have to!
He Yushui glanced at Jia Zhang's sturdy body, sighed, and went to the front yard to wash diapers.
In order to have a good meal, Jia Zhang began to clean the snails in the bucket one by one, washing each one very carefully.
But after spending a long time finally cleaning the snails, there was still mud and sand when I threw them into clean water.
Jia Zhang, who had never cooked snails before, was a little confused, so she went to the front yard to ask the three aunts for advice.
After asking, I found out that the snails not only need to be cleaned on the outside, but also need to be placed in water to allow them to spit out the mud and sand inside the shell.
Although she had been craving for the snails for a long time, Jia Zhang knew that she couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, so she could only patiently put the cleaned snails into the bucket to soak, and then take them out and fry them for dinner.
The others who had never handled snails followed suit and found buckets to let the snails spit out the mud and sand.
Around dusk, Jia Zhang felt that the mud and sand had been vomited out almost completely, so she couldn't wait to fish it out.
But when it came time to do it, Jia Zhang was a little unsure.
Should snails be stir-fried directly on the fire or do they need to be blanched in water first?
After all, I have never eaten this thing!
Jia Dongxu touched his chin and said seriously, "Mom, I think these snails must have been fried directly, otherwise Sha Zhu wouldn't be able to make them so fragrant. By the way, didn't you go to Sha Zhu to ask for snails yesterday? Do you remember what the finished snails looked like? What was put in them?"
The dog-headed military strategist Jia Dongxu began to give advice to Jia Zhangshi, asking her to learn how to fry snails like Sha Zhu did.
"It's a bit black, like it was made with soy sauce and ginger slices, and probably a lot of seasonings as well." Jia Zhang recalled and felt that what she said was pretty close.
"Then let's do the same thing. Add more oil and stir-fry. It will definitely smell delicious!"
More oil?
When Jia Zhang heard that so many seasonings were needed, it would be fine, but why did they have to add more oil?
This will cost a lot of money!
When cooking, Jia Zhang was reluctant to add oil. Even when cooking a large pot of food, she would only add a few drops.
However, the snails are already prepared, so I have to put them in even if I’m reluctant!
"Okay, let's add more oil! It will definitely taste like Shazhu."
Jia Zhang gritted her teeth and started to heat the oil in a pan. She cut two slices of ginger and threw them into the pan. Then she threw the cleaned snails into the pan and stir-fried them.
In order to eat it quickly, Jia Zhang didn't add water to stew it. She just poured some soy sauce and stir-fried the snails for a minute or two before serving them out.
When it was served on the dining table, Jia Zhang didn't mind the heat and picked up one and put it in her mouth.
The moment I took a sip, the expected fragrance did not appear. Instead, a very strong earthy smell exploded in my mouth.
"Ugh~~"
"It tastes so bad, bah bah bah!"
Jia Zhang spat out the snail in disgust, grimacing and spitting.
Why is it so unpalatable?
Obviously, a lot of oil and seasonings were added, and even two or three drops of sesame oil.
These costs alone are high.
"This damn idiot Zhu, snails are not edible, even dogs won't eat them!" Jia Zhang cursed, feeling that she had been cheated by idiot Zhu.
After cursing, Jia Zhang picked up a big snail unwillingly, picked out the meat inside with a needle, dipped it in the soup and brought it to her mouth to taste it.
"Um??"
After taking a bite, Jia Zhang's face still looked very ugly, but the snail meat dipped in the soup still had some texture. It tasted slightly better than the small ones and did not have such a strong earthy smell.
It's just barely edible.
Jia Dongxu, who was standing by, looked at Jia Zhang's reaction, frowned, picked up a big screw and started sucking it.
Because the butt was not cut, Jia Dongxu sucked for a long time but didn't get any meat, but he did suck the soup off the snail shell.
"Mom, this doesn't taste good either. It's even worse than the yellow eel we had last time!"
At least you can eat the meat of the eel directly, but you can only suck the shell of the big snail.
"You have to pick it up with a needle!"
Jia Zhang patiently demonstrated it to Jia Dongxu, but after they ate a few, they felt a little nauseous.
"It's not delicious, it's still not delicious. Mom, you must have done something wrong. Why are Silly Zhu's snails so fragrant?" Jia Dongxu complained.
Jia Zhang was even more puzzled than Jia Dongxu!
My own snails are better than Shazhu’s, why don’t they taste good?
At the same time, other residents in the courtyard basically had the same reaction.
"Mom, it's so disgusting. It's completely different from what Shazhu made." Liu Guangfu threw the snails on the table in disgust, and then started spitting out the sand in his mouth.
Liu Haizhong, who came back from get off work, also shook his head: "It can't be eaten. I said this thing can only be used to feed chickens and ducks."
"But what Sha Zhu cooked yesterday was delicious, spicy and fragrant. I could eat a big bowl of it. No, a big pot of it!" Liu Guangfu has tasted what Sha Zhu cooked and is the most qualified to comment.
Liu Haizhong first made a few "Puh-Puh" noises, then sighed and said, "Although Shazhu's cooking is not very good, he is at least the monitor of the cafeteria, and he is learning to cook from Chen Jun. The snails he makes must be better than your mother's!"
Yi Zhonghai, who was strolling in the yard with locust flowers in his arms, couldn't help but snort coldly when he heard the noise made by the residents.
They are all a bunch of brainless people.
When you see what others are eating, you have to follow suit. The eel didn’t learn its lesson from the loss it suffered last time.
His house is closest to Sha Zhu's house, so he can smell the smell the clearest. The fragrance is a bit spicy, so it must be because some other seasoning was added when frying the snails, which is why it tastes so good.
If he could figure out the recipe, Yi Zhonghai thought he could go and get some.
Otherwise, it will be a waste of time.
The front yard is the third uncle’s house.
At this time, the whole family was sitting around the dinner table worrying.
There was a whole pot of snails, but not a single one was edible. In the words of Yan Bugui, it was a waste of all the food.
"Old Yan, how about we pick out the snail meat and stir-fry it? See if it will taste better." The third aunt couldn't help but suggest.
Although these things were free, she had worked hard to get them from the river, so it would be a pity to throw them all away.
But I can't swallow it if I eat it this way.
Yan Bugui raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Come on, pick out all the snail meat, and then take half of it to Sha Zhu to see if he can ask him how to cook snails."
After saying that, Yan Bugui shook his head again: "No, it shouldn't be given to Sha Zhu, it should be sent to Chen Jun. This method of stir-frying snails is probably invented by him."
With the experience of making eels last time, Yan Bugui felt that stir-fried snails was also in line with Chen Jun’s style.
Besides, if Shazhu knew how to stir-fry snails, why didn’t he do it before? So it is possible that he learned it from Chen Jun.
"Why give it to Chen Jun? Why not give it to Sha Zhu?" The third aunt was a little puzzled.
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