Just as Mu Fan was thinking in his mind, Machiko walked up to him, looked at him, and said faintly,
"Mu Fan, are you joining the gourmet club just to get close to Asuna like other boys?"
"Of course not; I came to the gourmet department because of cooking."
Mu Fan gave a bitter smile. He had never expected that an ojou-sama like Yuuki Asuna would be able to cook and become the head of the Gourmet Department. As for his first thought when he came to the Gourmet Department, of course it was to make money.
Mu Fan walked to the exquisite and clean stove in the gourmet department and glanced at the pots, pans, knives, and other tools neatly placed on the shelves. These pieces of equipment were all new and should have been set up by Yuuki Asuna for the gourmet department.
However, the facilities only play a supporting role. The most important thing is the freshness of the ingredients and the chef.
"So as long as I am able to cook, I can join the gourmet department, yes?."
"Yep, as long as you can make edible food, you can join the gourmet club."
Machiko's eyes lit up when she heard Mu Fan's answer, and she walked over and said it with a smile. Although some people tried to join the gourmet club, they were basically just trying to get close to Asuna, and none of them could really cook.
After all, not many girls in this era can cook, let alone boys, so Machiko was very surprised to hear Mu Fan say that he could cook.
*Gu——*
But just as Machiko finished speaking, her stomach rumbled at an inappropriate time, causing her fair face to be stained with a blush.
Hearing this voice, Mu Fan was slightly startled for a moment, and then he seemed to think of something. He turned around, and the blushing Machiko couldn't help but ask,
"Class monitor, are you... maybe you are hungry?"
"I haven't eaten lunch yet..."
Machiko lowered her head and said it with some embarrassment. In fact, she and Yuuki Asuna agreed to make lunch together today. However, due to the lack of some ingredients, Asuna left the gourmet department to get them. While Asuna has not returned yet, she can only go hungry temporarily.
"Are you sure you're not asking me to cook just to fill your own belly for public benefit?"
Mu Fan stared at Machiko with strange eyes. He had some doubts about joining the gourmet club just now, but he didn't say it out loud. But he didn't expect that Machiko would stop himself so quickly.
"No, we will be ready as long as Asuna comes back."
Hearing Mu Fan's question, Machiko's face turned redder, and she raised her head and defended herself, unconvinced.
"Oh? Can the class monitor also cook?"
Mu Fan couldn't help but ask curiously.
"I know a little bit, but I'm far behind Asuna, because Asuna is really good at cooking." Machiko said it helplessly.
"Okay, in that case, let me take care of the class monitor's lunch. What ingredients are left here?" Mu Fan chuckled.
Although he was a little surprised that Yuuki Asuna is proficient in cooking, he still decided to do it for the present. It's better to join the gourmet department early and start his own project.
With his fantasy cooking skills, he is not afraid of anyone when it comes to cooking!
Machiko pointed behind Mu Fan: "Everything is in the refrigerator."
Mu Fan turned around and opened the refrigerator. There were not many ingredients inside—only a few shrimp, carrots, vegetables, ham, onions, and other ingredients—as well as a few eggs and some rice.
Seeing this, Mu Fan had an idea in his mind. Although there were not many ingredients in the refrigerator, it was enough to make the food he had in mind.
"Class monitor, do you like omelette rice?"
"Well, I occasionally make some food at home."
Hearing Mu Fan's question, Machiko nodded and then seemed to realize something. She turned to look at Mu Fan and hesitated for a moment, then asked with a strange look on her face,
"Mu Fan, do you want to make omelette rice?"
Omelette rice is very simple to make. Although most people don't know how to cook, they can at least cook omelette rice. After all, normal people make omelette rice for convenience.
To put it more bluntly, making omelette rice is just a little more difficult than cooking instant noodles. If you make a bowl of omelette rice, can you call it good at cooking?
"Yeah. But mine is different from ordinary omelette rice. What I make is called golden fried rice."
