The beginning is only when you become a chef

Chapter 122: A rendition without a recipe? (Two chapters in one)

Xia An turned around and saw Nakiri Masaaki asking the secretary who accompanied her. After they talked for a few words, the secretary hurried away.

Nakiri Masagi said, "Wait until she compiles a list of ingredients. If you need any seafood on the list, it can be delivered quickly."

"Uh, no..."

Xia An opened his mouth.

Originally, he just wanted to grill herring all day long, which was just an ordinary dish. Now he has made a big step directly to grilling fantasy seafood. Will he take a big step and hurt his balls?

Soon, Xia An got the list of ingredients.

The whole "lobster fish", bronze grade, weighed 4 tons. Xia An felt that there was no way he could tie it to an iron chain and spin it around on a barbecue.

"Nut Swordfish", bronze level, weighs 100kg, which is two hundred kilograms.

"If it's 200 kilograms, do I have the strength to spin and swing it now?"

Don't forget, after spending money to add some Arhat Crystal Slash and White Snake Chain, Xia An found that he was faintly showing signs of "transforming" into the former master of the dark culinary world, or in other words, he was already transforming, but because he had no reference, he didn't know how strong the "energy of qi" in his body would be when it erupted.

It is basically impossible for ordinary people to swing a weight of one or two hundred kilograms, but Xia An thinks he can give it a try.

First, check the box for "Nuts on Swordfish" on the menu.

There are still many fish products.

Moreover, they are all specially supplied and fresh.

"'Boneless saury' is a small fish, weighing only 200 grams each."

"Jelly fish, 2 kg."

"Striped eel, each weighing about 3 kilograms."

"Taro eel..."

After looking around, Xia An found that the "Nut Swordfish" was the most suitable. Just tie one fish on the iron lock to perform the performance, and many small fish need to be strung together.

Since the ancient kitchen utensils' [Explosive Flame] and [Tianxiong Flame Wheel] have a chance of overturning, try to eliminate some hidden dangers of overturning and don't bury mines for yourself.

In Xia An's opinion, the weight and size of the "Nut Swordfish" should not be a problem to control.

Moreover, it is only a bronze-level fish product.

If you use a bronze-level fantasy fish to cosplay and recreate the scene from "Tianxiong Roasted Green Carp", it's not a big step, and the probability of getting your eggs pulled is much lower.

Just as Xia An handed the list back to Nakiri Masaki's secretary.

The target information popped up on the panel:
[The Kitchen God panel has been loaded into the Ancient Recipe Illustrated Book Collector Mode. ]

[You are trying to recreate the "Tianxiong Roasted Bluefish" without a recipe. Since you have ancient kitchen utensils, you can use the marks on the ancient kitchen utensils to perform the Explosive Flame + Tianxiong Flame Wheel skills...]

[Goal ① has been triggered: No recipe reappearance rate reaches 10% (reward 5 exp)]

[Goal ② has been triggered: No recipe recurrence rate reaches 30% (reward 1 attribute point)]

[Goal ③ has been triggered: No recipe reappearance rate reaches 50% (reward 2 attribute points)]

"Without a recipe, 10% is good, but what about 50%?"

Xia An shook his head. In his opinion, the third goal was out of reach and basically impossible.

You should know that the original "Tianxiong Grilled Green Fish" recipe, in addition to the cooking steps of igniting the Yangtze River with the explosion + Tianxiong Flame Wheel, also has the very important barbecue seasoning sauce.

Now that Xia An has no recipe, it is naturally impossible for him to prepare the original sauce. He can only use the sauce that he personally understands. In this regard, the reproducibility is severely lost, so there is no need to even think about goal ③.

As for goal ②, can it be achieved without the original sauce?
Xia An was eager to try and attack targets ① and ②.

the other side.

After confirming that Xia An was not joking, Director Gao Shengqi immediately called off tonight's celebration banquet.

The staff were feeling depressed when they heard the news of the suspension, but someone told them that Boss Xia was going to hold a barbecue bonfire party in the Juxialou Garden to reward the program team. The news spread like wildfire.

The staff members immediately cheered even louder than they did at the celebration banquet, and worked even harder.

What kind of celebration party?

Nothing is as attractive as Boss Xia’s hospitality.

In the night market, this is a lucky privilege among the less than a thousand people.

If there is talk of scalpers reselling the ticket, this "privileged ticket" could be sold for tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, on a certain website.

The audience had all left, leaving only the famous chefs discussing their cooking skills with each other in the building.

At this time, a group of staff carrying equipment passed by the celebrity chefs:

"I heard that Boss Xia is going to hold a reception?"

"Haha, I'm really looking forward to it. The field team has been fully mobilized and is moving the charcoal bags in the warehouse..."

"Oh, so it's a barbecue banquet?"

The famous chefs all pricked up their ears.

