Gourmet: From a Stall in Northern Europe-Chapter 201 - 150: Familiar Faces Arrive, Everyone’s Scrambling

"Whoa?!"

The onlooking diners collectively stepped back half a step, expressing genuine amazement.

"It's... it's on fire!"

"Don't talk nonsense, this is a Chinese cooking method, I've seen it on TV."

The sudden blaze brought waves of heat, Lin Chen stood his ground, unfazed, gracefully maneuvering the wok with a rhythmic motion.

Bright green pepper strips and brown beef strips leapt through the flames with the sway of the wok, the sauce, primarily soy sauce, quickly evaporated in the high heat, spreading a delicious aroma all around.

"So fragrant, so fragrant, this is too good!"

"I've never seen this cooking method, it's amazing, won't the food burn?"

"You know, grilling meat outdoors also uses open flames, if controlled well it won't burn, Chef Lin's skills surely won't let that happen."

"I have to record this and show it to my friends, it's not something you see casually."

Lin Chen focused entirely on the flames before him, ignoring the surrounding chatter, swiftly shaking the wok, controlling the doneness as the ingredients briefly soared.

As he continued tossing, the flames suddenly extinguished, replaced by wafts of white smoke and a rich fragrance.

He turned off the heat, sprinkled a handful of Crushed Black Pepper, tossed a few more times, and served it directly into a stainless steel basin.

While in the pot, it didn't seem like much, but once served, the diners realized just how much was there.

A rough estimate showed there was at least five kilograms, filling the entire stainless steel basin completely.

This weight wasn't heavy for most people, westerners generally are into fitness, but if you're just using wrist strength to toss the wok, this five kilograms plus the wok itself isn't a weight an ordinary person can toss.

Just this wok alone, not many people can lift it solely with wrist strength.

Elsa, who had been waiting nearby, hurried over to carry it away, bypassing the salad area to the nearby table, spooning it into the food warmer with a large spoon.

A large group of guests followed her steps, watching her actions eagerly.

"Um..."

Elise and Vanessa still occupied the frontmost position, having already finished off the cold dishes on their plates.

"How about, let's just say, don't bother, let us serve ourselves directly?"

"Yeah, it'll be gone in no time anyway, it's really unnecessary."

The diners behind quickly nodded: "Yeah, yeah, don't bother, leave it to us~"

Elsa turned to look at Lucas, who was furiously tossing the salad nearby, silently put down the tongs and stepped back, making a gesture inviting them.

Vanessa, quick-eyed and swift-handed, caught the falling tongs, picked up a full tong of beef filet onto her plate, added a few strips of green pepper, and casually handed the tongs to Elise.

The freshly cooked beef filet seemed like it was glazed with a layer of translucent glaze, reflecting a crystalline brilliance, appearing tender.

The green pepper strips were crisp, with no trace of being scorched by flames, their unique fresh scent intermingled with an intense unknown aroma sneaking into her nostrils, combined with the quite evident spiciness of Black Pepper, made her mouth water uncontrollably again.

Walking towards Lin Chen while picking up a fork, she pierced three beef strips, slightly thicker than fries, and shoved them into her mouth.

The dish name indicated it was tenderloin, or filet mignon, and she surely knew what filet mignon's texture... feels like???

The moment her teeth bit down, her eyes widened in disbelief.

Beef tenderloin, the softest piece on the cow, with tender, loose texture, no connective tissue, no fat distribution, usually cooked to medium rare or less, the most tender that way, more than medium rare it gradually becomes tough and dry.

This method of slicing into fine strips and then frying was something she was seeing for the first time, initially thinking it would be fully cooked with a chewy texture, but what she tasted was far from it.

The beef filet contained juice, had a springy texture akin to gummy worms, and when bitten, it rebounded.

The rich juice burst forth with chewing, the beef's own juices and the sauce completely melded, an unmistakable Black Pepper sauce flavor washed over, mingled with the fresh scent of the green pepper.

She eagerly grabbed another forkful and shoveled it into her mouth, this time with a few strips of green pepper interspersed, the texture transformed immediately.

Just like it looked, the green pepper strips were crunchy, the juice perfectly sealed within, chewed together with the beef filet, producing a wonderful chemical reaction in her mouth, forcing one singular thought to crazily burst forth in her mind.

"Rice, I need rice!"

"What rice?"

Elise hurried after her, carrying a large portion of green pepper beef filet on her plate, immediately heard her muttering upon arriving, and asked somewhat puzzled.

"You haven't tried it yet, right? Hurry, take a bite, once you do, you'll understand."

"Is it really that amazing? Let me try it."

Five seconds later.

"Rice, quick, I need rice too!!"

"Don't rush, it's being made."

Lin Chen had already started frying shrimp oil, using the leftover shrimp heads, tossing them into hot oil to fry, then pressing them slightly to let the essence inside the shrimp heads unleash completely.

After frying for two to three minutes, the shrimp heads had completely changed color, the oil at the bottom of the pan had turned a reddish-orange hue, with many bubbles and a rich shrimp fragrance.

He immediately scooped out all the shrimp heads and discarded them, poured in the previously beaten egg mixture, allowing the shrimp oil's aroma to thoroughly infuse into every strand of the egg.

Once the egg mixture hit the pan, it shouldn't be disturbed, wait for the perimeter of the egg to visibly set before using a spatula along the edge of the pan, moving it to the center, allowing the excess egg mixture to overflow.