Chef Mad Queen

Chapter 638 Squirrel Mandarin Fish
Feng Qian watched Leng Xianer handle fish scales, and learned a lot, which was very useful, but her fish scales are thin and round, which are quite different from Leng Xianer's fish, so the way of handling them is also different.

After processing the internal organs, press the body of the fish and cut off the head!

This step seems simple, but it is very important. The reason why the squirrel mandarin fish is called squirrel mandarin fish is because the appearance of this dish looks like a squirrel with its head up and its tail up. It can be summed up in four sentences, that is "Head up and tail up, appearance is funny, fur is like a squirrel, and his breasts are chirping."

Therefore, the fish head must be lifted up and stand like a tripod!
The next test is knife skills!
After removing the abdominal thorns, the next step is to cut the fish meat with a flower knife. I saw Fengqian cut off two pieces of fish flesh with the knife decisively. With the skin facing down, he cut the fish meat straightly, then obliquely, until the fish skin became a diamond-shaped knife. This step is not difficult at first glance, but when you look carefully, you find that every time she cuts down, she just hits the skin of the fish. If it is too much, the skin will break, and if it is too small, it will destroy the appearance. Most importantly, the knife distance The thickness, depth, and angle of the oblique knife are all uniform, as if measured with a ruler!
Feng Qian picked up the cut fish and washed it in the water. When she took it out again, the pieces of fish separated automatically, forming a fluffy squirrel tail shape, which was really attractive.

People were amazed.

"Excellent knife skills!"

"beautiful!"

“Like a work of art!”

The old lady smiled, at first she was worried that Feng Qian's culinary skills were shallow and she was no match for Xian'er, but now that she was so skilled in knife skills, she was relieved.

"I didn't expect Qian'er's cooking skills to be so high. When did she start learning cooking? I remember that when she was a child, she didn't touch the spring water. How did she change after entering the palace?"

She said this to Feng Cang, Feng Cang smiled wryly: "My child doesn't know either! Maybe it's because her benefactor's blood is flowing in her body, so she was born extraordinary!"

Venerable Qinglian snorted, and narrowed his eyes slightly: "This person's cooking skills are so good, he seems to be only a second-level spiritual chef, but his knife skills are very sophisticated, and there is a special kind of special skill hidden in it." Cultivation technique, deja vu..."

While thinking about it, she shook her head and exclaimed, "It's amazing, it's amazing!"

Murong Yan's face was gloomy: "I didn't expect that she was also a spiritual chef. No wonder Xuanyuanche would take the initiative to propose a cooking competition, but even if she is a spiritual chef, so what? Compared with Xian'er, she is still far behind!"

Venerable Qinglian nodded in agreement: "That's natural! Xian'er's knife skills are handed down by me, and even the president of the Spirit Chef Guild is full of praise for her knife skills!"

Both of them turned their attention to Leng Xian'er, and Leng Xian'er also started slicing.

The requirements for slices of boiled fish fillets are quite different from those of squirrel mandarin fish. The fish fillets are connected and the fish fillets are butterfly shaped!
I saw that the knife in Leng Xianer's hand entered the knife obliquely from the head to the tail. The back of the knife was vertical and 60 degrees to the head. The knife was cut in a continuous way, and pieces of transparent butterfly fish fillets were stacked on top of each other. On the plate, the thickness and size of each slice are very consistent, and even the texture is very similar, which is amazing!

"Miss Xian'er's knife skills are simply amazing!"

"As expected of a Level [-] Spirit Chef!"

"It's amazing!"

Venerable Qinglian nodded, showing a satisfied smile.

Murong Yan showed off his face proudly, as expected of the woman he had his eye on, she did not disappoint him.

On the other side, Xuanyuanche's gaze was always on Fengqian. Whenever he watched her cook, he felt it was a kind of enjoyment. She was so calm and confident. Taking her time and taking it easy, she exudes light all over her body and has a special charm!

At this moment, he no longer cared about the outcome of the competition. He only had one thought in his mind, no matter whether he won or lost, he must try his best to get the Qilin Blood Jade!

Because this is one of the medicinal materials she needs for detoxification!

He had already secretly asked Hua Mengying, and he knew that Qilin Blood Jade was one of the three herbs for detoxification.

So, he has to get it, no matter the cost!
The old lady watched the two cooking, subconsciously swallowed, salivating.As a senior fish lover, she has tasted these two dishes made by the two more than a hundred times, so she is very familiar with the methods of these two dishes.

"The key to these two dishes is not only the knife skills, but also the seasoning! Judging from the previous steps, Xian'er's knife skills are slightly better, now it depends on the results of the two seasonings. The squirrel mandarin fish is sour and sweet, and the boiled fish The slices are spicy and delicious. How to adjust the two different flavors to the extreme is the test of the spiritual chef's own control over the taste buds and sensations of the food. Inherent talent!"

Feng Cang nodded while listening, expressing his agreement.

What the old lady said is right. The competition between the knife skill and the level of ingredients in the early stages of these two dishes is only part of it. The most important thing is the seasoning.

The quality of the seasoning directly affects the diners' intuitive experience!

No matter how exquisitely prepared a dish is, if the taste is not right, everything is useless, but on the other hand, if the taste of a dish is perfect, but the hue and appearance are terrible, the score of this dish will be greatly reduced. It is a real good dish with full marks of fragrance, meaning, shape and nourishment!

The sauce of squirrel mandarin fish is generally based on tomato sauce, adding fresh soup, sugar, balsamic vinegar, wine, soy sauce, wet starch, etc., and stirring it into a sauce, but Feng Qian is not satisfied with these routines, she It is necessary to call out your own characteristic sauce, so that you can win by surprise and win!

What should I add?
She picked up the spoon, tasted and pondered as she seasoned.

Opposite her, Leng Xian'er was also thinking about the seasoning steps.

For a boiled fish fillet, the ratio of Chinese prickly ash and chili is particularly important. Different people can make different tastes, and even the same person can make different tastes at different times and under different environments. The chef feels it through his own taste buds and talent.

Seeing Feng Qian and Leng Xian'er seriously ponder over the steps of seasoning, the hearts of the guests were also suspended, and they were extremely nervous.

Who can win the final victory?
No one is fully sure!
Time is passing by little by little...

Feng Qian and Leng Xian'er are very cautious, still seasoning and tasting patiently, not allowing the slightest deviation in their taste.

At this moment, Feng Cang glanced at the incense in the censer, and suddenly reminded: "You still have half a stick of incense left..."

Feng Cang's words suddenly pushed the atmosphere of the competition to a climax.

Time has not allowed them to continue to try, they must put an end to this dish!
Almost at the same time, Feng Qian and Leng Xian'er heated up the oil pan and started finishing work...

(End of this chapter)