self-improvement as a cook

Chapter 62

The private chef of the Governor's Mansion challenged Songyuelou. It was a bad thing for the Jiangnan kitchen company. Everyone in the kitchen company knew that Wang Pinrong was Han Zizhang's junior. Even though he was good at cooking southern dishes, he kept saying that he was The chefs from the northern faction want to challenge Songyue Tower, and this is for the cooks from the southern faction.

After Han Zizhang became the imperial chef, more and more chefs in Jiangnan were attached to Wang Pinrong, and this guy seemed to regard himself as the leader of the Jiangnan kitchen company.

It’s fine for a local cook, but if he’s a foreigner, if he doesn’t visit Jiangnan, he will give him gold and silver, so he won’t be able to gain a foothold in Jiangnan. Street characters.

This time, they challenged Songyuelou because they wanted to attack the entire Jiangnan kitchen industry. They were not willing to take advantage of the small chefs at the bottom. They set their sights on these time-honored restaurants, and Songyuelou was the first to bear the brunt.

Of course, the big guys also understand that there may be some grievances between Han Zizhang and Mr. Zheng. Although Han Zizhang won the imperial chef competition five years ago, he was a bit incompetent.

There are no fools in the kitchen business. Mr. Zheng has been the number one chef in the world for many years. Although he is a cook of the Southern School, he also takes care of the Northern School a lot. There are many reasons why the Northern School is always dominated by the Southern School. It doesn't matter.

Therefore, although the old man was defeated, his good reputation was preserved. The big guy had doubts about the competition five years ago. After An Ran's two competitions in Qizhou Prefecture, it was tantamount to confirming that Han Zizhang's cooking skills were far inferior to Mr. Zheng's. the result of.

Referring to the old man's previous behavior, some rumors began to spread, and as An Ran's reputation grew, the rumors became more powerful. It was almost one-sided that Han Zizhang had a name for nothing, which was why Han Zizhang tried every means to get rid of An Ran.

She didn't go directly to Beijing to compete with him, but chose Yanzhou Mansion, the headquarters of the northern cooks. This made Han Zizhang guess that it was Zheng Chunyang's conspiracy. If you can't win against yourself, you're doing things below, trying to create a reputation first, and put yourself in an embarrassing situation.

In addition, after Cui Qing returned to Beijing, in order to keep his position in front of his master, he made up many lies, saying that the reason why An Ran won against him was a conspiracy, and that Liang Zisheng and the owner of the eight restaurants took advantage of Zheng Chunyang and secretly helped him. That girl dealt with him like this.When asked about An Ran's culinary skills, Cui Qing killed him and said that he was inferior to him. If it wasn't for those people in Qizhou City, this result would definitely not have happened.

Han Zizhang was dubious, but he heard many rumors outside, and was not sure about An Ran's details for a while, so he sent Ge Shunsheng and Gu Yongcheng to Qizhou to find out about An Ran's background.

Ge Shunsheng's first-hand cooking of northern dishes is very authentic. If Ge Shunsheng is still defeated by this girl, then this girl must not be kept, and must be eradicated as soon as possible to avoid future troubles.

But I didn't expect that Ge Shunsheng and Gu Yongcheng went, and there was no comparison, and there was a life lawsuit. Ge Shunsheng went somewhere, but Gu Yongcheng came back.

The person Han Zizhang disliked the most was Gu Yongcheng. The reason why he accepted him as an apprentice was also because he liked his craftsmanship. He felt that having a few more apprentices with good craftsmanship could win the face of his master.

It's just that Gu Yongcheng's personality is different from his two senior brothers, he is more upright. If Han Zizhang is really upright, he would not be able to achieve his current status. He is full of scheming, so he naturally looks down on the upright apprentice Therefore, Gu Yongcheng is the last to be seen.

But now the eldest disciple was gone, the second disciple was still lying on the kang and could not get up, only Gu Yongcheng was left, so he asked him about Qizhou.

