Gourmet Style Beast Taming

Chapter 46: Second Food Skill

Translator: 549690339

The following morning dawned.

Qin Lang woke up amid occasional thuds from his chest.

With one hand he stilled Dan Bao’s attempts to keep thudding and burst out both exasperated and amused, “Enough, enough, I’m awake.”

“Gududu!”

Dan Bao cheered once, the small yolk head was filled with anticipation.

They were going for a picnic today!

“Be patient,” Qin Lang sat up from the bed, pulling on clean clothes while explaining, “The focus of our picnic today is barbecue, but we also need to prepare some other foods for the picnic.”

“Besides food, we also need things like picnic blankets, portable barbecues, and so on.”

In the midst of their conversation, Qin Lang had changed and headed to the washroom to freshen up.

The next moment he poked his head out from the bathroom, looking at Dan Bao.

“Oh right.”

“The issue of the barbecue’s fire source, I’ll leave it to you.” Qin Lang gave a thumbs up, “I trust you!”

It wasn’t because the barbecue stove was too heavy to carry.

“Gudududu?”

A fire source?

With a tilt of Dan Bao’s little head, its eyes lit up quickly.

Got it! Use full firepower for barbecue!

Thinking about how today’s picnic involved him so much, Dan Bao was even more eager.

An hour later, having prepared everything for the picnic, Qin Lang and Dan Bao set off, laden with bags and bundles.

Their destination was a place called Willow River Park.

A river called Yun Yue River, branching off from Xiayun River, flowed through the park, so clear you could see the bottom and even drink directly from it.

A large number of willow trees were planted by the Yun Yue river, hence the park’s name.

The place was beautifully scenic with clean air, perfect for outings.

And it was very close to Qin Lang, only a ten-minute walk away.

So as soon as the talk about outdoor picnics came up, Qin Lang immediately thought of it.

Today was a work day, so there weren’t many people in the park, but to avoid disturbing others with the aroma of barbecue, Qin Lang and Dan Bao chose a relatively secluded spot by the Yun Yue River.

No sooner had the pretty checkerboard picnic blanket been spread out than Dan Bao excitedly hurled himself onto it, rolling gleefully over the soft grass through the blanket.

Dan Bao’s rolling was quite unique.

His internal yolk face and outer body rolled separately, seemingly totally unrelated to each other.

Because of this special way of rolling, after a few whirls, Dan Bao became somewhat dizzy and finally lazed about on the picnic blanket honestly.

Qin Lang held back his laughter, scooped him up, and put him in a corner of the picnic blanket, then began to take out the various things he had prepared from his bag and place them on the picnic blanket.

The washed lettuce leaves for wrapping the barbecue were neatly placed in a bamboo basket, two large bottles of mixed fruit juice from Qin Lang’s secret recipe would be the drink of the day, the seasonings for the barbecue, and the prepared snacks and other food were all indispensable.

When all of these were laid out before him by Qin Lang, the dazed Dan Bao instantly perked up.

“Gududu!”

Delicious food!

In an instant, it regained its energy and flew to Qin Lang’s side. Though it made no sound, there was a clear sense of urgency in its little eyes.

Having failed to eat the delicious food it wanted last night and endured till now, it was nearly starved!

Spirit Chef! Are you really going to let your super, incredibly cute Food Spirit starve to death?

“We’ll start right away.” Seeing Dan Bao in such a state, Qin Lang could not help but laugh.

He casually handed out a homemade fruit bowl cake made before departing to Dan Bao to fill its belly. He then took out a metal wire barbecue grill from his bag and assembled it next to the picnic blanket.

Finally, Qin Lang took out from another bag the main course of the day that had already been prepared earlier.

The prime beef short ribs from Zhen Niu Pavilion.

Thanks to the ice packs, the beef shorts ribs were still in a chilled and fresh state.

Knowing the right way to maintain the tenderness and juiciness of frozen beef during defrosting was a must for any chef.

Last night, Qin Lang did not place the beef in the freezer but in the fridge to be thawed slowly by refrigeration. This method kept the meat juices and flavor locked within the meat, preventing them from being lost during defrosting.

Afterward, under room temperature, defrosting the beef for one or two hours would retain the meat at its optimal state for cooking.

Qin Lang chopped the short ribs neatly into pieces, each about five mm thick. Looking at the cutting surface, you could clearly see the fine marbling.

This thickness allowed the short ribs to get grilled quickly, but it still gave you the satisfaction of eating juicy, mouthful meat. Given the fat content of the short ribs, there was not even a need to use extra oil during the grilling process.

Since the ribs were beautifully placed on a large plate, they could thaw for the second time at room temperature. After that, Qin Lang looked at Dan Bao, who was jumping in excitement, “Are you ready?”

“Gululu!”

Dan Bao nodded vigorously, a look of earnestness on its small face.

It was about to handle the heat production in the following barbecue session.

Qin Lang had already explained to it on the way; this would be a special training for it.

A good chef must be able to control the heat precisely.

Although it was not an excellent chef, it was an excellent assistant to the chef!

Therefore, having mastered Full Firepower, a combat skill, it aimed to turn this skill into its “Second Food Skill,” which could be of assistance to Qin Lang!

“Come, aim your fire at this spot.” Qin Lang pointed at the area directly beneath the grill, “Your flame should radiate outwards evenly from the center of the grill.”

“Under this condition, the meat grilled on a metal grill will be the most delicious.”

After explaining to Dan Bao what needed to be done, Qin Lang moved to the side to avoid the flames being spat out accidentally.

Dan Bao took a deep breath, and as Qin Lang sucked away the spiritual power in its Tian Shu Star Vein bit by bit, clusters of fire suddenly appeared from the gap between its head and body.

The next moment, Dan Bao breathed out sharply, and the fire gathered inside its mouth and spurted out as a flame line.

The special training in the past for the caramel pudding came in handy at this moment.

Dan Bao’s control over Full Firepower, the combat skill, had improved significantly since it was born. The first time it spurted out flames, it precisely hit the metal grill of the barbecue.

However, the metal grill instantly turned red under the flames.

Moreover, the area of the grill with the highest temperature was not at the center.

“Lower the temperature, adjust the position.” Feeling the rolling heatwave rushing towards him, Qin Lang intuitively stepped back a couple of steps, guiding Dan Bao in adjusting its fire control.

“No, no, no, the angle of adjustment is not right…”

“Could you try to reduce the power slightly…”

“Now the position is right, but the temperature is still too high …”

“No, this is too low…”

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Two hours later, Qin Lang, who had his spiritual power sucked away several times, shakily shook his numb legs from sitting cross-legged for so long. Looking at Dan Bao, who was accurately heating the metal grill with its flames, he gave a satisfied nod.

“We can start barbecuing now..”