Chapter 47 Brother, why are you picking up so many stones?
If it weren't for the seafood he was going to prepare for the evening, Zhang Ze would actually be reluctant to leave, because there were so many good things here.
Back on the reef, he shook off the sea water on his legs, then placed the bamboo basket in front of him, looked at the various seafood in the space and slowly selected them.
First take out a bunch of palm-sized scallops. Now that they have chili peppers and garlic, make a dipping sauce so the scallops don’t taste bad.
As soon as the scallops were taken out, Zhang Ze slapped his forehead in annoyance.
What a mistake! The fans didn't buy it. It was a pity. So he took out thirteen large oysters.
All the oysters were taken out, mainly because he didn't have time to pry more of them before.
He is not afraid of getting a sore throat from eating too many oysters. If this thing were really that useful, there wouldn't be so many resentful women in the world.
There are fewer women who cheat on their husbands. After all, they are already well fed, so they don’t have so many thoughts.
Yesterday’s braised yellow croaker tasted delicious, so today Zhang Ze decided to get a big red sea bream and make some fish soup.
Looking at a pile of sea urchins in the space, he sighed again and didn't buy any eggs.
Sashimi is actually fine, but his family probably wouldn't be used to it, so he thought about it and decided to forget it and buy eggs next time.
In addition to these dishes, a plate of green vegetables would be enough for the meal, mainly because the red sea bream is quite big, weighing a full five kilograms.
Put the fish into the bamboo basket. This fresh red sea bream is still jumping around. Its broad back and bulging belly are very appetizing at first glance.
When he returned home, Zhang Qian and others were already there. He discovered that there was a lot more firewood at home, and he understood why he didn't see them just now.
When Zhang Wu saw him, he immediately came forward happily and said, "Brother, you are back. What shall we eat tonight?"
For him, Zhang Ze would always bring back some good things every evening.
He is now ten years old and has never been as happy as he is during this period of time. Therefore, he looks forward to the arrival of night every day because there are delicious foods.
"Eat these tonight!" Zhang Ze handed him the bamboo basket and said.
Zhang Wu stretched his head and looked inside with anticipation. The next moment, his eyes were dull: "Fish and stones?"
"Stone?"
Zhang Qian and her sister came over curiously. After Zhang Qing saw it, she shouted, "Brother, why are you picking up so many stones?"
"What stones? These are oysters and those are scallops. They are both delicious." Zhang Ze pulled the bamboo basket to the well and began to kill the fish and wash the scallops and oysters.
He has now bought a new toothbrush and the old one can be used for these things.
Zhang Huihong looked at what he took out and was curious whether these were really edible. Soon, the oysters and scallops were washed clean.
"Someone of you go get a basin and put these things in the pot and cook them."
Zhang Ze wanted to grill oysters and scallops, but he didn't have a grill, and couldn't even find two steel bars. He couldn't just grill them in the fire, could he? He could use yellow mud to make a grill model, burn the materials into carbon and put them in.
He thought it was too much trouble to make all this just to eat grilled oysters and scallops with garlic.
So it’s better to cook it directly and eat it with some dipping sauce.
It is not suitable to open the shells of oysters and scallops at this time, otherwise they will shrink when cooked.
Zhang Ze also specifically instructed Zhang Huihong not to overcook it.
Then he began to process the big red sea bream. The blood of the red sea bream had been drained before brushing the oysters.
So now all we need to do is scrape off the scales, then cut open the fish and take out the internal organs.
But as soon as Zhang Ze picked up the heavy kitchen knife, he frowned. It was too blunt.
He wanted to fillet the fish, but the knife was too blunt, so he called out, "Awu, bring me the whetstone."
"Okay!" Zhang Wu had actually been squatting beside him watching him work with great interest. When he heard that he needed a whetstone, he agreed and hurried to get it.
Zhang Ze took the whetstone, put it away, and then started sharpening the knife.
It was getting late so he didn't grind it finely. He just ground it roughly and it was fine as long as it could be used.
A five-pound red sea bream, which filled a large pile after being processed.
