Chapter 5 Improving Food

Before I knew it, the sky was slowly darkening.

Lin Yunxuan remembered that the fish cage she had under had not been taken back, so she said hello to Zhao Dalin and called Zhao An and Zhao Yun'er to go to the fish cage together.

By the stream, Lin Yunxuan commanded Zhao An to carry the fish cage ashore. When she was under the fish cage before, Lin Yunxuan tied a thin rattan to each fish cage, so Zhao An could easily carry the fish cage ashore by dragging the rattan.

The first fish cage had just surfaced when there was a splash.

"Fish! There are fish! ”

Zhao Yun'er pointed to the water and shouted excitedly, almost jumping up happily.

The splash was brought up by the fish struggling to hit the surface of the water before leaving the water.

After the two fish cages were brought ashore by Zhao An, Lin Yunxuan took a closer look, one fish cage caught two grass carp weighing two or three catties, and the other fish cage had two crucian carp weighing less than one catty and about half a catty of small river shrimp.

Zhao Yun'er and Zhao An, who caught fish with a fish cage for the first time, were very happy on their faces, and Zhao Yun'er's big eyes were even brighter, and Zhao An couldn't stop smiling.

The two little ones were very excited about catching a fish in such a peculiar way. Infected by their excitement, even if the harvest this time was not very rich for Lin Yunxuan, her mood jumped.

When the three of them returned home with the fish cage, Zhao Yun'er rushed over and proudly showed off to her parents how they caught the fish by the stream. Looking at a few excited and happy children, He Cuifang's depressed mood was a lot more relaxed because of Yingzi's affairs, and her eyes were filled with smiles and tenderness that were difficult to hide.

Lin Yunxuan found that He Cuifang's smile turned out to be very beautiful, and she had a sense of grace like a small jasper in the south of the Yangtze River.

The curved willow eyebrows, big eyes, and small mouth are just long-term depression and hard work, which makes her look a little haggard.

Lin Yunxuan intended to share He Cuifang's work, and also wanted to use the fish caught today to improve the food, so she told He Cuifang that she would cook dinner today.

She asked Zhao An to go to the vegetable field to pluck some green onions back, then turned around and went into the kitchen, found a wooden basin and put water on it, put some salt in the water to dilute and stir, and then put the crucian carp into the wooden basin, so that the fish could spit out the mud and sand in their mouths. The remaining grass carp is placed in a separate wooden pot and kept for the next day. After doing this, she then collects the remaining river prawns and prepares to make a dish.

The shell of river shrimp is thin and soft, and it has the best effect of calcium supplementation when eaten with skin. Xiao An and Yun'er are so thin, they have to make up for the calcium, and there will be a chance to slowly make up for the others later. Lin Yunxuan thought, and then looked at the place where the kitchen put the seasoning.

There are not many seasonings, only green onions, ginger and salt, so Lin Yunxuan plans to simply stir-fry the river shrimp with green onion and ginger, and then cook a crucian carp soup. As for the staple food, let's make a few coarse grain cakes.

Looking at the black earthen stove in the kitchen, Lin Yunxuan was a little big, she couldn't burn the earthen stove, so she had to call Zhao An, who had just come back from pulling green onions, to help make a fire.

The pancakes don't need to be dough, and after about half an hour, Lin Yunxuan baked a few coarse grain cakes. The cake she baked was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with clear layers, full of aroma, and Zhao An, who was sitting greedily on the edge of the stove and burning the fire, couldn't help swallowing saliva.

After baking the cakes, Lin Yunxuan began to make fish soup.

She scooped up a crucian carp, lifted the knife in her hand, removed the scales, cut the belly of the fish to take out the intestines and fish offal, and dug the gills of the fish and carefully took out the fish gallbladder. If the fish gall bladder is not removed or broken, the fish will become bitter. Then carefully scrape off a layer of black skin on the abdominal wall of the crucian carp to remove it to reduce the fishy smell.

After cleaning up the two crucian carp and drying the water a little, Lin Yunxuan washed the pot again, and after the pot was dry, she took a piece of ginger and wiped the bottom of the pot, poured some oil, brushed a layer along the edge, and when the oil was seven or eight minutes hot, the crucian carp slid into the pot along the edge. This way the fish will not be fried and the oil will not splash out easily.

Lin Yunxuan told Zhao An to burn a small fire, and Zhao An only put a little firewood in the stove. She fried the fish slowly on low heat, fried it until both sides of the fish were golden brown, scooped a few scoops of hot water and poured it into the pot, put a few slices of ginger, and then asked Zhao An to add firewood to the fire.

After a while, the water boiled, the soup slowly boiled into a milky white, Lin Yunxuan put the chopped green onions in and rolled them twice, put in salt to taste, and the rich fragrance immediately came to the nose.

Zhao An smelled it, and his saliva was about to flow down.

"It smells so good! I'm hungry. Zhao Yun'er sniffed like a puppy and ran into the kitchen.

