Vol 2 Chapter 6 (2/2)

I press the ma.s.s of meat into the iron plate and it makes a very loud sizzling sound while a large amount of Jus flows out.

It’s not fat, it’s pure Jus. Using this for sauce instead of the lard is going to turn out much better. Even when reinforcing the taste of the meat with the sauce, it’s not even greasy.

The overflowing Jus had a alluring aroma, with it we were all put into a trance.

「This iron plate has a special feature build into it. It has a slight incline for the Jus to flow toward the edge through a grove. There is a built-in bottle for it to flow and collect in.」

The Jus flowed from the muscle meat and quickly acc.u.mulated in the bottle. I kept on squeezing the grill meat until the bottle was full.

In addition, I had magic that I refined that I took advantage of to polish the iron plate to a mirror s.h.i.+ne. Thanks to that nothing gets stuck to it and the flavor of the Jus is perfectly preserved.

「And then, we pour that Jus into the reduced cranberry sauce then add salt to taste. We add mountain herbs with a good smell to it and voila the special sauce is done. The taste of the steak will be enhanced quite a bit when it’s covered with the sauce.」

The sweet sour flavor and the Jus taste that overflows from the sauce on the meat would make it incredible. But it would also go wonderfully with the pommes frites. Since we are serving both steak and potatoes together, that is one kind of way of eating it.

「Here, try tasting this.」

The women put their finger in the pot and lick their finger.

Everyone’s tail straightens out into a point.

Until now this has been the best reaction i’ve seen so far.

「Since the meat isn’t needed anymore, I want to try spreading this sauce on bread and eating it.」

「Me too, me too! I want to cover the steam potatoes we eat everyday with it. It probably will taste better.」

「Ah, that sounds good!」

「Cyril-sama saying so, tomorrow we will have access to wheat, would it go well with stir-frying noodles mixed with it?」

「That would be the best!」

As expected of the age group of housewives. Without the festival ending, it would be head spinning for ordinary life.

「Preparing the meat, if you can make today’s portion of sauce, it can be made in bulk for everyday use. It’s considerably effective with preservation, anyway the ma.s.s of muscle were using with the cranberry sauce is going to have to be thrown away eventually right.」

「「「we got it! we will a whole make a lot of it!」」」

To fill the dinner table from tomorrow, the older women of this squad will be ones to start making steak and sauce.

Preferably the latter will put in more strength in order to show off, but im sure its my imagination.

「Okay, next is the final squad isn’t it.」

Since the potato and steak squad ate up considerable amount of time, I speed up the pace slightly with the deer cuisine squad and the soup squad.

These two are a set.

I will get them to make the best soup using nothing but deer meat.

「Sorry for making everyone wait!」

「it’s completely okay. Cyril-sama.」

「yah, we also frequently mixed with the other squads to taste test. We also want to eat all the fried stuff and the meat until we’re full.」

「ah, Kona, that is a secret!」

This final squad, is a group of older teens and some in their twenties.

Up to now, they were the best, giving me a can do att.i.tude.

「Well then, Cyril-sama, if you would please.」

In the midst of it all was Kuu who bowed.

All of the Firefoxes were honoring me, but as expected due to Kuu’s upbringing it came out a little more than others.

How should I say it, Kuu had elegance.

「Okay, from the soup we will make, well even saying that, it will take work but the procedure is simple.」

I take the hind leg of the deer.

Actually, out of a four-legged animal, the hind legs are much tastier than the front legs.

「First, we put a lot of water in the pot, in there we put the hind leg meat and the meat stripped bone that we put in crushed.」

As always, the girls help raise the temperature of the pot.

It’s not needed to prepare fuel before hand, to begin with they are raising the heat directly so there is no smoke.

At my house when I want to cook, I have to collect firewood and make the fire each time. It’s troublesome, smoke comes out and I also have to clean it all the time, it’s to the extent I am jealous of them.

And anyway, today I accidently entered the workshop while the girls were changing their clothes. It was warm inside there.

The girl’s fire magic is temperature regulation.

Conversely during summer, they can take heat for it to become colder. The girls in the room can easily maintain the climate all year round.

I want one of them in my family, namely the Firefox family head.

