My Husband, a Marshal: Conquering the Stars with My Culinary Arts-Chapter 558 - 188 Dragon Claws_3

To make Dragon Claws, the dough must be rolled into thin square sheets four fingers wide. The dough balls, both roughly the size of two adult men’s fists, yielded quite a lot of dough sheets.

After rolling out the dough sheets, I sprinkled some flour on them and set them aside. Du Xixi took out a piece of somewhat fatty pork leg, and pounded and chopped the meat into a mince at a ratio of 30% fat to 70% lean. After removing the sinews, she chopped it even finer into a paste.

Into the meat paste she added salt, ginger juice, egg, ground pepper, and MSG, then mixed it with a little water to form a meat filling. Adding a little sesame oil completed the filling.

But Du Xixi, inspired by a previous dumpling experience where Ke Lian particularly enjoyed the mushroom pork dumplings, decided to innovate by finely chopping a mushroom and mixing it into the filling.

The square dough sheet was topped with a bit of filling, folded into a triangle, and then the two corners were folded towards the center and sealed with water, completing a small Dragon Claw.

Making these Dragon Claws isn’t difficult. Once practiced, you can make them in seconds. It had been a while since Du Xixi last made Dragon Claws, so she was a bit rusty at first. However, with muscle memory, her speed increased once her hands got used to it.

The diamond-shaped Dragon Claws were piled onto a clean plate. Du Xixi calculated the time and quantity, making just enough for herself and Ke Lian for now.

Originally, Du Xixi planned to use chicken soup as the base for boiling the Dragon Claws. However, spicy ones taste better, and using spicy chicken soup felt a bit odd to her...

After some thought, Du Xixi decided to boil the Dragon Claws in clear water, then used the clear water as a base mixed with salt, pepper, a bit of chili powder, and chopped scallions for the soup. The bowl of Dragon Claws looked vibrantly red and green but remained clear, noticeably increasing the morning appetite.

Ke Lian prefers heavily flavored foods, but Du Xixi thought it inappropriate for him to eat something too spicy so early in the morning. So when seasoning the soup, she didn’t add much chili powder, just enough to give a hint of spiciness without being overwhelming.

With one large bowl and one small bowl, Du Xixi served Ke Lian about forty Dragon Claws, while she only had a bit over ten. Her appetite wasn’t great, so around ten were plenty, but Ke Lian, with a larger appetite, might even find forty insufficient.

Seeing the large bowl of Dragon Claws for Ke Lian, Du Xixi hesitated before asking 2569 to steam a basket of small dumplings. If Ke Lian wasn’t full, he could have the small dumplings to fill up.

Even if Ke Lian found the Dragon Claws sufficient, Du Xixi could take the small dumplings to Blue Star University. Her classes were in the afternoon, and she could heat them up for a snack if she got hungry in the morning.

helped move the Dragon Claws to the dining table while Ke Lian was checking some military documents he prepared last night, rummaging through his briefcase. Du Xixi didn’t rush him since there was still plenty of time, and Ke Lian would naturally come to eat breakfast once he was done.

Du Xixi sat down first, stirring the soup with a spoon. Instead of eating the Dragon Claws directly, she sipped a bit of the soup, finding it mildly spicy and just right, satisfaction evident in her nods. Only then did she scoop up a Dragon Claw, gently blow on it, and carefully take a bite.

The thin dough skin was now semi-transparent. With just a gentle bite, the skin broke open, and the tender filling touched Du Xixi’s tongue. Though it was a bit hot, it didn’t cause her tongue to retract. She savored the deliciousness of the filling, her sensitive taste buds discerning the ingredient mix within. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Adding the minced mushroom was indeed a good choice. The freshness of the mushroom blended with the tenderness of the meat paste, resulting in a perfectly juicy and chewy combination.

Du Xixi nodded in satisfaction once again. Dragon Claws have two requirements: the soup must be clear, and the filling must be fine. Du Xixi’s Dragon Claws had clear soup and fine filling—perfect!

Du Xixi continued eating the Dragon Claws. By the time she was on her fourth, Ke Lian had finished his checking and joined. He curiously examined the new breakfast Du Xixi prepared, but seeing her engrossed in eating, he didn’t disturb her and began savoring the Dragon Claws on his own.

The taste was fresh and tender, even though it wasn’t spicy enough, everything else was just right, making Ke Lian increasingly satisfied, his eating pace accelerating with each bite.

Soon, Du Xixi finished her portion of just over ten Dragon Claws. Wiping her mouth, she looked at Ke Lian, surprised to find that more than half of the Dragon Claws in his bowl were already gone!

Du Xixi paused her hand wiping her mouth, glancing self-consciously at her small bowl. She ate so little, yet she was much slower than Ke Lian. Was she eating too slowly?

While Du Xixi was lost in thought, Ke Lian had almost finished his meal, raising his bowl to drink the soup. With the last Dragon Claw and the last sip of clear soup swallowed, Ke Lian sighed contentedly, rubbing his stomach as he leaned back.

"Feeling full?" Du Xixi returned from her thoughts, noticing Ke Lian licking his lips with some lingering pleasure. She smiled and said, "These are Dragon Claws. There’s plenty of filling and dough left, but I only made these. If you still want more, you’ll have to eat the small dumplings 2569 steamed."

"This is enough." Although his mouth still craved more, Ke Lian’s stomach was already quite full, and eating more would make him stuffed. "The Dragon Claws taste good; once 2569 learns how to make them, we’ll have them every day."

"Alright!" Hearing the task falling on him, 2569 jumped excitedly, the whole robot bursting with joy. "Don’t worry, once 2569 learns, you can have as many as you want!"