Mrs. Luo knew that Butler Qin loved meat, so she asked this question. Qin Wan couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard it. It seemed that the reputation of her family's delicious food had spread.
Moreover, Mrs. Luo was very confident that she had seen through everything. While she was muttering to herself, she ran home in a hurry to get the meat as fast as the wind.
Qin Wan was really angry and amused when he saw this. He quickly reached out to stop Sister Luo and said repeatedly:
"Sister-in-law, please stop working! We just cooked braised pork yesterday, and the children are not craving meat right now!
Actually, it’s mainly because when I was at home before, I happened to see my neighbor next door making this dish. The aroma was so mouth-watering that I still can’t forget the wonderful taste until now.
Today, when I saw these fresh seafood, I was itching to try them myself.
"Really?" Sister Luo asked suspiciously. She couldn't believe that these things, which were usually used to feed pigs or make compost, could actually be made into delicious dishes.
"Of course it's true, sister-in-law, I would never lie to you!
Because the dish was so delicious, I even asked my neighbor for the detailed cooking method.
Even if the final product doesn’t taste as good as I like, it’s no big deal. At worst, I can just send them all to the backyard to be turned into fertilizer.”
Qin Wan thought to himself that the reason why Sister Luo thought these small seafoods were not tasty was definitely because they lacked seasoning.
As long as you add onions, ginger and garlic to remove the fishy smell, and add cooking wine and soy sauce to enhance the flavor, even the most ordinary dish can be transformed into an amazing delicacy.
Thinking of this, she began to make preparations in an orderly manner.
She carefully placed the clams that were still alive and tightly closed and that she had just carefully selected into another basin.
Then, she skillfully poured clear water into the basin and sprinkled a pinch of salt into it. This would encourage the clams to spit out the mud and impurities hidden in their bodies.
After completing this step, she immediately began to prepare various seasonings.
First, he picked up a few heads of garlic and skillfully cut them into fine minced garlic with a knife; then he took a piece of ginger and cut it into minced ginger as thin as a cicada's wing; then he cut a few green onions into even chopped green onions; finally, he did not forget to cut a few red peppers for later use.
In addition, she also took out condiments such as cooking wine, salt, sesame oil and soy sauce and placed them neatly aside.
While waiting for the clams to spit out the sand, she would come over to change the water in the basin every once in a while.
Every time the water is changed, the originally turbid water will gradually become clear.
After changing the water many times, there was finally no trace of mud or sand in the water.
When she was sure that all the clams had spit out all the mud and sand, she quickly and carefully cleaned them and put them one by one into the steamer that had been prepared.
At the same time, she also did not forget to add an appropriate amount of cooking wine and a few slices of ginger into the steamer to add some effect of removing fishy smell and enhancing freshness.
After everything was arranged, she covered the pot, set the timer, and let the steamer start working.
After about five to eight minutes, a "ding" sound will be heard, indicating that the clams are steamed.
At this moment, as the lid of the steamer was opened, waves of tempting aroma instantly filled the air. Looking closely, I saw that the clam shells that were originally tightly closed had now all opened wide.
She deftly took the steamed clams out of the steamer and poured out all the remaining soup on the plate.
Then, she began to show off her superb cooking skills - first she evenly sprinkled a layer of finely minced garlic, thinly minced ginger and green chopped green onions on the clams, then picked up a bottle of light soy sauce and slowly poured it along the edge of the plate, and finally dripped a few drops of fragrant sesame oil.
After completing these preliminary preparations, she lit the stove again and reheated the steamer.
When the temperature in the pot rose, she quickly poured in a suitable amount of cooking oil. In a short while, the oil in the pot rose to 70% hot.
At this moment, she heard a "sizzling" sound, and she picked up the wok without hesitation and poured the boiling hot oil all over the clams that had just been seasoned.
In an instant, a crackling sound accompanied by a rich aroma spread, making people salivate.
When the steamed clams came fresh out of the oven, Qin Wan handed one of them to Aunt Yu with a smile.
Aunt Yu took the steamed clams, which were still bubbling and emitting an alluring aroma, and took an eager bite. Instantly, her eyes widened, as if she had discovered some rare treasure.
The tender and juicy clam meat melted in her mouth instantly, and she couldn't help but marvel at its unique and wonderful taste.
"Delicious! So delicious!" Aunt Yu praised vaguely while eating with relish.
Because her mouth was full of delicious food, her speech was a little slurred, but the satisfaction on her face was obvious.
Qin Wan felt very happy when he saw Aunt Yu eating with gusto.
Then she picked up a few steamed clams and distributed them to the cute quadruplets and the well-behaved Niuniu in turn.
After the children got the clams, they carefully put them into their mouths and tasted them. Soon they burst into cheerful laughter.
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