mousepad-d2 Chapter 46 Pickled Fish
Chapter 46 Pickled Fish
Today, Nian Qibai bought a black fish from the market, when Tang Zhi walked into the yard, Nian Qibai was killing the fish.
The fresh black fish was quite vigorous, and its powerful tail swung vigorously in mid-air, splashing water stains all over Nian Qibai's body.
Tang Zhi found a small bench and watched Nian Qibai scrape off the fish scales little by little, sliced the fish meat into pieces with a knife, and threw the fish bones into the pot to cook the soup.
"What are we eating today?"
"Sauerkraut fish." Nian Qibai brought a big man covered with white cotton cloth from the side of the stove, and lifted the white cotton cloth, revealing neat fresh bean sprouts inside.
These are the bean sprouts from Nian Qibai's soybeans last year, and they have grown in just a few days. Tang Zhi picked out one and put it in his hand for a closer look.
Fresh bean sprouts are relatively thin, not as big as the ones sold in the market, but they look juicy, making people want to take a bite.
"I'm going to use these bean sprouts to make pickled fish today." While talking, Nian Qibai took out a small stall from under the stove, lifted the lid, and a sour smell came out. Tang Zhi leaned over and smelled it. Almost didn't make my nose sore.
He covered his nose and looked at Nian Qibai, "What is this?"
"A whole small sauerkraut." Nian Qibai reached out and took out a sauerkraut from the jar, cut it in half with a knife, tore off a small piece and handed it to Tang Zhi's mouth, "Taste it."
The unique sour and salty aroma of sauerkraut hits nostrils, Tang Zhi sniffled, and opened his mouth to eat the sauerkraut that Nian Qibai handed over.
Taste buds were awakened by the sour and salty taste, Tang Zhi stared wide-eyed, "Delicious!"
Although eating sauerkraut alone like this is a bit dull, the taste is really good.
"I asked Grandma Li for this." Nian Qibai tore off a piece of sauerkraut to taste it, nodded, took out the remaining sauerkraut from the jar, cut it in half, and put it neatly aside.
"The sauerkraut from Grandma Li's house?" Tang Zhi raised his eyes and stared at him, "Since when did you become so familiar with Grandma Li?" Mingming still went to the stall to eat two small bowls of wontons, and he didn't have time to do what? It was Nian Qibai who got ahead of him!
Nian Qibai stopped what he was doing and thought about it seriously, "Maybe it's because I am more popular with elders."
Tang Zhi: "..."
Tsk, don't be ashamed.
Tang Zhi said that he didn't want to continue talking to such a shameless person, so he sat outside the kitchen with a pot of bean sprouts and a small bench to choose vegetables.
Remove the head and tail of the bean sprouts, leaving only a tender stem in the middle, so that the taste of the processed bean sprouts will be more crisp.
In the kitchen, Nianqibai mixed the pre-prepared big bone soup into the fish bone soup, put in onion knots and ingredients and continued to cook, the milky white soup was rolling in the pot, with an attractive fragrance .
The next step is to pour oil into the hot pan.
Drop the already sliced fish along the side of the pot and quickly over the oil, the purpose is to ensure that the fish will not fall apart when it is cooked with the soup.
After finishing, Nian Qibai began to prepare various side dishes.
There are yuba and soft tofu that have been soaked in clean water overnight, and the fresh and crisp cucumbers just bought from the market in the morning, as well as baby vegetables that Tangzhi just tore and home-grown Small leeks.
Nian Qibai took out the fire pocket, lit a casserole on the small stove, put sauerkraut as the base, then put the fish and ingredients into the pot, and finally poured milky white soup, covered and simmered for 5 minutes , and then put a pot full of fresh bean sprouts in, cover and cook for a while, remove from the fire.
After touching the fresh Chinese prickly ash and green onion knots on the stove, Nian Qibai skillfully poured oil into the hot pan, and oiled the peppercorns and green onion knots.
It was already approaching noon, and it was time to eat. Tang Zhi sat in the small courtyard with his chin resting on his chin, listening to the sound of oil bursting from the kitchen, touched his trembling stomach, swallowed, and was hungry.
He got up and walked into the kitchen. He moved behind Nian Qibai in three steps and two steps, and poked his head, "I'm hungry."
"Well, it's almost ready, you go to serve the rice first."
While talking, Nian Qibai carefully poured the hot oil into the casserole. Once the hot oil that had passed the prickly ash and green onions came into contact with the fresh and fragrant soup, it immediately stimulated a special aroma.
The delicious flavor of snakeheaded fish is elevated to the extreme in an instant.
When Nian Qibai brought the casserole to the table, Tang Zhi kept staring at the casserole, his eyes shining like some kind of small animal eager to beg for food.
The moment the lid was lifted, the aroma of fish mixed with vegetables burst out, as if a small firecracker was accidentally ignited.
The fresh and white fish fillets are caught by the black chopsticks, and then slowly sent into the mouth.
The fish is very fresh, the flesh of the fish is firm, and the taste of the petals is distinct. After taking a bite of the fish, drink the soup. The soup with the aroma of pepper is more delicious than the fish. Tang Zhi couldn't help but drink it three times in a row. Stop, let's continue. Stretch your chopsticks to the tender tofu buried in the ingredients, which is inconspicuous but you can't help but actively look for it.
Clamping tofu is a technical task. If you use too much force, it will easily damage the tofu. If it is too light, the tofu will not be able to be clamped. Only with moderate force can you eat complete soft tofu.
The tender tofu is soaked in the soup, and each piece is full of fish soup. When the tofu is smashed by the teeth, the heat hidden inside the tofu rushes out. Can't stop.
The delicious fish with pickled cabbage goes well with the rice, and in just a short while, the rice in Tang Zhi's bowl is reduced by half, and there is almost no trace of fresh bean sprouts in the pot now.
This refreshing, crispy and tender vegetable is really delicious, especially after the head and tail are carefully removed, the taste is so good that it explodes, and people can't help but eat one chopstick after another.
At the end of the meal, a large pot of fish was divided up by the two of them. Tang Zhi and Nian Qibai each filled half a bowl of rice for themselves, mixed it with the soup, and ate it. Although they couldn't hold it, they were very satisfied .
After the meal, the two lay on the bamboo lounge chairs in the small courtyard and stretched.
At noon in early autumn, the sun is not strong, and it is very comfortable when it falls on people.
Nian Qibai was playing with Tang Zhi's hand, and Tang Zhi yawned a little drowsily. He stretched out his hand and let Nian Qibai toss and turn. From time to time, a withered yellow leaf or two would fall from an old tree in the far corner of the yard.
The scenery is very ordinary, but it is extremely moving because of the lingering moment.
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The author has something to say:
Hmm~ The update time is advanced~~~~~~~
Because of the late-night update, I was caught by the shit-shoveling officer, and Meow was ordered not to stay up late.
So the update time is advanced~
But it's still midnight