Reception?
The main event is over tonight, so is there going to be an Easter egg show?
Liu Shimeng didn't have time to communicate anymore and looked for someone in the lobby of Juxia Building, but after searching around, she couldn't find any trace of Xia An:
"Strange, where is Boss Xia hiding?"

Of course, compared with other famous chefs, Liu Shimeng’s biggest advantage is that he is very familiar with Xia An, and the two often chat on Weixin.

Liu Shimeng didn't look for him either.

Open prestige.

Liu Shimeng: "(knock on the door.jpg) Open the door!"

Xia An: "What's wrong?"

Liu Shimeng: "Are you going to hold a banquet later to reward the production team?"

Xia An: "(laughing and crying) Is this how Director Gao spread the news? That's fine. After all, the dishes barbecued at the grand bonfire performance are very heavyweight and can entertain and satisfy many diners!"

what.

Liu Shimeng found the air around her a bit stuffy. She looked up and discovered that five other celebrity chefs were surrounding her.

Seeing this, Liu Shimeng quickly put away her phone, coughed and said:

"The news has been confirmed. Wait a moment, Boss Xia is going to perform!"

“And it’s a barbecue dish!”

The famous chefs looked at each other, and there was a burst of amazing light in their eyes.

……

In the lounge of the program crew.

Xia An had already taken out the [Tianxiong Flame Chain] in advance. In order to conceal his tracks, he even made a special phone call and asked Lu Jiaxin to pretend to deliver something and drive over an empty large storage box.

From an outsider's perspective, this chain kitchen utensil was just taken out of a storage box, and there is no hidden danger of "taking something out of thin air" that could cause discussion.

"The weight of this long chain itself is terrifying. Add to that the 200-pound "Nut Swordfish". Can I spin and swing it?"

Although the ingredients have been selected, Xia An still has a big question mark in his mind as to whether he can successfully perform it on the spot.

dong dong.

There was a knock on the door. It was the voice of Nakiri Masaki's secretary:

"Boss Xia, the 'Nuts and Swordfish' you requested has been delivered. Do you want to check the ingredients?"

"Check it out? That's just right..."

Xia An whispered to himself that for the sake of caution, it would be better to go and estimate the ingredients on the spot to see if his current "physique" can perform the chain + complete big fish swing.

Otherwise, if the "physique" alone is not up to standard, there is a high probability that the two skills of Explosive Flame and Tianxiong Flame Wheel will fail.

In the warehouse, Xia An saw two "Nut Swordfish".

Nakiri Managi is also there.

I took the initiative to introduce it to him: "It is called this name because its shell is as hard as a nut, but it also has a strong nutty flavor."

“So, the difficulty in cooking ‘Nut Taidao’ is how to let the heat penetrate this outer shell and cook the fish meat underneath.”

In the large pond, two fresh fantasy fish were swimming leisurely without any aggressiveness.

"So, it is not recommended to peel off the shell before cooking?" Xia An was surprised. "If you want to make fish soup, it is fine to take the meat directly, but if it is grilled, this layer of shell is equivalent to a protective measure, so that if there are flaws in the heat, the fish meat will not be burnt..."

Xia An shook his head: "This layer of shell is fish scales. How can you grill fish without removing the scales? It is not an ingredient in itself."

talking.

He looked around and found a fishing net at the edge of the pond. He cast down the net and easily dragged a large fish weighing about 200 kilograms ashore.

The "Nut Swordfish" is indeed not very aggressive, at least it is much more docile than the lychee sturgeon.

On the shore he was just jumping around.

Xia An stepped forward and, in the astonished gaze of Nakiri Managi and her secretary, lifted up the big fish with one hand.

"It doesn't seem to be very difficult?"

After a few minutes of trying to make sure he could adapt to the weight, Xia An put the fish back into the pond.

Then he noticed that Nakiri Jinko and her secretary looked stunned.

Without waiting for them to ask.

Xia An smiled and said, "As a chef, it's normal to have stronger arms, right?"

???

You are stronger.

You can lift a 200-pound fish just by saying so.

Normal ghost!

Of course, in Xia An's eyes, he is still far inferior to "The Explosive Chef" Yakan.

After all, when Yakan ignited the Yangtze River, six large bluefish were gathered together and grilled. Each of these large bluefish weighed 70 to 80 kilograms, and the total weight added up was two to three times that of a single "Nut Swordfish".

So, Yakan is the real master. Xia An feels that he is far inferior to him if "arm strength" is used as the unit of measurement for combat power.

Only when he can use the [Tianxiong Flame Wheel] to dance and grill ingredients weighing more than 400 kilograms, can it be said that his fighting power is close to that of Yakan.

"Lifting it is easy, but being able to perform a complete cooking performance of Explosion + Tianxiong Flame Wheel is the real test for me."

Xia An said secretly.

After inspecting the ingredients and finding no problems, Xia An turned to the kitchen on the lower floor and began to prepare the sauce that would be poured on the grilled fish.

For this step, there is no original recipe, so you can only use your imagination and rely on your cooking skills.

