"Master, our dumplings really look like steamed buns." Looking at the dumplings still emitting hot steam in the steamer, Han Yuyan couldn't help but sigh to Ye Chui.
The buns are semi-circular in shape, and can be considered round and smooth. If it weren't for the folds on top, they would definitely be mistaken for steamed buns. Ye Chui is absolutely worthy of calling these buns steamed buns.
An Xiaoxiao looked at the steamed bun and nodded in agreement: "It really looks like a steamed bun... But if I could eat a bun like this before, I would definitely be very happy. It's enough to fill me up."
"But this is a cooking competition..." Han Yuyan said helplessly, looking up at the buns made by Shenghuayuan: the buns in the steamer were emerald green in color, and their shapes were also very unique and beautiful, like jade.
The folds on the buns are also unique, like exquisite patterns. It is worthy of being called Jade Buns, full of high-end and wealthy atmosphere.
Yin Yuehua was carefully placing the buns in the steamer onto a plate.
Han Yuyan and An Xiaoxiao were originally full of confidence in Ye Chui, but when they saw the comparison between the buns on both sides, they couldn't help but become a little worried: Can these steamed buns really compare to the jade buns
Qin Yiyue was also a little confused: "If an ordinary person saw the two kinds of buns, he would definitely choose the jade bun..."
"That doesn't represent how the buns taste." Ye Chui was still confident, and carefully picked up the ten buns in the steamer and put them on the plate. The ten buns were piled up on the plate like a small mountain. An Xiaoxiao's words "enough to fill you up" were truly true...
Then Ye Chui and Yin Yuehua walked over with the buns in their hands.
All the chefs in Shenghua Garden looked at the buns in Ye Chui's hand with some strangeness in their eyes. This kind of bun is so common and can be found everywhere on the street. Is it really okay to use this kind of bun to compete with the jade buns
They no longer looked down on Ye Chui, but they were not impressed by the appearance of his steamed buns.
"Boss Ye, this is Shenghuayuan's signature bun, the Jade Bun. Please have a taste of it." Yin Yuehua placed the bun in front of Ye Chui and said with a smile. She had previously been very cold and confrontational towards Ye Chui, but after experiencing the previous two cooking competitions, her attitude towards Ye Chui had changed greatly.
Ye Chui also smiled and pointed at his steamed buns: "Master Yin, please have a taste of these steamed buns too."
Yin Yuehua nodded and picked up a hot bun without any hesitation. The bun was very hot and she couldn't eat it for a while. She waited for it to cool down. Several other people from Shenghuayuan also came over and picked up the buns.
On this side, Ye Chui, Han Yuyan, Qin Yiyue and An Xiaoxiao also picked up a jade bun each.
This kind of bun is small in size and although it is very hot, it is already edible.
Jade buns do not win by quantity. When you eat in high-end restaurants, most of the time you eat for the taste rather than to fill your stomach. The dishes are exquisite and small, and each one is a delicate work of art. This kind of jade bun is of that type. It is better to say that it is a steamed dumpling. One bun can be eaten in one bite.
When you take a bite of the bun, the taste seems exquisite, with a rich aroma filling your mouth. Combined with the bun's beautiful appearance, it is definitely an extraordinary enjoyment.
"This kind of bun is really delicious. It seems to be made of completely vegetarian filling, but the taste is very unique. My grandfather once said that the jade buns from Shenghuayuan are one of the best buns he has ever eaten. It seems that this kind of bun is really good. I just don't know how this filling is made." Han Yuyan said with admiration after carefully putting a still hot bun into his mouth.
"The filling of the buns contains five to six kinds of green vegetables, so the buns are green. There are leeks, green peppers, onions, celery, coriander... and I don't know what kind of vegetable it is..." An Xiaoxiao said as she tasted the food carefully. She had a great talent for taste, and was as good as Old Han in taste. She could directly taste the composition of the bun filling.
Qin Yiyue was a little envious of this: "There are many seasonings added to the buns, but I only tasted the flavors of leeks, celery, and coriander. I didn't taste the green peppers, coriander, or green onions. But Xiaoxiao, what is the other vegetable?"
"It's cabbage." Ye Chui answered, "But in order to keep the filling completely green, they deliberately removed the cabbage stems and only left the green leaves. The main ingredient of the filling is leeks, followed by cabbage leaves, green peppers and celery, and green onions and coriander are just embellishments. In addition, they also added several spices and some cooking oil. The taste of this bun is indeed very unique, but..."
When Ye Chui was speaking, the chefs from Shenghua Garden were also listening. They were very surprised to hear that An Xiaoxiao from Ye Chui's side could accurately name five of the six ingredients.
After the buns were steamed, the flavors of the bun fillings blended together, and the original flavors should have been difficult to identify. Even a talented chef like Qin Yiyue could only identify three ingredients, and the chefs from Shenghuayuan mostly only tasted the heavier-tasting celery and leeks when they tasted them for the first time. They were amazed by the talents of the two.
