But before, due to the factors of the season, everyone ate dried peppers, or pickled peppers that Zheng Wan had left before.

The taste is very good, but it can't extinguish everyone's curiosity about fresh peppers.

This is not?

When the merchants of the Western Regions transported the freshly picked peppers to Luoyang, they were quickly discovered and sold out.

An Yunhuan took advantage of the recent reputation of Cui Zhiyun, the supervisor of the capital water, and also bought a little stock from the merchants of the Western Regions and used it to show Zheng Wan fresh dishes.

The previous dried peppers have made so many delicious dishes, he believes that under the stimulation of fresh peppers, Zheng Wan will definitely be able to conjure up more delicacies for everyone, and he drools just thinking about it.

And Zheng Wan did not live up to his and everyone's expectations, thinking that the preservation of fresh peppers is indeed a big problem, so he directly took part of it and made it into chopped peppers for preservation.

The rest is that in the dishes of the previous days, fresh pepper fish fillets, fresh pepper rabbit, and fresh pepper chicken were added, showing everyone the deliciousness of fresh peppers.

While everyone was drinking and sweating, they didn't forget the chopped peppers she made.

Just finished the production of the morning food, a group of people couldn't wait to ask:

"Zheng Niangzi, you seem to have said yesterday that you would use the chopped peppers you made before to cook today?"

"Hey, hey, hey! It's almost time to start making lunch, Zheng Niangzi, don't sell Guanzi? ”

"We've been curious since you mentioned it yesterday, and even yesterday we dreamed of a dish made with chopped peppers."

"Hahahaha!"

Listening to these funny words, everyone couldn't help but laugh out loud, even Zheng Wan himself.

She also knew that it was time to indicate the key dishes for today's lunch, and said with a smile:

"That's still not the case, it shouldn't have aroused everyone's curiosity so early. Now you don't have to be in a hurry, and you can directly explain that the dish for today's lunch is chopped pepper fish head. ”

Hearing this, everyone's smiles instantly stiffened on their faces, and they even wondered if there was something wrong with their ears.

After someone calmed down, he asked suspiciously:

"What Mrs. Zheng said is true? Is the dish for today's lunch made with fish heads? ”

Although everyone has always trusted Zheng Wan's cooking skills, everyone really doesn't have a good impression of fish head, which has no meat, many bones, and a strong fishy smell.

Occasionally, in order to make it easier to process the fish, everyone will directly cut off the head of the fish and discard it.

Even when making fish paste, fish balls, and fish fillets, everyone did this, and Zheng Wan was naturally included.

Therefore, when everyone heard that the ingredient of today's main dish was fish head, their minds were still in a trance, wondering if there was something wrong with them? Or is there something wrong with Zheng Wan?

Zheng Wan noticed the gaze of everyone locked on him, and nodded heavily, affirming the guesses of everyone present.

"That's right, today's dish is chopped pepper fish head. Everyone has never tasted this part of the ingredients before, so I will show you one or two today. Also, you probably haven't looked carefully at what kind of fish you catch today, right? ”

"What?"

Everyone was really the same as Zheng Wan guessed, and they didn't look at the things in the fish tank outside.

The main reason is that these days, everyone is used to obeying Zheng Wan's command, basically referring to where to fight, and there is no need to bother to do anything else.

Therefore, there is no need to work hard to observe the ingredients in the fish tank.

Suddenly hearing Zheng Wan say this, everyone instantly became curious about the fish caught today.

Everyone couldn't help but cast their hesitant eyes on Zheng Wan.

Seeing this, the corners of Zheng Wan's mouth rose uncontrollably, and he encouraged: "If you are curious, won't you just take a look?" ”

As soon as the words fell, the people who were still around her just now dispersed in an instant, and looked excitedly towards the location of the fish tank at the front door.

The first to arrive was even more excited to lift the lid on the fish tank, and the bright daylight suddenly ingested the clear water, and the fish swimming freely in the water could be seen clearly.

