self-improvement as a cook

Chapter 49

Cui Qing’s Liangxi crispy eel is a Wuxi dish. It is made from shredded eel and deep-fried twice. The finished vegetable sauce is brown and shiny. The taste is sweet and sour, crisp and delicious. It is a classic dish. Southern cuisine.

And Cui Qing's method is quite authentic. In terms of technique, there is no trace of northern technique, and his shredded eel has been deep-fried four times, which is not an easy task.

The reason why it needs to be deep-fried twice is to ensure the crunchy taste of the shredded eel. It seems easy, but the control of the heat is very particular. For the first time, the oil temperature should be 3% hot, fry for [-] minutes, and wait for the oil temperature Reduce to [-]% heat, then put it into the pot again, this is twice, once the oil temperature is over, the outer skin will be burnt, if the oil temperature is not enough, the crispy character of this crispy eel will be gone.

It is extremely difficult to control the oil temperature just right for two times of frying, let alone four times, no matter how wretched and dirty Cui Qing is, his cooking skills are quite superb, and he is the most powerful opponent An Ran has encountered so far. One, no wonder Han Zizhang sent him to Qizhou.

Even after losing the first round, Cui Qing is quite confident in his cooking skills, especially this Liangxi crispy eel dish, which is the most skillful and easy-to-handle. Although there are many ways to grow fish in southern cuisine, the classic one is only famous. For those few dishes, I picked the Liangxi crispy eel. I guess this girl is either a well-known soft-pocket long fish or a big burner of Ma'anqiao.

These two dishes are well-known, even if she cooks them authentically, it is not easy to surpass her own dish of crispy eel. Moreover, the crispy aroma of the roasted Maanqiao and her own crispy eel have overlapping tastes. Cui Qing counts this girl Nine out of ten will choose soft pocket long fish.

An Ran didn't look at him, but glanced at the cooks from the north and the south, and said slowly: "The difference between southern cuisine and northern cuisine lies in the choice of ingredients. Because it is located in the south of the Yangtze River, the most important thing is the word freshness, taste and flavor." The cooking process is smooth, the knife is exquisite, the heat is correct, and the seasoning is changeable. Therefore, the finished dishes are both fat but not greasy, sweet but not throaty, sour but not cool, pungent but not strong, fresh and mellow. , mild taste, this is southern cuisine.

The ingredient of long fish, as Chef Cui said, is an indispensable and important part of the Nanxi banquet. The most famous long fish feast in Lianghuai, only one kind of long fish can make [-] delicacies. It is a must in southern cuisine. In terms of taste, it has four types of tenderness, one is lively and tender, the other is soft and tender, the third is crisp and tender, and the fourth is loose and tender.Soft and tender like snowflake long fish, pan-seared long fish, soft and tender like paper-wrapped long fish, silver thread long fish, crisp and tender like big roasted Ma'anqiao..."

He said and looked at Cui Qing: "There is also Chef Cui's Liangxi Crispy Eel, which is a classic dish of crispy and tender long fish. Chef Cui's dish has been deep-fried four times to make it crispy and tender. Sweet and sour, quite authentic, Chef Cui's cooking skills are superb, and An Ran admires it."

Cui Qing first listened to her long talk about southern cuisine, and attracted all the eyes around her, feeling dissatisfied in his heart. Although he also admitted that this girl has extraordinary knowledge, she is not happy after all. Seeing her saying this now, Fang proudly said: " That's natural."

An Ran said meaningfully: "Originally, when An Ran heard that Chef Cui was the direct disciple of Chef Han, he couldn't wait to see the exquisite techniques of Chef Han, so that he could learn and improve, but he didn't want to..."

She pursed her lips and smiled: "At the beginning, An Ran misunderstood Chef Han, thinking that Chef Han was of a different family, but now seeing Chef Cui's authentic southern style techniques, he realized that he was wrong..."

