No.51 Deep-fried water dragonfly

This kind of bug is quite big!

At first glance, Wang Mingyuan was stunned, he found that he was a little familiar, but he couldn't be sure, so he asked, "What is this bug called?" ”

"Water dragonfly!"

Well?

What the hell is this water dragonfly?

Wang Mingyuan didn't have the slightest idea of the name.

Does this thing have anything to do with dragonflies?

He reached out and took one out of Zhang Guanghua's hand, and looked at it, looking like a river shrimp without feet and tentacles, but it was not.

The worm was charred over a wood fire and sprinkled with salt...... Wang Mingyuan looked at it, without the slightest appetite at all.

"I wanted to fry it in oil, but the oil tank was just brought out, and I was almost not beaten by my mother, so I had to put it back and roast it on fire instead, and it was burnt, but it was still delicious."

Zhang Guanghua looked at Wang Mingyuan happily: "My father once fried it for me with oil behind my mother's back, and the taste was really amazing...... Later, I was exposed by talking in my dreams at night, and my father was severely reprimanded once. ”

Wang Mingyuan laughed: "The oil is so nervous, it can withstand such a toss from you, it deserves it!" ”

However, Wang Mingyuan also knew from a simple conversation with Zhang Guanghua that Zhang Shouzhong seemed to like eating this thing.

The little kid's words may still make him a little suspicious, but Zhang Shouzhong is different, and the experience of others is there.

Is this really delicious?

Looking at the insects in his hand, Wang Mingyuan hesitated for a while, and then looked at Zhang Guanghua's delicious appearance, he broke off a small section and threw it into his mouth, chewed it gently, salty and crispy, there was no strange taste, and there was even a faint fragrance.

After all, it is simply roasted over a wood fire, and the taste is very ordinary.

However, if you process it well, it will be delicious.

"Where can I find this?" Wang Mingyuan wanted to try it.

"It's all in the meadows and in the ravines!"

Zhang Guanghua said, squatting in the water meadow and watching for a while, and soon made a discovery, he reached out very quickly, grabbed an insect from the water, and excitedly sent it to Wang Mingyuan: "Oh, this is it!" ”

No wonder it looks familiar!

Looking at the insects tossing in Zhang Guanghua's hands, Wang Mingyuan realized that when he caught locusts during this time, he had encountered a lot in the ditch. It's just that Zhang Guanghua's rough processing made it impossible to recognize the original appearance.

"Catch more, I'll fry it for you when I go back in the evening!"

Wang Mingyuan thought about it carefully, but he also intended to give it a try.

To build an apiary in Zhangjiaao and start a live broadcast, it is obviously not enough to pat the environment around the apiary, manage the daily life of bees, dig out honey, etc.

From the conversations of his fans, he can feel their curiosity about all kinds of "wild fun" in the mountains, which is a very powerful curiosity.

Of course, there are many who are tired of the fast-paced and stressful life in the city and want to feel the slow-paced life in the countryside, and there are some who simply want to understand some customs and customs.

Regarding "wild fun", all kinds of game undoubtedly account for a large proportion, which can be seen from the first live broadcast of eating locusts by himself.

Based on this, in 2023, those other protected species can't start, but you can see insects everywhere, and a large part of them are pests at all, and there is no control, so it's a good live broadcast target.

However, before that, you have to be able to eat, and it is not good to overturn at a critical moment.

Wang Mingyuan felt that he needed to adapt first.

Hearing Wang Mingyuan say that he would make them fried dragonflies, Zhang Guanghua immediately became excited, and the two little guys who came with him were also very excited.

In the whole afternoon, they caught a lot of locusts, and the water dragonflies also got a lot by the way, and I am afraid that there will be three catties up by the eye.

When it was time to return in the evening, the three little guys followed Wang Mingyuan closely, as if they were afraid that he would break his promise, and wanted to open their mouths to urge them several times, but they all endured it.

How could Wang Mingyuan not know their little thoughts.

When he returned to the Zhiqing Point, he met Zhang Shouzhong coming back from work, and he asked by the way, only to know that the water dragonfly is an insect that the older generation has been eating for a long time, and the processing is relatively simple, clean it, and fry it while it is fresh.

Zhang Shouzhong saw that his child had made a lot of dragonflies, and as soon as he put down the tools, he thought that this was another great opportunity to rub rice, so he looked for it with a pipe in his mouth, and said: Help!

Now that Zhang Shouzhong came over, Wang Mingyuan naturally left him to do the work of dealing with water dragonflies, and went to cook himself.

