V2.Chapter 4

Yu Wan prepared for the battle with all her heart, but she didn't know that her mother had kidnapped three small milk buns for her and came back. She and Yu Feng had just finished selecting the ingredients for scheduling.

"How come you don't even have soy sauce and cabbage?" Yu Feng murmured. Although cabbage is the most common vegetable, it is also the most versatile dish. No matter how you cook it, it is delicious and will not affect the taste of the main ingredient. .

Yu Wan laughed: "If the second brother is here, why is there so little meat?"

Yesterday's shelves were full of chicken, duck, and fish, but today I didn't see a single one.

"You're right." Yu Feng thought of something and said regretfully, "These ingredients are also good for chicken soup."

Yu Wan spread her hands, but unfortunately there was no chicken.

After getting the ingredients, the group started to deodorize the sea cucumber.

Chef Liu and another chef surnamed Zhang both chose white wine. First, blanch the sea cucumbers, then add ginger slices, white wine, and chives to cook them thoroughly. This can remove most of the fishy smell of the sea cucumbers. It is easy to let the irritating auxiliary ingredients collide with the taste of the sea cucumber itself.

The uncle used rice-washing water, soaking the sea cucumbers in the rice-washing water, and soaking them for a while can remove the fishy smell of the sea cucumbers. After finishing the dish, the sea cucumber is ready to soak.

The oysters are not at their most plump yet, but next month. The oysters they receive are not large. If they are grilled on charcoal, they will be gone as soon as they shrink. For sashimi, they are shipped all the way, but they are not lively enough.

Yu Wan thought for a while and said, "Uncle, be your best."

Of course, he is best at braised pork.

The uncle prepared a white brine on the spot, and brined a high-quality rib meat. The rib meat is also called three-line meat. It is taken from the abdomen of the pig. It contains a lot of fat and a small amount of muscle. It is fat and thin, tender and juicy.

Yu Wan cut the marinated rib meat into slices and sauerkraut.

Yu Wan tasted the sauerkraut, to be honest, the taste is not as good as the pickled one at home, but this round is not allowed to use her own ingredients, so she can only settle for the next best thing.

The uncle made a stewed sauerkraut with pork belly and oysters.

With the addition of pork belly, the small oysters are not so thin. The umami of the oysters and the braised pork and the sour taste of the sauerkraut are completely blended together. The braised pork is not greasy, the oysters are not fishy, ​​and the fresh and salty is mixed with sour The taste of the taste, one more point is stale, one point less is weak, everything is just right.

The royal chefs tasted a piece of marinated pork with seafood flavor, and ate a mouthful of marinated oysters. Finally, they drank a spoonful of hot and sour soup——

"Indescribable, indescribable!" The royal chefs nodded frequently, as if very satisfied with the taste of the dishes.

Considering that the stewed sauerkraut with pork belly and oysters has a strong taste, the second dish the uncle made was a lighter sea cucumber egg custard. In addition to the fishy smell of sea cucumber, another problem was that the ginseng body was too tough and it was difficult to stew it softly.

Of course, if there is a swordsman like Yu Wan——

Yu Feng recalled the scene where his sister smashed a sea cucumber to pieces...

Suddenly I'm so worried that my sister won't be able to marry in the future...

This is probably the softest sea cucumber that the royal chefs have ever eaten, but it is not woody, and it blends very well with the egg custard.

Chef Liu cooks oysters and leek omelette with scallions and scallions. It seems that he also avoided the shortcoming of oysters that are too small. The leeks can remove the fishy smell, the eggs can be freshened, the bottom side is fried until crispy yellow, but the surface is tender. Able to suck out the juice and melt in your mouth, this oyster is the most satisfying for royal chefs.

However, Chef Liu made a mistake when making the sea cucumber with spring onions. The fishy smell of the sea cucumber was good, but it was not stewed.

Chef Liu's mistake made the uncle win without any suspense.

However, after tasting Chef Liu's dishes, the uncle broke into a cold sweat: "If this sea cucumber doesn't make a mistake, I'm afraid I'll have to say two things."