An Ran's few words were quite meaningful, and whispers began to whisper around them: "That is to say, Chef An's last competition, although he cooks northern dishes, can still be seen in terms of techniques from the southern school, Cui Qing is a little I can't find any traces of the Northern School, thanks to Han Yuchu who kept telling the Northern School cooks to boycott the Southern cuisine. Look at the apprentice he taught, is he a true Southern School chef? He looks more like Chef An, co-authored , Han Yuchu asked our subordinates to make trouble with the Nanpai, and he started to delve into the Nanpai himself, what's going on..."

Talking all over, getting into Cui Qing's ears, Cui Qing's face became more and more ugly, and he looked at An Ran gloomyly. I never expected that this girl, despite her young age, has such a cunning mind and a deep city. Two light words Speaking out, it provoked civil strife in the Northern faction and ruined the layout of the master for many years. This girl is a disaster. If she doesn't deal with it, there will be troubles in the future.

His eyes flashed ruthlessly: "Could it be that the girl forgot that this is a cooking competition, not a lip service, even if you turn your tongue over a lotus flower and make the dead alive, you have to see the truth with your hands, if you can't win in the third round, It’s useless to say that it’s coming from heaven.”

An Ran sneered: "An Ran never thought about the competition, in the eyes of the master, there is no distinction between the North and the South, let alone the desire to fight, if it wasn't for someone who has a heart to stir up a dispute between the cooks of the North and the South, the cooks of the Southern School would not be able to survive in Yanzhou Mansion , An Ran will never accept the challenge again and again. The last time Zhao Laoliu came to issue the life and death document, it was clearly written in black and white, and the loser will be the one who will kill himself. As for winning or losing, everyone present must be clear The reason why he let him go is because An Ran and Zhao Laoliu don't have any deep hatred as they are both in the kitchen business, if for a small competition, they smashed the other's job, I really can't bear it."

At the end of the day, he suddenly turned around: "Cui Qing, you are different. As you said, my master was defeated by Han Zizhang five years ago. I think you and your master understand the reason better than anyone else. If you feel that you have a clear conscience, An Ran will There is nothing to say, as for the level of culinary skills, today you represent Han Zizhang, and An Ran will also fight for the master, the first two rounds are not counted, how about we decide the winner or loser in the third round?"

Cui Qing was stunned for a moment, but he was also secretly shocked. Could it be that this girl is really sure of winning, otherwise, how dare she utter wild words, thinking that her Liangxi crispy eel won the chef of Songyuelou that day, Songyuelou was in The reputation of the entire Jiangnan is there, not to mention that my four deep-fried dishes, the control of the heat and oil temperature, have reached the level of perfection, even if the master cooks this crispy eel, he may not be able to beat himself. No matter how capable the girl is, she is only sixteen or seventeen years old. Even if she is extremely talented, she still doesn't believe that she can beat herself. Since she wants to seek death, then I will help her, and take care of this girl by the way, so as to avoid future troubles.

Thinking of this, hehe smiled slyly: "Could it be that Miss An also wants to make a life and death document with me?"

An Ran laughed: "There is no need for life and death. As for the immoral thing of breaking off a hand, it is not something that An Ran can do. Why don't we order a fresh one and use the three thousand threads of trouble on our head as a bet?"

As soon as An Ran's words came out, everyone present gasped, Mei Da frowned slightly, and Liang Zisheng couldn't help saying: "Cutting off your hair is like cutting off your head, girl, think twice."

Liang Zisheng thought to himself, hair is so precious to a woman, how can it be a gamble, it is really reckless.

Cui Qing said: "This is new, what kind of gambling?"

An Ran: "The loser shaves his head here in front of everyone, do you dare?"

Cui Qingyin smiled a few times: "Why don't you dare, but it doesn't matter if you are down, you are a man anyway, at worst, you will be bald for a few years, but it's a pity that the girl is so pretty. If she loses her hair, she might not even be able to live in Fuchun." I can't even get out of the door, hahahaha..."

An Ran said, "I don't worry about Chef Cui, An Ran will be able to go out as usual."

