my boyfriend is a chef

Xi Chuan, who entered the finals, directly stayed at the five-star hotel that night. Of course, Sun Youchen stayed with him. He hadn't been back to school for the past few days. Fortunately, he didn't have any important classes, and there were two weekends left.They don't plan to do anything tonight, just take a good rest, because tomorrow there is a tough battle to fight, and each event in the final is two hours long, and Xi Chuan will have to fight alone for eight hours starting tomorrow morning.

Sun Youchen asked Xi Chuan to lie on the bed, massaged his back to relax his muscles: "How about I go buy some essential oils to give you a push?"

Xi Chuan lay on the pillow, hummed and said, "I don't think so, why don't you get off me."

"What's wrong? Are you uncomfortable?" Sun Youchen was sitting on Xi Chuan's lap at the moment, massaging Xi Chuan's waist muscles.

Xi Chuan said, "I have a reaction."

Sun Youchen was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing, quickly raised his legs and left, and quickly slapped him on the back: "You better bear with it, recharge your energy today, and talk about it tomorrow."

Xi Chuan could only bury his head in the pillow helplessly. It would be great if there was no competition, and beautiful men can’t enjoy it now, but if there is no competition, he can’t come back at this time. There are gains and losses, so bear with it. Tomorrow night will be liberated.

While they were taking a massage break, the organizer was organizing a meeting of the jury, mainly discussing whether the competition should be extended.The organizer originally stipulated that the duration of each final project was two hours, but now someone proposes that it should be arranged for four hours like an international competition, with three courses of appetizer, main course and dessert.This proposal was rejected by many judges. Chinese food is different from Western food. There is no division of appetizers and main dishes, and the competition items have been divided very carefully. Seriously, cold dishes can be counted as appetizers, and hot dishes are the main dishes. , Pastry is dessert.

But the organizers said that they came here to select the available ones. If only one item is compared, then there is no way to consider the overall level of the chef.One of the judges said: "Your organizing committee should have considered this issue a long time ago. From the beginning of our competition, there was no requirement that only one item be submitted. Those who can do more work, and this competition is not without chefs who specialize in multiple skills. .”

Liu Hecheng was so angry that his nose was crooked. He knew that the other party was talking about Xi Chuan. It was this versatile chef who made them feel that they should modify the rules of the final. Do not drop at least two items.

After arguing for a long time, Xie Qinghua finally said: "Everyone has said so much, let me add a word, this is the first time you hold a culinary competition, and the rules of the competition have been announced a long time ago. If you change it temporarily, I'm afraid The reputation of the organizing committee and the organizer is not very good, and it will be difficult to have influence if you want to do it again in the future. It is up to you to decide whether to change it or not, and you should carefully weigh the gains and losses."

When the organizer heard this, they all fell silent and asked to change the rules, which was suggested by Liu Hecheng. This time, about half of the organizer members are restaurants and restaurants. Everyone felt that it is really important to consider the overall quality of the chef, and agreed to his proposal to hold this meeting .However, this five-star hotel and two condiment companies are the main sponsors of this culinary competition. They are mainly for advertising, especially for five-star hotels. I invited a TV station to broadcast the broadcast, and when I heard that my reputation was damaged, I retreated: "Forget it, I still don't change it. According to the original plan, this is the first time it is held, and I don't have enough experience. I will learn my lesson and change it next time." gone."

After a night of useless work, all the judges were suffocated, and they were quite dissatisfied.Although I just sit there and wait for food every day, isn’t it hard for people in their decades to search their guts for comments after sitting all day long?Who doesn't want to go back to rest after work, and end up being dragged into a completely unnecessary meeting. Those who have a bad temper want to throw up their sleeves and leave, and some shake their heads and say it's a joke, and they won't give more money next time. coming.

Xi Chuan and Sun Youchen have already entered the dreamland of Ning and Heitian at this moment, they don't know that there is almost a storm outside.Woke up the next day, refreshed and went to the competition. The four groups of competitions took turns, and there was no lottery to draw. The players only randomly drew a number plate when entering the competition, and used this temporary number to represent their identity.For the sake of fairness, the ingredients for the finals are all designated, because the same kind of ingredients are more comparable, and the ingredients are all received directly from the staff when entering the venue, and no one knows in advance what to cook.

