Chapter 51: Boiling Oyster Sauce
"Brother, was this fish knocked on the head by you, why did you puff up such a big bag?" Zhang Wu curiously poked at this golden protruding forehead humphead fish that had lost most of its vitality.
I found that this meat ball was quite soft, and I couldn't help but poke it again.
A strange pink fish was brought home, which naturally attracted the attention of the family, and then they gathered onlookers.
Zhang Huihong looked at the fish and hesitated, and asked, "Aze, can this strange fish be eaten?" ”
This fish is so rare on their side, although it inhabits reef coral areas and does not move in deep waters, but they are mainly found in the South China Sea.
But that doesn't mean it's a tropical fish, because the waters around the country are also there.
Zhang Huihong has never seen it and the fish is strange, so she is worried about whether she can eat it.
"Don't worry, not only can you eat it and it tastes better than yesterday's fish, but there is also a surprise to this fish." Zhang Ze smiled and picked up the kitchen knife and began to bleed the fish.
While it's alive, you have to deal with it quickly.
"Brother, what kind of surprise?" Zhang Qing was aroused by curiosity and asked.
"It's not a surprise if you say it's a surprise, you know it when you eat it at night."
"If you don't say it, you won't say it!"
Unable to get the answer he wanted, Zhang Qing pursed her mouth dissatisfied.
Seeing that her sister was a little angry, Zhang Qian first comforted her, then turned her head and smiled: "Brother, I found that you have changed a lot since fishing, and you actually know all these strange fish." ”
Zhang Ze was stunned for a moment, but his hand did not stop, and his demeanor was also very natural.
"Your sister-in-law's eldest brother is a friend of mine, and I have gone out to sea to catch fish a few times on his boat, and I have asked him about fish I don't know."
Zhang Huihong suddenly heard this, she also has the feeling of her eldest daughter, it would not be strange if she learned it from the eldest son of the Tong family, after all, others are fishermen, and she has never seen anything in the nearby sea?
The fish blood was almost gone, and Zhang Ze began to scrape the fish scales with a knife.
The scales of this humphead fish are large and soft, and they are very easy to scrape.
This large slice of fish scales is actually very good to make a snack for children with oil, but unfortunately, it can't afford to use oil.
Then disemboweling the fish, that is, the fish is fresh, if it is chilled, it is estimated that the smell of the viscera can smoke away all the people watching next to it.
The coral reef fish's internal organs rot at an incredible rate after death, and the smell is simply incredible.
Zhang Ze looked at the fish maw and fish liver, and finally chose to give up and throw them all away.
Compared with large groupers, the belly of the humphead fish is not thick enough, and the fish itself has enough meat, so there is no need to keep it.
The treatment method is the same as yesterday's real sea bream, but he deliberately cut off the sarcoma of the head and chin, and then cut it into small pieces, so that the whole family can taste it later.
While Zhang Ze was handling the fish, the family also gathered around to open all the oysters with a knife, take out the meat and throw it into the soup bowl.
By the time Zhang Ze had processed the eleven-pound fish, all their oyster meat had been taken out.
He put the fish aside, took the soup bowl and poured it into the well water to start cleaning, washing away the impurities in it, as well as the shell powder and dirt drawn out of the shell when the oysters were opened, and at the same time instructed Zhang Qian to go to the kitchen to light the fire first, and to make a low fire.
After cleaning the oysters, Zhang Ze brought in all the fish and oysters, and when he saw that the fire was already burning, he poured the oysters into the pot and began to boil them slowly, boiling the oyster juice.
The spatula should turn the oysters from time to time so that they do not touch the bottom of the pot.
After about 20 minutes, Zhang Ze saw that the oyster juice in the pot was almost boiled, so he took out the shrunken oyster meat with a pot and spoon and put it into the gauze that Zhang Huihong brought.
Squeeze firmly to squeeze out all the oyster juice.
Although the oyster meat can still be eaten, but after boiling out the oyster juice, both the taste and the umami are a lot worse, and the oysters are now everywhere on the beach, and you can dig them at any time if you want to eat them, so these are used to feed the old hens.
The oyster juice from the pot is put into a soup bowl and then filtered out of impurities with gauze.
After straining twice, wash the pot and wipe it dry, pour the filtered oyster juice into it, and add the same amount of water.
There is not much oyster juice boiled, it is estimated to be 200 milliliters.
Oyster sauce needs to be refrigerated at low temperature, otherwise it will be difficult to preserve, so Zhang Ze didn't plan to make too much on a hot day.
Add sugar, salt, dark soy sauce and starch water, and slowly boil until the oyster sauce is made.
Waiting for the oyster sauce to be made, Zhang Huihong tasted it and looked at Zhang Ze with a surprised expression.
If it weren't for the appearance, usual behavior, etc., there was really no change, she really thought that her son was evil, why did he suddenly understand so many things.
However, Zhang Ze usually has all kinds of reasonable excuses for coming up with something new, and it is impossible for her to really run to verify it, so she automatically makes up for it without explaining it now.
My son definitely learned this from the chef of a state-run restaurant. ’
With oyster sauce, the fish soup can taste fresher at night, and it can also replace the role of MSG.
In the era of lack of seasonings, an oyster sauce can definitely make people's meals more fragrant.
The oyster sauce is boiled, the scallops are cooked, and then the sea urchin is steamed.
There are five people in the family, one for each person.
As soon as it was steamed, Zhang Ze took it out and distributed it to everyone, so that they could eat it first, and it was a snack before dinner.
It's another novel taste, but after a period of continuous food bombardment, the family seems to have gotten used to it, eating delicious steamed eggs with sea urchin, and no one asks him why he still understands this.
Zhang Ze's excuses have been thought of, but there is no place for them.
After eating the steamed eggs with sea urchin, a small pot of rice was boiled, and finally the fish soup was cooked.
Because the fish is relatively large, it is estimated that there will be no less fish soup at night, so the rice is not cooked as much as usual.
In addition, today's fish soup is cooked by Zhang Huihong, after all, cooking is her task, and Zhang Ze will be busy outside in the future, so she can't go home to cook!
There are some slight differences between today's fish soup and yesterday's, that is, at the end, put the tofu, dissolve the oyster sauce with water, pour in the oyster sauce water when putting in the fish fillet, and blanch the pepper by the way.
While Zhang Ze taught his mother how to make fish soup, he also told her how to use oyster sauce, so that she wouldn't use it casually.
When the fish soup was served, the whole family couldn't wait to try the fish soup, which was not as white as yesterday's, but had a stronger aroma.
"Brother, the fish soup made by my mother is much better than yours, let my mother make it next time!" Zhang Wu only took a sip of fish soup and immediately rebelled.
Zhang Qing sat with Zhang Wu, and when she heard this, her eyes rolled, and she immediately flattered Zhang Ze: "Brother, I don't dislike you when Ah Wu dislikes you." Without the oyster sauce you made, the fish soup wouldn't be so delicious, don't give it to Wu if you have anything delicious in the future! ”
Zhang Wu was stunned when he heard this, and he subconsciously said his thoughts, where had he thought so much.
This will hear that after hearing that the good things are not given to you, you will immediately be in a hurry!
"I'm not disgusted... I..."
Zhang Wu, who was in a hurry, didn't know how to explain, and finally simply put on a posture of admitting his mistake.
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o(T-T)ゞ I was wrong
Zhang Ze: ???
Zhang Qing: ✧(^_-✿.)