot, which is a very important step.
"Qualified ......" similar evaluations continue to appear, some people are directly promoted from junior chefs to intermediate chefs, some are intermediate chefs of seven or eight grades, and they are promoted to intermediate chefs of four or five grades. The point is that some people are directly promoted to the level of more than three grades.
It's more of an evaluation of "unqualified", and I don't know how many people come here with great interest and go home dejected.
"Please taste!" Finally, it was Wang Yong's turn, just watch him use a small bowl to divide the soup in the soup pot into several bowls, and then the waiters brought the soup up.
I don't know if it's an illusion, but the waiters are actually in this pot of soup, with a very strong fragrance and umami, and the fragrance is fragrant, which makes them subconsciously twitch their noses. Then it was a pity that their identity was not qualified to taste it at all......
"The name of my soup is called Chunjiang Plumbing Duck Prophet!" Wang Yong said with a smile.
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