self-improvement as a cook

Chapter 34

Before An Ran could greet her, Mrs. Su stopped her first: "As we said earlier, we don't need so many formalities, and we're not outsiders. I'm counting on you for calling you here today. You are an outsider, you are an expert, how do you say that sentence, an outsider watches the excitement, an insider only watches the doorway, without you as an expert, I am afraid that I would not even be able to see the excitement." Saying that, he pressed the button and sat down safely.

An Ran was a bit overwhelmed by Madam Su's enthusiasm, so she could only nod slightly to Cui Chengzhi to express her courtesy, but she heard Madam Su say: "Did you see the cook on the far left? That's Ruan Siniang, the cook in my house. No, I don't think so, this time she won the game and made it to the finals. She is from my house anyway, so she has to come to cheer on her. I think her cooking skills are ordinary, but she is not bad luck. Let alone the royal chef Compared with you girl, it's far behind."

An Ran looked over according to what she said, and saw a woman, about forty years old, quite strong, not wearing a blue and white blue dress with a bun on her head, she really thought it was a man.It seems that the Tongpan Mansion is also well hidden. How can this Ruan Siniang be an ordinary person to make it to the finals.

Next to Ruan Siniang was a short, fat man with a dark face, thick and short neck, and especially short stature. Standing there, he looked like a big bastard from a distance. An Ran didn't know this person, but he saw Li Dashao who was helping him clean up the table. It was immediately clear that this short and fat man was probably Lao Suntou, the chef of Anji Restaurant Chengdong Branch.

The man next to the old grandson was about thirty years old, the youngest among them, tall and thin, with a baby face, especially conspicuous among a group of cooks with big faces and thick necks.

An Ran was guessing who this person was, and heard Mrs. Su say: "That thin and tall man is Chen Ergou from the magistrate's mansion. He is very good at cooking southern dishes. Speaking of which, he has some connections with my nephew. .”

An Ran couldn't help but take a look at Cui Cheng, and then heard Cui Chengzhi whisper: "Chen Ergou learned to cook in my restaurant for several years." A light word made Anran nod secretly. He heard Uncle Shou said that Chen Ergou's Cooking skills were learned in the south, and Cui Cheng's family's restaurant must be unusual if he can learn such a skill.

But he heard Cui Chengzhi say: "Although Ergou's cooking skills are not bad, if you compare with Miss An, you will be able to see the difference immediately."

An Ran shook her head: "Young Master Biao is amazing, An Ran's cooking skills are not ordinary, how dare you compare with the next few famous chefs in Jizhou." Not wanting to stay on this topic, she asked Mrs. Su: "The next three cooks who is it?"

Mrs. Su burst out laughing: "You are really a chef in Anfu, you don't even know your own chef, the fat white man at the back and left is the third Lu from the south of your Anji Restaurant, and the middle is Shunfulou Zhou Desheng, the one on the far right with red face and rosy nose, is Qian Cheng from Liuxiangfang. The dishes in Liuxiangfang are so-so, but the dim sum is excellent. I have to go there, otherwise, I will be very hungry. You Anji, Lu Laosan in the south of the city, has the most outstanding knife skills. As for the old Suntou in the east of the city, his cooking is not bad, but his character is too poor. I heard that some time ago In the past few days, he took in another concubine, counting his first wife, the family has four bedrooms, but he still goes to the Fireworks and Willow Lane every now and then, really this man has nothing good."

Cui Chengzhi coughed, Madam Su hurriedly said, "My cousin is different."

"Auntie, what are you talking about?" Cui Chengzhijun blushed, not knowing whether it was embarrassment or anger.

An Ran couldn't help being a little funny, these six cooks each had their own skills, it was really hard to say who would win in the end, it depended on what was being tested, in addition, there was also the judgment of the judges.

Thinking about it, I couldn't help but look at the Hexiang Elysees on the side. There are four screens in the middle. The screens are made of light gauze and embroidered with green leaves and lotus flowers. A square-faced man with a beard, wearing an official uniform and a five-rank black gauze hat on his head, presumably he is the prefect of Jizhou.

On the left is Su Tongpan, and on the right is his master and senior brother. Next to Su Tongpan is the old man whom he saw in the private room of the restaurant last time. Next to him, there should be Liuxiangfang, Jixiangju, and Shunfu. Lou's bosses are older than the other, and An Ran looks much older than the master. If there is a strong dish, I don't know if he can chew it.

