Want a cook or a son

Chapter 71

On the other side, Baichi is still at the restaurant and at home every day, and the most important thing for him now is to take care of his apprentices.

I saw him stir-fry the minced ginger in the hot oil with a frying spoon in one hand, and poured the shrimps into the pot with the other hand. There was a crisp sound of "Zi La", and there was a burst of frying at the junction of the fresh and tender shrimps and the hot oil. The burnt smell of shrimp, Xiao Wu twitched his nose, and heard Bai Chi say: "The shrimp is the key to this dish, it must be processed beforehand, the shrimp must be processed carefully, so that there is no earthy smell, then add salt, Marinate with cooking wine, egg white, starch, etc., so as to ensure the crisp and tender taste of the shrimp. The shrimp I choose is small white shrimp. This kind of shrimp is fresh and tender, with a sweet taste, and it will not burn after cooking. It is the first choice for making shrimp. .”

Xiao Wu is taking notes seriously. In fact, he understands what Bai Chi said, but the food made by the same cooking method is not as delicious as Bai Chi, so he is now carrying a notebook to record the time when Bai Chi marinated the ingredients, the seasoning The portion, the heat control of the stir-fry, and the length of the stewing time are recorded one by one. To know whether a dish is tasty or not, the main reason for whether the ingredients are fresh and tender lies in the mastery of the heat and the way the ingredients are processed in advance.

The shrimp in the pot had changed color slightly, and Bai Chi quickly took the sliced ​​celery and put it into the pot. Almost at the moment of putting it in, the strong fresh air that is unique to the celery spewed out, mixed with the shrimp The deliciousness of the meat is indescribably alluring.

Xiao Wu swallowed hard, and then took notes while watching Bai Chi put red peppers and roasted crispy cashews into the pot one after another, stir fry a few times, and then quickly come out of the pot.

"It's delicious." Someone among the apprentices said in a low voice. This fried shrimp with celery and cashew nuts is a common dish, but Bai Chi made it very delicious.

"Chef Bai, can we try it?"

"Of course." Bai Chi took off his apron and held it in his hand, and saw a group of apprentices swarming up, grabbing the delicious food on the plate.

The celery is very crisp and tender, with a strong aroma. When the teeth are bitten, it will break immediately. There is a lot of water locked in it, just like it was picked from the ground; the cashew nuts are very crisp, and they are very crispy after being roasted at high temperature. , a bit like peanuts in feeling, but fuller than peanuts, it has a unique sweetness and aroma after chewing.

Not to mention the shrimps, they are very delicious and crispy. When Baichi made them, he added some sugar to enhance the freshness, which made the taste of the whole shrimps more fresh, sweet and harmonious. After mixing with the aroma of celery, there was no fishy smell at all. Mouthful of umami.

Chef Zheng also came over to take a bite, then clicked "Like", and said with a smile: "Chef Bai, you must have added other ingredients to the shrimp."

Bai Chi smiled and didn't say a word, making Xiao Wu and his group of apprentices very curious, chasing after him and asking what was put in, Chef Zheng scolded with a smile: "You little bastards know how to eat or not, if we don't tell you the answer, you won't give it a try." Will you think about it? Taste the shrimp carefully, and then come and tell me."

The little apprentices suddenly froze their heads. Chef Zheng was amused to see him. After a few lessons, he said to Bai Chi: "Chef Bai, are you going to participate in this year's Chef King Competition?"

It was only when Chef Zheng reminded Bai Chi that he remembered and forgot about it. He had planned to participate in this competition in his previous life, but he was pressured by the manager of the hotel and gave this place to another chef, so he never This opportunity, he can't miss it this time.

However, each restaurant in the Chef Contest can only have one place. This is to allow restaurants in City H to have the opportunity to participate, thereby expanding the influence of the competition. Therefore, chefs from some big hotels and restaurants will compete for this place. If this year's quota falls on his head, then Chef Zheng will lose this opportunity, and he will have to wait until five years later to participate again.

Bai Chi looked at Chef Zheng, not knowing the intention of the other party's question, but the latter waved his hand readily and said: "Chef Bai, you don't have to worry, I don't plan to participate in that competition this time, in fact, I have already participated in the last session Well, I won No.4, which is pretty good for me. There is no need to join in the fun this year. Instead, Chef Bai, you are young and have extraordinary cooking skills. If you go to the competition this time, you will definitely get a good ranking , can also be regarded as an advertisement for our restaurant."

After listening to Chef Zheng talking about Bai Chi, he remembered the competition five years ago. His focus was on the top three, so he didn't notice Chef Zheng. The champion of that year was taken by the Chen family. That year was very beautiful. At that time, my cousin who had never met was still alive, and the Chen family was not as miserable as it is now. I didn't expect that things are changing now.

As a gourmet festival in H City, the Kitchen King Contest is very high in terms of attention and gold content. Therefore, the champion of the Chu King Competition has become the goal pursued by all the chefs and the favorite of all restaurants. As a symbol of honor, there is a new chef king sitting in his restaurant, even if the business is not good.

"Then I will go to participate in the competition this time." Bai Chi felt a little excited, after all, this is a competition that he has been thinking about for two lifetimes.

Chef Zheng nodded with a smile, and then said: "If you participate in the competition, Chef Bai, you have to go back and think about the dishes. In the competition, you need to cook three dishes and one staple food. Those judges have mouths and sharp teeth. A sharp mouth is not easy to serve, Mr. Yan Liyan who often comes to our restaurant to eat is one of the judges of this competition, and his mouth is notoriously poisonous."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu stepped in and said, "Isn't that Mr. Yan a regular customer of ours? I think he likes Chef Bai's dishes very much. Do you think he will impress our chef?"

"You are so beautiful," Chef Zheng scolded with a smile, "This Yan Li is not such an easy-to-please person, he is just a stinky and hard stone in the cesspit, no one will buy it, and he is a frequent customer of our restaurant. Worse, this will only increase his pickiness, if Chef Bai can't make fresher delicacies to win him over, I'm afraid he will have a hard time going through this test."

A group of young apprentices were speechless, this Yan Li was too difficult to serve, and he must not be so hospitable when he comes to the restaurant in the future.

After returning home from get off work at night, Bai Chi told Yu's family about his idea of ​​participating in the King of Kitchen Competition, and sure enough, they got their unanimous approval. Even Xiao Baozi patted the chubby paw and said to Bai Chi in a milky voice: "Dad Come on~" It's not enough to make the whole family laugh.

Now that he has decided to participate in the competition, he has to prepare a lot of things first. The competition is scheduled for the end of September, and there are still nearly three months away from now. A lot of things can be done in a squeeze.

Bai Chi feels that he is full of energy every day now, because he has to be busy developing new dishes, so poor Mr. Yu has become a dad again.