Chapter 185 Octopus Balls
Wen Zhenyi saw the octopus on the plate in his hand. It was not big. If it was to be a portion for a hundred people, it would still not be enough.
Haiwa's father saw her frowning and was puzzled: "Isn't it this?"
"This is it, but one is a little short. I might need a few more."
Haiwa said at this time: "I know who has it. When I was picking coconuts today, I saw Uncle Bailang picked up a lot of them. He was complaining that he couldn't sell them."
"Has he come to the market?"
"Here he is. He arrived before us."
"Take me to him."
"good."
Wen Zhenyi glanced at Haiwa's father and said, "Uncle, you guys set up the stall first, and just leave the octopus for me."
"Okay, okay."
Haiwa took her to a man's stall. The man was looking at the octopuses in the bucket and was worried about why he had only caught so few of them today.
"Uncle Bai Lang."
Bai Lang looked up and saw Haiwa, with a smile on his face: "Haiwa, are you here to give me some coconuts?"
"Yeah." Then he pointed at Wen Zhenyi behind him and said, "Miss Wen wanted to buy octopus. I saw you caught a lot today, so I brought her here."
Bai Lang's originally gloomy face disappeared in an instant: "Miss Wen, do you want octopus?"
Wen Zhenyi smiled and nodded: "Can I take a look first?"
"Yes, of course."
Wen Zhen took one look at the octopuses in his bucket. They were much bigger than the ones at Haiwa's house. There were about ten of them, enough for her to make octopus balls. "I want all of them. Can you help me deliver them to the store?"
Bai Lang looked at her in disbelief: "You want all of them?"
Wen Zhen nodded slightly: "Well, I need to buy some other things, you can just help me deliver them to the store."
"Okay, okay, I'll send it to you now. Thank you, Miss Wen."
"You're welcome."
Haiwa watched Bailang happily walk away and said, "Miss Wen, why did you buy these things?"
"Cooking, but your seafood is not fixed, so every time you buy it, it's a matter of luck."
"There's nothing we can do about it. Sometimes we don't even get anything after casting our nets."
"Haiwa, can you swim?"
"Yes, I know how to swim if I grew up by the sea."
"Are you good at swimming?"
"yes."
"Have you ever thought about finding some food on the bottom of the sea?"
"Dive into the sea?"
Wen Zhen nodded: "Yes, like crabs and shrimps, you may have to go into the sea to catch them."
"We can often catch shrimps too!"
"The shrimp I'm talking about are different from the ones you usually sell."
"different?"
"Wait until I'm done with this. I'd really like to go to the beach and find something."
"Okay, tell me when you get here."
Wen Zhen nodded, went to their stall to get the octopus, bought some shrimp and other things, and then returned to the store.
Old Ma and the others looked at the octopus in the bucket and said, "Why did you buy this thing, Yi Yi? It's scary."
Old Lady Wen smiled and said, "Most likely she's going to make something to eat again."
"These things can all become delicious in her hands."
"Haha, shouldn't we also enjoy some good fortune?"
Wen Zhenyi came back and went to the warehouse to take out the takoyaki pot. She asked the blacksmith to help her make it when she was free.
At that time, everyone was stunned and had no idea what this thing was used for.
When Ma Yinghe saw the pot she took out, she was also stunned: "Yi Yi, you want to use this strange pot?"
"Yeah. This is for making octopus balls."
"What meatballs?" Wen Chengwen didn't understand.
"It's the octopus balls."
No one in the yard could help. They had never dealt with octopuses before, so they could only watch from the side.
Wen Zhenyi killed an octopus, cut the meat into cubes, and blanched it in boiling water for later use.
Chop the cabbage and onion and set aside.
There should have been yam paste, but there was no artificially cultivated yam here, so she could only go to the mountains to find it. Due to time constraints, she had to give up and replace it with something else.
Take out flour, eggs, starch, water, etc., mix into a batter, and let it stand for half an hour.
While Old Lady Wen and the others were making the chrysanthemum pastries, they were watching what she was making.
Wen Zhenyi took advantage of this time to prepare a sauce that she would use later. Many ingredients were not available here, so she had to prepare them herself.
When the resting time was up, she took out the takoyaki pot and brushed sesame oil in the small round holes to prevent them from sticking together.
Pour batter into each hole until it is 70% full, then add the diced octopus and diced vegetables in turn, and then fill the hole with batter again.
Everyone in the store who had nothing to do gathered around her and watched her make strange things.
Wen Zhenyi calculated the time and used a bamboo stick to gently turn the batter over one by one.
"Hey, it's become round." Wen Chengwen found that the batter that was turned over had turned into a round bulge.
Old Lady Wen was a little surprised: "Yiyi, if you turn it over like this, won't that side become flat?"
"No, the batter inside is not completely solidified. When I turn it over, the batter will flow to the bottom and form another semicircle."
They seemed to understand, but also seemed not to understand.
Wen Zhenyi looked at the time and picked out the prepared octopus balls one by one with a bamboo stick.
What Old Lady Wen and the others saw were complete circles, which looked quite magical.
Wen Zhenyi placed the octopus balls on a plate and poured the sauce she had prepared on them: "Grandma, try it."
Old Lady Wen and the others used a bamboo stick to poke a small meatball, looked at it, and tasted it.
Wen Zhenyi looked at them and asked, "How does it taste?"
"It's delicious. I can't describe the taste, but I like it."
The others liked it too, and they shared the entire plate of octopus balls.
Wen Zhenyi made all the remaining ones, keeping some for Shen Xiucai and some for Wen Yongman and his brothers.
If I don't save any delicious food for them, I'm afraid they will make trouble again.
She looked at the frozen French fries from yesterday, which were already frozen. She took some and fried them in a small pan, and served them with her homemade ketchup.
Want to try if there is any difference in taste.
The aroma from the backyard drifted into the hall. Geng Ru walked into the backyard helplessly: "Yi Yi, the guests asked if you were making any new food? When can they eat it?"
Wen Zhenyi was stunned and said helplessly: "There is no way for now. These are all ordered by others, and the ingredients are not easy to buy."
"Okay, I'll go tell them." He went to the hall, but came back soon: "Yi Yi, they asked me to ask when the bread they had last time will be made again. They want to buy more."
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