Soon, a full deep pot of sauce was prepared.

“Is this sauce enough to splurge on?”

Xia An tried hard to recall the details of Yakan's performance of "Tianxiong Roasted Green Fish".

Yakan, the black fish on the chain, is undoubtedly the "rhythm center" in the sea of ​​fire.

Another woman in the dark culinary world named Li Ke, who possesses a "super sense of taste", is equivalent to a "companion star" and is responsible for pouring the sauce on the grilled herring during the Asian dance.

Who will play this role?
Just as Xia An was thinking about it.

"Boss Xia, are you in there?"

Liu Shimeng's voice came from the smart lock of the kitchen door.

"It's just you..."

Xia An's eyes lit up, he put the lid on the deep pot of broth, and picked up a large ladle, which would be used to pour the sauce later.

He opened the kitchen door and saw Liu Shimeng peeking out curiously:
"How did you know I was here?"

Liu Shimeng laughed and said, "This is Juxialou, my ancestral home!"

At this moment, the cell phone in Xia An's trouser pocket rang.

He put the stock pot down and answered the phone.

Gao Shengqi: "Boss Xia, the venue has been prepared and charcoal has been laid according to your requirements."

Xia An: "Okay, I'll be there right away."

Beep, hang up the phone.

Xia Anchong said to Liu Shimeng, who had a bright look in her eyes:

"You'll be my tool later, pouring the sauce. Here, this bucket, is that ok?"

Liu Shimeng said in a tone that she was not afraid of losing the responsibility: "Hey, Boss Xia, you can give me orders as you like. I will be your little cook."

……

Chrysanthemum Garden.

What was originally a spacious garden space with pavilions, towers and a shallow pond next to it is now covered with black charcoal.

In addition to Xia An and Liu Shimeng, other famous chefs who came after hearing the news stood in a corridor a little further away, looking across the pond at the open space covered with charcoal.

Shiomi Jun and Shinomiya Kojiro were talking and chatting.

"Sigong, you came here one session earlier than me. Can you guess what Boss Xia is going to do?"

"Professor Shiomi, I'm not very deep into ancient cuisine, so I have no idea."

Chalmers came closer and smiled at the two of them:
"The venue is ready. Won't we be able to see Boss Xia's performance later?"

The remaining two Chinese nine-star chefs were grumbling to themselves, wondering why this scene seemed like a scene from a legend. However, they were not sure. After all, it was too shocking, and there was no astonishing act like burning the Yangtze River.

At the same time, all the staff of the program received the news and gathered together.

This corridor across the water immediately became lively.

Except for Nakiri Managi.

The other four judges were also there.

Even Director Li from the Shu Culture and Tourism Bureau was there.

"Director Li, I heard that you were waiting for someone in the parking lot outside just now?" Chi Xiaobai asked with a laugh.

Director Li nodded in acknowledgement:

"Last week, Mr. Xia opened a stall at Chunxi Road Night Market, which received a huge response. So this time I would like to ask Mr. Xia to stay in Shu for a few more days and open a stall for a few more days."

Wei Xuelin covered her mouth and laughed:
"You have a good plan. Do you think we have to borrow the golden business card of Linggui Culture and Tourism so many times?"

Director Li shook his head and said solemnly:
“Wei Teji, you are wrong. Boss Xia is the treasure of the entire Shenzhou gourmet industry.”

Liu Heng and Liu Bo looked deeply at the pile of charcoal on the open space across the pond.

Liu Bo couldn't help but say: "Master, could it be that Boss Xia wants to interpret that recipe and recreate that ancient dish..."

Liu Heng smiled:
"You saw a hint of it, right? But what can you do about recreating that ancient dish, or even having a complete recipe?"

His tone was filled with regret that the stunt had been lost.

"These special recipes are all about special skills, just like the "Fierce Ice Fresh Sea Bream Mountain" that Boss Xia once reproduced."

"Iceberg, sashimi pasted on, many chefs can easily restore it."

"But using the Arhat Crystal Slash to condense 'crystals' on the surface of the sashimi, locking in the freshness of the fish, and sticking it to the iceberg to maintain this golden moment of freshness, is the secret of 'Fierce Ice Carving Mountain'..."

Boss Liu Heng seemed to have seen someone and stopped talking abruptly.

"he came."

"coming?"

Liu Bo looked up and saw a group of people walking out of the pavilion opposite, led by director Gao Shengqi himself, followed by Xia An, and Liu Shimeng, who looked very excited with brisk steps.

Xia An just arrived at the venue, looked at the pile of charcoal on the ground, and then looked at the empty space in the middle: "Thank you for your hard work, Director Gao."

Gao Shengqi rubbed his hands, also showing an anxious expression:
"Well, can we serve the ingredients and start your show, Boss Xia?"

The sound of wheels suddenly "rumbled" in the garden at night, and Nakiri Maki and the secretary followed two trucks transporting live food ingredients.

(End of this chapter)