Chapter 45 (2/2)
I can ih class, luxurious steak to be soft and juicy
So, let's create so similar to that
First, knead the grated garlic and onions well into the tenderloin,this, it'll add flavour, and make the meat even more tender because of the enzymes in the onions
I then roughly scatter some pepper across it, then rub it into the meat nicely
I then let this set for some time
”Let's startthis sauce”
”Oi, aren't you going to add any salt to this? Even I know you should add that”
”While it's certainly going to need it, that's so it”
The pepper is et rid of the ht before cooking
The pepper has to be sprinkled on at least 15 minutes beforehand since there needs to be time for the smell to be dispersed, and the salt in particular, if it's added on too soon, will cause all thereally dry There was a time when I had made the exact same mistake, and it was quite difficult to eat
Further the steak The salt wouldn't be spread evenly across the meat, and so the saltiness would be too much on one side This would also lead to failure One does not simply cook a steak
That's why I won't add it now Let's make the sauce first And so I decided toin the onion and garlic
”Gann-san Allow me to use the red wine that you secretly hold on to”
”EH!!?”
I one away, you secretly hoarded away tons of liquor, and I even knohere you hid them
I turn away from the stunned Gann-san, and make the sauce
I scraped half of the grated onions onto a plate I had prepared in advance, and finely cut thearlic too, apart froredients were the fish sauce, to get rid of the scent, and butter It would be best if there was olive oil as well, but there isn't any so it'll have to do It's so one day
Then, I heat up the pan now that I've gathered all the ingredients, war it up
”…That took quite sorill it”
”Even though it looks like I'enuity and work are necessary”
Ganglabe-san was co, but well, it's not like I don't see where his co steak too, apart from my aforerilled it without any preparations other than taking it out of the fridge and defrosting it
Once you take the et it down to rooht think, ”Isn't that the sa?”, but there are many different ways to defrost
Usually this is done by putting it through running water When you think of defrosting by running it through water, you usually think that you put a stiff block of beef into a full bowl of water Or if thewater continue flowing over it
What you shouldn't do, was to defrost it unnaturally with a microwave
By doing it that way, you would quite literally raise the temperature in a jiffy, and you would be able to defrost it, but if you do this then all the umami from the meat juices would leak out, so you really shouldn't do that Even though it would look like it was defrosted on the surface, the inside would still be frozen! That's the sort of disappointing ie it conjures up
I said that you shouldn't defrost it with a microwave, but it's not all her end machines that have better functionality which are excellent, but the simple ones, when they defrost would sionna use the ood one
Anyway, there are plenty of different ways to defrost meat The one I have today is already at rooh
Alright Since the pan's already war
I lightly sprinkle and season the steak that had been arlic with a little salt, and put it into the pan Even now, there was a trick regarding how strong the fire should be
There are some people who cook it carefully on low heat, but I'll be opting for a high heat this ti out froh
And also when you're cooking, you absolutely can not touch the meat There's a method where you have to constantly press on it too, but let's hold ourselves back As long as we restrain ourselves, there will be a delicacy waiting for us
I cook it steadily on a high flame, and once the meat juices start to leak out I flip it over
And, it looks like it’s time to flambe it
”Gann-san, your red ill be used to cook up the finest of steaks”
I pour two large cups of red wine into the pan, inciting the flames further
”Oi! Are you trying to cause a fire!? Someone! Get water!”
”Adora-san, I'll be angry if you do that, okay?”
I stop Adora-san's uproar with a single sentence, and calmly put a lid over the pan
”With this… Alright”
”Is that it?”
”Yes, that's all”
Hearing Ganglabe-san's voice, filled with fear, I calmly replied
H? No, there's no way, they definitely know about it
After one out, I take it off the pan and arrange it onto the plate
Now then, let's use the rest of the fat on this pan for the sauce
I add the garlic, the aro out, and then the onions and fried them
Once it was hot enough, I add red wine, and it started boiling, looking like it would jump out; the odourless fish sauce, and melted the butter With this, it was done
I pour the sauce into a small container I had prepared, and put it onto the plate with the steak Done!
H, and it even looks good It's perfect
”Alright, time to take it to her, I suppose”
”Wait”
Just as I was going to take it to Renha-san, Ganglabe-san grabbed me by the shoulder What for?
”Give me… just a little taste”
”Hah? There's no way I would allow that”
Since it was the Filet Mignon, there wasn't a lot of it already If you split this upleft for Renha-san
However, Ganglabe-san just s at all Even worse, he was gradually co closer to me
Please stop, even if you keep approaching ive it to you
”Just… A little bit of that piece there?”