However, why didn't I see An Zihe, just as I was thinking, I suddenly saw An Yuan walking in, bowed and said, "An Yuan, Ma'am, Young Master Biao, please greet me."

Mrs. Su waved her hand: "Don't be too polite, Chief Steward, you have worked hard this journey."

An Yuan hurriedly said: "The people below are still dedicated, but it's not hard work."

Saying that, he took a look at An Ran: "Come here rashly to disturb Madam, because the magistrate came early in the morning, before he had time to eat breakfast, the old man ordered to make some snacks and send it up, so I came to invite Miss An."

Mrs. Su snorted: "It's just that he has a lot of things to do. It's not a good time if he doesn't eat. There will be some delicious food in a while. I'm afraid he won't be able to finish it. Besides, it's just a few snacks. I have to ask my sister to do something. I will cooperate with you." Apart from my sister, there is no other cook in this courtyard."

An Yuan coughed, and his face was a little embarrassed: "Well, back to Madam, there are cooks, but they are not as good as An Ran in terms of craftsmanship."

An Ran didn't want to embarrass An Yuan, so she stood up and said: "Madam and Young Master Biao will sit first, An Ran will return after going." Saying this, she crouched down and said goodbye, and followed An Yuan.

Originally, he wanted to go back to the kitchen, but An Yuan walked to the opposite side, saw Guanyue Pavilion, and An Ran hurriedly said: "Is the housekeeper on a errand, this is not the way to go to the kitchen."

An Yuan laughed: "Don't worry, don't worry, I won't go wrong."

When he arrived at the back door of Guanyue Pavilion, he said to her: "Girl, go in, I'm not busy, so let's go first." Saying that, before An Ran could ask him, he turned and left.

An Ran was stunned for a moment, and could only push open the back door of Guanyue Pavilion and walk in. As soon as she entered, she was grabbed by a hand: "You girl can make me wait a long time, hurry up, the first round is about to start." He couldn't help but drag Anran up the stairs, and only let go of Anran when he reached the second floor.

An Ran finally understood at this moment, pointed at him and said: "You are colluding with the high officials to fool Mrs. Su, you will not be afraid to turn around and find out that the old man will punish you."

An Zihe shook his head: "What a heartless girl, didn't you ask me to arrange a place for you to watch the cooking competition?" He pulled her to stand in front of the sill window of Guanyue Pavilion: "What do you think of this place?"

The Guanyue Pavilion is opposite the Hexiang Pavilion, that is, on the other side of the arena. Because it is the second floor, the view is better than that of the Hexiang Pavilion. The most wonderful thing is that there are several towering ancient trees next to the Guanyue Pavilion. It's hidden, and it's hard for people on the opposite side of the Champs to find them, but they are on the second floor, as long as they open a long sill window, they can clearly see the situation of the stadium. It is indeed a good place.

only.The only bad thing is that the sill window is a bit narrow, and the two of them need to be squeezed together. Anzi is tall, so he naturally stands behind Anran. , belongs to the man's heat, and there is a faint smell, like rosin, and a little like mint, probably because he is wearing a sachet.

An Ran doesn't like perfume very much, and always feels that the smell of perfume is too contrived, especially when men wear perfume, it feels effeminate, but people in ancient times have the habit of wearing sachets, and Anzi and the smell of this sachet do not make her dislike it , probably because she likes rosin and mint.

However, was he too close to him, and just about to push him away, he heard An Zi say: "Look, it's started, the first dish is boiled dried shredded rice."

An Ran hurriedly looked over, and couldn't help nodding. It was very similar to the process of modern culinary competitions. No matter what kind of competition is a culinary test, the first test must be basic skills, that is, knife skills.

If you want to practice good knife skills, there is only one word other than talent. Practice, An Ran doesn't even remember how many shredded potatoes she cut.

My knife skills are not too outstanding, but they are not bad either. If the score is [-] points, it is at least [-] points. It is a pity that I have worn it here, changed my body, and discounted it, leaving only [-] points. Very much.

