Chapter 92

"Can I add the potatoes after straining them?"

"Sure, go ahead."

After Rina said this, they each put the strained potatoes into the pot.

"I... don’t like mashed potatoes..."

At that moment, a muffled voice came from behind. It was Monica.

"You don’t have to eat them if you don’t like them."

No one was forcing her to eat them. Even when they made cream stew, she would complain but end up eating it anyway.

"......"

...Wow, she’s being ignored!!

She’ll definitely eat it if it’s made!!

"Next, add flour to the onions you sautéed earlier and sauté it lightly."

"Add flour and sauté it?"

Chef Rick asked.

"We’re making the white sauce we made the other day."

Yes, using this method makes it less likely to form lumps and results in a smoother sauce.

"The method is different, huh?"

As a chef, he seemed curious about why it was different.

"Depending on the purpose, we use the simplest method that works."

For gratin, if you add flour after sautéing the ingredients, it’s almost impossible to fail. It’s easy and can be done casually.

"Wow, I see."

He seemed impressed.

"Sauté until the flouriness is gone. If it’s still floury, add a little butter and sauté it some more."

"Okay~"

They added the flour for the soup and sautéed it. Sautéing until the flouriness is gone is sufficient.

"Good, it looks nice. Next, one of you keep sautéing while the other slowly pours in the milk..."

By stirring slowly while finishing, the white sauce will be complete. They did as instructed, slowly pouring the milk while sautéing. Actually, even if you pour the milk in all at once, it’s fine.

When you sauté only flour and butter, you need to pour the milk slowly to avoid lumps. However, if you add flour to the sautéed ingredients and then pour in the milk, even if you pour it all at once, it’s less likely to form lumps. Why is that, I wonder.

"I... don’t like milk stew..."

Monica mumbled again.

You said that, but in the end, you ate the stew with plenty of milk, didn’t you?

"Then, add 5 cups of milk and the white sauce to the pot and stir well."

Well, milk is a matter of preference. If you like a milky flavor, add plenty of it. If you want to keep the potato flavor, add just enough to make it smooth.

"Oh~"

As they added the milk, Monica mumbled again, sounding disappointed.

...Hey? You’re going to eat it anyway, right?

Can you please be quiet?