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Chapter 143, Remove fishy smell and improve freshness

Yu Heng's kitchen knife is flying on the chopping board, just like a sewing machine, repeating the same action quickly and regularly, while his other hand is constantly chopping various mushrooms such as Cordyceps mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, Hericium erinaceus, etc. Classes are constantly pushed under the "sewing machine", and neatly diced mushrooms of various sizes and specifications fly out neatly.

The water in the cauldron was already boiling, and Yu Heng poured all kinds of diced mushrooms directly, and the unique juice foamed out of the fungi.After forcing out the juice foam, Yu Heng poured cold water, added whitebait, diced ham and other side dishes and starch, beaten eggs, and added a little seasoning.And start stirring according to the consistency of whitebait soup.

While stirring, Yu Heng raised his head to look at Shao Wen's side. Based on visual inspection, Shao Wen's current casserole fish head soup is only halfway through.Yu Heng secretly rejoiced that he was already able to be the first to serve dishes, and as long as he could take the lead and let the judges drink his soup first, it would be difficult for Shao Wen's dishes to reverse the situation.

After taking the whitebait soup out of the pot, Yu Heng sprinkled it with coriander and chopped green onion, ordered some sesame oil, and divided the soup containers. He glanced sideways at Shao Wen and said to himself very confidently: After this competition, I won over Yu Heng. Being a national special chef can make him famous.The blame is on you for being too careless and not having the concept of competition. This is a serious competition, not a casual self-development dish.

"Let's serve!" Yu Heng confidently signaled the waiters to start serving the dishes.A cup of beautiful container, filled with delicate mushroom-flavored whitebait soup, was placed in front of each judge.

"Yeah, Tang Chun, the flavor is strong, and the delicious taste of various mushrooms is stewed out."

"It's really good. This soup looks like whitebait soup, but it actually has the deliciousness of Southwest mushroom soup. It's not bad." The judges who tasted Yu Hengjun's fragrant whitebait soup gave quite high evaluations.

Both Yu Heng and Xiao Ran were quite satisfied after hearing the judges' comments.You must know that the person who serves the food first can get such a good evaluation. After all, it is not easy to make such a high-level dish in such a short period of time.Besides, even if the taste is slightly inferior to Heng, don’t worry, his soup has the function of highlighting the disadvantages of the next dish. After all, the silver carp used in Shao Wen’s burnt fish head is a kind of fresh water with a strong earthy smell. fish.

Yu Heng subconsciously looked at Shao Wen's stove, Shao Wen still didn't seem to care much.He is still cooking his own casserole fish head in Tianmu Lake.At this moment, Shao Wencai deep-fried the fish head in an oil pan, picked it up and put it in a casserole, and supplemented it with star anise, green onion, ginger, and garlic.

"Hmph, these are the most basic methods to remove fishy smell, but onion, ginger and garlic alone are not enough." Yu Heng quietly observed Shao Wen's cooking method.

In an instant, Shao Wen grabbed a few more chili peppers and a large handful of things the size of sesame seeds, put them into the oil pan and sauteed until fragrant, then poured them directly into the casserole, then added mineral water and a little cooking wine, and started cooking over high heat.

"Master Yu, what does the other party mean by putting so many pieces of chili in the stew?" Xiao Ran asked curiously from the side.

"That's because although silver carp has delicious meat, it has always been a fish with a strong earthy smell among freshwater fish. Cooking dishes with this kind of fish generally requires three stages to remove the fishy smell before stewing, during stewing, and after stewing. . He is now removing the fishy smell from the middle of the stew. In order to cover up the earthy smell, he is sauteing the chilies to increase the intensity of the fishy removal. At the same time, he does not dare to add too much, for fear that the spiciness will directly cover up the deliciousness of the fish head soup itself. " Yu. Heng explained at the side.

While Xiao Ran and Yu Heng were discussing, Shao Wen began to prepare soup containers and plating utensils.This is a set of soup serving utensils.There is a saucer and a spoon in the middle of the plate, which is the main bowl for serving soup.There was also a plate with three holes on the side. Shao Wen put chopped coriander, chopped green onion, white pepper, and sour vinegar in it.And in this way, it was prepared for more than ten people.

"As expected of a super chef, he can think of minced ginger, coriander, chopped green onion, white pepper, and sour vinegar. The last step of removing the fishy smell after stewing the soup is left to the diners themselves. The diners can add more or less according to their own tastes. The seasonings and ingredients are really wonderful." Seeing Shao Wen's step, Yu Heng couldn't help but admire him.

"Why, Master Yu, the other party's fish head soup will pose a threat to us?" Yu Heng couldn't help asking when he heard Shao Wen's casserole fish head soup making method so highly.

"Hehe, Mr. Xiao, you are too worried. Although his technique is considered clever, I can think of all the onion, ginger, garlic, cooking wine, a little pepper, coriander powder, pepper, and sour vinegar that he has used so far to remove the fishy smell. Yes, and I have chosen a kind of mushroom for each method of removing fishy smell. So, so far, his methods of removing fishy smell are ineffective, unless he has other fish head soup in casserole. I don't know the method of removing the fishy smell." Yu Heng said very confidently.

"Haha, Master Yu is really a strategist. No wonder he can be the chef of our extraordinary catering at such a young age." Xiao Ran chuckled reassuringly after hearing this.

While Xiao Ran and Yu Heng were chatting and laughing relaxedly, Shao Wen's cooked fish head soup was almost cooked.The casserole was opened, and the whole house was filled with aromas. Shao Wen filled each dish with fish head soup, and then announced the start of the dishes.

Casserole fish head soup was served in front of the judges.Looking at the milky white fish head soup, the judges seemed to be very knowledgeable, dug a third spoonful of white pepper into the soup, dropped a few drops of sour vinegar, then sprinkled a section of coriander and a few green onions, Stir carefully.With that action, it seemed that the judges were not stirring the fish head soup but fine juice.

One judge couldn't wait. Before he could thoroughly stir the white pepper powder and sour vinegar, he took a sip with a spoon, his brows slightly frowned, as if he was meditating on something.

"Haha, if the white pepper and sour vinegar are not completely dispersed into every corner of the soup, then the soup will only be more fishy. The winner has been decided." Looking at the judge's seemingly "painful" expression, Yu Heng held his hands Shoulders, full grasp of the road.

But before Heng finished speaking, the judge threw away the spoon and drank the fish head soup in the bowl.After finishing the drink, the judge directly leaned back with his head in his hands, but still frowned and said: "This fish head soup is really delicious, how can it be so fresh?"

"What! Is that guy stunned?" When the judge's comment came out, Yu Hengda was surprised. He no longer hugged his shoulders, but directly supported it on the stove.He couldn't believe that his carefully designed dishes not only didn't make the judges feel a little fishy, ​​but also made them puzzled why it was so delicious.Yu Heng's first reaction was that the judge must have something wrong...

"Can it be fresh? This chef has stewed all the jelly out of the fish head."

"This is definitely the best soup I've had this year, bar none, waiter, please give me another bowl..."

And the successive praises from the judges completely shattered Yu Heng's last illusion...

(End of this chapter)