「There, put in plenty of dried mushrooms I prepared and toss in rock salt.」

Even the dried mushrooms that were stored in the workshop was thrown in without reserve.

Since there were mushrooms that also looked like s.h.i.+take, that was also prepared. With part of the mushroom being dry, it actually tastes better. The ingredients for the soup is considerably higher-cla.s.s this time around.

「Just before the get-together begins, I want you to earnestly stir it and skim the sc.u.m off the top of the soup. If made well a tasty soup will be clean and clear. But if you cut corners it will become cloudy. I’ll know if you were slacking off so do your best.」

I show a smile. So that one of the girls can skim out the sc.u.m I hand over the ladle and the stick to stir the pot with.

「Other places are more even more showy, this is kinda plain.」

「I might be a little disappointed.」

As expected, they are still young girls and are very upfront about what they think.

I make a bitter smile and open my mouth to talk.

「it certainly is that, compared to the others it doesn’t feel like a feast, ya. But even so, people will be requesting things like this casual tasting soup.」

Do they even understand what I am saying… the girls tilt their head to me.

「Simply, when you ask for just the taste of the soup alone, you’re going to use more wild boar.」

It has more fat, it would be easier to understand that level of taste right.

「Even so, the potato and wild boar cuisines all have a lot of fat. They will get the feeling of it not being digested well unless they eat something simple like soup.」

Yes, the soup is targeted to brighten the lead role.

With that, deer is the greatest ingredient for that. The fat isn’t high and the genuine taste of the meat exceeds that of wild boar.

Taking time and working diligently to make the soup well makes the taste is worth the effort.

「Ah, I get it!. if it’s just the feast, they will want a cuisine that gives their stomach a break.」

To some extent the village chief’s daughter, Kuu who has had a rich life gave me a nod.

「And anyway. because it isn’t flashy doesn’t mean it isn’t tasty. shall we make try making a simple version?」

Putting the same ingredients in a smaller pot, and using wind magic to increase the pressure inside the pressure cooker. Kuu directly uses fire on it.

Not taking off the sc.u.m and because it was quickly made gave it a coa.r.s.er taste that dropped its rank. You can still atleast make something decent with this method though.

「here, everyone it’s tasting time. of course some people seemed to have made this into a custom….」

「hauu~ i’m sorry」

「but, it has such a good smell though…」

Earlier the girls that confessed came to apologize.

I forgive it with that smile, and give out soup.

「Ah~ it has a gentle taste.」

「It really does doesn’t it. when I drink it, I feel relieved.」

「no matter what I want to just keep drinking…」

With steak, and a tired mouth it’s ideal food to eat while resting.

「Because it’s a simplified version, soup that is made carefully is going to be much tastier. cooking it well over a longer period is hard, so do your best. Even if you say it’s plain because it’s going to get lonely at this rate, prepare it like that. 」[Lonely]

I am going to prepare the ultimate weapon today, I take out bean sprouts.

Soy beans I stole from the empire and grew in a dark room in the workshop.

「this, what is it?」

「In this dark place are soy bean sprouts, they are full of nutrition and has a good crunchy texture. They will put the finis.h.i.+ng touch and make the taste even better.」

Bean sprouts are a versatile vegetable, rather than eat the scarce soy means as they were I thought it would be good to make them.

「It’s just there are whiskers attached to it right? They make the tasty become murky and the texture also gets bad, with everyone can you take them out one by one.」

The whiskers on the root of the bean sprouts, whether taken off or not taken off completely change the quality.

It’s just it demands considerable patience. Honestly, if they were making and eating their own soup I wouldn’t bother taking it off for them.

But, I don’t want them to compromise them looking their best for everyone.

「I’ll do it. Please let me do it.」

「It does have a better taste doesn’t it. If that’s the case i’ll do it.」

「Yah, please allow me to return the favor. If Cyril-sama is going to eat it, I will do my best.」

Only obedient firefox children are good.

Kuu directed her gaze, which was a joyful gaze.

「If that’s the case I will leave the bean sprouts and soup to you. The rest that are left we will be making the supporting dish to the boar steak. The Firefox family traditional cuisine, deer sausages. 」

Daring to make this, I removed the deer’s internal organs.

