Chapter 165 (continued)

On this rare trip out to sea, in addition to gathering seafood, Xie Juanhan and Telingewei also caught a lot of delicious seafood to take back with them.

They didn't return home; they were still flying in the air. Harper others saw them on the ground and chased after them from afar.

The furry creatures chased after them, howling all the while.

They seemed extremely enthusiastic.

"Awoo!"

Xie Juanhan and the others had just returned home and hadn't even had time to shower or change their clothes.

Harper and the others have already rushed in from outside.

Instead of following the proper way through the main gate, they all leaped over the fence in unison.

As soon as they got home, they ran to Xie Juanhan and Telingewei's feet, circled the two dragons enthusiastically several times, touched them a few times, and then ran to the kitchen.

Xie Juanhan watched their furry rear ends disappear from sight, then stretched out his fingers and counted down in front of Telingewei.

"Three."

"Two."

"One."

Xie Juanhan closed all his fingers and finished counting down to the last number, an excited shout came from the kitchen, "Awoo--"

After happily sniffing the prey and gathered food they had brought back, the furry creatures rushed out like a gust of wind and rubbed against them a second time.

"See the big crabs we brought back? And the prawns and fish too—"

"Awoo!"

"How about garlic prawns, steamed crab, fish fillets with sauce, and stir-fried sea mushrooms today? And a magic herbal chicken soup too?"

"Aww!"

Xie Juanhan took a shower and cleaned himself up before going to the kitchen to prepare their dinner.

He had frozen all the ingredients beforehand, so they are still fresh.

Aside from sea mushrooms, Xie Juanhan was exceptionally skilled at preparing all of them.

How do you cook sea mushrooms? Sauté them in butter?

Xie Juanhan wasn't sure how to cook this unfamiliar ingredient, so he could only lean over and ask Telingewei.

"Braised or baked with butter?" Telingewei wasn't sure. "I've had both, and they're both very good."

Telingewei is particularly skilled at braising various vegetables.

He has an incredibly precise control over the heat, resulting in braised vegetables that are fragrant and glossy. In particular, the butter in the pan blends perfectly with the vegetable juices to create a wonderful sauce.

Xie Juanhan admitted that the vegetables tasted very good this way, but after eating them so many times, and having gone to so much trouble to collect sea mushrooms, it was a bit of a waste to cook them in this way.

Xie Juanhan thought for a moment and asked, "Did you put garlic cloves in the sea mushrooms you ate before?"

"Yes. Almost all chefs add garlic cloves to it; it makes it especially fragrant."

"Okay, I'll add some garlic cloves when I cook the sea mushrooms. Will I add any other spices?"

"Mainly garlic cloves, butter, konjac seeds, and wine."

"Then let's add these spices too, and stir-fry them."

Xie Juanhan had never stir-fried sea mushrooms, but he had stir-fried all sorts of terrestrial mushrooms.

His stir-fried terrestrial mushrooms were delicious, so his stir-fried sea mushrooms should be just as good.

Today, when stir-frying sea mushrooms, Xie Juanhan to fry garlic cloves.

The butter used is a thick butter made by pounding fish milk.

The fish milk of the Tata Fish has an exceptionally high milk content, and the filtered butter is incredibly rich and flavorful.

The rich butter pairs perfectly with the flavorful fried garlic, and is also great for cooking delicious sea mushrooms.

Harper and the others knew they were going to have something delicious to eat today. They had been lying at the kitchen doorway ever since Xie Juanhan and the others started frying garlic.

Xie Juanhan chopped the garlic into small pieces, washed it, divided it into two portions, and fried one portion in a pan.

He only poured in another portion of the garlic after frying it until it was golden brown and crispy, then added fish soy sauce, fish powder, and other seasonings.

The aroma was already wafting through the air, and the furry creatures couldn't stay still any longer; they all sat up.

Xie Juanhan processed the sea mushrooms methodically.

After cleaning the sea mushrooms, he blanched them in a pot, then cooled them in ice water.

As a dragon that can make ice, that's its advantage.

He casually released a bit of cold air, and the golden basin filled with mountain spring water became icy cold.

The piping hot sea mushrooms, once placed inside and then quenched by the ice water, instantly become crisp and refreshing.

When Xie Juanhan was blanching the sea mushrooms, he deliberately added butter and salt to them, both to protect their color and to give them a base flavor.

Now that it has been washed with ice water, Xie Juanhan used a strainer to scoop up the sea mushrooms, which still retained their pale yellow or pale red color.

These sea mushrooms look absolutely adorable.

It's as if you could just casually scoop it up, place it on a golden plate, and garnish it with two tender leaves before serving.

Xie Juanhan found the blanched sea mushrooms so tempting that he couldn't resist taking a small piece, tasting it, and then giving one to Telingewei.

