Chapter 173 Eight Pots of Stir-fry

Xu Qing was processing the ingredients, screening, washing, and peeling them one by one, taking out the most essential parts of the ingredients.

At this moment, he suddenly heard a series of dull noises coming from afar, and saw dozens of strong men pushing eight peculiarly shaped stoves with difficulty. The stoves were all made of brass and were extremely heavy. It took four strong men to push one stove.

The appearance of the stove is very exquisite. The entire stove is carved into the shape of a dragon head. The dragon head holds its head upward, and its scales and hair are clearly visible. The dragon head's eyes and expression are even more exquisite and vivid, as if it will emerge from the ground and fly away on the clouds in the next moment.

The eight copper stoves are located in eight directions and placed around Lai He.

Lai He tapped the stove gently, heard the crisp echo of metal, and nodded with satisfaction.

These eight stoves were made by top craftsmen in the dark cuisine world according to his requirements, working day and night.

Lai He is best at speculation.

The most challenging part of stir-frying is the control of heat.

The chef has a good control over the temperature and an understanding of the degree to which the ingredients need to be heated. Through his skilled stir-frying technique, he can quickly heat the ingredients and seal their delicious flavor firmly inside the food with the help of flames.

These skills ultimately come down to the control of temperature and heat.

However, the flame temperature produced by ordinary stoves could not meet Lai He's requirements.

That's why he specifically asked the craftsmen in the dark cuisine world to make such a stove in order to maximize the temperature inside the stove and allow Lai He to exert his abilities to the limit.

When Lai He knocked on the copper stove, Xu Qing's ears moved slightly and he raised his head with surprise.

His keen hearing told him that this stove was not only unusual in appearance, but also contained an ingenious structure inside.

To his ears, the metallic sound was not just one sound, but a faint echo that reverberated inside the stove.

Xu Qing thought to himself, this might be a double-wall structure.

The stoves they usually use are not able to generate high temperatures due to their materials and structure. For example, Master Luo Tian's unique skills are actually limited by the stove temperature.

Xu Qing had demonstrated Master Luo Tian's unique skills during the initial assessment for top chefs. In order to make up for the insufficient temperature of the stove, he heated the iron sand and coarse salt in advance. The hot iron sand and coarse salt made up for the insufficient temperature of the stove, which allowed the dish to be presented perfectly.

Ordinary steaming and boiling methods do not require too high a temperature, or in other words, too high a temperature is not good. Because both require a long cooking time, and too high a temperature will cause a large amount of water in the pot to be lost, and it is impossible to completely bring out the deliciousness of the food.

Frying and roasting require higher temperatures. Their characteristic is that they use high heat to quickly overheat the surface of the food, locking the deliciousness inside the food in an instant. The delicious taste and moisture of the ingredients themselves are sealed by the slightly charred skin without any loss. Therefore, the food will taste crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and juicy and delicious.

The eight stoves in front of us are made of brass, which has excellent thermal conductivity, and the interior is designed with a double-wall structure.

The special construction of the double-wall structure can increase the oxygen supply in the combustion furnace through the air interlayer. At the same time, the distance between the inner wall and the outer wall can effectively reduce the loss of heat, keep the heat generated by the combustion in the combustion furnace, and further enhance the temperature of the stove.

Temperature is a difficult thing for ordinary chefs to control. Beginners are not good at using high temperatures to cook, and the food will easily burn if the temperature is too high.

However, for chefs who are extremely good at this, high temperature is their best help.

Xu Qing couldn't help but feel jealous when looking at the eight brass stoves. This was the treasure that chefs who were good at stir-frying dreamed of!
Moreover, the design and production level of this stove far exceeded the manufacturing level at that time, and it can be said to be a product of the times.

The dark cuisine world is truly full of hidden talents, and they can come up with such amazing things!
It would be great if there was a chance to bring this kind of talent to the bright culinary world.

Xu Qing thought to himself.

It's a pity that such a powerful person must be hidden very well in the dark cooking world and can't be easily seen. After the stove was set up, Lai He took out eight iron pots of equal size and placed them on the stove in order.

Then the man in black stepped forward and lit the fuel in each stove, and instantly the eight stoves emitted an even roar.

I saw flames flashing at the positions of the dragon's eyes on the eight dragon head stoves. The vibrant light made them look more vivid, as if they were really alive.

The roar in the furnace was like the dull roar of the eight dragons, which made people's hearts tremble.

The next moment, fierce flames gushed out from the dragon's mouth. The blazing flames instantly shot up into the sky, illuminating the surroundings red.

The flames from the eight brass stoves almost connected into one, forming a spectacular sea of ​​fire. The wild and scorching aura made the surrounding black-clad people step back several steps.

This scorching breath formed an endless heat wave that could be clearly felt even in the judges' seats far away.

Jidi and Li Yan's faces changed instantly. They leaned forward subconsciously and put their hands on the black cloth covering their eyes. They wanted to take off the black cloth to see clearly what kind of amazing changes had taken place in the field and why it was so hot.

The man in black standing behind them immediately held down the two men's bodies to stop them.

Mary subconsciously shrank back, trying to avoid the horrific heat.

Xu Qing, who was standing opposite Lai He, felt it even more deeply. The hot breath hit his face, making him sweat profusely as if he was in a scorching summer.

Compared to other people, Lai He, who was in the center of the sea of ​​fire, was bearing the wild heat from all directions. Not only did his body feel unbearable pain in the heat, but even breathing became difficult.

However, Lai He did not dodge. Instead, he had a crazy smile on his face, as if the fire brought him not only pain, but also deeper pleasure.

Under the scorching flames, the iron pot was quickly heated up, and the rising heat merged with the temperature of the flames.

Lai He acted as fast as lightning and quickly threw the eight treasures that he had prepared in front of him into the pot.

Almost in an instant, the skin of these eight ingredients curled up, unable to withstand the terrible temperature.

Then Lai He stretched out his arms, lifted up the eight pots at a very fast speed, and flipped the pots to evenly turn the ingredients over. The ingredients were roasted just right by the flames, just overheated to lock in the delicious taste, while retaining the color and appearance of the ingredients themselves, without becoming burnt.

Lai He's speed was so fast and his technique was so precise that from an outsider's perspective it looked like he had eight hands. In an instant he turned over all eight pots.

Then Lai He waved his arms repeatedly. His unusually strong arms were bulging with muscles and exposed veins. They did not look like human hands, but like the arms of gods and demons. Lai He danced in the flames like an ancient god or demon.

Amidst the fierce heat that continued to emanate, an enchanting fragrance suddenly emerged. It was the aroma of the food, which was involuntarily emitted by the stimulation of the flames.

At this moment, the roar of the stove and the fierce flames became the foil for Lai He, and the flames even became his assistant, constantly guiding him to bring out the hidden deliciousness of the food.

Suddenly, Lai He put the ingredients in the eight pots together and shook them outwards with force. The ingredients in the pots drew a graceful arc and landed accurately on the plates.

A man in black came forward and seized the plate.

Several other people rushed forward to extinguish the fire in the stove, and the eight beasts finally stopped.

Lai He's dish was thus completed.

(End of this chapter)