Because of the special nature of Iron Nail Beef, after the competition began, the nine Ouyang Family direct descendants didn’t immediately start work, but instead considered what method to use for cooking.
While they were struggling with their thoughts, Liu Wanshi picked up two kitchen knives and began skillfully breaking it down, chopping the Iron Nail Beef into several pieces.
From these she selected seven parts lean meat and three parts fatty meat, then finely cut and roughly chopped them until the minced meat was the size of rice grains.
“Is she making beef dumplings?” Jun Changxiao propped up his chin.
No, that’s not right.
Dumpling filling should be even more finely minced.
“Could it be…”
Jun Changxiao suddenly thought of a dish and muttered to himself, “Is Dudu making braised lion’s head meatballs?”
Correct!
Liu Wanshi was making braised lion’s head meatballs.
This was a famous Huaiyang cuisine dish, also called Four Joy Meatballs.
Swish!
After finishing chopping the Iron Nail Beef, Liu Wanshi followed the recipe’s steps, mixing various ingredients into the meat that had both fat and lean parts, then forming it into meatball shapes.
Whoosh whoosh—
The firewood blazed up as she poured a large amount of oil into the wok.
After the oil heated, she began placing the prepared meatballs into the wok to deep-fry.
“What kind of dish is this?”
“Meat buns?”
Looking at the meatball-shaped beef pieces, the watching martial artists were completely confused.
After much contemplation, the nine Ouyang Family direct descendants also began cooking.
To be honest.
They had absolutely no confidence in their hearts.
The main issue was that the meat quality of Iron Nail Beef was too special. The slightest error would definitely make it impossible to create delicious food.
…
Back to Liu Wanshi.
When the beef meatballs were fried to golden brown in the oil, she scooped them out.
She poured away most of the oil, leaving a small portion, then added bok choy and carrot shreds and stir-fried briefly before pouring in the fried meatballs, adding soy sauce, clear water, and cooking wine to braise together.
After simmering on medium heat for 20 minutes, the beef meatballs were thoroughly cooked. Opening the lid, she continued adding more ingredients.
At this time, a nose-teasing aroma drifted from the wok.
The many martial artists subconsciously took a sniff, and their entire beings immediately became intoxicated.
“It smells so good!”
Jun Changxiao was quite surprised.
He had eaten braised lion’s head meatballs before and didn’t think they tasted this good.
Could it be because of the Iron Nail Beef that such a fragrant and nose-teasing aroma was released?
Swish!
Liu Wanshi poured the four beef meatballs onto a plate, then used bright oil to drizzle over them. The famous Huaiyang cuisine Four Joy Meatballs was ready!
Everyone’s eyes were fixed on that plate of delicious food where meat chunks and juices clung together, unconsciously swallowing their saliva.
The ten judges also had gleaming eyes.
If not for the fact that the other nine contestants hadn’t finished yet, they would wish they could go taste it right now.
…
Originally somewhat restrained, Liu Wanshi, after two rounds of warming up, let herself go completely for the third cooking session, so the Four Joy Meatballs were quickly completed.
The Ouyang Family direct descendants’ expressions were extremely ugly.
Because when the aroma drifted out, their state of mind was disturbed.
Especially seeing the ten judges’ impatient appearance, they secretly guessed that if they took one bite, they might still give a perfect score!
When martial artists fight, being distracted is most taboo.
Chefs in the middle of cooking similarly cannot let their minds wander.
However.
With Liu Wanshi’s delicious delicacy pressing down on them from above, it was obviously very difficult for them to control their mentality.
Half an hour later.
The nine Ouyang Family direct descendants, in a state of vexation and agitation, successively completed their dishes and plated them, but each one hung their head in dejection.
How the dishes turned out, they already had their own answer in their hearts.
…
Ten dishes were placed on the display tables.
The Shen Family elder hadn’t spoken yet when the judges all gathered around the braised lion’s head meatballs, some picking up chopsticks, others picking up spoons.
The old man took the first bite, and his body immediately stiffened.
Each grain of beef was wrapped in sauce. Taking a bite was not only fresh and savory, but also very chewy!
Iron Nail Beef had tough meat quality. If the heat wasn’t controlled well, it would be very difficult to cook it tender, and the meat fibers might even get stuck in one’s teeth.
