"Look at Head Chef Yuan's footsteps," said Wang Huai as he looked straight at Yuan Zhou without even turning his head.
Wang Jike observed for a while before saying, "There seems to be a pattern to it. He's not simply walking around the cow."
As one of the Five Tigers, Wang Jike's observation skills were very good.
"Yes. The ancient books once said that the touch of the hand, the leaning of the shoulder, the stepping of the foot, the bending of the knee, the swaying of the brush, the whistling of the knife, all hit the mark. The dance of the Mulberry Forest is the meeting of the scripture. Take a look and see if Head Chef Yuan is doing the same, "said Wang Huai.
Clearly, Wang Huai was very familiar with the Skillful Butcher Dismembering Cow. He could even recite the original text of Zhuangzi.
"I don't know what the Skillful Butcher Dismembering Cow is, but Head Chef Yuan's movements are indeed beautiful and powerful. The strength is mixed with the knife technique, looking very harmonious," said Wang Jike.
"I thought that was an exaggeration, but it seems that might not be the case," Wang Huai said and then stopped talking.
"Dad, you are exaggerating." When Wang Qiang heard that the strength was mixed with the knife technique, he felt that it was like reading a fantasy novel.
Of course, Wang Qiang did not doubt Yuan Zhou's culinary skills.
To be precise, did he have the right to doubt Yuan Zhou's culinary skills?
Garbage sorting.
What kind of garbage are you?
Wang Qiang did not understand Yuan Zhou's movements, so he wanted to listen to an explanation that he could understand. But now, he realized that he could not understand the explanation either.
"Mixed with the knife technique. It sounds strange, but it is actually a very accurate description," Wang Huai could not help but speak. He could not suppress his desire to explain.
"Continue watching." Wang Huai let Wang Qiang continue watching.
Actually, many chefs were paying attention to Old Master Wang. To be more precise, all the chefs of Jiangsu Cuisine knew that Old Master Wang had tried the Skillful Butcher Dismembering Cow before. Therefore, Old Master Wang was the one who knew the most.
Hearing Old Man Wang's words, everyone looked at him seriously. Meanwhile, Yuan Zhou began to extract the next bone. It was also a rib, but this rib was not the one next to the previous one. It was the one at the end, near the back of the cow's hoof.
This rib was slightly shorter than the previous one, so the extraction time was shorter. It was also a snow-white bone that was directly extracted.
One by one, the ribs were placed in place. His movements were as smooth as flowing water. To put it bluntly, even a scalpel would not be able to perform such a complete dissection.
It was the gospel of obsessive-compulsive disorder!
"Did you see it clearly? His strength is fused with his knife skills. Slaughtering a cow is like using a knife to paddle water. This knife skill is truly terrifying. "Old Man Wang exclaimed once again.
"Gulp." Wang Qiang and the other chefs, who saw it clearly, couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. No one present was stupid, so they all understood what was going on.
"So this is …"
Before Wang Qiang could finish his words, he was interrupted by Old Man Wang. "That's right. It's exactly what everyone is thinking."
"Bone and flesh were separated after the knife passed through, and there was no blood or minced meat. I've been a chef for 30 to 40 years, but I've never seen such a scene. I don't know how well Yuan understands this cow," Zhou Shijie lamented, pointing out the most incredible thing in one sentence.
Zhang Yan said, "The legendary butcher dismembering the cow — the one who has no respect for the whole cow!"
Didn't he think about how many times Yuan Zhou went to the ranch at night and how many cows he harmed …
As Yuan Zhou mysteriously displayed the initial technique of butcher dismembering the cow, the surrounding crowd had already exploded. The buzzing sounds of discussion were endless.
The difference between the professionals and the laymen was very obvious. The chefs' discussion was clear and logical, while the media and tourists' discussion was much simpler.
First, there was a row of "Are my eyes playing tricks on me?" It proved that human nature was a repeater.
Then, there were those who obviously didn't read much. They wanted to recite poems to describe it, but they couldn't. They could only say, "What the f * ck!"
There were also those who doubted the nature of human nature. "Are we watching a cooking show? Why do I feel like I'm at a magic show? "
There were also many Yuan braggers at the scene. Yuan braggers liked to say proudly, "It's nothing to Boss Yuan. What else can our Boss Yuan do?" At the same time, they tried to promote Yuan Zhou in various ways. But this time, Yuan braggers felt that they couldn't do anything to Yuan Zhou.
They really couldn't do anything to Yuan Zhou.
Yuan Zhou turned a deaf ear to these voices. He continued to walk around the cow with the knife, pulling out rib bones from time to time. He only stopped when all the rib bones on both sides of the cow were pulled out.
"Phew." Yuan Zhou exhaled lightly with his face mask on. His forehead was covered with sweat, which shone under the sunlight.
Obviously, this wasn't easy for Yuan Zhou, and it consumed a lot of energy.
