"Boss, do you want crayfish?" asked Liu Mang, passing by the vegetable market today, and squatting at the door wearing a pu hat.

"Crayfish? Liu Mang smiled and shook his head.

There are no crayfish in his kitchen space, but Liu Mang always thinks that prawns and lobsters are far more meat and more delicious than crayfish, so he has never done them.

"Buy some, look at this shrimp, it's all raised in the river, how clean!" the old man pinched a crayfish, and his tanned face was full of flattering smiles.

"I'll see. The old man's enthusiasm made Liu Mang stop and squat.

The crayfish sold by the old man are placed in a large plastic basin, and they look really good, and most of the carapaces on their bodies are red and purple, only half the length of their palms.

"It's really good. Liu Mang pinched the carapace of one of the crayfish, grabbed it and looked at it.

Generally, the best time to eat crayfish is from May to October, at this time the crayfish is yellow and full of fat, and even the three sections on the big chela are stuffed from head to tail with elastic teeth and snow muscles, which are very tasteful.

When choosing a crayfish, you should first look at whether it is raised in clear water or muddy water.

If the back is red and clean, and the hairs on the belly and paws are white and neat, it is basically raised by clean water.

Another point, because crayfish eat humus carcasses after all, bacteria and toxins will only accumulate more and more in the body. Generally, old lobsters are red and black or red with iron cyan, while green and strong lobsters are red and bright, with a natural and healthy luster. Then touch its shell with your hand, the iron is hard and the hard one is undoubtedly old, and the one that is as elastic as a fingernail is the lobster that has just grown up and changed its shell.

Now the crayfish sold by this old man fully meet the standards in Liu Mang's heart, and they can be regarded as the best.

"Uncle, then bring me some. Liu Mang replied.

"Okay, okay!" smiled on the old man's wrinkled face: "Boss, you can pick whatever you want, pick up the good ones!"

Liu Mang was not polite, and drove the lobster with a plump tail to the small basket next to him, and quickly picked up enough catties.

"That's all. Liu Mang took out his wallet and pointed to the lobster in the small basket and said.

"Boss, what do you want to do? Do you want me to go for you?" the old man weighed and said courteously.

"Oh, no need, I'll go back and kill myself. Liu Mang replied.

"Okay, you take it. The old man took Liu Mang's money, put the lobster into a plastic bag, and handed it over.

Liu Mang took the bag, thought about it, and really didn't have anything to buy, so he carried it to the store.

In the evening......

"Boss, long time no see. The fat man's fat body squeezed in through the door.

"Boss, what do you have to eat today?" Lao Zhang also came and asked.

"Crayfish. Liu Mang replied.

"Crayfish, that's my favorite!" the fat man laughed.

"Boss, how do you eat crayfish? It won't be expensive, right?"

"The cost price, 35 pounds. Liu Mang replied.

"35? That's not expensive. Lao Zhang nodded.

The crayfish in this season are just on the market, which is when the price is the most expensive, and other night food stalls are about the same price.

"Boss, you don't sell bars. The fat man asked again.

"Well, not for sale. ”

"Can you drink here?"

"No, I can't. Liu Mang shook his head: "This is a place for me to eat, not a bar." ”

"Don't!" The fat man looked depressed: "Eating crayfish and not drinking, how boring it is!"

"yes, yes, let's have some beer, that's fine. Lao Zhang said.

"Beer? Okay. Liu Mang thought about it and agreed.

The reason why Liu Mang's shop doesn't sell alcohol is because he doesn't want to see someone drinking too much and playing crazy with him, but the fat man and Lao Zhang are acquaintances, and they drink beer, of course it doesn't matter.

"Hehe, then I'll go outside and buy some in. The fat man pushed open the door and went out to buy wine happily.

"Boss, what are you doing with this crayfish?" asked Lao Zhang, who was left behind.

"Chilled. ”

"Chilled? It's unusual, I've only heard of it before, and I haven't eaten it yet. ”

"How much do you want to eat?" asked Liu Mang, pulling an apron and tying it around his waist.

"Let's have five catties first, we'll ask for it if it's not enough. ”

"No problem. Liu Mang walked to the stove, twisted the fire on the stove, and put the pot on the shelf.

The crayfish bought this morning, Liu Mang had already brushed it with a brush in advance, and then put it in water with salt and white vinegar to raise it for a day.

The advantage of this is that it will allow the crayfish to spit out the sediment in the intestines and remove the earthy smell from its meat.

After the pot is hot, Liu Mang pours in half a pot of salad oil, and after the oil temperature is heated to six or seven hot, he quickly pours the drained crayfish into it.

"Whoa!" There was a loud bang, and the fresh crayfish made the hot oil stir, and the color of the carapace became more vivid and dripping, and it was covered with a layer of oil.

Then leave the bottom oil in the pot, add onion, celery, bay leaves, star anise, cinnamon, angelica, grass fruit, pepper, garlic, pepper and other condiments and spices to stir-fry, pour the crayfish into the oil and stir-fry.

"Do you want to eat spicy?" asked Liu Mang as he stir-fried the lobster.

"Of course it's going to be spicy! Boss, you can give me the chili pepper! The hotter it is, the more enjoyable it is." ”

"Okay. Liu Mang first poured half a pot of water over the lobster, then took a bottle from the stove, used chopsticks to pick up a chili pepper from it, pierced the top of the chili pepper with the tip of the chopsticks, and then soaked the soup in the pot a few times.

"Isn't it, boss, is this a chili pepper?" asked Lao Zhang, who had been staring at Liu Mang cooking.

"My chili pepper is not ordinary, you will definitely not be able to stand it if you put too much. Liu Mang replied.

This chili pepper is the 'elephant trunk spicy' brought back by Liu Mang from upstairs, the scientific name is also called shabu shabu, produced in the border of Yunnan, is one of the hottest peppers in the world.

It is said that if an elephant accidentally touches this chili pepper with its nose, it will run wild and keep shaking its nose. This shows the fierceness of its spiciness.

"What kind of chili pepper doesn't go to the pot, just dip it in water?" Lao Zhang obviously didn't believe it.

"Do you want to try it?" Liu Mang handed over with chili peppers.

I'm from Hunan, so I'm not afraid of spicy food. Lao Zhang stretched out his hand, ready to grab the chili pepper on Liu Mang's chopsticks.

"You smell it, you smell it, you know it, don't eat it. Liu Mang reminded.

"Good. Lao Zhang responded, approached the chili pepper on the tip of Liu Mang's chopsticks, and took a few deep breaths.

"Wow! It's so spicy! It's really spicy!" just sniffed it twice, and Lao Zhang's whole face instantly turned into Guan Gong, and tears and snot flowed down.

"I didn't lie to you. This pepper is spicy even for elephants, let alone people. Liu Mang threw the chili pepper from the chopsticks into the trash can and laughed.