cook maid concubine

Chapter 132
Ji Nanjin's face darkened slightly, her eyes fell on the carving knife in her hand unconsciously, and she suddenly said to the people behind her, "Go and check, what's going on?"

"Yes!" A black figure flashed behind him and disappeared at a speed that no one noticed.

Although Qian Hongxian can also use her left hand, but probably because of her right hand injury, the overall speed is not very fast, and she is still at the stage of carving sweet potatoes when others are making pots one after another.

He Xiaoxiao's performance today is fairly stable, and there are no major mistakes. Although he failed a few times before, fortunately, he has enough time, and finally made all 55 orange-flavored egg custards.While letting out a sigh of relief, she immediately looked in Qian Hongxian's direction. She was able to experiment with the best time to steam egg custard in such a short period of time, all thanks to the reminder from Hongxian.

However, when she found out that Qian Hongxian was still engraving ingots, she was completely dumbfounded.She knows Qian Hongxian's cooking skills and knife skills. With her speed, it takes more than half an hour to carve these sweet potato cubes.Why is the speed so much slower today?
What's more, the stipulated time is clearly running out.

He Xiaoxiao was very anxious, but Qian Hongxian seemed unhurried, as if he didn't care about time at all.When there was the last stick of incense left, almost everyone else on the field was already loading plates, and Qian Hongxian just finished carving the last ingot.

Putting down the carving knife, wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and appreciated his work with satisfaction.Only then did he look up at the hourglass used for timing, and continue with the work behind him.

The key to making wire drawing is fried sugar color, and fried sugar color is generally divided into water fried sugar and oil fried sugar.

Stir-frying sugar in water has lower requirements on cooking skills and is not difficult, while frying sugar in oil is more of a test of the chef's cooking skills.If you don't master the heat well, it will be easy to paste.

Therefore, most people choose the method of frying sugar with water when making silk, but Qian Hongxian uses oil to fry sugar.Put less oil in the pot over medium-low heat, then heat the sugar over medium heat, stir constantly, and fry until the sugar is completely melted and turns light brown. When strings appear, quickly put the carved sweet potatoes and fresh orange slices into the sugar gum.

A series of movements are done calmly, like flowing clouds and flowing water, without any panic.

At this time, she was the only one left on the field who hadn't finished cooking, and everyone's eyes were inevitably focused on her for a while.

On and off the stage, there were those who were anxious to get angry for her, some who looked on coldly, and of course there were also those who hoped that she would not pass the assessment.

However, Qian Hongxian seemed to be unaware of all this, and only concentrated on staring at the pot in front of him, finishing the work in hand with all his heart.

After the sweet potatoes were put into the pot, they were first simmered over high heat and then simmered over low heat. Then they were taken out of the pot and placed on a plate. When she finished putting the last piece of sweet potato on the plate in a beautiful shape, the gong sounded to announce the end of the game.

Everyone in the audience also breathed a sigh of relief for her.

At the beginning of the review, eight people brought their own dishes to 55 judges.

What Ren Caiyan cooks is a lotus cabbage heart. The cabbage heart is green, the minced chicken is white and tender, and the shape is like a lotus.

Lin Yuyan made a three-prawn tofu dish. The three-prawn tofu has a unique umami taste, and it is a delicacy with rice when paired with tender tofu.

Zou Biyue drew chrysanthemum fish in clear soup this time. With the lessons learned from last time, she did a good job of removing the fishy smell this time, but she obviously didn't estimate the portion before doing it, so she only made one pot. It is estimated that more than half of the 55 judges in the audience can't even drink soup.

What Liu Minzhi drew was a family portrait, which was actually a casserole with assorted ingredients.However, she specially chose pumpkin to serve on the plate, and the whole dish immediately became brighter.It has to be said that she is still very talented in this respect.It's just that she made a mistake that she agreed with Zou Biyue, that is, the portion was too small.

Lu Wenxin made tea-flavored bones. Leaving aside the taste, first of all, she put a lot of thought into arranging the plate. The ribs were decorated with coriander, which not only increased the aroma of the ribs, but also made the whole plate look refreshing and generous. The whole dish adds a lot of points.

What Chi Zhu got was Longjing Shrimp.The shrimps are white and the buds and leaves are fragrant. One glance already whets the appetite.

Needless to say, He Xiaoxiao, she made orange custard.Because of Qian Hongxian's suggestion, she basically couldn't find any problems with this dish.

In the end, there is the gold on the Qianhong line, each golden and crispy gold ingot, no matter the shape or design, it is impeccable.

In terms of appearance alone, the performance of the eight people is considered good.As for the taste, it depends on the opinions of the reviewers.

The specific evaluation rules are that each of the five chefs can score up to [-] points, and the remaining [-] guests can give one point if they think it is delicious, and no points if they think it is not delicious.In this way, the total score will be [-] points. As long as everyone's points add up to [-] points, it will be considered a pass.

Such a scoring system made Qian Hongxian think of some modern entertainment competitions and talent shows. I have to say that Ji Nanjin is still very thoughtful and forward-thinking.