Gu Yongcheng also knew that the master looked down on him, but thinking of An Ran's character, he couldn't help but praise An Ran, and advised Han Zizhang not to embarrass the cooks of the Southern School, they were all colleagues, why bother fighting each other endlessly, and let outsiders see jokes.

Han Zizhang was so angry that he almost didn't let go of his anger. If he didn't fight with the Southern faction, would he have his own day?

However, Gu Yongcheng's words were kept in his heart. Although he said he didn't want to see this apprentice, he knew that Gu Yongcheng was a truthful person who talked about everything. With his cooking skills, he would even praise that girl. It can be seen that that girl is indeed outstanding. .

I don't want Zheng Chunyang to go to Jizhou, but accept such an apprentice, and even get married safely. The eight restaurants in Qizhou have held long street banquets, which has become a good story in the kitchen industry.

In today's kitchen business, this girl's reputation is faintly overshadowing her own. How can this happen? Liu Hai has urged him countless times, telling him to quickly get rid of this trouble.

Once I heard that this girl is quite beautiful, I became even more anxious. She is a beauty and has excellent cooking skills. With the temperament of the emperor, it is not new to become the master of the harem. Things, not to mention the imperial chef, even this old life is hard to save.

After thinking about it, Han Zizhang can only count on his younger brother Wang Pinrong, who just launched an attack on Songyuelou, just to lure An Ran, Jiangnan is not Qizhou after all, not to mention far away from the capital, and there is the governor of Jiangnan in the background, clean up It's not easy for a little girl.

It's a pity that I missed a little calculation, the little girl is easy to deal with, but the man behind the little girl is not easy to deal with, and Mei Da is in the dark, using the dark to the bright, An Ran has the upper hand.

But Wang Pinrong didn't know this. Although the two snake thugs disappeared, they only said that they were greedy for 100 taels of silver and hid somewhere. He didn't expect that they were caught by Mei Dahuo, and they held them as chips. In his hand, waiting to clean him up.

In the past two days, I have been thinking about what kind of dishes to use to defeat An Ran. To be on the safe side, I plan to come up with my own unique skill from the beginning. As for Wang Pinrong's unique skill, what is it?No one in Suzhou city knows.

After An Ran heard this, she had a better idea in her heart, but she didn't say anything, which made Yue Jintang feel a little nervous. Although she knew An Ran's cooking skills well, this cooking competition was different. And cooking skills.

An Ran's skills are not bad. After all, he is too young, only seventeen, and Wang Pinrong is over 40. To put it bluntly, being An Ran's father is too old, not to mention how many years he has been studying, and the years he has been in the kitchen are probably worse than this The girl is old, and this cooking skill is his strong point.

In addition, seeing that this girl is not complacent, she thinks she is not sure, but she is more and more nervous, she can't pester An Ran to ask questions, and whenever she catches the opportunity, she pesters Mei Da, making Mei Da very annoying.

Until he sat on the judges' seat in Songyue Tower, he would murmur to Mei next to him from time to time: "I said you were just saying something, can your wife beat Wang Pinrong?"

Mei Da glanced at him, turned away, and was too lazy to talk to him. Yue Jintang wanted to pester him again, but he heard the sound of gongs beating to clear the way. The majestic driver drove over, and couldn't help frowning, but Mei Da whispered: "Your uncle is becoming more and more prestigious now."

Yue Jintang: "Stop talking sarcastic words, don't say that the king didn't remind you, my cousin who has a crush on you is not a troublemaker, if I don't recognize you, it's fine, if I recognize you, I'm afraid I will embarrass you little daughter-in-law Son."

Mei Da's eyes turned cold: "The last time I didn't care about her in the other courtyard, it was because of our friendship. If she dares to touch An Ran again, I will make her regret being born in this world."

