Chapter 34: Braised eel with garlic
"Hehe, what are these eels going to do, brother?" More than an hour later, Li Zhi carried about five catties of eels and took Hao Jianren home, and the two of them were covered in mud. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
"Hehe, how do you want to eat?"
"Needless to say, it must be braised eel segments, it's absolutely delicious!" Speaking of eating Hao Jianren, I was excited, braised eel is a very popular method, tender and refreshing, and high nutritional value.
"Well, this can be considered. But braised is not my specialty, how about getting you a braised eel with garlic paste in a while? Li Zhi smiled, he had also eaten braised eel, although it was good, but when it came to the taste, the eel stewed in garlic paste was the most fragrant.
"Will you?" Hao Jianren looked at Li Zhi in disbelief and asked, there are not many men who can cook these days. Especially for people like them who are studying abroad, it may be okay to say that home-cooked food is fine, but it is really rare to say that it is delicious.
"Can't do it? Hehe, you'll know after eating it in a while. “
"Well, I think it's better to find someone with good cooking skills to do it, I think Auntie will do it better, right?" Hao Jianren felt that this proposal was still a bit unreliable, these are all pure natural wild eels if they were all harmed by Li Zhi, it would be a pity.
"Do you want to make a bet?"
"Bet on what?" As soon as I heard that Hao Jianren was also interested, you must know that buddies have always been known as the existence of the little gambling god.
"Well, just bet that the braised eel with garlic I made is better than the braised eel you said."
"Yes, yes! What to bet on? Why don't I mention it? “
"Okay, you can tell me first!" Li Zhi nodded with a smile, although he didn't dare to say that he was alone in the world or leading the way in his cooking, he really didn't study the eel method, when he was a child, there were a lot of eels, and he didn't study it less for the comfort of eating, and this method was taught by his grandfather, an exclusive secret recipe.
"Well, let's keep it simple! If you lose, take me to catch the viper tomorrow, and if I lose, you make your own request, as long as the buddy can do it, how about it? “
"Deal! I don't want you to do anything difficult, I estimate that I will clean up the fish in Sanshui Bay in a few days, how about you help me contact a few buyers at that time? Li Zhi nodded and agreed, as for cleaning up the fish in Sanshui Bay, that was a goal that had been set a long time ago, at least it had to be clear what fish were still in the reservoir!
"Okay, why don't you just contact the buyer! I'm telling you, these are wild fish, and the demand in the market is not small, and it just so happens that I have a way to specialize in this business! It's a pity that you don't have lobsters and turtles here, otherwise the price would be higher, and the eels would be pretty good. “
"Hehe, don't think about it, it's okay to eat it yourself, if you sell it, there are really not many goods, and the environmental impact has been too great over the years."
Soon returned home, Li Zhi said hello to his mother and began to process the eel, the treatment method is also relatively unique, first soak the eel with water mixed with grass and wood ash for about ten minutes, this is to let the eel spit out some dirty things in the stomach, and then change the water to clean it.
The next step is to disembowel, although the eel at this time is fat, but there are a lot of dirty things in the stomach that must be cleaned up, disemboweling is the most direct and best way.
After cleaning, chop the eel into small pieces and marinate it for a few minutes with salt, chili noodles, cooking wine, garlic paste and other seasonings, which is done to increase the flavor of the good section.
Next, wash the cauldron, pour in cooking oil and bring to a boil, when the oil boils, pour in the eel segments, add green onions, ginger and other seasonings, and then wait for the eel skin to be crispy and then start the pot.
The next step is to hook the juice, at which point the garlic paste will be used again. At the beginning, the garlic paste was to remove the fishy smell and earthy smell, but now the amount of garlic paste is relatively large, and the eel section is returned to the pot again and simmered for about ten minutes after hooking the juice with bean paste, garlic paste, minced green onion and ginger.
After sprinkling a little coriander and mint tips out of the pot, the eel section is finished with garlic paste, Li Zhi did these processes in one go, and Hao Jianren was a little daze, this is too professional, right?
"Well, it smells so good!"
"Okay, right?"
"Yes, my son's craftsmanship has not regressed at all!"
"Hehe, I think I'll know after trying it. Don't look at it and don't use it, I'll try it first. Hao Jianren saw that the big guys were praising Li Zhi, and he muttered that he couldn't wipe his face, and picked up the chopsticks to try them, but unfortunately he was blocked.
"Why are you afraid of losing?"
"Joke, I'd be afraid of losing?! Brother Cheap Silver is not a buddy who won't give you a chance, now can you describe the taste of the braised eel you have eaten before eating? Li Zhi said with a disdainful face, this guy's saliva is about to flow down, and he still wants to save face.
"Well, I think Ash's craftsmanship is better than those chefs, and this is the best eel segment I've ever tasted."
"Yes, it's crispy and delicious, the bones can be chewed, there is no earthy smell and the fishy smell of eel, I don't have to say that the wine is just right!"
"Hey, Xiaozhi, when will you teach my aunt this craft, your uncle will definitely be happy if he eats such an eel segment."
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Before Hao Jianren could speak, many people around him had already tried the braised eel with garlic, and the unanimous praise made him so embarrassed that he didn't know what to say, and then looked at the eel section in the bowl that there was not much time to say, and immediately took a section and threw it into his mouth.
The first feeling is that it is soft and moderate, and the taste of the sauce is mixed with the unique flavor of eel in the mouth, and the taste buds are conquered instantly.
The most important thing is that the bones of the eel can be chewed in one bite, it is obvious that the bones have been crispy when they were fried just now, and the unique taste of the bones is mixed together, and there is really no one who swallows it in a few bites, and begins to fish it out again in a few bites, and the second one chews a few bites and swallows it and stretches it out.
Why is there no such thing as a stumbling stump?
Hao Jianren had time to raise his eyes to take a look, the people at both tables were squinting and leaning on the chairs with a look of enjoyment, the bowls for the eels on the table were empty, and even the soup was poured into his bowl by a few little children.
I'll go, you guys really don't have any hand speed!
"Oh, Brother Zhi, Master Zhi! Hurry up and have another copy, I'll take the taste! "Hao Jianren could only look at Li Zhi pitifully in the end, and begged for it, your sister just ate two small pieces just now in order to taste it, which is enough!
"Eh, I'm sorry to catch so much today, let's get another pot when I'm in a good mood another day! Come and try this is the button meat made by my mother, it tastes very good. Li Zhi shrugged helplessly, although he caught five or six catties of eel today, but there was really not much left after removing the head and internal organs, he made two large plates, and after a while, he was gone, and he was a little regretful, but it was really gone!
"Oh, that's a disappointment!" Hao Jianren's disappointment, not to mention how big it is, the most annoying thing is that these guys are quite polite just now, but they don't keep it for themselves at all when they eat delicious food, is this how you treat distant guests?