”Where did this coain after so please just wait until then”
”Lettingsuch sounds, yet telling me to postpone… how cruel!”
”A person ould try to take soht?”
”We hath caught the scent of so delicious so We hath come!”
Bang! The one who opened the kitchen door was Princess Tebis Wutin-san as well
You guys, what happened with the uys have work? I'h?
In my stunned state, Princess Tebis walks into the kitchen triumphantly
On the other hand, Wutin-sanbehind her You can't just give up, yo
”Oh! Shuri, could that be a steak that wasless of Shuri, even knowing of Our Country's newest technique!”
”Ah, Princess Tebis”
”Co hall! Allow me to try that wholesome steak!”
”No, this is for Renha-san”
”What a delicious srounds, su!”
”Truly, it is wonderful, nou Tonight's dinner will surely be luxurious”
Ehh, Cougar-san? Teg-san? Even you two came?
”What a nice sry”
Ahrius-san as well?
”……”
Ah! Riru-san is hiding in the door's shadow!
”Shuri-kun, I could soing on?”
Even Ekress-san boldly walked in!
”Ore-sa now that I've finished work… What an irresistible scent”
Ah, huh? Gingus-san!?
”Oh, is that tonight's dinner! What is that, Shuri?”
”Uus-san This is…”
”Wait, Gingus I'll be tasting this first It's a new steak after all, you know”
”Ah, that's not fair Ganglabe, su”
”Indeed! This one is tired after all ar)
”Please wait a ician's troops are tired as well We should be the first”
”…This new product will give Riru inspiration”
”Riru-chan just needs Haht? I should be first” (Ekress)
”Cease If we're on that topic then fried chicken (Karaage) is all you need too Ekress! We should be the one who should confirm the taste first”
”Aa…”
Wh-what's all this? The charm of steak has spread!
Nevertheless, with all this tih
For steaks, just because you cooked it, it doesn't mean it's immediately delicious You have to let it rest a little, and allow the athered in the centre to spread outwards to the whole of the steak
Okay, let's just ignore these people and go
Trying to turnall this noise, I take the steak with one hand, quietly disappear from their view and left the kitchen
I can't take this anymore
So, tieon I carry the steak and the sauce, covering theet in
I bet, around about now, those zo their et back up to theht have to make a steak in the shape of the cross
Anyway… This time I cooked it in a pan, but if I had a choice, I' it in a fry pan would've been even more delicious
It's been such a hassle since there's no fry pans even now Once I get back up there I should ask Riru-san toeven tastier so she should happily cooperate with me
”The scent coh from here, noja!”
”Ah, Shuri-kun Here you are”
Hah! I was found!
Princess Tebis and Ekress-san caught up to me
”T'is just a prank Shuri, did We hear correctly in that, that was food for Renha?”
”We came because we too, have some business with the Lady”
”Eh? Business?”
”Exactly We want to speak with her”
”I'm her chaperon”
H on? It doesn't look like the two of theot no reason to stop them so it's not like I can tell them no
”Well, I don'tas you don't try to steal her steak”
”We cannot promise this, but well, We'll hold ourselves back”
”I can't guarantee this But, alright, Shuri-kun”
Are? That ht? How do I handle this, knowing that they can't be trusted or believed in?
Eo down the stairs, heading for the dungeon
”By the way Shuri The technique that you were using to cook the ?”
”Wine cooking?”
”The technique where you added Red wine, shutting in the fragrance”
”Ahhh, you mean Flambe?”
Wine cooking is exactly that though
”Where did you learn that technique from?”
”Uht”
The internet is a useful thing When I was on earth, the internet would teachbooks
Flaet , or the amount of wine to put in, I had to research all of that and practise
When you're trying this at home, please, please try to be careful It's a heck of a lot more intense than what they show on tv, so it'll burn more than you'd think
”Wonderful! Even in Our country, this is a technique that We had only recently started developing”
”Is Wine Cooking really that a, Princess Tebis?”
Ekress-san looks confused, and asked
”Indeed, that technique that Shuri displayed, was a h alcoholic concentration, pour it into the fry pan, and evaporate all of the alcoholic attributes all at once
Making use of the final touches, if this was someone as practised in the technique then, it's possible for a brilliant fragrance to be attached to the dish
As We have stated earlier, Even in Our country, Newbyst, it is a newly developed technique, and so there is still a lot of roo we did was to eat the steak that we made, but that did not this indescribably wonderful scent, noja
You could sht Ekress?”
”Ahh… to think that I would be able to smell even from such a distance”
Is it really such an exaggeration?
