80 – Basic requirements for grilling meat

「Today’s Lunch – Continental SR++ Grade Beef T-Bone Steak」

A bulletin board hanging in the academy cafeteria.

For each meal, the menu is clearly stated.

For students, it was more important than the class schedule.

[Cooking is also a real battle! I will always do my best to serve you.]

[*Everyone in charge of cooking*]

[Cooking area general manager: Ramji Hams]

[…] In charge of food material management: Geumpoong… ]

And below that, there was also a phrase showing that the prisoners were risking their lives to cook. Along with the name and job that each person is in charge of.

Since we are working so hard, it also means that we ask for your kind understanding of the lack of food.

Anyway, looking at the restaurant menu, it’s okay.

No, this is a very advanced level.

However, despite this, she has been receiving complaints from the ladies all the time because of the messy recipe.

So, at best, I attached an oxygen respirator by passing on the recipe for Budae-jjigae… … .

ㅡ Splash! ㅡChahhaaa… !

“… All the meat that has been trimmed is thrown into the pot!”

The ram rat takes off his respirator and tries to dive into the oil pot with the precious meat. Without even understanding what he was doing.

“You crazy people, stop moving—!”

I’m so dumbfounded that I unknowingly scream out loud. Even if the target wasn’t Ram Rat, he would have reacted the same way. How could you use such precious meat in such a way?

“B, breeder-?! What happened here today… … ?”

“I came to get some ingredients for a while, but I should be able to just skip it. what are you doing now?”

“Roast the meat! No, it has to be fried… ?”

The ram rat, who had put the meat down, confidently answers my screams. As if asking what’s wrong, even the big front teeth move.

“… Whole of that?”

“hit-! Fried whole like yesterday’s whole chicken—”

“Stay still and put down the meat. I’ll teach you how to cook properly. It’s completely different from whole chicken.”

What Ramjwi does is so bizarre that it makes me go crazy.

How did you catch me yesterday and keep me alive?

How can you urge yourself to order like this?

It’s a waste of my efforts if I’m already in the middle of the day.

If so, I might really be able to replace Ramzy. Because of that, I couldn’t let it ruin the dish even more.

“How to bake… ? Really?!”

“I don’t have a lot of time either, so I’ll tell you through the properties. Come over here, come on!”

Trying to waste the finest beef like that… I couldn’t possibly tolerate it. And the ramsit also needed to last a long time for me.

It was never a specification to take on the duties of the kitchen.

ㅡSquare, square, square… !

I first seasoned the meat with salt and pepper. Whole black pepper is ground in a grinder to add a spicy flavor.

ㅡHurt… !

Then, he set fire to the wide cast iron plate. Because the purpose was to teach you how to bake really simply. No other tricks were used.

Because beef is something that can be covered with the original taste of the ingredients even if it is grilled well.

… … .

However, because the iron plate is large, the heat does not come up easily. The iron plate is still cold.

“Ram rat? Is this firepower original?”

“The iron plate is so thick and wide that it takes a long time to heat it properly… ! That’s why I tried to fry it in oil at once! And like you said, I’m not good at controlling the grilling!”

“I see.”

It sounded like a long-winded excuse at first, but

I had my own reasons for choosing fries.

In addition, he was well aware of his own shortcomings.

No matter how much it is, if you fried that thick thing as it is, it would have ended up being a whole sashimi with only the outside fried.

“Hey, I don’t have time… … . As expected, it’s just a small pen—”

“White kid, look out of the way.”

“Miss Raylin?”

My nose is white and I wonder if I did something useless, but Raylin, who had been silently watching from the side, stepped forward and made me step back.

“Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu… … !”

Then he took a deep breath and… … .

─Hwaaa!!!

Blowing out huge flames from its mouth.

Just like the first time I tasted Mara Budae Jjigae.

No, an even stronger flame of fire soars.

“Aww-! hot, hot… … !”

“In an instant like this, the tremendous heat… … ?”

Ramji and I intuit Raylin’s fire show with exclamation. It was an overwhelming fire that felt awe, not astonishment.

“Now, is this enough? Did you deliberately adjust the firepower? So hurry up and show your skills! Yesterday too, I just tried your food, white-headed, but I’m looking forward to it because it’s my first time making it?!”

Leirin urged with her bright red eyes shining more than her own breath.

“It’s just grilling meat, so there’s nothing special about it… … . I’ll do it anyway.”

ㅡChii profit… !

Put the meat on an oiled iron plate,

A heavenly sound echoes through the kitchen.

A sound that makes you feel full just by listening to it.

ㅡGulp!

The sound of grilling pork belly makes one’s mouth water, but the sound of grilling the finest raw meat was on a different level.

ㅡSizzle sizzle… !!!

The firepower was also stronger than expected.

It must have been a fire dragon, so it was a great heat.

I had to be careful because it could burn quickly if I wasn’t careful.

ㅡTuk! Chii profit… !

So I immediately added a dollop of butter.

“Well… A savory smell.”

The butter melts and slowly permeates the surface.

The savory and subtle flavor is overlaid.

A salty and savory layer is layered on top of the beef’s yukhyang.

Steaks don’t need anything else. Even if you stick to these basics, you will eat half of it.

“Ram rat? Bake while pressing down with tongs until the outside is as darkly brown as possible. So that all sides can touch the iron plate.”

