Chapter 80: Fish Ball Noodles
When Xiaoxi and Chen Yubin came over with the spices, Old Man Chen reached out and took it and put it on the edge of the basin, and began to mix the fish paste. Add salt, chicken essence, egg whites and starch, and the creek puts the minced ginger and shallots into gauze, and the water is put into a basin with fish paste.
Because it was two full pots of fish paste, Xiaoxi helped Old Man Chen roll up his sleeves and stir clockwise directly with his hands.
This is very physically demanding, add some water from time to time, about half an hour, the fish paste bubbles up, put it aside, and start to stir another pot of fish puree.
Xiaoxi remembered the fish balls with stuffing that she had eaten in her previous life, but they were delicious, so she took out the fungus, ginger, and green onions, the fungus was fresh, cleaned and chopped and put in a small basin. Seeing that Old Man Chen had stirred another pot of fish, he asked him to take a piece of fresh pork with less fat and lean more flesh and chop it into minced meat. Fresh pork is a while ago, he killed a pig at home, thinking that he could eat fresh meat at any time, so Old Man Chen filled half of it in the space.
He also told Mr. Chen that after he chopped the meat, he would season it with the fungus, ginger and shallots that Xiaoxi had just cut. At this time, Granny Chen had already boiled the pot, and the creek measured the temperature of the water, which was warm and not hot.
"Mother, take back the big firewood at the bottom of the pot, leave only some small firewood, and burn the firewood slag when it's done, don't make a big fire. ”
"Well, yes. Granny Chen sat in front of the stove to make a fire, and when she heard her granddaughter say this, she picked up the tongs leaning against the wall and took out the large wood at the bottom of the pot.
Wash your hands with soap, find a spoon, wash it, and put an iron basin on the stove. The left hand pinched a few times, clenched the fist, squeezed out a ball of fish meat from the tiger's mouth, white and tender, round, with the spoon of the right hand, a white and tender fat fish ball came out, put it in the warm water, and sank into the bottom of the pot.
Xiaoxi had made fish balls at home a few times in his previous life, but the amount was not so large, so his movements were very skillful and clean. I saw that the white and fat fish balls fell into the pot one after another, and after a while, they were spread all over the bottom of the pot, so Xiaoxi stopped, took the pot and spoon with his dry right hand and gently stirred the fish balls at the bottom of the pot to avoid sticking to the pot.
Skim off the foam from the boiling water with a pot and spoon, and after a few minutes, the fish balls will come to the surface.
"Binbin, give me half a basin of cold water in this basin. Xiaoxi pointed to the big basin on the right hand and said to Chen Yubin.
Chen Yubin was idle burning red on the fire at this time, and when he heard his sister's instructions, he threw down the tongs and ran to the water tank, lifted the lid and scooped the water from the stream.
Seeing that the fish balls were floating on the water, Xiaoxi found a colander and poured the fish balls into a basin of cold water. Fish balls become more elastic after being soaked in cold water.
After making a pot and soaking it in cold water, Xiaoxi hurriedly made another pot, and when the foam was skimmed off and the fish balls in the basin were cooled, he scooped them up and put them in the basket to control the water.
Although there is a lot of fish paste, the pot is large, so a pot of fish paste is ready in an hour, and they are all scooped up and put in a basket to control the water.
Xiaoxi saw that Old Man Chen was already adjusting the filling, but making fish balls with stuffing was more laborious than making fish balls without filling, and it was already a little faster, and he hadn't eaten lunch yet.
Thinking that the fish soup and boiled noodles in the pot must be delicious and convenient, he scooped up some water, left a small half pot of water, and covered the pot, "Mother, add firewood, let's cook a bowl of noodles and eat it first, this is a little faster, your stomach is always hungry for a long time?"
Always here is the meaning of estimation.
"Huh...... It's a little hungry. Listening to Xiaoxi's words, Granny Chen echoed.
"Sister, I've been hungry for a long time, so I just roasted two red potatoes to eat. Chen Yubin next to the fire also came out to join in the fun, "Mother, there is another red lotus I just roasted and simmering by the fire, you are hungry, I will bring it to you to eat." As he spoke, he took out the red lotus from the hot ash heap, took it in his hand and walked to the stove door, and patted the ashes on the skin before handing it to Granny Chen.
"I don't want it, the doll eats quickly, you're hungry this morning, I'm not hungry yet, your sister will cook noodles." Granny Chen pushed the roasted red lotus in front of her and pointed to the pot that was about to boil.
Chen Yubin insisted and handed the red lotus in his hand forward, "Mother, you can eat quickly, I have already eaten two just now, and I am not hungry now." Didn't you just say you were hungry, why didn't you say you're hungry?"
Xiaoxi took out the noodles from the cupboard and prepared to put them in the pot, and when she saw that Granny Chen was still refusing, she hurriedly said: "Mother, you take it and eat it, that's Binbin's intention, besides, I'm down here, too." ”
Granny Chen had no choice but to take it, peeled the skin, and the red soil inside was still steaming, sweet and silky, and it was tempting. When she took a bite, it was hot to the bottom of her heart, which was the one that her good grandson roasted for her.
Xiaoxi stirred the noodles in the pot with a spoon, and rolled and waves with the half-cut fish balls, and remembered McDull's thick fish ball noodles, she didn't have thick noodles and dried noodles, fish ball noodles.
Set aside the salt, sprinkle the green onion, "Okay, eat." Xiaoxi took out a few large bowls from the cupboard and began to scoop noodles.
