There is indeed a problem with my summoning spirit system

Chapter 113 111. Field Training
Li Xiang mobilized his "Eagle Eyes" to stare at the colors of the young roosters on the stove.

When the color of the skin of the chicken gradually turned into an attractive yellow-brown, Li Xiang took out the chicken decisively, arranged it on a plate, decorated it and served it, and the finishing work was completed in one go.

Compared with Ezuya Ruishan's colorful dinner plates, Li Xiang's cooking is extremely simple and straightforward.A roast chicken that is tanned by smoke and brine and exudes a rich aroma.

"Is this...roast chicken?"

Judge Komatsu hesitated for a moment, and tentatively guessed.

"This is a tea-flavored chicken that originated in the Jiangnan region of Huaguo. Please taste it."

"You can really smell the aroma of tea." Sakata Keiko picked up the knife and fork, separated the chicken, cut off a piece of chicken and put it in his mouth.

"The taste of this chicken is irresistible!" Keiko Sakata's eyes widened as he swallowed the chicken mouthful after mouthful.

The three judges turned into beasts of appetite, and ate up the tea-flavored chicken that Li Xiang brought out.

"what?"

Ruishan was inexplicably surprised. When he tried Li Xiang's dishes, the three judges gave higher evaluations than himself.But how is this possible?If you use a blowtorch to sear chicken, the surface of the chicken will definitely be burnt with pits and pits, and it will be difficult to control the heat of the chicken due to uneven heating, which is a taboo for any food cooking.

"Senior, this is for you."

Li Xiang turned around and walked to his kitchen counter, and brought the extra portion to Ezuya Ruishan.

According to the usual routine of the spirit of eating halberds, let the enemy taste his own dishes and gain the opponent's recognition, which is the correct way to open the food halberd.

"It's not burnt at all. How is this possible? This is a blowtorch flame burning at thousands of degrees."

The surface of the tea-flavored chicken served by Li Xiang is completely yellowish brown, not to mention the burnt black spots, even the color of the surface is completely uniform, which is the performance of the perfect flavor and uniform fire of the smoking process.

"Senior, you may take it for granted. Although a blowtorch is used, who said that the rough-looking operation can't get perfect results?"

Li Xiang smiled confidently.

In terms of controlling the flame, he who can directly control the flame has reached the pinnacle.

Watanabe, who used to be a chef, touched his chin:
"Student Emiya's magical flame control ability is not mentioned for the time being. It is completely different from Rui Shanjun who uses residual heat to heat the chicken to preserve the tenderness of the chicken. Emiya bombards the chicken with fierce fire and cooks the chicken completely. At the same time The use of spices gives the chicken a more earthy flavor."

Xiaosong nodded: "Under the long-term heating, every fiber of the chicken has fully absorbed the umami flavor of the soup, and the aroma components of spices including mushrooms, green onions, ginger juice, rice wine, fennel, etc. Into the broth, and then with the broth into the chicken."

"But what is even more rare is that although the chicken has become soft after such a long time of heating, it has not become loose and woody like the chicken when cooking chicken soup. It even feels a little tender, which you How is it done?"

Li wanted to take out a casserole from the cart.When the lid is removed, the contents of the casserole are exposed.

"The size of the casserole was carefully selected, almost just enough to fit a young rooster, and at the bottom of the casserole, there is a hollow metal support. During the heating process just now, the chicken was initially submerged in water , and be cooked thoroughly. As the heating time increases, the water is gradually evaporated, the water level in the country gradually drops, and the chicken is separated from the water by a metal bracket. The chicken is equivalent to changing from "boiling" to "steaming" and " Baked'."

"After the water is completely evaporated, due to the loss of water, the temperature in the pot is no longer maintained at the boiling point of water, 100 degrees Celsius, and the temperature rises further, while the water inside the chicken is gradually evaporated, and the taste of the chicken increases with the increase of water. Evaporated and concentrated, the taste of the chicken is also changed as the moisture is reduced, and the texture of the chicken becomes loose."

“Finally, brush the Satsuma chicken with a layer of marinade made of star anise, kaempferia, peppercorns and broth, and a little soy sauce, and smoke it on the stove.”

Hearing this, Sakaguchi Keiko asked with great interest: "What did you put in the fuel for the last step of smoking?"

Li Xiang shook his head, pointed to the stove he was using just now, and explained:
"Although it is smoked, in order to prevent the smoke from coal from contaminating the taste of the chicken, I did not simply add spices to the fuel in the oven. Instead, I made some improvements."

