Chapter 102: Grilled Fish
Zhao Xiaoan immediately stood in front of Xue Qing, but the latter didn't seem to react at all, it seemed that he was already asleep, the dress was just right, and the snow-white ankles were exposed in the noisy air.
Zhao Xiaoan looked at the small group in front of him, it turned out that Xue Qing also had such a quiet side, a quiet sleeping face, silver hair almost hung to the ground like a galaxy ribbon, although her face could not be seen, but her side face and delicate auricles were enough to show her static beauty, like a beautiful painting.
Zhao Xiaoan was in a dilemma at this time, whether to wake her up or not, and immediately looked at Meixu behind him as if asking for help.
The latter was also a little embarrassed at this time, and spread his hands, as if to show that Xue Qing had not fallen asleep when he left, and he didn't know what to do now.
The two of them, who were distressed, immediately stopped caring about Xue Qing, and first skewered the fish and put it on the wooden grill.
The two of them were cautious, lest they wake up Meixu, if this little witch was woken up, she didn't know if she would be furious, and then in a fit of anger, she tied Zhao Xiaoan's hands and feet together and put them on the fire to roast, if so, it would be a big deal.
I have to say that during the time when Zhao Xiaoan went to the river to fish, Mei Xu and Xue Qing had already prepared all kinds of tools and ingredients and condiments.
The first is the grill in the center, where three wooden sticks are supported on flat ground, the bottom is inserted into the soft soil, and the rope is fastened at the intersection of the high places.
Not far away, three sticks were made in the same way, and then on the two pedestals was a very long, thick steel skewer, which seemed to be used for skewering fish.
It seems that the sticks were made from dry trees scattered all over the valley little by little, and they were cut to a diameter of more than five centimeters and a length of about fifty centimeters, and the six sticks seemed to be carved out of a mold, which seemed to take some effort.
In the middle of this grilled fish shelf, a fire has been lit and is now burning vigorously, and the self-generated fire can adjust its brightness or heat without too much interference from the outside world, and the self-generated fire does not need to be ignited or combusted, but only burns in the center of a sunken crystal about the size of a plate.
Looking away from this grill, Zhao Xiaoan saw a huge steel shelf placed next to it, which was almost the standard for placing dishes in barbecue restaurants.
There are a lot of seasonings and plates, dishes and chopsticks on it, everything you need is visible and moved in the kitchen.
On both sides of the grill, there were two picnic cloths in different colors, and Xue Qing was on one of them.
Zhao Xiaoan has an unobstructed view of everything in front of him, very neat and clean, worthy of a girl's ingenuity.
In about five minutes, Zhao Xiaoan cleaned all the scales and internal organs of the fish, which also took a lot of effort.
The fish are interspersed one by one on the steel drill, inserted from the mouth of the fish, and then through the tail of the fish.
The two fish are threaded in a string and placed on a plate when they are about to be finished.
At this time, Mei Xu watched Zhao Xiaoan's every movement from the side, and Xue Qing hadn't woken up at this time, but she could hear her slight snort.
As Zhao Xiaoan slowly interspersed the last fish on the steel drill, this work also came to an end, and he was about to make two cuts on the fish.
It was also at this time, accompanied by a sound of stretching her waist and the crunching of her bones, that Xue Qing gradually woke up from her dream.
Immediately rubbed his eyes, looked at the two people on the other side of the grill, and muttered: "Xiao An, you are so slow, I accidentally fell asleep......"
"I've cleaned up all the fish and skewered them, and you still think I'm slow?" Zhao Xiaoan asked rhetorically, and the movements in his hands did not stop for a moment.
At this time, Xue Qing noticed that there were five strings of fish neatly placed in front of her, each of which was connected from end to end, and each fish looked very fresh and fat.
Surprised and crying and laughing at the same time, "Xiao An, are you a pig?" Can you eat so much? ”
The knife in Zhao Xiaoan's hand suddenly stopped, raised his head and looked at Xue Qing with unkind eyes, as if he wanted to eat her, "Aren't I afraid that you won't have enough to eat?" Otherwise, I wouldn't have caught so much, but you would have fallen asleep on your own. ”
"Who told you to be so slow? It's definitely going to hook up with a girl. Xue Qing blinked, her eyelashes slightly raised, "Aren't Mio-chan and me good-looking?" ”
"It's good-looking, what's the use of just looking good." Zhao Xiaoan replied weakly, looking at the pile of work in front of him.
Xue Qing seemed to want to say something.
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Mei Xu said with a slight annoyance: "Don't complain, hurry up and get busy." ”
"Since Mio-chan said so, then I'll let you go for the time being." Xue Qing snorted coldly.
Zhao Xiaoan immediately stopped speaking.
Continuing to start the work in hand, cut two knives on the back, sprinkle salt, ginger powder, cooking wine, pepper and other seasonings to marinate the fish to make it more flavorful.
Every time Zhao Xiaoan called out the name of the seasoning, Mei Xu picked it up from the shelf and handed it to Zhao Xiao'an, with Mei Xu's help, it was very easy.
