MM Racing Page 365
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But Fubuki, who had just experienced the telekinetic tide, suddenly brightened up!
Although her telekinetic power only increased for a moment, the resulting boost was greater than what she would get from a week of regular training.
The key is...
You can eat dishes made with green leaves every day without any risks!
No wonder Genos and that bald guy came all this way for a meal.
"How does it taste? Is it to your liking for your first time trying it?"
Seeing that Fubuki had regained consciousness and showed no other strange behavior, Aoba was relieved.
"delicious!"
"The most... amazing dish I've ever eaten!"
Aoba smiled gently, "I'm glad you like it. Just call me anytime if you need anything."
He returned to the kitchen and brought two more steamers of dim sum to the suspicious-looking Tornado.
"Please enjoy."
At this moment, Futaro had also made up his mind and raised his hand, saying:
"Aoba, could you please give me a large portion of fried chicken strips and crispy potato?
"no problem."
Aoba nodded. "But why are you being so generous today?"
"Hehehe, today is mainly a celebration, since I joined the doctor's research institute."
"Really?!"
"Yes, I just received the transfer letter from the research institute this afternoon."
"Congratulations! It seems I'll have to call you Dr. Uesugi from now on."
"It can't be that fast..."
"Then this meal is on me today, you can't refuse."
"Uh, this..."
Aoba didn't give Futaro a chance to refuse and went back to the kitchen to get busy.
Those two items alone are not enough.
He glanced at the ingredients in the kitchen refrigerator and thought, "If we're going to celebrate, we should definitely have hot pot!"
Since opening the shop, he has basically never cooked spicy dishes.
The very few dishes that involved chili peppers were the roasted meat and braised food he made before.
He hasn't done these things in the last few days; he'll continue when he has some free time.
But this is only related to spiciness.
It's not really spicy food at all.
In his previous life, he had specifically studied spiciness as a separate culinary discipline.
Whether it's the spicy aroma of Sichuan cuisine, the numbing spiciness of Hunan cuisine, or the unique sour and spicy flavors of mountainous regions, they are all within our grasp.
After all, spiciness is a very special flavor compared to other flavors.
It is a type of pain.
This leads to people who can accept the taste becoming fond of it later on.
Those who can't get used to it can only keep their distance.
Aoba took out a handful of dried red chilies.
Perhaps because this country doesn't eat much spicy food, there are very few types of chili peppers available on the market.
Nobody buys these most common, shriveled red chilies.
Aoba took a knife and chopped the dried red chilies into small pieces.
Each strike of the knife produces a clattering sound.
Then it flew out in all directions, carrying the shriveled chili seeds.
The clattering sound continued. Qingye steadied the cutting board and used a knife to pick up the scattered red chilies and put them into a bowl.
It was exactly half a bowl.
It's enough to just add flavor.
He didn't use too much, since the guests here don't eat much spicy food.
Next, we'll prepare the fermented bean paste, star anise, butter, and rock sugar to make the broth, which can be considered Qingye's homemade hot pot base.
Chapter 201 Spicy Cuisine - Explosive Spicy Hot Pot! All Players Get Upgraded!
After all, it's a hot pot that needs to be adapted for local conditions.
Adding only dried red chilies will make the flavor too bland, so you will need to make chili paste next, and fermented broad bean paste, green Sichuan peppercorns, and red Sichuan peppercorns are also essential.
Dried red chilies provide the most basic spiciness, while fermented broad bean paste adds color, and the addition of two types of Sichuan peppercorns and spices highlights the aroma of the hot pot.
I just don't know if Futaro and the others can accept this taste.
Just to be on the safe side, Qingye also added a large spoonful of fermented rice to neutralize the spiciness.
However, since Futaro and Saitama could eat even things like fried noodles and bread back in school, they should be able to handle mildly spicy hot pot too.
"Futaro, can you handle spicy food?"
After finishing preparing the ingredients, Aoba poked her head out from the kitchen and asked a question.
"Spicier?"
"I should be fine." Futaro thought for a moment and nodded.
Where is Saitama?
Spicy food...no problem!
"Genos, Fubuki, and Tatsumaki, what about you guys?"
"Manager Aoba, I'm fine with anything."
"Aoba-kun's cooking is excellent, and I can handle spicy food."
Genos and Fubuki both said it was no problem.
Only...
"Damn it, Aoba!"
Tornado stuffed the steamed dumpling in her mouth and mumbled something indistinctly, as if she were chewing the steamed snack in front of her as if it were just green leaves.
"What kind of spicy food is this?!"
"It's just a little spiciness, what's there to worry about!"
"Bring it on!!!"
Tornado proudly raised its head.
Aoba nodded helplessly.
Then she looked at the group at another table: Kasumigaoka, Chelsea, and Mine. Hot pot is more lively with more people.
However, Kasumigaoka and Fuutarou aren't very familiar with each other, so it might be awkward if they share a table.
The girl rested her chin on her hand, staring at the thoughtful Qingye with a slight smile:
"Does the store manager want to open a hot pot restaurant?"
Even with such an obvious question, I'm still worried about whether they can accept it...
What a considerate man!
Aoba didn't expect the girl to react so quickly and continued the conversation.
"So, does Kasumigaoka mind? After all, the more people there are at a hot pot, the more lively it is."
“Chelsey and Mine can come together too.”
"I have no objection, I just want to see Uesugi-senpai and the others." Kasumigaoka nodded in agreement after thinking for a moment.
Chelsea and Mainz, being newcomers, also accepted Aoba's invitation.
This isn't their world after all, and the people they meet are all quite friendly, so it's easy to get along with them.
"That's good."
With the consent of the others, Aoba had a better idea of what to do. He told Futaro, who agreed without hesitation.
Although it was supposed to be a celebration for myself, Aoba ended up treating everyone.
Back in the kitchen.
Aoba took out the beef she had purchased and the dangerous meat that Esdeath had sent from the refrigerator.
With the blade facing down, the arm quickly rises and falls, and beautifully textured slices of meat with snowflake-like patterns are created from the blade.
At this moment, the butter in the pot had melted.
The intense heat had already spread to every part of the kitchen. At this time, the oil temperature in the pot was quite high. After Qingye turned the fire down slightly, the cold air emanating from her hands quickly lowered the oil temperature.
This is also a clever use of the freezing skill.
For chefs, this is a good way to control the heat and oil temperature.
In just over ten seconds, the oil temperature dropped to a controllable level, and then the scallions, onions, and green onions were added and stir-fried.
This is the first step in bringing out the aroma of hot pot!
After removing the excessive gamey smell from the butter, the next step involves making chili paste, dried chilies, Sichuan peppercorns, and spices.
If roasting and frying are the two methods that release the aroma of ingredients most strongly.