From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 278 The cooking exchange continues

The last day of the Shandong Province Young Chefs Cooking Exchange Competition.

On this day, the ranking of outstanding young chefs in the province will be announced, so many people came to the scene early in the morning, not only TV stations and newspapers, but also some local restaurant and restaurant owners.

Even many bosses from other places made a special trip here to see the final result on the spot.

The competition site was so packed that even the contestants and judges could not enter smoothly.

It was up to the organizers and some on-site staff to provide guidance and free up space on site.

The judges and contestants also entered the scene one after another.

Among the young chefs on site, in addition to those who need to participate in the competition, there are also many young chefs from all over the world. Due to the inconvenient transportation, many young chefs cannot register for the competition in time and can only come to the site to exchange and learn.

The ten classic Shandong dishes taught by the master chefs in the past really taught the young chefs who came to the scene to exchange and learn.

There will also be more on-site observation opportunities for each day's competition, as well as some on-site cooking Q&A sessions after the competition.

It can be said that in this competition, just as the previous master chefs expected, the competition really became secondary, and communication was the most important, allowing young chefs to learn things through communication.

Master Wang said: "It's true that those who are capable work hard, but doesn't Zhengming have to compete in the afternoon? Is it too hard to help in the morning and compete by myself in the afternoon?"

When Yan Jianxing was introduced, Li Zhifeng couldn't help feeling a little strange when he saw Feng Zhengming in the venue with Yan Jianxing.

"With this arrangement in Shandong Province and through this culinary exchange, your team of young chefs in Shandong Province will definitely get better and better in the future, improving the overall level of your young chefs in Shandong Province."

Master Su said: "It is fair to say that those who are able work hard."

Yan Jianxing did not expect that Feng Zhengming would be willing to help him.

Yan Jianxing said: "I mean your magnanimity is somewhat close to that of a master."

So Yan Jianxing could only come to the competition site alone this morning.

But some people were even more excited to see so many people.

Feng Zhengming responded with a smile: "If you want to win the top prize in the province, you should study more."

Obviously he didn't expect Feng Zhengming to say this.

Master Hou and several judges from Beijing all praised this arrangement.

Feng Zhengming waved his hand: "No, no, I dare not say that I am close to the master in terms of demeanor."

This resulted in a large number of people at the scene, making it almost impossible for the contestants and judges to enter the venue.

Yan Jianxing smiled and said: "Okay, okay, let's not talk about it here and prepare to enter the venue."

Originally, Yan Jianxing had made a lot of preparations and summoned some former helpers to come together.

At the scene, Li Zhifeng also announced to everyone some of the chefs who were demonstrating and communicating this morning.

In today's last competition, not only were there many young chefs present, but there were also many students studying cooking in vocational schools, who were also organized by the school to observe and learn.

"Well said, Zhengming, I haven't seen you for a long time. You have made great progress. Now you have slowly shown the style of a master, and your magnanimity is close to that of a master."

Feng Zhengming laughed and said, "Brother, don't be so polite. I also want to learn more from you."

Master Hou feels that such exchanges will definitely improve the overall level of young chefs in Shandong Province.

Hearing Master Yan say this, Master Xia laughed and said, "Zhengming is quite busy."

Master Yan smiled and said, "In the morning, Lianxing was mainly doing the work. Zhengming was helping him, just doing the matching."

Because of this prosperous scene, Shandong cuisine will be better passed down.

Feng Zhengming and Yan Jianxing changed into chef uniforms together, and then entered the exhibition venue together.

Now Feng Zhengming took the initiative to ask Ying to help, which made Yan Jianxing very grateful. He knew that with Feng Zhengming's help, his cooking demonstration and communication in the morning would be more comfortable.

However, after being stunned for a moment, Yan Jianxing nodded seriously in agreement.

The old masters hope to see such a prosperous scene even more.

Feng Zhengming hurriedly said: "Brother, please don't flatter me. What kind of master am I? I don't dare to approach the master. Master and the other masters are the real masters."

Yan Jianxing was stunned when he heard Feng Zhengming's words.

Even during the morning exchange, Feng Zhengming took the initiative to ask Ying to help Yan Jianxing.

Feng Zhengming immediately became serious: "Okay."

Several other judges from the capital agreed with Master Hou's words.

