Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty is back

He Daqing chatted with the person next to him for a while.

Then Master Luo shouted, "Everyone, take your number plate and follow me to the kitchen."

Then He Daqing followed everyone and went to the kitchen.

Master Luo took everyone to a larger kitchen.

He Daqing casually estimated that there were about fifty stoves in this kitchen alone.

I heard that this is not the largest kitchen. The largest kitchen has nearly a hundred stoves, which is really spectacular.

At the back of the kitchen, there are vegetable racks and freezers filled with a variety of ingredients.

These are ingredients specially prepared according to everyone's dishes, and basically everyone can find what they need.

Master Luo said at this time: "Now everyone go to the stove corresponding to your number plate. We give you a time limit to finish before noon."

"It's only a little after nine and less than ten o'clock now. You have more than two hours to cook your own dishes. I hope everyone will use their best skills to make the most delicious dishes. Let's get started!"

As Master Luo finished his words, everyone rushed into the kitchen and found their corresponding stoves.

He Daqing also looked at the numbers on the stoves along the way, looking for stove number 21 that corresponded to him.

Next to each stove there is a short-haired young man wearing a white chef's uniform, with a tall stature and standing straight.

When He Daqing saw this posture, he would not believe it even if you said he was a kitchen helper.

This guy has got his temperament very well, you say he is a kitchen helper?

But whether you believe it or not, I dare not say it, and I dare not ask it. Just treat him as a kitchen helper.

Soon, He Daqing found stove number 21.

Standing next to him is also a very elegant "kitchen helper".

He Daqing didn't dare to neglect others. He smiled, nodded and greeted them.

"Hello, comrade!"

The "kitchen helper" stood at attention.

"Hello, teacher. I am your kitchen helper. You can call me Xiao Zheng. If you need anything, just tell me directly!"

This almost scared He Daqing. He almost saluted him and said "Hello, Chief".

Seeing the other party's serious expression, He Daqing quickly said, "Xiao Zheng, right? It's okay, no need to be so formal. We are just cooking a dish. I will find you if there is anything else."

Seeing that Comrade Xiao Zheng had relaxed a little, He Daqing checked the stove and took out the kitchen utensils he had brought and placed them one by one.

Every chef has his or her own habits, and many people place kitchen utensils and seasonings in different positions.

This is a habit formed over the years. Whenever I need something, I can usually pick it up without even looking.

Therefore, every chef who comes to a new stove needs to check all the seasonings and rearrange them according to his own habits.

Of course, this is only possible when there is time and the environment is more sophisticated.

Generally, you can just go somewhere else and make a few dishes, then you don’t have to go through so much trouble.

After checking the stove, He Daqing took Xiao Zheng to the food area to choose the ingredients they needed.

Seeing the dazzling array of ingredients here, it is indeed the power of the country.

The things here are rarely seen outside.

He Daqing even saw a black bear paw and many precious ingredients from all over the world.

When he arrived at the aquatic area, he was surprised to find that there were giant carps from the Yellow River specially prepared for him.

You should know that this thing is quite rare in later generations and is all raised artificially.

Here you can find genuine wild Yellow River carp, which are golden in color all over and whose tails have turned golden red.

Its whole body is plump and evenly proportioned, and it looks full of power as it swims freely in the small pool.

It was also the first time that He Daqing saw a large Yellow River carp of such good quality.

This fish weighs about five or six pounds, which is perfect for making Feiyan whole fish.

Without hesitation, He Daqing reached out, grabbed it, and put it into the bamboo basket that Xiao Zheng was carrying.

The big carp that was put into the basket burst out with amazing strength and tried to struggle, but was held down tightly by Xiao Zheng's hand.

Next, He Daqing quickly picked out the remaining side dishes and brought them back to the stove.

Xiao Zheng and the others were assigned to come here just to help with some simple things, and basically all the ingredients needed to be processed by the chef himself.

He Daqing first started killing the fish, processing this energetic wild carp from the Yellow River.

Since it was still early, He Daqing was not in a hurry.

The dishes he wants to cook don’t take too much time and can be prepared in more than half an hour if he is quick.

Some people's dishes require frying in soup and steaming, which is more troublesome and takes more than two hours. He Daqing feels it is difficult to make them perfect.

Slow work produces fine work. He Daqing was not in as much of a rush as he was in the last assessment, so he handled every step very carefully.

Even the decorative vegetables and quail eggs were carefully carved by He Daqing, achieving an almost perfect effect.

Comrade Xiao Zheng stayed beside He Daqing and watched carefully. When he saw the final product, he was also shocked by He Daqing's near-perfect cooking skills.

They were chosen to help in the kitchen because they had some cooking experience, usually from the army's kitchen team.

Although they have not received formal and systematic training in cooking, they are able to cook for hundreds or thousands of people in the kitchen, so their cooking skills are considered pretty good.

After seeing He Daqing's cooking skills, Xiao Zheng felt that even the squad leader of their cooking squad would have to call He Daqing "Grandmaster" when he saw him.

The technique, knife skills, use of seasonings, and the final dish that looks like a painting, really opened a new door for Comrade Zheng to understand the chef industry.

When He Daqing brought his "Flying Swallow and Whole Fish" to the table, nearly half of the people had not yet finished their works.

There was a large circle of people gathered around the dining table. Except for a few master chefs, including Master Luo and Master Fan, whom He Daqing knew, he didn't know anyone else.

But judging from their temperament and attire, He Daqing guessed that these people were probably the main leaders in selecting the dishes this time.

Sure enough, when He Daqing put down the plate and a wonderful picture appeared in front of everyone, many exclamations were heard from these people.

"What kind of dish is this? It's so beautiful!"

"Is this a dish? It's almost like a painting?"

"It's not just good-looking, but it smells so good, it's unbelievable!"

Master Luo was very satisfied with everyone's surprise. He introduced: "This is a Shandong dish called "Flying Swallow Whole Fish" made by our chef He Daqing. He changed it based on the classic sweet and sour carp in Shandong cuisine. It is very creative and meaningful. You can taste it."

After saying that, he stepped aside and let the leaders taste it themselves.