What he said, Yue Jintang couldn't help but feel a little cold. He has known An Jiamu's temper for many years. Although he is no longer in the officialdom, it doesn't mean he is easy to bully. He will take some face into account, if he really touches someone he cares about, this guy will turn his face, it doesn't matter who you are.

"Well, I'll just say that. What are you in a hurry for? The queen mother intends to give Yao'er to His Royal Highness King Ning as a concubine. With King Ning, that girl must have left you behind. What's more, now that you are so virtuous , I guess she can't recognize it."

Speaking, Shangguanyi had already arrived, he was considered an elder, Yue Jintang stood up to greet him, Shangguanyi saw him dissatisfied and said: "Since you are in Suzhou, why don't you go to the governor's mansion."

"Jintang doesn't have any serious business, but I just came to see the spring scenery in the south of the Yangtze River. My uncle is busy with work, so I don't want to disturb my uncle when I go."

"Uncle doesn't like to hear this, the whole family is annoying, besides, Yao'er is idle in the house, if you want to see the scenery, it's better to let Yao'er accompany you for a stroll than you alone, what's the point. "

Yue Jintang smiled and changed the topic: "Why didn't His Royal Highness King Ning come to join in the fun today?"

Shangguanyi's eyes flashed: "I heard that His Royal Highness has been feeling cold recently, and he is probably recuperating in the palace."

Yue Jintang didn't believe that he was going to be ill, but King Ning was always smart, even if he wanted to use this matter to embarrass the emperor, he would definitely not come forward directly. No one in Dayan could compare to Ning king.

When he was at the banquet, Shangguan Yi saw Mr. Mingyue, bowed his hands in salute, and glanced at Cui Fu: "Dong Cui's family is so honorable, they can invite distinguished guests like Mr. Mingyue."

Cui Fu hurriedly said: "The young one is not so respectable, sir, he came from Chef An."

"Chef An? That's the little girl over there." An Ran, who was about to talk to a few cooks, stretched out his hand and pointed.

Cui Fu hurriedly ran over to tell An Ran that the Governor had arrived, and An Ran shook hands with the cooks and followed Cui Fu over.

An Ran turned around this time, Shangguan Yi was really stunned, although two days ago there was a golden scorpion and a jade carp, and it was rumored in Suzhou that this girl was such a beauty, Shangguan Yi didn't take it seriously, there is no shortage of beauties in Jiangnan, even if she was born How beautiful can a cook be?

But when I saw it, I couldn't help secretly praising it, the snow-skinned and graceful appearance, even if she was dressed in a simple way, young, no matter where she stood, she still had an unusual aura. Officials can still be so calm, such women are rare.

Seeing An Ran, Shangguan Yi subconsciously thought of Shangguan Yao, even if it was his own daughter, he had to say that there was a difference between one day and one place, there was no comparison, Yao'er was better than this girl, only her family background remained.

It's just that today's competition is not about beauty, but about cooking skills. What is Cui Fu doing with such a pretty girl?Is it really expected that this girl can win against Wang Pinrong? It's simply fantastic.His eyes unconsciously fell on her two white wrists. Can such a pair of slender and beautiful wrists be able to handle the pot?

Even Wang Pinrong, who was behind him, was a little nervous at first, but after seeing An Ran, he finally put it down, glanced at Liu Yicai behind him, and said to himself, what kind of eyes do you have, such a little girl, to be compared with me , Thanks to the fact that I still forgot to eat and sleep thinking about how to deal with this girl, I am really full. If I knew it, I might as well go out and have some fun with my wives in the other house.

When Liu Yicai saw the master's expression, he couldn't help secretly worrying, the master didn't see An Ran making fish meatballs, but he watched them helplessly, he was all in the industry, could he not tell if his cooking skills were high or low? To be bluffed, to underestimate the enemy, in this culinary competition, the master will undoubtedly lose.

Thinking of this, he quickly leaned over and said in a low voice: "Master, don't look at this girl's good-looking appearance. She is really good at cooking. You can't underestimate the enemy."