The first round of the competition was cold dishes. Xi Chuan lifted the white cloth on the basket and found a stack of white and tender tofu and a card with fish printed on it. These two ingredients are rarely seen in Sichuan cuisine when making cold dishes Yes, it is tantamount to giving the chef a difficult problem.Is it really the final? After watching it, Xi Chuan quickly had an idea in his mind. Holding the basket, he quickly found the workbench with the corresponding number and began to process the ingredients.

He took out the tofu, wrapped it in a washed white cloth, and pressed on the utensils he could find and temporarily used, intending to squeeze out the moisture in the tofu.The most common way to make cold tofu is tofu with shallots, but Xi Chuan does not plan to make tofu with shallots.He pressed the tofu, and then went to choose the ingredients he needed. The main ingredients are fixed, and the auxiliary ingredients can be chosen by himself.

There are two ways to cook cold fish, one is cooked and the other is raw.When Xi Chuan saw the fish provided by the hotel, he couldn't help frowning. It was actually carp. Carp is not bad when cooked in dry sauce and braised in soy sauce. This is the first time he has seen it in cold salad.While choosing other ingredients, he was thinking about the specific method. He had to consider the taste as well as safety and hygiene, which was difficult.In the end, Xi Chuan made up his mind and decided to live with him.

During the two hours, Xi Chuan spent most of his time doing some preparatory work. He didn’t move the main ingredients. He was actually waiting, because the tofu could not be cooked if the tofu was not pressed well, and the fish could not be cooked too early, because the taste would be affected too early. Influence.It was not until the second hour that Xi Chuan started to process the fish. He bled the fish, removed the skin and bones, then sliced ​​the fish meat into thin slices as transparent as paper, and then cut the thin slices into filaments, just as the ancients said That way "you never get tired of fine food, and you never get tired of fine meat".Then use lemon juice to marinate and sterilize the shredded fish to remove the fishy smell, and then start to mix it with seasoning.

The tofu has now changed from soft tofu to firm tofu. He cut the tofu into rice grain-sized particles, blanched water to remove the beany smell, then boiled it in broth, simmered for a while, took it out and let it cool, and blanched the spinach to remove it Oxalic acid, squeeze out the water, cut into fine powder, and mix with tofu cubes and seasonings.

When Xi Chuan finished cooking, there were only 2 minutes left before the end of the game. Everyone else had finished cooking, but he was the last one.His dishes were sent up, and after ten judges had tasted them, everyone began to rate them. The outside judges didn't know who the chef was, but Xi Chuan could see the situation outside from the inside.Because it was two dishes, each dish received five points, and when the scores were scored separately and combined, Xi Chuan's final score was 9.47 points. Although it was not as good as the score in the preliminary round, it was already the highest score in the final round.After all, fish and tofu are cold ingredients that are not easy to handle, and others scored even lower.

Xie Qinghua commented: "The fish is made of traditional sashimi. The knife is exquisite and the various seasonings are just right. It does not take away the umami taste of the fish itself. The taste is unique and makes people's teeth and cheeks fresh. And this tofu mixed with spinach I have seen a similar method in Mr. Wang Zengqi's article, this contestant seasoned it with Sichuan flavor, which is exquisite and delicate without losing the hot and bold Sichuan flavor, which is ingenious, good!"

Finally, the ranking was announced, Xi Chuan was the first in the cold dish group, Xie Qinghua narrowed his eyes with a smile, the last one was indeed Xi Chuan's handwriting.Sun Youchen, who had been waiting under the stage, let out a long sigh of relief. Although he vaguely guessed that the last one was Xi Chuan, he hadn't tasted it after all, so he couldn't be sure.

When the audience outside the arena saw the result, they couldn't help being uproarious: "As expected, that Xi Chuan won the championship, there must be an inside story!" How can it be possible to operate in secret?" "Naive, isn't it easy to think in secret? There is no absolute fairness in this kind of thing." "Wait and see who is in the next round." "I think the next game will definitely It's getting more and more exciting." "..."

