Chapter 210 Cola Chicken Wings
Xia Paopao hopped in front of everyone, waving her cartoon apron, her eyes crinkling into crescents: "Hello everyone, I'm Xia Paopao! A food blogger with millions of followers across the internet! Although... although I occasionally mess up in practice, my theoretical knowledge is absolutely top-notch!"
She patted her chest as she spoke, but the next second Lin Qiao behind her mercilessly exposed her: "It was a complete disaster. She could burn an egg so badly it would stick to the pan, and she could spill porridge all over the floor. And she still has the nerve to call herself a food blogger."
Xia Paopao's face instantly fell. She turned and glared at Lin Qiao, retorting angrily, "That was all an accident! With Chef Su here this time, I'm sure I can turn things around!"
Xia Paopao then moved closer to Su Yingxue, her eyes sparkling: "Sister Su, I've heard so much about you! Shen Yu said your home-cooked dishes are amazing. You have to teach me later! I promise I'll learn diligently and won't hold you back!"
Su Yingxue hadn't expected Xia Paopao to know her. She was a little happy and nodded.
Lin Qiao rolled her eyes, put the kitchen knife in her hand on the counter next to her with a loud clang, and said with a tone full of disgust: "I'm just glad you're not making things worse."
She looked up at Su Yingxue with a scrutinizing gaze. After all, she had just heard Zhu Lili boast about how amazing her Michelin-starred chef was, so she couldn't help but have some doubts about this amateur chef who had been "lured" by Shen Yu.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Hu Xiaoguang quickly raised the lot in his hand and shouted even more enthusiastically: "Alright, alright, everyone's here, let's get started! Each of our four groups will send one person to draw lots. Whatever dish you draw, you'll make it. You have an hour and a half. The ingredients area is right next door, you can find anything you need. Let's get started!"
Before she could finish speaking, Zhu Lili nudged Chef Wang beside her and said, "Chef Wang, you go draw a lot. With your skills, you can easily handle whatever you draw."
Chef Wang nodded slightly, his expression still serious. He walked up to Hu Xiaoguang, carefully pulled a skewer from the skewer container, unfolded it, and his brows relaxed almost imperceptibly—it was sweet and sour pork ribs.
"Luckily, it's sweet and sour pork ribs, so the plating and seasoning are under my control."
Chef Wang muttered something under his breath. Zhu Lili leaned over to take a look and immediately broke into a smug smile. She deliberately raised her voice and said, "Wow, sweet and sour pork ribs are Chef Wang's specialty. It looks like we've got this round in the bag. Some people better be prepared to wash the dishes."
As she spoke, her eyes swept meaningfully over Shen Yu and Su Yingxue.
Shen Yu glared at her angrily, and was about to retort when Su Yingxue gently pulled her back.
Su Yingxue shook her head at her, walked straight to the fortune-telling container, and randomly drew a fortune stick.
Shen Yu and Xia Paopao immediately came over, and when they looked closely, they exclaimed in surprise, "It's cola chicken wings!"
Xia Paopao jumped up excitedly: "Cola chicken wings are my dream dish! Sister Su, your cola chicken wings must be super delicious!"
Shen Yu nodded in agreement, her eyes full of anticipation: "Sister Su, go for it! We can definitely beat Zhu Lili's group!"
Lin Qiao leaned over and glanced at the words on the skewer, unable to help but complain: "Is such a simple home-style dish worth getting so excited about? Only a bunch of newbies would treat it like a treasure. Trying to beat sweet and sour pork ribs with cola chicken wings is just wishful thinking."
Zhu Lili scoffed and replied, "That's right. All she can do is make these low-class home-style dishes. She can't compare to Chef Wang's sweet and sour pork ribs at all. The outcome of this round was already decided."
Su Yingxue was too lazy to argue with them. She casually handed the skewer to Hu Xiaoguang, turned around and walked towards the ingredient area, saying indifferently, "Whether it tastes good or not, we'll know once it's cooked."
Shen Yu immediately followed, and Xia Paopao skipped along behind, muttering, "I'll go get some Coke for Sister Su! There must be big bottles of Coke in the ingredient area, so the chicken wings will taste really good!"
Lin Qiao watched the three figures disappear into the distance, pursed her lips, and followed them. In her heart, she thought to herself: I'll see what tricks you can come up with with these cola chicken wings. If they're not good, I'll make you regret it.
Hu Xiaoguang coughed a few times and quickly reminded him, "Bubble, you haven't smoked your vegetables yet!"
Xia Paopao, clutching a large bottle of cola, quickly emerged from the food section. She patted her forehead, "Oh dear, I almost forgot."
Immediately afterwards, Xia Paopao pulled Lin Qiao forward to draw a lot, and when she unfolded it, it was scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
Xia Paopao immediately perked up: "Tomato and egg stir-fry! I can make that! Sister Lin Qiao, we can definitely make it well!"
Lin Qiao glanced at the skewers and said coldly, "Hurry up and get the ingredients, don't dawdle."
The two quickly selected tomatoes and eggs. After returning to the worktable, Lin Qiao efficiently processed the ingredients, while Xia Paopao assisted her, but still accidentally splashed egg liquid all over herself.
After being glared at by Lin Qiao, he quickly stood obediently to the side, not daring to move.
Finally, Chen Mo and Chen Chen finished drawing their lots. Chen Chen unfolded his lot, rolled up his sleeves, and said with great enthusiasm, "Steamed fish! I've got it! Bro, watch me give it a 'fish leaping over the dragon gate' design, I guarantee it'll amaze everyone!"
Chen Mo nodded slightly, his eyes showing approval, and said softly, "Be careful with the heat, don't overcook it."
The four groups quickly selected their ingredients at the ingredient area and headed towards their private kitchen.
The production team provided a fully equipped kitchen, and each group had its own independent workspace.
As soon as Su Yingxue placed the ingredients on the counter, Shen Yu approached her cautiously and asked, "Sister Su, is there anything I can help you with? Although I can't cook, I can definitely do things like washing and preparing vegetables!"
Seeing her eagerness, Su Yingxue couldn't help but smile. Pointing to the side dishes next to her, she said, "Then help me wash these scallions and garlic, and then chop them into small pieces. Be careful not to cut your hand."
"Alright! I guarantee I'll complete the task!" Shen Yu nodded immediately, picked up the scallions and garlic, and ran to the pool to get busy.
She washed it very carefully, scrubbing it repeatedly several times, afraid that it wouldn't be clean enough and would affect the taste.
When chopping vegetables, she was extremely careful, her fingers curled up to support the vegetables as she slowly and deliberately chopped. Although the chopped scallions were of varying sizes, it was clear that she was putting a lot of effort into it. Later, the pieces became increasingly uniform.
Looking at her clumsy yet earnest appearance, Su Yingxue felt a warmth in her eyes and turned to start preparing the chicken wings.
She first cleaned the chicken wings, then used a knife to make several neat cuts on both sides of the chicken wings, her movements skillful and smooth.
After finishing chopping the scallions and garlic, Shen Yu came over and watched Su Yingxue's work. She couldn't help but exclaim, "Sister Su, your knife skills are amazing! The cuts are so even and beautiful. They're much better than the scallions and garlic I chop."
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