Han Xiaoling, who came back closely, looked at the dragonflies that Zhang Shouzhong was cleaning up, this time she didn't have the same disgust as the last time she saw Wang Mingyuan dealing with the locusts, but she was a little excited, and she couldn't intervene and went to the vegetable garden to water it.

It took more than half an hour, those bamboo dragonflies were finally cleaned and rinsed and filtered with water, Wang Mingyuan didn't ink, after the rice was cooked, he directly put the iron pot on the fire, and poured the Arowana oil into the pot tons and tons.

The three children watched the golden rapeseed oil rise rapidly at the bottom of the pot, and before they could put anything, the corners of their mouths began to drool.

They have seen how arrogant this big brother is in the use of oil, and I didn't believe it when I heard adults say it.

There's so much oil, and if you put anything in it, it will become delicious.

When the temperature of the oil rose, Wang Mingyuan poured the water dragonflies into the pot at once.

Wow...... Zizi ......

The oil and water vapor fought fiercely, and as Wang Mingyuan stirred gently, the water vapor was constantly steamed clean, and the sound of frying gradually became crisp.

A few minutes later, the water dragonfly was fried to a golden brown, and it no longer looked as charred and ugly as Zhang Guanghua baked, and it was even a little pleasing to the eye.

The excess oil control was put in a large earthen bowl, and Wang Mingyuan sprinkled 99 incense, salt and a little soy sauce in it, and the color became more and more attractive.

This time, without the slippery hands, constant squirming, and preconceived nausea of the locust, Wang Mingyuan actually had some appetite, so he first put one in his mouth with chopsticks, and after chewing it, he found that it was really crispy and delicious.

Zhang Shouzhong and the three children also tasted one each, and their eyes lit up all of a sudden.

Zhang Guanghua shouted at Zhang Shouzhong even more excitedly: "Dad, the fried dragonfly made by Brother Wang is a hundred times more delicious than what you make!" ”

As soon as he heard this, Zhang Shouzhong's face darkened suddenly, he stretched out his hand and patted him on the head, and said angrily: "You little bastard, how can you talk?" Next time, don't expect Lao Tzu to get it for you! ”

Zhang Guanghua pouted: "Next time, I will come directly to Brother Wang, so I won't look for you." ”

"Hey...... You little bunny! ”

Zhang Shouzhong rolled up his sleeves and made a posture of wanting to draw people, which frightened Zhang Guanghua and hurriedly hid behind Wang Mingyuan.

"You are not allowed to come to your brother Wang with these things, just eat them once in a while and get addicted, is it really worthless when you brother Wang? Do you hear that? Zhang Shouzhong glared at Zhang Guanghua fiercely and warned.

As if realizing that there was indeed something wrong with his words, Zhang Guanghua nodded knowingly: "Got it!" ”

Wang Mingyuan stretched out his hand and patted Zhang Guanghua's head: "It's okay, we will have a chance to eat in the future, and when I want to eat it one day, I will definitely ask you to ...... Go, call your sister Xiaoling and have dinner together. ”

When Zhang Guanghua heard this, he suddenly became happy again, nodded with a smile, and ran out of the kitchen and towards the vegetable garden.

For a meal, the three big and three small ones got together, and even Han Xiaoling ate it with relish.

Wang Mingyuan couldn't help but ask Han Xiaoling: "You were still disgusting when you ate grasshoppers last time, why didn't you eat dragonflies this time?" It's all bugs. ”

Han Xiaoling blushed and said, "In the past, when other educated youths were still there. They have eaten it a few times, and besides, the dragonfly is not as ...... as the locust" Suddenly, she straightened up and asked, "Did you deliberately use the locust to disgust me, and didn't want me to eat enough?" ”

Wang Mingyuan was suddenly asked, but he was stunned: "Uh...... I don't mean that, I just want to know, what other bugs have you eaten, so you can avoid them in the future, so as to save you from being disgusted. ”

"It's almost ......" Regarding Wang Mingyuan's explanation, Han Xiaoling was quite satisfied.

"In our place, the green is the vegetables, and the meat that moves is the meat, and when you see a lot, you naturally feel that there is nothing." Zhang Shouzhong interjected with a smile: "I see that you are quite interested in all kinds of edible insects, and I have the opportunity to take you to see and understand." In our mountains, there are more insects that can be eaten. ”

"Okay!" When Wang Mingyuan heard this, he suddenly became interested.