After hearing the three judges' decisions, Maria Callas, who was standing in front of the judges' seats, was stunned for a while. She obviously didn't expect that she would lose so directly. The three judges chose Tian Xiaodu without any hesitation, which made her feel very hurt. The face that originally had a bit of coquettishness suddenly turned cold. She bit her lip and looked at Tian Xiaodu with eyes as if she was going to rush up and fight with Tian Xiaodu the next moment.
Tian Xiaodu usually has some prestige in the kitchen, but he is naturally timid when facing women. Seeing this, he subconsciously took a few steps back and smiled unnaturally on his face.
Ye Chui and others had already arrived. Dong Youyou, Tang Shanshan and other girls always made fun of Tian Xiaodu, but that was just a joke after all. They still considered Tian Xiaodu as a family member. Now they saw Maria Callas looking ready to come up and fight, without saying anything else, Tang Shanshan and Dong Youyou immediately stood in front of Tian Xiaodu.
Maria's arrogance immediately died down when she saw two pretty girls who were no less beautiful than herself standing up for Tian Xiaodu. She snorted coldly, glared at the three judges, and turned away in boredom.
Her super chef competition is over.
Tian Xiaodu looked at the two girls standing in front of him, his eyes changed slightly, and he showed some gratitude.
Dong Youyou turned around and patted Tian Xiaodu's shoulder with a smile: "Don't forget to repay us when you get back, Fatty. You can pay for all the expenses on the island these days. We two will be your bodyguards. If any pretty girl comes to bully you, we will help you save face."
Tian Xiaodu's originally grateful face turned into a roll of eyes. How capable was he to have such beautiful female voices to bully him one after another
The two pretty girls who bullied him the most were probably these two.
Tian Xiaodu's game was over, and Maria Callas's near-loss of temper was just a small episode. Now it was almost noon, and the group was preparing to go somewhere for lunch.
They left the No. 6 examination room and walked in the entertainment town to find a place to eat. Ye Chui was holding Lin Wei and Wang Shiyu in one hand and looking around. Suddenly, he heard someone calling his name. He turned around and saw that it was a stranger. Qin Yiyue, who was standing next to him, whispered to him, "This person is Lu Sanjin, the chef of Jingjialou."
"Is it him?" Ye Chui was stunned, vaguely remembering this name. His first match seemed to be against Manny Prichite? It seemed that while Ye Chui was competing, his match with Lu Sanjin was also going on. Now that the match was over, the result... It seemed that there was no need to think too much.
Seeing Lu Sanjin approaching, Ye Chui smiled and greeted, "Master Lu. Hello."
"Master Ye." Lu Sanjin nodded with a smile. "From your looks, you should have won the game, right? Oh, I was miserable. I met Manny Pritchett in the first game and lost miserably."
Ye Cui didn't know how to comfort him.
Lu Sanjin was very casual: "Are you going to have lunch? Then let's go together."
"Well, I was just thinking about hearing what Master Lu has to say about the competition." Ye Chui's heart moved, and he also said with a smile.
Then, the group of them found a restaurant and asked for a large private room to eat in. Private rooms are only available in Asian restaurants, but it is obvious that the restaurants in the entertainment town are a combination of Chinese and Western styles. Although the shopkeeper is a black man, he speaks fluent Chinese and quickly arranged a suite for them.
Lu Sanjin recounted the situation of the morning competition. He said that the corn stewed pork ribs he carefully prepared was not as good as the corn flakes made by Manny. He couldn't help but sighed, and then said to Ye Chui meaningfully: "Master Ye, this competition depends on you, you must win."
"I won't let you down." Ye Chui also said solemnly that he came to the Super Chef Competition for the final championship.
Lu Sanjin was planning to leave the island in the afternoon, so he had a few drinks with Ye Chuitian, Xiao Du, Qin Yiyue at lunch and returned to his hotel slightly drunk.
The atmosphere on Ye Chui's side also became a little depressed. Dong Youyou and Tang Shanshan had originally agreed to go to the beach to play in the afternoon, but they suddenly lost interest.
On the way back to the hotel, Han Yuyan took out the competition form and said, "Tomorrow is Sister Dong Qian's competition. It will be held in the afternoon. The opponent is an American chef named Duo Ge. He is a nine-star chef and seems to be very powerful."
"How powerful is that guy?" Dong Youyou was a little worried.
