Chapter 360 Delicious Jerky
The fragrant smell wafted in, and Xiu Yan's saliva was about to flow down the corners of his mouth.
Seeing his greedy look, Ji Nuan pointed to the room next to him with amusement: "Go wash your hands quickly, then come to eat."
Xiu Yan moved his paw and saw that the little female had a firm look in her eyes. He could only run to the next room with his head down in grievance. After a while, the tall beastman came in. He first stretched out his big bony hand for Ji Nuan to check, and then sat beside her and started to eat the delicious food.
After dinner, Xiu Yan was clearing away the dishes and cleaning the pot and bowls, while Ji Nuan took out a piece of blue beef that had been marinated earlier, carefully cut it into finger-sized strips, and placed it in a porcelain bowl beside her.
"What is this?" Xiu Yan wiped the water off his hands, walked behind Ji Nuan and asked.
The warm breath sprayed on her ears, blowing the fine hair around her ears to brush back and forth on her neck, making her feel itchy.
Ji Nuan shrank her neck and said, "I'll make you some dried meat. I heard that the Dashi Tribe and the Grizzly Tribe still eat raw meat. If you want to eat there, you can also eat some dried meat to fill your stomach."
Xiu Yan looked at the little female cub in front of him with soft eyes. She was not even as tall as his chest. He reached out and took the piece of blue ox meat from her hand. "Let me do it. The stone knife is not easy to use."
Ji Nuan nodded and stepped back. Indeed, she had only cut less than half of it, but her palm was already hurting from being rubbed by the stone knife.
The beastman's slender fingers extended with sharp nails, which scratched lightly, and the flesh was easily separated.
It took Ji Nuan less than a third of the time to cut a whole piece of meat into equal-sized strips.
The two beasts carried the porcelain basin outside, lit the fire pit used for open-air barbecue, placed thick firewood on it, and then slowly spread the dried meat on it.
"What is this?" Xiu Yan pointed at the layer of yellow-green leaves on top of the firewood.
Ji Nuan smiled and said, "This was recently discovered by witch doctor Ama. When you use it to wrap the meat during grilling, the grilled meat will have a special aroma and taste very good."
Xiu Yan's eyes lit up instantly, and he stared at the meat roasting in the fire pit with the most eagerness possible.
As the flames burned, a special, faint fragrance drifted into Xiu Yan's nose: "Fragrant!"
Ji Nuan smiled and looked at him: "Yeah, that's how I felt the first time I ate at Witch Doctor Ama's place."
After that, he turned the meat jerky over and continued roasting it: "I'll give you a taste of this meat jerky when it's ready."
A look of satisfaction flashed across Xiu Yan's deep eyes, and he nodded.
As time goes by, the moisture in the meat strips slowly evaporates under the roasting of the flames, turning into dark brown meat strips with reduced volume and fragrant smell.
Ji Nuan picked up a piece of dried meat with chopsticks and handed it to Xiu Yan: "Brother Xiu Yan, try it and see if it tastes good."
Ji Nuan looked at Xiu Yan expectantly. The dried meat she had eaten at witch doctor Ama’s house last time was roasted with this kind of leaves but it was not marinated in advance. She wondered if the marinated meat she had eaten would ruin the flavor of the leaves.
Xiu Yan threw the dried meat into his mouth and tasted it carefully. The dried meat had a slightly spicy taste and the taste of some seasoning fruits that the little female cub usually used when cooking, as well as the very tempting taste of leaves. After Xiu Yan finished the dried meat in his mouth, he couldn't help but look at the dried meat in another porcelain bowl that Ji Nuan had moved to.
(End of this chapter)