There are a total of 540 chefs participating in the semi-finals. From these 540 chefs, 270 chefs will be selected to enter the next round, which means that this competition will be held 270 times.
There are a total of ten competition venues on the island. Competitions are held in all ten venues at the same time. Each venue must complete twenty-seven games to end the first round of the rematch.
Each stadium will hold four games every day, so it will take a full week to complete all the games.
The five hundred and forty chefs were divided into ten groups, with each group occupying one competition venue. The organizers of the chef competition had already allocated the competition times. On the night before the competition, Ye Chui had already received the schedule.
On the first day of the competition, Ye Chui and Tian Xiaodu will compete, on the second day it will be Dong Qian, on the third day it will be Han Yuyan, on the fourth day it will be An Xiaoxiao and Jim, on the fifth day none of them will participate, and on the sixth day it will be Qin Yiyue.
The times that the people on Ye Chui's side competed were completely staggered. I don't know if Robert made any special arrangements for them.
At eight o'clock the next morning, Ye Chui and his group had arrived at the first stadium. The first game of the morning was between Ye Chui and Robert.
Due to the limitations of the island, there were not many spectators on site, so it didn't feel chaotic, but there were quite a few cameras, TV station reporters and the like, who were there to broadcast the event live.
When they saw Ye Chui, who was already a little famous in the food industry, arrive, they immediately swarmed over and tried to interview Ye Chui.
These reporters came from all over the country, with Chinese people making up the majority. After all, Ye Chui was the most famous in the Chinese food industry. Similarly, Robert was also a popular contestant in this chef competition, which also attracted a lot of foreign media to pay attention. As for the media interviews, Ye Chui just dealt with them casually and walked into the competition venue.
The layout of the competition venue was simple, with two stoves placed next to each other and the judges' seats on one side. The three judges were all high-level gourmets from world civilizations. They had already taken their seats and were talking in low voices.
Robert was wearing a white chef's uniform on his fat body, preparing something to cook in front of his own stove. When he saw Ye Chui coming, he smiled and nodded.
Ye Chui also smiled at him and nodded.
The competition was hosted by an American host. After a few brief opening remarks, he announced the start of the competition.
Ye Cui and Robert immediately prepared their own dishes.
Ye Chui was going to cook dry pot pig intestines, a very famous dish made with pig intestines. After this dish was finished, the pig intestines were very chewy, the color was fresh, the color was bright red, the texture was soft and rotten, the taste was fresh and fragrant, the aftertaste was long, the taste was quite tempting, not too old or too tender, spicy and fragrant. It was super addictive, and if you eat it with some rice, it would definitely be a supreme enjoyment.
Similarly, the dry pot inside the dry pot pig intestines is also a unique utensil. When eating this dish, the most authentic way is to serve it directly in the dry pot.
The so-called dry pot is actually a reference to hot pot. The soup in hot pot is thick and interesting, while there is no soup in the dry pot, but it still has its own characteristics.
But this is a super chef competition. If you want to make a dish like dry pot pig intestines in such a competition, you need to make some changes to the dish. It is impossible to directly serve the dry pot to the judges.
Ye Chui already had a plan on how to make this dish.
The regular dry pot pig intestines production requires three steps in total.
The first step is to boil the dry pot, then stir-fry the pig intestines, fry until the moisture is dry, and simmer them with fresh soup until they are cooked. The last step is to stir-fry with chili peppers, and then it can be served.
Ye Chui cut the cleaned pig intestines into pieces, as if washing them in water, and then began to cook various ingredients that could be used.
This dish is mainly spicy, so various peppers are naturally indispensable. Red peppers are used to enhance the flavor, green peppers are used to enhance the freshness, and dried peppers are used to bring that fiery spicy taste. In addition, salt, MSG, soy sauce, white wine, hot sauce, sesame oil, star anise, ginger, garlic, cinnamon, etc. are also important seasonings.
Ye Chui even brought his specially made bean paste.
Doubanjiang is a condiment with a long history in China. Although it is vegetarian, the technique of making Doubanjiang was accidentally lost during the vegetarian movement. Ye Chui had long thought about bringing this unique condiment back to the public's attention. After he founded the Man Han Banquet Food Company, this idea was finally realized. The Doubanjiang that Ye Chui took out at this time was none other than the Man Han brand Doubanjiang.
This kind of bean paste has been put on the market and is selling very well. By the way, Ye Chui's Man Han Banquet Food Company is also preparing to re-produce Lao Gan Ma chili sauce, bibimbap, and other delicious chili sauces. However, the secret recipe of Lao Gan Ma chili sauce is a secret even in the previous life. It has been circulated on the Internet. It will take a lot of effort for Ye Chui to make this most famous chili sauce in the previous life see the light of day again.
