CHAPTER 475: CHAPTER 161: BRASENIA SOUP (PART 2)

The salty and slightly oily ham shreds are red-brown in color. Since they were sliced from the whole, some fine strands still have gray edges, but they look really good against the backdrop of the deep green plant leaves.

After handling the plant leaves and ham shreds, the chicken breast was almost cooked. The white chicken breast was surrounded by oil foam, and Du Xixi scooped it out along with the foam, washed off the oil in cold water, and then shredded it along the grain of the chicken.

In no time, the chicken breast turned into soft chicken shreds under Du Xixi’s hands. Du Xixi looked at the water where the chicken breast was cooked and thought it seemed fine, so she used a strainer to filter the floating foam from the soup again.

Chicken shreds, plant leaves, ham shreds, all went into the pot simultaneously, regardless of order. The slightly yellowish-white soup mixed together red, white, and green colors. Stirring it all finely, the colors blended further and, at a glance, it looked aesthetically pleasing.

"Madam, are you making soup?" 2569 evidently forgot what Du Xixi said earlier and, seeing her present posture that resembles soup-making, curiously looked at the pot through its electronic screen.

Steam surged out, spraying onto 2569’s electronic screen, forming a layer of fog. Du Xixi noticed and amusingly pushed the electronic screen away a bit, then softly said, "I am cooking a stew, I’ll add some water starch in a bit."

"Oh!" 2569 responded and, recalling that Du Xixi previously made Lotus Seed Soup, began to wonder if this plant leaf stew was also sweet like the Lotus Seed Soup. The robot’s curiosity grew, but this time it didn’t move closer to observe.

The electronic screen is considered 2569’s eyes, and once fogged, it couldn’t see a thing.

Large bubbles started appearing in the soup, and Du Xixi scooped some to inspect, thinking the plant leaves were almost cooked. She took the water starch that 2569 helped mix, stirred while pouring it into the pot.

With temperature changes, the soup in the pot was constantly stirred, and the addition of the water starch made it slightly thick and pasty. Du Xixi gently used the spoon, mixing it, over and over...

The plant leaf stew could now be served. Before bringing it out of the pot, Du Xixi added a bit of sesame oil, making the stew’s flavor and sesame aroma complement each other, and with the sesame oil’s touch, the stew gained a bit of oily sheen, making it more appealing.

"By the way, this plant leaf stew is also called chicken and ham plant leaf soup, I haven’t eaten it in ages." Du Xixi noted nostalgically and asked 2569 to move the large bowl of stew outside, recalling her first and only time tasting the stew, when she was seemingly only thirteen.

That year, there was an especially large harvest of plant leaves. The Du Family also purchased many, and though the family’s dishes tended to be exquisite and elegant, fitting the ancestral Imperial Chef aesthetic, this plant leaf stew occasionally appeared.

Great Uncle Du personally taught Du Xixi how to make the stew; it only took an hour, but perhaps Du Xixi’s talent was so good that Great Uncle felt no need to teach it again. Since then, he never asked Du Xixi to make the stew again.

Plant leaf stew... plant leaf stew...

Du Xixi’s lips curved into a gentle arc as she stepped outside. After all, her culinary skills have become proficient. Whenever she wants to eat, she can make it anytime; why dwell on the past?

Upon leaving the kitchen, the dining table was arrayed with several dishes large and small, besides the plant leaf stew made by Du Xixi and the two dishes Mo Ying loves, 2569 indeed made braised pork for Ye Wenting, plus an extra bowl of soup and a cold dish.

Du Xixi went over to check, inviting Mo Ying and the others to eat while she internally chuckled. Ye Wenting did indeed love braised pork, and 2569 did make it, but why was the amount of braised pork the smallest among all dishes?

Du Xixi glanced sideways at 2569, only to see it innocently raise its electronic screen, as if it wasn’t deliberately "targeting" Ye Wenting. Du Xixi gave a silent smile, just asking 2569 to serve the rice, and then she asked Mo Ying to sit beside her, "Sister Mo Ying, how did your pregnancy check-up go?"

"Much better than last month." Mo Ying’s face had thinned significantly, but her demeanor was gentle, her eyes clear, clearly in good spirits. "The Military Department has arranged a nutritionist; although not skilled in gourmet cooking, they are very experienced in body adjustment."

Mo Ying, a major general of the Military Department, previously had a spiritual power collapse for the Empire. Now her spiritual power has healed, she’s still at the front, contributing to the Empire. Both emotionally and logically, the Military Department wouldn’t ignore Mo Ying’s health situation.