Cui Qing was stunned for a moment: "Could it be that the girl is not afraid of being ugly."

An Ran raised her head: "Otherwise, because this is the third round, An Ran will surely win." The voice was clear and powerful, and the aura emanating from it for a moment made the audience quiet down, and only An Ran's crisp and pleasant voice was heard: "I just said the long fish There are three flavors, but the most difficult thing is tenderness. The finished dish needs to feel tender at the first entrance. After careful tasting, it is different from the tenderness of other dishes. There is vitality in the tenderness. This is the southern dish of long fish. The most difficult thing is that two of the dishes are classics, soft pocket long fish and fried tiger tail, so An Ran will make this soft pocket long fish first."

As soon as the voice fell, the kitchen knife was picked up, the light of the knife flashed, the onion, ginger and garlic slices were already cut, put into the pot, add the seasoning, bring to a boil on high heat, directly pour in the fresh long fish, press the lid of the pot, and bring to a boil , and then enter a small amount of clear spring, push slowly, fish out after a while, wash, take the back meat and cut it in two, scald it in boiling water, and drain it for later use.Heat the frying pan, add cooked lard, deep-fry garlic slices until fragrant, add boiled long fish back meat, thicken with seasoning soybean powder, cook with balsamic vinegar along the side of the pot, pour cooked lard, white pepper, and serve on a plate, a dish The smooth and flowing water, even with ingredients like long fish, made the people present reluctant to look away.

Those present are either connoisseurs or master eaters. This soft-pocketed long fish is a classic of southern cuisine. Who has never tried it? up.

An Ran was exactly the opposite of what he thought, the more classic and rotten street dishes, the more delicious they are.

Gouzi brought the food over. Liang Zisheng and Mr. Mei had just tasted it, and they couldn't help nodding: "It's really a distinction. Miss An's dish is different. Tasting it only feels tender, but when you taste it carefully, there is life in the tenderness, which is really wonderful, wonderful."

Cui Qing's face turned dark when Liang Zisheng said two wonderful words, thinking why Liang Zisheng is so confused, where are you standing?
This is really true, Liang Zisheng thought about it, no matter what he thought, he felt that following Han Zizhang would not end well. Seriously speaking, isn’t Han Zizhang’s backer Liu Hai, the head of the imperial dining room? Countless slaves, how can they compare with Mr. Mei, the emperor's teacher.

What's more, Mr. Mei has a lot of old friends, any one of them will be a famous official. Even if these people don't serve as officials, they are still the most respected people by the court. How can Liu Hai, a slave, can compare.

And when Han Zizhang won Zheng Chunyang's imperial chef competition, there were many rumors in the market, saying that his victory was not martial arts. I feel that the rumors in the market are true in all likelihood, what kind of apprentices are taught by what masters, Cui Qing's virtue, how can Han Zizhang be better, in terms of uprightness and cooking skills, it has to be the female disciple of Mr. Zheng.

Moreover, since I know that this girl is likely to reach the sky in one step, I will offend her by doing anything. What's more, I don't have to sell favors at all, as long as I am fair, with this girl's cooking skills, how can I lose to Cui Qing.

Sensing Mr. Mei's strange gaze, Liang Zisheng coughed: "Why do you look at me like this, sir?"

But Mr. Mei laughed: "The old man just thinks that Mr. Liang is particularly pleasing to the eye today."

Liang Zisheng could naturally hear the implication of Mr. Mei's words. Thinking of the past, he blushed unconsciously: "Sir, you made fun of me, you made fun of me."

But suddenly heard Qian Hong from Jufeng Tower say: "Why did Miss An make another one?"

Everyone looked over in amazement. In fact, An Ran did not only one, but four. In addition to the long fish with soft pockets, he also cooked tiger tail, steamed small fish, stewed navel, hung frost keel, and put them all on display. When they came up, they made up a table.

