As soon as the cook who said this said it, the people around couldn't help but speak up for Xu Qinyu, "There is no rule, saying that if you are late, you can't continue to participate in the competition, not to mention the two-hour competition, as long as you finish it within the time limit That's fine, if Miss Xu didn't make three dishes and one soup in the remaining time, she should be out of the game, but now she is only late on the road, so she is out of the game, why, oh, it can't be you Knowing that my culinary skills are not as good as the little lady, if you want to use this method to get people out, you think you can win the championship?"

Another human said: "Miss Xu still has blood stains on her body, did something happen on the road? She didn't come late on purpose."

After the man finished speaking, he looked at Xu Qinyu, "Miss Xu, did you have something to delay on the way?"

Xu Qinyu was very grateful to these people who spoke for her, and said: "I met a robber assassinating me on the way, so I was delayed."

The people suddenly panicked.

"Why are there bandits outside the city?"

"The neighborhood has been pretty peaceful these past few years. Why are the robbers running outside the city to rob houses?"

"God, don't you want to mess up again in the future? It's only been a few years of stability, so don't mess up again."

Xu Qinyu said: "Everyone, don't worry too much. Those robbers came prepared. They seem to be here for today's competition. They don't want me to participate in today's competition. Moreover, they have all obeyed the law and are now arrested by the government. , Waiting for the interrogation by the official to see if the case can be solved."

"Yes, on the way here, I saw officials and those robbers lying on the ground, it seems that many people died, tsk tsk, they really deserve it."

"Could it be that some people didn't want Miss Xu to win the championship, so they asked the robber to tie up Miss Xu on the way so that she couldn't participate in the competition today? Such a vicious heart."

"No way, how can there be such a person who wants Miss Xu not to participate in today's competition, so there will be nine people left, so could it be that one of these nine people bribed the robber to make the robber want to kidnap Miss Xu? "

Xu Qinyu said in his heart, they didn't want to kidnap her, but to kill her directly.

In such a world and era, if a woman is kidnapped by robbers, even if she is released, she will be drowned in rumors and gossip. Even if she is not afraid, she will be greatly affected.

Everyone started talking.

Some people even couldn't help booing and said that Xu Qinyu could continue to participate in the competition if he was late. The cook said, "Would it be that you bribed the robbers to prevent Miss Xu from participating in today's competition? You are the only one in the audience." Send a message, saying that the little lady is late and not worthy of participating in the competition."

The cook started to panic, "No, it's not me."

He just felt that it would be embarrassing to lose to a little lady for a while, so he vented his dissatisfaction.

After Kong Kun listened to it, for some reason, he always felt a little uneasy. He didn't know about the robbers, but Mrs. Xu said that someone wanted to stop her from coming to today's final competition. It must be the cook on the field, because they were the only ones Nine people have interests with her, as long as she can't win the first prize, they will be the only ones who win the first prize.

The nine people knew very well that as long as Xu Qinyu was around, they would have no chance.

But he didn't find robbers to tie Miss Xu, and he couldn't do such a thing, who would the remaining eight be?

If it was done by one of the remaining eight people, why would he feel uneasy?

The judges also immediately said: "Everyone be quiet, since Miss Xu is fine now, and the robbers have all been arrested, the government and the prefect will naturally give Miss Xu justice and find out the people behind the scenes. Don't delay Miss Xu, let her start the competition quickly."

Xu Qinyu nodded in thanks, came to her seat, took off her cloak, but the cloak was stained with blood, the clothes inside were still clean, and she washed her hands before starting to prepare dishes.

The stove, cauldron, and other kitchen utensils and ingredients are all ready.

Xu Qinyu calculated the time, and there were three and a half hours, which was almost enough time, except for one dish that was more troublesome and needed to be served with broth.

She first boiled hot water and killed two old hens.

She moves very nimbly, and even the work of plucking chicken feathers is cleaned up very quickly. Finally, she smears some ginger slices, shallots and Huadiao wine on the cleaned whole chicken to remove the smell, and then puts the whole chicken in an earthen pot, adding Clear water, seal the jar, and start cooking chicken broth.

