Chapter 90: Octopus Grilled
Takoyaki is a well-known Japanese snack that is simple to make and has a wide range of flavors. Pen Fun Ω Pavilion Δ." All of them are round and fragrant, and the smell is very appetizing. However, to make it delicious and authentic, it still needs a lot of things, and Hua Qingyan bought a set of kitchenware for making takoyaki at that time.
Hua Qingyan happily walked out of the space, and just opened the door, but Yun Shumo's voice suddenly came from her ears, "What are you holding?" ”
Hua Qingyan was startled by this sudden voice, and took a few steps back. After coming back to her senses, Hua Qingyan's original joy of eating delicious takoyaki turned into surprise and apprehension. This Yun Shumo didn't know when he arrived at the door of her room, and with Yun Shumo's skills, I don't know if he would suddenly disappear when he entered the space? If it is revealed, what will Yun Shumo think? And how can she explain it?
Countless thoughts flashed in Hua Qingyan's mind for a while, and she even thought of turning around and going into the room immediately to kill her. But Yun Shumo didn't continue to ask, but just glanced at her lightly, and then asked, "You don't go to the kitchen?" ”
Hua Qingyan raised her eyes to look at him, and saw that his expression was as usual, and he didn't show a little bit of abnormality, and it didn't look like she was acting differently from ordinary people. That being said, Hua Qingyan did not relax, but it was not suitable to talk about this at this time. Hua Qingyan retracted her eyes, and passed by Yun Shumo without saying a word and entered the kitchen.
Yun Shumo looked at Hua Qingyan's back, and the afterglow fell on the door that Hua Qingyan didn't have time to close. The furnishings in the room are really a bit simple for Yun Shumo, and you can see them all with one glance. Looking at this room, a trace of obscure emotion flashed in Hua Qingyan's eyes.
Entering the kitchen and leaving Yun Shumo's sight, Hua Qingyan calmed down her nervous mood and began to prepare to make takoyaki. She also took out the octopus in advance and put it in a small basin, but at this moment the octopus was still alive, Hua Qingyan filled the basin with some water, and those octopuses began to jump around.
"This is ......" Qi Yu looked at the octopus in the basin and asked suspiciously, "Eight ribbon fish?" ”
The city is near the sea, and although it is full of fear of the sea, many people still choose to eat seafood in order to survive. As the young shopkeeper of the restaurant, Qi Yu often collected some rare ingredients according to Jin Nanshu's instructions, so he had seen this octopus. Because it has eight legs as long as a strap and floats in the water in a zigzag, fishermen call the octopus "eight-ribbon fish". The fishermen didn't eat these eight-striped fish when they caught them, Qi Yu looked at Hua Qingyan's posture, obviously wanting to put it in the dish. Qi Yu looked at Hua Qingyan's movements with wide eyes, and he was very curious about what Hua Qingyan planned to do.
"It's called an octopus."
As soon as Hua Qingyan stretched out her hand into the basin, Qi Yu saw that she had firmly grasped a slippery octopus in her hand, and then put the octopus on the chopping board and cut it down to end a life, the action was very neat, although she had seen Hua Qingyan handle the live ingredients, but she still felt that Hua Qingyan's clean and unhesitating technique was unusually domineering.
"What is Miss Qingyan going to do?"
"Takoyaki." Hua Qingyan put the diced octopus meat into a bowl, and then marinated it in the salt and sugar cornstarch. Hua Qingyan beat another egg and stirred the egg mixture in the bowl, "Qi Gongzi, help me get a bowl and get some water." Then help me add spices to taste, and you should know what you need. Hua Qingyan was a little too busy to come over, and said without looking back.
"Qi Gongzi understands, but I don't understand."
The sound behind her made Hua Qingyan stunned, and the action of marinating diced octopus was also a meal. When she turned around, she saw Yun Shumo standing beside her with a small bowl of water in one hand, and a small porcelain bottle of salt in the other, and Qi Yu, who was arrested, had arrived outside the door at some point, looking at Yun Shumo helplessly.
