*And once she has all that laid out, she looks at the ingredients. After a moment's consideration, she plucks what looks like some kind of lamb (?) from the stores, along with green onions and a type of cucumber.* I shall prepare these. Please turn the heat on and add some oil - not so much that it will soak the ingredients, but take care to try to cover all of the pot's bottom surface.

This will help our mixture cook, and just as importantly will make it less likely to stick to the pot.