After a short rest, Yuan Zhou started to roast the cow.
It took a long time to roast the whole cow. Moreover, Yuan Zhou needed to pay attention to the heat from time to time and adjust the intensity of the fire.
Because every part of the cow needed to be roasted for different times, Yuan Zhou paid attention to the heat and adjusted it at all times.
The reason why the Zhama Banquet was lost was because of the craftsmanship. According to the information provided by the system, to complete the whole process of the Zhama Banquet, more than 20 people were needed.
Of course, more than 20 people was a bit long. Coupled with the current progress in craftsmanship, five or six people were definitely needed. However, Yuan Zhou was only one person!
Normally, such a moment was a little boring. But looking at the serious look on Yuan Zhou's face, the audience and chefs all admired him.
It was because Yuan Zhou had maintained this kind of concentration for four hours, from the time the whole cow went in to the time it came out.
And to maintain such a strong concentration for four hours, this was something that no one could do.
"Yuan's concentration is really terrifying." Zhou Shijie sighed with emotion.
If there was anything else, it was that Yuan Zhou went to cook a large pot of beef bone soup during the break.
That's right. Yuan Zhou cooked the beef ribs into the soup. The strong fragrance of the beef soup slowly drifted around the whole venue, making people swallow their saliva uncontrollably.
"It smells so good. Why doesn't the beef soup I stew at home smell so good?" Someone couldn't help but ask.
"It's good enough to have a Boss Yuan." The answer was wonderful.
So much so that the audience who had just asked the question became speechless instantly.
Of course, Yuan Zhou not only cooked the soup, but also prepared the side dishes of the roast beef, which were all handled by Yuan Zhou himself.
Originally, Wu Yungui said that he would arrange for the chefs in his hotel to help. Although he didn't dare to say anything else, he could at least wash the vegetables. However, he was directly refused by Yuan Zhou.
Even Cheng Zhao Mei, Yuan Zhou's disciple, was also refused by Yuan Zhou.
Therefore, the whole roast beef and the side dishes were all prepared by Yuan Zhou alone.
Soon, as the sky gradually turned dark and the temperature in Chengdu became cooler, the huge oven was put out by Yuan Zhou half an hour ago.
And it was at this time that the fragrance began to spread.
"What a fragrant roast beef." Chu Xiao's nose was the most sensitive. He immediately identified the first trace of the fragrance that belonged to the roast beef from the rich beef soup.
"Hmm, not bad. The smell is indeed very fragrant and there's no burnt smell at all," Wang Jike nodded and said.
"Logically speaking, such a huge cow should have some parts that are not roasted completely or burnt. Obviously, this doesn't exist for Yuan Zhou," Chu Xiao said confidently.
"Indeed," Wang Huai continued, "We should be able to see the true face of dismembering the cow in a while."
"True face? What do you mean, Old Wang? "Wang Jike asked curiously.
Wang Huai's words also attracted the attention of the surrounding chefs. Everyone looked at Wang Huai curiously.
"Why? Do you think that the beginning was the entire process of dismembering the cow? "Wang Huai said.
"Is there something else?" Wang Jike's words clearly meant that he admitted it.
What happened just now was almost like magic. What else did he want?
The chefs at the side also nodded in agreement. All of them had the same thought. Even Zhou Shijie and Chu Xiao looked at Wang Huai, waiting for him to explain.
"Hmph, if it's so simple, it wouldn't be impossible," Wang Huai said.
"The speed with which he removed the bone just now," Hang Tian said. "That's not something a human can do."
"Old Wang, do you have some misunderstanding about the word 'simple'?" Wang Jike said seriously.
"That's true. Yuan Zhou was able to remove the cow's bone without causing the cow's abdominal cavity to collapse. I don't think anyone here can do that," Chu Xiao said with certainty. "Neither can I."
In any case, everyone felt that it was a simple act of dismembering the cow.
Wang Huai ignored Chu Xiao's words. Instead, he stared at Yuan Zhou. "It's not that simple to dismember the cow. We only saw the appearance just now. Whether it was successful or not, we should look at the inside of the cow."
"We'll be able to see that very soon." Wang Huai watched as Yuan Zhou started to flip the large grill. His voice was slightly excited as he said, "To be able to truly dismember the cow, we'll have to look at the cow."
Wang Huai's seniority was there. Strictly speaking, he was half a generation older than Zhou Shijie, so it wasn't appropriate for him to refute him. Most importantly, he was so excited that it wasn't appropriate to pour cold water on him.
"It seems that apart from the mysterious bone extraction method just now, there must be something else that I haven't seen. Mr. Wang wouldn't make empty promises." While thinking of that, Chu Xiao also looked at Yuan Zhou in the middle of the field.
At that moment, Yuan Zhou was indeed preparing to take out the whole cow.
The whole roasted cow was too heavy. It was impossible for a single person to move the whole cow. At this time, the rack that Yuan Zhou hired Carpenter Lian to make came in handy.
