The day after Shao 'an arrived at Chrysanthemum Restaurant as he wished, the new generation of chefs from all over the world began to embark on their own culinary path.
Shanxi had produced a genius pastry chef, Steel Rod Dissecting Master. This young man, who had defeated all the famous pastry chefs in Shanxi with his powerful pastry skills, felt that there was no match for him in Shanxi. He carried his kitchenware and stepped out of his hometown of Shanxi with that heavy steel rod to begin his journey of pastry cultivation.
Rennes, who was born with the heart of a Buddha, pasted a talisman on the live chicken that was about to be slaughtered. Under his superb knife skills, he did not bring pain to the live chicken. This rising star in the chef world was growing rapidly.
In the dark training ground of the Liangshan Dark Cuisine Headquarters, the sound of whips hitting the skin could be heard from time to time. Children who had been forcefully taken away by the Dark Cuisine World were enduring high-intensity training under the whips. They did not cry because crying would attract more whips. Among them, a handsome boy was gritting his teeth and practicing his cooking skills again and again. This boy was called Lan Feihong.
A four-year-old boy from Shanghai's Longzhen Restaurant was undergoing culinary training under the supervision of his father, the chef. The boy, who was proud of his father, meticulously completed the homework assigned by his father. As the future successor of Longzhen Restaurant, Tang Sanjie was working hard in the direction his father expected.
There were also countless talented chefs who were working hard to reach the peak of the cooking world. One could imagine how these talented chefs scattered all over the country would bring a huge impact to the cooking world in ten years.
Shao 'an from Sichuan Chrysanthemum Restaurant was one of the countless talented chefs. At this moment, he wanted to prove his value in front of the top chef, Abbe.
The staff in the kitchen of Chrysanthemum Restaurant gathered together. Today was Master Abbe's first day of accepting disciples. Of course, everyone was curious about what ability this person had to make Master Abbe make such a decision.
Shao 'an could only be considered Master Abbe's prospective disciple now. Whether he could officially enter the sect would depend on whether his cooking could move Master Abbe.
"Shao 'an, are you ready to take the entrance test?”Master Abbe asked softly.
"Of course I'm ready. I can't wait to start.”Shao 'an's eyes were filled with fighting spirit.
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The recipe for Mapo Tofu was pulled out from Shao 'an's mind. The recipe listed the condiments and side dishes needed to make Mapo Tofu.
A piece of tofu, beef, two cloves of garlic seeds, onions, oil, salt, bean paste, black beans, soy sauce, pepper noodles, cornflour, and soup stock.
Shao 'an, who had already prepared the ingredients, did not delay at all. He immediately began to make Mapo Tofu.
Mapo Tofu used tofu as the main ingredient, so it was natural that the main ingredient, tofu, was Shao 'an's primary goal. The most perfect way to deal with tofu was undoubtedly to cut a piece of tofu into cubes of the same size. This seemed easy, but the soft texture of tofu was easy to break during the cutting process, so this step still required cutting skills. However, the more important thing was the environment in which the tofu was cut. Shao' an chose to cut the tofu in water.
He carefully held the prepared tofu in his palm and gently dipped his hand into the wooden basin filled with clear water. His free hand held a sharp knife and aimed it at the tofu in the water. Shao 'an's wrist holding the knife was unusually stable. There was no tremor in the process of cutting the tofu. Shao' an, who was highly focused, meticulously cut the tofu. He smiled at the kitchen staff who were watching him. Then, under their watchful eyes, he released his hand that was holding the tofu. The complete rotten block that was originally intact in the water immediately disintegrated after losing the support of his hand. More than 20 cubes of tofu that were almost identical in size slowly fell to the bottom of the wooden basin.
When the kitchen staff saw this scene, they were sincerely impressed by Shao 'an's skill in cutting tofu underwater.
Shao 'an was not in a hurry to scoop up the small tofu pieces that had fallen to the bottom of the wooden basin. The water in the wooden basin was salt water with salt added. After the fresh tofu was soaked in the salt water, it could eliminate the beany smell of the tofu and make the tofu taste more refreshing.
After completing the processing of the main ingredient, the tofu, Shao 'an methodically carried out the next step. He lit the firewood under the stove and stepped on the bellows. The flame under the stove burned fiercely. He set up a large black iron pot and began to cook the pot with the help of the raging fire.
White smoke rose from the empty iron pot under the fire. This was a sign that the pot had been completed. He picked up a large spoon with his right hand and elegantly scooped out half a spoonful of fragrant oil from the oil tank beside him. Shao 'an tilted the large spoon and evenly sprinkled the oil into the completed iron pot. There was a sizzling sound! The cold oil and the hot pot met, and a smoke rose from the pot.
As the oil heated up, Shao 'an officially began to make Mapo Tofu.
Douchi, red chili, and the bean paste that was known as the soul of Sichuan Cuisine were poured into the hot oil. A spicy fragrance suddenly rushed out of the iron pot. The mischievous spicy taste unreasonably entered the nostrils of the people. The Sichuanese who loved spicy food and even liked it without being spicy did not like this taste. The spicy nature in their bodies was almost instantly exposed by the spicy sauce that Shao 'an had prepared.
"Shao 'an, there's a special' chrysanthemum sauce 'next to the oil tank. You can try adding a little. I believe that the addition of' chrysanthemum sauce 'will definitely make your spicy sauce even more perfect.”Master Abbe said.
It was obvious that the good basic skills and meticulous grasp of details that Shao 'an had just displayed had made Abbe extremely satisfied. This made Master Abbe naturally put himself in the role of a master.
"Thank you, Master. I understand." Shao 'an could naturally feel this subtle change. He immediately changed his answer.
"Mother, how good is that stupid Shao 'an's cooking?”The young Little Golden Bell could not see through Shao 'an's tricks at all.
"So far, Shao 'an has done quite well. Moreover, he has already finished the first dish, Spicy. His completion rate is quite high!”Abbe explained to his daughter.
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