Chapter 150 Dongpo Pork Jiang Kai heard...

When Jiang Kai heard his name, he felt like the sky was about to fall.

How could it be him?

Even though someone wants to challenge Mo Qingyan, that person definitely won't be him!

Last year, he had gone through untold hardships and finally managed to secure his position as a third-level state banquet chef.

I originally thought that this year's third-level state banquet chef's position was secure.

Unexpectedly, this time he met the killing god Mo Qingyan.

It’s over. I guess my nameplate will be removed this year.

Although these words sounded a bit depressing, Jiang Kai was very self-aware.

He had watched all of Mo Qingyan's live broadcasts and knew that Mo Qingyan was an amazing cook.

He also knew that Mo Qingyan not only defeated Zhou Ningren and Lang Yueming, but even last year's Son of Tomorrow, Chen Kang, was defeated by Mo Qingyan.

Jiang Kai has fought against Zhou Ningren and Lang Yueming.

Yes, he will lose.

In fact, it’s not that his cooking skills are bad, it’s just that Zhou Ningren and Lang Yueming are among the third-level state banquet chefs, and their abilities are top-notch.

Therefore, there is actually some gap between Jiang Kai and them.

Even they were defeated by Mo Qingyan, so Jiang Kai would not be so unrealistic as to think that he could defeat Mo Qingyan.

Unless something unexpected happens again during this competition.

That's what he thought.

Unexpectedly, this accident really happened.

The top 20 chefs can draw lots to determine their opponents.

Of course, those ranked after 20th will only have the chance to be selected.

So, soon, the twenty competition groups were formed.

The theme of this competition is different from the previous ones.

This time, the twenty groups of competing chefs need to prepare dishes based on the ingredients and side dishes randomly drawn by each group.

To put it more clearly, in a group of two people, one person randomly draws the ingredients that can be used in the competition, and the other person randomly draws the side dishes that can be used in the competition.

The organizer will only provide what the two people draw.

What they draw depends entirely on their luck.

Originally Jiang Kai thought he was doomed to lose. Unexpectedly, the ingredient Mo Qingyan drew was pork belly.

People who are familiar with Jiang Kai know that the dish Jiang Kai is best at making is braised pork.

After all, braised pork is a dish that Jiang Kai has been learning to cook since he started learning cooking as a child.

Jiang Kai’s braised pork is different from the braised pork in other places.

He has a secret recipe for braised pork, which was passed down to him by his mother.

Initially, he became a third-level state banquet chef by making a dish of braised pork.

Now, he actually won the pork belly. This is the opportunity God gave him.

Isn't this equivalent to directly securing his promotion to the state banquet chef position?

When Mo Qingyan saw that she had actually drawn the pork belly ingredient, she was not worried at all.

When the other chefs saw that Mo Qingyan actually drew this ingredient, they all looked at her with sympathy.

"Is it pork belly? This Mo Qingyan is too unlucky."

"Sure enough, the power of Death No. 444 is still there. Who doesn't know that Jiang Kai's best dish is braised pork? Isn't this pork belly just giving points to Jiang Kai directly?"

"I remember that Jiang Kai's pork belly always gets full marks, right?"

"Yes, except for the 9.5 points from the senior judges, the third-level gourmet judges basically gave 10 points."

"So, Mo Qingyan is really in danger this time."

Every chef has his or her own specialty.

Jiang Kai's braised pork was highly recognized by both Zhou Ningren and Lang Yueming.

So, when they saw that Mo Qingyan actually drew the pork belly, they immediately sighed.

This time, Mo Qingyan was indeed in danger.

Although the dishes cooked by Mo Qingyan were indeed unexpected, both in terms of taste and innovation.

All completely unexpected.

However, when compared with Jiang Kai's braised pork, it is indeed difficult to tell who will win.

After all, Jiang Kai's braised pork is better than even some second-level state banquet chefs, or even first-level state banquet chefs.

Mo Qingyan herself did not react much when she first drew this ingredient.

One is that he didn't know his opponent this time, Jiang Kai.

I didn’t know his specialty is braised pork.

Another reason was that when Mo Qingyan got the pork belly, he instantly thought of a very famous dish that used that ingredient.

Dongpo pork.

Dongpo pork was a very famous dish in Mo Qingyan's previous world.

The method is actually not complicated, it just has a few more steps.

After the staff delivered the selected ingredients, side dishes and seasonings, Mo Qingyan also asked the staff to provide a few straw ropes.

After hearing Mo Qingyan's request, the staff member was surprised and asked, "Straw rope? Mr. Mo, are you sure you got it right?"

Why do we need straw rope for cooking?

"Yes, I need straw ropes. I'm not asking for seasonings or side dishes, so this shouldn't be considered a violation of the rules of the competition, right?"

After Mo Qingyan returned home last night, she took another good look at the rules of the competition.

