Have you ever seen glowing food? That's why you draw a food-themed anime.

As the popularity of his comics increased, it became easier and easier to accumulate the initial 100 wish points.

This is a good thing.

After brushing his teeth, Xu Zhou didn't hesitate to formally learn how to make Xia Libin steak from Little Red Hair.

...

This time, the learning environment for Chaliapin Steak was once again set in Gaiyan's study room.

Xu Zhou had already come twice, and he knew the way well. He strolled around the stove and bought the ingredients.

As soon as I finished buying it, I heard Little Red Hair's excited and cheerful voice outside.

When is your transfer student exam? Do you need my help?

This time, Little Red Hair didn't bring anything strange; he immediately started chatting with her as soon as he came in.

When he saw Xu Zhou was going to learn how to make Chaliapin steak, he suddenly sat up straight: "Xu Zhou! My best friend! Did you just have a brilliant idea?"

"what?"

"I am ready!"

Before Xu Zhou could react, he saw the little red-haired boy point to his head, then to the steak: "I think my recipe can be improved."

"My friend! Every time you have a brilliant idea, I think you're amazing! You have such great ideas!"

"And you've also learned how to grill meat, and last time you also learned how to make sukiyaki rice bowl with beef rolls, so you should be able to handle this steak!"

...

Seeing the expectant look in Little Red Hair's eyes, Xu Zhou nodded and shared his thoughts.

"The biggest problem with this steak is its positioning."

"position?"

"Whether it was fried steak or sukiyaki rice bowls, although they were called rice bowls, they weren't actually made with cheap steaks in terms of price."

Xu Zhou's eyes were serious: "And the positioning of this steak is to use inexpensive steak to make a bowl of inexpensive yet satisfying food, so that they can eat it every day, right?"

Little Red Hair thought for a moment and nodded: "Yes, that's why I didn't use an expensive steak."

"That's where the problem comes in."

Xu Zhou's eyes were serious: "If they eat this rice bowl every day for lunch, without vegetables, their bodies won't get enough nutrition."

He paused, then added, "This isn't your problem; it's mainly because people in my hometown love to eat vegetables."

“There are indeed too few vegetables.” Little Red Hair pondered, “If we’re talking about a bowl of vegetables, then it would be better to supplement with some vegetables every day.”

"Yes, if we really want people to eat this dish long-term, we must take into account the issue of nutritional support."

At this point, Xu Zhou got up and walked towards the ingredients area: "The steak has enough protein, but not enough vegetables and whole grains."

Based on the principles of human nutrition, Xu Zhou took some corn, mushrooms, and asparagus.

"Asparagus baked with butter mushrooms".

"Then add some corn kernels to the rice."

Little Red Hair's rice already had some preserved plum pieces added to whet the appetite.

Adding corn kernels would add a touch of sweetness, which wouldn't feel out of place.

"Let's give it a try!"

Little Red Hair grabbed his straps again: "Alright! Let's get this going!"

"My friend, I love revising recipes with you the most!"

Xu Zhou nodded, thinking that this should be the second inexpensive dish in his shop, and felt a little expectant.

He doesn't plan to make cheap food himself long-term. He can control the ingredients and core seasonings of his fantasy dish and hire a helper to cook it.

Alternatively, if you find a talented and trustworthy kitchen helper, you could teach them this dish.

The recipes for fantasy ingredients are designed for fantasy ingredients. If they use real ingredients to cook according to the formulas, they will definitely not achieve the same effect.

Even if you make it yourself, you still need to spend time adjusting and experimenting with real ingredients to achieve better results.

Just like with that roast meat, what's important is the ability to feel the temperature of the meat before it's cooked, not a formulaic recipe that says it takes only a few seconds to cook.

...

soon.

Xu Zhou then started frying the steak.

The steak wasn't the ground meat steak from the supermarket, but rather a cheap steak exclusively supplied to Totsuki Academy.

Most of these are the most common beef used for student exercises or for specific recipes.

The quality is roughly equivalent to that of a real-world M3 grain-fed steak.

However, perhaps because Food Wars! is a food-themed anime, this quality doesn't even have a ranking system in Food Wars!.

This time, because the main focus of this dish is "tender" and "soft", Xu Zhou chose the tenderloin cut.

"Let's pan-fry the steak first."

Little Red Hair earnestly explained his recipe: "Then pour the juices from frying the beef into the red wine, and start stir-frying the onions..."

"Your steak-frying technique is very skillful!"

At first, Xiao Hongmao would explain how to make the dish, but after seeing that Xu Zhou's understanding of the dish was not bad, he just immersed himself in watching the cooking process.

The steak sizzled and fried in the oil until it smelled delicious.

