"Chef Xie, all is ready."
Xie Baomin lifted the lid of the pot, releasing a wonderfully savory aroma; the reddish chunks of meat looked tantalizing.
But it wasn't time to eat just yet—they needed to keep simmering, as the meat would taste even better once it was tender enough to fall off the bone.
He poured the yams, cut into chunks, into the pot, stirring and mixing them with the chunks of meat, then covered the pot again to continue simmering.
「Forty minutes later.」
After work, Han Shuzhen was tasting the fruit vinegar Shu Yun had offered in the ground-floor lobby, just as the soft-shelled turtle and chicken dish upstairs was likely ready to come out of the pot.
Xie Baomin added some green and red peppers to the pot and stir-fried on high heat for ten seconds.
This was done not only to thicken the sauce in the pot but also to blanch the peppers used for garnishing.
