Tang Yuan still failed to be Yu Jian's cheap brother in the end, Yu Jianping was a little disappointed, and he was a little sullen for several days.

Even the small worker Han Yu was affected, and the whole kitchen was so depressed that he couldn't breathe. He sneaked to the back alley, held his knees and gasped, and when he found no one around, he began to pick up his phone to browse the information.

There were several vibrations in the morning, but he didn't free his hand, and now that he saw it, the man was about to make a new move.

He settled down, put his phone back in his trouser pocket, straightened his clothes, and stepped back into the back kitchen of the restaurant.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the first cold air in the south of the Yangtze River has also arrived. The north wind blows, and the crabs rise.

Tang Yuan invested in a crab pond in Jiangnan, and the first batch of lake crabs had arrived, he kept some for himself, and sent the rest to the two brothers of the Yu family.

Although they did not become relatives, the relationship between the two families seems to have become closer, and even Tang Jingling often runs to Yu's house when he is free, and takes Li Jingguo to eat together.

Tang Yuan also had more respect for Yu Jianguo and Yu Jianping, of course, Yu Jian really contributed to this.

"Crabs?" Yu Jian's eyes were shining, and he looked at Tang Yuan with some joy, "It's still a lake crab!" ”

Green shell, white belly, golden claws, and yellow hair are the characteristics of high-quality hairy crabs, with bright backs, white crab bellies, powerful claw tips, and straight crab hairs.

Yu Jian seemed to be able to see the yellow and creamy state inside the crab, and she was so hungry that her saliva almost flowed.

Tang Yuan said funny: "The output of crab ponds this year is good, this is the first batch, and there will be more later." He invested in this crab pond with Li Hanzhi, when the demand for funds was relatively large, Li Hanzhi was reluctant to talk to his family, he happened to have some money on hand, so he joined the shares.

High-quality hairy crabs have special requirements for the water environment, which must be rich in minerals and organic matter, clear to the bottom, and abundant aquatic plants as habitats.

Feeding needs three meat and three vegetables, small fish, small shrimp, snails, aquatic weeds, corn and soybeans.

In the first year, I don't know if it was due to the weather or improper feeding, but before June, the crab fry died better. Li Hanzhi was anxious with sores on his lips, so he was afraid that Tang Yuan's money would be wasted, so he personally went to Jiangnan and stayed for a while.

By March of the following year, the strength of the crab fry was revealed, and in June, a good batch of baby crabs were harvested. But the time to really taste hairy crabs is after September.

"Uh-huh!" Yu Jian squatted on the ground and turned the crabs over and over one after another, until she confirmed the male and female, then she clapped her hands and stood up, and said to him with great interest, "For the sake of you giving the crabs so kindly, I reluctantly accepted it." In two days, please eat delicious! ”

It is recorded in the Book of Sui that Emperor Yang of Sui ran to Jiangdu, and the locals used sugar crabs to entertain and curry favor with him. Emperor Yang of Sui took a bite and was amazed by this taste, and every time he ate it in the future, he had to let the attendants wipe the crab shell clean, and then paste it with the golden wisp of dragon and phoenix beautiful clouds, and also gave the name of Wen Zou Zou, called: wisp of golden dragon and phoenix crab.

Sui Tang Sui Tang Dynasty, many habits of the Tang Dynasty are the continuation of the Sui Dynasty, sugar crab is also an indispensable dish in court cuisine.

The surface of the crab is first cleaned with a brush, especially the part of the leg hair, which hides many microscopic organisms. Yu Jian took out the big basin that Yu Yuan used to take a bath when he was a child, filled a basin full of water, sprinkled it with salt, and mixed it into light salt water. Put the cleaned crabs in the water and let them slowly spit out the dirt. _o_m

Grandma Yu sat under the big tree, shaking her fan to see her busy work, beckoning and calling: "Ah Jian, come and drink saliva." ”

The process of spitting out sand should not be sloppy, it needs to be paid attention to from time to time, and the water needs to be replaced if it is slightly turbid. Yu Jiantou didn't reply: "Wait a while——"

The water was changed four or five times, and the crabs swam in it, and the bubbles they spit out were also clear and transparent, and the next step was to brush them off again.

The honey syrup is slightly thickened, and the crabs are put into it one by one. The crab drank the sweet sugar water, slowly stopped crawling, and entered a state of drunken dreams. The candied stain should be held for a whole day and must be kept in a cool place. Yu Jian wrapped them in plastic wrap and placed them in the refrigerator.

A day later, the crab is still alive, but the movement is no longer very sensitive, at this time take it out, put it in the urn, pour in a little Huadiao wine, and then put on the prepared sauce, continue to marinate for twenty-four hours.

When the time comes, uncover the urn. (This chapter is not finished!) )

Crab with golden dragons and phoenixes

The top cover, which is mixed with the aroma of molasses mixed with wine, is really a beautiful thing that makes people's mouths revel.

Tang Yuan received Yu Jian's message early, and took advantage of the lunch break to go to the Yu family's restaurant, and there were two or three tables of guests left in the hall, and it was also in the final stage.

Tang Yuan found a seat, set up the tableware by himself, and waited for Yu Jian to bring the food up.

"Yo, it's early~" Yu Jian carried a small urn and walked in from outside the door with lotus steps, she hadn't arrived yet, Tang Yuan sat down.

Tang Yuan hurriedly took the small urn from her hand, and there was no embarrassment in his tone: "If you are not active in eating, then what is positive?" ”

Yu Jian tilted his head and glanced at him, what he said was indeed true! But when it came out of Tang Yuan's mouth, how could it sound a little disobedient......

The sugar crab in the small urn is pickled in Yu Jian's special honey water, which has a richer flavor. As soon as the lid was opened, there was a sweet and greasy sweet smell, Tang Yuan gasped and said in surprise: "Osmanthus nectar." ”

Yu Jian pursed her lips and gave him a blank look, her nose as sharp as a dog.

The crab is still innocent, but the case is wrapped in a layer of golden honey syrup, and there is a faint hint of wine.

Yu Jian asked the waiter to take some shredded ginger from the back kitchen, and scooped out a spoonful of pickled water from the urn, and then pushed it in front of Tang Yuan with the crab: "Golden dragon and phoenix crab, welcome to taste." ”

Tang Yuan picked up the crab's big crab claws with his bare hands, uncovered the crab shell, the crab inside was golden and buttery, full and thick, sucked into the mouth with his tongue, and the delicious aftertaste lingered on the tip of the tongue for a long time......

The osmanthus nectar water and sauce are perfectly blended, and the salty and sweet taste is not inconsistent with the slightest inconsistency. Crab meat is as white as jade, like jelly, and it melts in the mouth, and a trace of sweetness bursts out in the mouth.

After eating two crabs in one go, Tang Yuan couldn't stop his hand, licked his lips unsatisfied, and sighed: "No wonder people say that this crab is the most delicious food in the autumn moon!" ”

As he spoke, his hand was about to reach out to the small urn again, but Yu Jian patted it and retracted it again.

The little girl glared at him: "The crab is cold, so you can't eat more." You must have been waiting for the crab and nothing else, right? ”

Tang Yuan's heart was pierced for a moment, but it was fleeting, he shook his head and refused to admit it: "There is nothing to do, let me eat another ......"

And as his words fell, there was a clear sound of sucking saliva.

The two of them responded, and the few guests at the two tables in the hall stared at the small urn on the table without blinking.

One of the children had a string of crystal clear water stains slowly flowing down his ...... mouth.

Crab with golden dragons and phoenixes