Chapter 1482: Capítulo 1482: Chapter 1483: Stir-Frying Mayhem

By the time Nan Jiaojiao remembered the piece of meat, Bo Yanching had already sliced it and tossed it into the pot. She complained, “We agreed that I would do the cooking.”

Bo Yanching replied, “I saw you were busy and just helped out a bit. You can do the next dish.”

Nan Jiaojiao said “Okay,” and happily took a few tomatoes to wash, then cut them into chunks and tossed them into the beef, even stirred with the spatula a few times, with the air of someone who knew what she was doing.

The next dish was braised duck, a recipe she had planned in advance. She had done her homework long ago; duck is easier to cook than chicken and doesn’t take too long, plus the duck pieces were already chopped at the supermarket, so she just needed to wash them, pour oil into the pan, and stir-fry them.

She kept the steps firmly in her mind: first pour the oil into the pan, then find a small bowl and fill it halfway with clean water to prepare for washing the duck.

But when she turned to look, the box of duck meat that was supposed to be beside the cutting board had disappeared.

Turning her head again, the duck meat was in the pot, rolling around in hot water.

“What are you doing!”

Nan Jiaojiao slapped Bo Yanching on the back, “This duck meat was meant for braising, why did you boil it!”

Bo Yanching’s eye twitched.

This little fool surely doesn’t know that duck meat needs to be blanched.

He replied calmly, “I saw the duck meat had blood on it, so I helped you wash it.”

“You can’t wash it with hot water like that! Boiling it like this makes the texture worse, it becomes tough. Do you even know what tough means? I had already prepared cold water to wash it, so why have you messed it up!”

She pushed her way in and found a big strainer, scooping out the duck pieces and putting them into cold water.

Bo Yanching silently picked up a piece, observed it, saw that it was about done, and thought soaking it in cold water wouldn’t hurt, it actually firmed up the meat.

Nan Jiaojiao slapped his hand again, snatching the duck meat back.

“Go outside and wait, you only add to the chaos!”

Right now, she couldn’t be more annoyed with Bo Yanching.

Bo Yanching actually retreated to the doorway, “Okay, I won’t meddle anymore.”

Nan Jiaojiao glared at him, seeing he had the sense not to argue further, she didn’t continue to scold.

Suddenly, she smelled a burning odor and noticed the oil and smoke from another frying pan starting to emit black smoke. She had forgotten about the hot oil, quickly turned off the heat, and without waiting for the oil to cool a bit, grabbed a handful of scallions, ginger, and star anise to throw into the oil.

The crackling and popping startled Nan Jiaojiao, causing her to jump back two steps, instinctively defending herself with the spatula, wanting to knock the oil pan over. Half the oil had already spilled out before she suddenly stopped.

Damn defensive instincts, why did they kick in now!

In cooking, you don’t knock over pans like that.

She couldn’t even see the colors of the scallions and ginger flying around in the black smoke, getting flustered, she scooped up the duck meat, and without draining the water, tossed it straight into the oil pan.

The sizzling sound became even more intense, splattering everywhere.

Nan Jiaojiao couldn’t evade in time, suddenly darted into Bo Yanching’s arms.

He deliberately turned, distancing her a bit so she wouldn’t get splashed with oil.

Nan Jiaojiao looked up, their eyes met, and she felt like she had never experienced such a swift feeling of being slapped in the face.

Not wanting to lose more face in front of him, she stubbornly retorted, “Didn’t I tell you to wait outside to eat? Why are you back in here?”

Bo Yanching easily lied, “I came to see if there’s anything I could help with.”

“What … what could you possibly help with.”

Her voice was as low as it could be, very feeble, but luckily at this moment, the oil was no longer splattering, seemed to have calmed down, she forced a couple of laughs, “You see, isn’t everything going smoothly? The duck is already in the pan, and it’ll be ready to eat soon.”