Boiled dried silk is a famous dish in Huaiyang in modern times, and it belongs to the same category as the buttoned three silks I made last time. Fangdan, ham, black fungus, and winter bamboo shoots are cut into thin strips, soaked in clean water to separate the dry strips, and decanted. , Put it into a container, add a little salt, soak it in boiling water three times, change the boiling water every half an hour, then rinse it with clean water, remove and drain.Add warm water to Kaiyang and soak it for a while, put it in a small bowl, add wine, put it in a basket or steam it through water until it becomes fat, heat the frying pan, add raw oil, slide the shrimp out and take it out.Put the dried shredded soup in the pot, boil it on high heat for one or two minutes, add wine and salt, lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes, so that the dried shredded shredded meat will become fat and absorb enough umami.Continue to boil with high heat before serving, and drizzle with cooked raw oil.Pour it into a soup bowl, sprinkle shredded ham and shrimp on top, and serve.

The difficulty of this dish lies in the knife skills. It was once praised by the literati as a dish with thousands of ingredients and piles of thin strands.

Suddenly An Zihe said: "If you talk about knife skills, Lu Laosan's knife skills are the best. In this first round, it seems that he is the one who won."

An Ran shook her head, "I guess the winner is Chen Ergou."

An Zihe shook his head: "Although Chen Ergou is good at southern cuisine, he is inferior to Lu Laosan in knife skills."

An Ran smiled: "At the level of Lu Laosan and Chen Ergou, the knife skills will not be much different. This boiled dried shredded rice seems to be quite stable for both of them. It is difficult to say who is better than the knife. In this way, it will be beautiful and fragrant, and you just said that Chen Ergou is good at southern dishes. This boiled dry shredded dish is a serious southern dish. How can Lu Laosan surpass Chen Ergou? Besides, look at Chen Ergou. The dog’s broth is clear, almost see through, and the dry shreds are floating in the soup, without any taste. If the color is the same, Chen Ergou must have won.”

Sure enough, as soon as An Ran finished speaking, a servant rang the gong next to him and shouted: "Chen Ergou wins in the first round."

An Ran proudly glanced at An Zihe behind him: "How is it?"

An Zihe was full of pride when he saw her brows and eyes, her white and tender face was more energetic than usual, her eyes were bright, and the smile that was slightly parted from the corners of her lips was so touching. The smell is like the faint lotus fragrance in the night, and it is as natural as green grass. Even though it is so faint that it can hardly be smelled, it still makes his heart move.

Couldn't help getting closer to her again, bowed her head slightly, her eyes dimmed, although it was autumn, the daytime was still a little hot, so this girl was still wearing a light summer dress, the neckline was slightly loose, and her slender, white neck was just right into his eyes.This girl usually covers her body tightly, but she didn't notice it, but now that she got closer, she realized that she really has a good figure.

An Zihe's gaze couldn't help but fixate on her chest, and he could vaguely see the whiter color and rounded curves, hidden in a light pink, the apron that this girl is wearing today must be pink.

An Zihe suddenly felt that his lips were dry, and he couldn't bear the heat. He slowly raised his hand, and just about to wrap his arms around her waist, he suddenly heard the little girl say: "The second dish is actually a set. Sibao, this is a kung fu dish, without considerable effort and patience, it will never succeed, An Zihe, who do you think will win this round?"

An Zihe woke up immediately, stepped back hastily, picked up the tea on the table and drank it down.

An Ran didn't see him agreeing to herself, looked back, saw that his head was covered with sweat, and his face was still a little red, and couldn't help saying: "What's wrong with you, maybe you have heat stroke, you also open the sill window at the back, so that's right. When the wind comes, it will cool down."

Seeing that An Zihe was still sitting there after opening the back window, he couldn't help saying, "You can't see it when you sit there."

An Zihe said vaguely, "Look first, I'll sit here and rest for a while."

An Ran only thought that he was tired from busy work for a few days, so she didn't take it seriously, and watched the next few people make four treasures.

Set of four treasures is a must in Henan cuisine. An Ran doesn't know whether it is considered a southern dish or a northern dish here. This dish is unique in four sets of whole poultry. Ducks, pigeons, and quails feed on each other, but they can't eat a single bone.

When the dish is ready and served, what the diners see is a whole duck floating in the soup with a complete body.Its color is bright, mellow and fragrant.After eating the first layer of delicious duck, a fragrant whole chicken came into view; after eating the chicken, a delicious whole pigeon appeared in front of it again, and finally a whole body was revealed in the pigeon belly, Quail stuffed with diced sea cucumber, shredded shiitake mushrooms and sliced ​​magnolia.The four kinds of poultry are layered together, each with its own delicacy, and one dish makes people feel infinitely interesting, so it is called a unique dish.