No wonder Master Qin specially reminded them to pay attention to Chef Liu. This strength has made a terrible improvement over three years ago.

Yu Wan disapproved and said, "Where in the world are there so many ifs and ifs? Luck is also a part of strength. His mistakes were caused by his wrong mentality. Uncle stabilized. This result is what Uncle deserved."

Where does all this fallacy come from? The uncle was helpless and funny, but it was undeniable that he was successfully comforted.

In many things in the world, there is only one chance. If you seize it, you will seize it. If you do not seize it, you will not seize it. You cannot be forgiven because of mistakes.

Three in one, in the first round, the Zuixianlou was promoted, and the group of Mrs. Du and Chef You, after a fierce battle, was most favored by Mrs. Du's abalone juice and sea cucumber.

Of course, there is no real abalone sauce on site. Abalone sauce is a thick soup made from duck, old hen, pig's trotter, pig keel, pork rind, aged ham and scallops. It is golden in color and delicious in taste. , the nutritional value is particularly rich.

Mrs. Du can cook the taste of abalone in a secret way without chicken and duck. This alone is enough for her to win.

"Didn't Shopkeeper Cui say...she can't even rank in the top ten in Tianxianglou?" Yu Feng finally noticed Mrs. Du, because if the comparison continued, they would meet Mrs. Du sooner or later.

Yu Wan smiled lightly: "Before that, people had to be allowed to make progress."

Once a woman starts to be ruthless, sometimes there is nothing to do with a man.

I don't know if they are fighting against Tianxianglou. In the second round, they encountered another Tianxianglou chef. This is the last Tianxianglou chef who is still stubborn except for Mrs. Du and Master Bao. Yu Wan heard that his surname was Qin, but Yu Wan was sure that he had nothing to do with Qin Ye.

This chef Qin is a young cook. He entered Tianxianglou only after the uncle left, so the two did not know each other. Tianxianglou put the weight on the chef Bao, and sent Chef You, who is a skilled cook, to be alone. Chef Liu, and Master Qin are more like to come to compare the experience.

The uncle didn't have much pressure on him, but after two days of competition, the uncle's legs couldn't bear it.

When making a red ginseng stewed mutton, the uncle couldn't stand in pain.

"Uncle!" Yu Wan put down the half-cut sweet potato and walked over to support the uncle who was sweating coldly.

The uncle waved his hand: "I'm fine."

"You said it's fine, you're in such pain." Yu Wan took out the handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her uncle's forehead.

The uncle smiled: "It's almost ready."

Seeing his father working so hard, Yu Feng suddenly had the idea of ​​withdrawing from the competition, but he understood that the reason why his father did this was not only for the business of the workshop, but also to fight for himself. Tianxianglou would not give him a right name. , He said that he didn't care, but he was also sad, right?

No matter if that recipe belongs to the third uncle, it must not belong to Tianxianglou. Why did Tianxianglou steal their things without saying a word, without even apologizing afterwards, and people misunderstood that they were making trouble without reason. The limelight of the chefs subsided, who still remembers their craftsmanship whose signature dishes used to be plagiarized?

Chef Qin's stewed pig heart with red ginseng, which tasted a little less satisfying than the uncle and another cook.

This round, Zuixianlou also advanced without any suspense.

Then, the most worrying thing happened. In today's last round, the Yu family faced Mrs. Du.

"I heard!" When he was taking a break in the wing room, Master Qin walked in sweating profusely. He also fought hard to win the competition.

Yu Wan poured him a cup of tea.

"Thank you!" He drank it all, and said after slowing down, "There are only three of you left, Brother Yu, Madam Du, and a cook from the Weiyuan Inn."

"What inn?" Yu Wan looked at him.

"Weiyuan Inn." Qin Ye said.

Yu Wan: "..."

Shouldn't Weiyuan Escort be more convenient? An inn that gave Mao the name of an escort?

It sounded very good, but it broke into the top three...

Master Qin poured another cup of tea and said, "By the way, you can use the same ingredients you prepared this round. Have you thought about what to use?"

