Su Qingluan watched the river shrimp gradually change color, so she added the white sesame seeds that were originally placed next to them into the frying pan.
If the sesame at home has not been processed, it is all raw sesame, and it is not as fragrant as the fried sesame. This time, Su Qingluan fried the dried shrimp and sesame together.
While frying, Su Qingluan found that although the frying pan she was using had a certain curvature, the curvature was limited. If she was not careful, the dried shrimps and sesame seeds would fall out of the pan. So she decided to use an iron pan to fry.
However, the iron pan cannot be used directly, after all, there is a layer of oil on the bottom of the pan when it was used to fry shrimp oil.
While shrimp oil is fragrant and delicious, it can easily take away from the flavor of the ingredients. Furthermore, if it is contaminated with the beany smell of soybean oil, the beany smell will become more pronounced after it cools, affecting the flavor of the fried dried shrimp and sesame salt.
Su Qingluan thought about it, and first used the hot water left over from steaming the pancakes to wash off the thicker layer of oil. Then she grabbed a handful of flour, spread it evenly on the inner wall of the iron pan, and rubbed it back and forth.
After a while, rinse off the flour with water, and the originally greasy iron pan will be washed clean and as bright as new.
Su Qingluan put the iron pan back on the stove, poured in the half-fried dried shrimps and sesame seeds, and continued to stir-fry over low heat.
As the moisture inside sesame and dried shrimps gradually evaporates, the freshness of river seafood and the sesame fragrance of sesame gradually drift out of the kitchen.
"Eh? What's that smell?" Children have the most acute sense of smell. Su Xueyan, who was playing hopscotch in the front yard, was the first to notice the smell. She raised her nose and sniffed around.
Yang, who was washing dishes at the back of the yard, and Su Guangfu, who was repairing the chicken coop, also noticed it.
Yang had just seen Su Qingluan go to the kitchen to light the fire again, so she immediately knew that the fragrance must have been created by her eldest daughter.
Yang wiped her hands with her apron, turned around and went to the kitchen, where she saw Su Qingluan busy in front of the stove.
She smiled and said, "Daya, weren't you full just now? What delicious food are you making?"
Su Qingluan actually heard footsteps when Yang approached, but now she didn't dare to look up and talk to Yang because the dried shrimps and sesame seeds in the pot had gradually begun to make a slight "crackling" sound, which meant that the moisture inside was further evaporating and the ingredients had begun to burn due to the heat.
This is the most critical step in frying dried shrimp and sesame salt. If you are not careful, the ingredients, especially the sesame seeds, will easily get burnt if fried too high.
In this way, the dried shrimp sesame salt will have black spots on the appearance, which will not only affect the appetite, but more importantly, the burnt sesame or dried shrimp will taste bitter, completely losing its original fragrance and flavor.
Therefore, Su Qingluan dared to quickly raise her eyes and then lower her head: "Mother, I didn't make any food. It was the dried shrimp and sesame salt just now."
Yang finally understood and said with sudden realization: "You said it was a seasoning, but I never thought it would be so fragrant!" As she spoke, she couldn't help but smell the smell floating in the air.
Su Qingluan saw that the crackling sound had become more frequent, and smiled at Yang, "Mother, in about another cup of tea, this shrimp and sesame salt will be ready. When you finish washing the dishes, come over and try it."
Yang smiled and nodded, agreeing loudly: "It smells so good, aren't you afraid that I'll eat it all?"
Su Qingluan smiled and said, "This thing is not difficult to make as long as you have river shrimps and sesame seeds. If mother wants to eat it, I will make it next time." What's more, river shrimp sesame salt has no requirements on the size of the river shrimps. Even the smallest shrimps will do, so just use a shrimp net to catch some small shrimps and you can make it.
As her mind raced, the original "crackling" sound gradually faded away. Su Qingluan knew that the moisture was almost evaporated, and the dried shrimps and sesame seeds were also burnt, but not burnt. So she quickly used two rags to pad the handle of the pot and took the iron pot away from the stove.
At this time, the temperature of the iron pan was still very hot. Su Qingluan took this opportunity to add salt and used the residual heat of the iron pan to evaporate the moisture in the salt, preventing the sesame and dried shrimps from being burned by excessive heat. At the same time, it also avoided the moisture-absorbing effect of the salt, which would cause the dried shrimps and sesame that had just been fried to a crisp to absorb moisture and become soft and tough.
In that case, the crispy taste of the dried shrimp sesame salt will be lost.
In fact, if the dried shrimps were sea shrimps, there would be no need to add salt because sea shrimps are salty by nature.
However, Su Qingluan's shrimp is a real freshwater shrimp. Adding salt can not only adjust the flavor of the shrimp sesame salt, highlight the aroma of the shrimp, but also play a certain role in absorbing moisture and preserving freshness.
Su Qingluan took advantage of the residual heat of the iron pan and kept stirring.
Su Qingluan didn't turn around to put out the fire in the furnace until the salt clumps were completely stir-fried and evenly dispersed into the shrimp sesame salt.
Although only Yang was "invited" to try the sesame salt, Su Qingluan's peripheral vision kept on seeing two dumplings, one big and one small, squatting side by side at the door, waiting to be fed.
Su Qingluan felt somewhat helpless and amused: "Although it's already this hour, I can't be greedy anymore..."
However, seeing her younger brothers and sisters waiting pitifully for food, she softened her heart. In addition to Yang, she also gave Su Xuanhe and Su Xueyan a small spoonful of dried shrimp and sesame salt each.
After thinking about it, although she knew that her strength had always been stable, Su Qingluan had also tasted a little bit of it herself.
The crispy fried river shrimps and sesame seeds with a subtle salty taste from salt just enter your mouth, and instantly the unique fragrance of river seafood and the special aroma of sesame seeds burst out.
The salty taste of salt makes the two aromas more harmonious without making people feel greasy, and the crispy taste is so addictive that people can't help but keep chewing it.
Obviously, whether as a condiment or a simple snack, this kind of shrimp sesame salt is also very popular. The evidence is that the two little guys finished the bite in their mouths reluctantly, and even carefully licked the edges of their mouths clean.
Not only that, they continued to look at Su Qingluan eagerly, and their meaning was very clear: Can you give me a little more?
Su Qingluan, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, slapped someone with a slap: "Sesame is a very oily food, and we're going to sleep soon. If you eat too much now, be careful not to get upset in the middle of the night!"
As he said this, he glared at Su Xuanhe meaningfully.
Su Xuanhe knew he was in the wrong and lowered his head in silence. Su Xueyan, on the other hand, was still frightened by her brother's stomachache and gave up her greedy thoughts.
Seeing this, Su Qingluan spread the sesame salt on a plate and placed it high on a shelf to wait for the residual heat to cool down so that she could pack it up the next day.
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