The difficulty lies in the bone removal. The chickens, ducks, and pigeons outside need to be boned without breaking the skin, and then put them together from large to small layers, steam them in a cage, and then add clear soup to taste. Let the outermost duck float in the soup, and eat it layer by layer, there will be different surprises.

If you want to completely remove the bones, you must be very familiar with the structure of chickens, ducks, and pigeons, especially the abdomen and back. The basic skin is connected to the bones, and there is only a layer of fascia in the middle. You must cut the fascia carefully and take out the bones. If you don't pay attention, once the skin is cut, the dish will fail.

From the point of view of technique, An Ran is optimistic about Ruan Siniang from the Tongpan Mansion. She is a careful woman and has an inherent advantage in this dish. What's more, from the perspective of Ruan Siniang's technique, she is much more proficient than others. It seems that Mrs. Su It's really modest, but the cook in their family has extraordinary cooking skills. She was the first to take out the bones of chickens, ducks and pigeons.

An Ran couldn't help sighing: "This Ruan Siniang is very familiar with her techniques."

An Zi calmed down for a long time, and finally healed up. When he walked over, he still didn't dare to get too close to this girl. It's funny when he thinks about it. He has never been so embarrassed in so many years, and he was almost out of control by a little girl. , Hearing An Ran's words, she laughed: "This Ruan Siniang is naturally skilled. Her father is a live poultry seller in the market. She has followed his father to set up a stall to kill chickens since she was a child. Later, she learned to be a cook and is also good at cooking. It's a pity that Su Tongpan likes to eat meat, and Ruan Siniang is not good at cooking meat, especially elbows, so Su Tongpan is quite dissatisfied with this cook."

An Ran couldn't help laughing, this is the same sentence, an expert in live selling, Ruan Siniang's unique skill, she would be treated with courtesy in other places, but she was born in Su Tong's mansion. After eating those few dishes, Su Tongpan specially rewarded her with ten taels of silver afterwards, and asked Anshou to bring them over, and pointed out that her sauced pork was very authentic, no worse than Songyuelou in Suzhou.

Songyue Tower?An Ran suddenly thought, Could it be that Songyue Tower is the restaurant opened by Cui Cheng's family, but she didn't know that Mrs. Su used to sell Yangchun noodles, so why her cousin opened such a big restaurant.

Seeing her lost in thought, An Zihe waved his hand: "What are you thinking, your eyes are straight."

An Ran shook her head and looked down. Needless to say, Ruan Siniang won the second round, but from the perspective of Chen Ergou's tactics, he should be ranked second. Old Sun was obviously in a hurry. When An Ran saw him handling the pigeons, he punctured the back of the pigeons. This dish was considered a failure. Therefore, in the second round, he would not be able to enter the top three without dragging the bottom. Compared with the third round, the three places in Jizhou Prefecture to Beijing are nothing to him.

An Ran was very happy, judging from Zhu Zi's experience, he didn't have a good impression of this narrow-minded master and apprentice, not to mention, there were two fellows who blocked him, he lost, which happened to frustrate his spirit, To save his life, he is always self-righteous, thinking that the Jizhou government can't recruit him.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help saying: "This old grandson's character is really bad, but his craftsmanship is passable. If such a person stays in the back kitchen, it will be a trouble for the future."

An Zihe: "He was introduced by Wu Xing, the head chef. Wu Xing worked in Anji Restaurant for ten years. He is an old man in An's family. He returned to his hometown when he couldn't work anymore. Thinking about this, he allowed the old grandson to stay. A few years ago, he was quite honest, but since he went to the capital on behalf of Jizhou Mansion last year, he was a little restless when he came back, and after the culinary competition, it will not be too late to deal with him."

An Ran: "Didn't the three people from Jizhou Prefecture win last year?"

An Zihe shook his head: "It's so easy, don't look at these people who are counted in Jizhou Prefecture, they are really nothing when they come out of Jizhou Prefecture, especially compared with those cooks in the south, they stand out, to be honest you Don't be upset, although your two senior brothers have learned from your master, they are far behind in terms of craftsmanship, if you just leave one in the imperial dining room, neither of your two senior brothers will be able to make it."

An Ran was not happy: "Who said that, my elder brother's knife skills are amazing."