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After being boiled, the pig intestines fall into the dry pot, which immediately stirs up bursts of water mist and emits a strong aroma.
The fragrance reached the noses of the three judges nearby. Judges No. 1 and No. 3 were both men. They showed expressions of enjoyment on their faces, but Judge No. 2 was a woman. She frowned as she looked at the pig intestines flying up and down in Ye Chuiyue's bowl.
"Lianna, what's wrong? You don't seem to like the dish made by Chef Ye?" Judge No. 1 saw the expression on Judge No. 2's face and couldn't help asking, "Don't you think you can accept pig intestines? You know, pig intestines are now a very common ingredient all over the world."
"No, no." Judge No. 2 shook his head. "I can accept pig intestines, but this kind of food has too high a fat content. Eating it is not healthy for the human body. And you can see that Chef Ye puts so much oil in the dish. Chinese cuisine always puts a lot of oil and soy sauce, which is often used by Asians. Although the taste of this dish is very good, I am a little afraid to eat it."
“American pizza and hamburgers are not healthy foods either, but their deliciousness is undeniable. I am very much looking forward to Chef Ye’s dish.” Judge No. 3 said with a smile. He was a fat man, and obviously the type of person who preferred deliciousness to health.
Judge No. 2 showed a hint of disdain and didn't care about Judge No. 3's food view, but his eyes turned to Robert again: "Although Mr. Robert also made pig intestines, I think his pig intestine salad is the healthiest food. I am looking forward to it."
Salad is a Western food made from green leafy lettuce and seasonings.
In every aspect, salad is the healthiest food.
Although Robert mixed pig intestines, one of the most unhealthy ingredients, with the salad, his skills as a nine-star chef allowed him to mix these seemingly unrelated ingredients perfectly.
The pig intestines were rinsed over and over again in an attempt to completely filter out the fat from them, and then marinated with several spices to remove the odor. Several fresh vegetables such as onions, lettuce, tomatoes, etc. were also carefully prepared, and the salad sauce was also specially processed, making it fresh and delicious.
This dish is very simple, but in Robert's hands it seems to become very complicated. But there is no doubt that this sausage salad is definitely a delicious dish that people look forward to.
Just when Ye Chui and Robert were about to finish their two dishes, a cooking competition was nearing its end in another examination room not far from examination room No. 1, examination room No. 5.
One of the contestants in this cooking competition was none other than Manny Prichette, who had been defeated by Ye Chui before.
His opponent is also Ye Chui's acquaintance—Lu Sanjin, the head chef from Jingjialou in Huaxia.
Jingjialou can be said to be the second largest hotel after Manhanlou.
Before Manhanlou came into being, Jingjialou had been hailed as the No. 1 hotel in China for three consecutive years.
One can imagine how good Lu Sanjin's cooking skills are.
Unfortunately, his first opponent in the Super Chef Competition was Manny Pritchett.
From the beginning, he didn't have much confidence in this competition, but he still tried his best.
The topic of the competition between the two was corn, and how to make dishes using corn as an ingredient.
The food Manny made is a very popular snack in Mexico called nachos.
The delicacy made by Lu Sanjin was a dish of corn stewed with pork ribs.
Both of their dishes were finished and served to the judges’ table.
Lu Sanjin wiped the sweat from his forehead, took a look at the corn flakes made by Manny Pritchett, and a hint of determination flashed in his eyes.
When Lu Sanjin knew that Manny was going to make this kind of snack, he felt insulted. He did not give his best in this chef competition and actually made this kind of food that looked simple and could be found everywhere in Mexico. This was a disrespect to him.
Originally he didn't have much confidence in winning, but now he has mustered up the fighting spirit. Just because of Manny's contempt, he has to win to show his opponent!
In the dish of corn stewed with pork ribs, fresh corn is used, and the corn kernels are peeled one by one. At this time, the corn is soft, fragrant and delicious, with a fascinating flavor. Stewed with pork ribs, it can not only increase the freshness of the ribs, but also invisibly reduce some of the greasiness of the ribs, complementing each other. Although the dish is simple, it is definitely better than the corn chips made by Manny!
"I must win this game!"
Lu Sanjin looked at Manny Pu Nei and thought with great excitement.
However…
"I think Mr. Manny's nachos win!"
“I also think the nachos are superior.”
"This pork rib soup tastes good, but it's not as good as Mr. Manny's corn!"
The three judges gave their answers quickly.
Lu Sanjin, who had just felt a glimmer of hope in his heart, was stunned. (~^~)