On the other side of the arena, in Section B, Chen Xia stuffed various ingredients into the processed rabbit. The rabbit, which had been somewhat flattened due to the removal of bones, quickly became plump.
"She even brought out a grill. It seems she's making roasted rabbit, but just roasted rabbit shouldn't require so much effort."
"What do you know? Only exquisite preparation can produce supreme deliciousness."
"This aroma, it's mesquite."
Mesquite is a leguminous shrub native to South America.
Watching Chen Xia fanning the grill, Erina Nakiri frowned slightly. A rich smoky aroma permeated the air, and at this moment, Chen Xia placed the processed rabbit onto the wire rack.
First, she brushed a layer of oil on the rack, then placed it over the fire to roast. Soon, a rich aroma wafted through the air, reaching the nostrils of the surrounding audience.
"What a delicious smell, so mellow! Is this really just roasted rabbit?"
"It's just simple roasting, but the taste is as elegant and fresh as a high-class dish! There seems to be another faint aroma coming from inside the rabbit…"
"Ah! Just smelling it feels like enjoying an incredibly delicious feast!"
As the aroma spread, more and more people turned their gaze to Chen Xia. At this moment, Chen Xia was sweating profusely, her eyes sparkling as she looked at the flames in front of her.
The roasted rabbit in her hands also developed a dazzling golden hue under the embrace of the flames, and as time passed, the color on the rabbit became richer and richer, while the internal aroma gradually began to diffuse outwards.
On the other side, Tadokoro Megumi did not choose to remove the rabbit meat's skin. After charring the rabbit skin with fire to remove any remaining loose hairs, she chopped it into small pieces the size of braised pork, then set it aside for later use.
Heat oil in a wok. At 30% oil temperature, add the rehydrated soybeans, fry until they float, then scoop out and set aside.
After processing the soybeans, blanch the rabbit meat in cold water, adding rice vinegar, rice wine, and ginger slices to remove any gamey smell. In the meantime, chop some more ginger slices, celery, garlic, and onion for later use, and also prepare dried chilies, star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, half a cardamom, and half a sand ginger, deseeded.
Take another bowl, add two pieces of red fermented bean curd, two pieces of fermented bean curd, three tablespoons of oyster sauce, one tablespoon of seafood sauce, four tablespoons of light soy sauce, one tablespoon of dark soy sauce, then stir evenly.
Immediately transfer the blanched rabbit meat into ice water, rinse briefly. Heat a generous amount of oil in the wok, leaving a little oil at the bottom. Add onion slices to fragrant, then remove.
Next, add ginger slices to fragrant. Once fragrant, add the rabbit meat, with the skin side facing the wok, to stir-fry until the moisture evaporates and the wok hei develops. Then add a little salt to enhance the base flavor, do not stir.
At this moment, Tadokoro Megumi was highly focused. Looking at the wok in front of her, she waited until the rabbit skin turned slightly golden before adding the spices, continuing to stir-fry until fragrant, then adding high-proof rice wine.
"Chinese cuisine, its essence lies in stir-frying. Tadokoro-san truly understands the word 'stir-fry' thoroughly."
Looking at the valiant Tadokoro Megumi in the competition arena, and the flames suddenly erupting from the wok in front of her, Erina Nakiri's face revealed a temporary smile.
Having followed Hoshino Sora for a long time, they had learned a lot of Chinese cuisine and were quite proficient in it. And when it came to processing rabbit meat, Chinese cuisine was undoubtedly the best choice.
A very wise choice.
"Wow!"
"So cool!"
Looking at the rising flames in the wok, the brilliant orange attracted the attention of many spectators to Tadokoro Megumi, and the rich aroma made the audience closer to the front desperately sniff.
"Megumi is also starting to exert herself."
The sound of stir-frying clearly reached his ears. Hoshino Sora had a faint smile on his face. This familiar rhythm of stir-frying was undoubtedly from Tadokoro Megumi next door. Judging by the cheers of the audience, she must be performing well.
"My dish is ready."
Just as Hoshino Sora shifted his attention to Tadokoro Megumi, Yumeko Jabami's voice suddenly rang out, attracting his attention. Then he saw her carrying a silver platter and approaching the judges.
"Thousand-Layer Lobster Tower, please enjoy."
With a very gentlemanly bow, Yumeko Jabami presented the dish to the judges and stood by. It was a very exquisite dish, exuding a rich, fresh aroma.
"Then let's begin tasting."
Looking at the layered Thousand-Layer Lobster Tower in front of him, the rich aroma spread before the judges' nostrils, like one enticing little hand after another. Terun Shang's face immediately showed a look of longing.
He picked up his knife and fork, quickly cut the dish, put it into his mouth with the fork, then closed his eyes to savor it carefully.
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