Add sauce, cover, and simmer on low heat for 2 minutes, flipping in between to ensure even browning on both sides.
When the sauce thickens and small bubbles appear, turn off the heat and remove from pan.
Blanch broccoli and carrot in boiling water. First, put some rice in a bowl, cut the chicken thigh into pieces, and add the side dishes to the bowl.
Next, prepare a serving of teriyaki sauce: 1 spoon of honey, 2 spoons of sauce, a little yellow wine, and finally add two spoons of water, mix well, and pour the sauce over.
In the past, Erina would have disdained making this so-called teriyaki chicken rice.
However, ever since she met Sosuke, her culinary philosophy has been quietly changing; of course, it's also possible that she wants to explore a new culinary path.
Upon tasting, the chicken cutlet, meticulously marinated and slow-roasted, had a slightly crispy golden skin. Biting into it, it was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, its deliciousness perfectly combined with the sweet fragrance of the teriyaki sauce, leaving Hisako with an endless aftertaste.
Upon entering the mouth, threads of sweetness and rich, mellow fat lingered between her lips and teeth. The chicken cutlet was tender and flavorful, the vegetables crisp and delicious, combining to create a balanced aesthetic.
Especially when paired with the rich teriyaki sauce, it instantly released a full "love" on the tip of the tongue.
Every bite was like a carefully prepared gift.
Allowing Hisako Arato to enjoy the deliciousness while also feeling the maker's care and sincerity!
"Hmm?"
"This feeling..."
The intense taste, like the most brilliant red of spring, completely captivated Hisako.
She slowly closed her eyes and savored, "The rich texture of the teriyaki sauce adds a mysterious Japanese charm to this dish."
"Its unique blend of sweet and savory makes the chicken's flavor richer and more diverse, and the lingering aftertaste of the sauce slowly releases in the mouth, making one unable to stop at just one bite."
"The full rice grains, having absorbed the essence of the chicken and teriyaki sauce, each filled with a profound taste, when eaten with the chicken cutlet, form a harmonious and wonderful textural combination, as if playing a moving symphony on the taste buds."
In fact, from its appearance.
The teriyaki chicken rice bowl made by Erina didn't actually have anything particularly special; rice, chicken cutlet, braised egg, and greens were all standard configurations.
But for some reason, Hisako found that every time she tasted it, her hands seemed to be uncontrollably using chopsticks to scoop the rice, continuously putting it into her mouth, and continuously chewing.
"Oh my God!"
"As expected of Miss Erina."
"Your cooking is indeed as captivating as ever!"
Finally, Hisako, as if bathed in an ocean of "satisfaction" taste, exclaimed.
"Hisako, do you feel that my current cooking deliberately imitates Sosuke?"
Seeing her express such a look, Erina was quite calm.
She pondered for a moment, then simply said, "Actually, I've started to understand that ingredients are just ingredients; there's no inherent distinction between high-end and low-end. They just grow naturally, are harvested, and made into food for people to taste."
"People make food, and people eat food, that's all!"
"This..."
Hisako was dumbfounded.
She hadn't expected that in such a short period of just two months, Erina, who had always greatly disdained commoner cuisine, would eventually come to understand this truth.
...
On the other side, at Totsuki Culinary Academy.
In a certain cooking laboratory, Alice Nakiri was making a transparent pumpkin pie.
Because the essence of this Molecular Cuisine dish lay in "distillation," which meant extracting the pumpkin's flavor with water vapor, a sophisticated instrument was needed:
A rotary evaporator!
First, the distillation flask.
Here, pumpkin puree is heated at high temperature, and water vapor with pumpkin flavor is distilled out.
Through the condenser tube, the water vapor is cooled, turns into liquid, and flows into the collection container.
This yields a transparent liquid with pumpkin flavor, which is used as the essence of the entire pumpkin pie, the transparent jelly.
The rest was simple: first, bake the pie crust according to the recipe. To make the transparent pumpkin pie's color scheme more sophisticated and harmonious, the crust was deliberately not baked to a golden color, but rather an elegant milky white.
Finally, gelatin was added to the distilled liquid to solidify it, forming the filling.
Pipe a little cream on top, and done!
This dish was a reverse Dragon Whispering Strawberry, looking crystal clear and colorless and odorless, but tasting as rich and sweet as real pumpkin.
At this moment, looking at the transparent pumpkin pie before her, because the entire process used "distillation" technology, and then re-solidified into the shape of a "pumpkin pie" from a liquid state, even Leonora Nakiri was slightly moved.
"Mother, how does it taste?"
Watching her mother taste her Molecular Cuisine without hesitation.
Alice Nakiri's watery eyes were suddenly filled with anticipation as she asked.
"How to put it?"
"Compared to you before Totsuki, you have indeed improved a lot."
"But your cooking still overly pursues novelty and creativity, making the production process of the entire transparent pumpkin pie quite stunning, but it doesn't taste that delicious when eaten!"
Swallowing, Leonora couldn't help but analyze and reply.
...
"Sigh!"
"Sosuke said the same thing about me."
Alice couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.
She had clearly been working harder than anyone else during this period, but why was her progress not obvious?
Could it be that Molecular Cuisine, based on high-tech instruments and physicochemical knowledge, could no longer achieve breakthroughs after reaching a certain stage?
"Unique cooking methods, dedication, and emphasis on innovation are all important, of course."
"But I think the most important thing for any type of cooking is the chef's personal ability. The reason you haven't been able to significantly improve your cooking skills is probably that your thinking is somewhat rigid, and you've hit a bottleneck!"
How hard had Alice been working during this time?
As her mother, she naturally saw it clearly.
But to be honest, her current ability was not enough to survive in the Totsuki Culinary Academy, which was full of hidden talents. If she didn't change, she would indeed have difficulty having a good future!
"Alice, think about it carefully."
"Can you improve the taste of this transparent pumpkin pie even a little bit?"
Finally, Leonora Nakiri could only sigh, lowering her head slightly as she asked Alice.
"Mother, I... I'll try again."
Alice, seeing her mother's cautious and serious expression, already knew that the Molecular Cuisine she had just made was considered unsatisfactory.
Therefore, her eyes flickered, and she replied with a determined tone.
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