Gourmet conquest starts from the entertainment industry

Zhou Mochen heard the start of the game. Take out the carving knife bag in the knife box, open it, and the carving knives of different sizes and shapes reveal their true faces.

"I have to say, this little brother's outfit is still very good. This set of knives looks so comfortable."

"Yeah, yeah, it's the same as when I was studying, no matter how well I study, my notebook and pen must not be weaker than others."

"The instinctive reaction of face control, Ji Cao."

Zhou Mochen blocked all sounds and images at this moment. Gently put the tofu into the water with your left hand. He picked up the carving knife with his right hand, stared at the tofu for about a minute, and then swung the carving knife suddenly. In an instant, the tofu flower slowly spread out in the water and fell.

On the whole, the audience in the live broadcast room did not see what the carving was. I saw Zhou Mochen's hand speed was fast and his movements were beautiful. It's not too silky smooth.

Time passed little by little, and the contestants completed their sculptures one by one. Zhou Mochen also entered the end of the sculpture at this time. Finally, when the time was 3 minutes away, his left hand in the water shook slightly, and a large number of The tofu crumbs were shaken off. A formed work is displayed.

"Pudin?" Murong Ruoxue exclaimed as she looked at the close-up of the big screen and then at the pudding in Jiang Yingying's arms.

"Meow?" Pudding asked what he was calling it for.

"It's so beautiful, it really looks like, exactly the same, our pudding is going to be broadcast live." Jiang Yingying said after comparing.

"This is a bit of a blow." Yang Shao looked at the other shocked players sympathetically.

"Grass used to be a plant. Worship the Great God."

"What about those people who said our little brother is not good just now? Come on. I promise not to kill you."

"This slap is beautiful. How can we compare in the following games. The gap is a bit big."

"This little brother doesn't intend to leave a way for others to survive. The ranking of the previous seeded players is a joke. It's so embarrassing."

"We asked our four judges to rate the contestants." Tong Ziyu, as expected of her rich experience, said after seeing that the staff had put the contestants' works on the judging table, and suddenly recovered her stunned mood.

No way, the contrast is too obvious. Not to mention the ingredients. But in terms of sculptures, Zhou Mochen's pudding can also win by an absolute advantage.

The tofu-carved pudding is lifelike, squinting, lying on its paws with its head sideways, with a lively and lovely lazy expression.

The four judges were also speechless for a while. We are here to judge, not to watch the performance. This wave is too beautiful. No. 1 is beyond doubt, even if there is a shady scene, it has to start from No. 2.

The points gap in the final ranking has further widened. The first place, Zhou Mochen, got 20 points, and the judges couldn't bear to deduct one point. Can't do it. The gap between the second place widened by five points, giving them a score of 15 points.

Seeing the rankings appear, there was thunderous applause from the auditorium. It is self-evident who to give it to. Now the judges and the audience know that as long as Zhou Mochen doesn't act like a demon, the top three can enter while lying down.

"Okay, it's over, it's over, I know everyone is very excited. But, there will be competitions next, please watch the final competition carefully, and we will wait and see the final ranking of the players on the stage." Tong Ziyu The field control level is still very high.

"Then, I announce that master Fang Yuefeng from Dragon Fish House will be the main ingredient drawer for the third competition." Tong Ziyu announced the final main ingredient drawer.

As a result, the main ingredient was poultry-chicken. Chicken is a kind of poultry that people often eat, and its annual consumption is extremely large. It is a simple and common ingredient.

Almost every household knows how to cook it, and there are only a few of the chicken dishes that are repeated over and over in Qin's dishes. So it will test the skills of the chefs even more. It is easy to make delicious food, but it is difficult to make delicious food with unique characteristics.

"Guess what dish Lao Zhou wants to cook? White-cut chicken? Salt-baked chicken? Or beggar's chicken?" Yang Shao started guessing with his friends after seeing the announcement of the main ingredients of the competition.

"Why can't it be spicy chicken? That's so delicious. My mouth is watering just thinking about it," Li Xin said.

"Because I prefer the other three." Yang Shao gave a powerful reason.

"Cut, I just like spicy chicken." Li Xin said contemptuously.

"Make chicken. I'm good at that."

"Me too, I like chicken the most."

"By the way, isn't this a live broadcast? Can it still be broadcast after it's all like this?"

"I just don't know if what they discussed is the same as what I think. I dare not ask."

