Chapter 65: Braised Boss Fish and Crab Casserole
"Brother Guang, you, you are really back?" Ge Tai stepped forward and grabbed his arm.
Entity, body temperature, a living person.
When he went to the warehouse to repair farm tools this morning, he heard the scorer and the team leader whispering, saying that they saw Yu Haiguang riding a bicycle back yesterday evening. Everyone privately speculated that it was his ghost who came back.
At that time, he just smiled and thought they were dazzled.
Unexpectedly, Yu Haiguang came back alive.
Yu Haiguang explained: "It was fake news before, but now the identity can be restored."
Ge Tai tells him about the rumor of ghosts returning to the village.
"That's not true. Be careful not to let someone misunderstand my words." There was a hint of helplessness in Yu Haiguang's tone.
When Ge Tai heard this, his expression became serious: "I will go and clarify it later."
Before he left, Yu Zhile asked him to inform the three sisters of the Zhang family to come to Yu's house for a formal meeting in two days.
Ge Tai nodded.
On a weekend, at the entrance of the village, villagers gathered under the big locust tree to chat and talk about ghosts.
"I'm sitting here now and I feel a chill on my back." An older sister looked behind her suspiciously. There was a big tree trunk behind her.
A gray-haired lady chuckled and said, "What are you afraid of? Even if Daguang comes back, the first person he'll go to is Wu Lan's stupid stepmother."
"The old and young in the Wu family are getting married, and Wu Lan packed her bags and went back to the Wu family a few days ago." said the toothless old lady who is Yu's neighbor.
"Wow, they're not going to come after us, are they?" Aunt Huang and the others talked in low voices.
Yang Suyun passed by and overheard what was going on. She said, "That's right. If Big Brother comes back, he will go to you first."
"Bah, bah, bah, you bitch—" Aunt Huang pointed at her and wanted to curse back.
Ge Tai interrupted her and clarified: "Brother Guang is indeed back."
Everyone was stunned, and the basket in Yang Suyun's hand fell to the ground.
"Come back alive." Ge Tai continued.
Some people didn't believe it and retorted: "How is it possible? Didn't you return the money at that time?"
"Really? Big brother is really back alive?" Yang Suyun asked excitedly, grabbing Ge Tai's arm.
Ge Tai replied: "Yes, I am at home."
Yang Suyun picked up the vegetables and the basket and hurried to Yu's house.
"Don't talk about feudal superstitions like ghosts and gods in the future. It has a bad influence." Ge Tai warned, then turned and left.
Everyone discussed it heatedly and agreed that this was an excuse Ge Tai made to cover up his tracks.
Yang Suyun ran to Yu's house and saw Yu Haiguang. She clasped her hands together and raised them to her forehead, muttering something.
Seeing this, Yu Haiguang didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Yang Suyun suddenly remembered that she had not yet informed Yu Haizong, so she hurried back home and shouted, "Brother Zong, my eldest brother is back alive."
Yu Haizong was stunned for a few seconds, then immediately dropped what he was holding and ran to Yu's house like a gust of wind.
The two brothers chatted for a long time.
Near noon, Yu Zhile turned on the live broadcast and prepared to process the seafood.
The audience left messages in the barrage.
【Here it comes. Here it comes.】
[Already starting to swallow. 】
The first thing to process is the boss fish. Wash off the mucus on the surface and take out the internal organs.
Zhang Wenxin was studying seriously beside him.
"The fish we picked up this time is very big. We can cut it into pieces, which will be easier to cook and convenient to eat." Yu Zhile asked her to go to the kitchen to get a cutting board and a knife, "and get some chopsticks to kill the crabs later."
Cut the boss fish into palm-sized pieces, marinate with onions, garlic and cooking wine, and set aside.
Yu Haiguang and Yu Peilan helped to process the crabs, while Yu Zhile taught Zhang Wenxin step by step.
"If you insert the chopsticks into the belly button of the crab, it will stop moving after a while." She pointed at the tip of the tail segment on the ventral side of the crab and pressed the chopsticks in.
As she said, the crab gradually stopped struggling.
"This piece is inedible, throw it away." Yu Zhile simply opened the belly and cut it off.
Pry open the carapace from the crab's mouth, and you will see crab paste and roe filled to the brim.
Yu Zhile first introduced the various organs to Zhang Wenxin, told her which ones she could not eat, and then gave a demonstration.
Pull out the crab gills, cut off the crab mouth, dig out the crab heart in the center, and finally divide it into two.
Her entire set of movements was so smooth that Zhang Wenxin was amazed.
Zhang Wenxin started the first step clumsily, and his movements gradually became smoother.
There were only two crabs left, so Yu Zhile left one for her to practice on and turned to wash the jellyfish.
After washing it, she cut the jellyfish into thin strips with a few quick cuts and brought it into the kitchen for seasoning.
[The first aroma of nutrient solution is about to arrive today! 】
【The nutrient solution is ready. 】
"I've made spicy and sour jellyfish before. It's very simple." Yu Zhile glanced at the comments and couldn't help laughing.
Everyone in the family eats coriander, so she grabbed a handful of chopped coriander and threw it into the bowl, then added minced garlic, chili, soy sauce, aged vinegar and MSG and mixed well.
At this time, all the seafood had been processed, and Yu Haiguang and others brought them into the kitchen one by one.
"Aunt, you guys go out and wait first. We'll have a big meal soon." Zhang Wenxin smiled and asked Yu Peilan and others to sit in the yard.
After they left the house, she turned around and asked, "What are you cooking today? I can't wait!"
"Make the crab pot first. Light the fire on the big stove first, and then direct the fire to the small stove." Yu Zhile assigned her a task.
