I have a Yokai cookbook [Gourmet]

Now this season, the hairtail is plump, and Chi Ming goes fishing for hairtail in the sea.

There is another very important reason, fresh hairtail can rarely be bought in the market.On the contrary, there are more crucian carp and grass carp.He originally wanted to go to the market here to see if he could buy fresh sea fish, but he didn't expect that it would not be open during the first lunar month.

Before boarding the boat, Chi Ming deliberately bought a large bucket of small fish and shrimp from some scattered small vendors to use as bait.

In his previous life, in order to make hairtail fish the most delicious taste, he once chartered a fishing boat to go out to sea for a month, and he still has a little understanding of life on board.

The fishing boat is not big, and the fat cook can handle it by himself.

Chi Ming sat on the bow of the boat concentrating on tying the iron hooks to the small fish one by one, and checked the fishing net carefully to make sure that there were no old or damaged net lines before putting the baited fishing line into the sea water.

"Can this really catch fish?" The fat cook looked suspiciously at Chi Ming as he tied the empty shells to the rope.

"The willing take the bait."

Chi Ming became interested, and simply made another string of net ropes full of snail shells and threw them into the sea.

The fat cook nodded and shook his head again. He was a little confused. He thought it was just a half-day trip to sea, but he didn't expect Master to change his mind after seeing that the fishing boat could accommodate people.

"Master, do you still drink fish porridge at noon?" The fat cook licked his lips, he kind of missed the seafood porridge that Gu had no fate to drink last night.

"No hurry, just wait." Chi Ming continued to bow his head to weave the rope and tie the bait.

"Oh. Then let me tie it up for you." The fat cook said, but he was hungry, half of it was greedy, and he regretted not taking back the big fat goose from the roast goose competition just now. It also took him a week to make it.

He prepared the brine alone for three or four days.

The fishing line floats up and down in the water, drifting with the fluctuation of the sea water, and the boat also rises and falls under the gentle push of the waves.The salty smell of sea water also pervasively drilled into the nostrils.

Chi Ming rubbed his nose, sneezed loudly, and took a closer look, and there seemed to be a silver light flashing under the deep blue sea.

coming!

After Chi Ming spotted a fishing line, he quickly pulled it back.

Sure enough, it was much heavier than when it was thrown down at the beginning.

When pulling to a third, you can see the hairtail's head.

"It's octopus! It's at least three or four catties in weight." The fat cook has a good eye, and hastily joined Chi Ming's net collection team.

There was a hint of a smile on Chi Ming's tense face, and he caught three at a time, which was considered a victory in the first battle.

Wearing gloves, he held the head of one of the largest hairtails and looked at it carefully in the sun.

The hairtail just out of the sea is shining with silver light, exuding mottled color under the light, looking like a long and narrow stainless steel knife from a distance.

It's a pity that octopus is a deep-sea fish, and it will die after going out to sea, otherwise Chi Ming really wants to raise one for himself.

Chi Ming picked up another string of network cables tied with a shell.

In stock!

Looks like he's hooked too!

Chi Ming speeded up the movement of pulling the rope, afraid that the movement would be slow and disturb those little things.

The fat cook scratched his head, his bearded face couldn't hide his puzzled expression.

The one that was put down was the snail shell, but the original snail shell was lifted up. Why did Master have a satisfied smile on his face.

It wasn't until he saw Chi Ming pulling out fat octopus from inside that he opened his mouth wide in shock, that's okay!It's amazing!

"Pull the boat near those reefs." After Chi Ming put away all the fishing lines, he pointed to a few rocks standing in the sea not far away.

The waves are afraid of hitting the rocks, causing waves of water splashes and making a splashing sound.

The rocks have shed several layers of color under the washing of sea water all year round.

"Master, the water in that place is deep, and there may be hidden reefs. Fishing boats can't get too close." The fat cook was a little anxious. Most fishermen would deliberately avoid these areas to avoid accidents.

