Mingyue lifted the lid of the pot, and there was only a fish bone left on the lid. The fish meat on it fell off the bone and fell intact onto the rice below.
The rice looks shiny because of the chicken soup, and is mixed with green vegetable pieces and pink ham pieces.
"Serve your rice as soon as it's ready."
The judges reminded.
Mingyue sprinkled a handful of chopped green onions on it while it was still hot, put the casserole on a tray, and brought it to the front row of the table.
Lan Qingying came forward at about the same time as Mingyue. After a while, Di Hu also came forward with his food.
Now all that’s missing is Mengya.
Fu Shilang clapped his hands, "Mengya, hurry up, the time is almost up."
"Yes, Chef."
Mengya pursed her lips, feeling a little nervous.
Because she couldn't see, she didn't know how well she was doing or whether the rice was cooked just right.
But there is no time to remedy the situation now, just serve it first!
Mengya walked forward anxiously with the plate in her hand. Fortunately, more than half a year had passed since the competition, and she was now very familiar with the venue and could walk to the front without a blind stick.
Before the five-second countdown, Mengya put her casserole on the table.
Four casseroles were neatly placed on the front row of tables.
The three judges walked down and stood in front of Mingyue first.
Still, check the doneness of the dish first, the texture of the fish, the moisture of the rice, etc.
After the inspection comes the tasting.
After the tasting, the judges did not say anything, but walked directly to the next contestant, Lan Qingying, and began to check her.
Then came Di Hu, and finally Meng Ya.
The judges didn't say a word and there was no expression on their faces.
The three of them returned to the stage, formed a circle and whispered something.
The judges discussed in a very low voice, and Mingyue and the others couldn't hear what they were saying at all.
Di Hu patted Meng Ya's tense shoulders and said, "Your cooking looks beautiful. Well done."
Lan Qingying stared at her own casserole. She felt that her cooking was not bad, but not great either. She wondered if she could stand out this time.
Mingyue stood there in a daze, actually chatting with Xiaoman and Mianbao in her mind.
In fact, Xiaoman acted as a special agent, conveying Bianbao's words to Mingyue, and then conveying Mingyue's words to Bianbao.
Bread: [Cat wants to eat this too! This fish smells so good!]
Xiaoman repeated it to Mingyue.
Mingyue: [Okay, let's go buy some after the competition. Xiaoman, go look for some knife fish.]
Bread: [The cat also wants to try making this dish! ]
Mingyue: [No problem. After the competition, I'll wait for Bread to come and cook for me.]
Bread: [Leave it to the cat!]
The judges finally reached an agreement and looked at the four contestants.
"Thank you all four for the high-level cooking. In such a short time, you created a dish you've never made before, and you replicated it so well that everyone managed to keep the fish bones intact on the lid, with the fish flesh falling onto the rice below."
"We can say that the four of you fully deserve the title of the top four in the MasterChef competition."
“There are only slight differences between these four dishes.”
"Mengya, you used seafood broth made from dried scallops and shrimp. It's indeed rich in flavor, but this choice makes the dish a bit off. Instead of highlighting the flavor of the fish, your dish tastes more like seafood risotto, and your rice is a little too soggy."
"Di Hu, you chose to use Japanese clear soup to cook the rice. Although it has some freshness, the taste is a bit bland. Fortunately, the fish is fresh enough, so there is no fishy smell."
"Lan Qingying, your vegetarian broth is very interesting. I didn't expect you to be able to create such a refreshing and sweet taste with a bunch of vegetables. However, you didn't control the heat well, and the rice at the bottom didn't form a layer of rice crust."
"Mingyue, your rice is cooked just right. There's even a layer of rice crust at the bottom. The chicken soup and fish blend very well together. It's a successful dish."
"So, congratulations, Mingyue, you have once again proved your strength as an ever-victorious general. Go to the second floor, you have successfully advanced to the top three."
Mingyue smiled and nodded to the judges, then hugged Lan Qingying and the others one by one.
"I'll be waiting for you up there, come on."
She quickly ran up to the second floor and met the two cats who congratulated her.
The difference in the dishes this time was really small, and in the end it was the broth used in the risotto that decided the victory.
The chicken soup Mingyue chose is rich in oil, so it makes it easier for the rice to become distinct grains when stewing.
However, soups like Di Hu's kelp soup and Lan Qingying's vegetable soup lack oil, which makes it more difficult to control the heat when cooking.
This is just like making clay pot rice. You need to lubricate the pot with oil in advance, and then pour a little oil around the lid before serving.
At this stage of the competition, victory depends entirely on controlling the details of the cooking.
The remaining time was the competition between Di Hu, Lan Qingying and Meng Ya.
The topic of this semi-final elimination round will be decided by the production team.
And the rules of this knockout round have changed slightly.
The remaining three contestants will first participate in a round of pressure competition. In this round of pressure competition, the contestant who makes the best dish will have the opportunity to advance, and the remaining two contestants will need to participate in another round of competition. The winner will advance, and the loser will be eliminated.
Upon hearing the new rules for this elimination round, the faces of the remaining three players changed. This design did indeed increase the pressure, and they all wanted to advance quickly to the next round to avoid being trapped in a round-robin tournament.
But how could the program team let them advance so easily?
"Next, you need to make a chocolate lava cake within 20 minutes."
Chocolate lava cake, also known as chocolate lava cake, is a dessert with a flowing filling in the middle. When you cut the cake with a fork, the flowing chocolate liquid inside will flow out.
Di Hu, Lan Qingying and Meng Ya all widened their eyes.
20 minutes? In such a short time?!
The program crew is crazy!
But the judges' expressions told them that this was not a joke.
They really needed to serve a lava cake in a short time.
"The ingredients for the lava cake are already on your counter. Please return to your counter."
"I hope you can serve a lava cake of the finals quality."
"Are you ready? The countdown begins now!"
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