Chapter 106: Grilled Fish
Chu Lan, Lu Yuhong and Xie Jue were on the opposite boat, Xie Ying was on this boat, and the four of them each occupied a position, took their fishing rods, each selected the bait, and started fishing.
What Wei Ruo needed came a little later, but it didn't matter, because the four people who were fishing hadn't harvested it so quickly.
After a while, Chu Lan's fishing rod was the first to move.
After some pulling, a black fish was caught, about two catties or more, although it is not as delicious as mandarin fish, but it is also a very good fish, which is very suitable for grilled fish.
Chu Lan asked his subordinates to take the fish to the boat where Wei Ruo was.
After getting the fish, in order not to let the fishy smell of the fish affect the interest of several people, Xiumei took the fish to the stern of the boat, and then dealt with it very neatly.
Scale-free, disembowelment, gill, and smooth movements, and in a short time a fish that was still alive just now became white and clean.
The belly of the fish is then cut with a flower knife and sprinkled with coarse salt for marinating.
When Xiumei was handling the fish, the Xie family's subordinates also drove a small boat to send the purchased things to Wei Ruo.
Garlic, green onions, lettuce, bean sprouts, and bean skin are just some of the ingredients that can be bought today.
There is also a small iron pot.
In order to speed up the pace, Wei Ruo and Xiumei worked together, Xiumei was responsible for handling the ingredients, and Wei Ruo was in charge of the kitchen.
Wei Ruo rarely cooks by himself anymore, and usually asks Xiumei to come when he has enough time.
Wei Ruo moved the two stoves and shelves used to boil water on the ship to the bow of the ship, lit a fire, and put an iron shelf.
When Wei Ruo and Xiumei were making preparations, Xie Jue also had a harvest, a grass carp of more than four catties.
Seeing that the two brothers had gained, Lu Yuhong was a little anxious, although the other two had no plans to compete, but Lu Yuhong had a desire to win in his heart.
Also a little anxious is Xie Ying, she swore that she was going to catch a big fish for Wei Ruo to roast, but there has been no movement until now, so angry!
Xie Ying subconsciously glanced at Lu Yuhong opposite, thinking that she couldn't be the last one, and she had to catch a big fish faster than Lu Gongzi.
However, the heavens did not fulfill people's wishes, Xie Ying's fishing rod had not moved, and Lu Yuhong's harvest had been made first.
He pulled up the rod expectantly, only to find that it was a pitifully small crucian carp.
Although crucian carp is delicious, it is not suitable for grilled fish due to its large number of spines and small size.
Lu Yuhong was a little disappointed, and this time Xie Ying's voice full of surprise came from the opposite boat.
"Ruoruo, I have a fish on the hook, you can help me pull it! It's so powerful! Xie Ying's voice was excited.
Wei Ruo hurriedly stepped forward to help Xie Ying hold the fishing rod in case the fishing rod was pulled away by the fish.
"What should I do, if I can't pull it up!" Xie Ying was a little anxious.
"Don't worry, let's loosen it for a while, walk it for a while, and then pull it up when it has no strength." Wei Ruo said calmly.
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Wei Ruo and Xie Ying cooperated, not in a hurry to pull the fish up, but used the method of loosening and tightening as Wei Ruo said, pulling back and forth.
The three people on the opposite boat originally wanted to send someone over to help, but they found that the two girls were orderly and unhurried.
Xie Jue's hanging heart fell, if the fish ran away, with his sister's character, it was estimated that he would be uncomfortable for more than half a month.
Lu Yuhong's heart was still hanging, and he was very curious about what kind of fish Miss Xie had caught.
Chu Lan watched with interest as the two of them pulled the fishing rod, and the words Wei Ruo said just now and her calm reaction to the incident made him a little impressed.
After tossing a stick of incense, the strength of the fish in the water was reduced, and Wei Ruo said to Xie Ying, "Let's pull it up now." ”
Xie Ying nodded: "Okay!" ”
The two of them tugged on the fishing rod together, and finally pulled the fish out of the water.
The moment the fish came out of the water, Xie Ying exclaimed.
"If you look at what kind of fish this is, it's a big one!" Xie Ying's voice was extremely excited.
"This is bighead carp, also called silver carp and fathead fish. The head is big and the meat is fresh. Wei Ruo said after discerning for a moment.
Bighead carp is a fish species that is easy to grow very large, and the one Xie Ying caught is estimated to weigh seven or eight catties, but it is not the limit of this kind of fish, there must be something bigger than this in this East Lake.
"If you roast it with me, it will be fragrant!" Xie Ying said happily.
"This fish is too big, the whole grill may not be easy to cook, I will cut off the fish head for a while, keep the back to make fish head soup, the belly part of the fish is used to grill, and the fish tail will be turned back to make a fragrant pan-fry." Wei Ruodao.
"Okay, well, listen to you, you can do whatever you say." Xie Ying nodded again and again, how to eat this kind of thing is still left to Ruoruo, she continues to fish!
Lu Yuhong, who was on the opposite boat, looked at Xie Ying's fathead fish, and then looked at the small crucian carp he caught, and suddenly felt depressed.
No, no, no, how could he, Lu Yuhong, lose to a girl's family?
Lu Yuhong asked his subordinates for an extra fishing rod, and he planned to swing a few more and open the bow left and right!
After Wei Ruo helped Xie Ying catch the fish, he began to grill the fish.
The charcoal fire burned just right, and the first black fish caught was almost marinated.
Wei Ruo brushed the fish with a layer of vegetable oil, and then put it on the fire and roasted it.
While grilling the fish, Wei Ruo used another stove and the pot he bought to start frying the spices, adding the soy sauce, salt, five-spice powder (sand kernels, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, and star anise were ground into powder and mixed according to the proportion), cooking wine, green onions, and ginger.
Not long after stir-frying, the fragrance wafted out and permeated the surface of the lake.
Lu Yuhong, who was an old glutton, smelled this smell, his eyes lit up, he stood up and looked towards Wei Ruo.
Once the sauce is sautéed, set it aside and wait for the fish next to it to grill.
After the black fish was grilled on both sides until golden brown, Wei Ruo transferred the grilled fish to the pot. The bottom of the pot is already lined with sliced side dishes.
Place the fish on top of the side dishes, add the water that has already boiled, and start cooking.
Wei Ruo took out a jar from his backpack again, took out black beans from it, and spread it on top of the fish.
When the water boils, an enticing smell wafts out, and the aroma of all the spices is forced out, and the flavor permeates the fish.
This smell made Lu Yuhong, who had just vowed to catch a big fish, suddenly lose the mood of fishing, and he glanced in Wei Ruo's direction from time to time, for fear of missing something.
Xie Ying was also a little greedy, she really wanted to taste the taste of the grilled fish made by Wei Ruo.
Wei Ruo saw that it was almost cooked, so she asked someone to bring a soup bowl, she divided half of the fish and side dishes into a large bowl, and then ordered the rest of the Xie family to be sent to the opposite boat along with the pot.
The subordinates took the iron pot from Wei Ruo's hand and rowed a small boat to Chu Lan and their boat.