Wang Pinrong waved his hand: "Okay, got it."

An Ran gave a little blessing: "I have seen the governor."

After seeing An Ran's greetings, Shangguan Yi couldn't help staring at her, and smiled indifferently: "I have heard about Miss An's name for a long time, and I just saw her today. She is so charming, she really doesn't look like a cook. It would be a pity to be a cook."

An Ran frowned when she said this, stood up straight, and looked up at him: "What adults feel is a pity, but for An Ran, it's just the opposite, just like an adult who seeks fame and fame, An Ran's ambition in this life is to be a cook. In An Ran's perception, cooking was never considered a humble profession, An Ran felt that being able to cook delicious food for the enjoyment of diners all over the world is something that all cooks should be proud of."

After An Ran said a few words, the eyes of every cook present began to shine. Although the cooks can fill their mouths and fill their stomachs, who are the real nobles who would look down on the cooks? Even they themselves feel that they are serving others. As a cook, he is shorter than everyone else.

And at this moment, An Ran's words made their hearts surge. It turns out that the cook is not humble. It turns out that the cook can also raise his head to talk to the governor.

As soon as An Ran's words fell, someone clapped his palms, and then he couldn't control it. The applause continued and resounded throughout the Songyue Tower.

Shangguan Yi took a deep look at An Ran, this girl is really extraordinary, but a few words have twisted the hearts of these cooks together, I am afraid that at this moment, the hearts of these cooks are all towards this girl.

When Wang Pinrong saw that An Ran was stealing the limelight, he was not reconciled, and snorted: "Speaking is better than singing. Haven't you heard a saying that everything is inferior but reading is superior."

An Ran raised her eyebrows and looked at him: "This must be Chef Wang. If Chef Wang thinks that everything is inferior, the only one who can study well is to be a cook, and he will be the number one in the exam."

"Aren't you talking nonsense, girl? If you can be admitted to the first prize, what kind of cook will you be?"

An Ran blinked her eyes: "An Ran heard Chef Wang's words. She became a cook because she failed to pass the exam. In that case, Chef Wang looks down on the profession of cook."

Wang Pinrong was taken aback for a moment, only to realize that he was a cook, and now in front of many colleagues in the Jiangnan kitchen shop, if he said that he looked down on the cook, wouldn't that mean he looked down on himself, so he quickly changed his words: "Master, when will the master despise the cook?" That's right, that's what the Lord said."

"What's the reason? Don't you just look down on the cook, look down on what kind of cook you are, duplicity, not a thing, get out of the kitchen quickly..."

I don't know who said it in a hurry, but a sentence popped out after a while, making Wang Pinrong's face flushed red, and raised his finger to An Ran: "You girl is really eloquent, you will lose to the master in a while, and you still say What, you are a junior in the kitchen, and I won’t bully you, aren’t you old man Zheng’s apprentice, let’s compare you to southern cuisine, how about crispy chicken?”

Coax... Those who watched the excitement around him laughed at his shamelessness.

Yue Jintang shook his fan: "I said Wang Pinrong, you are so kind. When I was in Qizhou and saw your nephew Cui Qing compete with this girl, I was still puzzled. After all, she is also the apprentice of the dignified chef. If you go out, you have to worry about the face of your master, but the level of shamelessness really opened my eyes. Now I see Chef Wang and I know that it has been a long time. This is the tradition of your master. I don’t know that crispy chicken is your Chef Wang’s specialty, so stop acting like a senior if you take advantage of it, my king will feel ashamed for you when he sees it.”

Yue Jintang's words were cruel enough, and Wang Pinrong's face was swept to the ground. Wang Pinrong's face turned green and pale, very ugly.

Shangguanyi coughed and helped him out: "Since it's a culinary competition, don't quarrel. Two chefs, one from the south and the other from the north, are competing on the same stage. I'm just waiting to open my eyes." After exchanging greetings with Mr. Mingyue, we sat down.

