Chapter 205
Alright, what should I do with this Minotaur meat?
That’s right, let’s make Hayashi Rice!
When I was buying curry roux the other day, I noticed that they have Hayashi roux as well . Ahh, just thinking about it makes me want to eat it .
Humm, I’ll probably have some extra ground meat later…
No problem, I can cook it up with some Bolognese sauce! [1] When it comes to Bolognese sauce the first thing we associate it with is pasta, but it’s really great with bread as well . That’s right, I can put the meaty Bolognese sauce into hotdog buns and melt some cheese on it for breakfast .
Yosh, it’s decided . So, let’s go shopping . [Net Super], I’ll be in your care today too~
Let’s see, let’s see, the must-have ingredients for Hayashi rice are onions and mushrooms . As for the roux, let’s pick some higher quality ones . Hmm, Company S has this roux from its fond de veau series that promises to be ‘very rich and complex tasting’, so let’s get that .
Since I’m making Bolognese tomorrow, I’m going to need Worcestershire sauce and ketchup, as well as onions, carrots, celery and garlic . Hmm, let’s get a bottle of red wine, a carton of stock and bay leaf . [2] I normally don’t use wine and stock for my Bolognese sauce since I’m kind of cheap, but I have plenty of money now, so, eh . [5] Oh, and a can of whole tomatoes, because canned tomatoes have a much stronger taste to them than raw tomatoes .
Alright, now that the shopping is done, let’s get on with the chopping . [1] First, I slice up the Minotaur Meat, onions, and mushrooms . Then, I heated up my largest pan and stir-fried the onions until they’re semi-transparent .
Next, I pushed the onions to the side of the pan and scattered the meat, topping it with a little salt and pepper . [1] When the meat began to turn brown, it was time to add the mushrooms . After the mushrooms softened a little, I added water until it just covers the ingredients . When the Hayashi began to bubble, I lowered the fire and let it simmer for 20 minutes . Patiently skimming the scum off as it floated to the surface .
[3] This is to make the broth clearer and more beautiful . The scum is actually the blood and little bone bits that floated up during the cooking process .
When the 20 minutes were up, I turned off the fire and poured the special Company S Hayashi roux into the pan, letting it melt into the sauce . [4] When the roux has melted into the sauce, I turned on the fire and let the sauce simmer until it thickened up .
Yes, a very nice fragrance soon permeated the air .
Let’s have a little taste .
Oh, oh, this richness, this sweetness, this umami~
How is it so delicious even without my special secret ingredient? Ah, as expected of Company S .
Now that the Hayashi is done, let’s put it into our very convenient [Item Box] that suspended time and won’t let the temperature decrease . We can have it for dinner later .
Meanwhile, let’s get started on the Bolognese sauce!
For the Bolognese, I’m going to use my mincer to mince the meat, of course .
Once that was done, it’s time to finely chop up some garlic, then coarsely chop the onions, carrots and celery . [4] I oiled a second pan with olive oil and let the garlic sizzle for a little while before adding the chopped vegetables and stirred until they’re tender .
It’s time to add the meat .
Again, the vegetables were pushed to the side so that the meat gets a chance to brown a little . Once the squishy raw meat has turned into crumbs, I deglaze the pan with red wine . [3] I poured in half a bottle first, to get the sizzle going . When the pan stopped hissing at me, I added the rest of the wine as well as a can of whole tomatoes . With the back of the spoon, I crushed some of the tomatoes, letting it mix into the sauce before adding enough stock to bring the liquid level up to cover the ingredients . Finally, a single bay leaf .
I let everything simmer together for 10 minutes before adding a little Worcestershire and ketchup for a richer taste, making sure to keep stirring so that the sauce doesn’t burn at the bottom . Once the sauce has thickened up a little, I adjusted the flavour with a little salt and pepper .
And it’s done!
Bolognese sauce with plenty of meat and vegetables for that rich yet refreshing taste . It’s amazing how simple and convenient cooking is with canned tomatoes and boxed roux .
Ohh, the red sauce looks delicious .
It’s all nice and thick, let’s have a taste… um, yes, good to go .
I stored this into my [Item Box] as well .
When I looked outside, I found that the sun had already set . Ah, time for dinner then . Well, my dear familiars, today’s dinner is Hayashi Rice!
I plated up the Hayashi for Fer, Dora and Sui on the plates I bought from Neihoff .
As for me, an ordinary plate was good enough .
Technically, I could just stick everything into my [Item Box], but I hunted around a bit and sure enough, I found the food trolley . As expected of a former noble’s villa . They really do think of everything . I set the steaming plates onto the trolley and pushed it to the living room where Fer and the rest were loitering .
“Dinner is here~”
Everyone perked up, [6] their noses already in the air . Well, Sui did not have a nose, but she seemed to be sensitive to both smell and taste .
All was silent for as everyone chomp into their food .
Pretty soon it was all-
“Seconds!”
Ahaha, Fer and Dora-chan’s mouth was all brown now . I gave them their seconds, but had to wonder if they could really taste anything when eating at that speed… well, it was slightly slower than the first time, so enjoy .
It was time for me to eat too, so I served myself some rice and piled on plenty of the dark brown sauce on top .
Oho, it’s delicious~
Hayashi Rice, also known as Hashed Meat Rice, is delicious when eaten once in a while . [1] Looks like the Hayashi roux from Company S’ fond de veau series really did live up to its name .
Let’s eat lots and lots!
“Ha~ that was deliciousssss… . ” Dora-chan swallowed the last of his second serving and fell backwards with arms and legs outstretched… and began to snore .
Wait a minute, weren’t you sleeping earlier?
“Seconds!”
-came the familiar chorus, so I gave Fer and Sui their refill . It was not until the pan of Hayashi was empty that they finally stopped . I stared at the cleanly scraped pan with some misgivings . I made a lot you know? A lot . [7]
“Aruji, Sui wants cake ~
… ehhh?!!
“Umu, it’s a rule to have dessert after a meal . ”
What rule is this? When did you make it up?!
…fine, they are my precious money makers anyway, so who am I to deny them?
Dora-chan gets his usual pudding, but I’ll save it for him since he’s sleeping in that ‘大’ form right now .
“Okay, but only two portions each today,” I have to limit them somehow .
[Net Super’s] Fujiya, I’ll be in your care again today . A medium-size Strawberry Short Cake for Fer, a couple of puddings for Dora-chan, a Mont Blanc and a rare Limited Summer Only Mango Cheesecake Slice for Sui .
Dora-chan woke up as soon as the puddings were placed next to him . [8]
I sipped my coffee, having decided to indulge in another expensive Filtered Coffee Series, while the rest of my familiars chomp on their desserts . Sweets are nice and all, but not an everyday thing for me .
Tomorrow would be the day we subjugate the Kraken .
I wonder what will happen then…
[Gumihou: Another peaceful day of eating…]
[1] Structural Change: Combine 3 paragraphs .
[2] Add More Details for Character Thought
[3] Some Extra Cooking Information
[4] Structural Change: Combine 2 paragraphs
[5] Added Details for Logistic Purpose: A can of tomatoes came out of nowhere during the cooking process, so I added it to the shopping cart in the beginning .
[6] Adjusted Some Details to Avoid Repetition: The yummy, yummy scenario…
[7] Deleted Repetitive words: ‘It’s delicious’
[8] Adjusted Details for Logistic Purpose: Dora was asleep, but then ‘everyone was eating’…?