Li wanted to turn on his own stove. The inside of the stove is divided into two parts. The lower part is the heating layer for burning coal, and the upper part of the heating layer is separated by a metal interlayer, and there are some particles that have been burned to gray black.

"The smoke produced by heating the coal is isolated by the interlayer, and the upper layer is added with the top-ranked Longjing tea leaves and peanut shells. The heat is conducted to the smoked material through the metal. At a high temperature of hundreds of degrees, the tea leaves and peanut shells are scorched to produce a rich flavor. The tangy smoke, these aromas enter the chicken, giving the chicken a strong tea aroma. That's why this dish is called 'tea-flavored chicken'."

"That is to say, you did four treatments of 'boiled', 'steamed', 'baked' and 'smoked' on the chicken, so that the chicken has such a rich and deep taste?"

Komatsu's words were full of inconceivability.

"No, it's not just that." Eizan Etsu also pushed his glasses that had slipped off because he lowered his head to eat.Zheng Se said: "When you heat the casserole, you also fill the chicken with spices. The spices of the chicken taste from the inside to the outside, and the smoke and marinade taste from the outside to the inside. This makes the taste of the meat more distinct. .”

Si Yingshi, the first of the top ten players watching the battle from the audience, focused on another aspect.

"Gentian, look at a detail on the big screen. The color of the chicken cooked by Emiya is almost completely white. Even on the surface of the bone, which is difficult to handle, there is almost no red blood. Ordinary bloodletting will definitely not How did he do it so cleanly and thoroughly?"

Gentian clasped his hands on the back of his head, and said casually: "Didn't he always massage the chicken's body with his hands when he was bleeding? It's a bit similar to the massage technique of traditional Chinese medicine. Maybe the secret lies in it?"

"Really? There is such a skill? Well, I wonder if Junior Emiya will teach me?"

Si Yingshi bowed his head and muttered, thinking about the chips he could exchange with Li Xiang.

As the current well-deserved number one seat in Yuanyue Academy, Si Yingshi still maintains the greed of a chef.

The way of a chef is the way of gluttony. Yuanyue's strict competition mechanism enables every student in Yuanyue to maintain his strong aggressiveness in cooking.

"Okay, now, the three of us judges should have made our own judgments. Let the three judges raise their placards to support the candidate they think is better..."

"no need."

The Shiji host, who was not very present, controlled the time, but she was interrupted by Ruishan Zhijin before she finished speaking.

"I thought I valued you enough, but unexpectedly I underestimated you, Emiya."

Rui Shan took a deep look at Li Xiang, put down his chopsticks, and raised his right hand, "The judges don't need to vote this time, I admit defeat."

After he actually tasted Li Xiang's dishes, he knew that he could not win.

This kind of feeling does not only come from the dishes. When Li Xiang tasted the dishes, a kind of emotion from the heart crushed his self-confidence.

Although the kitchen heart cannot directly determine the victory of Shiji, under the same level of cooking, the presence or absence of the kitchen heart will make diners get a completely different taste experience.

Although Ruishan didn't know the existence of the state of cooking heart, he could still feel the fact that the other party was better than himself in cooking.

Li Xiang and Ruishan Edatsuya's halberd eating ended with Ruishan Edatsuya's surrender. Under the witness of countless audiences, Li Xiang, or Emiya, successfully ascended to the ninth seat of Yuanyue Ten Heroes.

Later, when people recalled the life of the legendary chef Emiya, they believed that Emiya showed his unique cooking skills for the first time in this food halberd.

"Congratulations, from now on, you are one of the ten elites of Yuanyue on equal footing with me."

When Li wanted to walk out of the venue, the Nakiri family's car was already waiting outside.Nakiri Erina sat in the car as she should.

"Erina, what's the point of congratulations? Didn't you taste this dish many times before it took shape? If you can't defeat the 'Alchemist' in this way, it will not only lose my face, even Miss Erina, your face is going to be thrown away."

"Okay, come up. Within Totsuki, the authority of Shokuki is absolute. From now on, you will be the ninth seat of the new Totsuki Ten Heroes. Next, there is still the autumn selection to be busy. Since you If you defeat Ruishan and get his seat, you must also inherit his responsibilities. Moreover, those top ten seniors in the senior class also want to meet you."

