Siheyuan: All the birds want to die, I enjoy happiness

When stir-frying bean sprouts, you usually choose short and thick ones that have not been soaked in water. If you have enough time, you can cut off the heads and tails, but this is entirely up to personal preference.

First, heat the oil in a pan, wait until the pan is hot and smoking, then add the Sichuan peppercorns. Fry the peppercorns until they turn brown, then add the dried chilies and bean sprouts. Stir-fry quickly until the bean sprouts change color slightly. Then, quickly flip the pan and the bean sprouts are clearly visible and ready to be served.

The key to making bean sprouts not to have soup is to make sure the pan is hot and the amount of bean sprouts is just enough to stir-fry one pan! When stir-frying bean sprouts, keep the pan on the fire and do not lift it up. Keep the pan heated. If there are too many bean sprouts, the pan temperature will drop quickly after the bean sprouts are put into the pan, and the stir-fried bean sprouts will easily produce water. This is fine if you are at home, but this is an exam. Once water comes out, you are getting further and further away from the Level 5 certificate.

However, the above are all methods of making small pot dishes. He Yuzhu is still a little nervous, because today's exam is completely about alternating between big pot dishes and small pot dishes. If the test is about stir-fried bean sprouts in a big pot dish, that would be bad, because stir-frying the bean sprouts in a big pot is one thing, but making it delicious is another matter.

"Although this dish is very basic, it also tests the basic skills of the chef. Candidates, please come to the front of the stage and select the bean sprouts. The small pots needed have been prepared for you. After selecting the ingredients, you can get ready to start." The examiner stood up and spoke to the candidates below with a loudspeaker.

After hearing what the examiner said, everyone took action. He Yuzhu didn't stand there any more. They had to go quickly. Wouldn't it be a disaster if the remaining bean sprouts were not good?

He Yuzhu hurried to the front desk, thinking that he was walking slowly and there might not be any good bean sprouts left. Then he found that there were still bean sprouts with heads and tails cut off, and some people had not taken them. He looked carefully and saw a group of people scrambling to get the intact bean sprouts. He glanced at the crowd and couldn't help but curl his lips, "Children, it seems that you don't know the essence of this dish, so let me, your grandpa, teach you!"

Thinking of this, He Yuzhu walked to the front desk, took the bean sprouts with the heads and tails removed, and then picked a few more ingredients and walked to the table where he would take the test. Seeing He Yuzhu, the only one who took the bean sprouts with the heads and tails removed, he could not help but nodded. In his mind, he had already given him an 80. In his opinion, as long as He Yuzhu didn't make it too outrageous, this dish would definitely pass.

He Yuzhu had no idea that he had been spotted by the examiner at this moment. He was only busy with his own work, making sauce and cooking. While others were busy draining the water from the soaked bean sprouts, He Yuzhu had already walked towards the examiner's seat at the front desk with a plate in his hand.

"Examiner, I'm done. This is my homework." He Yuzhu respectfully handed his dish to the examiner. How could he not be respectful? He heard He Daqing say that this was a first-class chef, and if nothing unexpected happened, he would never be able to reach that level in his lifetime.

You must be saying, how old is He Yuzhu, it shouldn't be a problem for him to become a first-level chef, but you are just overthinking it. He Daqing's skills are passed down by the older generation of chefs, and they are pretty good in Beijing. But he is still a fourth-level chef after so many years of exams. Of course, he has no problem becoming a third-level chef. But if nothing unexpected happens, he can only stop there, and his level is just here.

He Yuzhu's master and his junior are indeed level 3 chefs. Can they teach a level 1 chef? Is it possible? It's rare, but probably not very likely. If He Yuzhu works hard enough, it may be possible for him to become a level 2 chef in his lifetime, but it is really difficult to become a level 1 chef.

You should know that the number of first-class chefs in the entire city of Beijing can be counted on two hands, and there are even fewer in other parts of the country, which is enough to show how rare first-class chefs are.

"Oh? Young man, I can see that you are very skilled in cooking. How long have you been learning it before the exam?" Tang Xinhu said to He Yuzhu.

"I have studied for three years before the exam." He Yuzhu looked at Tang Xinhu and said, although the examiner usually would not say anything during the exam, but since he was asked, he could not not answer, especially since the other person was a first-class chef and his predecessor, he must answer well.

"Just call me Master Tang, don't call me examiner. I'll come and see what the assignment you handed in is like." Tang Xinhu picked up the chopsticks and dipped them in the juice in the plate. Normally, the bean sprouts should not be fried to produce juice in this dish, but the juice on it looked like it was drawn out, so Tang Xinhu decided to taste it first.

He dipped the chopsticks in the juice and put it in his mouth. It was indeed juice instead of bean sprout juice. Tang Xinhu picked up the chopsticks and put a handful of bean sprouts in his mouth. The examiner next to him couldn't help swallowing his saliva when he heard that the bean sprouts Tang Xinhu was eating were so crispy. The bean sprouts were so crispy! And the sour and spicy bean sprouts were really attractive.

You should know that the examiner only gave you a stir-fried bean sprout. As for how you stir-fry it or what you put in it, no one cares. Of course, I am not talking about other side dishes. If you want to put some pork in it, he will not give it to you. At most, he will give you some ingredients and it is up to you to stir-fry it.

Tang Xinhu couldn't help but nod his head after eating it. Over the years, few candidates have eaten this kind of spicy and sour bean sprouts. He Yuzhu's move was a surprise to him. After he swallowed it, he pushed the plate to the examiners next to him and said, "Okay, you guys try it too, hahahaha." The taste was indeed in line with his appetite as an old man.

"Okay, young man, how old are you?" Tang Xinhu took advantage of the time when the people around him were talking to each other to ask He Yuzhu.

"I'm 21 this year, Master Tang." He Yuzhu said.

"Young people nowadays are really good. You cooked this dish well. What do you think?" Tang Xinhu turned to the other examiners and asked?

"Mr. Tang, this is really good." A second-level chef in his early 30s spoke up. Very few people of his age could reach the second-level chef level, so he was invited to be the examiner for this exam. He said from the bottom of his heart that the spicy and sour potato shreds made by He Yuzhu this time were really good.

"Yeah, I think this young man did a good job. Mr. Tang, I think we can all give him scores." A gray-haired second-level chef nearby said. Although he is not a first-level chef, a second-level chef is already very good.