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"Cooking a traditional norse stew. Hearty, healthy, and absolutely delishous." Naruto stated as he cooked with Futaba. It was their Val x Love while the others were either out shopping, or taking care of their own hobbies at the moment. He was pretty sure Ichika was on patrol.
Futaba was naked, wearing an apron.
So was he.
Val Love: Record making a hearty meal in Naked Apron
"And thus, to start the meal, we'll be taking 9 lbs of beef, and chopping it into cubes. Naruto, if you will be so kind." Futaba started as she passed several slabs of meat to Naruto. "Actually, this recipie only calls for 1 pound of beef, but considering we're cooking a meal for 10 people, it's best to make a lot." Futaba spoke towards the camera recording them.
"When you cut the beef, get it into small cubes, and while I'm doing this, Futaba will get a very large pot and melt butter over a medium heat with chopped onions. We'll be searing the cubes of meat in the butter. Remember-" Naruto started to pass the cubes of beef to Futaba. She picked them up with her fingers, and tossed them into the pot. The sounds of sizzling meat could be heard, and she fried each side until it was browned.
She did the same with all the cubes that Naruto passed to her.
"-you want the onions and meat to get a nice buttery sear. We'll be using 18 tbsp of butter for this process, and 18 onions. Usually, you'll only use 2 of each, but we're making a lot." Futaba had her eyes closed as she rotated and got each and every beef cube nice and seared evenly. Naruto got to work chopping the next ingredient while she was doing this.
He chopped carrots, parsnips, and turnips.
He added it all into the stew slowly, while Futaba stirred it. As she stirred it with one hand, she used her other hand to add in the spices.
"Futaba is adding in 9 tsps of salt and ground black pepper right now, and for extra flavor we'll do the same thing with dried thyme, sage, and rosemary." Naruto started to add more herbs for her to stir into the stew. There was sizzling pops as the fat and butter was melting and popping against their arms. She kept adding all of the ingredients with Naruto.
When they were out of food ingredients, next Naruto showed off beef broth that was sitting on the counter.
"My partner here is about to add in the most important part that makes it a stew, the broth. When making a beef stew, use beef broth. You want to add 4 cups of beef broth for every pound of beef you use. Since we used 9 pounds, we'll be pouring 36 cups of broth into the stew." Futaba could hear Naruto measuring out each cup of broth as he added it into the stew. "This hearty meal is packed with all the key nutrients you need to hit the battlefield with a full belly." Futaba brought her arms up against her chest and smiled wide.
"A soldier doesn't fight on his legs, a soldier fights on his stomach. It's important to be well rested and have a healthy appetite. What is the next step?" Naruto asked the chef.
"We'll let the broth come to a boil, and then reduce the heat to a simmer for a few hours, or until the meat is nice and tender. Since this will take awhile, lets get onto the other important part of eating stew... bread. If you're going to enjoy a hearty stew, what better side than a traditional norse flatbread?" Futaba walked across the kitchen.
She gave Naruto a very nice view of her wide ass.
Naked. Apron.
"To make this flatbread, all you need ingredients-wise is wheat flour, water, and salt. Also a bowl and a pan to cook it in." Naruto turned the other stove top on to heat up. Futaba poured 2 cups of wheat into a bowl, and mixed in a single teaspoon of salt into it. Naruto brought a cup of water over, and he poured some water into the bowl for her to stir. "Just mix the flour with the salt, and slowly stir in water until it turns into dough."
"This is training all on it's own, make your own flatbread and you'll be training the muscles in your arms. It's also healthier than what you buy in a store. You can even add in your choice of berries or nuts for extra flavor. Since we're eating this with stew, we'll just be using the basic recipie for the bread."
"At most, you'll use 1 cup of water for every 2 cups of wheat. Anymore and it will be too watery to make dough out of." Naruto added, and as Futaba stirred the wheat and water, it started to become dough in front of their very eyes. As she stirred, it solidified and became harder to stir, until finally it was a very consistent dough.
Futaba removed the ball of dough and passed it to Naruto.
"Rip equal sized pieces off, about 6 to 8 of them will be fine. To make a really good flatbread, you'll want to roll each piece you tore off into a thin, round flatbread. By the time Naruto will be done with that, the pan will have finished heating up. You want the pan to be on a medium heat, or it will burn." Futaba took the first completed bread from Naruto and placed it on the pan.
Naruto nodded his head and kept going.
"You'll want to cook the bread between a minute and a half to 3 minutes on each side, or until it's golden brown and puffy. It's at this point you would add any extra toppings to it, but since we're enjoying it with stew, that won't be needed." Naruto explained as the bread started to rise in the pan. Flatbread is great at soaking up stew's flavor. Mmmmm, I can smell that stew cooking already, and it's at a boil now, so lets turn it down to a simmer." Naruto stated as the stew reached a rolling boil, so he turned it down and placed a lid on the large pot.
"Personally, I love adding cherries and lingonberries to flatbread. Still, the sweetness would change the flavor of the stew." Futaba lamented.
"Butts."
"Go away, we're on a Val Love." Naruto stated as the youngest sister walked into the kitchen, saw their exposed asses, and just laughed to herself before leaving. His face was red from his exposed backside.
"I think you have a cute butt."
"A traditional flatbread is best served warm, while this traditional stew is at it's best when served hot. We'll be drinking buttermilk with this meal, to keep with the spirit of my lover's people." Naruto changed the subject away from his butt. "Also, when cooking in the kitchen, wear clothes, it isn't safe to be naked while cooking." Naruto stated with a straight up deadpan.
He reached over and turned the camera off.
"Done recording?"
"I'll turn it back on when the meal is done... we have to record it. This is so embarrassing." Naruto was bright red in the face. Futaba was smiling at him.
"It can be, but seeing their happy faces when they eat this will make it worth it." Futaba added.
Naruto struggled for a moment, but nodded his head.
The food smelled great.
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