Chapter 111: Mouth-watering Pickled Fish
In the kitchen.
The tall man was busy with his work with his head down.
The huge, plump black fish was in Huo Nanchuan's palm, being manipulated skillfully by him.
The silver blade cut through the fish head, first separating the fish head and the fish body into two ends.
Then, along the middle bone spur, he slowly split the fish body into two.
Do this twice.
놊A while놅 time.
Huo Nanchuan took out a complete fish bone.
There is almost no fish meat on the transparent fish bone, which is complete and clean.
At this time.
Placed on the chopping board, there are two pieces of fat fish meat.
The fish meat is transparent, rich in fat, and looks shiny.
Huo Nanchuan lowered his head slightly.
The black hair on his forehead slightly blocked his focused gaze at the moment.
He was thinking of someone, and wanted to make a delicious dish for that person.
Therefore, every step is so careful and serious.
Even to the point of wanting perfection.
I saw him holding a kitchen knife in one hand and pressing the fish meat with the other hand, adjusting the angle of the kitchen knife to the side at four degrees.
Then start from the fish tail position.
The knife fell down steadily, one by one.
Just a short while.
What was originally a whole piece of fish meat suddenly turned into pieces of fish fillets.
땤And in terms of size and thickness, they look almost exactly the same놅.
This man's knife skills...
I'm afraid that even after cooking for several years, Zhang Yue'e would still be far behind.
Just like Huo Nanchuan's attitude all along, if he wants to do something, he must do it to the best of his ability.
Even if it's as simple as cutting vegetables.
After the fish fillets were formed, Huo Nanchuan took a large bowl and put a little salt, some pepper, and a little starch in it.
Huo Nanchuan then took another egg.
They can now eat eggs for every meal, one for each person, and there is no need to pass them around anymore.
There were even some extra eggs, which were saved by Zhang Yue'e.
Whether you give it as a gift or sell it for money, it is very good.
More importantly.
Their eggs are particularly large, the yolks are particularly bright, and double yolk eggs are common.
I don’t know how many people envy me.
After Huo Nanchuan took the egg, he took out the egg white, and the yolk was taken out and placed in another small bowl.
Seasoning, fish fillet, and egg white.
He mixed it carefully with his hands.
This is an extremely important marinating step, which can make the fish fillets more flavorful.
The egg white, in particular, is the key point, which can keep the fish fillet fresh and tender.
After doing all this.
Huo Nanchuan started the next step in an orderly manner.
The garlic was cut into minced garlic, the ginger was cut into minced ginger, and some red and green peppers were all cut into pepper segments.
in.
The most important supporting role in this pickled fish is pickled vegetables and pickled peppers.
If you want the pickled fish to be fragrant, sour, and delicious, don't stop eating.
The taste of pickles and pickled peppers is the soul of this dish.
In the pickle jar next to the kitchen are the pickles that Zhang Yue'e pickled in the spring of last year.
After a few months, the taste became sour and fragrant again.
As for the pickled peppers...
It is very rare locally.
Huo Nanchuan spent a lot of time asking around, and then heard that in the next village, there was a family whose daughter-in-law married here from Sichuan and Chongqing.
That daughter-in-law is very good at pickling peppers.
After Huo Nanchuan learned the news, he walked over several hills and bought some pickled peppers from the other party.
The green pickled peppers were also cut into small pieces.
The wife who sold pickled peppers to Huo Nanchuan also reminded him that pickled peppers and pickled pepper water are also good things.
Stewing them together will make the taste more fragrant.
In the blink of an eye.
These ingredients for the pot base are ready.
Huo Nanchuan opened the pot, scalded the pan and poured oil.
Amidst a burst of swishing sounds, the cooking steps for this sauerkraut fish dish officially began.
In the big iron pan, the hot oil was making a sizzling sound. After the sauerkraut and other side dishes were poured in, the sound suddenly became louder.
Sour and fragrant taste.
It spread instantly.
Not only in the kitchen, but also in the entire Huo family's courtyard, there is this delicious smell.
Huo Nanchuan has mastered the steps of making this dish by heart.
Therefore, he seemed to be in a hurry in every procedure.
As the fragrance spread.
Huo Chuchun smelled a fragrance in the yard, a little sour, a little spicy, but... it made people drool.
Huo Chuchun swallowed and walked to the kitchen door curiously.
She still remembered Huo Nanchuan saying the word "sour fish".
But what does this fish taste like?
Smelling the fragrance, she really wanted to have a bite.
Zhang Yue'e also came back from outside and smelled the rich fragrance in the air.
She took several deep breaths and swallowed frantically.
"What a nice smell! What are you cooking? How can it smell so good? It makes me so hungry."
As Zhang Yue'e was talking, she turned around and saw Huo Chuchun standing outside the kitchen door.
She became confused.
"Xiaochun, are you making dinner?"
"Mom, it's me. It's my eldest brother. My eldest brother said that he was making dinner the other day and he wanted to make this dish, pickled fish... but it was a big black fish from my eldest brother's fish pond... it was really big..."
Huo Chuchun happily shared the story with Zhang Yue'e.
No matter whether they were talking about pickled fish or big black fish, they all looked very excited, not to mention how happy they were.
A brilliant smile.
Even surpassing the dark red birthmark on her forehead.
Zhang Yue'e was also amazed when she heard this, especially when she learned that the fish was a big black fish from her own fish pond, she couldn't help but feel curious.
The mother and daughter stood together outside the kitchen door.
Two people, four eyes, blinked and looked at Huo Nanchuan in the kitchen.
at this time.
The large iron pot in front of Huo Nanchuan was already making a gurgling sound, with a lot of steam coming out.
After stewing for a while.
The sauerkraut fish soup has turned into a rich color.
Even the thinly sliced radish that was added later was cooked until it was transparent.
A large bowl was put down and Huo Nanchuan scooped the pickled fish out of the iron pot.
It’s full, a big bowl.
But it's not finished yet.
Because there is only one last step left.
놙See Huo Nanchuan scooping water, washing the pot, heating the pot, and pouring oil again.
After the oil temperature continues to rise.
Huo Nanchuan put some minced garlic and dried chili segments on top of a full pot of pickled fish.
Then.
Pour the hot oil down -
Crash.
Sizzle.
Along with the sound of hot oil, both the minced garlic and the dried chili segments are stimulated to have a richer aroma.
Let the smell float in the air and become more colorful.
“I really want to eat…”
"Just by smelling it, it must be delicious..."
"Brother, how can you cook this dish? I've never seen it before..."
Zhang Yue'e and Huo Chuchun couldn't help but whisper in the midst of the mouth-watering aroma.
You say something, I say something.
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