mtl008 Chapter 177 Crispy Fried Fish Skin
Chapter 177 Crispy Fried Fish Skin
"What are the dishes? Serve something quick, we are in a hurry."
The man looked around and saw many small wooden signs and shells hanging on the counter.
The sea breeze blew in, making a tinkling sound.
"What did you just cook? It smells delicious."
The other man said this, sniffing hard with his nose.
"I could smell it before I even entered the door. It's so tempting."
The man nodded.
"Our boss just caught a manta ray today and is working on a new dish. Manta ray meat has no bones, only bones, so it's great for stewing with tofu or stir-frying."
Xu Anyang said as he thought of something.
"We don't have a standard menu. We have all kinds of fish you don't see often. We have shrimp, crab, sea urchin, sea cucumber, abalone, and so on. They're all caught by our boss. We're the only one in town..."
Xu Anyang couldn't help feeling a little proud as he spoke.
Regardless of other things, when it comes to ingredients, Wufu Restaurant is definitely the best in town.
"We also have the boss's special fish balls. What would you two like to eat?"
Xu Anyang added.
"What kind of fish are there?"
The man was a little confused. It was his first time in such a restaurant.
"Most fish like sea bass, yellow croaker, stonefish, striped fish, porcupine dolphin, and boxfish live on the seabed. They have firm meat and are delicious no matter how they are cooked."
"Give me a large yellow croaker, a serving of sea urchin, and the manta ray you just mentioned, both ways. Also, a serving of shrimp, crab, and a serving of abalone. It's up to the boss how you cook it."
The man thought for a moment and decided to give it a try.
He also wanted to know what kind of restaurant was this that most people at the dock were praising?
"Okay, let the boss do it."
Xu Anyang reported the menu back to the backyard.
Almost in an instant, everyone started to move.
Xu Anyang cut and cleaned the manta ray, Er'er washed the sea urchin and poured egg liquid on it, and cut the abalone into slices.
Sihai happily ran to the dock and bought a basket of tofu.
Freshly caught shrimps and crabs are suitable for steaming. Add shredded ginger and green onions and place them in the steamer together with sea urchins.
"Sister, what should I do with this big yellow croaker?"
Er'er threw the killed yellow croaker onto the bamboo sieve and pointed Sihai to go to the dock to buy tofu.
The aunt who was selling tofu just now said that she had made new tofu at home and would bring it out later.
All of Sihai bought only one large piece.
It was finished in one meal.
"Cut the yellow croaker into small pieces, add some shredded ginger, and steam it. I'll make a sauce with some sour fruit later."
Xu Yiyi poured oil into a clay pot and prepared to make manta ray stewed with tofu.
This sour fruit is actually a general term used by fishermen here to refer to all sour fruits.
The sour fruit that Xu Yiyi will use to make the sauce later is actually lemon.
Chop the green and red peppers, add garlic and lemon slices, mash the scallions into juice, add sugar and sea salt, and then the most important thing is the fish sauce made by Xu Yiyi using the traditional fermentation method.
Sliced lemons should be placed next to the steamed fish, and then sauce and hot oil should be poured on it, and the sour, spicy, sweet and fragrant flavors will blend together instantly.
It looks like a light dish, but it tastes very rich.
After Xu Anyang brought the dishes to the table, the two of them took a careful look at them before picking up their chopsticks.
Steamed shrimp and crab with pounded ginger vinegar sauce, scallion oil abalone, sea urchin steamed egg, stingray stewed tofu, spicy stingray cubes.
It is delicious and looks tempting when placed on the table.
Xu Anyang and Sihai stood behind the counter, watching the two men eat without raising their heads.
I feel a great sense of satisfaction in my heart.
……
"What else are you busy with?"
Lao Lu looked at Xu Yiyi with some earnestness in his eyes.
"What do you want to do?"
Xu Yiyi looked at him warily, always feeling that he had bad intentions.
"If you have some free time, please help me fry this manta ray skin. I'll have a drink with your grandfather..."
As Lao Lu spoke, he used his hands to gesture the action of drinking, his eyes still a little vague.
"It's fine if you just drink, but you also brought my grandfather along?"
Xu Yiyi's expression changed instantly and he glared at Lao Lu fiercely.
If her uncle and aunt knew about this, she would definitely be scolded again.
"Hey! Keep your voice down, can we do this secretly?"
Lao Lu jumped up and almost covered Xu Yiyi's mouth with his hands.
"I'm busy, you can do it yourself. I'm still stewing the duck."
Xu Yiyi refused without thinking, turned and went into the kitchen, almost laughing out of anger.
Her small iron pot now contained nearly half a pound of oil, and there was a black dish on the stove.
So it seems he came to find her because the house was blown up.
"Do you know how long this little bit of oil will last me?"
Xu Yiyi looked at Lao Lu with a stern face. Even if half a pot of oil was used for cooking every day, it would last for more than half a month.
Now he has ruined it all.
"I'm not the only one. I light the fire, and your grandfather cooks."
Lao Lu wrinkled his nose feeling a little uncomfortable, not daring to look at Xu Yiyi.
"Clean this up for me."
Xu Yiyi stared at Lao Lu intently, and the old man shuddered with fear.
After cleaning up the mess, Xu Yiyi cut a large piece of manta ray skin into small pieces and wiped them dry with a clean towel.
This will ensure that there will be no oil splashes when frying.
She briefly rinsed the fish skin with scallion and ginger water, then brought out a large bowl, poured in enough flour, cracked two eggs, and sprinkled a handful of salt and pepper.
Stir into a thick and smooth batter.
"Why is it so difficult?"
Lao Lu stood aside scratching his head and said it was not that simple.
“If you want it to taste good, you can’t be afraid of putting in the effort.”
Xu Yiyi dipped the fish skin into the batter, ensuring that every inch of the skin was covered with "golden armor" with neat and delicate movements.
The wrapped fish skin is put into the oil pan, and a "sizzling" sound is heard instantly. Dense small bubbles appear around the fish skin, as if it were inlaid with a layer of crystal lace.
Xu Yiyi held the long chopsticks and turned the fish over from time to time to ensure that the fish skin was heated evenly and the color gradually darkened until it became golden and crispy.
"Make the fire a little bigger."
As soon as Xu Yiyi opened his mouth, Lao Lu stuffed two pieces of firewood in.
His eyes kept staring at the fried fish skin on the plate, he was so greedy.
When the oil temperature rises, the fish skin becomes more crispy after being fried again.
"Can I eat it?"
Lao Lu smelled it curiously.
"hot!"
After Xu Yiyi finished speaking, she went out to wash her hands.
When I came back, Lao Lu was jumping around in the kitchen.
The scorching sensation exploded on the tip of the tongue, as if it were suddenly burned by a ball of fire.
The old man opened his mouth wide, his tongue trembling wildly, trying to drive out the burning sensation, but he was reluctant to spit out the fish skin in his mouth, so he could only swallow it whole.
The heat from the fish skin rushed down her throat, and her neck instantly flushed red. Her brows twisted tightly into a knot, and tears welled up in her eyes. Beads of sweat oozed from the tip of her nose and forehead. She fanned herself with her hands, mumbling, "Oh, it's too hot!"
Even though he looked like that, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.