Chrissy Teigen travels far and wide in search of delicious food.
On Sunday, April 7, the cookbook author, 38, posted on Instagram that she had traveled to China to purchase $900 worth of Wagyu steaks and short ribs from husband John Legend's favorite butcher. revealed in a video, teasing her feat.
“My husband John loves short ribs, and since the kids were away camping, of course we hopped on a plane to China to visit his all-time favorite butcher,” Teigen said of her trip. He began speaking through the narration of a satirical video he recorded. As she cooks the food she made from her extravagant purchases.
The video montage began with a clip of Teigen on a plane, then cut to footage of her landing in China, visiting a butcher shop and looking at meat displays.
Teigen then wrote, “Since it was just me and the baby, I thought I'd cut the recipe in half, but the selection today was incredible, so of course I had to sneak in a few wagyu steaks.'' '' he commented jokingly.
“I stole John's credit card before I left, so it was very easy for me to pay the $900,” she adds, before the video cuts to her paying for a wagyu steak and short ribs, before leaving the butcher's shop with her bag. I got out and jumped back. Inside the plane.
When Teigen returned home, she looked up a recipe for braised short ribs in her second cookbook. Cravings: I want to eat more.began preparing her dish by seasoning the meat and browning the ribs in the skillet.
As the 45-year-old legend walked by with their 14-month-old daughter Estée Maxine and cheekily slapped his wife on the butt, Teigen said in voiceover, “After my husband showed me a little love… “That's always been my favorite part,” he continued.
The mother-of-four then showed how she chopped carrots and celery and added them to a pot with pearl onions, flour and beer.
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“Now it's time to boil the vegetables. Too bad they don't come from my garden, but I'm sure he won't notice,” Ms. Teigen said playfully.
The cookbook author then adds tomatoes, beef broth and ribs to the skillet, before the video cuts to a clip featuring her struggling to open the oven with her hands full as Legend stands nearby and watches. became.
“Daddy's getting hungry, so let's put this beautiful creation in the oven,” she adds in a voiceover when she can finally open the oven with her feet.
“One of my favorite things about cooking these kinds of dishes is that my husband can see how much love goes into his favorite dishes. It's not even work to me when I know it's bringing me joy,” Teigen jokingly continued while kissing the “All of Me” singer.
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After setting a timer for at least 3 hours and taking some downtime to watch. vanderpump rules and jennifer lopez This is me…now: a love storyTeigen then moved on to making sweet potato mash before indulging in a body massage.
Teigen, who describes herself as a “multitasking girly,” showed herself removing the stuffing from a “hot yam” during a pampering session, adding, “My husband couldn't be more excited about the meal ahead.” he added.
“Nearly four hours later, I could smell our beautiful creations, and the Wednesday night meal I've been diligently cooking for my family since 2008 was finally ready,” she continued, then… , was seen jokingly delivering the food on his lap. Her husband was carelessly lying on the couch scrolling through his phone.
“John couldn't be more pleased to have what he proudly calls his deathbed meal,” Teigen playfully stated, adding, “To call it underseasoned… , his usual joke,” he added.
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“The more I talk about this, the more I realize that this is mostly just a joke and that I actually do this and continue to do this! 😭 Am I trad?! I accept it.” she captioned the video.
Many of Teigen's followers liked the humor in her post and shared their thoughts in the comments section.
“I love you 😭😭😭,” Kourtney Kardashian Barker wrote. VPR Star Katie Maloney added: “Can I get this on the Calm app?”
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Teigen shared the video before her family returned from Thailand to visit her mother, Vilayrak “Pepper” Teigen.
However, the family trip did not go as planned and the couple revealed that they slept at the Dubai airport as their flight was delayed by five hours.
“5th hour at the airport,” she wrote in the caption of a video posted to her Instagram Stories on Monday, April 8.