Mu Fan was not surprised by Machiko's expression. After all, he said he wanted to make the simplest omelette rice. He sounded just like the boys who want to join the gourmet club in order to take the opportunity to get close to Yuuki Asuna.
However, although omelette rice looks very simple, it is also the dish that tests your cooking skills the most. The taste of omelette rice made by different chefs is also very different. Naturally, the golden fried rice he makes is different from the omelette rice made by ordinary people.
"Golden fried rice? What is that?" Machiko looked at Mu Fan in surprise. She had heard of omelette rice but had never seen golden fried rice.
"Class Monitor, just watch it first."
Mu Fan smiled softly, first took out the rice from the refrigerator, then put the rice in a basin and filled it with water, and began to wash the rice carefully.
For omelette rice, the step of washing the rice is very critical. Impurities in the rice must be carefully removed; otherwise, the taste will be greatly affected.
While washing the rice, Mu Fan filled the kettle with tap water, plugged in the electricity, and started boiling water. Boiling water and washing rice were performed at the same time, which could also shorten a lot of production time.
Mu Fan washed the rice, and the water in the kettle was boiled. Mu Fan skillfully poured the rice into the boiling water, then fished it out through a strainer and steamed it in the rice cooker.
These are all the steps for making golden fried rice in my mind. Doing this can make the steamed rice grains distinct, which not only tastes better than those that are sticky together but also can pave the way for the egg yolk to perfectly wrap the rice. .
While the rice was steaming, Mu Fan started to pick up the prepared green onions, picked up the vegetable cutting knife on the shelf next to him, and quickly cut the green onions into pieces.
From the moment Mu Fan started cooking, Machiko stood aside and watched his actions curiously. Just from Mu Fan's skillful knife skills in cutting vegetables, it was obvious that this kind of cooking skill would be impossible to achieve in just a few years.
Next, Mu Fan started to crack eggs. The second-level cooking skill was much better than the first-level cooking skill. It was not difficult for Mu Fan to crack the eggs. During the process of beating eggs, he directly separates the egg yolk and egg white. Only the egg yolk is used for golden fried rice, and the egg white is not needed at all.
Not long after, steam came out of the steam valve of the rice. Mu Fan opened the lid of the pot, and a rich aroma of rice spread out.
The introduction in his memory is that golden fried rice needs to be cooked overnight to achieve the most perfect taste. The advantage of overnight rice is that the water evaporates and shrinks, making the rice grains distinct.
Mu Fan has already taken good control of this when the system prompts him to steam rice, and there is no need to wait all night.
Next, wait for the rice to cool down slightly. Mu Fan turned the heat in the pot to maximum. Add vegetable oil to the pot and wait until the oil is hot. Then quickly add the minced green onion to it. After frying until the aroma is released, Mu Fan directly pours the rice, egg yolk, white pepper, and salt that have been stirred skillfully together into the pot.
During the process of frying the rice, Mu Fan kept counting the time in his mind. Controlling the heat was also very important for the golden fried rice. After all, it was cooked quickly over high heat. If you were not careful, you might fry the omelette rice. thus failing.
Having found the right moment, Mu Fan quickly turned off the fire and poured the fried rice onto the prepared plate.
As Mu Fan poured out the fried rice, an alluring aroma spread throughout the gourmet department almost instantly. Under the sunlight coming in from the window, the plate of fried rice shone with a golden luster, and every rice grain was wrapped in a layer of golden egg yolk. The particles are clear, and the color is very uniform.
The moment the golden fried rice was ready, a system notification sounded in Mu Fan's mind:
[Golden Fried Rice: Rating: 65 points! It is food that people can fall in love with after just one bite! ]
TL Note:
It's not to my intention to not uploading new chapter for two days, but my laptop was angry that I forgot to give it food that it rebels when I'm editing this chapter, so yeah....
I will try to post more chapters this week.
By the way, I often read this fanfic as a reader then notice some mistakes so most of the time, I prefer to edit the previous chapters, do you think I should post more (barely readable) chapters or should I post less but took my time editing it again and again?