Mr. Mei laughed: "That year, my old man was visiting the Lianghuai River with the Lord Long Live, and I was lucky enough to eat a long fish feast in the Lianghuai River. The southern table must have long fish, and the long fish feast in the Lianghuai River is even more wonderful. The people in the south If you are diligent and thrifty in managing your family and live your life meticulously, you will be able to be so rich, and the fish feast in the two Huai Rivers is all about making the best use of everything you have.”

Feng Ji said anxiously: "How can you make the best use of everything?"

Mr. Mei laughed and said: "Feng Dong's family is really impatient." But he didn't hold back any more, "The so-called making the best use of everything means that everything on a long fish can be eaten, and it can cook out top-quality delicacies."

As he spoke, he pointed to the dishes made by An Ran on the table: "This soft-packed long fish dish uses back meat, this steamed tiger tail dish uses long fish tail, and this steamed small fish dish uses the blood and intestines of long fish , As for this white simmering umbilical door is fish belly, but this frost keel is made of long fish bones, a long fish can cook such delicacies from front to back, from inside to outside, it is really wonderful , It also demonstrates the diligence and wisdom of the common people. In comparison, Chef Cui's Liangxi crispy eel is pale in comparison. Therefore, it is self-evident who wins and who loses in the third round. Master Liang thinks that the old man said Is it true?"

Liang Zisheng nodded: "Ms. An's culinary skills are superb, and I am amazed by her skill in southern cuisine. These five dishes only use one long fish, which is really exquisite."

As soon as Liang Zisheng's words fell, Cui Qing quit: "Okay, all of you in Qizhou are together to blackmail you, Master Cui."

Liang Zisheng's face darkened: "Cui Qing, you are the one who insisted on placing the challenge letter. The three competitions are obvious to all. If it wasn't for Miss An's generosity to let you take the tofu ordered by others, where did it come from?" In the third round of the competition, Cui Qing felt your conscience and said, can your cooking skills be compared to Miss An's?"

"That's right, I've never seen such a shameless person. He's even a chef. He obviously won't admit it when he loses. What is it? I said, this is a good person. Can a good person do such a thing as betraying his master? It's obviously true." The chefs of the Southern School insist that they are from the Northern School...don't push such people to our Southern School, there are no such shameless cooks in our Southern School..."

None of the cooks from the north and the south wanted to admit that Cui Qing belonged to him, and they almost fought with each other.

When Liu Cheng saw something wrong, he came over and tugged at Cui Qing's clothes and said in a low voice, "This is not in the capital, Master Cui, you should recognize it."

How can Cui Qing admit it? If he admits defeat, will he still have face in front of his master when he goes back? What's more, if he admits defeat, he will have to shave his head. .

Thinking of this, he decided to renege on the debt: "Win or lose is up to you to decide."

Before he finished speaking, he heard a familiar voice from outside: "Then how about the king come to decide whether to win or lose?"

Hearing this voice, An Ran's complexion suddenly changed, she looked at the man who walked in from outside in a daze, the jade belt, gold crown, purple robe and python robe was Yue Jintang, Prince of Xiaoyao County, and the person following behind was An Jiashu, the third master of the An family whom he saw outside the gate of Anji Restaurant. .

An Ran's eyes narrowed, these two people are here, will An Jiamu also come?Subconsciously bowed his head, clenched his hands tightly, his nervous nails were embedded in the palm of his hand, he still didn't realize it, and suddenly felt a concerned gaze around him, looked sideways, it was Mei Da, even with a mask on, even with the mask on Her face was burning ferociously, but his gaze made her gradually calm down.

This man will always give her an inexplicable sense of security. As long as he is by her side, she doesn't have to be afraid of the sky falling. I am afraid that the person I like very much is not enough now, so how can I care about myself.

Moreover, with An Jiamu's pride, since he let him go that day, he will never turn his head back. Although he won't be with that man, An Ran is also very clear that An Jiamu is really nothing in this social situation. A person who has committed a heinous crime should even be regarded as a good person with a conscience. Compared with others, he is really a good person to his brothers, servants, wives and concubines.

