Everyone was slicing pork and preparing the dishes, yet Ann Sudong stood on the stage with his eyes closed for three minutes without doing anything.
"Don't tell me that this kid doesn't know how to cook East Slope's meat? Until now, he still hasn't made a move. East Slope's meat takes a lot of time, so he might lose if he delays this match."
"Haha, this kid is at the end of his rope. I bet this kid only knows how to cook soup. He probably won't be able to cook hard dishes like this!"
"That might not be the case. Maybe he's just thinking about innovation. Let's figure it out first, then start. Otherwise, he might get flustered later."
Hearing the discussions of the crowd, Mu Lingyan and the others were very worried too. Ann Sudong had never told them that he knew how to cook before, and it was all because of him suddenly participating in the competition.
Hong Yingyue and Mu Lingyan were forever filled with curiosity towards Ann Sudong.
"Mr. Wang Yang, look at what this brat is doing. I think he can't even cook East Slope meat, right?"
The evaluators looked at Ann Sudong who was standing there unmoving and were truly curious.
"He definitely knows how to cook this dish, so he might not have done it before, but right now, he's definitely thinking about innovation. That's because if he were to use traditional cooking methods, the old chefs on the field would all be stronger than him, so he's going on a new path. This round, he might be in danger."
Wang Yang did not think highly of him in this round, because he had already eaten East Slope Meat Hua Xia for thousands of years and there were quite a lot of innovative dishes, but there were basically no delicious dishes in this round.
Ann Sudong thought it through in his mind. He used the ancient recipe passed down to him from the Master Chef, and now the method of using the Eastern Slope Meat was mostly based on the color of the soy sauce and the sugar in the stew.
Soy sauce can color and flavour, sugar can go fishy and fresh.
This ancient recipe, on the other hand, was not like this. It used white wine to remove the smell, caramel to color, and sour plums to flavour. The taste of the East Slope meat was very exquisite and not greasy, making one feel refreshed and sour.
Ann Sudong began to move. He first dug out six plums from a corner of the ingredients and used it to cut them open. After removing the cores, he cut the plums and soaked them in water for reserve.
"What's he going to do with that sour plum? Don't tell me he wants to use the sour plum to make East Slope meat? Isn't he just messing around? Can the pork even taste good if it's sour?"
"He's just standing there for so long and thinking about it. Isn't this a joke? He's definitely going to lose this round, and he's definitely at the bottom!"
"Haha …" "Let's see how this kid will make a fool of himself later on. The judges onstage are a bunch of old men who can't stand to be jealous. They'll probably lose their teeth later!"
"Mr. Wang Yang, do you know how to make East Slope Meat with sour plums? Is that really feasible? I think he cut a few more."
Seeing the discussion from the audience, one of the evaluators couldn't help but ask the most authoritative person, Mr. Wang Yang, if he knew.
I've never heard of anyone making East Slope Meat or putting plums in it. In fact, plums are rarely used in any of the dishes. Even if they were used, they would only be used for flavoring purposes.
Wang Yang was still too young, after all. Although it was true that being young was a form of endowment, innovation had to be done the same. This was simply subverting the traditions.
Ann Sudong did not pay attention to the discussions of the audience. He used his blade to quickly cut the pork, which was made of the fat and thin streaky pork, and this streaky pork was also very particular, it could not be used on the stomach, it had to be used on the pork on both sides of the ribs.
The ratio of fat to thin was also very particular. The final ratio was 7: 3. Only then would the Red Braised Meat that was made to be delicious.
Ann Sudong cut the streaky pork into two finger widths, and they couldn't be too small, or too small, or too small, or too inconsiderate. Furthermore, the amount of time he had spent on it was too long, so all of these small matters were most suitable.
It was indeed Ann Sudong's first time cooking Eastern Slope Meat, but he still held his blade like the wind and was not unfamiliar with it.
"Young Master Ann actually used sour plums? It's really unique, I have never seen someone making East Slope meat like this, I wonder if that would work."
In truth, Mr. Song was very suspicious of Ann Sudong's actions, but he was too embarrassed to say it out loud.
"Since Brother Sudong uses sour plums, then it's fine. Who said that Red Braised Meat must be sweet? It's as sour as it is yummy, I like to eat sour plums."
Hong Yingyue had already worshiped Ann Sudong to the extreme, becoming a complete little girl. Even if Ann Sudong were to use donkey meat as meat for the east slope, Hong Yingyue felt that she was right.
Mr. Song looked at the admiring Hong Yingyue with an embarrassed expression. Could it be that his master had brainwashed these three women?
"Since Sudong uses sour plums, it must be a useful principle. Sudong is extremely confident in everything he does, I believe he can do it."
Mu Lingyan trusted Ann Sudong to the extreme. Ever since she had gotten acquainted with Ann Sudong, he had never let her down. She created miracles again and again, and gave his a pleasant surprise, he believed that it was the same this time.
I've never heard of such a thing. It seems that you're going to lose this round for sure, and this has truly disappointed me. I finally found an opponent, and I thought he was very strong, but he turned out to be a weak chicken!
When Xu Liang saw Ann Sudong's side dish, he could not believe it. He then told it to because he felt that in the future, Ann Sudong would never have anything to do with him again.
"Haha …" Young man, you're still too inexperienced, don't think that even dishes can be innovative. It seems that the result has already been decided. "
Huang Shang saw that Ann Sudong was actually using sour plum as a side dish, and he couldn't believe that there was no suspense in this match. He was sure that he wouldn't even be able to enter the top ten.
Ann Sudong skillfully used hot oil to make a copy of the sliced pork. Once the pork was coated with a layer of gold, he would fish it out for backup.
He left some base oil in the pot and some spices in it. Then he put the pork, plum, and brown sugar into the pot one by one. He let go of the water in the pot.
Ann Sudong controlled the temperature, and after about 20 minutes, Ann Sudong had already flipped through a few rounds of the pork meat. The smell of the Red Braised Meat drifted all over the place, and it was almost lunchtime, causing the spectators on the field to become greedy after smelling the taste of the Red Braised Meat.
All of the participating chefs around Ann Sudong could smell the unique fragrance from Ann Sudong's wok. There was a kind of fragrance in the wok, and a kind of sour and sweet smell. This smell made people unconsciously salivate, Xu Liang and Huang Shang suddenly wanted to go and have a taste.
"The taste is pretty good, I wonder how it tastes like?"
Mr. Wang Yang walked from the judge's area to Ann Sudong's front. When he was at the judge's area, he smelt this unique fragrance and he could not help but come down.