"It's okay, you don't have to get too close." Chi Ming waved his hand, and continued: "You stay on the boat, if you find the tide is high, call me quickly."

Chi Ming began to do warm-up exercises before going into the water. Winter swimming without any protective equipment is a test of physical fitness, but in front of delicious food, everything is worth it.

"Master, what, what do you want to do? The sea is not very safe. Don't go down!" The fat cook, who had been living in the sea all year round when he was young, was a little panicked.

He knows the ruthlessness of the sea better than anyone else.

"I know. Remember what I just said." Chi Ming tied the tool around his waist and plunged into the bone-chilling sea water.

As soon as the cold sea water met the warm body, it immediately engulfed it greedily.

Chi Ming couldn't help shivering, but fortunately, he was in good health this year, so he didn't feel too uncomfortable.

At the place where the waves beat, there are densely packed and huge sea bergamot hands, like the claws of some kind of cubs, attracting Chi Ming's attention.

His movements also went from being alienated at the beginning to being skillful at the end, and he quickly picked a big bucket full.

"Master, come back soon, the tide is rising!" The fat cook has been hanging on his heart since Chi Ming entered the water, and he didn't dare to be careless for a moment. Seeing the impact of the sea water from a distance is getting stronger and stronger, he hurriedly shouted at Chi Ming .

Chi Ming threw the last bergamot into the bucket, then let go of the rocks he was clinging to, turned around and jumped into the sea.

"Master, what is this, can it be eaten?" The fat cook picked up the biggest bergamot, his brows were almost knotted.

Can something that looks like a monster's claw really be eaten?

Especially the fine brown scales on it gave him goosebumps for no reason.

"Yes. Good stuff!"

Chi Ming changed into dry clothes and came out, his cheeks were flushed from the activity, which made him look softer.

"This thing is called sea bergamot, also called tortoise's foot and stone masonry. After eating, it is of great benefit to the human body. It is a high-level nutritional product."

The wild sea bergamot he just dug up can be called the best, and can be sold for at least 1000 a catty in modern times.

With the best ingredients, Chi Ming's desire to cook food was naturally aroused.

Both sea bergamot and octopus are suitable for blanching, because they have umami flavor and are delicious enough without adding other ingredients.

After the sea bergamot is cooked, it is easy to shed its skin. You only need to gently pull it to reveal the white snail meat inside. According to your personal taste, you can mix the dipping sauce, salty, sour and spicy, fresh and spicy. of.

In view of the poor conditions at sea, Chi Ming simply made dipping sauce with soy sauce water and minced garlic.

"Try the taste." Chi Ming handed the peeled Bergamot to the fat cook.

The fat cook swallowed sharply. After the initial struggle, he was already a little eager to try after smelling the fresh and sweet smell from the tip of his nose.

"Delicious! Crisp and tender! I didn't expect this little thing that looks like a turtle's foot to be so delicious." The fat cook looked eagerly at the reef not far away that was covered by sea water, and licked his lips involuntarily. I knew that he just went into the water to dig some back, and this little thing is not enough to eat.

"Don't look at it, the rest over there are small ones, save them for next time."

"Oh."

"Ah, master, the hairtail can be released." The fat cook thought that Chi Ming was only talking to him and forgot about the oil pan that was still burning.

"No rush." ​​Chi Ming paused, and then continued: "You can't fry fish in a hurry in the future. If you want the fish to not stick to the pan, the oil temperature must be raised before you can put the fish in. The hotter the oil, the harder it is for the fish sticky pan."

Chi Ming put the cleaned hairtail into the pot piece by piece in a leisurely manner.

As soon as the hot oil hits the skin of the hairtail, it starts to make a sizzling sound, followed by the unique fragrance of the hairtail.

"En, I remember." The fat cook nodded his head, thinking carefully, when he used to fry fish, he always had ups and downs, but he didn't expect to have such a little skill hidden in frying fish.

Sure enough, it's not enough to fumble around by yourself, you have to have a master guarding the door.