Rich, free, powerful, and powerful, such a man is already considered a good man if he didn't rob civilian women, occupy fertile land, and collude with the government's fish and meat people, so there is really no need for me to be afraid of him.

After doing countless mental constructions for herself, and taking another look at Mei Da, An Ran finally settled down, and looked up, Mr. Mei and Liang Zisheng had already welcomed Yue Jintang and An Jiashu to the chief seat.

Liang Zisheng bowed his head and said: "I don't know that the prince is coming, and I am far away to welcome him. I hope the prince will forgive me."

"This king is just an idler. Mr. Liang is a parent. He is busy with official duties, so there is no need to be polite." He said with a smile: "When I arrived in Yanzhou, I heard that Mr. Mei bought Fuchun residence. I found a great chef, and the dishes from the north and the south are exquisite, which aroused my interest. Hearing that someone in Fuchunju is challenging his cooking skills, he came over to watch the excitement and see this short man. Who is the chef who has become famous in Qizhou in just a few days? This king is really curious."

Liang Zisheng hurriedly introduced An Ran: "This is Miss An, the chef in charge of Fuchun Residence."

An Ran slightly straightened her clothes, squatted down and said, "An Ran greets the prince."

But Yue Jintang laughed: "This king still said who has such a great ability, so it's Miss An, no wonder."

Liang Zisheng was taken aback for a moment: "My lord knows Miss An?"

An Ran couldn't help being a little nervous, she didn't care about being a girl in the An Mansion, but she was afraid that Yue Jintang would tell the truth about her relationship with An Jiamu, An Ran naturally didn't believe him and didn't know that An Jiamu was fighting against Shangguan Yao for herself, and Yue Jintang was watching. What's more, there is also the third master An Jiashu here.

There is absolutely no way to hide the matter between me and An Jiamu, but I don't want to expose it in public. Back then, I wanted to be free when I had a showdown with An Jiamu, I wanted to find my own independent personality, and I didn't want to be a little girl in Anfu. I don't want to mention that I will be branded with An Fu's imprint, she is just An Ran, a woman who can live a wonderful life just by herself.

However, this is a patriarchal society after all, if Yue Jintang said something, he was afraid that his hard work in the Qizhou government in the past few months would be in vain in an instant.

However, Yue Jintang laughed: "Ms. An is Mr. Zheng's senior apprentice. Mr. Zheng is now in Jizhou's Anfu. The next time I went to the south of the Yangtze River to buy tributes for the Longevity Festival, I passed by Jizhou. At the kind invitation of Brother Jiamu, I was honored to meet Ms. An. Cooking skills, a piece of cherry meat, and a piece of inlaid silver buds are not inferior to the imperial banquet. I am very impressed. I don’t want to see the girl again in this Fuchun residence today. I heard that the girl has not been a teacher. How could she be here? Qizhou Prefecture?"

An Ran was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but glance at him, wondering what Yue Jintang meant, but he only said that when he made cherry meat inlaid with silver buds last time, he didn't mention anything about other courtyards.

Liang Zisheng was stunned and said, "My lord is just joking, Miss An has such superb cooking skills, how could she have not graduated yet?"

An Ran opened the mouth and said: "What the lord said is that An Ran did not become a teacher. The reason why he came out was to travel and gain knowledge. More than enough, not enough experience, so let An Ran come out to experience, in order to make some progress."

But An Jiashu snorted, and suddenly said: "Why don't you say that you are big-hearted and unwilling to be in Anfu, why do you say it so nicely?"

An Ran couldn't help frowning.

Liang Zisheng gave An Jiashu a strange look. He didn't have much contact with the third master of the An family. Also, this guy has a weird personality, he doesn't talk much, he doesn't talk to people easily, but somehow he popped out such a sentence, saying that he blames it is not like blame, if he said good intentions, it doesn't seem good intentions, it sounds like a bit of complaint .

