The fried double crisps were still steaming just out of the pan. The white and tender tip of the pork belly and the deep red of the chicken gizzards complement each other. After being stir-fried over high heat, they do not lose too much moisture and taste extremely crispy.

Zhou Jinnan ground the mung beans and red beans that had been soaked for a day and picked out the bean skin. Then he added glutinous rice flour, AP flour, and fine sugar in proportion and mixed them evenly. The beans were cooked for coloring. The cooked bean soup was mixed with an appropriate amount of milk and poured into the two flours to make dough.

Zhou Jinnan had already deboned and marinated the whole chicken used for making braised chicken. While Zhou Jinnan was making pastries, he asked Zhou Shudi to fry it until golden. While Zhou Shudi was frying chicken, Zhou Jinnan’s voice in the kitchen never disappeared. Zhou Shudi only realized at this time that Zhou Jinnan was a tyrannical tyrant in the kitchen, and anything that was not in line with his standards would be magnified by Zhou Jinnan.

“Why did you put the chicken in when the oil is not heated through? Take it out!”

“Did you not brush the chicken with honey carefully? The color of the fried chicken is uneven. Can’t you see it yourself?”

“Are your hands for decoration? Are they disabled? Can’t you see that the chicken is burnt on one side and light in color on the other? Turn it a little more!”

“Stupid, don’t you know when to take it out and when to turn down the heat? The outside is burnt but the inside is not fried through! If you keep doing this, the taste of the stew will not be up to standard!”

“The chicken you fried like this is better than the one I fried with the machine on automatic mode!”…

Zhou Jinnan originally thought that Zhou Shudi could at least complete such a simple task of frying chicken to a passing standard. But the facts were far beyond his expectations. In his opinion, the boneless whole chicken fried by Zhou Shudi was simply horrible. He really couldn’t bear to watch it, so he snatched the large colander from Zhou Shudi’s hand, quickly brushed a layer of honey on the chicken, rinsed the whole chicken in cold water, and put it back into the oil pan. Are all the chefs in the star system so bad? Even the basic skills of a level 5 chef are so bad? !

“Watch me carefully to see how I do it. I didn’t expect your level to be just like this. It seems that I have to teach you from your basic skills.” Zhou Jinnan said with a dark face. He controlled the chicken in the pot with his left hand, and pointed with his right hand, deciding to give Zhou Shudi another chance, “You can cut tofu, right? You go and cut the Wensi tofu. The heat is not up to standard, but your knife skills are acceptable, right?”

Zhou Shudi was nervous. Of course, he had made the famous knife-cutting dish Wensi tofu before. When he was learning to cook, he was praised for his knife skills. But… Zhou Shudi had a hunch that his own standards and Zhou Jinnan’s standards should be completely different?

A square piece of white tender tofu needs to be cut into hair-like tofu shreds, which requires not only patience but also skills. Zhou Shudi was trembling with fear when he used the knife, fearing that he would make a mistake.

Zhou Jinnan couldn’t stand it anymore: “Why are you so nervous? Relax! Your whole body is as stiff as a piece of wood, you won’t be able to cut Wensi tofu well!”

Snap – Zhou Jinnan scolded him. Zhou Shudi didn’t control the strength well, and the tofu that was cut halfway broke.

Zhou Jinnan’s face became more and more ugly, and the tray that was already filled with jade and agate double treasures that had been shaped by molds and was about to be sent to the oven was hit hard on the table by him, making a dull sound: “Change it and start again. If you can’t cut it well again, you should start practicing by cutting white radish! You want to cook at your level? This is not the way to waste ingredients!”

[…Is the little brother so fierce when teaching people? ]

[Scared…]

[Wrapping herself tightly in her quilt while shivering. ]

[Is the host’s cooking skills so bad? I think they are pretty good. ]

[If the host is considered disabled in both hands, then I am probably half-paralyzed or paralyzed in the eyes of the chef brother, right? Goodbye, manual. ]

[Eh? That’s not right, isn’t the host Chef Zhou’s father? I thought Chef Zhou’s cooking skills were taught by his father? Isn’t it? ]

[Old fans of the live broadcast said that it’s not true. Although Chef Zhou’s cooking skills are pretty good, they are not even half as good as Chef Zhou’s. ]

[So where did the little brother learn his cooking skills? Chefs are very particular about experience. Chef Zhou’s cooking skills can be seen clearly, and he must be a very talented chef. ]

[And his style is obviously that of the old-school chefs, who are rare nowadays. He requires manual work on knife skills, heat, and seasoning. He pursues excellence in cooking and despises the rigidity of machine cooking. ]

[Come on, Boss Zhou! You can cut the Wensi Tofu! ]

Zhou Shudi could not see the various encouraging remarks on the live broadcast barrage. He was concentrating at the moment, focusing all his attention on the snow-white and tender tofu in front of him. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, raised his breath, moved his knife, and cut it in one go.

“I’m done.” Zhou Shudi said.

