My daily life of cooking food in Tokyo

Chapter 165
Looking at the ingredients in the kitchen, Liu Minghui finally chose potatoes, eggplants, carrots, sweet potatoes, and green peppers.

These common ingredients are also the mainstay of making vegetable tempura.

Carefully selecting high-quality materials, Liu Minghui began to prepare for production.

First cut them into long strips or corners of the right size.

This shape is not only convenient to pick up, but also easier to ripen.

Coat the cut ingredients evenly with a layer of batter, then put them in the oil pan and fry them.

Here is a little trick.

Use ice water to make the batter, and the fried vegetables will be more crispy.

Tempura sauce is also very simple, just use the most classic recipe to make it.

With the right amount of white radish and ginger, it is considered complete.

The maturity of the ingredients is different and the frying time is also different.

Naturally, Liu Minghui is not ignorant of this basic ingredient characteristic.

Soon, a pot of vegetable tempura is out of the pan.

There are red, green, yellow, and purple, evenly wrapped in a thin coat, which looks very refreshing.

One bite, the crisp sound of the batter breaking, sounds very tempting.

The ingredients in the middle are also fried just right.

Crisp and fresh, but not greasy.

The thin topping separates the oil without adding any greasiness to the vegetables in the middle.

Dip it in a little tempura sauce, and the texture and taste change again.

It becomes more layered, allowing the enjoyment of taste buds to be upgraded again.

It's just that such delicious vegetable tempura is not enough to satisfy Liu Minghui.

As one of the signature dishes of Dragon Carp Izakaya, Liu Minghui is very proficient in tempura.

But it is far from reaching the point where it can be upgraded to the intermediate level.

If you want to cross the threshold from elementary to intermediate, you can only study hard and think hard.

After carefully tasting the taste of each ingredient and feeling the flaws in the taste, Liu Minghui continued to move his hands.
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After a full hour, the tea was changed several times, but the two people in the reception room still hadn't waited for Liu Minghui to appear.

Akamatsu Kosuke said with a smile: "Yamaguchi, the Mr. Liu you recommended is really good."

"At least willing to study hard."

"Tempura is a relatively simple dish, and it can usually be prepared within half an hour."

"If it's vegetable tempura, the time is shorter."

"Mr. Liu can stay in the kitchen for more than an hour. It can be seen that he has put in a lot of effort."

It's not that Akamatsu Kosuke is teasing Liu Minghui, he really thinks so.

In today's fast-paced era, there are not many young people who are willing to devote themselves to cooking.

He even moved his mind to accept disciples.

He secretly thought that if this young man's explosive skills were pretty good, he could barely give him a chance.

Being able to become my apprentice of Kosuke Akamatsu is a blessing that many people can't ask for.

Ryuzo Yamaguchi nodded approvingly, and said, "Mr. Liu is indeed a genius in the culinary world."

"There is a willingness to delve into cooking."

"And also talented enough, the speed of improvement is very fast."

Ryuzo Yamaguchi also felt this point.

He did not expect that in a short period of time Liu Minghui would be able to break through the strong side again.

It is extremely difficult to break through this perfect cuisine that has already been formed.

But Liu Minghui did it.

Although the breakthrough is not big, every bit is hard-won.

Thinking of this, Yamaguchi Ryuzo hated Akita Yoshizo with itch.

You are also a master of cooking, why are you so weak?

Just how big is the gap that made you leave the country of cherry blossoms overnight with the plane on your back.

But if it's Huaguo, it's Boss Liu's stronghold.

Ryuzo Yamaguchi felt that they might still meet by chance.

At that time, I don't know what kind of sparks will come out of the collision.
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"Ding, congratulations to the host for producing high-quality tempura."

"Ding, the host permanently gains the level of tempura cooking (advanced)."

Liu Minghui breathed a sigh of relief. He finally completed his goal within an hour.

For this reason, a large amount of food was consumed.

Eat yourself half full.

The whole kitchen is filled with a good smell of fried food.

But it doesn't matter, he finally took the final step with his extraordinary talent.

It is also a way to master all methods, directly raising the level of tempura cooking to a high level.

Countless knowledge passed through Liu Minghui's mind, leaving its own traces.

Not long after, the second portion of fried tempura came out of the pan again.

But this time, it is obviously different from previous works.

All the batter hangs just right, a thin layer that adheres evenly to the surface at all times.

The vegetables wrapped under it are even more amazing.

Each part is deep fried to the point where it is just ripe yet retains maximum crispness.

It is impeccable cuisine.

Relatively speaking, the tempura sauce seemed a bit ordinary.

Ordinary doesn't mean it's bad.

The most classic ratio is the most suitable for the taste of the general public.

Spread the fried tempura evenly on the oil-absorbing paper, and Liu Minghui walked out of the kitchen with his masterpiece.

He believes that such a level of tempura is enough to satisfy Akamatsu Kosuke.

Qualifications for the competition are naturally within reach.

Liu Minghui made two servings of the same tempura.

One part belongs to Akamatsu Hirosuke and the other part belongs to Yamaguchi Ryuzo.

Ryuzo Yamaguchi was not only a witness, but also his own recommender.

In any case, one should not favor one over another.
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In the reception room, Yamaguchi Ryuzo didn't know what he was discussing with Akamatsu Kosuke.

Seeing Liu Minghui coming in, the two stopped the conversation just now.

He turned his attention to the tempura in Liu Minghui's hand.

One serving per person, Liu Minghui directly placed the tempura in front of them.

Although Liu Minghui was sure, he was very calm on the surface, and said directly with two plates of tempura:

"Please enjoy."

"I will use my strength to prove that I have enough ability to qualify for this competition."

Akamatsu Hirosuke said with a smile: "Mr. Liu has self-confidence is a good thing."

"I will taste your food and give you the most fair and impartial evaluation."

After saying that, he lowered his head and looked at the plate of tempura.

Looking at the vegetables with different shapes, Akamatsu Kosuke frowned.

Is this the dish that took a full hour and a half to make?
Even the most basic knife skills are unqualified.

Vegetable tempura of different sizes and shapes, it seems that the chef's knife skills are poor.

Although Liu Minghui thoughtfully formed them into a nice shape.

But this still couldn't stop him from giving a bad evaluation of Liu Minghui's sword skills.

Hey, what a young man.

It's a pity that the strength is too weak.

Akamatsu Kosuke immediately withdrew his idea of ​​accepting disciples.

Taking on a disciple like this who can't even pass basic sword skills would definitely be an embarrassment to him.

At the same time, he was thinking in his mind, what kind of evaluation should he give to be worthy of this rubbish sword skill.

He raised his head and glanced at Liu Minghui.

He felt that this young man really gave him a problem.

(End of this chapter)