Chapter 506: Find a way to narrow the gap

Meeting Zhao Xiaojing's gaze, Gong Hezhi subconsciously dodged out of guilt. Gu Yanghui also turned his head away, pretended nothing had happened, walked in, and started to busy himself at the stove.

Yu Yiyuan also noticed the two of them, but he just narrowed his eyes and said nothing. He lowered his head and changed the subject, "Is everything done?"

"Well, would you like to try it?" Zhao Xiaojing pushed the prepared ingredients in front of her towards Yu Yiyuan.

Yu Yiyuan took a pair of chopsticks, picked up the nearest raw dumpling and tasted it. After tasting it, he glanced at Zhao Xiaojing, and then put the other three ingredients into his mouth one by one and chewed them carefully.

Yu Yiyuan glanced at Zhao Xiaojing again and said, "Your skills are very impressive. Can I ask about your master?"

"Oh." Zhao Xiaojing felt relieved.

I thought Yu Yiyuan wasn't enjoying the food and wanted her to change the ingredients. But after all this time, it turned out to be the same reaction as the fat guy Wen Xinyuan had when he first tasted her cooking.

"I've learned a lot of different things and haven't had a proper master, but I've met many masters and learned from many of them," Zhao Xiaojing said calmly.

"No wonder, the taste is very good, with a unique style, but when you taste it carefully, it doesn't seem like the unique technique of some chef." Yu Yiyuan nodded, "My soup is almost ready. These raw dumplings are more suitable for the first pot of soup. The shrimp and bean curd rolls are for the second pot of soup, and the remaining two will be used in the third pot."

Zhao Xiaojing nodded and took note of it silently. She was about to ask Yu Yiyuan the difference between the three pots of soup when she saw him glance at the stove and walk over quickly.

More than ten minutes later, several pots of soup prepared by Yu Yiyuan came out of the oven one after another.

The third pot of soup was a slightly thick broth with starch, which had a complex and compound meaty aroma. It softened the crispy shell of the lotus root balls while the soup seeped in. While adding a layer of compound meaty aroma, the lotus root balls also appeared crispier and more refreshing. The assorted wild delicacies wrapped in bean curd skin still maintained their unique aroma in such a broth. The richness of the mushrooms was not inferior to the overbearing meaty aroma, but complemented each other and had a unique taste.

Zhao Xiaojing secretly admired Yu Yiyuan's precise matching method.

Each of the three pots of soup has its own excellence and suitability. The contestants tried the ingredients they had and then began to vote fairly as originally agreed.

In the end, the first pot of soup was most compatible with the ingredients everyone had and won the vote.

Everyone got busy again. This time, Yu Yiyuan no longer used a pressure cooker, but instead simmered it over low heat more carefully, while the other contestants began to adjust the ingredients.

Amidst the busy crowd, Zhao Xiaojing held her chin and fell into deep thought.

Everyone's ingredients were put into the pot together and tested as a whole, so she also tasted the ingredients made by others. It can be said that the cooking skills of most of the top 50 were not to be underestimated. Although it was the first time they worked together, they narrowed down the range of ingredients and flavors, and the overall dish was quite harmonious. It was indeed the right idea not to use high-end ingredients.

But its shortcomings were also exposed.

Although the raw dumplings are excellent and have reached the top, they are a home-cooked dish after all. Among the home-cooked dishes that are all made with great proficiency and are all delicious, the difference is not that big.

The gap between the same team and the other teams cannot be widened, let alone?

Don't the rules this time clearly state that teams must be united, defeat other teams to get extra points, and try not to lose extra points; and teams must also compete with each other, striving for extra points from the judges while maintaining harmony?

But how can we get more points if we can’t close the gap?

The top three will have the opportunity to be taught by Mr. Nan Rongquan himself. Who wouldn't want that? Every point is crucial.

Zhao Xiaojing lowered her eyes and did not take action immediately. Instead, she went out under the pretext of going to the bathroom to sort out her thoughts.

The remaining time and the adaptability of the soup dictate that the adjustment range cannot be too large. The main ingredients should still be raw dumplings or ingredients that are not much different from raw dumplings.

However, it should be more special and memorable based on the raw dumplings, so that people will have a lingering taste in their mouths and will never forget it.

How to make an ordinary dish memorable?

Zhao Xiaojing wandered slowly in the corridor towards the toilet.

In fact, the assorted wild delicacies are quite memorable. The taste of wild delicacies is very unique. The chanterelles only grow in this season and taste particularly fragrant. Especially this time the delivery is a special supply. The fresh chanterelles and dried chicken mushrooms, porcini mushrooms, etc. are all very fragrant, and they have a unique taste when mixed together.

Add wild delicacies to the filling of glutinous rice balls? As soon as this idea came to mind, Zhao Xiaojing rejected it.

For boiled dumplings, pure pork filling is required. Any side dishes added will destroy some of its deliciousness. If wild delicacies are added, it becomes wild delicacies dumplings, just like adding lotus root makes it lotus root dumplings, not boiled dumplings.

Moreover, what is the difference between wild delicacy dumplings, mushroom dumplings, and lotus root dumplings?

As she was hesitating, a dark shadow emerged in front of her and Zhao Xiaojing bumped into him head-on.

"Hey! Deputy Captain, what are you thinking about? This head is so hard!" Lao Qi covered his chest where he was hit by Zhao Xiaojing and gasped.

"Oh, Lao Qi, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Are you okay? I forgot to look at the road. I'm so sorry!" Zhao Xiaojing apologized quickly.

Old Qi waved his hands, his mouth twitching as he smiled, "It's okay, I just broke a few ribs. I'm lucky to be alive. It's because you're so strong!"

They can still bicker, so they seem fine. Zhao Xiaojing glared at Lao Qi and said, "I broke it. I'll call 120 and send you in now. Don't worry about the competition. I'll tell Wen Xinyuan and he can do it for you."

"Haha, that's not necessary, that's not necessary, see you later~" Lao Qi laughed, waved to Zhao Xiaojing and left.

Zhao Xiaojing watched him leave with a smile, and at the same time she thought of the completely different atmospheres of the two teams, and the last time they worked together on the Fatty Team, Lao Qi...

Wait, what Lao Qi made was black truffle fried stuffed morels. He used shrimp as the stuffing and black truffle as the seasoning, which was stuffed into the morels.

For stuffing, you can use pure meat filling, and the raw and boiled filling does not need to be changed. So, is it possible to make a similar stuffing yourself?

After all, I have made stuffed tofu, so it should be similar to making wild delicacies, right?

Zhao Xiaojing stood still, thinking about the possibility of brewing wild delicacies and the types of brewable delicacies.

Shiitake mushrooms? Oyster mushrooms? Morels? Bamboo fungus? Boletus?

Except for shiitake mushrooms and button mushrooms, the last three are a bit more difficult to prepare. However, the flavor of shiitake mushrooms and button mushrooms is not as unique as that of assorted wild delicacies.