sjar Chapter 337: Baked Fish
Chapter 337: Baked Fish
Lu Yan was not seen back until Youshi (17:00-19:00).
Seeing that it was almost dinner time, Li Zelan asked while handling the pigeons: "Cousin, are you still roasting them?"
After all, Lu Yan also stayed at Lao Su's house for so many days. Although he spent most of the time recuperating from his injuries, and later recovered from his injuries, he disappeared without a trace. But after all, he had lived for a period of time, so he was still a bit unaccustomed to the sudden absence of someone. of.
"Bake it. If you don't bake these things, they will go bad. Let's eat them first and then give them to him when he comes back." Su Ziling replied to him while kneading the noodles, "Go and set up the fire pit. By the way, you Where are the sticky yams dug today? Have you dug them yet?"
"I dug it. There's quite a lot of it. I think it's enough for a few meals." Li Zelan's eyes lit up when he mentioned the sticky yam.
"Okay, take a few out and put them aside. I'll come over and deal with them later."
Sticky yam is a good thing, but it is not easy to handle. Its mucus contains strong alkalinity, which will irritate the skin and cause allergic reactions when it comes into contact with the skin, so be extra careful when cleaning it.
After Su Ziling mixed the noodles, she set them aside to wake up. She took out a pheasant and planned to make soup with the sticky yam. She thought that there were pigeons, rabbits and fish, and she couldn't eat so much anyway. The pheasant was just used to make soup. good.
While the pheasant and yam soup was simmering in the pot, she began to pickle fish, rabbits and pigeons. After marinating, she added some water for dipping.
The sky is getting dark, the pheasant and yam soup in the pot is bubbling, and the fragrance fills the kitchen.
"Hey, what delicious food have you made? It tastes good!" Su's father was still outside the door when the voice came in.
"Dad, are you back? Have my grandpa and the others come back?"
Su Ziling was putting on string strings when she heard the sound and looked up at Su's father who had just walked in.
"I'm back, I'm back, I'm back," Su's father responded with a smile. When he entered the room, he saw that the vegetables on the table were all raw. He frowned, "There's no cooking yet?"
"We won't cook tonight. Let's have a barbecue and grill while we eat. Since everyone is back, I'll start grilling."
The rabbits and pigeons have been roasted in advance. Because they are relatively large, they are not easy to cook, so Su Ziling roasted them early.
The lard was placed next to the fire. Because the temperature was relatively high, it never solidified. She brushed the rabbit with a little oil and continued to roast it.
She put the taro in plant ashes and covered it, and the mushrooms were placed in strings on top to roast.
Everyone entered the room one after another. Looking at the things she had laid out, they didn't know where to sit. Sit at the table? But the food was raw.
"Qing'er, how do you... eat this?" Mother Su asked, pointing to the skewered but still raw vegetables on the table.
"You guys sit down first. There's pheasant and yam soup here. The rabbit and pigeon are also roasted. You can eat them while roasting."
She brought the pheasant and yam soup down to Su's mother, "Mom, you ladle out the soup and I'll grill the fish."
She uses buns to bake the fish, so that the fish is grilled to retain its deliciousness to the greatest extent.
There is wax on one side of the banana leaf, which is not easy to stick to, and it also has a unique plant fragrance. It needs special treatment before baking, that is, grilling it on the fire.
Put it on the fire and roast it for three breaths, and the leaves will become softer. At this time, put the marinated small fish in the banana leaf, fill the belly of the fish with wild tomatoes, fragrant willow, water coriander and pepper root, and wrap the skin around the fish. Add lemongrass and wrap it with three layers of inner and outer layers of banana leaves.
Then put it on the fire and bake it slowly, turning it over frequently, and bake it for as long as one stick of incense.
The outer two layers of banana leaves have been scorched, and only the innermost layer is still intact. When peeled off layer by layer, the smell of fish, along with the spicy aroma of plants, hits the face.
Although the fish was small, Su Ziling grilled it a lot, so she divided it into two pieces for each person. "Come on, try them all. I've marinated enough fish, so I'll take care of it!"
"This is the first time I've seen this way of eating," Su A'nai looked at the fish in front of her and picked up a piece with chopsticks. The meat was delicate, white and tender, and looked very light, but when it tasted in her mouth, it was not bland at all.