"Mr. Yan, do you want to join us for a demonstration and exchange today Zhengming morning?"

However, because he wanted to open a restaurant in Quancheng and had not reached an agreement with Chang Zongfu, he needed to prepare for the opening of the restaurant by himself, so the helpers who came to Quancheng with Yan Jianxing were busy handling some matters in the restaurant.

Li Zhifeng and the people at the Culinary Association are also full of expectations for the future progress of young chefs.

But he had already agreed yesterday that he would conduct demonstrations and exchanges this morning.

"Thank you so much, Zhengming, for being willing to help me show it."

There are so many people at the scene, which will make some players somewhat nervous.

The chefs who are introduced will take the initiative to wave to the scene.

Yan Jianxing suddenly laughed after hearing Feng Zhengming's words: "Why do you still need to learn from me now? Your craftsmanship has been recognized by everyone. This time, it is really certain that you will win the top prize in the province."

For example, Feng Zhengming, when facing so many people at the scene, not only was he not nervous at all, but he was very excited.

Master Sun laughed and laughed at Master Wang's joke.

"After all, Lao Wang still feels sorry for Zhengming. Are you still thinking about letting Zhengming be your apprentice?"

The old masters all laughed when they said this.

Master Wang was a little helpless: "I really want to have an apprentice like Zhengming, but he is already Laoyan's apprentice, and it's too late for me to accept him."

Master Yan said: "Yes, it is really too late for you to accept an apprentice now. It is impossible for me to give you an apprentice."

Master Yan's chat made all the masters present happy again.

Of course, everyone at the scene also wanted to see how Yan Jianxing's skills were?

Looking at it these days, the judges are all deeply impressed by Feng Zhengming.

As the son of Master Yan, Yan Jianxing will be labeled as such.

It is natural that the judges will pay attention to it.

Chang Zongfu was also curious, could Yan Jianxing be as skilled as his father, Master Yan?

When Yan Jianxing met Chang Zongfu before, Chang Zongfu was not optimistic about him.

Even the conditions offered by Chang Zongfu to Yan Jianxing were even harsher than those offered to Feng Zhengming.

Therefore, Chang Zongfu expected that the cooperation with Yan Jianxing failed in the end.

After looking at the competitions and exchanges these days, Chang Zongfu still feels that among all the young chefs present, his first choice must be Feng Zhengming.

Because of Feng Zhengming’s solid basic skills and his creative dish ideas.

These are really the abilities that Chang Zongfu hopes that the chefs in his restaurants should have.

After watching the scene for a few days, the only young chef who can match Chang Zongfu, or can keep up with Chang Zongfu's ideas, is really Feng Zhengming.

In this morning's display and exchange, the master chefs will not be present, but Yan Jianxing and other restaurant masters will be.

Chang Zongfu wanted to see if the craftsmanship of the masters could meet his requirements. At the beginning of the display, Feng Zhengming quickly performed the matching according to Yan Jianxing's requirements.

Yan Jianxing's first dish is a relatively classic old dish, fried coriander stew heads.

This is also a Kung Fu dish.

First of all, you need to soak the jellyfish heads in advance to basically wash away the salty smell on the surface.

The next step is to slice the jellyfish head into thin slices.

Yan Jianxing made the slices himself.

Feng Zhengming was beside him, helping to prepare the coriander, onions, ginger and garlic.

These preparations were a bit simple for Feng Zhengming, so he completed the preparations quickly.

Feng Zhengming did not participate in the remaining work, but asked Yan Jianxing to show it off.

Yan Jianxing also gave explanations to some of the chefs who were watching.

"Jellyfish heads must be soaked, at least for more than two hours, and rinsed slowly with running water to remove as much salt as possible.

Before frying, you need to give the stings a color first, just use soy sauce. "

Yan Jianxing mixes the sliced ​​jellyfish heads with soy sauce.

The next step is the key. After mixing the jellyfish soy sauce, you need to blanch it first.

"Remember, you can't use boiling water for blanching. The water in the pot is about 60 or 70 degrees. If you see the water steaming, turn off the heat and go in to blanch the jellyfish."

Yan Jianxing explained and operated at the same time, and the whole process seemed to be done with ease.

The young chefs watching were also a little surprised.

Watching Yan Jianxing blanching the jellyfish heads out of the pot.

