Chapter 99: Culinary Showdown (3)
"What are you doing?"
Looking at the pots and pans in front of her, Ying felt confused.
Can't you just do cooking in the kitchen? Why do you have to move these things out? It's so laborious.
"Ah? Moving things."
After placing the pot in his hand on the stove, Bai Qiyun began to pour the vegetables on the side again, completely ignoring Ying's doubts.
"Moving things? Then why did you take out the pots? Why did you take so many of them?"
There are several pot positions on the farmhouse's earthen stove, and three large pots are already placed on it.
Curious, Ying slipped over and saw the light on the bottom of the pot that had been washed by the water reflected on her face, which was really interesting.
Hearing this, Bai Qiyun gave her a subtle look.
"You don't really think that Bullock and I are equally famous in this town, do you?"
"Forehead."
She scratched the stupid hair flying on her head in embarrassment and choked for a while at the boy's words.
Putting it this way, it seems that there is indeed a big gap between the two in terms of popularity.
But what does this have to do with him cooking outside?
"Since I've already lost a bit in terms of popularity, I have to at least let the people in the town see me as Brock's opponent first, so that the competition can go forward."
Three large pots were placed in front of the boy and he began to accept the test of the stove fire.
The sparks suppressed by the bottom of the pot jumped out from the firewood burning area under the earthen stove, and were extinguished by Bai Qiyun, who had quick eyes and quick hands, before igniting the grass next to it.
"That's why I put so many things outside to let them know that there is a competitor here. Well, in general, it just gives me a boost of momentum."
As soon as he finished speaking, the blond girl on the side clapped her hands expressionlessly, making him stunned for a moment.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I just think what you said makes sense,"
The two stood there, staring at each other.
However, because he still had something to do, Bai Qiyun glanced at Ying angrily and went to work.
It was getting late, and as Mr. Duraf shouted vigorously, more and more people knew about this cooking showdown. While he was busy washing vegetables, a group of people gathered in front of Bai Qiyun.
Fortunately, the fire in the earthen stove was so smoky that they unconsciously stood far away. Otherwise, the people on the three floors inside and outside would have looked a little uncomfortable.
"Huh~"
Being surrounded by so many people, Bai Qiyun was a little nervous. He was a patient with hidden social phobia.
After regaining his composure, he straightened his breathing.
The next second, fire burst out.
Bai Qiyun put the prepared white rice and ingredients into the pot in front of him and started to stir-fry.
The fragrance of oil mixed with a few wisps of vegetables floated in the air, causing the onlookers who had not eaten dinner to swallow unconsciously.
Yes, the staple food he made today was fried rice.
As we all know, the best raw material for fried rice is overnight rice, but now that conditions are limited, Bai Qiyun can only choose rice with a harder texture instead of overnight rice.
If you are eating white rice normally, the softer version is definitely more suitable, but if you are using it to make fried rice, it is just the opposite.
But even so, if you want to use freshly steamed white rice for frying, you must pay attention to some details. When steaming the rice, Bai Qiyun not only chooses harder rice, but also adds less water, so that the steamed rice contains
Less water.
Then wrap the white rice in a cloth and put it in ice cubes to cool down. This step is to shrink the rice grains and make them taste firmer, further imitating the taste of overnight rice.
Finally, use a rice spoon to break them up when pouring them into the pot, and evenly coat the rice grains with egg liquid.
In this way, a plate of fried rice made with freshly steamed rice is completed.
However, this is just the simplest step. Bai Qiyun will not just make this thing and take it to a duel.
Picking up the vegetables on the side, Bai Qiyun put them in along the edge of the pot.
After being stir-fried over high heat, the diced carrots and potatoes will have a completely different texture from the rice. In order to highlight this taste, he also steamed the two.
After cooking, the carrots and potatoes become more floury, but the degree of the two is still somewhat different, so another level of texture contrast is formed.
The fried rice in the pot was constantly tumbling under the stir-frying of a large spoon. Bai Qiyun focused his eyes on the prawns that he was looking forward to.
Of course, they have all been beheaded in public now, leaving only the crystal clear shrimps piled in the bowl.
However, Bai Qiyun did not waste these shrimp heads. He passed the shrimp heads through oil, which added a hint of umami to the oil and made the taste thicker.
Well, this is the oil used for frying rice now.
Seeing that the fried rice in the pot was about the same color, Bai Qiyun put the shrimp into it and started a new round of stir-frying.
The golden rice grains wrapped in egg liquid danced with the shrimps in the iron pot. Looking at this festive scene, Bai Qiyun felt that if the shrimp had feelings, it would definitely feel that its life was meaningful and it could become such a good person.
I had a portion of fried rice, which was really touching.
With fierce fire surrounding the bottom of the pot, Bai Qiyun continued to stir-fry the golden fried rice. The originally transparent shrimp turned into a pure milky white color under the influence of the heat.
"clang!"
Live together!
Bai Qiyun put down the big spoon, put the fried rice into the pot on one side, and waited for the other side dishes to be finished.
However, he did not take any insulation measures. First, it is summer, and although it is night, the temperature is still not low.
Second, if you cover the pot, the water vapor in the air will condense in the pot and liquefy into water again, which will easily affect the taste of the fried rice. It is better to just leave it like this. Anyway, the other side dishes will be ready later.
Cover the fried rice without affecting the overall heat.
"Huh~"
After finishing a pot of fried rice, Bai Qiyun was also a little sweaty.
After all, it was a bit hot to cook fried rice around a large earthen stove at this temperature. In addition, the crowd around him continued to grow, so he became a little nervous.
But this is also an opportunity.
Bai Qiyun narrowed his eyes, planning to show off his unique skills.
There happen to be two side dishes, so...let’s get them together!
Pork, tofu, prepared peppers, and seasonings were all there. Bai Qiyun let go of his hands and feet, as if carving them into the bones, distributed them according to the amount, and threw them into the pot.
But what was different from before was that this time two pots were set on fire at the same time, with pork in one pot and tofu in the other.
Twice cooked pork with mapo tofu.
These are two dishes that pay great attention to heat. If it weren't for hundreds of times of practice, Bai Qiyun wouldn't dare to do such a thing.
But the opposite of high risk is high return.
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Chapter completed!