Lin Yunxuan saw the two little guys who looked like they wanted to drool, and said with a smile while putting the soup into a big bowl: "The fish soup has been cooked, I'll stir-fry again, and I will be able to eat soon." ”

Cut the ginger into shreds, cut the garlic into minced pieces, then wash the pot, and when the pot was dry, Lin Yunxuan poured some oil to the bottom of the pot, and when the oil was hot, pour the river shrimp into it and stir-fry quickly. Stir-fry until the shrimp turn red and the shrimp shell becomes crispy, put a handful of chopped green onions into it, add a little salt and stir-fry a few times, and stir-fry the small river shrimp to start the pot.

"Dad, mother, it's time to eat!" Zhao An and Zhao Yun'er happily helped put the food on the table, and called He Cuifang and Zhao Dalin over to eat.

As soon as He Cuifang and Zhao Dalin entered the hall, they saw a large bowl of fish soup in the center of the dining table, the soup was thick and white like milk, with verdant green onions, very beautiful, and fragrant, they couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

Lin Yunxuan filled everyone with a bowl of fish soup, because there were many crucian carp bones, and she knew that everyone was afraid of stuck fish bones, so she didn't hold fish meat.

Zhao Yun'er was anxious, and couldn't wait for the fish soup to cool down, so she couldn't wait to take a sip, and she was reluctant to spit out the fish soup in her mouth, which made everyone laugh.

After laughing, Lin Yunxuan picked up the bowl and blew on it, and took a small sip, the fish soup was sweet and fragrant, and the taste was rich. After a bowl of soup, I felt that the whole person was comfortable, and even every pore was ironed obediently.

This uncontaminated fish is delicious, and it only takes a little seasoning to cook such a delicious fish soup. Lin Yunxuan thought silently in her heart.

"This fish soup is so delicious, it's not fishy or bitter at all. Let me drink every day, I am willing. Sister, you're amazing. Zhao An finished drinking a bowl of soup, pouted, held the bowl and said.

"I also want to drink delicious fish soup every day." Zhao Yun'er was not far behind, and raised her little hand to signal.

"Okay, if you like it, I'll cook fish soup for you every day until you don't want to drink it. In addition to fish soup, I can also use fish to make other delicious foods for you to eat. "The fish soup was welcomed by everyone, and Lin Yunxuan was in a very good mood.

"What else can this fish eat?" He Cuifang put down the bowl after drinking the soup and asked curiously.

"Yes, you can make braised fish, sauerkraut fish, boiled fish, squirrel fish, chopped pepper fish head, sweet and sour fish..."

In order to eliminate He Cuifang and his family's bad memories of the fish's past, Lin Yunxuan decided to popularize the knowledge of fish by the way, at least let them no longer have an unpalatable impression of fish. After all, fish is a good ingredient, rich in nutrients and good for the human body, and it would be a pity not to eat fish.

"In fact, as long as you don't break the fish gall bladder when killing the fish, remove the fish gall bladder and carefully scrape off the black skin on the fish's abdominal wall, the fish will not be bitter and fishy. As for fish bones, try to pick fish with fewer bones to eat, like sea bass, catfish and the like rarely have bones. Or you can make fish balls. “

"It's not just the meat that can be eaten on the fish, but the different parts of the fish also have different nutritional values and effects. For example, fish head, brain strengthening, can be made into fish head tofu soup or chopped pepper fish head. Fish maw, beauty and beauty, nourish muscles and veins, can be used to stew soup and porridge. ”

Lin Yunxuan said this, put the bowl down, and then pointed to the crucian carp in the big bowl and continued:

"The nutritional value of fish is very high, the texture of the fish is soft, easy to digest, whether it is the elderly, children or the sick, it is very suitable for consumption. Eating more fish on a regular basis is also good for our body. And different fish, the nutritional value and efficacy are different, for example, the fish soup we drank tonight is crucian carp, crucian carp is good for qi and spleen, water and swelling, heat clearing and detoxification, and smoothing milk and so on. A woman who has just given birth is a good candidate for crucian carp soup. Therefore, when fish is paired with other foods, it can also play a role in curing diseases or regulating the body..."

Lin Yunxuan's words stunned He Cuifang and Zhao Dalin, what Lin Yunxuan said, they had never heard of.

Looking at the gushing Lin Yunxuan, Zhao An and Zhao Yun'er were almost in love, and they admired Lin Yunxuan very much. Now in their minds, Lin Yunxuan is the most powerful person.

Lin Yunxuan was not only a foodie in her previous life, but also good at cooking, although she was not comparable to a five-star chef, but except for some more advanced and complex dishes, she had never done it, and ordinary dishes could not be difficult for her.

Speaking of which, I have to thank my grandfather, a senior foodie. Under the influence of her grandfather, Lin Yunxuan also became a foodie, at first she was just a foodie who only ate but did not do anything, and later found that studying food and making food by hand is not only a pleasure, but also a way to decompress, so she is happy to cook. Since then, whether it is eating in a country farm or a star-rated restaurant, as long as she finds a delicacy that makes her excited, she likes to go to the chef for advice.

"Fish soup won't taste good when it's cold, so let's drink it while it's hot." After Lin Yunxuan finished popularizing the knowledge of fish, she was a little embarrassed to see that everyone had stopped to listen to her, so she urged everyone to drink soup quickly.

The few people who came back to their senses stopped talking, picked up the coarse grain cake on the table, and ate the fish soup and river shrimp in front of them with relish.