Yu Wan took out a small jar from her bag: "Yu Ji stinky bean curd!"

This is after careful deliberation, they screened out the amazing ingredients such as brine, miso, shark fin, and stinky tofu, and finally decided to keep it.

Compared with the stinky tofu that always occupies the C position, the plasticity of fermented bean curd seems to be higher. It will not overwhelm guests, but also add "fragrance" and luster. Of course, this is all based on high enough cooking skills.

Master Qin had tasted Yu's fermented bean curd, but it was accompanied by freshly fried stinky tofu. It was salty, cool, stinky, and had a tender taste. How about cooking? Wouldn't it be too stinky?

Stinky tofu is stinky on its own, and it’s okay to add fermented bean curd, but other ingredients…

Master Qin cleared his throat: "cough! Are you sure you don't want to change something else? I heard that Mrs. Du brought rose brine."

Rose brine is a sauce made by mashing fresh rose petals into mud and soaking them with sugar. It is drizzled with a layer of honey. The taste is sweet and greasy.

"No." The Yu family said in unison.

"..." Well, you'll be happy.

This is the last round of today's competition. The winner will be fortunate enough to compete with Bao Shenchu. Whether or not to win is another story. Just being able to stand on the same "ring" with Bao Shenchu ​​is enough to make People are famous.

Weiyuan Inn and Zuixianju were both dark horses that came out of nowhere. No one was optimistic about them, and they all guessed that they were only stepping stones for Mrs. Du.

"Who said that!" Bai Tang also came, walked out of the wing, and roared at the guests who gathered in the corridor to comment, "Do you know who the chef of Zuixianju is? It's Master Yu whose craftsmanship was stolen by Tianxianglou! Tianxiang Lou's five signature dishes are made by him! What are you doing as a stepping stone? It's almost as if Mrs. Du gave him a stepping stone!"

A young guest jumped out and said: "Where is the ignorant girl! Madam Du is a direct disciple of Bao's Chef! Can he be compared with Madam Du? Besides, I heard that he came up with the idea of ​​the signature dish, but he was right. The one who really came up with the idea and made it perfect is Chef Yang, not Chef Yang, who knows him?"

"You...you...you are topsy-turvy! You are full of nonsense!" Bai Tang was so angry that he was about to explode, what kind of people? Master Yu still got the light of a thief?

"Miss, don't say a word." Shopkeeper Cui advised.

Bai Tang said angrily: "What should I say? Is it me who decides right and wrong first? All these people have no brains!"

"Who's out of his mind? Can you, girl, speak?" Another guest spoke up.

Bai Tang provoked public anger, and shopkeeper Cui saw that the situation was not good, so he hurriedly persuaded his young lady back to the wing.

Shopkeeper Cui said earnestly: "Oh, miss, why do you have the common knowledge with them? It's the mule or the horse that came out to roam. In the end, we don't have to look at the results of the big competition."

"I know! But I'm angry!" Bai Tang said, pushed open the window, stuck out his head, and glanced up, don't think she didn't know, Yan Ruyu was upstairs from her, and Yan Ruyu kept staring at Yu The movement of the family, when she didn't know that Yan Ruyu was waiting for a joke from the Yu family?

The big competition has not yet begun, but many people have already come to the door to congratulate Yan Ruyu and Mrs. Du.

Yan Ruyu had her own plans. All the shops under the Yan family's name were confiscated after the Yan family was convicted, but now they have been returned one after another, including many inns and restaurants. A beautiful thing.

"I'll congratulate Mrs. Du first. Afterwards, remember to put two tables of wine to congratulate Mrs. Du!"

"Definitely." Yan Ruyu said with a gentle smile.

"Does Madam Du have confidence?" Yan Ruyu asked softly to Madam Du who was beside him after the Dao He people left.

Madam Du nodded and said, "I study hard and practice hard, so that on this day, I will definitely win."

Yan Ruyu asked with a smile, "With Madam Du's reputation, do you still care so much about a mere competition?"

Mrs. Du said, "I won't win against others, but myself. I want to prove to Master and his elders that I am qualified to inherit his mantle."