Seeing Hua Qingyan looking over, Yun Shumo raised his eyebrows and asked, "How much salt do you need?" ”
"How are you?" Hua Qingyan was surprised.
"How could it be me?" Perhaps because he didn't get an answer, Yun Shumo's brows frowned slightly, "How much salt do you put in it?" ”
"A little." Hua Qingyan gave an ambiguous answer, and then asked, "Will you?" ”
"What, Qi Gongzi will, I can't?" Yun Shumo was thinking about how much a little was, Hua Qingyan's questioning tone actually made him slightly annoyed, and even the cold tone on weekdays unconsciously brought a little annoyance.
Hua Qingyan didn't mean to look down on Yun Shumo, but this Yun Shumo had a beautiful appearance and a dusty temperament, and at first glance he didn't look like a person who could wash his hands and make soup, and he was even more noble compared to Qi Yu, so Hua Qingyan wondered if this person had ever entered the kitchen.
Although he was noncommittal, as soon as he heard Yun Shumo's tone, Hua Qingyan didn't dare to continue to tease, but pointed to the other spices on the side, "Childe continue, you look at it, don't add too much." ”
Yun Shumo glanced at her, and a trace of disbelief flashed in her eyes, but Hua Qingyan had already turned around and didn't see it. Yun Shumo, who was dissatisfied, glared at Qi Yu at the door.
Qi Yu: "......"
Qi Yu, who was silently watching, said that he was very innocent, and he was very interested in the dishes made by Hua Qingyan, so he stepped forward to learn a few tricks. Hua Qingyan needed help, and as soon as he wanted to step forward, he was preempted by Yun Shumo, and Yun Shumo even kicked him out of the kitchen.
Yun Shumo is still the first time to enter the kitchen, Rui Wang loves food, but whether it is the imperial dining room of Yongjing Palace or the kitchen of Rui Wang's Mansion, Yun Shumo has never stepped into a step. You are the wise king, his food, clothing, housing and transportation are all served, and he is properly prepared and perfect, and he does not need to worry about it himself. The extremely simple kitchen of Hua Qingyan's family has become Yun Shumo's first time.
For the first time he tried the seasoning, Yun Shumo was rarely a little cautious, sprinkled a little salt and scooped it with a small spoon and tasted it, feeling that he had his own taste before continuing to put the others, and then tasted them one by one. Although Hua Qingyan turned sideways to Yun Shumo, she kept paying attention to his movements with her spare eyes, seeing that he was so careful and rigorous, she instantly felt that this person was not so annoying, and the side face was more perfect. Sure enough, serious men are the most handsome.
"Here you go." About three minutes later, Yun Shumo finally adjusted this small bowl of water to his satisfaction, and handed it to Hua Qingyan with satisfaction, with a smug expression that he was not aware of.
Hua Qingyan saw Yun Shumo's expression in her eyes, and immediately overturned the evaluation of this man just now. Such a competitive Yun Shumo is a little childish.
However, Hua Qingyan didn't have time to observe Yun Shumo's expression and emotions, because the previous octopus powder ran out and it was too late to make it, so she had to replace it with a fine glutinous flour mixed with fish and shrimp. Hua Qingyan poured the flour and eggs into the seasoning prepared by Yun Shumo and stirred well.
After doing this, Yun Shumo and Qi Yu saw Hua Qingyan take out a black round pot with ten semicircular holes on it and put it on the stove fire, and then used a small brush dipped in oil to brush all the small holes. Qi Yu was already unwilling to stand at the door to observe, and walked to Hua Qingyan's side with Yun Shumo's quiet gaze, stretching his neck to watch her movements.
I saw Hua Qingyan pour the adjusted batter evenly into the round pot, cover the whole pot, and then sprinkle the diced octopus in the groove and sprinkle a little green onion. About three minutes later, Hua Qingyan used chopsticks to turn the batter one by one, and then poured some batter. The two of them saw one by one, scattering a strong round little balls with the smell of sea tide.