There are three stoves in total, one stove is used to stew soup, and the other stove she plans to use to steam rice, but it is still early at the moment, and the rice can be steamed later.

Freshly made rice is the best.

The three dishes and one soup she made today were all relatively common ingredients, even the cheapest ingredients.

The purpose of the three dishes she cooked today is to use the cheapest ingredients to make the most delicious dishes, mainly to let the people below learn. These ingredients are not expensive, and they can buy and cook them on weekdays. eat.

Three dishes and one soup.

For soup, Xu Qinyu plans to make Wensi tofu, and Wensi tofu will also be the most expensive one of the three dishes and one soup. In addition to tofu, the remaining ingredients need to use ham, mushrooms, winter bamboo shoots, shredded chicken and other side dishes, she used Soup base.

For the other three dishes, she plans to make fat intestines, a braised fish, and the most common stir-fried bean sprouts.

The ingredients of the three dishes are all very cheap. The fat intestines and fish are only one or two cents per pound, and the bean sprouts are about the same price. They are all dishes that ordinary people can afford.

When saw Xu Qinyu's ingredients, both the people below and the old gentlemen who were selected were a little surprised, and couldn't help but be a little worried. The ingredients of other contestants were relatively expensive, except for a lot of rare game, even if It is an ordinary vegetable, and it is also a relatively expensive dish. Unlike Xu Qinyu, it is just a bean sprout dish.

"Miss Xu, what are you planning to do? The ingredients are so cheap, except for the chicken and this marinated pig hind leg brought by Mrs. Xu herself, what kind of tofu? Fish? And pigs. Going into the water? Miss Xu won't lose to others for a while."

In their opinion, these ingredients are too cheap. Fish and pigs go into the water, and they don't buy them much on weekdays. Maybe the fish in the little lady's restaurant is delicious, and they are willing to buy them and make them themselves. They don't want to, because it will be very fishy and not very tasty when boiled directly.

Just in terms of ingredients, everyone felt that Mrs. Xu had already lost half of it.

Xu Qinyu continued unhurriedly, she was killing the fish, and when the fish was cleaning, she would say: "One of the tendons of this fish needs to be removed, and the black membrane in the fish's abdominal cavity must also be torn off. When you kill the fish, don't break the gallbladder, or the broken bile will penetrate into the fish meat, and the boiled fish will be bitter."

When she was talking, a fish had already been killed, and the speed was extremely fast.

The surrounding people didn't know why she was talking to them at first, but the judges had already realized what to order. The ingredients of Mrs. Xu are the cheapest ingredients, even poorer families can afford them, but Whether it is fish or water, the taste is not very good, and it is very fishy, ​​so Miss Xu is trying to teach these ordinary people how to make these cheap ingredients and how to make them delicious, right?

After killing the fish, Xu Qinyu washed the fish several times with clean water, and said, "The blood stains after killing the fish must also be cleaned, and after two more washes, the fish can be cured. The fish is relatively large and can be stored in A few lines are drawn on the fish, which is more convenient and delicious. First smear ginger slices and scallions, and rub a few more times. If conditions permit, you can add a few drops of spirits to remove the fishy smell, and then smear an appropriate amount of salt, so that it will be better after a while. To taste, marinate for at least a quarter of an hour."

She didn't use Huadiao Liquor this time, and she also used the cheapest spirits.

After speaking, she put the marinated fish on the plate and started cleaning the fat intestines.

Then how to use the ash to clean the fat intestines, told the people below.

After cleaning the fat intestines, blanch the water first, then add water again, add ginger slices, scallions, star anise, peppercorns, and two other cheaper spices, as well as spirits, soy sauce and salt, and start to cook the fat intestines.

The stewed fat sausages in the restaurant will use a few more spices. She uses the cheapest ones here. This kind of brine can be used several times.

She also briefly explained the comparison of various seasonings and ingredients.

