Wei Zhong prepared the preliminary work, starting by cutting the carp into pieces and marinating it with salt...
Just as the two were getting excited and eager to see who could win, Qiu Yan hadn't even decided what kind of fish to make.
She stared at the carp's body in front of her for a full quarter of an hour.
Her behavior made chefs Song Fu and Wei Zhong chuckle.
"Master, if you don't know how to make it, just watch us do it. You only need to taste it fairly."
Song Fu laughed and said, "The master doesn't need to know how to cook."
Qiu Yan ignored Wei Zhong and the other man's teasing and focused solely on what dishes she could make to appeal to everyone's taste buds.
"Xiaoyan, what are you thinking about?" Qin Susu turned back after leaving.
With one hand cracking open a pine nut, she used the other to pop one into Qiu Yan's mouth.
"Thanks for giving this to me. Try it and see if it's good."
Pine nuts? Qiu Yan tasted one, and an idea immediately popped into her head.
Let's make squirrel fish.
"Squirrel fish? Xiaoyan, what's the connection between squirrels and fish?"
Qin Susu was puzzled. She paced back and forth for a while, then went out again.
The two constables, Xie Yi and Xie Er, said that while they were taking her to the street food market, they would also find some greedy children and have them promote Shuangxilou's business.
She had originally come to ask Qiu Yan to come along, but now it seemed that Qiu Yan was too busy to go shopping.
Qiu Yan was in a rare good mood, so she immediately rolled up her sleeves and began to cook the fish.
She first removed the carp's internal organs and scales, then cleaned it thoroughly and removed its head.
Then, slice along the spine of the fish down to the tail, without cutting it completely.
The same method, on the other side...
Then, cut the fish's spine.
Use a knife to slice off the large thorns.
Make squirrel-shaped cuts on both sides of the fish.
Prepare ginger slices, scallion segments, cooking wine, and salt. (Use regular wine instead of cooking wine.)
Marinate the fish with the above ingredients for 15 minutes after scoring it.
Prepare starch.
Prepare peas, pine nuts, scallions, ginger, garlic, fresh ingredients, sugar, salt, etc.
The mountain barbarians need to be blanched.
Split the fish head open with a knife.
Wipe the marinated fish dry and coat it with cornstarch.
Restore the squirrel's tail to its original state.
Heat oil in a wok until it reaches 70% of its maximum temperature. Hold the fish by the tail and place it in the wok, pour hot oil over it, and once it has slightly set, place it in the oil to fry. Hold the fish by the tail with chopsticks and pour hot oil over it until it turns golden brown.
Remove the fish head from the oil and fry it until golden brown.
Place them on a plate, and deep-fry them again before drizzling with sauce.
In a separate pot, heat a little vegetable oil, then add chopped scallions, ginger, and garlic and sauté until fragrant...
Add fresh ingredients, salt, sugar, etc., and then thicken with cornstarch slurry until the sauce becomes clear.
Use a spoon to pour the prepared sauce over the fish.
The squirrel fish is finished!
Looking again, she saw that the two chefs, Song Fu and Wei Zhong, were staring at her intently.
Their fish is already prepared.
"Master, where did you learn your cooking skills?"
What exactly does their family do?
Wei Zhong stared at the squirrel fish on Qiu Yan's plate, his mouth watering. It smelled so good.
Song Fu also kept a close eye on the strange food on Qiu Yan's plate.
"This is unprecedented."
The kitchen was filled with delicious aromas.
"Wow, it smells so good..." Just then, Qin Susu turned back again, her hands full of bags and packages, all of them filled with food.
She originally wanted to rest in the lobby for a while, but she came to the kitchen entirely because of the delicious aroma.
Not only Qin Susu, but even Manager Wang and Yin Xiaoer were attracted by the aroma.
Qin Susu looked at Qiu Yan and the other two with starry eyes, her expression one of adoration.
Suddenly, she wanted to marry a chef.
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