Old man Chen washed his hands, Granny Chen returned the firewood, Chen Yubin helped bring the bowl to the dining table, and the family was busy in an orderly manner.
Scooped the noodles into the bowl, Xiaoxi washed the pot slightly, the noodles cooked today are relatively light, so it is not difficult to clean, scoop a few scoops of water into the pot, simmer with the charcoal at the bottom of the pot, and wash the dishes later.
Four pairs of chopsticks were drawn from the chopstick holder and served. Xiaoxi and Chen Yubin sat at the table by the fire, while Granny Chen and Old Man Chen were not afraid of hot hands and sat by the fire.
Although today's noodles are relatively light, the aroma of fish balls and the fragrance of green onions is very tempting and appetizing.
Chen Yubin inserted half a white and tender ball with chopsticks, "Sister, is this a fish ball?" After speaking, without waiting for Xiaoxi to answer, he took it into his mouth, tried to bite it twice, his eyes lit up, and he accelerated the speed of his bite, and said vaguely: "Hmm~ It's so tender, it's so playful...... Delicious. As he spoke, he attacked the next ball.
"Well~ It's really good, it's delicious, and it's not in vain that we put our mind into this morning. After Granny Chen ate half a fish ball, she said to Xiaoxi.
"It's delicious, you don't need to put much seasoning, it's all in it, and it's soft and easy to bite. By the way, Xiaoxi Binbin, we have done a lot anyway, let's see tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and when you two are free, I will send some to your grandmother. "Xiaoxi's grandmother and grandfather are losing their teeth, this is very suitable for them. And there are no fish bones, which is more suitable for grandmothers with bad eyes.
The two of them didn't have any opinions, they both nodded in agreement, because it was said by Old Man Chen, and Granny Chen didn't object.
Seeing that everyone is eating happily is the greatest recognition of himself, and Xiaoxi is very happy.
"Sister, are there any fish balls in the pot? Chen Yubin flipped through his bowl and saw that the fish balls had been eaten, so he said coquettishly to Xiaoxi.
"Hehe......" Seeing his greedy cat portrait, Xiaoxi was very happy, "It's gone~"
"Ah~ I haven't eaten enough. Frowning, pouting, the chopsticks in his hand unconsciously stirred the noodles in the bowl, this pitiful look provoked Xiaoxi to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, so he could only hold back.
"Ahem...... Okay, I still have a few more in the bowl, come, here you go. ”
"Great!" Chen Yubin pushed his bowl in front of Xiaoxi's bowl, and Xiaoxi was about to put the balls in the bowl.
"Xiaoxi, you eat it yourself, don't worry about him, he just has finished eating his own portion, you haven't eaten it yet." When the old man Chen next to the fire saw this scene, he stopped it with a calm face.
Chen Yubin's frightened neck shrank, and he was about to move the bowl back, Xiaoxi hurriedly threw the fish balls on the chopsticks into Chen Yubin's bowl, and quickly sandwiched the fish balls in his bowl, "Grandpa, it's okay, I can't eat so much anyway." ”
Old man Chen saw that he couldn't stop the stream, so he looked at Chen Yubin with a calm face, and the frightened Chen Yubin's tears swirled in his eyes, and when Granny Chen saw it, she pulled Old Man Chen's arm and said to him with a tiger face: "What are you going to do, baby'er's family, it's hard to have a good meal, you still don't allow him to eat more?"
"It's hard to eat a good meal? I haven't eaten anything delicious in the past few days. Even if you finally eat a good meal, you can't eat hungry, you have to eat in moderation, and develop a virtue in two days, then it will be terrible. Old Man Chen disagreed, so he simply put down his chopsticks and explained to Granny Chen.
Granny Chen's face darkened angrily, pointed at Old Man Chen, and said angrily, "You...... You old thing, I don't know what virtue my baby is, will he become like that? My good grandson is so well-behaved, even if you become like that, he will not be. ”
"You ......" Old man Chen's old face turned red, this old woman, I don't know what to do, just messing around here.
"Hmph~" Seeing that Old Man Chen was blocked and speechless, Granny Chen showed joy, turned her face, and said to Chen Yubin: "Binbin, bring the bowl, I still have a few uneaten in the bowl, all for you." He also looked back and smiled at Old Man Chen proudly.
"Huh. Seeing that Old Man Chen was deflated, Chen Yubin forced himself to suppress the ecstasy in his heart and hurriedly handed his bowl to Granny Chen. Let you bully me day by day, hahaha, you also have a day of deflatedness.
Seeing that the pair of living treasures quarreled again, nine times out of ten it was because of Chen Yubin, and Chen Yubin didn't understand the smug energy, Xiaoxi couldn't help but want to hold his forehead and sigh.
Although the couple often quarrel, the anger comes and goes quickly, no, they reconcile after eating.
After collecting the bowl and putting it on the stove, Granny Chen was about to wash the dishes.
"Mother, wait a minute. Xiaoxi took out an empty basin from the board, poured half a basin of dried red dates, all half and half of the good seeds, and then dried them by the creek.
Scoop a few scoops of water from the pot into the basin, soak the red dates, and make red date cakes later, which is very delicious. This water is a little hot at this time, just to soak dates.
Granny Chen washed the dishes, and the rest of the people gathered around the fire to continue to roast the fire, just finished eating, their stomachs were still propped up, and they rested for a while.
After sitting for a while, Xiaoxi got up and checked the fish balls, and when he saw that the water was dry, he used two clean plastic bags to pack up the two baskets of fish balls, and gave Granny Chen and Old Man Chen a bag each, put them in the space, and take some when they want to eat, which is very convenient.