I couldn't help turning around in my heart, and scanned An Jiashu and An Ran back and forth. This beautiful woman and handsome young man are really a good match. Could it be that there is some ambiguity between these two people that I don't know about?But seeing An Ran's expression was even more shocked than his own, and it didn't look like it, which was even more puzzling.

An Ran never dreamed that An Jiashu would say such a sentence, she had never spoken to him before, the only contact was when she was drunk and threw herself at him, but he didn't recognize her, she I don't remember him either, just like a stranger. Speaking of which, I am more familiar with Anyuan Anzhi, but he didn't know how to respond when he said this.

Fortunately, Yue Jintang took it over: "Jiashu's words are not right, everyone has their own ambitions, and besides, Miss An is such a good cook, wouldn't it be a loss for the world's diners to stay in Jizhou? You have no shortage of good cooks in Anfu anyway, come on , since I came here today, I can’t come in vain, so I’ll make a judgment for you.”

As he said that, he looked at Cui Qing: "Cui Qing, I heard you yelling dissatisfaction as soon as I came in just now. This king came to decide whether to win or lose in person. You should be convinced."

Cui Qing's face turned pale for a while, red for a while, and blue for a while, and he couldn't tell what his color was. Yue Jintang, the king of Xiaoyao County, had a close personal relationship with An Jiamu, the grand master of Anfu. White body, no official position, but this person is exquisite in all aspects, Anji's business is spread all over the world, and the second master of Anfu is now the servant of the official department, which makes Anfu's influence in the officialdom not to be underestimated.

It is for this reason that Zheng Chunyang's master and his disciples will take refuge in Jizhou's Anfu, otherwise, the master would have cleaned up the old guy long ago, so there would be no future troubles like today, and Yue Jintang suddenly intervened today to meddle in this matter, fearing that he would fall behind. It's not good, but I didn't dare to refute, so I had to say: "If the prince is willing to condescend to be a judge, it will not only be my honor, but also my master's face will be honored."

Yue Jintang's eyes flashed: "Cui Qing, is it possible to scare me by bringing your master out at this time?"

The voice was a little cold, Cui Qing was startled, and hurriedly bowed: "Cui Qing dare not."

Yue Jintang snorted: "There are things you dare not do, it's not easy."

Looking at the dishes on the table, he couldn't help frowning: "It's a cold day, and you won't lose your appetite if you eat this greasy food. I don't like long fish the most in my life, but I like small snacks from the south. Just look at it." This is enough to whet people's appetites, so how about the two of you making another dessert and letting me judge and judge?"

Everyone present was stunned, but this person came to be the judge, or to disrupt the situation.

Mr. Mei said angrily: "Three rounds have been compared, if you make dim sum again, it will be the fourth round." It means that this is Fuchun Residence, not a dim sum shop, and if you want dim sum, you have come to the wrong place.

However, Yue Jintang chuckled: "Mr. Mei's temper has not changed at all for so many years. The last time he entered the palace, the emperor even mentioned him. He said that he often misses the days when he was in the palace. Weak, just now I can't bear to labor Mr. to go to Beijing, but now I see the rumors, I feel that the rumors are not credible, Mr. is very healthy, and when I return to Beijing, I will tell the good news to the emperor, so that the emperor will not worry about it."

After a few words, Mr. Mei's face changed. The reason why he excused his illness was because he didn't want to go to Beijing. Especially since there was no old man Zheng in the palace, there would be no delicious food and no bickering people. What's the point? That villain's complacent face, if it wasn't for the magnanimity of old man Zheng, for the sake of the harmony of the world's kitchen industry, how could he be complacent.

It's also the old man Zheng's two apprentices who are not up to date, and now it's easy to get up to the little girl who can inherit the old man's mantle, no matter what she says, she can't let this girl suffer, but Yue Jintang's words are really annoying.

He stroked his beard: "The king of the county is different from the past now. Now he is helping the emperor with errands. The old man is very pleased. When the old man comes to Beijing, he will recommend the king of Xiaoyao County in front of the emperor, and give the prince more errands. Can share worries for the emperor."