「Cyril-sama, traditional Firefox family cuisine… We do not know such a thing, you know?」

「It’s okay, Kuu. I will introducing it to the Elves like that. The elves have never actually tried eating it once, so they absolutely won’t know about it. Unless I direct it all it won’t have any impact now will it. In order for the Firefoxes to feel welcomed I think the Firefoxes need to make a traditional Firefox family traditional feast for them to be happy and excited.」

Potatoes on their own don’t appear in the firefox village, so to call pommes frites and potato chips Firefox cuisine is a bit unbelievable. You could insist that the steak is but, just doing a different process to steak that is already known is not going to give the shock effect I want.

But, until now n.o.body has eaten sausages. So n.o.body would doubt it being a traditional Firefox cuisine.

Anyway, sausages made from deer are quite tasty. If they taste deer sausages once without trying beer or pig sausages the won’t be able to eat any other sausages, and also because it’s an easily preserved food, it can be eaten regularly.

If I think about it just this would bring about a good impression of the Firefoxes in just one fell swoop.

「Even so, it feels like we are just taking credit for Cyril-sama’s efforts…..」

「That’s also good, you know. That is the whole point of this get-together. Involving the Firefoxes in Elucie for everyone to enjoy is first. The second is for you guys to get use to it, that is the whole intent of it. I want the Elves to be pleased with all the Firefoxes. That in itself is my achievement.」

「Really… Cyril-sama is really…..」

Kuu’s eyes turned red and she wagged her tail a little.

「Thank you so much…. Well then, can you please show us how to make it.」

「Later kay, Saying it’s a traditional Firefox cuisine is not really a lie, I will say that. We are just going to make it into a traditional cuisine, this time you will be telling the Elves, Kuu.」

「that…. that’s cruel! That’s just frivolous isn’t it.」

Kuu laughed aloud.

「You have to hold on, this is all about the Firefoxes. I will guide you so that your words match the meaning behind them. If it all gets ruined it won’t be funny, you know.」

「Of course, because Cyril-sama can’t afford to be concerned about this.」

「Well then! Shall we begin. First we will make this.」

I take out the deer intestines.

Since Herbivores only absorb some nutrients in their digestive tract, they have long intestines to help with that. It’s about twenty times longer than the length of the animal.

This being a deer, it was close to 40 meters.

「First we clean it.」

I know this is cheating a little but I use water magic. I collect water in a water jug and pour it all in one go in the entrance of the intestines.

From the exit of the intestines, while the water was coming out so did the leftover particulates that were inside.

The cleaning operation was done in about a minute.

After finis.h.i.+ng was.h.i.+ng the intestines, it was cut into manageable sizes and soaked in water.

「If I was going to simplify it, the point is we will be smoking the deer meat sausages. Since the intestines are ready we will next work on making the ground meat. Any portion of meat is okay in sausages.」

While saying that, I take out deer meat and place it on top the cutting board.

「First, cut it lengthwise and crosswise, strike it with the kitchen knife. Then put it in a bowl.」

I nearly mince all the meat and put it in the bowl.

「The basis is kneading in salt, and to pack it earlier into the intestines. After we smoke it till it becomes tender.」

Yes, the deer meat is almost without any fat, simple and a bit boring.

If the sausage stays as it is, it would be completely shadowed by the wild boar steak.

「That is why we must reinforce the taste, for that we will use this guy.」

Next I take out the deer’s liver. Yep, it holds the highest sweetness, it’s a gem that makes me want to eat it raw as it is.

I mince it up the same way, and put only a small amount in the bowl.

Rather than doing it like that, this amount is going to make a good bit of difference.

「In addition, we will add this.」

I put this in as the finis.h.i.+ng blow and just a little bit of lard along with that.

Saying it’s the proteins, if I put it the other way around with any other meat, the other meat would battle with each other and make the flavor not come out, but deer meat is pretty flexible.

And also, about erasing the bad smell, I minced Yuri Wasabi and rock salt to put in, and put my waist into kneading it.

The liver and lard mix well together, along with that the meat stops being sticky.

「With this, the ingredients are done. Now we pack the intestines.」

I cut into it about 1 meter. I put the ingredients into the intestines that were soaked in water. Using a wild boar stomach filled with the filler I put the intestine on the opening on the bag. Pressing the tip of the intestines into it I squeeze the contents into it, filling it to the point of bulging.

