Chapter 143 How can this crab be so sweet^...
When the dishes were brought to the judges and the lids were opened, a very fresh and fragrant smell immediately hit their noses.
It's the kind that really hits your nose.
Several judges couldn't help but take a deep breath.
“It smells so good.”
There are fewer people now, and Mo Qingyan was the first to ring the bell to submit her dish.
So, there was no need to hide it at all, the judges all knew that this dish was made by Mo Qingyan.
Mo Qingyan had such bad luck that several judges actually felt sorry for him.
After all, this morning, they ate the pickled fish made by Mo Qingyan and were truly conquered by the taste.
Therefore, they were actually looking forward to Mo Qingyan's dishes this afternoon.
As a result, such an unexpected thing happened. Without sugar, the impact might not be significant.
But without salt, that would be a fatal blow.
Several judges thought that Mo Qingyan's chances of winning this competition were in jeopardy.
But smelling this fragrance, it doesn't seem to be the case.
Just by the aroma, you know that this dish will definitely taste good.
Of course, just smelling the fragrance is not enough, you also need to taste it yourself.
At this time, after the dishes were taken away by the staff, Mo Qingyan was asked to leave the working table.
Of course, the cameraman also left with Mo Qingyan.
However, the camera in Mo Qingyan's live broadcast room switched directly to the camera in front of the gourmet judges.
In the camera, the stir-fried orchid crab with ginger and scallions made by Mo Qingyan looked very good.
The shell of the orchid crab has turned red. Each piece of crab meat is covered with sauce and decorated with green onions, which looks extremely tempting.
An orchid crab, except for the crab shell, was divided into four parts by Mo Qingyan.
Two crabs is eight pieces.
Each of the five judges picked up a piece of crab meat.
I have to say, the color of the crab meat is even brighter when you look at it up close.
The aroma is also more intense.
When Mo Qingyan fried the crabs, she didn't add any salt.
Generally speaking, if you don’t add salt when cooking, the dish is basically ruined.
Because not adding salt means adding more seasoning.
If you add too much seasoning, the dish will be ruined.
Especially seafood like crab.
Originally, what we eat is the “freshness” of seafood.
If you add too much seasoning, the freshness of the orchid crab will be covered up.
So, although this dish is delicious, the real proof is still in the taste.
The orchid crab provided by the organizer is very fat, so when it is cut into four pieces, the meat is still full.
When the judges took a bite, the rich aroma of ginger and scallions quickly poured out along with the bursting crab meat and the sauce inside the crab meat, filling their entire mouths.
Then, a rich and delicious flavor burst out in your mouth.
That is the fresh fragrance of crab meat.
The amazing thing is that this fresh fragrance does not have a trace of fishy smell.
Because the ginger flavor of the ginger slices has removed the fishy smell of the crab meat.
That’s right, not covering up, but eliminating.
It feels like this crab is naturally not fishy.
It is bright red, with a refreshing sweetness that astonishes the taste buds.
Looking at this crab, it seems like a lot of seasonings have been added.
In fact, there was hardly any trace of seasoning on the crab.
In other words, Mo Qingyan actually added very little soy sauce and oyster sauce.
If you don't have a good sense of taste, you may not even be able to taste the flavor of the soy sauce and oyster sauce.
Several judges quickly widened their eyes, their eyes filled with shock.
Because the orchid crab in the mouth is so fresh and sweet that it is amazing.
"How can this crab be so sweet and fresh? I only added a little bit of soy sauce and a little bit of oyster sauce, but the crab is so sweet and fresh."
"Yes, the ingredients are simple, and the side dishes are also simple, with only two side dishes, ginger and green onion. However, it creates such an amazing taste."
"It's amazing. This crab doesn't have any fishy smell at all. The meat is so fresh, sweet and tender that it's unbelievable. It's just simple seasonings and side dishes, but it tastes so good. It takes the perfect amount of heat to make it taste so good!"
"To make such a fresh, sweet and tender crab, you really need to control the heat to the extreme. If it is one degree more, the crab will be overcooked and the meat will not be so tender. If it is one degree less, it will be fishy. In addition, the ginger and scallions will also become overcooked, and the taste will naturally not be so fragrant."
"I never thought that he could make such a delicious crab without salt and sugar. His cooking skills for this crab are definitely not inferior to those of a first-class state banquet chef. I have to have another piece."
"I want one too. Leave one for me."
"You guys are going too far. How could you be so quick to kill me without leaving me a single piece?"
"Aren't there crab claws? If you don't want them, I'll take them."
Several judges were commenting and suddenly started scrambling for the prize.
This plate of stir-fried orchid crab with ginger and scallions was snapped up in no time.
The judges with quick hands grabbed a large piece of crab meat, while the ones with slow hands only grabbed the crab claws.
The claws of the orchid crab are actually quite hard.
However, Mo Qingyan had already cracked the crab claws while doing it.
In addition, Mo Qingyan had removed the small thorns on the crab claws in advance, so when she took a bite, it was easy to bite open the crab claws and eat the sweet crab meat inside.
The audience in the live broadcast room listened to the judges' comments and saw them scrambling to finish the plate of stir-fried orchid crab with ginger and scallions.
I can't stop drooling!
"No, my saliva is about to flow down."