Pfft... Yue Jintang took a sip of the tea he had just put into his mouth, and sprayed it out: "Old man Mei."

When Liang Zisheng saw something bad, he quickly stood up: "Well, Mr. Mei, my lord, let's decide whether the two of you will win or lose first." As he spoke, he wiped off his cold sweat. The king of the county, how come he is a child now, and he is bickering.

But he couldn't help but glanced at An Ran, thinking to himself, this girl is silent, this back poke is really tough, he doesn't believe that the well-behaved Xiaoyao County King will come to Fuchunju, it must be because of this girl, But it doesn't look like it, if it's really for this girl, why bother to compare it with snacks, this prince's way is really confusing.

Thinking of this, he opened his mouth and said: "Xiaguan dare to say a word, these dishes are now completely cold, and I'm afraid they can't compare with winning or losing. It's better to make another dim sum, regardless of the north and south, so that the two of them can show their abilities. , Do what you are good at, youdao is a famous teacher and a good apprentice, this dim sum must be extraordinary, and let the lower officials and the owners of the eight major restaurants in Qizhou here, experience the superb cooking skills of the two chefs."

Mr. Mei looked at An Ran: "What do you say, girl, if you don't agree, Mr. Ziyou will make the decision for you."

An Ran couldn't help feeling warm in her heart. Although she encountered many difficulties during the time travel, she was chilled for a while, but she also had tender feelings. In Jizhou Prefecture, there is a family of godmothers, masters and brothers, and in Qizhou, there are Mr. Mei, Gao Bingyi, and others. The two dogs, Shuanzi's family, Shunzi, the southern cooks who came to help him stand up, and Mei Da.

An Ran couldn't help looking at Mei Da, just looking at him like this, she felt at peace, smiled slightly, nodded, looked at Cui Qing and stopped smiling, with a hint of sarcasm: "Han Yuchu's personal disciple , An Ran has learned the lesson today, as expected, a famous teacher produces a high-level apprentice, and the kung fu of cheating here is also inherited in one continuous line."

Cui Qing didn't take it seriously, it would be beneficial and harmless to him to be able to compete again, let her say what she wanted to say, but instead smiled shamelessly: "My master's brilliance, is it because you are a little girl?" You can know, since the lord has spoken, Cui Qing wants to show his skills today, so let's make a lotus roll."

Mr. Mei nodded: "This lotus roll is also one of the imperial banquet dishes. Although it is a dim sum, it is exquisite and elegant. It is made in the shape of a lotus flower. It is pleasing to the eye just by looking at it. The lotus roll made by old man Zheng that day, the old man But I have eaten it many times, but I don't know how Han Zizhang is doing?"

A few words made Cui Qing's face change: "Zheng Chunyang is my master's defeated opponent, so this dessert is naturally made by my master more authentic."

Mr. Mei snorted: "Then the old man is going to see the skills of Han Yuchu's master apprentice today."

An Ran was a little disappointed. She thought that Cui Qing would choose something more difficult, but she didn't want to choose this lotus roll. Although it is exquisite and beautiful, it is not really difficult. However, Cui Qing is also a very smart cook, and knows how to adapt. This lotus roll was originally only made of white flour into a lotus shape, but he added purple potato puree, which made the dim sum more colorful. Taking advantage of the emerald green lotus leaf-shaped glazed cup underneath, it is as exquisite as a work of art, which is amazing Not admiring.

Seeing the admiration on everyone's faces, Cui Qing was quite proud, and looked at An Ran with a smile: "This lotus roll made by me is just a very common dessert, but I want to experience how amazing Miss An is. Skills, so that I can be convinced."

An Ran sneered, and glanced around: "Since all I cook are southern dishes today, An Ran will make a small tea and food from the south for this snack." Saying that, she asked the two little apprentices to scoop up the noodles and started to knead the noodles .

