Allen & Xiao

Cooking inspiration!

"You know I can't cook that well"

"But I like you're cooking"

"Babe, I love you~" sharing a kiss.. Xiao felt himself smile real big. "You're video tapping this?!"

"Duh!"

"Fine, Fine! Welcome to cooking time with Xiao Long~" the Chinese man laughed, giving a show off like twirl. "Oh how sexy~ what shall you prepare for us this evening mister cook?"

"Well since you're a vegan I'm gonna make vegetable dumplings bwahaha~ but first we wash our hands and get our materials" as Xiao had his back turned Allen poked his butt with a chuckle. "Allen this is a cooking show not a ravish me against the counter show"

"It'd be just as entertaining~"

"Anyway~ we'll need For the dumpling wrappers..

3 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
1 cup, plus 2 tablespoons of tepid water

alternatively, you can just buy a package of pre-made dumpling wrappers but I digress

For the filling You'll need~

3 tablespoons of oil, plus ¼ cup
1 tablespoon of minced ginger
1 large onion, chopped
2 cups of shiitake mushrooms, chopped
1 1/2 cups of cabbage, finely shredded
1 1/2 cups of carrot, finely shredded
1 cup of garlic chives (Chinese chives), finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon of white pepper
2 teaspoons of sesame oil
3 tablespoons of Shaoxing wine or dry sherry
2 tablespoon of soy sauce
1 teaspoon of sugar
And finally salt, to taste! Got that babe? Good!" Smacking the American right on the ass, Xiao clapped his hands together. "We Start by making the dough for the dumpling wrappers. Put the flour in a large mixing bowl. Gradually, add the water to the flour and knead into a smooth dough. This process should take about 10 minutes. Cover with a damp cloth and let the dough rest for an hour. Hm~ and unlike when you cook kitten.. you never prepared hooligan! In the meantime, we make the filling. In a wok or large skillet over medium high heat, add 3 tablespoons oil and add the ginger. Cook for 30 seconds, until fragrant. Add the onions and stir-fry until translucent" Xiao had a big cocky grin on his face as he showed off in front of his lover. "Oh my throwing Shade Xiao? I should kick you're ass"

"I'm the one with the wok babe~"

"Oh be grateful! I cook for you mainly every time we see each other"

"I know that and I love you~ Now Back to our lovely dish.. Add the chopped mushrooms and stir-fry for another 3-5 minutes, until the mushrooms are tender and any liquid released by the mushrooms has cooked off. Then soon after Add the cabbage and carrots and stir-fry for another 2 minutes, until the veggies are tender and all the liquid released has been cooked off. Transfer the vegetable mixture to a large mixing bowl and allow to cool. Bet'cha you wish you were this cool, huh babe?"

"Honey, I'm the king of cool" sharing a chuckle and another kiss, the duo enjoyed moments like this. As the mixture cooled Allen and Xiao were poking fun and flirting with each other like usual. "Aiya we're married and we still flirt each other up as if we were merely dating~ did I ever mention how happy I am to love you~"

"You tell me everyday~"

"Good! Oh shit, Back to the meal!"

"You nearly forgot you dumbass"

"Hey you forgot too aiya *snickers* Now back to the bowl, add the chopped chives, white pepper, sesame oil, shaoxing wine, soy sauce, and sugar. Season with salt to taste although the soy sauce will usually add enough salt to the filling, and then finally stir in the last 1/4 cup of oil~ oh but we're not done quite yet! Now here's the fun part~ To assemble the dumplings, cut the dough into small tablespoon-sized pieces. Use a rolling pin to roll each out into a circle, and pleat the dumplings! Continue assembling until you've run out of filling and/or dough" the duo was having so much fun with their Cooking fun. The boys couldn't hide their silly smiles and love struck glances. "To cook the dumplings, steam them or pan-fry them. what ever is easier to you. To steam, put the dumplings in a steamer lined with a bamboo mat, cabbage leaf, or cheese cloth, and steam for 15-20 minutes. To pan-fry, heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a non-stick or cast iron pan over medium high heat. Place the dumplings in the pan and allow to fry for 2 minutes. Then Pour a thin layer of water into the pan, cover, and reduce heat to medium-low. Allow dumplings to steam until the water has evaporated. Remove the cover, increase heat to medium-high and allow to fry for a few more minutes, until the bottoms of the dumplings are golden brown and crisp. Ah haha! We're done! Want soy sauce kitten?"

"Of course" Xiao made himself comfortable on Allen's lap. He always did when he wished to show him who he belonged to. "Say ah~"

"Gheez, you act like its our anniversary babe. Ah~"

"You know you like it! Is it good?"

"Its great!" ending the video there. Whenever the duo went over the video later that night.. Xiao's Mongolian friend of course just had to be there to watch. It sparked a great idea within the Mongolian. Munkhbat could just picture it already! his Tibetan beauty on his lap, enjoying a nice traditional Mongolian dish. Fawning over how much of a good cook he is~ he just couldn't help but to allow his fantasy to get the better of him. Bodog was the perfect Mongolian dish to make! "why are we out here in the cold Mongolia?" Tibet asked curiously with an adorable head tilt. "easy, we have to kill a goat!"
"Kill a goat? why?"

"to stuff vegetables in it while the guts are still in it and then we cook it in it's own skin!"

"Mongolia.. WHAT IN THE WORLD IS WRONG WITH YOU?! We can't kill a goat!" Mongolia mentally face palmed once he remembered the monk was Buddhist and well.. That meant he was a vegetarian. "So... Now what? What do you guys eat?"

"You've got a lot to learn munkhbat, a lot to learn"