The order of the judging was arranged by Steward Wei, or rather, it was decided by Ji Nanjin.

The first one to be pointed out was Ren Caiyan.

Ren Caiyan usually doesn't talk much, but she has to admit that her cooking skills are indeed outstanding.In her hands, the dish of Furong Caixin is impeccable in terms of color, flavor and taste.Three of the five chefs gave a high score of nine points, and the other two gave one an eight and one a seven.Of the remaining fifty guests, except for one who was dissatisfied, the others thought it was delicious.

The second one to be pointed out was Lu Wenxin.Lu Wenxin's plate arrangement is very refreshing, which makes people move their index fingers. However, it is the first time that they have made ribs for so many people. The ribs are not crispy enough, and the final total score will be 63 points.Barely passed the test.

The third one is Zou Biyue's chrysanthemum fish in clear soup. Because the portion is too small, [-] customers didn't get it, so the [-] points are naturally gone.

In addition, I heard that she couldn't even tell the difference between salt and sugar. Qian Hongxian didn't know how she learned to cook in such a short time.However, one's culinary skills may be improved in a short period of time, but knife skills will never have the same effect without practicing day and night.Leaving aside the taste of the dish she made, the deboned part of the herring is not very beautiful. The fish fillets are thick or thin, and vary in size. In addition, the cross-shaped knife is crooked.Needless to say, the final score was only [-] points.

The fourth one to be ordered was Liu Minzhi. As soon as Zou Biyue's dish was put down, she realized her problem.

Fortunately, the scores given by the five chefs were high. Even though there were a few who didn't get it, they finally passed the assessment with a score of 75.

Afterwards, He Xiaoxiao was ordered. Her egg custard was completely ordinary, without any innovations, but she couldn't find any faults. A guest finds it delicious.In total, I got eighty points.

After He Xiaoxiao was Lin Yuyan. The three shrimp tofu she made was white and tender, and the shrimp brains looked bright red and fragrant, and the taste should be similar.Qian Hongxian never worried much about her cooking skills, but the final score surprised Qian Hongxian, who only scored 39 points.One point lower than Zhou Biyue.

The reason is that her three-prawn tofu accidentally put alum into the soup, which made this delicious dish bitter and astringent.

After hearing the comments from the five chefs, Lin Yuyan kept her head down, not knowing what she was thinking.

Qian Hongxian didn't know how she made such a mistake. If it was He Xiaoxiao, she could understand it, but if it was Lin Yuyan, Qian Hongxian couldn't figure it out.

Lin Yuyan was followed by Chi Zhu. Chi Zhu's cooking skills have always been considered average among them, and today he only scored an average score, 61 points, which is considered a low-altitude flight.

The last one is Qian Hongxian. Among the eight people, her golden road is the most concerned.

The shredded vegetable must be eaten while it is hot, eat it quickly, the sugar will solidify when it is cold, and the shredded vegetables cannot be pulled out.It stands to reason that she should be the first to taste her dish, but Ji Nanjin arranged for her to be the last, and the chefs were puzzled.After commenting on the previous seven dishes, more than a quarter of an hour had passed, so when Qian Hongxian's gold was brought to the judges, several chefs had already given up hope for this dish.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the chopsticks went down, everyone's faces showed surprise.Not to mention the long time in the past, the sugar layer on the surface has not solidified and hardened at all, and the filaments can still be pulled out for two or three meters continuously.This point, I am afraid that even the chef who is in charge of this dish in Juxuan Building may not be able to do it.

For a moment, the way everyone looked at Qian Hongxian was obviously different.

In addition, the candied sweet potatoes made by Qian Hongxian are uniform in size, golden in color, constantly drawn, sweet and delicious, crisp in the mouth, and lingering after eating. There is no problem at all.

Four out of the last five chefs gave a high score of [-], and only one thought that she delayed finishing this dish at the last moment because she wanted to please everyone, so she only gave her a [-].Among the remaining fifty diners, there were a few who didn't like sweets, so Qian Hongxian's final score was not higher than that of Ren Caiyan.

It was only later that Qian Hongxian found out that the chef who gave her a seven-point mark was the master who was in charge of making crispy eel in Juxuan Building, because Qian Hongxian's crispy eel dish yesterday made him very shameless in front of the shopkeeper. That's why he deliberately targeted her today and only scored her seven points.

Qian Hongxian didn't care about this, anyway, no matter what the result of the assessment was, she had decided to go to the capital by default.

In fact, as early as the moment her hand was stabbed, she could give up the exam directly, but she just thought that if she really did that, Ji Nanjin's face would be dull.In case he is dissatisfied with himself and waits for an opportunity to retaliate after he goes to the capital, he has no background and no connections, so why not let the other party pinch him?
For the sake of her own safety and the future, she had to persevere to the end.

Speaking of which, the thorns in the palm of the hand are really painful, and Qian Hongxian couldn't help but want to scold his mother several times.

I don't know who hated him so much and came up with such a sinister trick to deal with her.

(End of this chapter)