At this moment, the people finally realized after realizing it: "Xu, is Miss Xu trying to teach us how to make fish and go into the water?"

"seems like it……"

"Little lady Xu is really kind."

Everyone is still very happy. Although there are a few kinds of spices that are the cheapest, they are still quite expensive for them, but if they really want to buy them, they can afford them even if they are cooking. Besides, Mrs. Xu also said, The brine can be used several times at that time, instead of throwing it away after one use, if they want to eat it on weekdays, they can buy more water and come back to brine.

Everyone looked carefully.

After Xu Qinyu had marinated the fat intestines, he opened the steamed japonica rice.

The japonica rice has been cleaned and soaked for half an hour after adding an appropriate amount of water, so that the steamed rice will be more fragrant and soft.

Even the simplest steamed rice, she will pay attention to the comparison between japonica rice and water, as well as the size of the fire.

The rice was boiled for a while, and the rice soup was poured out. This rice soup also tasted rich in rice fragrance.

When steaming the rice, she drizzled a little oil on the side of the pot, so that the rice cooker underneath would be even more delicious.

While steaming the rice, Xu Qinyu was not idle, and started to prepare the ingredients for Wensi tofu. She first cut the ingredients into shreds. She was very skilled at cutting the shredded vegetables, and the shreds were as thin as hair. Everyone just saw the knife in her hand. Like an afterimage, those mushrooms, ham, winter bamboo shoots, soaked fungus, and green onions are all sliding under her hands, except for the green onions, the other side dishes are still intact.

When Xu Qinyu put these side dishes in the pots and shake them lightly, the hair-thin side dishes were scattered.

Only then did everyone see that it wasn't that Madam Xu didn't cut it well, and that it was too finely cut, so you couldn't see anything from the outside, and only when it was spread out in the water could you see the whole face.

"Seeing these hair-thin side dishes, I have a feeling of 'it really is' in my heart. Sure enough, even the most common side dishes, Miss Xu can make different dishes, I just don't know. Cut this side dish like hair, what is Miss Xu planning to do?"

"This knife work is really amazing!"

People were amazed.

"Since Mrs. Xu made that 'national beauty and heavenly fragrance' a few days ago, I'm not surprised no matter what Mrs. Xu does now."

After Xu Qinyu cut the shredded vegetables, he began to cut the main ingredient of Wensi tofu, which was naturally tofu.

The tofu is also cut as thin as a hair, and the bottom is not scattered, and the whole is more like a blooming chrysanthemum.

Xu Qinyu began to cut tofu, without even using the aid of chopsticks, her knife was like an afterimage, and the tofu didn't move at all, but it was already inextricably linked.

Braised pork, fat sausage and stir-fried bean sprouts, only four servings are needed, enough for the judges and diners to taste, but this Wensi tofu is a cup and a cup, Xu Qinyu wants to prepare 30 cups of Wensi tofu. have to cut thirty pieces of tofu.

Fortunately, there was enough time, and the soup was still hanging, so she didn't mind the trouble and continued to cut the tofu.

Thirty pieces of tofu were cut and shaken gently in the water until the hair was thin. One piece of tofu and thousands of tofu were all in this hair-like shape. She did not cut the bottom of the tofu, but it was still connected, like a blooming flower. The chrysanthemum is much thinner than the chrysanthemum petals.

The most important thing is that, of the thirty pieces of tofu, she didn't waste a single piece, they were all cut in one go.

It's just this knife craftsman who wants the senior gentlemen to award today's leader to Xu Qinyu.

Even the other cooks were distracted, all paying attention to Xu Qinyu's movements.

When the Wensi tofu and all the side dishes are ready, the rice has been steamed, and the rice is moved to the side with the pot, and the two pots are used for cooking.

One pot of braised fish, another pot of fat sausage.

"Little lady Xu is so good, she can cook two dishes together."

"Looking at the cautious appearance of the other cooks, the comparison with Miss Xu is really stark. Miss Xu is not worried at all."

After the braised fish and fat intestines are ready, Xu Qinyu stir-fries the bean sprouts again.