"This doesn't need to be pinched by hand, it can be formed directly in a group, which is really convenient." Qi Yu sighed, many of his exquisite dishes are carved by the chefs little by little, although exquisite, but it is too time-consuming. Qi Yu looked at this mold, his eyes lit up, if this mold was used in the back kitchen, wouldn't it save the chefs a lot of time? This mold can definitely make other shapes!
Hua Qingyan saw his thoughts from Qi Yu's face, and smiled: "Yes, the mold is not only round, you can go to the master to build it, any material can be." If Qi Gongzi has this idea, he can also help me make a set, and I can use it to make pastries. ”
Hua Qingyan actually has a lot of molds in the space, many shapes, but because some materials are more special, it is not suitable to take them out when Hua Qingyan does not find a replacement. And even if the material is right, it can't be explained now. Hua Qingyan originally thought that she was going to find someone to create a batch, but now that Qi Yu has this idea, it is naturally best for him to help.
While the two were talking, the fragrance in the pot became more and more intense, and the people in the hall couldn't sit still, the two little guys ran in front, and rubbed against Hua Qingyan when they entered the kitchen, but fortunately, they still remembered that the stove was dangerous and did not approach.
"Mother, mother, mother, fragrant, isn't it fish?" Xiao Wuwu and Xi'er hugged Hua Qingyan's legs one by one, as if they were going to hang on it, looking up at the stove that was much taller than them, and the little nose shrugged as if they wanted to inhale all the fragrance and taste it first, and their little faces were full of longing.
"Yes, it's the fish caught by the carefree baby. Stay away and you can eat it in a while. Hua Qingyan brushed the balls with a layer of oil, and when the balls were fried until the surface was browned, she took out the balls one by one and put them on a plate, poured the sauce, and sprinkled some kelp crumbs. The browned dumplings are served with a rich sauce and a little black and purple kelp, which makes people very appetizing.
"Come, eat, eat." Hua Qingyan forked one with chopsticks and cooled it down and handed it to Xiao Wuwu's mouth. The balls are really a bit big for the carefree little mouth, but fortunately, the child is not greedy, so he just took a bite and pushed it to Xi'er.
"How? Is it delicious? Hua Qingyan asked with a smile, but she didn't get an answer. The two little ones had already snatched the balls that belonged to them, one of them took a bite, their little mouths were full, and their cheeks were bulging, like two greedy little hamsters. The two children answered Hua Qingyan's question with actions.
This plate is just ten, and one person is only one piece, although this thing is a common snack in the Celestial Empire, Hua Qingyan believes that for Yun Shumo, they are extremely novel, so one person is absolutely not satisfied. Hua Qingyan handed the plate out and wanted to take it out for Bi'er, but someone's hand was always faster than others.
Yun Shumo smiled slightly: "Thank you, lady, you're welcome to be a husband." With that, he turned around and walked out of the kitchen with his plate!
The people who have long been hungry for the fragrance: "......"
This person was so brazen as to take the whole plate away!
"Boss!" Wei Xiao, who came back to his senses, roared angrily and rushed towards Yun Shumo. Everyone originally thought that he was going to step forward and grab it directly, but they didn't expect that when he came to Yun Shumo, Wei Xiao, who was originally full of momentum, licked his face and begged, "Boss, give me one, you see that this Qingyan girl is your lady, and if you want to eat, it's just a matter of words, but I'm different, I can't tell my sister-in-law!" So give me one! Just one, just one! Please, Boss! As he spoke, he reached out and wanted to grab Yun Shumo's wrist.
"Go away." Yun Shumo dodged away from Wei Xiao, didn't even raise his eyelids, and was completely unmoved by Wei Xiao's words.
Wei Xiao, who was rejected, cried and looked at Hua Qingyan, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, tell me to intercede, just one." Give me one, and then you will let me gnaw on the nest and make it! ”
Hua Qingyan rolled her eyes rudely and turned around with a cold snort. She was very dissatisfied with Wei Xiao's words just now that she was Yun Shumo's lady! She silently crossed the two of them in her heart, and absolutely refused to communicate with each other in the future.
One is domineering, the other is unreliable!