Chapter 10 Chop the head of the fish with pepper
After returning to the ranch, Li Cheng and Xiong Da and Xiong Er became one, the young bear didn't know that his mother had died, of course, this is not the point, Li Cheng was instantly promoted to Daddy Bear, and took on the task of raising two bear cubs, in order to give back to the four delicious bear paws.
You can't blame Li Cheng for not having kindness, adopting a bear cub, and eating each other's mother, in fact, this is just a natural law of natural selection, if Li Cheng doesn't adopt a cub, their fate is nothing more than to fend for themselves in the forest, or send them to the zoo to raise.
After pacifying Xiong Da and Xiong Er, and arranging them in a storage room around the villa, Li Cheng returned to the room to freshen up, turned on the computer, and inquired about the method of cooking bear paws.
"I'm dizzy, it turns out that the bear's paw has to be collected for a year before it can be eaten! Forget it, when it stabilizes, my parents should come over too, and then cook it again, wouldn't it be beautiful! After figuring this out, according to the method on the Internet, Li Cheng wiped the blood of the bear's paw with straw paper, and finally found a porcelain altar, which was found by rummaging through the cabinets, after all, there are also porcelain imports from abroad! Use lime to pad the bottom, then put in fried rice, bear paws, and then put lime and fried rice on top, seal tightly! Four bear paws can be collected for a year to become a delicacy in the world.
"Should it be braised or steamed? Come on, a year later, let's talk about it! After Li Cheng got this, he handed over this bear skin to Lao Pike for processing, and sold it to the merchants in the town, and it was estimated that he could get hundreds of dollars, and then explained how to eat the bear paws, which must be collected for more than a year before they can be cooked, lest Lao Pique and others think that Li Cheng's words don't count.
"Boss, you spare me, I don't dare to eat bear paws, I can't understand that Chinese people eat dogs and cats, this is a friend of human beings! Eating bear's paws, it's incredible. Old Peake looked relieved, as if letting him eat bear paws was equivalent to asking for his life.
"The dog meat is rolling three times, the fairy is unstable, if you can, let Noah contribute his German Shepherd, I don't have any opinion."
"Cheng, don't tell Noah this, otherwise he will fight with you!"
"Haha, that's nature."
Li Cheng was not so hungry that he slaughtered Noah's dog privately, it was just a joke, but when he heard old Peake say dog meat, he felt that eating dog meat in this weather was the most suitable, and he had time to go back to China to buy a few Chinese pastoral dogs, and the dog meat was still authentic!
For Li Cheng, a foodie, after he got rich, the first thing he thought of was to eat, Canadian food really didn't meet Li Cheng's taste, if he didn't work in a Chinese restaurant, his tongue would fade out of the bird.
Although there is no hope for the bear's paw tonight, there are cattle and sheep in the pasture! It's quite easy to cook a few authentic Chinese dishes.
"Old Peake, let Deku slaughter a cow and a sheep, and we'll have a good celebration tonight."
"Yes, congratulations to the boss for taming the red rabbit!"
Li Cheng's performance today was an eye-opener for everyone, this rich Chinese man who immigrated not long ago, although his physique is not very good, but he is full of resilience, and he has persevered on the back of a fierce horse for so long, if he were replaced by any of them, he might have fallen down a long time ago, and he also fought the grizzly bear with the red rabbit horse, which made it even more difficult.
At this time, George didn't know where to come back, and drove a pickup truck back to the ranch in a hurry, and heard that a relative on the West Coast had brought some fish products.
"Boss, my uncle brought me a lot of cod, let's celebrate today and have a party!" George parked his car and joined Byron in unloading a truckload of cod, the most common species of fish caught by fishermen on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean.
"Cod? Oh, and the local fishermen in China call it bighead carp or big-headed fish, yes, it's quite big. Li Cheng's mind became lively, and he wanted to show off his skills, so he asked curiously again: "George, these boxes of cod are still fresh, right?" I looked like it was all chilling. ”
"It's fresh! It was just caught this morning, and my uncle was afraid that the cod would spoil during the transport, so it was already frozen during the fishing process. George swore that he had full confidence in the quality of these cod, and often went to sea with his uncle to fish when he was younger, but because of his fear of water, he gave up his life as a fisherman and came to Calgary to work as a cowboy.