Liu Wanshi’s Four Joy Meatballs fully considered the characteristics of the meat. Chopping it finely, frying then braising, allowed the sauce to penetrate every grain of beef, thus maintaining the elasticity of the ingredient while being fresh and delicious.
After savoring it carefully, the old man evaluated, “Astonishingly heavenly!”
“Delicacy of the mortal realm!”
“Unicorn liver and phoenix marrow!”
“Jade plate delicacies!”
“Universally acclaimed!”
The ten judges all gave their evaluations, and various idioms praising delicious food came out of their mouths.
The watching martial artists’ eyes held intense envy, jealousy, and hatred!
Just from the drifting aroma of the third dish, one could tell it was absolutely top-tier delicious food. If they could eat just one bite, they would definitely be extremely happy!
“Everyone.”
The Shen Family elder said, “Please give your scores.”
“Ten points!”
“Ten points!”
The Ouyang Family direct descendants had truly been prophetic. Liu Wanshi’s third dish was still a perfect score!
This undoubtedly created a new record for the Great Culinary Competition.
Three rounds of competition, three perfect scores!
Of course, the competition hadn’t ended here, because the nine dishes made by the Ouyang Family direct descendants hadn’t been scored yet.
Actually, the martial artists knew there was no need to score them.
Since it was a competition, it had to be fair. After the ten judges rinsed their mouths, they began tasting the other nine dishes.
As a result, the nine dishes made by the Ouyang Family direct descendants all uniformly received zero points!
“This…”
When the last person’s score came out, everyone was completely dumbfounded.
The Ouyang Family, which had focused on culinary arts for hundreds of years, actually received zero points in the Great Culinary Competition, and it was nine people together at that—this was too unbelievable!
There was nothing unbelievable about it.
The Ouyang Family direct descendants’ state of mind had been disturbed, making it impossible to cook with peace of mind.
They also made frequent errors in heat control and ingredients. Although they barely finished in the end, it simply didn’t meet standards.
If it were other foods, even with mistakes, the taste wouldn’t be too bad.
But the key point was, this was Iron Nail Beef. The slightest flaw would affect the taste, so the ten judges could only give 0 points.
…
The third round ended.
Liu Wanshi once again won with a perfect score and claimed the championship.
When going on stage to receive the award, she said excitedly, “Here I want to thank my Sect Master, thank my senior martial brothers and sisters. Without them, there would be no Liu Wanshi today!”
Jun Changxiao shook his head, “This girl is really using the acceptance speech I gave her.”
Standing beside him, Ouyang Jun’s heart was full of bitter suffering.
If he had shown his daughter more care from the beginning and carefully nurtured her, perhaps the person she should thank most would be himself.
“Of course.”
Liu Wanshi held the trophy and said, “I also want to thank my father. It was he who let me be born into this world, who made me understand that combining food and ingredients together can create delicious food that leaves endless aftertaste.”
Ouyang Jun froze.
Gradually, his eyes moistened.
My daughter, as long as you can forgive father’s past mistakes, it’s I who should be thanking you!
“Finally, I also want to thank the Ouyang Family.”
“Without their difficulties and humiliation, I wouldn’t have left the Ouyang Family, wouldn’t have wandered outside, and also wouldn’t have…”
Speaking to this point, Liu Wanshi’s tears flowed out uncontrollably.
However, her face still had a smile. After adjusting her emotions slightly, she said with pride, “Had the fortune to become a disciple of the Iron Bones Clanging Sect!”
“This girl.”
Jun Changxiao shook his head, thinking to himself, “This seat is also proud because of you all.”
This day.
The Great Culinary Competition concluded.
Liu Wanshi’s three rounds of perfect scores would become an unsurpassable existence in the Great Culinary Competition, while the Ouyang Family’s nine direct descendants all receiving 0 points would also be forever nailed to the pillar of shame.
This day.
After receiving her award, Liu Wanshi spoke an acceptance speech that deeply moved the Juying Hall students.
The Iron Bones Clanging Sect.
Just what kind of sect was it?
That it could make a girl with extraordinary culinary skills show such rich pride on her face when calling out the sect’s name!
“It’s decided!”
Huo Ling secretly resolved in his heart, “I want to join the Iron Bones Clanging Sect!”