What surprised them the most was Ye Chui. Not only did he taste all the ingredients, he could even tell the amounts of those ingredients. It seemed that he was able to figure out the recipe of the jade buns that Gao Yuesheng bought at a high price just by tasting one bun
What worried the chefs the most was Ye Chui's "but".
Yin Yuehua asked hurriedly: "But what?"
"That's not how you make steamed buns." Ye Chui smiled and shook his head. "You mix a bunch of vegetables together. The essence of making steamed buns with cabbage lies in the white stems, but in order to keep the filling green, they only use the green part of the leaves and discard the essence. And green peppers are added to the filling probably to keep the refreshing taste, but this method is neither fish nor fowl and is simply unnecessary. It would be more delicious if you put some radish in it. And there's too much oil in the steamed buns. I think the person who developed this steamed bun knew that the flavors of these vegetables would conflict easily if mixed together, so he added more oil and... A bunch of spices are added to improve the taste, but adding cooking oil to the bun filling will cause several ingredients to react when heated. During the steaming process, the bun filling is also a cooking process for a dish, and various ingredients will interact with each other. The concentrated ingredients used in the bun filling of the Jade Bun are simply stewed together, celery and cabbage, green peppers and leeks, these combinations are too bad! In addition, in order to let the green filling show through the bun, in line with the name of Jade Bun, this bun also uses dead dough. Although the bun skin is rolled very thin, it is still hard and affects the taste. Failure among failures! "
The chefs of Shenghua Garden were stunned. After hearing what Ye Chui said, their famous jade buns in Yanjing were simply not worth mentioning
Yin Yuehua already admired Ye Chui, but these buns were her specialty. After hearing what Ye Chui said, she still retorted unhappily: "Boss Ye, are you saying that because you think these jade buns are not to your taste? Are those who like these jade buns wrong?"
"Those who like this jade bun must be rich or noble. This plate of buns must be very valuable. How many people who can afford it are eating it for its taste?" Ye Chui asked, "If you ask me to evaluate this bun, it is flashy and has no substance. It is just a luxury among buns, but not a delicacy among buns."
Qin Yiyue, Han Yuyan, and An Xiaoxiao looked at Ye Chui in astonishment again. They thought that Baozi was fine, but Ye Chui actually said so many things wrong with him. Most importantly, they all thought that what Ye Chui said made sense...
This is also a talent, I have to admit.
Yin Yuehua was angry and said angrily: "We run a high-end restaurant. According to what Boss Ye said, how should the buns be made to taste good?"
"It's very simple. What everyone says is delicious is delicious. It's the same for cooking and making buns. High-end is not just about appearance and environment, but the pursuit of the ultimate deliciousness." Ye Chui pointed at the plate of jade buns. "This jade bun from Shenghuayuan, in order to reflect the name of jade, gave up the harmony of the bun filling and the softness of the bun skin. If it wasn't sold at a high price in a high-end restaurant, how many people would like it if it was put on the street?"
After hearing these words, the chef of Shenghuayuan was speechless.
Han Yuyan, Qin Yiyue and An Xiaoxiao also suddenly understood why Ye Chui made the buns look like steamed buns.
Yin Yuehua showed some hesitation, but she obviously did not intend to give in. She looked at the steaming buns in her hands. The buns were still very hot when they were just steamed. She had not had time to take a bite. At this moment, the buns were slightly cool. She put them to her mouth and took a bite with some shock.
Although the baozi looks like steamed buns, its texture is definitely not that of steamed buns. You can bite through the bun skin with one bite and get a mouthful of meat filling. The fragrance of pork and the dry taste brought by dried horse lettuce are mixed in your mouth. This taste is not outstanding at the first taste, but it is like fine wine stored in a cellar, with wonderful and endless aftertaste.
The pork was chopped into small pieces by Ye Chuixi, and the rich aroma wrapped around the dried vegetables made it seem impossible to stop eating.
Honestly speaking, the deliciousness of this bun is not as good as the carefully prepared jade bun, but the deliciousness of the jade bun lies in the first bite, which is the kind of delicious taste with rich oil and sauce. After the first bite, the taste of the second bite will be greatly reduced, and the taste will weaken again in the third bite, and the taste will slowly become ordinary and bland. But Ye Chui's steamed buns, on the other hand, taste better and better the more you eat them. This is a bun that can really fill your stomach.
It is filling and worthy of its name, simple yet wonderful, ordinary yet extraordinary.
There was nothing special about Ye Chui's method. The filling of the buns was even the same as the pork buns in Li Qingxi's bun shop. This kind of buns could be said to be the type that could be seen everywhere on the streets, but what made it unique was Ye Chui's careful preparation.
The pork filling is carefully chopped into minced meat, the dried horse lettuce is also carefully selected, and the dough of the bun skin is constantly kneaded by several people to maintain its softness. There is no secret recipe for the buns made in this way, only wholehearted dedication.
This is also the essence of Ye Chui’s cooking method: be attentive.
Sincere and sincere.
"We lost..." Yin Yuehua couldn't help but say. (~^~)