The fragrance of various plants, the deliciousness of fish, and the spiciness of Su Ziling's pickling with peppers in advance, all the flavors are integrated into it. (Dai style baked fish with lemongrass added)
"Well, it's delicious. It looks bland, but I didn't expect it to be so delicious!" Su A'nai nodded, "This sticky yam is also good, with a soft and glutinous texture and delicious soup. Qing'er, stop being busy. Come and eat.”
"Grandma, you eat first. You all like to eat this fish. I'll pack a few more bags and eat them while grilling." As she said this, she brushed some oil on the mushrooms and then sprinkled them with the barbecue ingredients she made. "The mushrooms are also good." Okay, this is the pancake I just made, it can be used to wrap rabbit meat, there is water for dipping it."
Su Ziling was very busy, grilling leeks, mushrooms, steamed buns, and fish, and put them on the table after they were grilled.
Afraid that everyone would not be full, she turned over the taro that had been placed in the fire pit, pinched it, and found it was soft. She patted the ash off the surface and put it in a small glass. "There are also roasted taro here, you can try it." "
Most of the dishes have been grilled and brought to the table. The only things grilled on the fire pit are steamed buns, fish and mushrooms.
These three are the most popular, and they taste very good.
"Qing'er, come over and eat quickly. It's getting cold. If it's not enough, just bake it." Mother Su urged.
"Here it comes, here it comes." The last two packages of roasted fish were put on the fire and she quickly served them to the table.
Seeing the large plate of meat on the table, Su Ziling was stunned. Mother Su brought her another taro, "Eat it quickly, or it will get cold."
There was a bowl placed on Su Ziling's place, with various dishes in it, as well as a rabbit leg and a lot of barbecued meats.
Mother Su said: "There are many rabbit legs, so you four children just have one for each one. The two pigeon legs are for your grandpa and grandma. This fish is probably cold. How about some heat?"
Seeing Su Ziling sit down, Su's mother was spooning soup for her and carrying clothes for her.
"This grilled steamed bun is also delicious. The skin is crispy and the meat inside makes it even more fragrant." Mother Su brought her another golden steamed bun.
Su Ziling didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Mom, I can't hold the bowl anymore. You should eat quickly. It's still roasting on the fire pit."
"I put this pheasant and yam soup on the fire to keep it warm. It's just right to eat now. Drink more, it's quite fresh." Su A'nai scooped out a bowl of yam for her, and scooped out the pheasant legs for her, "You and A Show each person one, and give these two chicken wings to Saburo."
"Cousin, I'll do it myself." Li Zelan quickly picked up the bowl and continued.
The leeks are wilted when roasted, and so are the mushrooms. The skin is wilted, and the edges of the mushroom caps are slightly rolled up, with a little crispy skin.
The same goes for taro. The skin is peeled off, and the inside is soft and waxy, with a strong taro fragrance. It is especially delicious even without dipping in water.
The pancakes are rolled with rabbit meat, leeks and fish, and with a little dipping water, the various aromas are neutralized and the aroma is confused.
At the end of the meal, a large pot of pheasant and yam soup was completely eaten. There were still a few roasted taros left, not a single roasted steamed bun was left, and the same was true for other dishes. Only the grilled fish was the most eaten. The pots are all baked.
Fortunately, Su Ziling brought a lot of banana leaves, otherwise the fish would really not be grilled. In the end, there was only one fish left and no one could eat it. Axiu even raised her hand and said weakly, "I think I can still eat it." A little bit."
"Forget it if you can't finish it. Don't hold on," Su Ziling touched her head. She was worried that she was eating because she was afraid of wasting.
Axiu touched her belly and said, "Then I'll eat it later. Sister, this fish is delicious, even better than pickled fish."
The braised fish is added with a lot of plant spices and lemongrass, and it is grilled with banana leaves, so the aroma is richer and the meat is more delicate.
"Is it delicious? If you want to eat it next time, I will cook it for you. Next time, let's go buy some spareribs and pork belly. The pork belly will taste better when grilled. The skin will be charred. Then roll it up with a small pancake, or It’s a roll of cabbage leaves, that one is delicious.”
Everyone who had just eaten started to feel greedy again when she said this.
After a barbecue, everyone was still enjoying the meal. It was completely dark. Everyone sat and chatted. After eating for a while, everyone went back to their respective rooms to sleep.