An Zihe laughed: "I said what's the matter, I'm so annoyed, you don't want me to tell you the truth, your master's knife skills are really good, but a good cook doesn't just have to be good knife skills, it needs knife skills, heat, The understanding of the ingredients and the comprehension of each dish can make the ultimate delicacy. The difference between your two senior brothers is in comprehension. If your two senior brothers are struggling, why would your master accept you as a closed disciple? He just values ​​you In terms of cooking comprehension, you are far superior to your two senior brothers. Only you can truly inherit the mantle of the old man. Otherwise, how could the kitchen knife that your master has used all his life be passed on to you? Your master is counting on you. It's a pity you're a girl."

"What's wrong with girl?" An Ran stared at him, this guy is really annoying sometimes.

Seeing her frowning, An Zihe hurriedly said: "Hello girl, hello girl, our An Ran girl is the best, and I will definitely inherit your master's mantle in the future and become the best chef in the world. With the number one chef in the world, our restaurant will be very good." decent."

Seeing his dog-legged appearance, An Ran couldn't bear it anymore, she burst out laughing, An Zi and Mo Zhe spread their hands together: "Look, I laughed again, there's really nothing I can do with you girl."

The two of them were talking here, when they suddenly heard a quarrel, An Ran hurriedly looked over, and found that the old grandson ran into the Hexiang Pavilion for some reason, and seemed to be arguing with her master, which is not bad, An Ran In a hurry, I didn't care about anything else, so I hurriedly ran down.

An Zihe was stunned, and followed. As soon as An Ran entered Hexiangxi, he saw Li Dashao pointing at the master's nose, frothing: "The two rounds are all southern dishes, what is this? Look down on us from the north." The chef sent by us is not good, but don’t forget, the number one chef in the world today is from our Northern School, if your old man hadn’t been defeated by our Northern School’s cooks, how could you come to Jizhou Mansion.” That virtue is simply arrogant extreme.

An Ran's face was livid, she dared to point at her master like that, she was tired of work, and without even thinking about it, she went up to lift her leg, kicked Li Dashao into the lotus pond with all her strength, and heard a thud, Li Da Shao stepped into the lotus pond with his butt thrown backwards, smashing a lotus flower.

Mrs. Su had come to watch the fun, and when she saw this, she couldn't help laughing: "It's a pity for these lotus flowers." Seeing her husband staring at her, she shut up.Those around watching the excitement almost couldn't help laughing.

The old grandson pointed at An Ran angrily, and Wang Ba's head trembled all the time: "You, where did you come from? How dare you be so presumptuous?"

Before An Ran could speak, he heard the senior brother say: "What girl, shut your mouth, this is my little junior sister, my master's closed disciple."

When the old grandson heard this, he suddenly remembered what his two nephews had sued him, saying that he had been kicked by this girl outside the gate of the restaurant and lost his job. In addition, this girl had stayed in the restaurant for a few days before. Nowadays, those boys in the back kitchen count one by one, secretly saying that this girl's craftsmanship is better than his own, but now, in front of so many people, he kicked his apprentice into the lotus pond again, with new and old hatred, if he swallowed Well, will there still be a place for his old grandson to stand in Jizhou Mansion in the future?

Isn't this girl just relying on Zheng Chunyang, an old man behind her? If I was still afraid of him a few years ago, now this old man, Huluo Pingyang, has become half a waste, and I respect him to save him face. If you want to provoke yourself, you are not a vegetarian, so your face turned dark, hehe sneered twice: "My apprentice is right, since you want to compare yourself, you can't all cook southern dishes. My old grandson is bolder today. Dare to ask Mr. Zheng for advice on the next northern dish."

In the first sentence of the old grandson, everyone present showed disdainful expressions. Who didn't know that the old man had broken his wrist. The cook couldn't use his wrist. How to cook, let alone teach him how to cook. This old grandson really doesn't want it. Face to the extreme.

The magistrate's face darkened: "Old grandson, this is a culinary competition, and you won't be allowed to mess around. Don't you want to stay in Jizhou mansion?"

Unexpectedly, the old grandson snorted: "My lord, I don't agree with your words. No one outside knows that you like southern cuisine. Don't forget, the chief chef of the imperial dining room of the Long Live Lord is our northern cook. If you I despise the cooking skills of the Northern School, so I don’t have another word, I turned around and left Jizhou Mansion with my family and children.”

