Jiang Ning looked at the ingredients in front of him. There were only potatoes and tofu, which was indeed too simple.
Director Liu said to choose his own specialty dish to cook.
However, there are only two ingredients, so it seems that only two of the four chefs can choose one dish to compete.
Although these two dishes look simple, they do test the chef's skills. If one of them is not done well, it is easy to fail.
Soon several chefs chose the dishes they wanted to make.
Jiang Ning looked at the two ingredients and decided to make either Mapo Tofu or shredded potatoes with green peppers.
Both of these dishes are difficult to make, requiring both knife skills and proper cooking time.
After some thought, she decided to make shredded potatoes with green peppers.
The bald brother who came in and asked Jiang Ning was named Li Aifu. After seeing Jiang Ning choose potatoes, he also chose to make the same dish as Jiang Ning.
I'm sure I can win. After all, what kind of master chef can a girl be? I can just work as a laborer in the logistics department. What's so difficult about making shredded green peppers and potatoes?
The other chef working with Li Ai Fu was called Cheng Yun. He started a step later than Li Ai Fu and had no choice but to choose tofu.
Now I have to cook the same dish as Zheng Jianjun from Zhouyi Restaurant. It’s over now. I definitely can’t beat him.
Cheng Yun didn't know whether it was because his opponent was Zheng Jianjun or because he was too nervous, so he didn't perform very well.
The four of them chose their ingredients and started.
The green pepper and potato shreds that Jiang Ning and Li Aifu make must be salty, fresh and light. They must highlight the original flavor of the potatoes, keep the potatoes from changing color, and have a crisp texture.
If the heat is a little higher, the potatoes will be overcooked, but the potatoes need to be stir-fried over high heat to have a fragrant aroma when eaten. Many people find it difficult to grasp this point, so the taste of the potato shreds fried by many people is not so good, and the knife skills are also very high. The potato shreds must be cut neatly and thinly. These are all tests for the chef.
However, Jiang Ning was not afraid.
One of my best homemade dishes is shredded green peppers and potatoes.
She didn't say she did it ten times a day, but five times at least.
Looking at Li Aifu, who was making the same dish as me, I saw that he was already shredding potatoes. His hands and feet were quite skillful.
Jiang Ning also soaked the shredded potatoes in his hands, which could soak out the starch in the potatoes and make the potatoes taste crisper.
Li Aifu, standing by, saw what Jiang Ning was doing and shook his head. It seemed like this girl's cooking skills were just so-so, she'd even soaked the potatoes in water. This was the first time he'd seen someone do this.
Maybe she knew she couldn't win and did this to attract attention? But it was useless to attract attention. Director Liu wouldn't let her be the chef in the cafeteria just because of her strange behavior.
Look at the two chefs making Mapo Tofu next door, they are also arranging their work in an orderly manner.
In fact, Mapo Tofu is not easy to make. The tofu has a bean smell, so it needs to be blanched. At this time, you need to add some salt to remove the bean smell, so you need to pay special attention when adding salt for the second time.
After successfully passing the first level, the next difficult level is the second one.
That is, if the heat is not controlled well, the whole plate of tofu will not stand up and will lack a three-dimensional effect. If the starch is too thin, it will affect the color of the dish; if it is too thick, the whole dish will look heavy and affect the taste.
Therefore, most chefs have to add starch twice to succeed, and very few chefs can succeed with just one addition.
Soon, the dishes for four people were ready.
It looks delicious and fragrant.
Director Liu picked up his chopsticks and tasted the four dishes one by one. The taste was indeed quite good, especially the two dishes made by the girl and Zheng Jianjun, each of which had its own merits.
But personally, he prefers the dish of shredded green peppers and potatoes. Although the Mapo Tofu made by Zheng Jianjun is delicious, it may not be fresh to him because he has tasted it before.
The texture and taste of Jiang Ning's shredded potatoes were the first time I had ever tasted them, so they were particularly delicious.
Soon the dishes made by the four chefs were brought to each chef for tasting.
The results came out quickly.
Nowadays, there is no need to go back and wait for notification of the exam results. The results are basically announced on the spot.
This saves time and effort.
However, this result was beyond everyone's expectations. Zheng Jianjun originally thought that he could get a stable job in the cafeteria, but he didn't expect that a Cheng Yaojin would appear halfway and he actually lost to her by one vote.
The person with the highest number of votes was Jiang Ning, whom no one else looked down upon.
"Director Liu, can the food cooked by a girl be so delicious? I'm afraid there is some shady deal going on." Li Ai Fu yelled.
Jiang Ning didn't do anything, as she had seen this kind of thing many times.
However, Director Liu immediately became angry. "This was all decided by everyone's vote, and when they voted, no one even knew who made the dish. What's the shady deal here? If you don't believe me, try it yourself. If you can't beat others, you can only blame your own skills. You can't compare to others, so you throw mud at them. What kind of place do you think this is? This is the government, and we all serve the people. How could you do something like this?"
After hearing this, Li Aifu knew that he had just offended Director Liu. He explained repeatedly, "Director Liu, I'm not very good at speaking. That's not what I meant. I meant that a girl like him doesn't know how to cook. Did you get it wrong?"
"If you don't believe me, you can try it yourself."
After hearing what Director Liu said, the three of them picked up their chopsticks and tasted it. To be honest, they had never eaten such crispy shredded potatoes before, and it tasted really good.
They tasted the remaining three dishes again and found that none of them were as good as Jiang Ning's.
They were convinced.
Director Liu looked at them and announced, "Alright, this time the canteen chef is Jiang Ning, and he'll start next week."
After walking out of the cafeteria, Zheng Jianjun, the leader of the three, raised a question: "Comrade Jiang Ning, how come the shredded green peppers and potatoes you made this time are so crispy and still retain the original potato flavor? I'd like to know how you made it."
Jiang Ning thought about it and realized it wasn't really a secret, so he said, "I'll just do one more step than you guys do. I'll soak the shredded potatoes in water to remove the starch. That way, the shredded potatoes will be even crispier."
"Soak it in water? Is it that simple?"
"Yes. It's that simple!"
So that's how it is. Li Ai Fu regretted it very much. When he saw Jiang Ning doing this, he secretly laughed at her for not knowing how to cook and coming here just to attract attention. He didn't expect that blanching was the key to this dish.
After saying that, Jiang Ning turned around and left happily.
She had to hurry home to tell Chen Yan and the others the good news.
I guess they are waiting anxiously.
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