As the main purpose of the gathering was to judge the Twice Cooked Pork cooked by Engineer Cheng, the other three people didn't ask Yuan Zhou about the personal cooking exhibition.
Even though Zhou Shijie and Zhang Yan had helped Yuan Zhou block numerous interviews and visits, more and more chefs from different countries arrived as the cooking exhibition was getting closer.
However, the two of them didn't allow anyone to disturb Yuan Zhou. It could even be said that they had given a strict order that no one was allowed to disturb Yuan Zhou before the cooking exhibition began.
Because of that, the two of them were extremely busy. Since Yuan Zhou couldn't come out to entertain others, they naturally had to entertain others that couldn't be avoided.
Therefore, when Yuan Zhou said that he needed them to judge Engineer Cheng's culinary skills, the two of them readily agreed and directly freed up the afternoon.
Although Yuan Zhou didn't know about that, he had his own way to express his gratitude. This time, he would try his best to show off his culinary skills and make sure that no one present would be able to take their tongues back.
On the other side, Engineer Cheng was now being watched by the four big bosses and his most respected master. Although Engineer Cheng was under a lot of pressure, he was also very tense and could perform more stably.
A Twice Cooked Pork didn't take long from preparation to completion. Less than half an hour later, Engineer Cheng carried four plates of Twice Cooked Pork to the table.
The four plates were not big. In fact, they looked more like saucers than plates. The bowl-shaped twice-cooked pork, the diamond-shaped green and red chilies, and the dark green garlic sprouts were placed on the plates. All of them had a beautiful oily sheen to them.
The entire plate looked bright and beautiful. Once it was carried to the table, the aroma filled the air. Both the appearance and the smell were very good.
"Home-made Twice Cooked Pork. Please enjoy," Engineer Cheng steadily placed the plates in front of the four people and then stood aside and said.
By the way, Engineer Cheng naturally gave the first plate to Yuan Zhou.
"It smells like two portions of Yuan," said Lee Yanyi objectively. Without hesitation, he picked up the chopsticks and was about to taste it.
"It does look good," said Zhou Shijie to show respect to Yuan Zhou.
"Let me have a taste," said Zhang Yan.
Yuan Zhou didn't say anything. He just looked at the Twice Cooked Pork in front of him carefully and then picked up a piece with the chopsticks.
The size of the Twice Cooked Pork was suitable. Because it had been blanched and then sliced, the thickness of the pork was even. If one looked carefully, one could see that the lean meat was slightly charred, the fat meat was oily and slightly burnt, and the skin was a beautiful and transparent brownish-red.
Yes, the Chenghua pig was a black pig, and the improved Chenghua pig used by Master Cheng was also a black pig. Naturally, the skin of the pig was black.
However, after the black pig skin was stir-fried, a beautiful brown gelatinous texture appeared on the surface of the skin due to the proper heat control, which increased the desire to taste it.
Yuan Zhou directly put the pork into his mouth and the pure fragrance of the pork burst out in his mouth. When he chewed slightly, the gelatinous skin was slightly tough and chewy and the fragrance of the pork became more intense. At that time, the fragrance of the chili blended in and the stimulating spiciness diluted the greasiness of the fat meat.
The stir-fried garlic sprouts got rid of the fishy smell of the pork and even enhanced the fragrance of the garlic. As it was stir-fried garlic sprouts, the spiciness was gone, but the fragrance of the garlic sprouts was added.
"Ca Ca", it was the wonderful sound of the scorched pork being chewed. The stimulating spiciness and the fragrance of the garlic sprouts mixed with the fragrance of the pork instantly made people want to eat three big mouthfuls of rice.
"Oh, it goes well with rice," said Lee Yanyi at that time.
"Indeed," Zhang Yan nodded his head while eating at the side.
"Luckily, I didn't eat lunch. It's just right for me to have a bowl of rice after the review," said Zhou Shijie with a smile.
"We haven't eaten yet. Yuan, I will be eating here for breakfast and dinner this time," said Zhang Yan.