Then I twist in regular intervals, making the familiar thick form of a sausage.

「After we just hang this and roast it with smoke. We make an open fire, this is going to be easy since it’s just going to hang. Well shall we try it.」

Because the way of making it is unexpectedly easy everyone did it. If I just sometimes gave directions they would somehow figure it out and do it.

Usually sausages are made with pig and sheep intestines, but deer intestines have a better texture, the taste is better and it doesn’t have a bad smell. Since the intestines preserve the taste of the lard and liver that is mixed in there, the level of taste is certain to leave an impression.

「Cyril-sama, I hope we don’t disgrace him but…」

Kuu says nervously, if you look closely one girl was hiding in the back.

Surely that girl wanted to say it to Kuu, but was anxious.

「We of the sausage squad, would it bad for us to taste test it?」

「yah, you can sample it, but it does take about an hour to smoke… ahh wait a minute!. Anyway if it’s just sampling this might be good.」

While saying so, I take the packing meat out of the bag and use the iron plate. I borrow the girl’s power to begin grilling.

What I am making now is hamburger.

I give the lightly grilled stuff to the girls.

「It’s not sausage, what I made is hamburger. But since it’s made from the same stuff the taste should be about the same. Try tasting it.」

Saying so, just like before everyone gathers around.

When you really look carefully, there were several people from the potato squad.

Apparently, other squads are the same with sneaking some samples.

「It’s fluffy…」

「Rather than the steak I like this more.」

「The Jus just explodes in your mouth.」

「Without saying a mouthful, I want to eat it until i’m full.」

This also seems to popular.

Everyone from Elucie and also the Firefoxes usually don’t have this kind of complex cuisines. Because there isn’t any food like this, they will probably feel that this complex food is delicious.

「Saying you just used the ingredients inside the intestines and precisely smoke it. With the tasty soup cooked well with the sausage will make your cheeks fall off.」

I can hear the high tension in their excited voices, and everyone gulping down.

「I, I’m glad to be alive.」

「I know right, while thinking about it this much I was saying it would be better to die, but I really am glad I am alive.」

「But, it would be nice to have allowed my little brother to try it.」

「I said not to say things like that!」

「But….」

The Firefoxes conversations took a dark direction.

I had a bad feeling, they were resigned together, then a loud sound gathered their attention.

「Come on, everyone break is over. We have to quickly make sausages.」

「Cyril-sama, how many should we make?」

Kuu was aware of my intentions, cooperating in directing the flow of the conversation.

I am thankful.

「I only have ingredients, so let’s make it. Because this can be preserved there can be portions after the get-together. I want you to make use this opportunity for other groups it’s going to be troublesome, so do your best, kay.」

「Of course we’ll be doing our best. If we hang in there from here, after the get-together we can eat delicious things right!」

All the girls have a can do att.i.tude.

And with that, the complete lecture on the cuisines was done.

After that, adjusting the flavor of the sausage is going to be hard for the squad that is posted to it. If they ask for help it will be good if they follow.

Today the goal for the get-together is just food.

After, it’s the opportunity to leverage the Firefoxes.

A mistake won’t be forgiven.

Creating another opportunity with the same cuisines, won’t give the same impact as today.

Editor Note(s):

Translator Note(s):

Mise en Place: /wiki/Mise_en_place

Pommes Frites: French Fries

Plat de résistance:

Zanza on 16th December 2015 at 10:42 pm said: Edit

“Plat de résistance” ().

miboujin-san: 未亡人さん- miboujin-san – widow

Leidenfrost: essentially is talking about the leidenfrost effect…/wiki/Leidenfrost_effect

Bleu: raw cooked

Jus: /wiki/Au_jus

Zanza on 16th December 2015 at 10:42 pm said:

– “Au jus” is an adjective. It means “with the juice(of the meat being cooked)” for example you can say “steak au jus” and not “steak with au jus”.

Demi-glace: is kind making a demi-glace from the sound of it./wiki/Demi-glace

Lonely: no idea… about the lonely thing…

Alt: The lonely thing is referring to the soup on its own so is keying into the following ingredient that comes in the next pa.s.sage.

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