The tender parts of the filet mignon are naturally delicate.

Once the steak is seared and fragrant, it only needs to be cooked to medium-rare to achieve the best texture for this cut.

When cooked to medium-rare, the meat is pink, with not much blood, and the internal temperature reaches about 65 degrees Celsius.

The tenderloin has very little fat, and the meat is smooth and tender. You don't need to bite hard at all; it's so tender that it can be easily separated with just a light touch of your teeth.

...

After the steak was cooked.

Xu Zhou prepared to start making the sauce.

Upon seeing the red wine, Xu Zhou turned to Little Red Hair and said, "This dish is defined as a cheap steak. If we use red wine as a sauce, the price definitely won't come down."

"If you just need a touch of sweetness from the onions, how about trying red grape juice instead?"

Little Red Hair paused for a moment when he heard "grape juice": "Grape juice...?"

"Hmm, the red wine you chose actually has only a slight alcohol taste, and you're not using much, so what you need is a touch of sweetness, right?"

"Try it first, and if it doesn't work, switch back."

Done.

Xu Zhou mixed a little bit of red grape juice into the beef broth in the pot, and then started to stir-fry the onions.

Red wine is a price assassin.

If a dish positioned as an inexpensive menu is served with red wine, the price will definitely exceed the budget.

If it's just sweetness...

Mixing it with grape juice should have the same effect.

Chapter 128 I'll do it?

soon.

As the onions were sautéed in the grape juice, they quickly released a fragrant aroma, a strong and slightly pungent scent that instantly filled the air.

"They use dark soy sauce, which gives the onions a slightly charred flavor..."

Xu Zhou did everything very smoothly, step by step.

The onions had already absorbed some of the beef juices and butter left over from frying the steak, and then they absorbed some of the grape juice as well.

After being mixed with dark soy sauce, it finally turned into an orange color that made people's mouths water at first glance.

The pot was filled with an intoxicating aroma.

"Correct!"

"This is the taste!"

Little Red Hair clenched his fist beside him: "This sauce, when applied to the filet mignon, makes the meat more tender, so that it can be easily sliced ​​with chopsticks!"

"Add some potato starch to thicken it, and it's ready to serve!"

soon.

A serving of Charité steak rice bowl is ready. Xu Zhou not only made a rice bowl, but also served it with a small dish of asparagus and baked mushrooms.

"Try it."

Xu Zhou placed the two portions in front of Little Red Hair: "Cheese contains many trace elements and nutrients, and is also a concentrated form of dairy products. Green asparagus increases vitamin A, folic acid, and dietary fiber..."

"Mushrooms can increase dietary fiber, vitamin D, B vitamins..."

"Pair it with high-quality protein steak, carbohydrates, and some corn kernels as whole grains..."

This bowl of rice is basically nutritionally complete.

...

Little Red Hair first took a small bite of the steak.

The steak was very tender.

After being softened by a thick layer of onions, the steak became so tender that it could be easily separated with chopsticks.

He picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, and his eyes lit up immediately.

"Xu Zhou! My friend!"

"Your sense of temperature seems to have improved a lot!"

The steak in front of me is cooked with masterful control of temperature and heat, as well as exceptional cooking techniques.

The steak was cooked to a perfect medium-rare, with no blood left in the meat, and the pinkish flesh looked incredibly appetizing.

The scariest thing is.

Xu Zhou was able to precisely control the meat temperature at 65 degrees Celsius with just a glance.

That's progressing so fast!

The ability to control temperature seems so similar to the ability of the Flesh Demon!

...

Little Red Hair devoured a bite of steak.

The onions on top have a slightly charred aroma, and the tender steak doesn't even need to be bitten; just a gentle touch with your teeth and the meat will easily separate in half.

When you taste it, it's as delicate as a fine velvet pudding, a completely different experience from eating ribeye steak before.

Filet mignon, which has no fascia or muscle fibers, melts in your mouth, offering a silky texture and being entirely lean meat.

One mouthful.

Two mouthfuls.

Little Red Hair couldn't stop eating.

...

Xu Zhou also took a bowl and tasted it himself.

The beef is delicate and mild, so tender that even an elderly person could easily bite into it. It has a caramelized aroma of onions and garlic, and its rich and robust flavor greatly compensates for any shortcomings in the quality of the beef.

Not only is it incredibly fragrant, but it's also exceptionally tender. The minced onions and garlic, soaked in grape juice and meat gravy, are absolutely delicious with rice.

The most wonderful thing is that when served with rice, the rich and delicate meat flavor and the milky aroma of the baked mushrooms are cleansed by the plum flavor in the rice.

The three flavors blend together perfectly.