Fierce Consort

Chapter 19

The sticks inside the shallow pit were piled up into a pyramid. Xiao An Zi was responsible for stoking the fire with one of the thicker branches. The grill was fixed above the fire with wooden strips. As of now, its color had become mottled due to the fire. Luckily Luo Huai Yuan had seriously calculated the distance between the setup and the flames. Otherwise it would have long since been ignited by the fire.

Shen Qi had never seen seasoning being applied by a brush, and was impatiently fidgeting. "How do we brush it, how do we brush it? Hurry and teach me!"
Luo Huai Yuan gave him a glance, "That will be used to barbecue the chicken wings later. We won't need it for the moment."

After speaking, he wiped his hands with a wet towel from the table and placed a handful of lamb skewers onto the grill.

He had especially asked for not only lean meat, but rather a mixture of fatty and lean meat. It was better if there was more fat. Lamb skewers didn't taste good if they only contained lean meat. Thanks to the period of time in the modern world when he went to eat barbecue skewers every so often, Luo Huai Yuan had some knowledge in this area.

He fanned out the skewered lamb meat onto the grill, and let them sit for a while until the oil crackled before turning them over. He waited until the meat turned slightly white, losing the appearance of rawness, before adding some chili flakes onto them evenly with his hands.

There seemed to be around twenty skewers. Luo Huai Yuan grabbed a handful of spices with each hand and sprinkled them over the skewers. After applying the spices evenly, he flipped the skewers over and did the same to the other side. He continued to turn them from time to time. His movements were flowing like water, making Yan Yan and Shen Qi watch in awe. Xiao An Zi, whose face was turning dark from stoking the fire, was the same way.

Xiao An Zi was still young and he was a little slow. He only knew that the fourth prince had become much livelier after leaving the palace. He didn't expect he had such skills as well.

Soon, a wave of fragrant aroma assaulted their noses. Luo Hua Yuan looked intoxicated as he sniffed. Because the spices weren't sufficient, he had instructed for some alcohol to be added to the marinade. At this time, the aroma contained a faint hint of alcohol, which made it even more fragrant. Of course it would be even better if they had some cumin powder. That thing was the best at removing rawness and adding flavor. The little consort would definitely have been dead set on him after tasting that.

If others knew what he was thinking, they would definitely say: hey kid, you're overthinking things!

The lamb skewers were roasted until they sizzled. The grease dripped onto the fire, making it burn fiercer. Luo Huai Yuan lamented at his foolishness. Wouldn't it have been better to use charcoal? But it was too much trouble to switch over now.

He glanced at the little consort who couldn't take her eyes off the lamb skewers and sighed happily. Little Ah Yan, you can eat soon. He couldn't bear to let her wait impatiently.

Luo Huai Yuan's thoughts and gaze were all focused on Yan Yan. Unfortunately, Yan Yan wasn't focused on him. The reason she couldn't take her eyes off was only because it was truly too novel.

After the skewers were done, Luo Huai Yuan tried a piece first and felt the taste was pretty good, before giving one to Yan Yan.

"Little sis Ah Yan, try it and see if it's good?"
Shen Qi said urgently on the side: "Let me eat, let me eat."

Luo Huai Yuan gave him an impatient glance and stuffed a handful at him before turning back to Yan Yan.

"Little sis Ah Yan, how about you try some?"
Yan Yan took one from him. She felt it seemed a little too hot and didn't take a bite. Luo Huai Yuan took it back and carefully blew on it a few times before handing it over again. He looked at her with a fervent gaze, waiting for her to eat.