Feng Zhengming quickly handed the prepared materials to Yan Jianxing.

Yan Jianxing also prepared a bowl of juice, salt, sugar, pepper, and a little soup.

"There shouldn't be too much juice in the bowl. If there is too much juice, it will turn into boiled jellyfish when cooked in the pot."

After preparations are completed, Yan Jianxing heats up the pan with cold oil. When the oil reaches 60% temperature, he first adds onion, ginger, and garlic and sautees until fragrant, then adds coriander stalks.

Stir-fry and add jellyfish head.

After putting the jellyfish heads into the pot, pour the juice into the bowl.

Then there is the fire for cooking.

The whole process only takes about ten seconds.

Quickly stir-fry over high heat and take it out of the pan and onto a plate.

Feng Zhengming set the plate and waited for Yan Jianxing to put the fried coriander and stew heads on the plate.

When this fried coriander stew head is served out of the pot, it really surprised many people who enjoyed the scene.

Especially the judges and old masters at the scene all praised him and told Mr. Yan that he had a successor.

The difficulty in frying coriander sting heads is that the sting heads themselves will release water, so the stir-frying process must be fast.

It is necessary to allow water to come out of the stinging head, but not too much water.

It should be in a state of alternating water discharge and non-water discharge.

This can preserve the crispness and tenderness of the stingray heads without causing soup on the plate.

Yan Jianxing is indeed very skilled in making this dish.

Moreover, some of the explanations during his presentation at the scene also explained the key points.

It really taught some young chefs on the scene a lesson.

Therefore, Master Yan on the scene was still very satisfied with his performance.

For so many years, Master Yan was actually worried that his son would use his name but failed to perfect his craftsmanship.

Therefore, Mr. Yan was not even willing to teach his sons cooking skills in person at first.

But Yan Jianxing did not disappoint his father.

After years of practice, his craftsmanship has indeed become very good.

And in this kind of display and communication, he is not just showing off, but he is clearly demonstrating the process, and he is also able to talk about the details that need to be paid attention to.

This has proven that Yan Jianxing has a good grasp of cooking skills and can even teach others.

Master Yan was very pleased to see his son's performance.

Li Zhifeng looked at the coriander sting head and said, "Mr. Yan, your son is really amazing."

Master Yan said: "It doesn't embarrass me."

After hearing this, several other masters expressed that Master Yan was a little too strict with his son.

However, Master Xia expressed his understanding of Master Yan’s strictness.

"You should be stricter with your children. After all, they will always be labeled by us. If they don't do well, others won't say anything about them, they will only say that we didn't teach them well."

Master Yan nodded: "Yes, teaching your own children is much more difficult than teaching your disciples."

When the old masters heard this, they all understood.

Several old masters present have more or less taught their own children.

For master teachers, it is indeed more difficult to teach their own children than to teach students.

Because many times, when you look at what your children do, you always feel that it is not good enough, and you rarely give words of encouragement.

On the contrary, master masters tend to be more patient when facing apprentices.

After hearing this, Li Zhifeng said with a smile: "Speaking of which, my son also wants to learn cooking. I can't teach him from now on, so I should find a good master for him."

Master Xia said: "Yes, I remember that the children of Lao Yan's family all learned from other masters. My son also learned from other masters outside before. When he was good at the craft, he came back to learn at home. Confucius cuisine.”

Several members of other culinary associations also think this method is good.

Li Zhifeng thought of a very good master for his son, Feng Zhengming.

In Li Zhifeng's opinion, Feng Zhengming may really be able to win the top prize among young chefs in the province this time.

If his own son could learn cooking under Feng Zhengming, he would not only be able to learn solid skills in the future, but also be able to rely on Feng Zhengming's reputation to get many good opportunities.

Li Zhifeng thought so in his heart, but he didn't say it out loud.

On the one hand, his son is not yet old enough, and on the other hand, he is worried that others will take advantage of him if he speaks out.

In the morning display and exchange, in addition to Yan Jianxing, there were also other masters such as Jubinyuan, Taifeng Building and Jufengde.

As a master chef of Confucius cuisine, Xia Zhennan naturally wanted to demonstrate his skills on the spot.

Xia Mingye helped his father obediently, but his job was not as easy as Feng Zhengming's.

(End of this chapter)