The freshly caught sea mushrooms are almost entirely unsalted, with barely any saltiness.

But with a gentle bite, the delicious juice inside bursts out, Xie Juanhan is instantly captivated by this sea mushroom.

So delicious!

Its taste isn't really like mushrooms; that little bit of salt brings out an extreme umami flavor, making it taste like some kind of meat.

It's a type of meat with a superb taste and texture.

Xie Juanhan closed his eyes and chewed, a flash of white light in his mind, and he suddenly remembered what the mushroom tasted like.

Like the claws of a white bird!

White birds are quite large, so it would be a waste to put their claws in the soup.

Xie Juanhan would sometimes collect the white bird's claws and freeze them separately.

Once he has collected a certain number, he will remove the bird claws, blanch them with a large amount of seasonings, then rinse them in ice water, and finally remove the bones.

Bird claws are transformed into boneless bird claws, which taste crisp, refreshing, and delicious. Even without any seasoning, you can still taste the collagen flavor of the bird claws.

Sea mushrooms have a similar taste.

It tastes very thick and crisp, with a unique umami flavor. Just a little butter and salt bring out all the umami.

After finishing one piece, Xie Juanhan couldn't resist taking another piece from the bowl.

Seeing this, the furry creatures at the kitchen door couldn't resist any longer and cried out loudly, "Awooo!"

They protested that the two dragons were secretly eating the food alone.

Xie Juanhan said seriously, "How can a chef tasting the food be considered stealing food?"

The little ones ignored it and cried out, "Ouch!"

Xie Juanhan: "Alright, you can try it if you want."

As soon as Xie Juanhan finished speaking, the furry creatures instantly crowded into the kitchen, filling it to the brim.

They raised their heads, looking at Xie Juanhan with anticipation.

Xie Juanhan picked up sea mushrooms from the basin and fed them one by one.

"Chirp!" Haxi jumped up and grabbed its share, but before it had even finished eating, it was already protesting that Habi's mushroom next to it was bigger than its own.

Xie Juanhan pinched a small scrap of food from the basin and tossed it back to the dog. "Okay, okay, don't bark."

This has stirred up a hornet's nest.

The furry creatures immediately started howling, indicating that they hadn't eaten enough mushrooms and wanted a second one.

Nibote howled especially loudly.

It's almost grown into a fully grown Griffin, and its roar is no less powerful than a lion's. It howls in the cramped kitchen, and the echo is particularly noticeable.

The other furry ears were almost deafened.

Hadi poked at her pointed ears with her furry paws, several times, but it didn't stop the buzzing.

It tilted its head back and chirped softly, "Chirp chirp."

Xie Juanhan couldn't reach it to touch it, so he first gave it a piece of sea mushroom to appease it, and then went to educate the other furry creatures.

It was too late.

Haxi, who always seeks revenge, jumped up and bit Nibote's fragile nose the moment his ears were hit by the shock.

The other furry creatures also beat up Nibote, messing up his fur.

Ignoring everything else, Nibote shook the fur on his neck and focused intently on Xie Juanhan.

It felt no pain whatsoever and maintained its determined expression as it begged for food.

This guy's attitude is so firm.

Xie Juanhan didn't know what to do either, so he could only give it a piece of sea mushroom as a way of appeasement.

Just as the other little ones were about to protest, Xie Juanhan them all in without missing a single one.

The furry creatures chewed and chewed, even licking up the crumbs on the ground.

Sea mushrooms are indeed delicious.

Even without much seasoning, the natural flavor is so delicious that the furry creatures will never forget it.

Xie Juanhan glanced at the ecstatic, furry creatures.

They stuffed everything into the furry ones' bowls, so of course they couldn't leave out Telingewei.

Xie Juanhan casually stuffed an exceptionally plump mushroom into Telingewei.

He came along too.

A family should be together all the time; he's not the kind of dragon who would save food for other family members.

So, after Xie Juanhan touched the basin several times, he clearly felt that there were far fewer sea mushrooms in it when he touched it again.

He looked down and saw that after only tasting a couple of rounds, most of the large bowl of mushrooms had disappeared, leaving only a small bowl.

If you squeeze the water out of the mushrooms, you should be able to get a small bowlful.

If you add more seasonings while stir-frying, you might be able to make a big bowl of it... right?

But how many of their twelve family members could possibly eat that one bowl?

You can't just use a spoon to divide the food, can you? Each family member gets a spoonful, right?

Xie Juanhan looked at Nibote's big mouth.

If you only use a small spoon to divide it, then this amount of mushrooms wouldn't be enough to even Nibote's teeth, would it?

In a physical sense, it means food stuck between teeth.

Xie Juanhan's expression immediately turned melancholy.

We probably won't be able to eat the mushrooms today, but we can keep the water we used to blanch them.

Add a couple of handfuls of spices, and maybe it'll become a mushroom soup.