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Chapter 173 Boiled Tofu

"Master Cheng, I'm afraid this is inappropriate? Your request breaks the rules of Doucai."

The old man Zhang Zhouxuan shook his head first, and the judges also looked at Cheng Rin in surprise; after all, he is also a character on Qinxing's weapon spectrum, so how could he say such shameless words?

"Master Zhou, all the judges, I know that Lao Cheng is unreasonable, so I will cook the second dish by myself, and Master Zhou only needs to comment.

As long as Master Zhou’s comments are meaningful, I’m the loser; to put it bluntly, Lao Cheng, I have a very proud self-made dish, which has never been revealed before today. Chef, it finally has a chance to be released. "

Is that so?Zhou Zhou only needs to comment on this second Dou Cai, and it is a new dish that Cheng Rin created himself and has never tried?

Even the old man Zhang Zhouxuan was aroused with curiosity, and did not continue to object, but looked at Zhou Zhou together with the judges.

"If Master Cheng asks so, it's actually not impossible."

Zhou Zhou looked at Cheng Rin, it seems that the "myth on the tip of the tongue" is useful again?
"I wonder what Master Cheng's dish is called?"

"Then thank you, Master Zhou, my dish is called 'Boiled Tofu'."

Boiled tofu?
Everyone thought they had heard it wrong.

This is the first time I have heard of boiled tofu, but if it comes to boiled cabbage, it is too familiar.

Boiled cabbage can be regarded as the representative of "non-spicy" in Sichuan cuisine, and it is also a masterpiece of Sichuan cuisine with hundreds of dishes and styles, and it has been served in state banquets.

The name is not random. This dish has a lot to do with boiling water, and it pays attention to the principle of "cooking with boiling water in the early stage, and seeing boiling water in the later stage".

What does it mean?

That is to say, when making this dish, the cabbage heart should be boiled or steamed first. It is not fried, roasted, cooked, fried or fried. It is a rare dish that does not see oil in the early stage, which is called boiling water in the early stage.

Seeing 'boiled water' in the later stage is not real boiled water, but a special-grade refined broth carefully hoisted out by the chef.If this soup is a clear soup, there will be no oily smell, just like boiling water, so that it can live up to the name of 'boiled cabbage'!
If you think that the highlight of this dish is the high soup, then you are completely wrong.
The super refined broth is of course important, but the treatment of the cabbage in the early stage is actually the most skillful. One steaming and one steaming are all to make the cabbage preliminarily mature, but there are subtle differences between boiling and steaming.

Obviously, Cheng Lin's 'boiled tofu' must be more or less related to boiled cabbage, but I don't know what kind of tricks he, the 'king of tofu', can conjure up?

Zhou Zhou was also interested, and said with a smile: "You can tell from the name that this boiled tofu dish is not easy. Well, since it is Master Cheng's own dish and it has never been made, I will not go into the kitchen, and I will share with the judges. Shall we wait for you in the dining car together?"

Cheng Rin nodded: "Then please wait a moment, Master Zhou."
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Zhou Zhou and the others waited in the dining car for nearly an hour before the stubborn Niu Yong pushed more than a dozen dishes out of the kitchen with a small trolley.

Now Niu Yong looked at Zhou Zhou with infinite awe.

Can you not be in awe?Just for this boiled tofu, he didn't know how many times he asked the master, but the master refused to show it, but now he is willing to make it and let this master Zhou comment. Master Zhou.

"Hey, the boiled tofu made by my master is here, Master Zhou, please try it"

Besides, stupid people can also be stupid and smart, Niu Yong didn't say hello to anyone, just smirked at Zhou Zhou.

The other judges didn't care too much. They had already fixed their eyes on this 'boiled tofu' dish when Niu Yong walked into the dining car.

It turns out that this dish is served in a glass bowl, which is exquisite and clear at a glance.

The boiled tofu dish really looks similar to boiled cabbage, and it is very beautiful at first glance.

Zhou Zhou and the others are of course experts. They looked at the color of the soup through the glass bowl. They saw that the soup was like transparent boiling water without any oily smell, and it was placed in the glass bowl. The pieces of tofu seemed to be floating in the glass bowl. So-so in a bowl!
The color of the soup is so transparent that it is so good!
Others are fine, they left the kitchen with Zhou Zhou. When Cui Zhengshan saw this dish, he felt a 'thump' in his heart.
Tasting this boiled tofu dish, real connoisseurs don’t need to eat it. You can have a good understanding of the chef’s level after just a few glances.

Like boiled cabbage, obviously this dish also pays attention to the color of the soup and the color of the dish.

The closer the color of the soup is to transparent, the better the skill of the chef in making the soup. If there is a trace of dregs, oily smell, or the color of the soup is yellow, gray, or dark, it can be concluded that the chef's level is not enough. No need to eat.

This dish has very high requirements for broth. Cui Zhengshan knows that although there is a spare broth in the kitchen of the dining car, it has not reached the level required for a luxury dish like boiled cabbage, let alone Cheng Lin's own boiled water dish. Tofu is gone.

Judging from the time, it was too late for Cheng Rin to prepare the broth temporarily, so he must have re-mixed the ready-made broth in the kitchen. This is a test of the chef's skill, and it is even more difficult than re-making a pot of broth.

But look at the color of the soup in this glass bowl, it has reached the level of the legendary 'bright yellow'!
It is the kind of eye-catching yellow that overwhelms all colors when it comes out!
That is the top grade of soup, and not only the color is eye-catching, but the soup body can also be seen to be very clear.

"Good ingredients, good soup color, it really is not easy"

Even the old man Zhang Zhouxuan was refreshed, and even he had to admit that the method of mixing the soup was very clever.

"It looks really good, let me taste it first."

Wu Jiutong paused with his chopsticks, looking a little impatient; recently, there seems to be a problem with his route development, I am sorry for the name of "Viper", and he is even suspected of gradually becoming a sycophant. .

"There is nothing wrong with it. The bright yellow soup looks mellow, but the entrance is very clear! The tofu is as delicious as lake fresh, and the heat is just right. Compared with the hand-ground soy milk just now, the bean flavor is more complete. I actually choose it. Nothing wrong with it!"

Wu Jiutong praised again and again, and the chopsticks couldn't stop.

The old man and the other judges seemed to have the same opinion as Wu Jiutong. They were all eating tofu with their heads down and even drinking soup.

In fact, everyone still favored Zhou Zhou in their hearts, but Cheng Lin's boiled tofu dish was indeed remarkable, and there was nothing wrong with it, and I'm afraid there were only positive comments left.

"Master Zhou, I want to hear your comments the most."

Cheng Rin walked out of the kitchen at some point and stood in front of Zhou Zhou; for him at this moment, Zhou Zhou's comments were the most important.

Zhou Zhou nodded with a smile: "Master Cheng is indeed a good cook. You asked me to comment on this dish, which really made me a little embarrassed.

Because I didn't find any shortcomings in this boiled tofu dish, and there was nothing wrong with the performance in all aspects
I can understand everyone now, because it is difficult to find faults, so they can't comment, right? "

Including the old man Zhang Zhouxuan, everyone was stunned when they heard it. Even Zhou Zhou couldn't figure out what's wrong with this dish. Is it true?

(End of this chapter)