By the time he brought the fish into the house, the scallops and oysters had already been cooked and were scooped out and piled on the table, steaming.
"Aze, how do we cook this fish?" Zhang Huihong asked when she saw the large basin of fish in her son's hand.
"Let me do this. Let's make fish soup today!"
Zhang's mother doesn't know how to make fish soup, and Zhang Ze doesn't want to waste this real sea bream.
That was the case in that era. In later times, this red sea bream would be worth at least 500 yuan, and in some places it would be nearly 1,000 yuan.
Zhang Huihong instinctively wanted to stop her son from cooking when she saw him cooking. Ever since he was able to make money, his son had been spending lavishly on everything, especially the precious oil, which he poured every time he cooked as if it were free.
But then I thought, my son wants to make fish soup, why would he need any oil to make soup?
But when the pot was hot, Zhang Ze poured oil again as if it was free. Zhang Huihong jumped up and down again: "Oh, you prodigal son, you pour so much oil just to make fish soup, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are until you run the household!"
Zhang Ze didn't care even though his mother was angry. It was just that he didn't cook often and was not used to it. Once he got used to it, he would stop complaining.
After pouring the oil, he put the fish head in to fry first, then fried the chopped fish head for a while, then he put the fish bones and fish belly in and continued to fry. When the fish head and other parts were fried until both sides were golden brown, he cut two slices of ginger and threw them in, then poured water.
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The soup would taste better if some old wine was added, but unfortunately I didn’t have any at home.
After pouring the water, Zhang Ze added some salt and sugar, covered the pot and cooked it.
Seeing that Zhang Qian and the others were idle, he thought for a moment and went to the room to get out the pencil sharpener.
"A Qian, use a knife to open the shells of the oysters like I did. Be careful." Zhang Ze picked up an oyster and used the cleaned and dried knife to cut a circle along the slit of the oyster to open it, then handed the knife to Zhang Qian.
When they saw that the opened oysters were full of meat, they suddenly realized that this is how these stone-like things are eaten!
As for scallops, these fresh scallops will open their shells automatically after being cooked.
If the scallop dies before cooking, the shell will not open.
After the fish soup was simmered for more than ten minutes, the house was gradually filled with the unique aroma of seafood.
Zhang Ze opened the lid of the pot and saw that the soup had turned milky white.
"Mom, the fire can be put out now."
Zhang Huihong looked at the bowl of sliced fish meat next to him and thought he had forgotten, so she reminded him, "Why don't you put the fish meat in there?"
"I recently met a chef from a state-owned restaurant. He told me that fish should be sliced thinly and only blanched briefly. If the fire is too strong and it is overcooked, it will easily break into pieces."
Zhang Huihong suddenly realized that it was no wonder that her son had learned a lot about cooking recently. It turned out that he had met a great chef.
So I went over immediately to reduce the fire, and it will slowly go out.
Zhang Ze saw that the soup in the pot was not boiling anymore, so he put the fish in and stirred it gently with a spatula.
In less than a minute, the fish was cooked through, and he took a soup bowl and poured the fish soup into it.
However, the meat yield of a five-pound red sea bream is indeed high, and it cannot be put into a soup bowl, so the rest can only be put in the pot first.
The last step is the soul seasoning. Chop the garlic into minced garlic and add chili pepper. Then the oil will stop grumbling, so that the old mother won’t nag again.
Finally, add some sugar and some soy sauce. After I tasted it, it seemed a little off.
The flavors of the minced garlic and chili peppers didn't come out much, but the oil was expensive and I made this seasoning specifically so my mother would probably complain. Besides, the other seasonings were not complete, so I had to make do with it.
Zhang Ze also thought of oyster sauce at this time. Using oyster sauce instead of soy sauce and adding some fish soup would definitely taste better.
I have to go to Lumen Island tomorrow and don’t have time, so I can only take the kids to the beach to pick oysters the day after tomorrow.
He could buy a few more pencil sharpeners, which are more useful for prying oysters.
(End of this chapter)
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