Cui Qing stared at An Ran's movements with a good look, his face changed after a while, and he thought, is this girl going to be a tea shop?
As An Ran said, the tea shop is a small snack among the folks in the south. It is sold in ordinary streets and alleys. The rings are more than an inch long and one inch wide, and the rings are connected in a comb-like, chrysanthemum-shaped and other mesh patterns.It is not difficult to make a tea shop, but it is extremely difficult to do it delicately. Therefore, it is also another unique skill in southern cuisine. I don't think this girl can do this.

Although the tea shop is a common snack in the south, the northerners know little about it. Now they are all staring at An Ran's movements with great curiosity. Seeing her kneading and coiling the noodles very skillfully, the soft noodles in her slender hands seem like After being pulled to be as thin as hair, they are twisted into various shapes, fried in warm oil, one pattern at a time, fan-shaped, comb-shaped, pagoda-shaped, lotus-shaped, gourd-shaped, chrysanthemum-shaped... one A beautiful shape is fried, put it in the bamboo sieve next to it to drain the oil, it is crispy and fresh.

I don't know who started counting, one, two, three, four...

The voice became louder and more consistent, and it stopped when the count reached twelve. As everyone counted, Cui Qing's face had turned pale, and no one knew better than him. The ordinary tea shop, how difficult it is, how easy it is to make, and how beautifully it is made, even among the chefs of the Southern School I have seen in my life, there is no one who can match this girl's skill, the seemingly simple dish However, it takes extremely exquisite cooking skills to do it. Let me tell you, my master Han Zizhang may not be able to make such an exquisite tea shop.

He lost in the fourth round. Cui Qing was sweating at the thought of going back to Beijing with a shaven bald head.

Thinking of this, he didn't care about his apprentice at all, he shrank and wanted to get into the crowd, but unfortunately, he was caught by a big hand like iron clamps the moment he moved, and then he heard a very unpleasant voice: "I want to run..." As soon as the ugly sound came into his ears, Cui Qing felt that his legs were hit twice, his legs went limp, and he couldn't get up anymore when he knelt on the ground. When he turned his head and saw Mei Da's ugly face was quite ferocious, he couldn't help but feel Afraid to come up: "You, what do you want to do, your Master Cui is not easy to provoke, you offended Master Cui today, later..." Cui Qing didn't finish speaking, something blocked his mouth, It just smells bad.

It was the socks that Gouzi picked off from his feet. Shunzi found the rope, and the two of them tied Cui Qing into a pig waiting to be slaughtered. Blindfolded, he laughed and said, "Everyone!" You guys have been sitting in Fuchun Juku for a long time, and now you finally have some fun, you guys have to watch carefully." As he spoke, he scooped up a spoonful of hot water and poured it on Cui Qing's head.

Even though Cui Qing's mouth was gagged, he could hear muffled screams, and then he felt several hands wandering over his head, no matter how hard he struggled, it was useless. Touching his own head, there was no hair on his head, his eyes suddenly went dark, and he passed out.

Just as Liu Cheng was about to go forward, seeing Mei Da standing aside and looking at him coldly, he was startled and shrank his neck unavoidably. Mr. Mei is not a kind servant.

Mei Da gave him a cold look, bent down, stretched out her hand, picked up the fainted Cui Qing, strode to the gate of Fuchun Residence, and threw it out.

Liu Cheng just ran out and asked the staff to carry Cui Qing back to Yanhetang. After the four rounds of competition today, Cui Qing came proudly, but became bald, but he humiliated Han Yuchu. After Han Zizhang pursued it, he was afraid that he would not be able to pick it up. Thinking of An Ran, he couldn't help but secretly gritted his teeth. Since he was Zheng Chunyang's apprentice, he simply pushed it on Zheng Chunyang's head. Anyway, the feud between Zheng Chunyang and Han Zizhang was done five years ago, so adding a few more strokes would not be enough. not afraid.

However, looking at what that girl means today, she is bound to avenge her master. There will be another battle sooner or later between Han Zheng's royal chef. Son, instead of waiting, why not take care of this girl before her wings are full, so as to avoid future troubles...

(End of this chapter)