“It’s hard to impress me with chicken.”
I mumbled and walked away without looking back, leaving that fast food store I always go to behind. The road on the way home stills the same as it always was, but the gray weather doesn’t really cheer my mood up. And now, holding the plastic shopping bag in my hand, I finally went back to my apartment door , with the fresh steak I bought from the store.
“It’s rare to see so few people on the way home from work.”
I step into the kitchen, get a plate and put the steak on. After a few minutes processing with salt and pepper, I put the steak into the pan. Today is salary-release day, the only time I can try something else instead of fried chicken for supper. I can’t wait to make myself some steak to celebrate this. Watching the steak boiling with the oil, I started the timer, counting the number till the time I wanted.
Like fried chicken, the Maillard reaction and olive oil gives steak its unparalleled flavor.The white fat changes to gold as the oil heats up, exuding its fragrance. When the time comes to turn the steak over, a brown and yellow charred layer will already be formed on the surface.
As the steaks were fried until golden on both sides, I took them out, let them rest for a few minutes in the tin foil, and then put them back into the pan, giving it’s flavor of butter and garlic.
I keep pouring the melted butter on the steak, continuing to release the flavor of the steak, while the fresh and spicy garlic adds a layer of flavor to the steak.
Finally it’s finished, a medium cooked steak is on my plate. I cut myself some steak and put it into my mouth, watching the crowds on the line for the fried chicken, mumbling:
“It’s hard to impress me with chicken.”
April 28, 2025 at 8:30 am
I really liked what you did with this story. I like how you took something simple and turned it into an engaging story. I like how at the start you compare fried chicken with the gray weather. Showing how the main character is getting bored of the same meal. When he begins cooking the steak you did a great job describing the process. I like how you used descriptive details like “the white fat changes to gold as the oil heats up”. I like how at the end the character looks over where he usually eats chicken and thinks how lucky he is. I really like your final line it wraps up the story very well.
April 28, 2025 at 8:37 am
The author really likes steak. He vividly depicted the smell and taste of a fine steak with imagery. Readers could get the sense of enjoying a fine meal. They could begin imagining their own favorite food.
April 28, 2025 at 8:56 am
The description of the steak is really nice. I can almost taste it now.