Her stir-fried mung bean sprouts was just stir-fried with a small amount of oil and salt, and no other seasonings were added.

The three dishes are ready, and the broth has been hung. Xu Qinyu took out the two chickens inside and shredded the remaining chicken thigh meat from the soup. This is also a side dish for Wensi tofu.

First, blanch thirty pieces of cut Wensi tofu in water for more than ten seconds, then remove them and put them in the soup pot. Xu Qinyu starts to cook the soup base, the iron pan is on high heat, and the stock that has been skimmed off the oil is boiled again, and the shredded mushrooms are added. , shredded winter bamboo shoots, shredded fungus, shredded ham, shredded chicken, add salt to boil, pour it into the soup pot, add shredded green onion, and drink the fresh and tender Wensi tofu.

This soup does not need other seasonings, just enough salt.

Everyone has been stunned. The cheapest ingredients make the most expensive taste and appearance.

Xu Qinyu asked someone to help bring the food to the table.

There are two long tables in total, two dishes are served on one table, twenty cups of Wensi tofu, and the remaining one dish and ten cups of Wensi tofu are served on another long table.

Xu Qinyu added half a bowl of rice to each of them, and the rice in the pot reached the bottom, just enough for thirty small bowls. She even controlled the amount of steamed rice.

The rice was cleaned, and there was still a whole piece of rice at the bottom of the pot. Xu Qinyu also divided the rice into 30 portions, and kept a large piece for himself. Let the cook put these rice cookers on plates and distribute them to twenty judges and ten diners.

Xu Qinyu left a large piece of crispy rice for Lianhua.

Lianhua saved her life today, and there is no way to repay her for saving her life, so will cook more delicious food for Lianhua.

Don't underestimate this piece of crispy rice, but it can confuse people when you eat it. It is mellow and tangy, and it is served with fermented bean curd.

In fact, this small casserole is delicious alone. It has its own taste when coated with chili sauce or fermented bean curd, or sandwiched with vegetables. It can even be soaked in soup. When you are full of soup, the soup bursts in your mouth. , and the scorched aroma of crispy rice.

Xu Qinyu handed the rice cake to Lianhua, Lianhua grinned, thanked Xu Qinyu, took the rice cake and bit it down, rubbed it, and narrowed her eyes in satisfaction.

The people around were almost drooling.

And the judges also selected ten diners, and the above tasted it with them.

Take the first bite of japonica rice first, it is sweet, fragrant, soft and elastic, with distinct grains.

The braised fish tastes tender and salty, and the juice is thick and delicious.

The fat sausage is salty, spicy, chewy, and the more you chew, the more fragrant it becomes. It is really satisfying when served with a bite of rice.

These two cheapest ingredients can make such delicious food.

The stir-fried bean sprouts are crispy, tender and refreshing, with a hint of sweetness, which is very greasy. It is also very refreshing and delicious when paired with japonica rice.

The cup of Wensi tofu was the last to be tasted by everyone, it was soft and smooth, it melted in the mouth, it was very delicious.

After the judges had a bite of each dish, they couldn't help but began to eat it with rice.

Some people who want to taste Wensi tofu can't help but put down the spoon first and start eating vegetables, afraid that if they choose to drink soup, the dishes will be eaten by others. Soon half a bowl of rice was eaten with three dishes, all of them were eaten clean, not even a single sliver was left, but it was not even half full, and I wanted to continue eating, but there was no more rice and Dishes, everyone just started to drink the soup. When drinking the soup, take it easy and start to taste the taste of every mouthful of the soup.

"I don't know what this soup is called? It tastes delicious and tender." Some judges couldn't help but ask.

Xu Qinyu said: "Wensi tofu, in addition to these common side dishes, can also be made with other side dishes, the main one is the soup base, and the seasoning is only salt, because the chicken soup is already very fresh, if there are too many seasonings In addition, the shredded ham inside is also a whole ham that I marinated in the twelfth lunar month. This ham needs to be marinated for a year before eating. It can be fried, fried or stewed. Three-year-old ham can be eaten raw. Raw slices of ham taste salty and mellow, fat but not greasy, thin but not firewood. I eat raw ham slices in restaurants outside the city, but they are limited every day. .”