Immediately after the first round of the finals, there was an award ceremony. There was a [-]-hour break between the second round and the first round. The awards could have been awarded in this quarter of an hour. Award, the time for the second round of the competition is coming soon, Xi Chuan no longer waits, and asks Sun Youchen to accept the award for him, and he goes to prepare for the competition of the hot dishes group.In the end, Sun Youchen helped him get the medal and certificate, but the other party refused to give him the bonus, saying that Xi Chuan should go by himself.Sun Youchen didn't say anything, just took the medal and certificate and went to watch Xi Chuan's competition.

Hot dishes are Xi Chuan's strong point. Although the ingredients are fixed, he added his experience after studying in Beijing in the past few years, created two dishes himself, and won the championship without any suspense.

As soon as the results of the second round were announced, Sun Youchen once again showed a comfortable smile on his face. Could it be that Xi Chuan really wants to win gold medals in all four events?And many of the audience waiting outside the venue booed, this is too fake, how could they all be number one, they don't believe that this person is so strong, cold dishes and hot dishes are higher than all chefs, it must be a secret operation .

Liu Hecheng's heart felt like tens of thousands of muddy horses galloping past. I still wanted to operate in secret, to manipulate this surname Xi, but he couldn't fucking operate it.Liu Hecheng looked at Wang Guangxu with a sullen face: "That kid is so powerful, is he really taught by the same master as you?"

Wang Guangxu said: "Didn't I say that the old man kept his secrets, and he didn't teach me the technique of pressing the bottom of the box."

Liu Hecheng gave him a sideways look, and snorted: "Really? No wonder you closed down the branch. If you can't cook, then you should work harder on management."

"Yes, Mr. Liu." Wang Guangxu suddenly felt a layer of sweat on his back. Liu Hecheng had doubted his ability for a long time. After he took over Xiaoyayuan, he could still make a little money at first, but as time went by, , Old customers are also slowly passing away, and Xiaoyayuan is now in a state of loss.Wang Guangxu always felt precarious. Sooner or later, he would be kicked out by Liu Hecheng. How could he escape perfectly?After working as a store manager for several years, he doesn't want to go to the stove to deal with oil pollution.

Xi Chuan encountered a little trouble when he went to collect the prize money for the cold dish group. He said that the prize money had already been distributed. Although it was not in the hands of the contestants, it was not in the hands of the organizing committee. It should be in the hands of the person in charge of the organizer.Xi Chuan didn't bother to find someone, so he asked the organizing committee for it, and they said that they would replenish him when they found it.

Until the start of the competition in the afternoon, Xi Chuan did not get any prize money, and he was not in a hurry. He went in to participate in the third food carving competition. This time it was a little longer, and the works were required to have both functions of viewing and eating, which required the use of carved containers To hold the prepared food, it requires both the beautiful appearance of the container and the delicious food.Therefore, it is impossible to win only by carving skills or taste alone. Xi Chuan's carving skills may not be the best here, but his grasp of taste is unmatched. The combination of the two has obvious advantages.

Therefore, when the ranking of the food carving group came out, the audience expressed such emotion: "Look, look, it really is him!" Cut off your head!" "Get out, what kind of box is hidden, if this is too obvious to operate in the dark, it is obviously his strength!" "Strength is a ghost, you can try with two gold awards?" "I can't get it, no? It means that others can’t get it. How do you think the seven and a half horses came from? Almighty players, such a master definitely exists, and my master is.” “This Xi Chuan is definitely a master. I was in the same team with him before. Yes, he is cooking next to me, if I knew it earlier, I should have set up a relationship, I don't know if I will have a chance to meet." "..."

In order to see the final result, many people insisted on staying.After the noodle group competition, Xi Chuan ranked No.2 this time. The reason is that some judges ate too much of his dishes and recognized his taste. There are too many, and it is easy to breed pride and complacency, so I consciously lowered the score a little and let him take No.2.

Although there is no desire to achieve a Grand Slam, three champions and one runner-up are amazing enough, and Sun Youchen feels very satisfied.However, Xi Chuan was not very happy, because the bonus for the cold dish group had not yet been received, and the bonus for the noodle group was directly cut in half, and the runner-up was only [-].