The magistrate frowned, and said with peace of mind, this old grandson is really not a good person. After a few words, he pulled Han Zizhang behind him as a backer. If the magistrate said anything else, the old grandson insisted He looks down on the cooks from the Northern School. Now that Han Zizhang is the chief chef of the imperial dining room, he may not be able to offend his influence as the magistrate of Jizhou. This old grandson is planning to tear his face today. He probably has already planned his way out. Not counting staying in Jizhou Mansion.

An Ran suddenly wondered if this guy was being used as a gun by someone else, just to make things difficult for the master today, otherwise, why would he bite Han Zizhang one by one, and since the An family protected the master, it must not be on Han Zizhang's side, so An Ran With the power of the government, the old grandson dared to make trouble, so it can be seen that the people behind him are not small.

The elder brother was trembling with anger, stood up and pointed at him: "Are you worthy of my master's shot, I will teach you enough."

Old Sun was overjoyed, he was afraid that Zheng Chunyang's wrist would get better, and he would take care of him, but now it seems that he is really useless, and this Gao Deming, he did not rely on him, if he was better than Nancai, he might lose to him , compared to Beicai, Gao Deming is considered a bird, knife skills are good, but Beicai does not pay attention to knife skills.

Thinking of this, hehe laughed: "So, let Chef Gao give me some advice."

Just as Gao Deming was about to go down, he heard the master say: "Deming let An Ran go." He looked at An Ran and said, "Girl, although you haven't left the teacher yet, today is also an opportunity, so go and practice."

The big guy can hear it very clearly. What the old man said is that although my apprentice has not yet graduated and his cooking skills are not good enough, even so, it is no problem to teach you an old grandson.

With a word from the old man, the old grandson's aura was immediately suppressed, and his dark and fat face became even more gloomy: "Is it a little frivolous for the old man to let this little girl who has not graduated from the teacher teach me? , can break your old decency."

The senior brother snorted: "If you dare not ask my junior sister to teach you, just say so, what are you talking about?"

The old grandson's eyes were red: "Gao Deming, don't talk big, today I will point out this girl, let everyone see, what is the ability of this closed disciple of the number one chef in the world."

As he spoke, he glanced at An Ran: "For the sake of you being a junior, I'll let you choose what to compare. However, let's say that the one at the top is Bei Cai."

An Ran sneered: "Knowing that you don't know how to cook southern cuisine, naturally I won't make things difficult for you, so as not to let others say that I disrespect my seniors. Our cooks are the most concerned about the inheritance of generations. Disrespecting seniors is not as good as a beast." In a word, the old grandson put his head in it.

"You..." The old grandson's angry face turned red and then turned pale, extremely ugly: "Little girl, it's useless to talk as much as you want, we cooks have to see what we can do, don't play tricks, what's the point of talking quickly? "

An Ran thought about it for a while, the difference between north and south here is not the same as her cognition, and she was afraid that if she chose a northern dish, at that time, the old Sun Toufei would argue that it was a southern dish, and would start arguing again.

An Ran originally didn't want to stand out, but today the old grandson actually asked Li Dashao to point at the master's nose and talk nonsense. If he didn't suppress his arrogance and spread it, what would others think? Although the master was defeated by Han Zizhang, he was still He is a generation master in culinary art, how can he allow others to make irresponsible remarks.

What's more, there may be something tricky in the imperial chef competition five years ago. An Ran never believed that the master's cooking skills would be defeated by Han Zizhang. After these two scumbags are dealt with, she will not be An Ran.Suddenly I thought of a dish, no matter whether it is ancient or modern, it should be an undisputed northern dish, and it is also a must in modern Shandong cuisine.

Thinking of this, he opened his mouth and said, "Just make a double movie, how about it?"

The old grandson was stunned, and looked at An Ran uncertainly, unexpectedly, this little girl would dare to choose this dish, because this dish is extremely difficult to prepare and takes a lot of work, it is considered an unpopular dish, and several people present did not know about it What is the dish, even the magistrate is the same, he hurriedly asked several hosts next to him, and they all shook their heads.

Suddenly I heard Cui Chengzhi say: "Miss An's fried double slices is a serious northern dish. The ingredients are pork belly and chicken gizzards. Because one is white and the other is red, after cooking, it is crisp, tender and smooth. Therefore, it is also called fried rice. Double crisp."

Lord Prefect: "This sounds very simple."

Cui Chengzhi shook his head: "The reason why many people don't know this dish is because it is extremely difficult to make. It has extremely high requirements on knife skills and heat. There are not many cooks who can cook it, and it takes a lot of materials. Most restaurants don't have this dish now. Therefore, it is considered an unpopular dish."