“Ah, okay… !”

Ramzy nodded as she took notes.

Like last time, the posture of learning is good.

However, it is because the application is wrong due to lack of experience… … .

“Now, when you get a color like this, flip it right away. Depending on the fire temperature, 2-3 minutes per side is sufficient. You can repeat it one more time until you have enough color.”

ㅡCheee!!

When you turn the meat over, the brightly grilled surface is revealed.

The Maillard reaction of dark yellow brown occurred properly in a short time at high temperature.

“This, this… ! Didn’t you burn it?!”

“Don’t be ignorant. Because it is the key to enhancing the meat’s aroma and flavor.”

ㅡChahhaaa… !

Bake the back side in the same way.

If there is one tip here,

The point is to spread the butter evenly.

ㅡDalgrak, dagrak… !

When the butter melts, scoop it out with a spoon and continue pouring it over the meat. This alone doubles the savory flavor.

ㅡ Less GRUG!

I pulled the meat off the griddle so quickly. It seemed to take about 5-6 minutes to bake a loaf.

“It’s already over… ?”

Unsurprisingly, the question is whether it is too fast.

“No, not yet. It has to be rested.”

“Resting?”

“What do you mean white? It just looks so appetizing, doesn’t it?”

Ramju and Raylin tilted their heads and asked. It seems that both are ignorant when it comes to grilling meat.

Of course, I was nothing more than a corner chef… … .

“Ah, it’s easy if you look at it as being steamed. Even though it looks like this on the outside, the inside is still like raw meat.”

“okay? It doesn’t look like that at all.”

ㅡBrush, rustle… !

I wrapped the plate on which the meat was placed with paper wrappers. If there was tinfoil, the heat loss could have been minimized, but it’s a little disappointing.

“… Even if you leave it out like this, the residual heat will cook the meat on its own and the juice will stabilize as well.”

“Howa… ? Never heard of such a thing!”

“Breeder… ! How do you know such things so well?”

“Well? If you like delicious food, this is what happens?”

I had never learned to cook, but

I was serious about delicious food.

Perhaps this was the driving force.

So, as I searched for this and that and made and ate it myself, before I knew it, magazines about cooking were piled up to some extent.

Anyway, if you’ve done this, you’re half done.

“… Would you have done this?”

After getting the meat out like that, I had a conversation with the two, and it seemed that about 5 minutes had passed.

If I had more time, it would be better to leave it a little longer, but for now, it’s just a test run, so it should be fine.

ㅡSeokkeop, Seokkul, Seokkul… !

After removing the meat from the paper wrapper,

Cut into bite-sized pieces to make it easier to eat.

Even though I cut it into several pieces, the juice barely flowed.

“Ah, the inside is still slightly red… ! not blood… … ?!”

As Ramji pointed out, the cross section of the meat was still bright red. To be exact, it was closer to a deep pink. This is a little less than medium rare.

“Ram rat? After I cut it once like this, I will bake it once more. It feels like frying.”

“Bake again… ?”

“yes. It’s really difficult to bake hundreds of servings evenly. So you, like me, only bake the outside once, then cut it into cubes like this and bake the inside well. In my opinion, this is the best way.”

No matter how much the menu is steak, it is difficult to successfully grill hundreds of people including faculty members.

What Ramji needed now was a skill to stably handle hundreds of servings rather than improving the quality of cooking.

“Then can I dispose of all the bones?”

“Oh, there were bones too! Could you keep the bones separately? I have time to use it later!”

“Bone… … ?”

“Anyway, focus on the meat first. It’s over now.”

ㅡ Chijijijik… !

ㅡSizzle… … !!

Lightly grill it again on the iron plate like this, and you’re done. I think it only melts fat.

“done.”

If you want all the sections to be golden brown, you can take it out right away. The longer you cook it, the tougher it becomes and the taste is lost.

ㅡTitling!

[SSR Grade Cube Steak – ★★★★ : Cube Steak using the continent’s finest beef. There are many ways to cook meat, but grilling is a long-standing tradition and fundamental way. The flavor of butter applied to the surface stimulates the salivary glands.]

[The grade rises as much as ★ with the best beef cattle and perfect grilling control.]

woah… … .

This time it’s a whopping 4 stars.

Maybe 5 stars is the end?

Anyway, it’s a great success.

For Koreans, grilling meat is a matter of pride. I was able to defend that pride proudly today.

“Oh, that looks so delicious… … !”

“Hoaah-?! It’s like looking at some kind of craft! I’ve never seen meat with such a fine color!”

Ramju and Raylin help each other out and exclaim.

It looks delicious just by looking at it.

Hot steam rising up,

A valley of flowing butter and gravy.

Even the golden-brown outside that satisfies your appetite.

“Now, let’s try it, first lady. Try just the meat at first, then try it with a pinch of salt.”

At this level of perfection, even if you don’t necessarily keep the original T-bone steak, everyone will turn a blind eye to it.

ㅡAwesome!

As soon as I put the steak on the plate and the colonel does, Raylin takes out chopsticks from between her breasts as if she’s been waiting. It’s also a very natural hand gesture.

I thought it was some sort of Doraemon pouch.

Anyway… … .

“Haaap—!”

It was Raylin who immediately picked up a piece of delicious meat with chopsticks and brought it to her mouth.