Chapter 1008 - 997: Interstellar Plane 33
When Qin Muyang fetched firewood for the fifth time, Xia Yue had finished preparing the Thorny Pig Beast, cleaning and storing the meat in a large basin.
Xia Yue then brought out a large pot. Fortunately, she had thought ahead, so all these preparations were above board. The instructors who were checking the items were baffled when they saw her setting up the pot stand; they had thought it was part of her defense arsenal, never guessing she intended it for cooking.
Xia Yue cooked a pot of marinade, placing parts of the meat suitable for braising into it, instructing Qin Muyang to watch the fire, making sure it was neither too high nor too low.
She also set up a smaller pot to render fat from the fatty parts of the meat because she planned to deep-fry, but the oil she brought was only enough for everyday stir-frying. To deep-fry, she had to render oil from the meat, and they could deep-fry more items they would bring back later.
"What are you doing?" Qin Muyang curiously asked as he looked at the white chunks of fat in her pot.
"Rendering oil. The oil I brought isn’t enough for all the food, so I can use this batch for rendering," Xia Yue replied as she turned the meat to prevent it from sticking and burning at the bottom, and then she went back to flipping the meat in the marinade to ensure it was well-flavored.
While Xia Yue and her team were busy, Yan Mo and his group had killed many Star Beasts, keeping those similar to the animals on Blue Star edible. When they sensed it was almost time to rest, they brought their hunt to where Xia Yue and her group were.
"What are you guys doing?" Ming Yue asked as they arrived, looking at the large pots each stationed.
"You guys are back, go wash your face by the river. There’s juice I made on the table, have a drink and take a break. I’ve already prepared the food, braised meat with rice stew." Xia Yue spoke as she looked into the pot with the frying meat.
"We brought back one Bull Beast and five Sharp-beaked Beasts, you could make some meat sauce or jerky this afternoon," Yan Mo said, placing the hunted animals on the ground.