"Bighead carp!"

The moment he saw the fish inside, the first person to approach immediately cried out.

When the others heard this, they even quickened their speed of approaching, and when they saw the fish clearly, they immediately understood Zheng Wan's thoughts.

As we all know, bighead carp has a large head, and its head even takes up more weight than the body.

In the past, because everyone thought that the fish head was not tasty, the edible part of bighead carp was greatly reduced when fishing the same weight of fish.

And whether it is fishing for their own water supervisors or providing fish for various divisions, the fishermen try to avoid catching bighead carp, so as not to cause gossip and mistakenly think that they are picking up cheap work.

So, yesterday, when Zheng Wan and Niu Xinlu and others discussed the fish they caught, they also aroused Niu Xinlu's doubts.

After listening clearly, one by one there was a strong guarantee that a large number of bighead carp would definitely be caught ashore.

For Zheng Wan's needs and his own appetite, he will definitely not live up to Zheng Wan's trust.

At the end of the morning, all the bighead carp are picked out and sent to a large tank in the courtyard to feed.

Because the kitchen was busy with food at that time, I didn't notice the changes in the fish tank today.

Everyone looked at the bighead carp in front of them, and couldn't help but compare carefully, agreeing with Zheng Wan's choice, what could be more suitable than bighead carp for making fish heads?

It's just that everyone doesn't have a good impression of the fish head now, and with a nervous mood, according to Zheng Wan's instructions, all the fish heads and fish bodies are separated and cleaned.

And Zheng Wan himself began to make the more important condiment in the chopped pepper fish head - chopped pepper sauce.

She took the chopped pepper she had soaked earlier, chopped it into minced pieces along with the ginger and garlic, set it aside for later use, and took out the chopped pepper she had just pickled.

When the bright red pepper was taken out of the jar, a strong and mellow spicy taste gradually spread from the mouth of the jar to the surroundings.

The three people who were in charge of helping Zheng Wan, when they smelled this smell, they felt that not only their tongues and noses were spicy, but even their eyes were smoked by the spicy gas, and tears accumulated uncontrollably in their eye sockets.

From a distance, the eyes were as watery as if they were soaked in water, and with the slightly red tip of the nose, outsiders thought they were crying.

When the three of them came to their senses, they couldn't help but comment:

"This chopped pepper is really different from the fresh pepper before, it looks the same on the outside, but the spiciness of this one is obviously mellow, not the kind of pure spicy with vitality, not so pungent."

"You can even smell a little bit of fermented sourness? Right, Mrs. Zheng? ”

"Your nose is really smart, this chopped pepper will have a little sour taste after fermentation, but it is not obvious. Both of your evaluations are quite accurate, which is also the reason for making chopped peppers, and they can be stored for a longer time, so that they can be eaten in the winter when they are not in season. ”

Hearing Zheng Wan's words of praise, both of them smiled a little embarrassedly.

Then he continued to watch Zheng Wan make chopped pepper sauce, and after seeing that all the ingredients were ready, Zheng Wan moved to the stove and took out the iron pot that had been commonly used recently.

Under her recent guidance, the people in the back kitchen also understood that compared to the copper wok that they were used to before, the iron pot was really good.

It heats up faster and weighs less, and the resulting dish has an aroma that was not present before.

In particular, Zheng Wan often likes to use copper woks to stir-fry dishes, and everyone already thinks it is delicious.

But when the iron pot appeared, everyone realized that they still had too little knowledge, and the iron pot was the perfect match for making stir-frying.

Especially when stir-frying, the heat that spreads to the pot in an instant shocks everyone, but also brings a better taste, the kind of pot gas that cannot be described in words, is everyone's favorite thing lately.

The three of them looked at Zheng Wan's actions at this time, and they all guessed whether they wanted to add a touch of pot gas to today's chopped pepper fish head?