The side dishes include lettuce and potatoes. After the oil is hot, put them into the pan and fry them separately. The latter should be fried until the surface is golden brown.
Next, fry the shrimp and conch meat in the pan, and coat the crab pieces with starch before putting them in the pan.
"Fried meat is so delicious." Zhang Wenxin said as he sniffed the meaty aroma in the air.
Yu Zhile smiled and said, "In this kitchen, is there any dish that you don't think is delicious?"
At the same time, she added soy sauce, soup and other condiments into the bowl.
"It's because you're a good cook." Zhang Wenxin laughed.
Yu Zhile placed a clay pot on the small stove, added a thin layer of oil and fried ginger, onion, garlic and star anise, then added two spoons of bean paste and fried until the oil turned red.
"Pour all the vegetables into the pot, add water to cover the ingredients, pour in the sauce, cover with a lid, and simmer on low heat for fifteen minutes." She put the vegetables into the pot.
The steps for braised boss fish in sauce are roughly the same.
Stir-fry scallions, ginger, garlic and chili peppers, stir-fry soybean paste until fragrant, add soy sauce, salt and other seasonings, add the boss fish and stew with water.
“The steps are similar, but the seasonings are a little different,” Yu Zhile concluded.
Zhang Wenxin leaned in to smell it and said, "The flavor is quite different."
Gradually, the fragrance became stronger and stronger, and the two scents intertwined and enveloped the courtyard.
The number of barrages also reached its peak at this time.
[Because of these two dishes, I finished ten bottles of nutrient solution. ]
[Xiang, can Yunbo help the anchor do this processing step? I really need the anchor's food to survive. ]
【Good suggestion, I agree. 】
Yu Zhile was chatting with Zhang Wenxin and reading the barrage when he happened to see this one.
She communicated with the warehouse's steward in her mind, but the other party did not give a clear answer.
Estimating that the time was about right, Yu Zhile boiled water and blanched all the shellfish, then made a simple garlic and soy sauce seasoning.
"Uncle, Uncle Guang, please help serve the dishes." Zhang Wenxin poked his head out.
Yu Haiguang looked at the delicious dishes and felt complicated when he thought of what Yu Haizong said.
He had previously underestimated how shameless Old Lady Yu was.
As he thought about it, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes. He wanted to make Old Lady Yu pay the price.
"Don't you like it?" Yu Zhile asked when he saw his expression suddenly change.
Yu Haiguang smiled and said, "How could I not like it? It smells so good!"
The clear sound of a bicycle bell rang out as Chen Zhao rode his bike into the house.
He parked his car against the wall, picked up the soup pot, and ran to the dining table.
"Wow, it smells so good. I'm in for a treat today. Thank you, aunt and uncle." He said exaggeratedly.
Early this morning, he went to Yu's house and rode his bike to town to send a telegram to his family, and then went to a state-owned restaurant.
He originally just went to buy chicken soup, but he was caught by Hu Laosan and chatted for the whole morning, and was only let go when they were about to reach the restaurant.
"Let's eat." Yu Zhile filled his bowl with rice and pushed the soup pot in front of Zhou Yuesheng.
These dishes have strong flavors and are not suitable for patients, so she asked Chen Zhao to buy them specifically.
Zhou Yuesheng smiled a little more.
"You are biased." Zhang Wenxin noticed this little action and whispered in Yu Zhile's ear.
Yu Zhile picked up a shrimp and stuffed it into her mouth.
As Zhang Wenxin said, the flavors of braised boss fish in sauce and crab meat pot are very different.
The sauce of the braised boss fish is thicker and the sauce aroma is more prominent, while the latter has a more prominent spicy taste.
"Aunt, would you like to try it?" Yu Zhile looked at Yu Peilan expectantly.
Yu Peilan picked up a piece of fish.
The fish meat of the boss fish is very thread-like and easy to taste, the bones are all crispy and the taste is very rich.
The fish I picked up today were still fresh and had no fishy smell.
"It's just the right amount of salty and fresh, and tasty." Yu Peilan praised.
Yu Zhile smiled and said, "As long as you like it."
"Why don't you ask me?" Yu Haiguang said jealously, "I don't have any chicken soup to drink."
"Dad, eat." Yu Chi scooped a piece of fish for him slowly.
Yu Zhile then picked up half a crab and two shrimps for him.
Yu Haiguang ate happily. He had good teeth and the crab shells made a crunching sound when he bit them. He boasted, "My daughter is amazing. She is so good at everything she does."
He Youan rolled his eyes at him and buried his head in eating.
Jellyfish has a crisp texture, a spicy and sour taste and is very appetizing.
The combination of mellow crab roe and delicious and delicate crab meat, the salty, spicy and fresh taste instantly satisfies the taste buds.
The potatoes are soaked in sauce, the flavor blooms in your mouth, and the soft texture makes it twice as delicious.
"Potatoes, potatoes are so delicious." Chen Zhao ate with relish.
He Youan exclaimed: "Steamed shellfish with special dipping sauce tastes even more delicious."
"When you get back to the factory, you have to give some suggestions to the canteen." Yu Peilan nudged him with her elbow. "This is called improving employee happiness."
"Okay, okay, okay." He Youan responded repeatedly and picked up two pieces of hot and sour spicy food for her with chopsticks.
Yu Peilan enjoyed the meal, as she liked sour and spicy food the most.
All the dishes were cleared up during this meal and everyone was very full.
After drinking hawthorn water to help digestion, everyone went back to the house to rest.
In the west room, Zhou Yuesheng began to fill in the content into the outline, writing stroke by stroke with his left hand.
The atmosphere was stuffy in the afternoon. He was halfway through writing when his thoughts became confused and he went out for some fresh air.
As soon as he went out, he looked Yu Zhile in the eye.
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