BXBX NOVEL Chapter 176 - 176: Stir-fried with Green Onions
“Finally home!”
Opening the door to a home that had been left uninhabited for more than a week, Qin Lang felt a sense of relief wash over him as he looked at everything familiar in front of him.
“Gululu!”
“Chaka!”
The two Food Spirits cheerfully flew into the house, helping Qin Lang carry his luggage inside.
“Let’s do a big clean-up!”
Touching the thin layer of dust that had accumulated on the tabletop, Qin Lang quickly made a decision.
“Gululu-du!”
I’ll take care of this!
Dan Bao immediately nodded, implying it was up for the task.
With the Thought Waves it could control voluntarily, it could clean up the dust at its fastest pace!
“If that’s the case, then Lat-lat and I will take care of unpacking.”
Watching the broom and cloth dancing in the air as though enchanted, Qin Lang suddenly felt that awakening Dan Bao’s Thought Waves was his wisest decision.
Such a relief.
“Chaka!”
Let’s unpack!
Seeing that Dan Bao had already begun to get to work, Lat-lat promptly urged him on.
“Alright!”
Qin Lang opened his suitcase, sorted out each item, and placed them in their respective places with Lat-lat.
Half an hour later, the bustling of the man and two spirits ended.
The house had been thoroughly cleaned, not even the tiniest corners had a speck of dust.
“Finally done.” Looking at the setting sun outside the window, Qin Lang stretched, “1 was thinking of going to see Uncle Luo Hui, but he should be busy at dinner time, so I guess I’ll go see him tomorrow.”
“Let’s see what food ingredients we have in the fridge first, let’s solve the hunger problem.”
With the mention of food, the two little ones immediately perked up, eagerly following Qin Lang into the kitchen, showing none of their previous exhaustion from cleaning.
“Let’s see…”
Qin Lang sorted through and organized a bit.
“There are still two out of the four Matsutake mushrooms I exchanged before…”
“There are still several pounds of the Mixed-Breed Beef 1 got from Mr. Fu Hang…”
“Huh? There’s also an old hen?”
Quickly having an idea, Qin Lang put the three types of ingredients on the table.
“Let’s eat the remaining two Matsutake mushrooms tonight, shall we?”
“Chaka!”
Good!
Lat-lat nodded earnestly.
Previously, it hadn’t thought that this ugly-looking food would be tasty, but recalling the wonderful taste from last time, it couldn’t help but salivate.
“Let’s try a different way to eat this time.” Qin Lang put the old hen and Matsutake together, “Make a Matsutake Chicken Soup!”
“Gululu?”
A new way to eat?
Dan Bao’s eyes also lit up, he looked at Lat-lat, their faces full of anticipation.
“As for the beef…” Qin Lang weighed the large chunk of beef, “How about making Stir-fried Beef with Scallions? 1 don’t think I’ve made this dish for you two yet.”
“Chaka!”
Good!
Hearing that there was beef to eat, Lat-lat was even more excited.
“Let’s have a vegetable dish as well, so we have a meat, a vegetable, and a soup…” Qin Lang looked at Dan Bao, “I saw some tomatoes just now, how about making Tomato and Scrambled Eggs?”
“Gululu!”
Yay!
Dan Bao cheered immediately.
There are eggs!
Qin Lang nodded satisfactorily.
Both Food Spirits were quite easy to please.
One is happy with just eggs, the other only needs meat.
The next Food Spirit should be as easy to keep as these two!
Well, it seems rather far off for now.
With his apron on, Qin Lang rolls up his sleeves.
“Let’s get started then, we’ll start with the Matsutake Chicken Soup!”
Making soup takes time, once you’re done with the initial steps, you can let it simmer slowly while you prepare the other dishes.
By the time the last two dishes are finished, have Spicy speed up the soup, and it’ll be ready to serve at the same time as the other dishes.
Perfect.
Normally, all the ingredients in the fridge are used up before going on a long journey.
This old hen has been frozen in the fridge for over a week, rendering the meat unsuitable for cooking.
But that’s not a big problem when you have Fresh Full at your disposal.
With a gentle puff from Dan Bao, the frozen layer on the old hen melted quickly, visibly returning the stiff meat to the elasticity of a freshly slaughtered chicken.
Chop the old hen into pieces, blanch in cold water with green onion, ginger, and cooking wine, then place the blanched chicken pieces into warm water in a separate pot.
Add only green onion sections and slices of ginger, then simmer on low heat.
“Let it braise.”
Having taken care of the preliminary steps for making the soup, Qin Lang picks up the Matsutake mushrooms, washes them under running water, scrapes off the surface with a ceramic knife, slices them, and sets them aside.
Then, his eyes land on the beef that Dan Bao has optimised to the ultimate freshness with Fresh Full.
“Thud, thud, thud–”
With the rhythmic sounds of the knife falling, the beef is evenly sliced into thin pieces.
In a small bowl, mix a spoonful of cooking wine, two spoonfuls of soy sauce, MSG, pepper, white sugar, and baking soda. Toss the beef in the mixture, then seal with oil.
“Ten minutes.”
Qin Lang places the small bowl in front of Spicy.
Spicy, already adept at coordinating with Qin Lang, proficiently employs its force of Cooking Acceleration onto the beef in the bowl. The acidic beef’s reaction to baking soda is sped up, and the texture of the beef changes quickly.
While Spicy is working, Qin Lang takes the green onions already prepared by Dan Bao and starts cutting them into segments with a rolling cut.
Heat up the pan with oil, then put the white and green parts of the onion in the pan and stir fry.
“Sizzle–”
With the crisp sound of stir-frying, a unique yet non-irritating aroma of green onion gradually wafts out of the pan, filling the kitchen.
“Crack!”
It’s ready!
Spicy pushes the beef next to Qin Lang. Sniffing curiously, a look of drooling longing quickly appears on its face.
It smells amazing!
Without even being cooked yet, it already concluded that it would surely love this dish called Stir-fried Beef with Scallions!
Soon, the nicely sauteed white and green parts of the onion produce a savoury aroma, and Qin Lang takes them out and sets them aside.
He pours a reasonable amount of oil into the pan and heats it over-high heat.
He cups the bowl filled with marinated beef and upends it into the pan. With a sizzling sound, a meaty aroma quickly permeates the pan.
The meaty aroma wasn’t strong at first, but as Qin Lang kept stirring to separate each slice of beef, allowing them to change colour on both sides, it quickly grew richer, filling the entire kitchen and making both Food Spirits swallow in anticipation.
The rich aroma of the beef didn’t drown out the earlier aroma of the onions; instead, the two merged together, becoming even more enticing.
When the beef is sufficiently stir-fried, Qin Lang adds the previously removed onion whites and greens along with some soy sauce and rice vinegar for seasoning, stirs, and then takes it out of the pan.
The no longer crispy onion sections lie amidst the tantalizingly brown beef, their stark whiteness and verdant greenness hardly diminished at all, providing the perfect garnish to the dish.
As he takes the dish out of the pan, the aroma of the beef rolls forth, bullying its way into every nook and cranny of Qin Lang and the two Food Spirits’ olfactory senses. Coupled with the scents of the onions, it weaves a tantalising harmonious symphony.
Unable to restrain themselves any longer, Dan Bao and Spicy swoop in, their eyes eagerly on the prepared dish, eager to give it a go.
“You may only taste a bite, and wait for the other dishes.” Qin Lang smiles.
Both little creatures nod their heads in unison.
Just one bite!
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Today’s Bonus Chapter Content:
[Matsutake Chicken Soup]
[Stir-fried Beef with Scallions]