7 PM, Jiayuan Television.
With the sound of a bell, the competition officially began.
Li Wei opened the foam box beside him.
One catty of diced chicken thigh meat, two boxes of House Sweet Curry,
Three high-quality Golden Potatoes, three purple onions, three lemons, and three specially selected sweet apples,
White sugar, rock sugar, and a whole jar of sweet honey, the rest were all seasonings.
To Li Wei's surprise, there were no Berries.
Because his theme was sweet,
He instantly knew what to make.
Sweet Chicken Apple Curry.
Since there were three specially selected sweet apples, he could use the method for making Crispy Apple.
This competition was three hours long, so there was plenty of time.
The first thing Li Wei did was make a rich stock, using a portion of chicken thigh meat and chicken bones with 500ml of water.
Although making a truly rich stock would take at least five or six hours, Li Wei could make a simplified version, as long as it enhanced the flavor.
Everyone had two stoves; Li Wei used one for the stock and the other for blanching the chicken.
"What is contestant Li Wei doing? Why is he cooking them separately?"
Master ClassBreederMs. Qiaoyi Xueno was responsible for warming up the crowd and asking questions.
Otherwise, a three-hour competition, if it was just watching the contestants cook, would be too boring.
Plus, she really didn't know what Li Wei was doing,
While Mikuri, Qinglv, Oak, and Professor Rowan were responsible for answering.
Oak laughed, "This is a unique cooking method from the Donghuang region, making a rich stock."
Although Oak only knew how to boil instant noodles with an alcohol lamp, when it came to theoretical knowledge, Oak was very knowledgeable.
Especially since his culinary theory was personally taught by Li Wei's grandfather.
Incidentally, Li Wei's family settled in the Sinnoh region from his great-grandfather's generation and had not returned since.
If tracing their roots, they were from the Donghuang region, not the Sinnoh region.
Following the sequence, Li Wei diced the potatoes and minced the onions. After all the ingredients were prepared,
He added cooking oil to a hot pan, then added rock sugar to caramelize it.
This Sweet Chicken Apple Curry had some special aspects.
He also needed to add minced onion, apple puree, and honey and stir-fry again, which would double the sweetness.
The theme was sweet, so Li Wei only needed to consider making it delicious on the basis of sweetness.
Other contestants were also cooking.
The most eye-catching was the duel between Ge Li and Lian Si.
The female host also had to warm up the crowd.
"Contestant Ge Li is from the Galar region, and Poké Curry is a dish he excels at."
Ms. Qiaoyi Xueno laughed, "He has excellent control over his heat and timing!"
Ge Li proceeded methodically while making the curry, appearing very composed.
Lian Si, on the other hand, seemed flustered and was sweating profusely.
Lt. Surge laughed loudly, "Look at Lian Si, doesn't he look like Agin from the last round!"
Lance nodded, "He really does."
Agin's flustered appearance in the last round was the origin of his meme.
Agin was exasperated, "Hey, hey, hey, that's enough!"
The spicy ingredients, unlike Li Wei's, were coarse ground meat sausages.
Comrade Leon criticized, "Lian Si forgot to remove the oil, so it will be very greasy."
Because when frying coarse ground meat sausages, the fat from the sausages also came out.
Ge Li, however, did not forget and only left a little base oil.
Since Poké Curry is a rice bowl dish, too much oil poured over it would make it very greasy and also affect the taste of the spicy curry.
Sasha and Heiji, who drew sour, primarily used Moomoo Cheese, which also happened to be Sasha's specialty.
They looked around and found that the contestants were not doing very well.
Especially when encountering something they hadn't made before, it further tested their basic skills.
Although Li Wei had never made Poké Curry, because his basic skills were very solid, he wasn't flustered at all.
While talking, Li Wei had already started making the puff pastry for Crispy Apple. If he was going to make it, he was going to make it challenging.
He was folding the dough like a blanket, needing to repeatedly fold it to create the layers of puff pastry, sprinkling a thin layer of flour after each rolling.
Now, he wouldn't mess up the Crispy Apple; at most, the puff pastry would be mediocre, but he could still achieve a B-rank result.
He was making curry, making Crispy Apple, and also making a rich stock to enhance the flavor, which made him the busiest among all the contestants.
This also made the host very happy; she wouldn't run out of things to say.
"I personally am very much looking forward to the dish contestant Li Wei is making!"
While talking, Lian Si and Ge Li's Spicy Sausage Curry Rice were both finished.
Lian Si's Poké Curry Rice was reddish, clearly extra spicy, and even the sausages placed on top seemed to have turned red.
Mikuri, Qinglv, Oak, and Professor Rowan exchanged glances; no one wanted to be the first to try it.
According to the Poké Curry rating, this curry rice would at most be Wobbuffet-rank, just barely better than Koffing-rank.
"Respect the elders and cherish the young, you two first!"
Mikuri and Qinglv pushed Oak and Professor Rowan hard into the middle.
Qinglv was willing to eat spicy food, but it depended on who made it.
He could eat three bowls of rice with Li Wei's Mapo Tofu and Chopped Pepper Fish Head.
As for this? No thank you.
"Senior, you first!"
Oak pushed it back to Professor Rowan.
Professor Rowan almost trembled with anger.
"Fine, I'll do it."
At this moment, Ms. Qiaoyi Xueno made a heroic entrance!
"Let me do it instead."
After Ms. Qiaoyi Xueno tasted it, the remaining four also took a spoonful; it was clear they were there to be judges.
Just like the previous round, both the judges and the Pokemon would give scores.
Qinglv scooped a spoonful of sausage, extremely spicy curry sauce, and rice mixed together, savoring it in his mouth.
It wasn't to say it was bad, but the spiciness completely masked the taste of the sausage, and it was also very greasy.
After rinsing their mouths, they then tasted the Spicy Sausage Curry Rice made by Ge Li.
Unlike Lian Si's, Ge Li's spiciness was just a thin layer, the edges of the plate were wiped very clean, and one could also taste the aroma of the sausage.
The five judges each had their own characteristics.
Ms. Joy, who seemed to be the most amiable, was actually a sharp critic.
She specifically criticized Lian Si's dish, "Your spicy Poké Curry is completely inedible, neither here nor there."
Oak was still somewhat considerate.
"Each has its own flavor; one highlights spiciness, the other highlights the sausage flavor. Overall, the spiciness still fits the theme, doesn't it?"
Qinglv also pointed out a flaw, "It's too greasy; you should have only left a little base oil."
Professor Rowan, who had a fierce appearance, was surprisingly a kind old man, "They're all quite tasty."
However, when it came to scoring, they were more cautious.
The spicy curry made by Lian Si wasn't inedible, but the emphasis was wrong.
He received 7.2 points, while Ge Li received a full 8.9 points.
Even after the Pokemon's scores were averaged, it would be very difficult for Lian Si to turn the tables.
Immediately after, Sasha and Heiji's Sour Poké Curry was also ready.