No, since this steak was a success, it let out such a great sree with
”And, for such a wonderful dish to be first experienced by that woman My, oh my We have no words”
Princess Tebis hed
”A wonderful new technique, and new sauce And a new steak Noin Our rance”
”U to make my back itch”
Getting such rave reviews… even though this was the exact opposite of the first tiht Renha-san food, this was painful in its oay
I smile bitterly, and I could hear a mutter from further inside
”H a peasant, can you not stay quiet even when you're delivering food to a noblewoman”
A voice reverberated throughout the dungeon It seems as if we had reached the lowest floor at so over at my direction with an annoyed look on her face
Arara… Perhaps ere a bit too loud
”Refrain fro him a peasant, Renha A friend to the Newbyst Royal family is present after all”
”!! …Princess Tebis is here as well I see”
”It's been a while Renha”
”Although it seems like it was just yesterday for me! Did you come here to scorn me!? You too, Ekress!?”
”My lady, I have no such intentions”
Oh noes, Renha-san's annoyedpoint
Princess Tebis and Ekress-san were calm, but it's almost as if they had been used as an coer felt all the more furious
”And? You're saying that, that cook there, has brought so for me to eat?”
”Yes Definitely”
”H for the likes of a cook of a mercenary corp There's no way you would be able to cook so of my tastes”
”No, this here is a steak worthy of you”
I place the plate with the steak in front of Renha-san, take off the cloth, and poured on the sauce
A great fragrance immediately spread out Yes, it's a success
”Steak in red wine sauce,it in red wine”
I tried saying it in a cool voice
”Wh-what? This fragrance… The fragrance of the rich eon…!”
Ooh, Renha-san's face finally loosened
”What is that You! What have you done to that dish!+?”
”W-what, I did? I just cooked it…”
”Don't lie to me! There's no way a steak could release such a ridiculously rich and ic to it!”
”Hic then, We shall go ahead”
Eh, I didn't even have enough time to stop her, Princess Tebis took the knife and fork froround with the steak, and reached out for the dish
”No need to worry, Wutin Stay hidden”
As I thought, Eh?, Princess Tebis elegantly cut a piece of the steak and brought it towards her mouth
On that face, a smile radiated
”Ahh, how marvellous We knew of the h for it to be cut apart with Our lip And despite that, the mouthfeel of the nificent fragrance overflows throughout Our mouth
The meat's flavour, the sauce's flavour, and the additional flavour that ca it in wine all har Ourthat cannot be acco it in wine, and an occult-like flavour that could not be accomplished with anyone other than soh Our mouth and nose, ahhh, hoonderful
And it tastes delicious, naturally The sauce arlic, onions, red wine and fish saucethe ht, correctly, perfectly, releases a terrific taste There isn't too much salt added, yet it's not too little, just exquisite And the natural s pepper
Every single thing, whether it be the new technique, the new sauce, or the perfect cooking and calculations, it truly is the perfected form of how one should prepare and perfect steak There will be nothing that will surpass this for the next hundred of years, I dare say”
O-ohhhh, Princess Tebis' explanation is a…
Both Ekress-san and Renha-san just had a look as if they were gulping down their saliva
I then, once again, put the steak in front of Renha-san, wiping the fork and knife with the cloth that had covered the plate, and placed them down onto the plate
Princess Tebis had a satisfied look on her
”Now then, I apologize for using the knife and fork first, no
However, not even We could resist any longer How about it? Try a bite”
Renha-san, hesitantly grabbed the fork and knife, and put a piece of the steak into her mouth
”…”
Renha-san stopped herself fro a face of shock
”I see, this is indeed a dish worthy of me, no, a steak that even surpasses me”
With a plunk, Renha-san puts down the fork and knife, and looked directly at Princess Tebis
In that face, there wasn't the hate that she had previously Her eyes, were al
”I see, Princess Tebis Is this why you would try to attain this fellow to the point of even purposely exposing yourself?”
Eh?
”Shuri We and Ekress, still have a feords to speak with this thing Could you please return first”
”Eh?”
Both Princess Tebis and Ekress-san, had a serious look on their face
It appears like it's a topic that is out of my reach
Although I' to happen between these three, I should probably just obediently back off
”Understood”
I excuse o back to wash the dishes
The next day, I heard from Ekress-san that Renha-san had obediently accepted her sins
Just what exactly had they talked about…
It appears that even Ganglabe-san said that if she would quietly accept her sins then, he would be fine with her just exiled to soion
It feels like there was so on…
I pray that nothing goes wrong