Cao Cao's chef

Chapter 219 Spring River Plumbing Duck Prophet

"The cured 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, and the time was only two hours. It took him about 5 minutes to choose the ingredients.

With a few clicks of "唰唰唰", the cured duck is directly cut out, the incision is very smooth, and the angle and strength are just right.

"Oh, that chef's knife skills are good! Let's not talk about other things, this hand is already an intermediate chef!" The middle-aged man looked at Wang Yong. Only him.

Then he turned around and asked the waiter, "Who is that chef?"

Hearing this, the waiter immediately checked the records of the participants.First, I 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 name is Wuyou. The elder of the guild, Yang Ci The disciples I have accepted, but before that, they have been suspected by the guild to have a cooking level above that of a senior chef..."

"Oh, this is Governor Cao... No, the chef under Cao Sikong... As far as knife skills are concerned, it is indeed interesting, but it is not enough to say that he has reached the level of a senior chef!" The old man slowly looked at Wang Yong, There was a sense of scrutiny in the eyes.He also heard a little about Yang Ci accepting apprentices, but he didn't expect it to be this person.

"He has no record of applying for the exam before?" The old man looked at the waiter.

"Except for taking the primary exam last year, there is no previous record!" 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?" The old man frowned, isn't that the case with weak fame?At the same time, he 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 the cured duck in it, and bring it to a boil.Needless to say, it must be salty and greasy to cook like this. Everyone around watched him doing this, and suddenly smiled.The way she looked at him also turned into looking like a fool.

Taking advantage of this time, Wang Yong began to process radishes and spring bamboo shoots.The bamboo shoots were sliced, the radishes were cut into pieces, and the knife was lifted and dropped with one hand, extremely quickly.Then open another pot, put water in it, put the spring bamboo shoots in, blanch in water for 1 minute and take it out.

Then even in front of the pot, carefully check the condition of the cured duck. As the fire boils, turn to a low fire and simmer slowly.

"This is to stew the cured duck tender? It's just that the soup is salty and greasy, it's hard to eat!" The middle-aged man shook his head. If Wang Yong brought out such a soup, he would give the other party a disqualification if he didn't drink it. .

"Or, just like spring bamboo shoots, just boiled?" The old man saw the clue.

"Is this too long?" The middle-aged man thought it made sense, but Wang Yong's cooking time was a little too long, and it didn't look like he was blanching water, but more like stewing soup in terms of process.

"The cured duck is very hard, and it will feel hard when it is directly steamed. So it needs to be simmered slowly until it softens, which can increase the taste. However, the cured meat and umami taste have already penetrated into it. Even if it is diluted, the flavor will not change. How much will it change. It’s just that after softening, the greasy and salty taste will drop a lot.” The old man quickly understood the deep meaning of Wang Yong’s actions.

"It turns out that there is such a deep meaning..." The middle-aged man nodded, this Wang Yong did not seem to be simple.

As for the other chefs' ridicule or gloating, the middle-aged people didn't care. After all, this is not a culinary competition, and they have to decide whose cooking level is higher.But probably many people don't know that whether they are qualified or not depends not entirely on their cooking ability, but all aspects are under investigation.

For those who are distracted by looking at others, and are still gloating about their misfortune, points will definitely be deducted in terms of impression points.Look at Wang Yong, who has been paying attention to the changes in the cured duck in the pot until now, without distraction.

"Get out of the pot!" Three or ten minutes later, Wang Yong accurately noticed the changes in the duck meat, then quickly fished it out, drained it and put it aside for later use.At the same time, another pot was set up, and the water used was the mountain spring water he found in the material, and then poured into the pot.

"Oh, I didn't expect him to be able to realize that the difference in water quality will also affect 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.

Snowmelt from alpine ice, 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.

Stream water and Yellow River water are a bit pitted. To be precise, there will be mud and sand in it, which will affect the taste.Ordinary people may not be able to taste it, but real gourmets will taste it, and then throw their spoons and scold them on the spot.

"Advanced materials are only accessible to senior chefs. For a group of candidates who are only taking the mid-level chef exam, it is too early!" The middle-aged man also echoed in a low voice.

Boil the mountain spring water, put in cured duck, cook on high heat for 5 minutes, then cook on low heat for 15 minutes, then add spring bamboo shoots and radishes, cover with a lid, and let it cook slowly for 10 minutes. Need to add a little salt to taste, the most delicious soup, no extra seasoning at all.

"I'm done!" Apparently, Wang Yong was not the only one who completed the work during this period, and candidates brought up the finished products one after another.Considering that many people are making the same soup, of course, the earlier it is served, the greater the advantage.

"Unqualified!" Before tasting, the middle-aged man directly confirmed that the examinee failed.

"Why?" The examinee was obviously very unconvinced, he hadn't even drank, why was he unqualified?
"Your soup is stewed radish with mutton, and you try to use spices. However, your spices are put directly into the soup and stewed with the mutton. As a result, the flavor of the spices does not fully enter the mutton, but it adds a bit of bitterness to the soup. Do you have the nerve to take out such garbage soup for us to drink? It’s unqualified, that’s the result!” The middle-aged man reprimanded directly.

In fact, there is another reason. This person looked left and right when cooking, did not pay attention to the heat, and his knife skills were only average.There has been a big problem with the seasoning. In terms of ingredients, let alone whether the mutton is frozen meat, the water is still the Yellow River water. Could it be that he can't smell the muddy smell? !
Some people brought them up one after another, and many of them also used mutton, but the water was not wrong. At the same time, the knife skills and heat were just enough. The key is to know how to fry the mutton and spice oil first, and then stew it in the pot. This is a very important step. .

"Qualified..." Evaluations like this keep appearing, some people are directly promoted from junior chefs to intermediate chefs, and some intermediate chefs of seventh or eighth rank are promoted to intermediate chefs of fourth or fifth rank.The point is that some people directly promoted to the level above the third grade.

It is more about the evaluation of "unqualified". I don't know how many people came here with great enthusiasm, but left with their heads down.

"Please taste!" Finally it was Wang Yong's turn, and he used 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. The strong fragrance and umami taste are so strong that they subconsciously twitch their noses.Then it was a pity that they were not qualified to taste it at all due to their identities...

"The name of my soup is the Prophet of Spring River Plumbing Duck!" Wang Yong said with a smile.

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