Ruan Meng asked Xiao Kai to help her wash the tools clean and take them out.
Following Ruan Meng's instructions, the third brother rinsed the squid he had caught that morning and took it out.
There are two types of tools: an iron plate and an iron mesh.
Ruan Meng asked Xiao Kai and her third brother to help her set up iron plates and wire mesh with stones in front of the courtyard.
Ruan Meng took out a whole squid, raised the cleaver, and smiled, which made A Yuanse shrink back.
Xiao Kai and Lao San were eager to try.
Ruan Meng had her third brother stand aside and personally demonstrate how to prepare the squid.
Remove the squid head, eyes, teeth, internal organs and cartilage. Separate the squid tentacles separately. Wash the squid body and cut it into long strips.
Ruan Meng asked her third brother to process the remaining squid in half, following her own method.
Cut the squid tentacles apart, cut one half of the body into strips, and cut the other half open and wash it.
Luckily, Ah Yuan was there to help with the beachcombing, and we had plenty of squid, filling half a bucket.
Find the bamboo skewers that Feng Xi helped make when building the house and making barbecue, and ask Xiao Kai to help skewer each squid tentacle.
The second brother did help, and sure enough, before he could finish threading one skewer, he called out three times and pricked his hand with a bamboo skewer.
Ruan Meng asked her second brother to help her bake dried squid.
The wire mesh is divided into two sections, with a whole piece of squid placed between them and slowly grilled over a fire, turning it over as needed.
The second child is patient and does this task with ease.
While she was at it, Ruan Meng went into the kitchen and made a sauce with oyster sauce, soy sauce, pepper, salt, and other seasonings.
Following Ruan Meng's instructions, the third brother cleaned half of the squid and took the rest back to the kitchen to keep them in seawater.
After rinsing the cut squid tentacles clean, thread them together with Xiao Kai.
Seeing hundreds of squid strips and tentacles soon lying in the wooden basin, I felt a great sense of accomplishment.
Ruan Meng asked her third brother to start a fire and control the temperature of the hot plate. As a bunch of squid strips were laid out on the hot plate...
"Sizzle..." The sound of squid tentacles being grilled on a hot plate attracted Magistrate Deng, Feng Da, Sun Chengen and others. (Image from the internet)
Ruan Qian and a few others came over to watch.
The heat of the hot plate quickly cooked the squid halfway through. Ruan Meng poured the prepared sauce over it, and the sizzling sound became even more intense!
The stimulating and enticing aroma caused everyone present to inhale deeply.
Several strips of squid were already cooked, and Ruan Meng handed one to each of them.
A Yuan took the two sticks instead of Sun Chengen, and Sun Chengen took one of them.
"kindness!"
As soon as Magistrate Deng took a bite, he couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"This is the best squid I've ever eaten since I came to the South Island!"
Fishermen usually boil the meat in plain water, or at most stir-fry it, because they are reluctant to use salt. Although the meat is tender, it is too bland and has a fishy smell.
However, Ruan Meng's grilled squid strips had none of that. The sauce completely masked the fishy smell, or perhaps because the innards were cleaned thoroughly, leaving only a salty and savory flavor.
"My lord, it is indeed delicious!"
Feng Si agreed.
Ruan Qian handed what he was holding to the second brother next to him.
The second brother wiped the sweat from his forehead, smiled, and quickly prepared to take it, but the eldest brother did not let go. Seeing that he was holding the iron mesh, he gestured for him to bite directly.
The second one, with its nasal tone, was very satisfying to hear.
He turned to praise, "Little sister, it's so delicious! Little sister is amazing!"
Upon hearing this, Magistrate Deng and Feng Si couldn't help but smile.
After scalding a few more pieces, Ruan Meng used a custom-made iron spatula to press them down, soaking them in the sauce evenly, and then gave one to each of her third brother and Xiao Kai.
Third Brother, who had been looking forward to this for a long time, let out a satisfied sigh.
Upon entering the small-script calligraphy, he exclaimed in amazement, "Miss Meng, whatever tools you need in the future, leave it to me, Xiao Kai!"
"It's totally worth it to be able to make such delicious squid!"
Sun Chengen frowned, but upon hearing everyone's praise, he brought the squid strip to his nose. The fishy smell was indeed masked, so he cautiously took a bite...
He was busy chewing, but his expression was relaxed and relaxed. Ah Yuan watched from the side, feeling very proud of Ruan Meng.
It's really not easy to gain the approval of his young master!
In no time, all the squid strips in Ruan Meng's hand were cooked. Ruan Meng picked one up herself, and it turned out as expected. She then divided the rest among herself.
They grilled another batch of squid tentacles, and everyone was amazed. They had a completely different texture from the squid strips, much chewier and indescribably special!
Ruan Meng cut a piece of squid into strips, grilled it directly with an iron spatula, added the same sauce, and let everyone taste it. The expressions on everyone's faces seemed to be slightly different.
Ruan Meng understood that feeling very well.
The joy of eating skewers! It's nowhere near as tender as just eating the meat directly!
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