"That's right. The taste test is to clear your stomach in advance. Therefore, I will have to trouble Boss Yuan for breakfast and dinner," said Lee Yanyi.
"No problem," Yuan Zhou nodded his head.
Engineer Cheng, who was listening at the side, finally relaxed a little. However, he still straightened his back and waited for the review.
In a short while, the four of them finished the Twice Cooked Pork in their plates. There was only a thin layer of grease left on the plates. Only then did they put down their chopsticks.
"Today is the review of Yuan Zhou, Head Chef Yuan's disciple, Engineer Cheng. We don't have the final say, but it's fine for you, Yuan, to take a look. Therefore, I will start by saying something," said Zhou Shijie first.
"Go ahead," said Yuan Zhou.
"First, I will give a score for Zhao Mei's Twice Cooked Pork, 7.5 points. Of course, this score is based on your cooking, Yuan Zhou," said Zhou Shijie directly.
The four of them did not say anything and waited for Zhou Shijie to continue.
"Originally, according to Old Man Li's evaluation method, this dish should only be 0.7 points. However, the extra 0.5 points is compared to the previous Engineer Cheng's cooking. Therefore, it is 7.5 points," said Zhou Shijie.
Zhou Shijie's meaning was very clear. He recognized Engineer Cheng's hard work during this period of time, so he added another 0.5 points.
Engineer Cheng was very grateful. He bowed to Zhou Shijie to express his gratitude.
"Then it's my turn," said Zhang Yan again, "Since Chairman Zhou is praising me, I will point out the shortcomings."
Zhang Yan's words were the opposite of Zhou Shijie's. This made Engineer Cheng, who had just relaxed, tense up again.
"First of all, the problem of the oil handling. If it were someone else, I wouldn't mention it. But you are Yuan Zhou's disciple. Think about Yuan Zhou's dishes, then look at your dishes," said Zhang Yan as he pointed at the thin layer of oil at the bottom of the bowl.
"Yes." Engineer Cheng recalled that Yuan Zhou would never leave such a layer of oil at the bottom of the bowl after he finished his dishes. It could be said that he was able to control the heat and the right amount of food.
"Also, you are pursuing the taste, but the slices of the Twice Cooked Pork are slightly overcooked. You should know that, right?" said Zhang Yan again.
"Yes." Engineer Cheng continued nodding his head. He looked a little ashamed. If it was during normal times, he would be in the same generation as Zhang Yan and the others. But now, it was time for the postgraduate entrance examination.
The reason why Engineer Cheng was so reserved was because he respected Yuan Zhou.
After all, ever since he became Yuan Zhou's disciple, his culinary skills had improved visibly. Yuan Zhou didn't hide anything from him.
"That's all," said Zhang Yan. Then he continued, "In my opinion, it's 0.7 Yuan."
"Thank you, Chairman Zhang," Engineer Cheng expressed his gratitude.
"Since you have told me all the good and bad points, I have nothing else to say," the sharp-tongued Lee Yanyi didn't have much desire to say this time.
However, Lee Yanyi paused for a while and didn't directly give a score. Instead, he said, "In terms of the balance of the taste, the meat is fragrant the moment it enters the mouth. After chewing, the spiciness follows. It's a little late, so the taste isn't as good as before."
After that, the three of them looked at Yuan Zhou, waiting for his final decision.
Yuan Zhou sat on the chair with his back ramrod straight and his hands naturally crossed. He looked at Master Cheng, who was standing in front of the four people with his head lowered, feeling somewhat perturbed. Yuan Zhou spoke first, "Stand properly."
Engineer Cheng raised his head subconsciously, puffed out his chest and sucked in his stomach. Then, he straightened his back and looked at Yuan Zhou.
Yuan Zhou was sitting while Engineer Cheng was standing. But that didn't affect Yuan Zhou's aura. Seeing Engineer Cheng stand properly, he said seriously, "Seven points. You can finish your apprenticeship."
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