Following the flames that gradually danced next to the iron pot, Zheng Wan poured cranberry oil into the pot, waiting for the oil temperature to continue to rise, and the smell inside you was dried and burned away.

Then quickly poured in the pickled pepper and ginger and garlic she had just chopped, and did not forget to remind:

"Don't get too close, for fear of getting caught in the oil."

The three of them are all thinking about learning how to make new dishes at the moment, and they are not afraid of this bit of oil at all, who has not been scalded by the hot oil in the back kitchen?

Zheng Wan didn't see the three of them retreating, and he no longer looked at it, but focused all his attention on the spices in the pot.

At the moment when the hot oil collided with pickled peppers, ginger and garlic, a strong fragrance instantly erupted from the pot, swearing his presence to the nearest few people.

If ginger and garlic are still warm enough to withstand in one breath, then the sour and spicy smell brought by pickled peppers is forcing people to retreat.

The strong sour and spicy smell makes people's mouths water, but it also makes people sneeze in an attempt to dispel the strong and irritating taste that penetrates into the body.

Zheng Wan held back, but the three of them who were attacked so violently for the first time couldn't help it, and hurriedly left the position where Zheng Wan was locked, sneezed several times, and returned to Zheng Wan's side after getting acquainted with it again.

At this time, Zheng Wan had already added the chopped pepper to stir-fry together.

In the diffuse fragrance, in addition to the familiar sour and spicy smell of several people, it also neutralizes another mellow spicy taste, which smells more comfortable.

When they noticed this change, the three of them glanced at each other tacitly and quickly rushed to Zheng Wan's side.

Watch her add salt, sugar, and soy sauce to the fried chopped pepper sauce, stir evenly, scoop it out and let it cool.

The sudden change caught the three of them off guard, and according to the usual practice of making dishes such as fresh pepper fish fillets, shouldn't they add fish heads to it at this time?

The three of them thought so, and they directly expressed their doubts.

"Mrs. Zheng, why don't you add fish heads to it now? Are there any other steps? ”

Hearing this, Zheng Wan looked up at the confused three people and explained:

"Chopped pepper fish head is not a stir-fried dish, but a steamed dish."

The three of them suddenly realized that they had made a habitual mistake, and they couldn't see any method from the name of this dish today, so they compared it with the previous dishes.

It's just that after getting used to stir-frying, a few people are a little unimpressed with today's chopped pepper fish head.

"By the way, if they have already cleaned up the fish heads, you can marinate the fish heads with salt, ginger and white wine for a while, and then steam them in the pot when it's almost time for lunch."

"Whoa."

The three of them immediately followed Zheng Wan's instructions to dispose of the fish head.

And the other group of people who had just processed the fish quickly found Zheng Wan.

"Mrs. Zheng, the head of this bighead carp is used, but what kind of dishes are you going to make for the rest of the fish? It can't be wasted, right? ”

"That's naturally impossible, I've thought about it in my heart."

This time, Niu Xinlu and others fished bighead carp in strict accordance with Zheng Wan's instructions, and the bighead carp fished out were exactly half of the head of the fish enough for one person to enjoy.

Therefore, the remaining part of the fish body is limited, and she has shown the common fish meat methods to everyone.

In addition, another dish today is hot, so she thought of making a comfortable soup to help everyone soothe the mouth of the fish head with chopped pepper.

After thinking about it for a while, she felt that the milky white tofu soup was good, and this time the milky white color of the soup would be made with the leftover body of bighead carp.

Facing everyone's inquiring eyes, she explained directly:

"I used the fish body to make soup and make a milky white tofu soup. I think you still have an impression of the fish soup cake before, right? Today's milky tofu soup uses the same fish soup. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone instantly recalled the fish soup cakes they had eaten before, and couldn't help but drool.

It was the delicious taste at the time, and now that I think about it, the delicious fish soup seems to be still flowing on the tip of my tongue.