Crossover Anime: Starting with a Fusion of Master Chef, a Top-Tier Master Chef

There's nothing to worry about, the only concern is that the judges might not be able to wait.

First, prepare the materials.

The main ingredient is beef brisket, and the side ingredients are carrots, potatoes, onions, green garlic, red dates, celery, and canned mushrooms.

The seasonings include bay leaves, black peppercorns, rice wine, butter, flour, and tomato sauce.

The ingredients are very particular.

Beef has nourishing and health-promoting properties, but its coarse fibers can sometimes irritate the stomach lining. Combining it with potatoes, celery, onions, carrots, red dates, and mushrooms not only enhances the flavor but also compensates for the drawbacks of beef.

For example, potatoes are rich in folic acid, which helps protect the gastric mucosa; celery clears heat and promotes urination, and can lower cholesterol; carrots are rich in various vitamins, clear heat and detoxify, and strengthen the stomach and spleen; onions can dispel wind and promote sweating, aid digestion, and promote sleep; red dates protect the liver, calm the nerves, induce sleep, and lower blood pressure; and button mushrooms have the effects of nourishing the stomach and intestines, preventing aging, and prolonging life.

From a nutritional perspective, this dish is beneficial for those suffering from anemia, weak spleen and stomach, and malnutrition, and is especially suitable for the elderly and children.

Judging from the judges' panel, which is full of elderly men with gray hair, they must be interested in this dish.

It's important to note that canned mushrooms must be used, because fresh mushrooms don't hold up well enough for stewing. If they all fall apart after two or three hours, that will be a major drawback.

Lin Youshu would never make such a basic mistake.

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"First, cut the beef brisket into small pieces."

Lin Youshu's knife strikes were swift and clean.

We guarantee it's the perfect size for people to eat, and it's also perfectly balanced between lean and fat!

Then cut the carrots into balls.

This isn't just about showing off skills; it's about pursuing aesthetics. After all, this is a competition, and the dishes need to be appealing in terms of color, aroma, and taste.

If you're making it at home, you can be more flexible and just cut it into chunks.

The same goes for potatoes.

Red dates must be pitted.

Choose a chopstick and pierce it through to remove the pit. During the braising process, the dates will soak in the sauce, allowing them to absorb even more flavor.

Remove the stems from the button mushrooms and make cross-shaped cuts on the top, both for aesthetic purposes and to help them absorb flavor.

Reserve two slices of onion, chop the rest into small pieces, and cut the celery into sections.

Cut the green garlic into small cubes, and use them as a final garnish.

Once the ingredients are prepared, you can move on to the next step.

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"This kid's knife skills are more and more astonishing the more you watch them."

On the judges' panel, the meticulous and handsome old man sighed.

Sato, with his white beard, said in a deep voice, "Nothing more than solid foundation."

"The word 'solid' is easy to say but hard to do. Your restaurant is big enough, right? Your chef team is sizable, right? But how many of them have this level of knife skills?"

The handsome older man didn't hold back in exposing his lies.

Sato didn't want to talk.

If those wooden fish drummers had this level of knife skills, he wouldn't have to curse them every time he saw them.

Look at Lin Youshu!

The fluid and skillful operation, the orderly sequence, the comprehensive and flawless execution, and the aesthetic appeal truly elevate knife skills to an art form.

To a layman, it might seem like, "Isn't it just chopping and slicing?"

However, only those in the know truly understand what consistent control means!

This level of control is terrifying!

Sato felt that he could compare to himself at his peak, but now he was probably far behind.

Of course, this only applies to his knife skills; he is self-aware in other areas.

That kid is a monster. How can you compare a human to a monster?

……

The camera then returns to Lin Youshu, who has already started to heat the pot.

The first step is to blanch the beef!

Put it in a pot of cold water.

Boil over high heat for five minutes, then take it out and rinse it with water to completely remove the blood foam.

Next, put the beef in a pot, add water to cover it, and add some carrots, potatoes, onions, celery, scallions, bay leaves, black peppercorns, and cooking wine.

These ingredients and spices are all used to enhance the flavor of the beef.

Simmer over low heat with the lid on for two hours!

The purpose of this step is to stew the beef until it is completely tender.

While waiting, Lin Youshu first put the chopped round carrots into a separate pot and boiled them.

These are not from the same batch as the carrots we just put in the pot.

Cook until it's about 80% done; don't overcook it, because it will be put into an earthenware pot later and stewed with the beef.

Then fry the potatoes in oil.

Everyone knows that potatoes will become mushy if stewed for too long. However, if you're making beef stew with potatoes, you don't need to go through that trouble.

However, what Lin Youshu made today was braised beef in a pot, with potatoes just playing a supporting role.

Fried potatoes retain their shape and have a golden color, making them a better match for braised beef than unfried potatoes.

Wash the red dates thoroughly.

After all that was done, the beef in the pot was still bubbling away, it looked like it would be a long time before it was done.

Lin Youshu brought out the earthenware pots provided by the organizers.

Braised beef in a pot—how can it be complete without the pot!

Twelve small earthenware jars are lined up in a row!

First, place spherical carrots, potatoes, and button mushrooms at the bottom, then put pitted red dates in the middle.

And then... wait!

That's right, we just have to wait!

Because now we have to wait for the beef to be stewed and taken out of the pot, then put into an earthenware pot before we can proceed to the next step.

then,

Whether it was the judges, the contestants, or the audience watching the competition on screen, everyone witnessed this strange scene—

While everyone else was busy and working hard, there was one guy who did nothing but look around and observe the progress of other contestants, occasionally shaking his head or nodding, as if he was commenting on others.

Yes, this person is Lin Youshu.

What is he doing?

"I think they're waiting for the beef to be cooked."

"Can't we prepare other tasks first?"

"Who knows? I don't know how to make braised beef in a pot."

"This looks so boring."

"Is he really here to compete?"

"Is this the skill level of a perfect scorer? They look so relaxed."

"He probably thinks no one else can beat him!"

"But they really have the ability, two rounds of perfect scores! Who knows, they might get another perfect score in the third round!"

"Just keep watching and you'll find out!"

"..."

Lin Youshu's unusual behavior has sparked much discussion.

Some people questioned him, some were indifferent, but no one underestimated him.

Everyone is waiting to see what kind of work he can produce to once again win over the judges and the audience.

Chapter Sixty-Two: The aroma was strong and domineering, sweeping across the entire venue!

While Lin Youshu was waiting, contestants continued to complete their works and submit them.

The scores are not low.

After all, those who have made it to this round are all extremely outstanding among the younger generation, so the food they make is naturally quite good.

However, there are exceptions, such as Megumi Tadokoro.

Today she made beef stew in Burgundy red wine.

This is a classic and traditional French dish, characterized by stewing the meat chunks for a full four hours using Burgundy red wine, stock, and spices.

There's definitely not enough time left in the game right now.

Fortunately, the teacher had taught us in class how to speed up the stewing process of beef, which saved some time.

However, due to her limited personal abilities, her work only received a score of 7.

Although this is her best result in the competition, compared to others' scores of 7.5, 8 or even 8.5, she will most likely not make it to the finals.

While feeling relieved, a sense of loss is inevitable.

It's one thing to have anticipated it, but it's another to actually see the result.

As she stepped down from the podium and walked with her head down to the players' rest area, she could almost feel the pity or mockery directed at her.

So much so that she almost cried out loud.

Thankfully I held back. If I had cried in front of the camera, my parents would have been worried.