The snacks had already been put into the oven and the time had been set. It only needed to adjust the energy level according to the fragrance that came out at the right time. Zhou Jinnan was preparing the clear soup for Wensi Tofu Soup. The soaked mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and ham had been boiled in the pot for a long time. The water had a faint white color, and the ingredients were removed and discarded. He boiled another pot of hot water and cut the other cut mushrooms, bamboo shoots, ham, and black fungus into thin strips. Shredded mushrooms, bamboo shoots and ham were blanched in boiling water for a while and then immediately removed and placed in a soup bowl.

Hearing Zhou Shudi say that it was done, Zhou Jinnan casually moved the tofu shreds Zhou Shudi had cut with his hand and frowned slightly: “Not up to standard, the thickness is not cut very evenly,” he said and then changed the subject, “But it can barely be used.”

“Look at me cutting it once and compare it with yours.” Zhou Jinnan also took a piece of tofu, and his hand moved the knife as fast as a gust of wind. Then he divided the broth into two portions, and put the two portions of tofu shreds into the pot separately. He slowly bloomed and spread in the broth like chrysanthemum petals. After adding a little salt to enhance the flavor, serve them separately before sprinkling a little chopped black fungus shreds on them, “Taste it, you should be able to feel the difference.

“Zhou Shudi looked at the two seemingly identical Wensi tofu soups in front of him, and indeed as Zhou Jinnan said, the difference could be distinguished by getting a little closer. The tofu shreds on one side are very evenly thin, and each strand is clearly visible in the soup. When you eat it, it is soft, smooth and fragrant; while the tofu shreds on the other side are also cut very thinly at first glance, but the shape is magnified in the soup, and you can see that there are some differences in length and thickness. This difference is not noticeable, but it really affects the texture and taste of this dish.

[I can see the difference in tofu shreds but I can’t taste it. Don’t they both taste the same? Why do you have to be so demanding? ]

[No, I can taste the difference in flavour between raw and cooked of the anchor’s tofu shreds. ]

[And this is when the little brother has completed all other processes. Just the tofu shreds can affect the taste. If you use other broths and side dishes that are not as good as this pot, the taste difference of the tofu shreds will be more obvious.]

[But it’s already very good. In the current food industry, there are not many chefs who can cut Wensi tofu by themselves. Many chefs are lazy and use cooking machines as many steps can be saved. Sometimes I don’t know whether I am eating dishes made by people or robots. ]

[Manual labor is more expensive and time-consuming, and there are more failures in the initial learning. It is not like a cooking machine which maintains a fixed height and standard from the beginning. But the higher realm that chefs can pursue is unattainable by cooking machines.]

[If you just want to taste delicious food, you can do it with a good recipe and standard procedures, but the ultimate food is what the little chef said, and only a chef can make it. ]

[Why are you discussing such a boring question so seriously? The question of whether cooking machines are better or chefs are better has been discussed for hundreds and thousands of years, and now they are both coexisting well? Let’s put the focus back on food, okay? ]

[I smell the fragrance of pastries! Sweet! ]

[Finally, my favorite dessert! Every time the little brother’s dessert ends up beautiful and delicious!]

[Others are delicacies, but desserts are works of art! ]

Emerald and agate double treasures, to put it bluntly, are mung bean cakes and red bean cakes. However, Zhou Jinnan’s is naturally different from others. His mung bean cakes and red bean cakes do not use any food coloring or dyes, and the colors are all the original colors of extracted mung beans and red beans. The mung beans are fresh and red beans are sweet. The bean paste has lost its sandy texture and has become delicate mixed with the glutinous rice flour and AP flour. The sweetness of sugar in the pastry only plays a small role, and the sweetness of locust flower honey is more apparent. Zhou Jinnan also added crushed sesame and peanuts to the mung bean cake and red bean cake. The aroma of nuts and the sweetness of the pastry complement each other after baking.

Cakes can be made in large quantities at a time. Zhou Jinnan made a lot more this time than other snacks during the live broadcast. After the first batch came out of the oven, Zhou Jinnan put another plate in and continued to bake.

Zhou Shudi picked up a piece and tasted it carefully. He knew the materials for making emerald and jade double treasures, but it was another feeling when he ate it. The pastries made this time were not big. Qin Kai and Huo Xuan could finish one in a single bite, and Prince could swallow several at the same time. One snack after another went into their stomachs, and they were very happy.

“Can you make some less sweet desserts next time? I don’t really like sweets.” Huo Xuan made suggestions while eating.

Prince pushed Huo Xuan aside: “If you don’t like sweets, don’t eat them. I think it’s not enough.”

“Why not eat them if you have them? Prince, don’t forget that I paid for everything you eat!” Huo Xuan said, “Besides, you are a tiger. Why do you eat sweets and not meat?”

“…I am an exotic beast, and a wind and thunder tiger…” I am not a tiger.

Although the live broadcast did not include Huo Xuan and the others in the camera, there were still voices that caused confusion among the audience. Zhou Shudi saw this and quickly closed the live broadcast room. The audience only heard Zhou Shudi say that they were welcome to come and support the restaurant’s trial opening the day after tomorrow, and then they were kicked out of the live broadcast room.

[? ? ? Why did you turn off the live broadcast? ]

[I heard several voices! There must be other people at the host’s home! ]

[Ahhhhh host, you forgot to draw the lottery! ]