Fill the belly with sliced green onion and ginger to help remove the smell.
Brush the fish with light soy sauce, honey, and sauce and sprinkle evenly with allspice and cumin powder.
I have to say that the seasoning prepared by Xue Qing is very sufficient.
After Zhao Xiaoan and Mei Xu finished this series of work, a total of ten fish were evenly and indiscriminately smeared with seasoning.
Now it seems to be the final work, which is to grease it and roast it on the grill.
"Then what am I doing...... Xue Qing watched from the side for a long time, and she didn't see Zhao Xiaoan ask her for help, so she asked cautiously.
"Miss, you wait to eat." Zhao Xiaoan said angrily.
"People are kind enough to help, but you, you ......" Xue Qing's eyes flickered slightly, whimpering, and she was about to cry.
It seems that I have awakened some incredible attributes...
"Okay okay, there you go, um... You go and bring the clear oil...."Zhao Xiaoan thought for a while, so he had to hand over this simple job to her, and it seemed that there was nothing else to do.
Xue Qing heard Zhao Xiao'an's command, the teardrops in her eyes were immediately swept away, and she turned her previous whimpering voice and bit her tongue lightly, "Is Xiao An so dishonest?" I obviously want to ask someone else, but I'm embarrassed? ”
Zhao Xiaoan was powerless to complain at this time, took the oil handed over by Xue Qing, evenly smeared it on a string of fish, and then put it on the fire.
When the two fish were just on the fire, the oil on them flowed down the tender skin, and the fire suddenly increased, and Zhao Xiaoan kept rolling the two fish with gloves to avoid being scorched.
Gradually, the fire calmed down a bit, and the two fish were still tumbling at a constant speed.
At this time, the two girls watched intently at Zhao Xiao'an constantly tumbling the fish, and the skin of the fish gradually turned from pale to ruddy, and then became burnt yellow.
The ingredients on top of it are roasted with an attractive aroma, not only the fresh smell of fatty fish, but also the smell of cumin.
Most people grill fish here without condiments, and a little salt is good at most.
The taste of the condiment can stimulate the fish fragrance to the greatest extent, but fortunately, Zhao Xiaoan and they are not in the upper hand, so such an attractive fragrance did not attract attention, otherwise it would definitely attract a group of hungry wolves.
The saliva of the three of them is almost dripping, this kind of fragrance is no worse than the things in high-end restaurants, the key is that it is very fresh, pure handmade without additives, green and healthy.
"It's so fragrant..."Xue Qing and Mio couldn't help but say in unison at this time.
Zhao Xiaoan kept rolling the fish, and at this time, the fine sweat on his head came out, and his face was a little flushed.
The fire of the self-generated fire is much more fierce than the fire in ordinary nature, it is only roasted for thirty seconds, and the fine sweat on Zhao Xiaoan's head matches that the fish is almost fully cooked, thanks to the constant tumbling, so the fish is not scorched.
The two knife marks on the fish body that were scratched by the blade are even more obvious at this time, the skin of the fish has been crisp yellow, and the oil adheres to the skin, setting off the whole fish with golden light, and the condiments are dotted like stars on it, with some small white spots.
The indentated part of the knife mark is slightly lighter in color, but the surface of the whole fish is golden, which looks like a great appetite.
By the last wisps of smoke rising from the surface of the fish, bringing up a little crumbs of condiment, the two fish were already baked.
After leaving the fire to roast, the surface of the fish is a little darker, and steam evaporates from the surface of the fish.
Looking at the fish that has just received the baptism of life, its value will be fully exerted at this time.
Although Zhao Xiaoan wanted to try a bite first, but after thinking about it, let's give it to the two girls first, after all, the roasting speed is not slow, and it takes less than a minute to bake two fish.
The steel drill is split in two with a knife, and a ripe, fragrant fish is forked on one side.
Zhao Xiaoan held one in one hand and shook it in front of the two women, the aroma continued to disperse, and the eyes of the two women also shook with Zhao Xiaoan's shaking hands, like two kittens longing for the small dried fish held in the owner's hand.
"Meow and I'll give you something to eat." Zhao Xiaoan took a deep breath and said, naturally he can't give it for nothing, although the request is a little too much......
Immediately, two seconds later, in the murderous eyes of the two women, they obediently handed over the dried fish.
The two women were holding a small dried fish, salivating Zhao Xiao'an looked quite satisfied.
I immediately wanted to take another skewer and roast it, after all, Zhao Xiaoan himself was hungry, and he was even more hungry under the temptation of the fragrance.
"Xiao An, can you take a bite first?" At this time, Zhao Xiaoan was just about to get the fish, when he heard Mei Xu's whispered shout.
When I raised my head, I met Mio's eyes, but I couldn't see clearly, and the heat of the fire distorted the air, and my eyes were a little blurry.
Mio handed the string back again, and hadn't eaten a bite yet.
Zhao Xiaoan stared blankly at Mei Xu and the string of fish in her hand.