Chapter 1357 Craving
Arielle used a clean container to rinse the pork belly with running water. After that, she started
caramelizing some sugar.
The temperature was key to a perfect caramel. If the sugar was burnt, the braised pork belly would
taste rather bitter.
After melting the sugar with medium heat, she lowered the temperature to caramelize the sugar.
Once she was done with the caramel, she added the pork belly. After a quick stir, she coated the pork
belly with the caramel. I should turn the heat to the lowest now. Otherwise, the caramel might turn
bitter.
After that, it was time to add the other ingredients. Iâll use the oil from the pork belly to stir-fry my
ingredients. Then, Iâll add some alcohol and soy sauce before pouring boiling water in.
After letting it cook for a while, she skimmed off the foam on the surface before adding some green
onion. Then, she transferred everything into a smaller pot and closed the lid to let it simmer for forty
minutes.
Afterward, she removed the flavor-enhancing side ingredients and simmered the pork belly for another
twenty minutes. Twenty minutes later, she turned up the heat to vaporize the remaining sauce. Once
that was done, the braised pork belly was ready to be served.
While she was waiting for the braised pork belly to simmer, Arielle had also prepared other dishes such
as stir-fried chicken, fish stew, omelet, and braised eggplant. It took her almost two hours to prepare all
the dishes. Luckily I have insulated containers here. Otherwise, everything would be cold by the time
Iâm done.
Meanwhile, Pat had been waiting at the table the whole time. I have to prevent that bad guy from eating
my favorite dish, glazed pork tenderloin.
âDad, Mom, food is ready,â Arielle called out while setting up the table.
When the Wilhelms came out, the dining table was already filled with dishes. âWhy did you cook so
much? Can we even finish everything?â they asked in bafflement.
âSince Iâm here, Iâm sure we can. In fact, Iâm famished,â Aaron immediately answered.
He had been only having pumpkin soup for the past couple of days. Whatâs life with only pumpkin
soup? Iâm going to enjoy all these dishes!
Not wanting to be left out, Pat added, âHey, Iâm here too! Iâm also starving!â
âPat, I think itâs time you go on a diet. Youâre fat!â Andrea pinched Patâs chubby cheeks and grinned
mischievously.
âWhat? I am? I donât think so, though.â Pat then looked at Arielle and asked, âSan, do you think Iâm
fat?â
Seated opposite him, Arielle narrowed her eyes and rubbed her chin. âWell, Iâve never noticed it before
this. Now that you asked, I do think youâre a bit plump. Maybe you should start losing weight, Pat. Donât
worry. Iâll help you!â
Pat pouted in response. Ha! Theyâre all so mean. Theyâre just saying that to stop me from eating all the
delicious dishes. Iâm not fat. Iâm just chubby and cute!
âYouâre wrong, San. Iâve seen an online article saying that kids like me are just naturally chubby. I donât
need to lose weight, okay?â Pat sneered. Lose weight and miss out on delicious food? No way!
âOkay, okay. Youâre just chubby.â Arielle was amused. Smiling, she continued, âYou donât have to lose
weight, all right? Eat up!â
Elated, Pat lowered his head and started eating.
Aaron, on the other hand, had to suppress his craving and wait for the Wilhelms to start eating before
digging in. Although he was a prince, he waited for the Wilhelms to eat first because they were Arielleâs
adoptive parents. Since she cares about them so much, I should treat them with respect as well.