Chapter 56 - A Genius Master Chef at a Young Age? (2/2)
“No, you are mistaken.” A judge at the side smiled and said. “That child has been popular on the internet recently. You will be able to see him once you turn on your phone. He seems to be called, uhh, Xu, Xu Le.”
“What?”
“He’s so young, yet he already has the reputation of a genius Master Chef. He really is very capable.”
“It can’t be. He can’t even reach the counter top. Those titles are probably because of marketing gimmicks, right?”
The judges gathered together to discuss.
Xu Le reported to the production team that he needed barbel fish and fresh crabs. He looked through the ingredients in the fridge and had an idea.
When the preparation time ended, everyone followed the procedures under the instructions of the host and staff before dispersing.
The lights in the large venue were all extinguished, leaving only a few small lights to illuminate the area.
Xu Le walked to the door and realized that he had left his phone at the venue, so he returned. The security guard at the door did not notice a small figure brushing past him and yawned as he locked the door.
After all, there were cameras everywhere in the venue, so there was nothing worth paying attention to.
Xu Le found his phone and was about to leave when he suddenly kicked something. He looked down and saw a white-haired old man curled up on the ground. His clothes were “ragged”.
“Grandpa, what’s wrong?”
Xu Le squatted down to help him up. The white-haired old man didn’t seem to be in a good state of mind. The fabric of his clothes had been ground into tattered tassels.
Under the dim light, Xu Le could not see his expression clearly. “Should I help you out first?”
“I’m hungry.”
“Who are you?”
“I’m hungry.”
No matter what he asked, the old man kept repeating the same words. Xu Le said helplessly, “I’ll take you out to buy food.”
“I’m hungry.”
Xu Le looked at the stove behind him and thought that he was a mentally unstable person who had come in by accident. He said, “Grandpa, pick a place to sit. I’ll make something for you to fill your stomach.”
The white-haired old man nodded excitedly.
Xu Le’s hand, which was handling the ingredients, paused. “So you can understand what I’m saying.”
The white-haired elder said, “I’m hungry.”
He finally understood that the person in front of him only chose to listen to what he wanted to hear.
On the table were onions, garlic, and various spices. Xu Le took out a piece of pork trotter from the fridge and added some sauce and aniseed. He blanched it in the pot and washed the pork trotter clean after removing the froth. Then, he burned the pig’s hair with the flames and chopped it into evenly sized pieces of meat.
He blanched it again to remove the blood and stench.
The oil in the pot was heated up to 40% hot, and sugar blocks were added into the pot. He continuously stirred it with a spoon in one direction, and then used a small fire to heat until it started bubbling and had turned light brown.
He then drained the water from the processed pork trotter and poured it into the pot to stir-fry until it had changed color. During the process, he added ginger, garlic, fragrant leaves, aniseed and dried chili peppers. Finally, he poured beer and clear water into the pot to submerge the pork trotters.
At this moment, the fragrance of meat spread out. Braised pork trotters could be considered a simple home-cooked dish. Xu Le looked at the old grandpa and felt that he must have bad teeth due to his age. He would stew the pork trotters softer later..