The fat cook felt refreshed for a while, and felt an urge to put his hips on his hips and laugh out loud.

Fortunately, those self-proclaimed old cooks confiscated him, otherwise he wouldn't have the chance to know the current master.

What Chi Ming wants to do is braise hairtail.

Turn over the browned octopus at the bottom and continue frying until both sides are browned, then pour in the thickened seasoning water evenly, continue to simmer for 10 minutes on high heat, and then it will be out of the pan.

The fat cook graciously served the rice, and waited for Chi Ming to prepare the last dish of boiled cabbage, and then he was ready to eat.

He made up his mind, and from now on he will follow the master, whether it is to be a cow or a horse, he is very willing.

The person he admired most in Fat Dahai's life is the person who can make a seemingly simple dish to the extreme.

"Master, with your culinary skills, if you open a restaurant in Jiangze Mansion, there will be nothing wrong with Shenxianju and Rongjilou. I heard that there is a restaurant called Chiyan in Tongjun Mansion, which is also good. Originally I was thinking of looking for a chance to visit after the Chinese New Year, but now I don’t want to.”

"Oh? Why don't you want to?" Chi Ming ate with gusto. He probably hadn't eaten such fresh seafood for a long time, and he felt a little emotional.

"Hey, as the old saying goes, seeing is believing, and hearing is believing. I think Master, you are the most powerful cook. That Chi Yan may have a false name. You said that if it is really famous, why doesn't it open a branch? Like Rongjilou, I heard that they have been appreciated by the emperor, and they are going to open a branch in the capital next year."

The fat cook finished speaking in one breath, and hurriedly picked up a chopsticks hairtail, first put it under the tip of his nose and smelled it, then carefully bit off the thorns on both sides, and began to eat happily.

Chi Ming didn't expect the other party to say that, so he smiled indifferently: "Maybe it's because the other party is too lazy to open a branch?"

The fat cook swallowed. Does anyone still think they make a lot of money these days?

His mouth was stuffed, but he still retorted vigorously: "It's impossible, I heard that all the dishes in that pool banquet were outrageously expensive, and most people might not be able to afford them. So rushing forward is nothing more than slapping a swollen face to pretend to be fat, just to save face."

"Oh." As long as you are happy.

Chi Ming continued to peel sea melon seeds, one bite at a time, and when he was excited to eat it, he took out the fruit wine made by Hu Batian.

"Master, what kind of wine is this? Why does it smell so good? It tastes sweeter than sake, and it tastes sweet. This is the best wine I've ever had. Master, please tell me where you bought it. I'll go buy some and save it some other day." Besides being a culinary idiot, the fat cook is also a wine idiot.

"Chi Yan. One tael of gold, one scoop." Chi Ming thought for a while, and Hu Batian seemed to be selling it like this.

"A tael of gold, a scoop? Did Chi Yan buy it?" The fat cook felt a pain in his face, and couldn't afford it, as expected.Delicious is really delicious, and expensive is really expensive.

"Hey, master, have you ever been to the pool banquet? Is the food there really delicious?" The fat cook was a little embarrassed just talking about the pool banquet there.In fact, he also listened to other guests.

"It's okay." Chi Ming thought for a while, the taste was okay, but some ingredients were not up to the standard he wanted, so a few dishes didn't taste the taste he wanted.

For example, mutton, there is an essential difference in the taste between the cotton mutton that is specially fed with a kind of grass and the goat meat that is raised in farmers’ homes; difference;

"I'll just say it." The fat cook heaved a sigh of relief, and said happily, "Sure enough, the Chi Yan is a vain name. If the master says it's okay, it means that it's not as good as the outside world."

Chi Ming didn't mean to argue, he was staring at the distant reef at the moment, at the junction of the sea water and the reef, half of a beautiful long-haired man was soaking in the sea water, seeing him looking at him, he panicked again. Drill back into the water.

Is this the legendary mermaid?