Thursday, December 01, 2005
Chapter124: Practical Exam

Before i start anything, gonna do a flash back... got alot of things i gonna say to my bloggy... but can't realli think well now... too tired... so start with today then move backwards...
Today is my practical exam n the last one before i go for event catering... exam is like tt... everybody gonna pass up a asia dish n a main course... asia dish we know is wat... "Shrimp paste chicken" very easy... cut chicken, put shrimp paste, put corn starch, mix, deep fry... so easy... so no worry... difficult part is, main course... nobody know wat the hell we getting... instructor say, we will have all the vegetables ingredients we normally use... then starch must be potato n not others... n main item... random pick... get a number on monday... then today morning then we get the surprise... mdm flora pass me... first sight i tot chicken... then go back c again, eh? y the wing so funny one... so long... die... it's duck... one of the most "i like to eat" item... but one of the most "i dunno how to cook" item....
Mdm flora give us some hint on how she gonna do... some hint onli la... i stone there for a while... i can effort to stone... cos everybody cramp the whole "market"... all excited... maybe scare... then saw my ex partner... johnson a.k.a dirty old man, the face also damn sian... then i ask, wat u get? he take the thing n ram on the table... lamb shank... all time non-favourite... k la... give me i know how to do cos i do before... but too bad can't change... mdm say take it as a challenge... say nicer is like tt la... haiz... bo bian do loh...
most difficult part is to debone the duck... different from chicken... chicken i pro la... but this one... spend nearly half n hour to debone plus collect ingredients... manage to debone without breaking the skin... shiok... then take all the bone to boil... do simple brown stock... braise the duck... after tt roast the duck... inside the duck got herbs n nut stuffings... then chopped up the green apple, throw inside sauce... bring to extreme boil... strain, continue boiling... bast the roast duck... if i got the equipment i think i will try chinese cooking "Beijing roast duck"very powerful dish too bad use ang moh roasting loh... then i know the duck already cooked... continue like tt may become overcooked... scare... have to make it brown faster... but no honey... then use sugar loh... roast at 500 degree F... then the whole thing turn to full blast... scare if let the heat get inside it will overcook... high heat short time...
Then i notice i no need roux... cos in the bone marrow of the duck bone got gelatine which will thicken the sauce after reduction... hoho save time... actually cutted my hand a few times, but now i more zai liao so onli abit of skin goes... didn't c blood at all... but ah di cut his hand damn deep...he blame masumi for making his knife so sharp... stupid excuse... finally going to done liao... nearly forget my vege... last minute boil it ice it sauteed it... serve... the thing is like tt... mashed potato below, vege, roast duck on top... learn from inter-continental... sauce on top... then found this yellow thingy on my table... eh? lemon? i take lemon for wat? fuck, cos duck bone marrow n brown sauce's tomato paste is very easy eat till dun wan to eat item... then plus mash potato although they may not eat tt... but overall will make ppl very "ni" like eat too much cheese cake tt feeling... so must put citrus item to lift the feeling up... so i take lemon n green apple... but forget put lemon... wtf? haiz... add in on the plate a bit... so got two colour, can't find olive oil to push up the presentation... use fork to draw 4 line... but in the end become like a fire ball shape for the sauce... so happy create new technics... hehe serve...
Mdm flora didn't give comment in front of my friends but when i go help her she told me tt, she pretty surprise, but to go even higher standard, i have to brush up my sensation of my tongue... i'm still not experience enough, but good to continue learning... hehe so happy... she praise me leh... haha go home go brush my tongue... feel satisfied... hmmm got to buck up more... this is my career... think qualify to go next level...
After exam, go clarke quay a place call "brewerks" to chill... all the way from school to clarke quay, ah di, alvin, vincent, kenny n me talk cock all the way... all kinds of stupid cock... wah... really cockster loh they all... ah di n alvin under 18, so they kanna ban from drinking... then i drink untill drunk... do stupid things in the bright day light... then go capitol long john there knock out... alvin ah di n kenny go swissotel interview... then come back say wanna go damien place drink again... my head damn pain loh... haiz... so i walk here... hehe a pretty happy day... but must control money... tml after school then work... sian... but for money ma... waiting for the 15th to come... poor like hell liao...

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