Because there is not enough ham.

The 2,000 hams that were pickled last year were still not edible, let alone raw. They still ate the ham from the previous two years. There was not much left, and many people liked it. There was only a small limit of ten servings per day, and there were even only hams in one dish. About ten thin slices.

The judges were greedy again by Xu Qinyu's words.

They obviously ate half a bowl of rice, but it was as if they hadn't eaten, their stomachs growled, and they planned to wait until today's competition was over, and they immediately went to the restaurant outside the city to have a good meal.

The judges knew in their hearts that with such culinary skills, this year's leader must be Miss Xu.

After finishing the soup, there was still a small piece of crispy rice on the plate, and the judges were naturally reluctant to waste it. After taking a bite, it was crispy and salty.

This little crispy rice is so delicious!

Xu Qinyu said: "The fermented bean curd is smeared on it, which is also a kind of moldy tofu. I made it myself. Let the gentlemen try it."

The judges nodded repeatedly.

The ten diners all said it was delicious, and they ate it with big mouthfuls. After a while, half a bowl of rice and vegetables had bottomed out, and then they started to drink soup. drank the Wensi tofu in the cup, but thought it was very fresh, tender and delicious. After drinking the soup, ate the small piece of crispy rice.

"This crispy rice is also delicious, it's too fragrant."

"It's so delicious. After eating the food made by Mrs. Xu, I will die without regret."

"Hey, I used to eat pig food..."

"In the future, I won't have the chance to eat the food made by Mrs. Xu, and we can't afford it, but Mrs. Xu has given us the details of how to cook these dishes, so that she can cook and eat them at home in the future, that's for sure. It's not as delicious as Miss Xu's cooking."

Everyone ate the rice and talked in a low voice.

They were finally a little reluctant to eat this little rice, and they ate it slowly.

At the end, all 20 judges gave full marks, and even ten diners gave full marks.

Xu Qinyu smiled and thanked, then went down and returned to Lotus.

The lotus rice has long been eaten, and looked at Xu Qinyu with salt, "Master, the rice is really delicious!"

Xu Qinyu smiled and said, "Go back and give you a whole pot of rice noodles to eat."

Lotus nodded hurriedly, "If you want it, you have to smear the bean curd you made on it."

"Okay." Xu Qinyu smiled, "I also specially made a hot and sour soup for you to use to make rice noodles."

Lianhua nodded vigorously, and couldn't wait to eat rice cracker.

Although Xu Qinyu was half an hour late, she was the first to do it.

Now that the time has come, the other cooks have also unloaded the firewood one after another, and brought their own dishes and stalked rice to the selection and diners to taste.

The judges were simply tasting the taste at the moment. They only took a bite of each, and did not eat too much, and then gave scores.

The other diners ate cleanly, and each batch of diners was re-selected.

The first diners should have tasted the difference.

In the same way, except for Xu Qinyu's perfect score, the remaining nine contestants have the highest average score of 90. If not for Xu Qinyu this year, the 20 selections will know clearly that the average score of the others must be 95. The points are upwards, but with the comparison of food and drink made by Mrs. Xu, the highest is 90 points.

When the scores of the ten contestants came out, the judges laughed: "I think everyone already knows who is the leader of this year, that is Xu Xiaoniang, three consecutive full marks, let us congratulate Xu Xiaoniang, now this piece of iron ore is also Xu Xiaozi. Lady's."

Xu Qinyu smiled and thanked, took the brocade box, it was a little heavy, she opened the brocade box and looked at it, the iron ore inside was faintly glowing red, only the size of a fist, it looked different from ordinary iron ore, and she couldn't see it What kind of material is it, but it can be used with ordinary iron ore to create the sharpest and hardest knives. This small piece of iron ore is enough to make a whole set of knives.