Wang Pinrong gave An Ran a hard look, and looked at Cui Fu: "Cui Dong's family, we made a bet before, if you lose in Songyuelou in this competition, this store will be owned by you. Although there is no written proof, but His Royal Highness, the governor, and Mr. Mingyue, the magistrate, are all here today, and you will not be allowed to go back on your word."

Cui Fu gritted his teeth: "Of course I won't regret it."

But An Ran said: "Wait a minute, this bet is one-sided. If you win, you will bet on Songyue Tower. An Ran would like to ask Chef Wang, what if you lose?"

"That's right, so what if you lose?"

Cui Fu just came back to it now, because Wang Pinrong was too domineering before, he just threw down the challenge book and left. He also felt that there was no hope of winning, but he never thought that the bet should be on both sides, so he would bet on Songyue The truth of the floor.

Before Wang Pinrong said anything, his apprentice Liu Yicai spoke first: "My master is just a cook. It's not as good as your Dong Cui's family has Songyue Tower. If you lose, what can you do? At worst, the small courtyard where my master lives will be compensated." To Cui Dong’s family, that’s all.”

Cui Fu's nose was almost crooked. He has seen shameless ones, but he has never seen such shameless ones. The small courtyard where Wang Pinrong lives is not worth a few hundred taels of silver. How can it compare with his Songyue Tower? He glanced at An Ran.

An Ran's gaze fell on Liu Yicai. If she read it correctly, he was the one who made the fish cakes that day. She would not be mistaken for these gloomy and wretched eyes. This kid is not a good thing at first sight.

Gouzi is not a good stubble either, so how can he suffer this loss? He couldn't help being happy when he heard Liu Yicai's words: "No wonder the prince said that your master's family is shameless, and it is really not adulterated at all. Take your master's broken yard and Cui Dong’s Songyue Tower is a game, you think it’s beautiful, but your master’s broken yard is a cesspool for Cui Dong’s family, and it’s a shame.”

Liu Yicai didn't take it seriously, and spread his hands together, looking like a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water: "My master only has this little property, and it is a bet if you are not satisfied, then there is nothing to do."

Gouzi laughed and said, "What's so difficult about it? If you don't have any property, don't you still have people? That day, when my master competed with Cui Qing in Qizhou, he gambled on his hair. Look at your master, where is the surplus? It’s just a gamble, and you’re bound to lose anyway.”

Pfft... Yue Jintang spit out a sip of tea, and glanced at Gouzi, this kid was very angry.

Naturally, Wang Pinrong didn't take Gouzi's words seriously, he compared it with his own unique skills, and he could still lose to this little girl. He had enough confidence in his heart, so he didn't care what the bet was. He looked at An Ran and said cheerfully: "Say it, What is Rang Ye betting on?"

An Ran's eyes flashed a trace of coldness, this guy is a scum of the kitchen business, he has only been in Suzhou for a few days, and he has already heard of a lot of immoral things he did, not to mention the benefits of taking the cook's money. Female.

A cook wanted to ask him to find a errand. Seeing how attractive his wife was, he was moved and pretended to find a errand for the man, but when the man was out of work, he sneaked into the man's house and kidnapped her. The wife is strong, not to mention raped, even the thirteen-year-old daughter is not spared.

The mother and daughter jumped into the well in a fit of anger. The man came back and wanted to find Wang Pinrong to fight for his life, but he beat him up, saying that he had stolen his family's money and turned it over to the government. He beat him hard with a board and sent him home. He was so hurt and angry that the seven-foot man was suffocated to death.

There is no one in Jiangnan Kitchen that doesn't know about this kind of thing. After An Ran heard about it, she really wanted to drag this guy out into pieces. The three lives of a family were ruined in his hands. What kind of person is this? If you lift him up, this guy is a beast.