There are herds of cattle and sheep on this side of the pasture, there is no shortage of fresh meat, and almost every meal of beef is eaten, which makes the cowboys a little tired of taste, and this cart of cod comes at the right time.
Thanks to George, everyone at Grizzly Bear Ranch can have a full meal, and of course, beef, lamb and other ingredients are also essential for the party.
On average, these cod are about 10 pounds, almost more than 9 catties, and they are not as big as the European fishermen that Li Cheng can see on the Internet.
"George, I saw a news item on the Internet that an angler in Norwegian waters caught the largest cod in Europe, about 100 pounds, 4.7 feet long, and generally speaking, cod weighs 27 pounds, I think it's a whole lap missing." Li Cheng is quite interested in fishing, if it weren't for his father's suggestion to buy a piece of land, Li Cheng would have used more than 2,000 knives to buy a shrimp fishing boat, sail between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, and settle down on an uninhabited island, of course, this is just a fantasy, for the Chinese people, the life of no fixed place is actually not suitable for them, stepping on the land, that kind of satisfaction can make the Chinese people feel at ease.
Li Cheng has lived in China for 18 years, and only came to Canada after graduating from high school, his roots are always in China, and he still maintains some traditional ideas, and his study abroad career for several years has only broadened his horizons, and he has not been Westernized.
Of course, this is just a thought of Li Cheng when he dreamed before going to bed, a mere ordinary person, living abroad, and his parents talked about Li Cheng in his hometown.
There are so many lofty ideals, in general, Li Cheng came here to earn money from foreign devils! Enjoy the happiness of blue sky and white clouds, herds of cattle and sheep......
After a stunned effort, Li Cheng returned to reality, and George explained: "Boss, you're talking about Atlantic cod, fishermen on the west coast of Canada, fishing for Pacific cod, which is slightly smaller, after all, the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean is close to the North Pole, and the difference in temperature has caused a difference in size, but the taste is the same." ”
"Oh, George, you know so much, why don't you become a fisherman? Ran to Calgary to be a cowboy. "George is far away from his hometown, his parents, relatives, and friends are all in the West Coast city, and running to the Rocky Mountains is equivalent to a big mountain!
They were both in the same university and were interested in western cowboy culture, so they went to a cowboy city near Calgary together, learned about it, and spent time on several ranches, the Grizzly Bear Ranch being the third place where they worked.
"George has a phobia of water, when he was a child, he went to sea with his parents, encountered a tsunami attack, and after he was rescued by the rescue team, he didn't dare to go into the water, and his parents also died in this shipwreck......" Byron said in a low tone, mentioning George's sadness, as the most haode friend, also a little sad.
"I'm sorry, George, for bringing up your sad past." Although Li Cheng did not have such an experience, he understood George's sadness very well and said with great regret.
"It's okay, I'm sure my parents don't want me to be down in heaven either, so I promised them that I wouldn't be the best fisherman, but I would be the best cowboy! This is my promise to them! ”
George's blue eyes flashed with a resolute gaze, making Li become a Zhen, youth is capital! As long as George works hard, under the guidance of the old cowboy Peake on the Grizzly Bear Ranch, he believes that one day he will reach this level.
The cowboys make a living on the ranch, not for the thousands of knives per month, the most important thing is the honor battle of the cowboys! Calgary City's rodeo rewards and points for each event, allowing you to compete in cities across North America, including Calgary and Montana, USA!
Of course, cowboys can also choose to participate in horse racing or become an equestrian instructor, and the cowboy life on the ranch is completely to lay the foundation for the later scenery.
After all, in the ranch, you can come into contact with horses, cows, sheep and other animals all the time, improve the level of equestrian skills, lasso, and marksmanship, and the ranch can be said to be a university hall for cowboys.
"I'm sure you'll make it!" Li Cheng's sincere words moved George very much, and he didn't care about sensationalism, so he hurriedly unloaded the Pacific cod, and said to everyone with a smile: "Today's party, I will have a pan-fried black pepper cod, I hope everyone likes it." ”
"Wow, George, do you still cook?" Li Cheng always thought that the cowboys would not deal with the belly problem, the five of them lived in several other villas, and they didn't know how to solve the problem of three meals a day, Li Cheng also thought about finding a cook.