Bao's mantle!

Yes, Bao Shenchu's son has disappeared. He has been searching for many years to no avail. He is too old to be able to reunite his father and son in his lifetime. Someone must inherit his mantle. The lady is the best choice.

Yan Ruyu was about to be happy. She invited Mrs. Du to come back, but she earned the mantle of Bao Shenchu. What kind of fairy luck did she go for?

Madam Du looked at her hands: "Master has always been unsatisfied with my cooking skills, but now, I believe he will change his mind."

The competition was approaching. In order to express her respect for Mrs. Du, Yan Ruyu personally escorted Mrs. Du downstairs. When she left the back door of the lobby, she bumped into Yu Wan and Yu Feng who were going to the competition venue.

After two days of comparison, the two brothers and sisters had already recognized Mrs. Du. As for Yan Ruyu, this was an old acquaintance, even if she turned into ashes.

Madam Du held a delicate blue-and-white porcelain vessel in her hand. She thought that it was filled with her secret sauce, rose gravy. Even the jar was unbelievably delicate.

Compared to that, the crock pot in Yu Wan's arms seemed to be out of place.

Yan Ruyu held back her smile and glanced at Yu Wan: "What good ingredients did Miss Yu prepare?"

Yu Wan said lightly, "It's okay to tell you, fermented bean curd, have you ever eaten it?"

Naturally, Yan Ruyu had never eaten, but she sensitively noticed Mrs. Du beside her, and frowned slightly.

Could it be that this tofu or something makes the confident lady Du feel jealous?

Yan Ruyu remembered one thing, it was at Mrs. Wei's birthday banquet, Lin's mother put the Yu family's stinky tofu on the table of Mrs. Du. After Mrs. Du tasted it, she only said five words: "I can't do it. come out."

In this world, there are dishes that Mrs. Du can't cook.

It just so happened that at this moment, the two guys walked towards this side carrying the table, but they didn't notice Yu Wan by the door.

Yu Wan stepped out.

"Miss Yu!" Yan Ruyu stopped her.

"What are you doing?" As soon as he finished speaking, the man came over and knocked off the jar in Yu Wan's arms. The fermented bean curd was scattered on the ground, and an indescribable stench filled the air immediately.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" The guy quickly apologized, and in the middle of the sentence, he hurriedly pinched his nose, "Damn! What's so stinky!"

The people around were all stinked.

After all, there are very few people who have eaten stinky tofu. Most of them don't know what fermented bean curd is, and they all show disgusted expressions.

Yan Ruyu covered the tip of her nose with a handkerchief, and sneered: "Miss Yu, if you don't have any ingredients, just tell me, I will prepare a portion for you, so why use the stinky things to cook? It doesn't matter if you lose the big game, It's not right to eat the stomachs of the royal chefs."

Yu Wan looked at her coldly: "You did it on purpose?"

"I didn't knock it over." Yan Ruyu said in surprise.

"I'm sorry! It's me, it's me... retching—" The guy hurriedly apologized, but was so smoked that he retched repeatedly.

"It's the guy who got the blame and the debt. How can you blame others?"

"Yeah, it's too unreasonable."

Everyone accused Yu Wanlai one after another, and Yu Feng frowned tightly.

"Let's go." Mrs. Du said.

The only person who was not affected was probably her, because she understood that it was a good thing, and without it, the Yu family would definitely become her defeat.

Yan Ruyu gave Yu Wan a smug smile, took Lady Du's hand and left.

The moment she crossed the threshold, Yu Wan calmly stretched out a foot and stumbled over Yan Ruyu.

No one saw how Yan Ruyu fell, only that Yan Ruyu was holding Mrs. Du, and when she fell, she also dragged Mrs. Du down in a hurry.

The blue-and-white porcelain in Madam Du's hand was shattered, and the fragrant rose brine flowed all over the floor.

"Rose brine!" Mrs. Du screamed.

Yan Ruyu changed color suddenly, turned her head resentfully, and glared at Yu Wan fiercely.

Yu Wan spread her hands and returned the sentence to her: "I didn't knock it over."

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