Elves: My Fantasy World

Chapter 812 This is the first issue of the food column——

"I'm back~"

At eleven o'clock, Shen Yu finally arrived home.

Fortunately, Shen Yaming would be back a little later, so Shen Yu had plenty of time to prepare lunch.

I walked into the kitchen, opened the window and looked out——

I happened to see Le Yang in the backyard, now sitting together with her three elves, becoming a "big lump".

It should be rest time.

"Ah! Master, you're back!"

. . .

No, this master still sounds so embarrassing...

Shen Yu didn't know how to answer her, so he simply nodded and changed the subject.

"Take a break, it's time to eat!"

"Don't worry, Master! I will definitely present you with a different effect tonight!"

Shen Yu pursed his lips and closed the window - but he felt a little reluctant and opened it a little.

Forget it, just think of it as having another pet at home...

…………

For lunch today, Shen Yu planned to make dry-roasted Kentaro beef tenderloin, paired with refreshing cold-mixed agate jellyfish - ah, actually it was the jellyfish head, Shen Yu would remove the stinger inside.

In addition, in order to enrich the taste, before Shen Yaming came back, Shen Yu prepared to fry some chili segments and dispose of the chili sauce that had not been used up last time.

“After eating it, you can try making it yourself according to the recipe - it doesn’t seem too difficult, but whether it tastes the same is another matter…”

After putting the two little ones on the stove and telling them not to move around so as not to burn themselves—

Well, it seems that they will be fine if they get burned, but it is Shen Yu’s stove that needs more attention.

[Shen Yu, Shen Yu! I want to eat this!]

Jirachi watched Shen Yu take out the "jellyfish head" of the agate jellyfish, which was specially cultivated for eating, and soak it in water. It looked soft and elastic, like jelly.

"You can't eat it yet~ You need to remove the sting first, then soak it... I'll make a cold salad for you guys at noon~"

Jirachi went to the basin and took a look inside.

Is it sweet or salty?

"The cold salad at noon must be salty~"

[Shen Yu, I want to eat something sweet~]

Sweet?

Isn't that just wanting to eat jelly or pudding?

Shen Yu patted her little head and looked at Hu Pa behind her——

Well, this guy still hasn't changed his bad habits. He was drooling as he looked at the raw chicken legs on the table.

If you really become a weasel, I can’t do anything about it!

Looking up at the time, Shen Yu felt that there was still time.

"Wait, I'll make you a different kind of pudding."

This time, Shen Yu’s inspiration came from the “rice pudding” in the high school English textbook.

However, unlike what was in the textbook, Shen Yu had made it himself and tried out an improved version.

Seven parts of rice and three parts of glutinous rice.

Add a large can of milk and sugar -

The most important thing is this...

Phoenix pear fruit.

Shen Yu took it out of his backpack.

Rotom doesn't seem to be in the backpack at this moment today. Shen Yu thinks that what he said two days ago might be of some use?

Because the ripe yellow fruit of the phoenix fruit itself tastes sour and spicy, but after Shen Yu accidentally squeezed juice from the phoenix fruit, he found that the juice of the phoenix fruit itself is not sour.

It is the peel - the outer layer of exocarp - that is sour, which has a strong acidity when chewed, not the juice.

So based on this, Shen Yu often used the pear juice, peel, and flesh separately. The very sour and pungent peel could be used to remove the fishy smell, but it needed to be steamed before being mixed, because the steaming process would allow moisture to enter the peel, preventing it from appearing dry.

At the same time, this acidity can play a role in polishing and strengthening the elves in training... Then in pickled meat, it can make the pickled meat more tender and taste better.

Theoretically, this acidity loosened up the tight muscle fibers... But Shen Yu thought that maybe the meat was too fresh, and the cells weren't completely dead yet, so they felt the excessive osmotic pressure and lost their vitality. With a loud groan, he burped (doge).

The end result is the same anyway, it just tastes better.

After talking about the function of the peel, let’s get back to the topic. While the juice doesn’t taste sour, Shen Yu discovered that this thing has another function.

As a coagulant.

Usually when Shen Yu made jelly or pudding in the past, he would add gelatin sheets or gelatin powder when cooking the juice - but now it is not necessary.

Regarding this, the meticulous Shen Yu had conducted a controlled experiment. The reason was that after making pudding with pear fruit, the final texture was surprisingly hard! Even a spoon could hardly dig it out!

At first Shen Yu thought he had given too much gelatin, but after reducing the amount by half the next time, the situation was still only slightly alleviated.

So Shen Yu simply didn't add it.

The result is still successful.

Maybe... this is also due to the fact that the Phoenix Fruit can help elves become stronger?

Make... Pudding, stronger?

Ahem...that might be the case.

However, the purpose of using pear fruit is not limited to this.

There are also masters, eh.

The flesh of the pomelo, the mesocarp, is spicy.

So, one fruit, three ways to eat, is coming.

Shen Yu planned to add some pomelo pulp to the fried chili peppers he was making today, so that the rich fruity aroma could be brought into the chili peppers.

While enriching the flavor and taste, it also fully utilizes the taste of the pomelo itself.

The most important thing is that after frying, the spiciness will be reduced, reducing the damage to the human body and the elf's body.

According to a psychologist's research institute, spiciness is not a taste, but a pain sensation.

Like peppers, after being fried, the spicy factors in the fruits will be weakened under the action of high temperature, thus reducing the damage to the cells on the tip of the tongue...

Wow, you’re stunned by what you see, aren’t you?

What do you think Shen Yu studies all day?

Do you really think that Shen Yu's fruit cooking is just about cutting the fruits, putting them in the pot, and stewing them together to make a dish?

It’s too simple, too simple-minded!

If the fruit was just that simple, Shen Yu wouldn't have chosen it to make his cooking more outstanding.

Fruits are complex and defy common sense and logic...and that's why they can do things that ordinary seasonings can't!

It is precisely because of such an interesting phenomenon in the fruit that Shen Yu has been able to study it until now, and is even trying to find the most perfect combination with conventional dishes!

From the very beginning, Shen Yu didn't think that the cherry fruit that Old Lu ate was just an ordinary fruit.

Although Lao Lu has a system, he doesn't.

But he feels that these culinary studies on tree fruits are his biggest advantage.

He could use these, some of which were simply added to make energy cubes and enrich the taste of elf food, to pursue the pinnacle of cooking.

Shen Yu thought these things were really interesting.

He was increasingly looking forward to picking the secret seasoning himself!