"Is this chicken serious?"

"I don't know if the chicken is serious or not, but I'm pretty serious about being a chicken."

"Hey, don't talk about it, you will be blocked if you talk about it."

The audience in the live broadcast room were discussing lively. At this time, the contestants also began to choose the ingredients they want to use.

Zhou Mochen also got up and went to the ingredients warehouse to choose what he wanted to use.

In fact, although ordinary people often eat chicken, their understanding of it is still very one-sided.

Chicken is sweet and slightly warm in nature, and enters the kidney, spleen and stomach meridians. It has the effects of warming the middle and replenishing qi, nourishing the kidney and essence, nourishing blood and adding marrow, etc. It has therapeutic effects on kidney essence deficiency, spleen deficiency edema, spleen and stomach weakness, fatigue, weak waist and knees, irregular menstruation, anemia, etc.

So the best cooking method is to keep the original flavor and try not to destroy the texture of the chicken itself.

And Yang Shao's guess was right, Zhou Mochen was going to make white-cut chicken.

The essence of white-cut chicken lies in the word "soaked", soaked cooked. A good white-cut chicken not only pays attention to the origin of the chicken, but also pays attention to the cooking level of the chef. The freshness of the ingredients is high, so we are not afraid to use this simple and light way to keep the original juice and taste. It is the ultimate combination of freshness and flavor!

The white-cut chicken does not have too much seasoning, and the calories are very low if it is not fried or fried. It is a very milky high-quality protein. With the method of soaking, there are less purines, and even the parts of the chicken breast are tender and delicious.

Originally, if you want to make white-cut chicken, you'd better prepare white brine for soaking the chicken, which is a mixture of spices added constantly and chicken broth soaked in countless chickens, but it's impossible to do it on site, and Zhou Mochen can only make do with it.

Zhou Mochen chose a free-range chicken. The net weight after depilation was about 2 catties. The surface of the chicken body was relatively clean, and the skin and flesh layers were clear. Then he pulled the two chicken legs to loosen the bones.

Zhou Mochen found this relatively deep cooking bucket and cleaned the chicken. Cut a knife at the shoulder level of the chest, add sliced ​​ginger and scallion knots, and completely submerge the chicken in water.

After the water boils, put the chicken vertically into the water for about a few seconds, lift it up for the same amount of time, and repeat three times alternating hot and cold. Seeing that the chicken skin has formed a tight state, put the whole chicken directly into the pot and lie down in the pot. Turn to low heat, the hot water is smoking and there are very small blisters, turn the chicken over slightly.

After soaking for more than 40 minutes, take it out and put it in the ice water prepared in advance. The chicken skin and chicken shrink quickly and become smooth and firm under the sudden cooling, and a transparent jelly gel is formed between the skin and flesh. Then brush a thin layer of sesame oil on the surface of the chicken skin.

Prepare scallions, ginger and shallots, chicken powder, salt, pour in hot oil over high heat, and mix well. In the end, the chicken was chopped neatly without giving a second chance. Lay out the plates neatly, signaling to the staff that they are done. The live broadcast footage completely recorded Zhou Mochen's cooking process.

"I'll go, this chicken looks so tender, I really want to eat it. Woohoo. This little brother is too disgusting."

"It looks like it tastes good. It's really authentic. Good news for dieters."

"I have learned. Haha, I will try it later."

"No, you haven't. My brain says I've learned it, but my hands don't agree. I think it's useless."

"This is a master, so young, this is the youngest player."

"Contestant No. 9 Zhou Mochen, what is the name of this dish?" Tong Ziyu asked a question that many people wanted to ask.

"Chicken for nothing." Zhou Mochen replied.

"The image is appropriate, using this cooking method to stimulate the original taste of chicken, this innovation is very bold." Meng Qiujun murmured.

At this time, all 24 contestants had finished their dishes. The workload of the four judges was heavy, and they recorded all 24 dishes in a book. For the first time, they felt that being a gourmet is a very good profession.

After the four judges finished tasting, the host finally couldn't help but took the pair of bowls and chopsticks, and tasted the dish she was thinking of. Zhou Mochen's white-cut chicken. The chicken is smooth and tender, just like jelly. For the first time, she felt that chicken was so delicious. That happy smile made the audience salivate even more.

"Haha, no one can resist Lao Zhou's white-cut chicken. This is my favorite dish." Seeing the host's expression, Yang Shao said.

