Chapter 126: The One-Eyed Old Captain and Fish Nuggets
Not long after, heavy "dong, dong, dong" sounds were heard in the dock, which made Jiang You feel creepy and her hair stood on end - although she didn't have a single hair on her body, hehe!
She couldn't help but clutch the corner of Doctor Bird-beak's clothes and hid behind the doctor. However, she couldn't help but stick out her bony head out of curiosity and peeked furtively from behind the doctor's tall shoulders.
—Bang! Boom!
There was a banging sound behind the door, as if the bolt was impatiently lifted and thrown away. Then there was another strange "dong" and the door suddenly opened inward, revealing a white-haired head with a black eyepatch on the right eye.
"I knew it was you!" the man said to Dr. Bird's Beak in a bad mood. "Stop knocking and come in! I'm still hungover, and my old bones can't stand your annoying banging on the door."
"Okay, Captain Dickon." Dr. Charles replied happily with a smile on his face.
The old captain turned around and walked into the dock with a "dong, dong" sound. Jiang You also followed him into the house, pulling the doctor's clothes. Only then could he see the captain's appearance clearly in the dim light of the dock.
The old captain's left calf had been amputated and replaced with a wooden leg! No wonder the wooden floor made that horrible, echoing "dong, dong" sound when he walked on it.
—Hmm? An eye patch, a wooden leg, an old captain… that's very pirate-like.
Thinking of the "Treasure Island" she read as a child, Jiangyou became bolder. She let go of the doctor's clothes and skipped around to visit the dock bar.
This place is worthy of its name, as it is a bar converted from an old shipyard, and traces of the original shipbuilding can still be seen in many places.
The old captain seems to be a very ingenious person. He used these original old facilities to transform many bar furnishings - the scaffolding became wine racks and lampstands, the wooden boats docked in the dock became romantic dining booths, and a semi-open-air fishing platform was added at the end of the dock waterway. Guests who choose seats in this area can drink and eat while leisurely fishing. It is simply a trap for middle-aged office workers!
"What would you like to eat?" The old captain walked behind the bar, mixed himself a glass of wine, and drank it down in one gulp. Only then did he seem to recover. His attitude was slightly better than before, but he definitely could not be rated as an outstanding employee.
"Same old time, three servings of fish and chips special," Dr. Charles said cheerfully. "Do you still remember our lovely Loretha?"
The old captain nodded, took a swig from his wine glass, and pointed at Jiang You with the glass: "What about this skeleton? Has the goddess of darkness and death, Dreyar, finally disliked you? Could it be that you have been stricken with some inescapable undead curse?"
"No, no!" Dr. Charles was horrified. "Nothing terrible happened. This is Miss Lich! She's a skilled craftsman!"
Jiang You: "..." Dr. Charles probably also confused her last name with the meaning of craftsman.
"Oh?" The old captain looked at Jiang You with interest, "What can you do?"
Jiang You felt this was a perfect opportunity to promote her own products, so she enthusiastically walked to the bar and pulled out a bottle of soy sauce and a bottle of plum wine from her head. "Hello, Captain Deacon~ This is the soy sauce and plum wine I brewed. Soy sauce is a very delicious sauce that can be used in cooking. It is also very delicious as a dipping sauce. You should try it~!"
"Oh, so you're a brewer." The old captain put down his cup and tasted the soy sauce and plum wine one by one. Then he pointed to the bottle of plum wine and said, "This is good! It's very strong. I like it!"
He poured a glass of plum wine and sipped it for a while. His mood suddenly brightened up: "Please sit down and I'll go catch some fish for you to make fish nuggets."
Jiang You: "..." Did you catch this fish right away? What if I can't catch it? What if I can't catch it?
The old captain came out from the other side of the bar with a thud. He had a fishing rod and a bucket in his hands. He walked straight to the fishing platform at the end of the dock. He swung the fishing rod, and the float fell into the water, but was immediately pulled out of the water by something.
He stomped his wooden leg hard on the ground, and with a thud, he exerted force with his hands and swung the fishing rod again. A big fish as long as his arm was thrown onto the platform and jumped on the wooden board in vain.
"Wow! That's amazing!" Jiang You couldn't help but clap his hands, and then couldn't help but ask curiously: "What kind of fish is this?"
"Delicious." Captain Dicken grabbed the fish's gills with one hand and threw it onto the chopping board behind the bar. He then pulled out the sharp knife stuck in the chopping board and cut the fish into eight pieces in a few seconds. He hollowed out the belly, chopped off the head, tail and fins, and pushed them into the bucket beside him.
The fish was scaled and skinned, revealing its pure white flesh. A thin blade ran along the spine, completely splitting the fish in half, and the bones were thrown back into the bucket.
The old captain casually threw the knife onto the chopping board, and it immediately sank deep into the wood, firmly stuck there. He then took out a pair of fishbone tweezers and, with a few swift movements, removed the fishbone from the fish meat with a technique so fast that only the afterimage could be seen.
The deboned fish was rinsed with clean water to remove impurities, rubbed with salt and black pepper, and set aside to drain. The old captain took out a bag of flour and poured it into the plate, then added starch, baking powder, salt, and black pepper in that order. He then took out a bucket of beer and slowly poured it in, stirring it thoroughly.
After a while, the batter had a smooth and delicate texture. He lifted the spoon, looked at the batter hanging on the spoon, and nodded with satisfaction.
A few minutes later, the fish pieces were cut into long strips and fell cleanly into the batter mixture. After rolling twice, they were evenly coated with a layer of batter.
Then comes the sweet potatoes. After washing them, wipe them dry and cut them into roughly finger-thick slices without removing the skin.
The old captain opened the square oil pan on the side, put the matching frying net into the oil, and when small bubbles appeared next to the frying net, put the cut sweet potatoes into the frying net. After frying, pour it into the oil filter tray on the side to drain the oil and let it cool, then put the fish pieces coated with batter into the pot and repeat the frying operation.
After several attempts, three special dishes of fish and potato nuggets were served. A piece of wax paper lay on a wooden oval tray. On the left side of the wax paper were golden fried fish nuggets, and on the right side were crispy and fragrant fried potatoes. On the tray were two small bowls of sauce: one was red tomato sauce, and the other was a special tartar sauce with a slightly creamy yellow hue and visible pickled cucumbers.
Jiang You took out her spiritual wood, took a deep breath, and her eyes lit up instantly: "Wow, this looks delicious!"
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