The rules of the competition stipulate that the ingredients, seasonings and side dishes for the competition need to be distributed according to the regulations of the competition process. Participants cannot take more than the required amount, or request for replacement or addition.

But it does not say that various cooking tools cannot be provided.

For example, a spatula, etc.

If the contestants need it, they can actually ask for it. The organizer also needs to provide the tools needed for contestants to create their works according to the contestants' requirements.

Mo Qingyan immediately asked for a few straw ropes.

It's not actually a violation of the rules of the game.

Even according to the rules of the competition, the staff needs to provide it for him.

Although the staff was confused, as Mo Qingyan said, his request for straw rope was reasonable.

So the staff quickly found him a straw rope.

After Mo Qingyan got the straw rope, she didn't process the ingredients anymore and washed the rope several times first.

Then soak it in water until soft.

Jiang Kai, who was standing by, saw that Mo Qingyan's competition had already started, but she hadn't even prepared the ingredients yet, but was instead soaking straw ropes. He was full of confusion.

However, he quickly turned his attention to the almost perfect piece of black pork belly in front of him.

He began to concentrate on making his specialty, braised pork.

After Mo Qingyan soaked the straw rope, she also started to pick up the piece of black pig belly.

I have to say that the ingredients provided by the organizer are really good.

Take the piece of black pork belly in his hand for example. It is a three-layer pork belly with evenly distributed fat and lean meat. It is the best choice for making Dongpo pork or braised pork.

Mo Qingyan had checked before, although the world before this one was a parallel world.

But many famous dishes from history and tradition are not available in this world.

Or it has been lost.

Therefore, there is no such dish as Dongpo Pork in this world.

Therefore, Mo Qingyan brought this dish back to this world this time.

Although the piece of pork belly in my hand has been processed very cleanly.

However, some of the fine hairs on the pig skin are still there.

So, Mo Qingyan turned on the fire and roasted the whole piece of pork belly several times.

The smell of burnt hair instantly spread from the pork belly in his hand.

Until the pig skin gradually becomes harder and turns brown.

Mo Qingyan turned off the fire.

Next, after the pig skin has cooled down a bit, start scraping off the burnt brown parts on the skin. The burnt yellow pig skin was exposed.

Next, take a casserole, put the pork belly into the pot, add onion segments, ginger slices, and two spoons of Huadiao wine.

Then add water to the pot and bring to a boil over high heat.

When the water boils, skim off the foam floating on the top.

Then simmer over high heat for about 30 minutes and remove the pork belly. Reserve the remaining broth for later use.

After cutting off the edges of the pork belly, flatten it and press it with some heavy objects to let it cool.

The purpose of doing this is to allow the cooked pork belly to hold its shape and not become loose during the cooling process.

When Mo Qingyan finished doing all this, his opponent Jiang Kai had already prepared his specialty, braised pork.

When Jiang Kai saw that Mo Qingyan actually stewed the whole piece of pork belly, he couldn't help but shook his head.

Because the pork belly will not be as fragrant after stewing in this way.

However, his braised pork was already done, and Jiang Kai couldn't care less.

What's more, Mo Qingyan is still his opponent.

Seeing that Jiang Kai’s dish was finished, Mo Qingyan didn’t care too much.

Instead, take another casserole and put 100 grams of sugar into the pot.

Note that it must be □□ sugar. In addition to being easy to color, □□ sugar basically does not contain any other messy things.

Then, add 100 grams of water and cook the rock sugar until it turns brown. Then cut the pressed pork belly into five squares of equal size.

Then, take out the softened straw rope and tie each piece of pork belly.

Next, add a few slices of ginger and scallions into the pot of boiling sugar juice.

Then, put the five pieces of tied pork belly neatly into the pot with the skin facing down.

Next, add 100 grams of Huadiao wine into the pot, followed by three spoons of light soy sauce and two spoons of dark soy sauce.

Then, add two bay leaves, a piece of cinnamon, a star anise, and an appropriate amount of peppercorns.

Finally, add the soup made with the pork belly and start stewing.

The Dongpo pork is characterized by a texture that melts in your mouth and is fatty but not greasy.

So, it takes a long time to stew.

However, during this competition, there is not enough time for Mo Qingyan to waste.

So, he needs to directly increase the fire to the maximum to shorten the stewing time as much as possible.

First simmer on high heat for 20 minutes, then simmer on medium heat for 20 minutes.

Then open the lid, turn the Dongpo pork over, and simmer over low heat for another 30 minutes.

During the stewing process, the aroma from the pot began to overflow.

The fragrance became stronger and stronger and more fragrant.

Mo Qingyan stopped fighting when there were only five minutes left in the game.

Then, gently serve the stewed Dongpo pork on a plate and untie the straw rope tied on it.

Pour the remaining soup in the pot over the pork and the traditional famous dish Dongpo pork is ready.