Not long after I arrived, I didn't have time to pay attention to many details of life, and the importance of the five cowboys at Grizzly Bear Ranch is self-evident.
"Boss, you don't know this, George's skills are good, we all rely on him to live, yesterday's black pepper steak is really evocative!" Deku came over and also helped carry the cod, this truckload of cod can be eaten for at least a month!
Luckily, there is a cold room for cod storage, and a dedicated cellar for wine, fresh vegetables and dairy products.
The grizzly bear ranch has been opened by several generations of ranchers and has complete infrastructure, but because of the infestation of grizzly bears, it has changed hands several times, and if Li Cheng can't solve this problem, he will give up the grizzly bear ranch.
However, this time he won the first battle, hunted an angry male and female, and took down two grizzly bears, which made the cowboys full of confidence.
Another alias for cod is big-headed fish, Li Cheng is no stranger to this fish, when he was in Saskatoon Maojia Hunan Restaurant, Lao He often used cod to make the traditional famous dish of chopped pepper fish head.
Although Li Cheng didn't learn the essence, it is enough to fool foreigners, the slight difference in taste, where can people in North America eat, so Li Cheng is often in charge of cooking, and his skills have risen sharply! And in order to meet the taste of his own Shonan people, he made a lot of chili sauce and pickled red peppers especially when he came to Calgary, and with this, he can make authentic Shonan flavors at any time abroad.
"I don't know if you like chili peppers?" The origin of chili peppers is the Americas, Canada is a country of immigrants, the taste is more mottled, Western immigrants such as Europeans, should be more inclined to sweets, spicy I don't know if I can adapt? He once watched a Sino-French cooking competition, a Chinese chef made chopped pepper fish head, foreigners reacted generally after eating, the main problem is that the chili pepper hides the taste of the fish head, and it is not sensitive to spicy taste.
On the contrary, Chinese diners enjoy it, after all, although the pepper is native to the Americas, it has been carried forward in China and is an important seasoning in China's major cuisines.
"It's okay...... old Peake and the others said with a little uncertainty, they are often in the countryside, they have never eaten authentic Chinese cuisine, and they are already a little afraid of Li Cheng's previous statement that they use bear's paws as ingredients.
"I can take the spicy taste!" Noah held up Li Cheng in a matter, he is not taboo in meat and vegetarianism! The white people are physically allergic to many things, such as peanuts, and most white people are allergic to peanuts, so there are no peanuts in their recipes, and they don't use peanut oil, butter, soybean oil, olive oil.
Li Cheng didn't directly say that he wanted to make chopped pepper fish head, but asked George instead, and said, "George, how is the spiciness of your pan-fried black pepper cod?" And what do you do with the fish head? ”
"The spiciness of the black pepper is slightly spicy, it has a crispy feeling, and the fish head is of course fed to Pete!" Pete is the only German Shepherd dog on the ranch, and the owner is Noah, and everyone loves Pete very much, often sharing beef, bones, etc.
Now that there are Xiong Da and Xiong Er, the number of ranch partners is increasing, not to mention that everyone has domesticated a few wild horses, and after a while, they will become well-trained ranch horses.
"That's a waste, give me the rest of the fish head, I'll use it to make chopped pepper fish head!" When Li Cheng said the name of the dish, he was in Chinese, and the speed of speech slowed down, so that everyone could hear it clearly.
"Chop ...... Pepper fish head? Old Peake stammered and imitated Li Cheng's pronunciation, and he was curious, isn't it stupid to not eat the meat of the cod, but simply eat the fish head?
Li Cheng explained: "It is chopped pepper fish head, in China, this dish is a traditional famous dish, with the meaning of 'good luck' and 'good start', that is, this dish means that our ranch, everything will go well in the future, celebrating the hunting of the first grizzly bear!" ”
"Oh, then we're going to have to make this special dish often." Li Cheng's intentions can not be refused, and they have said that they will taste it, it is hard to imagine how the fish head can be cooked?