Nakiri Erina moved a little to the other side of the car seat to make room for Li Xiang.

Li wanted to get in the car, the driver stepped on the accelerator, and the car sped towards the direction of the Council of the Ten Heroes.

Totsuki Academy today, apart from the halberd between Li Xiang and Ruishan Zhijinya, there is another more important thing for all the first-year students of Totsuki Academy, that is Tozuki Autumn The list of selected personnel is published.

This large-scale culinary competition is like the physics competition and chemistry competition that Huaguo high school students participate in. Getting a good rank in it can add luster to their chef career.Compared with watching the excitement of the ten heroes, it is closer to their own vital interests.

Based on the performance of the previous semester, the school selected 60 freshmen to participate in the competition.Through repeated selections and strong confrontations, the candidate with the strongest culinary skills among the first-year freshmen of Yuanyue Academy was finally determined.The ranking of the students in the autumn selection is also one of the basis for the evaluation of the new ten outstanding students after graduation.

In the afternoon of the same day, Li Xiang attended the meeting of the top ten as the ninth seat of the new top ten.

"So, that's about it. Today's Yuanyue Autumn Selection's preliminary topic——Curry, has been approved by more than half of the members of the meeting. Next, what we need to do is to hold the event smoothly. The wholesale funds of the school are the same as in previous years , quite ample. I also hope that you will do your work seriously.”

Si Yingshi, the first of the ten outstanding, although his personality is a little weak, but his ability is indeed good.Everything, big or small, is well organized.

After arranging jobs for everyone except Li Xiang, Si Yingshi finally looked at Li Xiang.

"Brother Emiya, you have just joined us. You may not know much about some things, but the person you replaced, Eizan-kun, was originally responsible for external liaison and business cooperation in various activities. Now that he has left, our manpower is a little tight. . I can’t arrange a relatively simple job for you. These days, you and Yise Hui are responsible for the external relations work together. If you have any questions, you can go to Yise. "

Yishihui, a second-year student and a member of Jixingliao, smiled kindly at Li Xiang.

"That's it. In order to prepare for the autumn selection, we still need to complete a lot of work at the school during the summer vacation. Please don't forget. The meeting is over!"

The meeting is over, and the time has come to the afternoon.For those Yuanyue first-year students who were not selected, a happy summer vacation is coming.And for those students who were selected to participate in the autumn selection, this summer vacation is destined to not be very pleasant.They need to use the precious time of summer vacation to conceive a sufficiently amazing curry dish.

Nakiri Erina and Li Xiang, who became the top ten, are the operators of the autumn selection. Although they are also first-year students, they do not participate in the autumn selection.On the one hand, they need to participate in the formulation of competition topics and competition rules, and it is unfair to other contestants to participate in the competition by themselves.

On the other hand, the title of Yuanyue Ten Heroes has a higher gold content than No. 1 in the autumn selection.There was no need for the two of them to participate in the autumn selection.

Of course, as a friend, it is due to encourage and give advice to Hisako Nido who participated in this competition.Although Erina's enthusiasm caught Hisako a little off guard.

During the summer vacation, Li Xiang's life gradually returned to normal. In addition to continuing his studies and cooking experiments, Li Xiang also participated in many jobs with Yise Hui, from which he truly felt the influence of the local tycoon school.

After the summer vacation, Yuanyue's autumn selection started as scheduled. After a fierce competition, the final result of the competition was no different from that in the original book.Ryo Hayama is still the first, Ryo Kurokiba and Soma Yukihira are tied for second.The rest of the top eight are still Kei Tamo, Hisako Nido, Alice Nakiri, Takmi Aldini and Subaru Misaka.

The arrival of Li Xiang seems to have changed something, but it seems nothing has changed.

"Hey, Emiya, what are you in a daze for?"

Nakiri Erina called out to someone who was standing by the window staring at the night starry sky in a daze.

Li Xiang came back to his senses: "Oh, I'm sorry. Maybe I didn't sleep well last night. I'll go wash my face and come back."

"Go, the field training is about to begin, remember to take a good rest."

"Well, thank you for your trouble."

Li wanted to go to the bathroom, turned on the faucet, and looked at his reflection in the mirror.

"Yrel, what's wrong with me recently?"

The familiar voice of System Loli came from my mind,
"The host's physical condition has always been good, but Yrel can't do anything about psychological or spiritual problems."

"Yes, forget it. Yrel, you can continue to sleep."

(End of this chapter)