"I have already asked Grandpa about Dogo. Grandpa said..." Han Yuyan believed that she was the weakest among the crowd and would not go far in the chef competition, so she prepared to do all kinds of backup work and investigate the opponent that everyone was about to face from Old Han. At this time, she continued to explain, "Sister Dong Qian's opponent Dogo is a person who once challenged Gordon Ramsay. I also asked Gordon about it, and he also said that Dogo is very strong and was one of the candidates for the God of Cooking. The only shortcoming is that this person is a bit gluttonous. In the past two years, his weight has soared to 300 kilograms, which seriously affects the performance of his cooking skills... But his strength should not be underestimated."
"Dong Qian, the food you discussed with Duoge to make is potatoes?" Ye Chui asked with a smile when he thought of this.
Dong Qian nodded: "The fat man is going to make baked potatoes, and I'm going to make braised potatoes."
"How about this, from now until tomorrow, we will all help you perfect this dish. There is a kitchen available at the hotel. You can cook this dish for us to taste and see if there are any flaws in it." Ye Chui said after thinking for a while.
Dong Qian was a little hesitant, and didn't really like the feeling of being helped, but she also understood that her opponent was very strong, and if she wanted to continue in the Super Chef Competition, these were indispensable, and everyone was kind-hearted, so she nodded: "Okay, thank you."
"This is what we should do." Others also said.
So, from that afternoon to the next afternoon before the competition, Ye Chui and others spent their time enjoying Dong Qian's braised potatoes.
Braising is an important cooking method in Chinese Sichuan cuisine. The most famous is braised pork. In addition, there are braised fish, braised eggplant and so on. Braised potatoes are a different way of cooking, but it is also a famous Chinese dish. There are many different ways to cook this dish and the flavors are also very varied. After a busy day, Ye Chui helped Dong Qian determine the most perfect way to cook braised potatoes, which increased the chances of winning this cooking competition.
The competition between Dong Qian and Dogo will be held in Arena No. 7.
I don’t know if it’s because of Dogo’s fame, but there were quite a few people watching at Stadium No. 7, and many American tourists were cheering for Dogo.
Dogo was a middle-aged man in his forties. He was indeed very fat, but he wore a bow tie around his neck and a white shirt. At first glance, he looked a bit cold, but more of it was funny.
When he met Dong Qian outside the stadium, he immediately came over with a smile on his face: "Miss Dong, we meet again. Can I invite you to have a drink after the game?"
"Fatty, you're so fat yet you still can chat up with beautiful girls." Dong Youyou immediately became unhappy when she heard Duoge's words, and said in a low voice with gritted teeth.
Tian Xiaodu was not happy to hear this: "What's wrong with a fat guy? Can't he chat up with a beautiful girl..."
Meeting Dong Youyou's unhappy eyes, Tian Xiaodu simply swallowed the rest of his words.
Dong Qian kept an indifferent expression on her face in response to Duoge's invitation. She said something indifferently, which directly threw Duoge's attempt to strike up a conversation out of the window. Dong Qian said to Duoge, "I'm sorry, I'm a lesbian."
Dogo was stunned immediately.
The two entered the arena and the competition between the two sides began soon.
The potatoes that Dogo wants to make for baked potatoes are very small ones. After washing the potatoes, they can be cooked directly without peeling them.
There are not many kitchen utensils needed to bake potatoes, but there are two that are most indispensable: an oven and tin foil.
After washing the potatoes, use a fork to carefully poke some small holes on them. This is to make the potatoes bubble and explode when baked. At the same time, this will also make the potatoes easier to cook.
Wrap the potatoes in tin foil, rub some olive oil on the surface of the potatoes, and put them in the oven.
The oven must also be preheated to 175 degrees. After the potatoes start baking, the time must last at least 45 minutes. The specific time depends on the chef. During this time, Dogo begins to skillfully mix other seasonings and side dishes.
While Dogo started cooking, Dong Qian also started making braised potatoes.
She chose large potatoes, washed and peeled them, then cut them into cubes and marinated them in water for a while to wash away the starch on the surface of the potatoes. She also had to chop ginger, garlic and green onions. At this time, the most important thing was the diced pork belly.
This is what Ye Chui suggested Dong Qian to add after careful consideration. It can enhance the flavor and also add the rich aroma of braised pork to the dish.
The preparation of this dish is also very simple. Heat oil in the pot, add star anise, stir-fry diced pork belly, pour in clear soup, and stew with potato cubes.
At the same time, add a little oil to another pot, then put in two pieces of rock sugar - this is the most important part of the braised dish, stir-fry the sugar color.
When the potatoes are cooked over high heat, pour the fried sugar color into the pot, add salt and MSG, and a little soy sauce to enhance the flavor and color. This dish of braised potatoes is done. (~^~)