Yuan Zhou operated the mechanism on the rack and directly lifted the top of the grill.
"Whoosh." White steam rushed into the sky, reaching about three meters high. As the steam rushed into the air, the faint aroma of the roasted beef began to spread.
"Smells so good."
The audience couldn't help but whisper as they smelled the aroma.
This aroma was like the smell of a steak being fried in a metal wok. It sizzled and wafted into the nose at the same time.
It was so tempting, so appetizing.
The sea of spectators couldn't help but swallow their saliva in unison. They even unconsciously took a few steps forward in order to be able to see the appearance of the roasted whole cow that emitted such a fragrant aroma.
Yuan Zhou didn't disappoint. He quickly used the rack made by Carpenter Lian to lift the whole cow.
That's right, it was a whole cow. That cow had been roasted in the huge grill for four hours, yet it still looked whole.
However, its appearance had changed. The once smooth skin was roasted to the point where white steam was coming out. Tiny oil droplets were sizzling on the glossy brownish-red surface.
The most amazing thing was that the whole cow had a beautiful caramel color. Every part of it emitted an alluring aroma.
Even the cow's ears, which were the hardest to roast, emitted a fragrant aroma. They weren't even charred at all. The heat was on point.
"This is amazing. Such a big cow can be roasted so perfectly. As expected of my lifelong enemy," Chu Xiao said solemnly. At the same time, he looked at Yuan Zhou with an even more solemn gaze.
He even had the urge to go back and reform the individual exhibition menu.
That's right. Yuan Zhou's roasted whole cow had given him a new inspiration.
"No, this is just the beginning," Wang Huai's eyes didn't move. He even stood up and said solemnly.
As Wang Huai stood up, the senior chefs also stood up and looked at Yuan Zhou.
When the chefs stood up, the audience also stood up. As for the media, most of them were standing.
The media stood for a better shot, while the audience and chefs all looked at Yuan Zhou with burning gazes.
At this time, Yuan Zhou had already placed the whole roasted whole cow on a huge, custom-made porcelain plate.
Of course, this porcelain plate was also brought over by Wu Yungui according to Yuan Zhou's request. It was specially made and not sold outside.
Placed on the huge porcelain plate, the Tiandu Cow, which weighed as much as 900 catties, only occupied the center of the plate.
Yuan Zhou suddenly said, "I'm going to start cutting the cow."
His voice was transmitted to everyone's ears through the microphone at his collar. Everyone couldn't help but look forward to it.
After all, the whole cow's appearance was too perfect. Just looking at it made one want to pounce on it and take a bite.
Now that Yuan Zhou said he was going to start cutting the cow, everyone naturally looked forward to it even more.
Even the group of chefs were looking forward to it. After all, there were quite a lot of people who hadn't tasted Yuan Zhou's dishes. They had long wanted to try it.
Yuan Zhou once again took out the ox-dismembering knife that Chu Xiao had praised as a good knife. First, Yuan Zhou cleaned and disinfected it in front of everyone. After that, he wiped it dry and held it in his hand.
The huge porcelain plate was placed on the low table. The whole Tiandu Cow lay on its back with its four legs facing the sky.
This time, Yuan Zhou didn't stand at the cow's head, but at the cow's tail. After remaining silent for about 10 seconds, Yuan Zhou began to move.
Holding the knife with his right hand and pressing the back of the knife with his left hand, Yuan Zhou no longer faced his back to everyone. Instead, he turned his body sideways to face them. Then, he walked quickly to the cow's head.
As Yuan Zhou walked, the cow's tail began to separate slowly in front of everyone, like a flower bud in full bloom.
That's right. When Yuan Zhou raised the knife and brought it down, the whole cow, which didn't even have its belly cut open, slowly opened up in front of everyone.
"Pa". It was the sound of two pieces of beef slapping on the porcelain plate.
This sound also went into everyone's ears. Because everyone couldn't help but take a breath of the beef's aroma when they saw the beef in the porcelain plate.
The beef in front of them was too perfect. It was so perfect that even a medical student would exclaim in admiration at the sight of it.
After the whole cow was spread out, everyone could only see the slightly yellowish spine and the bones of the cow's four limbs. The meat of various parts of the cow were neatly arranged on the sides.
It was just like a work of art. Yes, it was awkward to say that the roast beef was a work of art. But when it was really placed in front of everyone, it could only be described as a work of art.
Every part of the cow was emitting fragrance and the smell of the oily roast meat.
After Yuan Zhou's whole roast cow was cut in this way, everyone found that the beef was directly cut according to the muscle lines of the cow itself.
In other words, the cow had actually been cut before it was put into the oven. It was just that the cow's skin looked intact. That was why it was so perfect when it was cut open.
Sometimes, it wasn't a question of whether it could be done, but a question of whether one dared to think about it!
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