Chapter 35 - 35. MR P A New Best Seller On The Market (1/2)
The next morning when the cock did crow, I awoke and found Patricia was not at my side. ”Hmm, maybe she had left earlier and gone to get the ingredients.” I thought to myself as I went to grab my towel and head to the bathroom. I peeked into the kitchen and saw that she had laid the breakfast on the table and had brought it out to the Great Hall on a tray.
”Good morning, Trish... I'm going to head for a shower and then I'd help you out in the kitchen.” I called out to her and she smiled back as I went to perform my daily tasks and once I'm done, I wore my newly upgraded armour. The weight is almost not felt by me and with this light class armour, I don't feel any restriction on my movements at all.
When I emerged from the room and entered the kitchen, Patricia covered her mouth in surprise. To me, it looked normal but to a person like Patricia, it looked mighty elegant and exude an aura of mightiness even with light armour class. The pauldrons made me like I had short flappy wings that could make me levitate in the air and shoot down my enemies from above. Hah Hah Hah... This is not Eastern Fantasy alright and my name is not Lin Feng... Hah Hah Hah...
”Ah... Do you like what you see right now? I just got this yesterday. I got a near accident and I guessed I should be more careful the next time around. Goblins and other creatures are not intelligent, but humans are.” I said as a matter of fact and she still didn't let go of her hand that covers her mouth until a little while later as she regained her composure.
”You looked like a Knight in Shining Armour. Is that Studded Leather armour you are wearing? How come it looks like it had been improved or enhanced?”
”It's brand new and just came out of the shop yesterday at Bruce's. I wanted to find other types but he told me it's available only outside of town. So I think what I have is better than nothing and all I need now is to further enhance it if I wanted to.”
”I knew you would say something like that. By the way, the main ingredients had already been minced. Do you need me to mince the meat too?” she asked as she drained the water off the sliced pork.
”Yes, please. And you could observe how I prepare the skin after stir-frying these main ingredients to medium-rare.” I said as I placed a wok on the stove and fired it up. I pouted a bit of fat and once it was simmering I poured all the minced meat inside it. Once the meat is well done, I threw in all the minced vegetables and stir it for a while but before I l turned off the air inlet and let the fire slowly die off.
”That's it? Not even 5 minutes...” Patricia was amazed at the speed of cooking I had done. ”Yes, medium-rare. After that we make the roll, I show you once or twice and after that, you will resume. I will insert the fillings and fold it up. This egg here will be used to brush the outer skin and then rolled with the breadcrumb. That's it. When you want to eat, you just deep fry it. Later I will show you ok.” I said as I showed her how to make a thin crepe using a round, flat skillet.
Once I made a few later of crepe, I put it on a plate, brushed it with the spicy spaghetti sauce and sprinkle some crushed groundnuts and then took a portion of the mixed vegetables and place it on one end before I folded it and made it into a spring roll.
Patricia watched how I did that and she continued making the crepes while we, in turn, made the rissole together. In the end, we made 30 Portuguese Rissole and this could last till tomorrow. Breakfast now is ready and I wanted to make the first 6 rissoles as I deep fry them in a small pot. I used a pot because the rissole could be fully submerged and the oil could be recycled to cook other dishes.
It may be unhealthy at that time but at least we know we would die of a heart attack sooner or later. Smokers die of a heart attack, obese people also would die of a heart attack. Either way, everyone dies of a heart attack. Hah hah hah...
I showed her how these rissoles would be after deep frying and once the underside is brown, I showed her how to use two sticks like a chopstick to turn it around. ”Don't turn it around before it's golden brown because the skin is soft and the contents may tear the skin away.” Patricia nodded as stuck her tongue at the sides of her mouth, as she sees the readied golden brown rissole on a plate which had a paper dolly on it.
”Alright, it's done now. You may half fry them and keep aside to prevent spoilage. Once you want to eat them, refry till golden brown.” she nodded and she carried the plate of rissole to the Great Hall and Prius had just come down and was holding to a mug of coffee in his hands.