To have kind thoughts towards such wicked people is to be evil towards those kind people. After hearing this, An Ran never thought of letting Wang Pinrong go. Such people should not stay in the kitchen.

Thinking of this, An Ran said coldly: "Just use your right arm to bet, if you lose, cut off your right arm, and get out of the kitchen."

An Ran's words froze all around, Yue Jintang was quite surprised, this girl was kind-hearted, even if Cui Qing offended her like that, she just shaved her hair, and it was to avenge her elder brother, as for the rest, there was a very good chance Eight and nine were done by An Jiamu, how could this guy bear this, when Cui Qing belittled this girl, he was doomed to end badly, why did he not leave room for Wang Pinrong this time?
Wang Pinrong was not afraid, and smiled darkly: "You are a vicious person, so if you win, you will lose an arm."

An Ran laughed, "If Chef Wang doesn't gamble with Songyuelou, and replaces it with Anran's right arm, Anran will accompany him naturally. However, if so, this competition is a battle between you and me, and winning or losing has nothing to do with Songyuelou. gone."

Wang Pinrong was already thinking about going to Songyue Tower, so he was not willing to give up, and said resentfully: "You are cunning, well, whoever makes you a senior, I will use this arm to bet with you to win or lose."

An Ran cupped his hands at the table: "I think everyone has heard Wang Pinrong's words clearly. I would also like to invite His Royal Highness, the Governor, Mr. Mingyue, and the Prefect to be witnesses."

Shangguanyi frowned slightly, and glanced at Wang Pinrong. Although the crispy chicken was his specialty, since this girl dared to make such a heavy bet, it must be unusual. This matter is related to King Ning. His Highness is not easy to explain.

But then he thought, Wang Pinrong has been working in the kitchen business for so many years, and he is old enough to be this girl's father. If he still can't win this girl, he deserves to lose his arm, so he nodded: "Since the bet is made, even though there is no written evidence , with my official here, I will definitely not allow others to renege on their debts."

Yue Jintang nodded: "If you dare to play tricks in front of this king, don't blame this king for being ungrateful. However, if you win two out of three rounds, you will win or lose in one round. We must have a regulation in advance."

As soon as Yue Jintang finished speaking, Cui Fu hurriedly said: "Naturally, according to the rules of the kitchen business, we will win two out of three rounds."

Although he knows An Ran's culinary skills, this crispy chicken dish is Wang Pinrong's unique skill, and he is afraid that An Ran will lose the first game.In this way, two wins in three games is beneficial to him.

Wang Pinrong also pondered, this girl dared to be so arrogant, could it be that she is really a culinary genius, winning or losing in one round seems to be beneficial to him, but thinking about it carefully, the risk is also high, but two wins in three rounds is more secure.

I won this crispy fried chicken dish, and I only won her once in the future, and Songyuelou was in my hands. This day's money-making business is in my hands, and I don't have to worry about anything for the rest of my life. It's much better to be a cook in the Governor's Mansion and be ordered around.

Thinking of this, he nodded in agreement, both sides agreed, and decided to win two out of three rounds, one left and one right, two stoves, and two people to do it at the same time.

An Ran didn't say anything, but Wang Pinrong's apprentice Liu Yicai said, "It's impossible to make it here. This crispy chicken is my master's unique skill. Doing it in front of so many people is not the same as showing my master's unique skill to the public. Go get the screen, it has to be covered, and I can't let you steal my master's unique skill."

Cui Fu felt that it was reasonable for Liu Yicai to say so. The unique craftsmanship in the kitchen industry, who is not hiding it, would be willing to use it like this, so he asked someone to carry two screens over, and one surrounded Wang Pinrong. stand up.

The other one was about to be ordered to be carried to An Ran's side, but An Ran waved her hand: "I don't use a screen here."

Cui Fu was stunned: "Girl, aren't you afraid that others will learn your unique skills?"

