Chapter 5 Egg Fried Rice 1
Of course, Mo Qingyan would not deliberately lose face for Song Beichen and Yin Yiyi. After all, they invited him to dinner with good intentions. If he deliberately lost face for them, wouldn't that be intentionally offending them?
To be honest, he really couldn't eat that dish.
Mo Qingyan is actually not a picky eater.
It’s just that his previous hobby was learning to cook, so naturally he was more picky about food.
It's just strange that his sense of taste seems to be particularly sensitive today.
Could it be the original owner’s fault?
After all, this is not his original body.
Although Mo Qingyan took over the original owner's body and memories.
But given the original owner's previous living conditions, he had never eaten anything good.
Usually the original owner does what is convenient, cheap and cost-effective. It doesn't matter whether it tastes good or not, what matters is that it fills your stomach.
Therefore, the original owner did not have high requirements for food.
This world is very similar to Mo Qingyan’s original world. The country he lives in, China, is also a country of gourmet food.
However, the delicacies passed down by China do not seem to be as many as those in the world that Mo Qingyan lived in before.
One could even say it's somewhat lacking.
Even so, China is still a world-famous country of gourmet food.
Therefore, what one eats in this five-star hotel are all ordinary home-cooked dishes from the world Mo Qingyan lived in before.
Mo Qingyan wanted to verify whether there was something wrong with the original owner's sense of taste, or whether the food in this world was really not as good as the world he was in before.
That's why he decided to take action himself.
Mo Qingyan asked the waiter that she wanted to go to the kitchen to make herself some fried rice.
Although the waiter was surprised, he quickly calmed down.
Then he immediately contacted the manager, and after getting a reply, he took Mo Qingyan to the kitchen.
The kitchen quickly got the news that the customer wanted to make his own fried rice.
Therefore, when Mo Qingyan arrived, the hotel kitchen had already prepared everything she needed.
Of course, a five-star hotel cannot have only one kitchen.
There are three kitchens in this hotel.
Two of them are large kitchens and one is a small kitchen.
The waiter took Mo Qingyan to the small kitchen.
After all, it is still a restaurant, and the hotel’s two large kitchens are extremely busy.
No one cared about Mo Qingyan.
Moreover, the kitchen is so busy that they are afraid of accidents. If something happens to Mo Qingyan in the kitchen, they will be in big trouble.
Therefore, a kitchenette is the best choice.
Although the small kitchen is the smallest of the three kitchens, it is more than 30 square meters.
Moreover, all kinds of tools and ingredients are available.
It is more than enough for Mo Qingyan.
Fried rice with egg is a very common dish, whether in the world where Mo Qingyan lived before or in this world where delicious food is somewhat scarce.
The best rice for egg fried rice is overnight rice.
The excess moisture in the overnight rice has evaporated because it has been left for a long time.
The rice will become loose and the egg liquid can wrap the rice more evenly. At the same time, it is also more convenient to stir-fry in the pan.
Freshly cooked rice is very watery, and the fried rice with eggs will be very watery.
Not only does it taste bad, but it also cannot be stir-fried evenly when it is put into the pan.
Naturally, the appearance of the fried food will not be very good.
What the hotel kitchen prepared for Mo Qingyan was fresh rice.
Mo Qingyan only glanced at the rice, then turned around and asked the chef who was following him, "Excuse me, do you have any overnight rice?"
"Leftover food?" The chef was stunned for a moment and said, "Sorry, sir, all the ingredients in our hotel are fresh. There is no leftover food."
Overnight meal?
Is this guest here to cause trouble, or is he sent by the superiors for a surprise inspection?
If that kind of thing really appeared in their kitchen, their team of chefs would probably have to pack up and leave.
The management of five-star hotels is very strict.
Especially in terms of ingredients, basically most of the ingredients are strictly selected.
"No overnight rice?" That's troublesome. Mo Qingyan doesn't want to use fresh rice to make fried rice with eggs.
The fried rice made in that way will lose its soul.
"Although we don't have overnight rice, we still have some white rice left over from this morning. If you need it, I can get it for you."
There is no possibility of overnight rice, but there is still leftover white rice in the morning.
After all, it is still lunch time, and all the remaining ingredients and side dishes will have to wait until after dinner.
Therefore, the white rice left over from the morning is legal.
The chef didn't know whether Mo Qingyan came to cause trouble or was sent by the superiors for a surprise inspection.
There is no overnight meal, which shows that there is no problem with their kitchen management.
However, if they are unable to meet the guests' requests, they may also be complained about.
Therefore, the chef also tried his best to meet Mo Qingya's needs.
"White rice for the morning? Then please bring me some."
If there is no overnight rice, white rice in the morning will do.
After all, it has been left for a few hours, and a lot of the moisture has evaporated.
It's better than this freshly made white rice.
Soon, the chef brought over a small pot of white rice.
Mo Qingyan checked the white rice. Although it was made in the morning, a lot of the moisture in the rice had evaporated.
The rice is already showing signs of becoming hard. This proves that the rice has cooled down completely.
This kind of rice is barely acceptable for making fried rice with egg.
Then, Mo Qingyan began to prepare the side dishes.
Although it is called egg fried rice.
But it is impossible to fry only eggs.
To make good egg fried rice, you need to add a few side dishes besides eggs.
The number of side dishes should not be too much or too little.
If there is too much, it will spoil the taste of the eggs.
If it’s less, you might not be able to taste it.