"Well, that dish is delicious." Su Qian also echoed.

"Yeah, everything Master cooks is delicious. When will I be able to make it?" Jiang Yingying said enviously.

"Come on, Yingying, I believe you can do it. Brother Mo Chen said you are very talented. Besides, he is your master, so he won't teach you what you want to learn." Murong Ruoxue comforted.

"That's right, hee hee, I'm really lucky. I can learn dishes that others can't learn." Jiang Yingying became happier the more she thought about it.

After heated discussions among the four judges, the final result finally came out.

"Now, the final result has come out, everyone please look at the big screen." Tong Ziyu saw the gestures of the staff and knew that the points had been entered.

The result is obvious, Zhou Mochen won the first place in the provincial promotion competition with a perfect score. Suddenly there was warm applause. Obviously they are very satisfied with today's result and today's game.

"I'm going, my god. This is simply not one-dimensional. It's a big blow to others. I'm really worried that today's contestants will leave a shadow."

"Ah, I'm a fan. I'm a fan. He's handsome, young, and cooks well. He has a bright future. Where does this guy work? Does anyone know? I can't help but want to flirt with him."

"Oh, what a stark contrast. The difference between the second place and it is as much as 7 points. I always thought that he was on the second floor, but now I see that the little brother has already reached the fifth floor."

"I want his information, whoever has it, whoever has it, flesh him out."

"You don't need human flesh, this little brother's information will be published online at night."

"I still want to know where my little brother is a chef. I'm not greedy for this, I'm just going to try."

"expect!"

"Looking forward to +1!"

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"Okay, the excitement is over. Now we congratulate the champion Zhou Mochen, the runner-up Yi Zisong, and the third runner-up Leng Xinlong. They have successfully qualified for the semi-finals of the National Youth Cooking Competition at the end of December. We are also looking forward to the finals The performance in the middle." Seeing that the scene was almost done, Tong Ziyu quickly put it away and said.

"By the way, host, I still have a question to ask." Meng Qiujun suddenly said.

"Yes." Tong Ziyu ordered the staff to hand over the microphone.

"Excuse me, player No. 9, Zhou Mochen, do you have a master?" Meng Qiujun asked. She knew that the probability of such a person not having a master was very small. But she still asked without giving up, because she liked him so much, and this calm and steady attitude made her love talents.

"Yes." Zhou Mochen replied with a slight smile.

"May I know your master's name?" Meng Qiujun wanted to see which of his colleagues taught such a monstrous apprentice.

Everyone was also looking forward to the answer. After all, the apprentices are so powerful, and the master must be a lot stronger.

"Master said that my skills are still not up to his requirements, and he is not allowed to mention his old man's name. I'm sorry."

Zhou Mochen said softly, he is indeed serious, the current craftsmanship is far, far from the realm of the God of Cookery. Every time I watch the learning video, I will be deeply attracted by that kind of operation.

"Cough, that's all right, come on! I'm optimistic about you."

Meng Qiujun choked. This master is a bit of Versailles. This is not up to the standard yet, when will it be up to the standard, this ability is enough for a second-level star chef.

"Haha, little brother Zhou Mochen's master is so interesting. Zhou Mochen is not up to the standard. Others said it was so difficult."

"This operation, Versailles. But people are really very capable."

"I'm actually looking forward to the semi-finals coming soon, like I'm watching a TV series."

"Haha, me too. I really want to see how the contestants from other provinces feel. The Great Demon King has come. Everyone stay away."

"The Great Demon King? This title is not bad."

"Hee hee, Pudding, master won, full marks. That's great, I'm right, my master is the best." Jiang Yingying's loyal fans continued to export.

"Meow~" Pudding echoed twice.

"Yeah, brother Mochen is so powerful." Murong Ruoxue also tended to move closer to Jiang Yingying.

"Haha, let's go, and hold a celebration banquet for Lao Zhou at night. But, he cooks." Yang Shao said happily.

"I think you are going to eat in the name of a celebration banquet." Li Xin pouted.

"Sister Xin, don't say that, I'm sorry. Don't you want to go?" Yang Shao asked back.

"Go, why don't you go, I'm so hungry, I have to make arrangements tonight." Li Xin raised his eyebrows and said.

"Well, you can have this." Su Qian echoed.

"agree."

A group of people happily left the venue, waiting for Zhou Mochen.