Chapter 114: Cooking Competition
Qi Yan didn't have time to pay attention to him. She took the pot to wash it and filled it with water to boil.
This time they were competing with an induction cooker provided by the program team, which did not require burning wood to start a fire, so Qi Yan's first step seemed to go smoothly.
Tingjiu watched Lu Jinsen peeling potatoes, so he took a potato and did the same.
Meng Chuyuan chopped the chicken breast into a paste, then added seasoning, beat an egg into it, added corn starch and mixed it well, then used his hands and a spoon to shape it into balls, put it in the pot to cook, and took it out after the balls floated to the surface.
Next, Meng Chuyuan cut the pork belly into small pieces.
She followed the same method as Qi Yan, blanching the pork belly first, adding cooking wine and bringing to a boil before removing the pot from the heat.
However, Qi Yan put the whole piece of pork belly into the pot with cold water and processed it after taking it out. She found that the meat was a little hot and not easy to cut, so she filled a basin with cold water and put the meat in to cool it down.
[Yes, Miss Qi also knows how to blanch the meat]
It feels like a competition, folks.
[Wow, wow, wow, I didn't expect that Miss Qi does have some cooking skills.]
[Although, Qi Yan already lost to our Sister Meng at the beginning, hahahaha]
[Xiao Jiujiu, you've joined the wrong team. It's too late to regret now. Just accept the reality of the program crew's beating.]
[Playing against the famous tanking team, I do have some backbone, but not much.]
After Lu Jinsen peeled the potatoes, washed them and brought them back, Meng Chuyuan cut them into pieces and set them aside.
Meng Chuyuan cut some ginger slices and green onions. Seeing Lu Jinsen standing nearby, seemingly waiting to be called, she found something for him to do: "Break the broccoli. Cut off the slightly tough skin with a knife."
"good."
Meng Chuyuan is going to make pork belly stewed with potatoes tonight.
She started to heat oil in a pan, added a handful of rock sugar, and fried it until it melted and turned caramel color, then added the pork belly cubes, put the corresponding seasonings into the pot, added some appropriate amount of water, and simmered for a while.
When the meat is almost cooked, Meng Chuyuan puts the potato cubes in, adds some salt, closes the lid and stews the potatoes until soft, then collects the sauce and removes the pot from the heat.
At this time, Qi Yan had already cut the meat.
She planned to make braised pork first. The night before the show was recorded, she learned how to make braised pork ribs from the owner of the internet-famous restaurant.
Qi Yan felt that the cooking methods for ribs and meat were similar. She put the chopped meat into the pot and stir-fried it, added a bunch of seasonings and ginger and garlic, and then added water to simmer.
Tingjiu peeled the potatoes and also processed vegetables such as lettuce, broccoli, and cucumber.
Seeing Qi Yan making braised pork, Ting Jiu came over with peeled potatoes and said humbly, "Do you want me to cut these potatoes for you?"
Qi Yan frowned and responded coldly: "When did I say I wanted potatoes?"
She didn't plan to do anything else, just finish making this braised pork.
As for the remaining ingredients, Ting Jiu could do whatever she wanted with them; it had nothing to do with her.
"Okay." Ting Jiu had been rejected by her and could only walk away in frustration.
Seeing Liao Jiayan making vegetable salad, Ting Jiu shamelessly went over to ask for advice.
Tingjiu couldn't tell whether the person in front of him was the elder sister or the younger sister, so he cleverly changed the way he addressed her: "Sister Liao, can you teach me how to make salad?"
Liao Jiayan looked at the little brother who suddenly appeared and enthusiastically asked him to stay: "Sure."
[Yanyan is so nice, wow, this is a competition, and she's actually willing to teach Tingjiu how to make vegetable salad]
[This Miss Qi's temper is really getting worse day by day. Why does she act like my little Jiujiu owes her something? I'm really impressed.]
[Hahahaha, I can't tell the difference between sisters and sisters, Sister Liao, you understand the ways of the world, Xiao Jiujiu]
[Compared with Miss Qi next door, I really love Yanyan's actions, and her favorability is maxed out immediately]
Xiao Jiujiu is running around like an orphan. Director Qiuqiu, please be a human being and consider forming a threesome. Let Miss Qi go solo.
[But Tingjiu has a good temper. He didn't say anything despite Qi Yan's expression and tone. He can still hold it in. Little Jiujiu, are you a ninja?]
Seeing that Liao Jiayan didn't chase him away, Ting Jiu consciously moved a chair from the side and sat next to her.
Liao Jiayan took a look at the vegetables he brought. They were simply washed and not cut.
"You haven't cooked the broccoli yet?" Liao Jiayan smiled awkwardly but politely, "And the cucumbers and cherry tomatoes need to be cut."
Tingjiu said a little embarrassedly: "Then I'll go and finish these first and come back?"
Qi Yan was using the pot, so it was difficult for him to cook.
Listening to Jiu's concerns, Liao Jiayan could probably guess: "Leave the broccoli here for now. I also need to cook it later, so I'll help you cook it at the same time."
After the grouping incident in the morning, everyone knew that Qi Yan and Ting Jiu had an embarrassing quarrel, and it was not easy to form a team to cook.
After hearing this, Tingjiu smiled happily: "Thank you, sister. Then I'll go cut the cucumber and cherry tomatoes first."
Liao Jiayan nodded and said, "Well, go ahead."
[Family, I suddenly realized that Yanyan and Tingjiu look like brother and sister. I really love this way of getting along.]
This shot of Yanyan is absolutely stunning! Why not debut right now? Woohoo! I'm applying to be the president of the fan club.
[Xiao Jiujiu looks cute and has little canine teeth when she smiles. Who wouldn’t love her?]
[Ting Jiujian calls everyone "sister"; he's such a nice person. Why is Qi Yan being so aloof? On the first day of the show, I thought she was pretty and gentle to her younger brother, Qi Zhen. How did she become like this?]
After Liao Jiayan waited for the hot water to boil, she put the broccoli into the pot and blanched it, and also added Tingjiu's portion.
After waiting for a few minutes, Liao Jiayan picked up the broccoli and gave half of it to Tingjiu.
"Sister, is the broccoli ready?"
"Okay." Seeing him about to come over, Liao Jiayan casually said, "Bring a clean plate over later. I'll teach you how to make salad."
Ting Jiu cut the remaining cherry tomatoes in half and couldn't wait to go over and make a vegetable salad with Liao Jiayan.
On the other side, Meng Chuyuan had already prepared stir-fried broccoli with ham slices, and they also made a simple salad with the remaining vegetables.
Qi Yan simmered the meat in the pot for quite a long time. Because she cut the meat very thickly, she opened the lid to check when the juice was almost absorbed, and it was almost burnt.
She deliberately added some water to it so that the meat would not look so dry, and simmered it on low heat for a while.
Liao Jiayan patiently taught the nine ways of plating the dish. She put the lettuce under the plate, then placed the broccoli on the outer circle, placed the cherry tomatoes in the empty space, put the cucumber on the lettuce, and topped it with onion pieces and shredded purple cabbage.
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