The magistrate asked curiously: "What is the difficulty? Isn't it just pork belly and chicken gizzards, these two things are not unusual."

Cui Chengzhi: "Otherwise, for this deep-fried and double-crispy pork belly, only the inner part of the belly is used, the thickest part is picked out, the upper and lower skins are removed, and only the middle is used, cut into dice pieces, and the outer layer of chicken gizzards also needs to be removed The old skin also uses the tenderest part. It takes at least five or six pork belly and dozens of chicken gizzards to make a plate of oily fried double crisp. It takes a lot of ingredients, and because it is the tenderest part, when cutting If you don't pay attention, it will be cut off. Therefore, it requires extremely precise knife skills. If it is too big, it cannot be chewed, and if it is not cooked enough, it will be raw, and it needs to be just right."

The magistrate couldn't help but gasped: "So, this dish is extremely difficult."

Cui Chengzhi nodded, and couldn't help but look at An Ran, even though he had eaten her dishes, he still didn't believe that she could make this fried double crispy dish.

After the magistrate learned about it, he suddenly became interested. Although he also doubted that this little girl who jumped out suddenly could cook such a difficult dish, he also hoped that she would clean up the old grandson. This old guy simply didn't know what to do, so he He leaned on Han Zizhang, which is also in his Jizhou mansion. Qianglong is still not overpowering the top snake. He is a low-level cook who dares to run on him openly. If he doesn't get rid of him today, spread the word. The prefect was run over by a cook, where should he put his old face.

Thinking about it, he waved his hand: "Since Ms. An picked the dishes, do you have any objections, Old Sun?"

Seeing that the old grandson was silent, the magistrate's face darkened: "What's the matter, isn't this fried fried double crispy dish not a northern dish?"

The old grandson groaned for a long time and could only say: "My lord, this dish is indeed a northern dish."

The magistrate snorted coldly: "Since you are Beicai, why hesitate, hurry up. After hearing what Chengzhi said, I really wish I could try this fried double crispy dish right away. It's so crispy, tender and smooth."

How could Lao Suntou have ever cooked this dish? Only his master has never made it, because this dish looks ordinary, but it is extremely difficult to control the heat. No one has cooked it for many years. I never thought that this girl would dare Pick this dish.

Thinking about it, she took a look at An Ran and couldn't help gritting her teeth. This girl is only too old. She has learned cooking skills for several years. Where did I hear it, I know this dish is extremely difficult, I feel that she can't cook it well, and I can't cook it myself well, I want to fight a chicken and egg, and barely win the game, so as to save the face of her master, I really didn't see this The little girl is so treacherous and cunning.

But he made a wrong idea, and he still didn't believe it. With so many years of experience, he could still let such a little girl compete, so he couldn't grasp the right heat, so he was better than this girl.

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth: "Bijibi, your master can sit here, and when you lose, don't say that my old grandson bullies you." Then he turned and walked back.

An Ran also followed, looked left and right, and heard Ruan Siniang say: "Little sister, I will give you the stove, you just let me do it."

An Ran smiled: "It's such a troublesome senior."

"Don't bother, don't bother, I'm not afraid of my little sister's jokes. I've heard of this fried oil and double crisp. I haven't seen it before. Today, my little sister opened my eyes." He said, commanding his apprentice : "What are you doing in a daze, hurry up and get the pork belly and chicken gizzards."

The magistrate, An Zihe, Cui Chengzhi, Su Tong and his wife, and several bosses, all surrounded them, wanting to see how to make this oily fried double crisp.

An Zihe's eyes fell on An Ran, and he couldn't look away for a long time. At this moment, he finally believed that this girl was really not the An Ran in front of her, she was a completely different person, and such a mysterious thing happened in in front of my eyes.

Seeing her skillfully handling pork belly and chicken gizzards, the knife in her hand drew shadows under the sun, and those tender white hands were holding the handle of the knife, which seemed to be a bit difficult, but judging from her relaxed demeanor , you know you should be able to handle it with ease.

Today's change was something I didn't expect in advance. If she really did this kind of oily and double crisp, I'm afraid the Anfu will not be able to keep her anymore. How should I deal with this girl? It really bothered him a lot. It was the first time that a woman made him bother so much, and the weirdest thing was that he was willing to take it...

(End of this chapter)