"These judges are really unreserved. How come they got the first place?"
"Yeah, that's too unrestrained. Look, you've just grabbed it. You won't leave a piece for me? I'm a rough person, I don't have the slightest bit of reserve."
"I knew that Brother Mo would never lose the game so easily. Look, it doesn't matter if there is no salt or sugar. Our Brother Mo can still cook high-quality dishes."
"It seems so simple to see how Mo Ge cooks crabs. I will go to the market right now and buy two orchid crabs to try."
"Haha, I just placed an order for orchid crabs to be delivered to my door. It should be here in five minutes. I'll also make stir-fried orchid crabs with ginger and scallions like Mo Ge."
"Since I watched Brother Mo's live broadcast, my cooking skills have improved rapidly! The recipes are also becoming more and more abundant. I really want to thank Brother Mo for his selfless recipes."
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Although many contestants were still cooking, they also took time to look at the judges on the stage while cooking.
They wanted to see what the judges thought of Mo Qingyan's dish.
When they saw that the judges were actually fighting over the dishes made by Mo Qingyan, they all began to doubt their lives.
These judges have already spoiled their taste buds with all kinds of delicious food.
Ordinary dishes cannot conquer their taste buds.
The fact that they were fighting over it proved that Mo Qingyan's dish tasted absolutely delicious.
After all, this is an official competition and there will be no fraud.
This dish has no salt or sugar, but Mo Qingyan was able to make it so delicious in such a short time. How could we not be surprised?
They all thought that Mo Qingyan was bound to lose this competition.
Unexpectedly, Mo Qingyan not only did not lose, but it seemed that she had secured a place in the competition.
After all, this competition is 100 to 50.
This participating chef has a 50% chance of entering tomorrow's finals.
When the judges gave their final scores, the camera returned to the lounge and focused on Mo Qingyan.
This also leaves the game with suspense.
In this competition, due to restrictions on seasoning and side dishes, many chefs chose to steam the orchid crab.
Because many people think that if you want to taste the freshest crab, you have to eat it steamed.
However, although steaming can bring out the freshness of the crab, it can only bring out the freshness of the crab.
After the judges had eaten Mo Qingyan's extremely sweet crab.
When I ate the steamed crabs prepared by the chefs at the back, I suddenly felt that they were being treated perfunctorily.
Because the steamed crab retains all the freshness of the orchid crab meat.
But it cannot bring out the sweetness of the orchid crab meat.
No matter how well the dipping sauce is made.
It still couldn't surpass the ginger and scallion crab that Mo Qingyan had just made.
Because, with pearls and jade in front, the ones behind will turn into stones.
Therefore, the scores of the crabs that came later, especially the steamed crabs, were getting lower and lower.
However, last year’s third-level state banquet chef, Chen Kang and others, were very clever.
None of them chose steamed crab.
Because no matter how well the steamed crab is cooked, it is still just steamed crab. With so many people cooking this dish, no matter how well it is cooked, the judges will get sick of it if they eat too much.
Therefore, Chen Kang and others chose other dishes.
Some people choose to braise it in oil, some choose to deep-fry it, some choose to make it spicy, and some choose to stir-fry it with only the available seasonings like Mo Qingyan did.
Therefore, if you want to become a state banquet-level chef, you have to know how to adapt.
The reason why the organizer provided such simple seasonings and ingredients is actually to test the responding ability of the participating chefs.
Those who choose to steam crabs directly when they see the simple seasonings and side dishes.
Basically, no one got high scores.
Mo Qingyan didn't have to wait in the lounge for long, as the contestants' chefs came to the lounge one after another and started waiting.
However, apart from Li Zhenmin, no one was willing to come forward and talk to Mo Qingyan.
In addition to the camera following behind Mo Qingyan, another reason was that he was not familiar with Mo Qingyan.
"You will definitely advance this time." It was rare for Li Zhenmin to speak to Mo Qingyan in such an affirmative tone.
The main reason was that Li Zhenmin saw the judges' reactions to the dishes cooked by Mo Qingyan.
Li Zhenmin serves the dishes neither fast nor slow.
It's a little bit behind.
Plus, the console where he competed was close to the judges’ desk.
Therefore, one can clearly see how the judges taste the dishes.
Li Zhenmin has observed that almost all judges would only take a small bite of the steamed crab and then put down their chopsticks.
It was obvious that the judges were actually not satisfied with the steamed crab dish.
Among the participating chefs, at least fifty made steamed crabs.
This means that even if the dishes cooked by Mo Qingyan don’t taste very good, as long as they are not steamed crabs, they can be changed.
It is estimated that they can all enter the next round of competition.
What's more, the crab dish that Mo Qingyan prepared was fought over by the judges.
That score will definitely not be low.
"I hope so. But there are so many masters in this competition, I dare not be arrogant." Although she got first place in the morning's scoring, Mo Qingyan didn't think she was really first.
After all, each of the chefs participating in the competition is very talented.
If you are not careful, you will most likely be eliminated by them.
Therefore, Mo Qingyan really did not dare to be careless.
However, Mo Qingyan's worries were unnecessary.
Just as Li Zhenmin and some other chefs thought.
Basically, those chefs who made steamed crabs failed to make it into the top 50.
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