An Ran smiled and shook her head: "There are no special skills, it's just some experience in cooking. I hope that my colleagues in the world can learn what I know, so that everyone can cook delicious food. Isn't it a gourmet in the world? Is it a blessing, in this way, the kitchen business will develop and the cooking skills will also improve, if everyone sticks to their unique skills and refuses to spread, the days will be long, I am afraid it will be the end of my kitchen business."

What An Ran said made the surroundings silent, even if they were not in the kitchen industry, as long as they were craftsmen, they were thinking about An Ran's words. Even Yue Jintang was stunned for a while, and whispered to Mei Da: "This girl is so open-minded. Announce your unique skills to the public, can't you, isn't this a fool?"

Mei Da didn't respond, but looked at An Ran. At this moment, he was proud. She always became the focus so easily, and what attracted everyone's attention was not her extraordinary beauty, but her broadness and magnanimity like the sun and the moon. Standing there, this girl is as bright and upright as the brightest moon in the night.

Mr. Mingyue sighed: "This girl is really admirable, Zheng Chunyang has really taken in a good apprentice."

Shangguan Yi laughed: "It's too early to say this at this moment. The whole Jiangnan knows that crispy chicken is Wang Pinrong's unique skill. If everyone knows it, it's still a unique skill. This Miss An knows how to cook. It’s not bad, I’m afraid it’s not as good as Wang Pinrong when making this crispy chicken.”

Yue Jintang: "Uncle, although what you said is reasonable, judging from my past experience, this girl is really not guaranteed to lose. On that day, Han Zizhang's apprentice Cui Qingke also did the same, vowing to compete with Miss An. At the beginning, he also pretended to surround the tent, for fear that others would learn his unique skills, and uncle would know the result?"

Although these storytellers are all jokes, they talk about it every day in the teahouse, but Shangguan Yi is the governor of Jiangnan. It is whimsical to invite such a girl all the way.

Hearing Yue Jintang say this now, he aroused his curiosity: "What was the result?"

But Mr. Mingyue took the conversation: "I have heard this matter several times, the old man said that what Cui Qing made was a fairy egg filled with meat. The reason why it is called fairy egg is because of the The eggs in the dish are whole, with only two small holes in the two ends, but I don’t know how the meat inside is stuffed, so this dish is also called reborn.”

As he spoke, he glanced at An Ran in front of him, and couldn't help laughing: "But let this girl reveal the secret in public, and what she made is even more amazing than Cui Qing's fairy eggs. The finished dish is an unpeeled egg. Peel it open. After the shell, there is a whole egg inside, but the yolk in the middle turns into meatballs, it is said that this dish is called stealing the sky and changing the sun.”

Shangguanyi was stunned: "How is this possible? Unless there are gods in the world, who can do this?"

Yue Jintang: "You don't need gods, just this girl, two young apprentices who just got started, made it after seeing it once, and she is also the owner of the eight major restaurants in Qizhou. Now, any restaurant in Qizhou Prefecture can do this trick. come out."

He muttered: "It seems that this girl really doesn't take these unique skills seriously." She couldn't help but look at An Ran who was busy in front of the stove, and she couldn't bear to look at anything else.

This girl is really beautiful when she cooks, this skillful spoon is no less than red sleeves adding fragrance, even if those slender hands are pinching a skinned chicken, it is very pleasing to the eye.

Those jade white hands, with green onion fingers that are as sharp as spring bamboo shoots, are so beautiful no matter how you look at them, and such a pair of small hands, if you hold them in your hands and rub them, ouch, they are so beautiful, if you can do something better of……

Just as he was thinking, he suddenly heard Mei Da's voice gnashing his teeth: "What are you thinking about?"

Yue Jintang was shocked, and quickly looked away: "No, I didn't think about anything, I just thought that your wife's cooking of this crispy chicken is different from other people's."

