Another way was to slice it and stir-fry it with other ingredients. Heat oil in a wok, add the sliced ham first, and stir-fry until fragrant before adding the other ingredients. Once everything was cooked, dish it up. Examples included ham fried rice, stir-fried green peppers and ham, stir-fried stem lettuce and ham, rice simmered with fresh broad beans and ham, and stir-fried ham and squid.
However, one thing to note was that Nuodeng Ham must never be seasoned with salt, soy sauce, or other strongly flavored condiments. Nuodeng Ham itself had a rich fragrance and a pure, mellow savoriness. Adding those things would mask its original taste, robbing it of all its distinctive flavor and freshness, making it increasingly overpowering and turning its color darker and less appealing.
Xue Xi felt that she could develop dozens of dishes using this Nuodeng Ham, making the restaurant's future menu even more varied.
Finally, she checked the grade the Gourmet Anchor had assigned to this Nuodeng Ham. Her very first attempt had actually reached Cosmos Rank. She believed that with a little more practice, she could definitely produce Universe Rank ham consistently. Such was the learning ability of Xue Xi, now an Invincible King. Truly terrifying!
She clapped her hands, and the virtual space returned to its original appearance. Xue Xi copied all the environmental parameters of Nuodeng Village and transmitted them remotely to the robots working diligently in her God Kingdom. She told them to pick a location and recreate Nuodeng Village's environment there as soon as possible. She still needed Nuodeng Ham to bribe her third brother into practicing the "Nine Tribulations Manual"!
With everything settled, Xue Xi lingered no longer, lest Ai Chen grow impatient waiting outside.
When she opened her eyes, she saw Ai Chen sitting across the