Chapter 118: Sour Bamboo Shoots and Fish [Second Update]
"Didn't you hear the 'quack' sound? It should be the sound of a wild duck. I'm going to catch a duck and make a dish of braised duck with sour bamboo shoots." Tu Rongrong answered the audience in the live broadcast room while walking.
[So the quacking sound is the sound of a duck? ]
I heard some sounds, but besides ducks, there are other birds that make quacking sounds.
Even if it's a wild duck, what's the problem? Can ducks be eaten?
[Pheasants can be eaten, and of course wild ducks can be eaten as well.]
[I wonder if this braised duck with sour bamboo shoots is good? Is it better than the pheasant stewed with mushrooms?]
"The braised duck with sour bamboo shoots is of course delicious, but I don't know which is the best. Anyway, I think everything is delicious." Tu Rongrong said with a smile.
Tu Rongrong slowly approached the place where the sound came from, then he parted the bushes and saw two ducks.
The feathers of these two wild ducks are quite bright, with green, black and dark green colors alternating, which looks quite nice.
Of course, the ducks with such brightly colored fur must be two male ducks. In nature, good-looking ones are generally males, and ugly ones are generally females.
Ducks should be similar, male ducks are the best looking. The two that Tu Rongrong saw now should both be male ducks.
The two male ducks appeared here, of course not because they were gay, but to compete for the mating rights of the female duck.
"We are pretty lucky. These two ducks are big enough to eat two meals." Tu Rongrong was very happy when she saw the two ducks. In addition to making braised duck with sour bamboo shoots, the other duck can also be used to make other things.
Tu Rongrong didn't wait for the two ducks to react and sense someone nearby. He used his wood-based ability to make the surrounding plants grow rapidly, and then trapped the two ducks.
The plant quickly grew into a sturdy cage that trapped the two ducks. Tu Rongrong walked over and caught the two ducks, and found a soft and tough vine to support their wings.
"Okay, we've caught the duck. Let's go back and take care of it, and then start preparing dinner for tonight."
When Tu Rongrong carried the two ducks back, she also took the two fish in the bucket back with her. The ingredients for tonight's dinner were almost ready.
"Uncle Che--" Tu Rongrong passed by the farmland again when he was returning. He definitely didn't have time to deal with the two ducks, so he called Tu Che back.
"Uncle Che - come back and help me -" the duck and fish with fluffy grapes shouted loudly while standing at the edge of the field.
"What's wrong?" Tu Che was happily sowing soybean seeds with Tu Yuanyuan. He was a little confused when he heard Tu Rongrong calling him.
Tu Rongrong had already prepared the ingredients, and she didn't like anyone disturbing her while she was cooking, so why did she ask him to go back this time?
"Uncle Che - I caught two ducks. Come back and help me kill the ducks and then pluck their feathers." Tu Rongrong continued to shout.
"Duck?" Tu Che was even more surprised after hearing Tu Rongrong's words. Why did he suddenly catch a duck and change the menu?
Since there was something to help with, there was no need to continue with the sowing, so Tu Che took Tu Yuanyuan's hand and carried the basket of soybean and mung bean seeds home.
"Why did you suddenly catch ducks? Didn't you say you were going to make tiger skin chicken feet and pickled bamboo shoots? I could understand if you went to catch fish, but why did you suddenly catch ducks?" When Tu Che returned to Tu Rongrong, he took the two ducks easily.
"It was just a coincidence. After I caught the fish, I heard the quacking of ducks. I thought it was a rare opportunity to encounter one, so I might as well catch it." Tu Rongrong said as a matter of course.
"Okay, I believe you can cook the duck meat deliciously, so I'll go back and deal with these two ducks first." Tu Che didn't wait for the Tu Rongrong sisters, and took the basket and the two ducks back to pluck the ducks.
"Sister." Tu Yuanyuan moved closer to her sister, looked into the bucket curiously, and asked, "Sister, is this fish? It smells stinky. Is it delicious?"
"This is the smell of fish. Although it doesn't smell very pleasant, the fish tastes very good after it is cooked." Tu Rongrong explained.
"I believe in my sister." Tu Yuanyuan unconditionally supports her sister.
Sisters Tu Rongrong and Tu Yuanyuan didn't walk very fast, as they were not in a hurry anyway.
It was just after 5 p.m. now, so she could have dinner later anyway. She still had plenty of time to prepare dinner, so it was okay to go a little slower.
Tu Rongrong took her sister and two fish back home, caught one and killed it, and kept the other one in the bucket for Tu Yuanyuan to sit next to and watch, occasionally reaching out to poke the fish in the water.
"Snap—crash—"
"Hahahaha..." The fish in the bucket swung its tail suddenly because Tu Yuanyuan poked it. The splashing water immediately wet Tu Yuanyuan's face. She laughed very happily.
Tu Rongrong looked at Tu Yuanyuan while scraping off the fish scales. Seeing her happy look, she just smiled and shook her head. Seeing that she was not afraid of the fish, she ignored her.
"When we kill the fish, we have to scrape off the scales. Scrape them cleanly. Leaving the scales on makes it harder to cook, and it also affects the taste of the fish, so we have to scrape them off."
"Then open the belly. We have to be careful at this time, otherwise if the gallbladder of the fish is broken, it will become bitter and it will not taste good." Tu Rongrong said.
"Then, remove all the internal organs. Whether the fish's internal organs are edible is another matter, but the internal organs of freshwater fish are really not tasty anyway." Tu Rongrong said with disgust.
The two fish caught by Tu Rongrong weighed about five or six pounds each. When she killed the fish, she found that such a big fish seemed to have no eggs. Could it be because the fish were not adults yet?
Tu Rongrong thought back to the pheasant she had caught earlier, then the two ducks she had just caught, and then thought about the larger fish in the river. Could it be that these two fish were really underage?
Whatever, who cares if it's a juvenile? As long as the fish is big enough to eat, that's all.
"Clean the fish and marinate it with a little vinegar and salt to make it more flavorful." After Tu Rongrong killed the fish, he washed it with water and then marinated the fish.
"Put oil in the pan, preheat it, put the fish in and fry until it's 70% cooked, then remove and drain."
"Put water back in the pot, bring it to a boil, add the pickled bamboo shoots, boil again, then remove and drain."
"Put oil in a pot, add garlic, chili peppers, pickled bamboo shoots, add an appropriate amount of water, salt, chicken stock, vinegar, and light soy sauce; add the fish, and remove from the pot once the sauce has absorbed."
Tu Rongrong prepared the sour bamboo shoot fish very neatly. After she put the sour bamboo shoot fish on a plate, she washed the pot because she had to make other dishes later, so it would be convenient to wash the pot clean.
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