Moreover, the side dishes prepared are also very particular.
The original flavor of the side dishes should not be too strong, otherwise it will overshadow the main flavor.
So, Mo Qingyan picked up a few garlic cloves, a carrot, a cucumber, and a few green onions.
Garlic, carrots and cucumbers all have a light flavor. As a side dish, it won’t overshadow the main dish.
Seeing Mo Qingyan pick up the kitchen knife, the audience in the live broadcast room couldn't help it.
"No way, is Mo Qingyan really going to cook for herself?"
“Can he cook?”
"When making egg fried rice, they specifically asked for overnight rice. What kind of operation is this? Can overnight rice be eaten?"
"It's clear from the first glance that Mo Qingyan can't cook. Who would use leftover rice instead of fresh rice when making egg fried rice?"
"I think Mo Qingyan is just making a fuss to attract attention."
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Here, fresh rice is basically used to make egg fried rice.
No one would use leftover rice to make fried rice. Not to mention overnight meals.
After all, in the eyes of people here, all ingredients are fresh and are the best.
Therefore, no one understood Mo Qingyan's request to make egg fried rice with leftover rice.
This is obviously a ridiculous request made by someone who can't cook.
On the contrary, Mo Qingyan's next move blinded their titanium alloy dog eyes.
Mo Qingyan picked up a carrot.
After quickly peeling the carrot, the kitchen knife quickly cut the carrot into slices with a few "swish" movements.
Then he quickly cut the carrot into shreds and then into dices.
The knife rises and falls in half a minute.
Mo Qingyan cut one third of the carrot into cubes.
Then, using the same operation, the cucumber was quickly cut into cucumber cubes.
The amazing thing is that the diced carrots and cucumbers are actually the same size.
The camera is aimed at the diced carrots and cucumbers in the plate. The combination of red and green is neat and beautiful.
Next comes the garlic and chopped green onions.
In less than two minutes, all the side dishes were ready.
Mo Qingyan's knife skills are very good.
His hands and eyes seemed to be accurate rulers.
All the side dishes are pretty much the same size.
The speed and quality of the food made the professional chef standing by open his eyes wide.
His knife skills are actually better than those of a professional chef like him.
Could this person in front of me really be the chef sent by the higher-ups for a surprise inspection?
The audience who were originally watching the live broadcast sneered when they saw Mo Qingyan said that she wanted to make fried rice by herself.
Now, see Mo Qingyan showing off her excellent knife skills.
His attitude changed instantly.
"You can tell at a glance that this sword skill is a real skill."
"What do you mean by real kung fu? Didn't you see that the chef behind Mo Qingyan was so surprised that his eyes almost popped out. It's obvious that Mo Qingyan's knife skills are definitely not simple."
“Based on this knife skill, it is said that Mo Qingyan can’t cook. I feel like there is some misunderstanding.”
"This Mo Qingyan went to the restaurant to experience life. She didn't work as a waiter, but as a chef, right?"
"What should I do? I'm suddenly looking forward to his egg fried rice."
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In fact, Mo Qingyan is quite talented in cooking.
But his knife skills are really not that good.
However, nothing is difficult in this world if one sets his mind to it.
Since his knife skills were not good, he spent a lot of time practicing them.
Since his cooking skills were not good, he spent a lot of money to learn from a master.
Mo Qingyan has a stubborn personality. Once she decides to do something, she will complete it no matter how difficult it is.
Therefore, he concentrated on learning how to cook for several years.
Fortunately, his hard work was rewarded.
At least, his cooking skills cannot be said to be on par with those top chefs.
However, the chefs in ordinary star-rated hotels can still compete with them.
After all the side dishes were prepared, Mo Qingyan started beating the eggs.
Some people may add a few drops of white vinegar to remove the fishy smell of eggs.
But Mo Qingyan believes that once the fishy smell of the eggs in egg rice is removed.
That would be equivalent to removing the soul of egg rice.
So, when beating the eggs, Mo Qingyan didn't add anything.
After quickly mixing the egg white and egg yolk, Mo Qingyan started to heat the oil in a pan.
First, simply stir-fry all the side dishes, remove the raw materials, and immediately set them aside.
Then, Mo Qingyan took the pot again and added a little lard.
That’s right, lard.
The egg fried rice we eat outside usually uses vegetable oil.
However, if you want to make really delicious fried rice, the best oil is lard.
Stir-fry the lard until fragrant, then pour in the egg liquid and then quickly pour in the leftover rice that has been beaten in advance.
Then turn up the heat to maximum and stir-fry quickly.
Cook until all the egg liquid has completely covered every grain of rice and all the moisture has been fried out, then add the raw side dishes.
Then add a little salt, soy sauce and MSG.
Mo Qingyan held the iron pan with one hand and began to shake the pan frantically while stir-frying the egg fried rice in the pan.
The rice grains and side dishes in the egg fried rice can be heated evenly in the shortest time possible, bringing out the aroma of the food.
After a while, a strong fragrance immediately filled the entire small kitchen.
The cameraman who was filming, as well as the chef standing behind Mo Qingyan, were almost stunned by the fragrance.
Finally, add the shallots and serve.
All the movements are so smooth.
Immediately afterwards, Mo Qingyan picked up the plate of egg fried rice and left.
After the cameraman reacted, he immediately followed.
After the chef reacted, he immediately looked at the iron pot.
He must try what this delicious egg fried rice tastes like.
However, he found that the iron pot was spotless, without even a grain of rice left.
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