Cui Fu said: "This crispy chicken is from Guangdong and Guangxi. As the name suggests, the chicken skin must be browned and crispy to be called authentic."

Yue Jintang said: "It's not easy to make the chicken skin crispy, and it will be crispy after frying it in the oil pan a few times."

Mr. Mingyue shook his head: "No, no, this crispy chicken recipe is very knowledgeable. If you think it will be crispy when it is fried, it is simply a paradox. It is recorded in ancient recipes that this crispy chicken, The first thing to do is to choose a fat and tender chicken, butcher it properly, blow off the skin, smear it with honey, and deep-fry it in an oil pan until it is browned, then it is a crispy chicken."

Yue Jintang: "In that case, it's not difficult."

Cui Fu shook his head: "If it's really that simple, it can't be called a unique skill. My chef in Songyuelou also knows this method. The fried chicken skin is not crispy enough, or only part of it is crispy. Although it can barely be called crispy chicken, But it is far from authentic." He paused, his eyes lit up, staring at An Ran in front of the stove: "I see."

Everyone followed his gaze, and saw that An Ran was not impatient, rather relaxed, while doing it, she also explained to the apprentice next to her, her voice was not loud, but it was clear enough for the people around her to hear .

“The difficulty with this crispy chicken recipe is that the skin must be crisp enough to be considered authentic. To make the skin crispy, you can’t just fry it in oil. You must first use hot water to remove the fat from the chicken skin and hang it in the wind. Take it out and dry it, use sugar and boiling water to coat the skin of the chicken evenly, then deep-fry it in an oil pan until it is browned and crispy, and this crispy-skinned chicken is ready."

The aroma radiated from the fried chicken, and those nearby couldn't help swallowing their saliva.

An Ran's crispy chicken dish was ready, and Wang Pinrong's was also out of the pot. The screen was removed, and everyone looked at Wang Pinrong as if they were looking at a clown. It was such a simple dish, and it was considered a unique skill. What do you think, but now I feel extremely ridiculous.

Wang Pinrong's expression was extremely ugly. He was not far away, so he naturally heard An Ran's voice, and the more he heard it, the more frightened he became. This crispy chicken looks easy, but it is not easy to make the chicken skin crispy. He also learned ten times from the master. In the next year's craft, the master taught himself this unique skill at the end.

Even senior brother Han Zizhang didn't know how to make this crispy chicken dish. He tried every means to scan and listen to him many times, but he didn't tell him. How could she, a little girl, know it so clearly, and what's more, it has nothing to do with her own method. not bad.

Not to mention how depressed Wang Pinrong was, the one who was even more depressed than him was his apprentice Liu Yicai. He waited on the master like this. To put it bluntly, didn’t he just want to learn the craft? Especially, he wanted to learn this crispy chicken dish for a long time, but the master I haven't taught it all the time, and every time I do it, I don't let myself be in front of me, for fear that I will learn it by myself.

It's good now, there is no need to learn secretly, the person next to him did it directly in front of everyone, and he was afraid that the big guy didn't understand, so he explained the method very clearly and in detail.

Although he was depressed in his heart, he couldn't show it on his face. The master was famously narrow-minded, let him know his own thoughts, and he would have no good fruit for himself in the future. However, this method was exactly the same. Was it the master who won or Songyuelou?
Don't worry about Liu Yicai, when the judges tasted it, the Governor-General Shangguanyi, who favored his own cook, couldn't say a word, and glanced at Anran with a complicated look on his face.

This girl is actually better than Wang Pinrong's culinary skills, moreover, not a little bit better.

This dish is Wang Pinrong's specialty, and Wang Pinrong is the private chef of the Governor's Mansion, so he often eats it. He didn't think much of it before, but today he ate a bite of Anran's crispy chicken, and he immediately noticed the difference.

What Wang Pinrong made was just crispy chicken skin, but what this girl made was crispy and melted. It was so delicious that he couldn't help but take another bite...

(End of this chapter)