The gourmet master of the fairy world

Chapter 68 Crayfish

Anjie looked at the red creature in his hand again and again, and after confirming that it was a crayfish, he asked the man who was carrying mosquito coils onto the boat:

"Did you catch much of this?"

When Mosquito Repellent saw it, he nodded repeatedly.

But there are too many.

An Jie was delighted when he heard this, and quickly said, "Where are they? Take me to see them."

Mosquito-repellent nodded, put down the water plants, waved to Anjie, and then swam in one direction.

On a pillar buried yesterday, Angel saw another net bag, which was filled with shrimps and crabs, with crayfish being the largest in number.

Looking at the crayfish huddled together inside, Angie was already imagining how to cook them tonight. He happily said to Mosquito-scented Man and Tears Lizard:

"We have some delicious food tonight, so you guys can enjoy a feast."

The tearful lizard pointed at the crayfish in Anjie's hand which had lost one claw and asked with a puzzled look: "Mee Sao~Mee Sao~" Can this be eaten?
Mosquito-repellent insects were also waiting for Anjie's answer with a puzzled look on their faces. There were a lot of these things in the lake, they were all shells, and they could pinch people, but they had never thought of eating them.

Can it really be eaten?
"Of course. As long as it's cooked well, it will be delicious. I'll teach you how to make it tonight." Angel said, scratching the tearful lizard's chin.

“Mee Sweep~Mee Sweep~” Great! Great!
When the tearful lizard heard that there were new dishes to learn, it excitedly crawled on Angel's shoulders, from the left shoulder to the right shoulder.

"Okay, okay, let's get to work first, and we'll talk about everything after we're done."

Upon hearing this, Mosquito-Repellent cheered immediately, then dived into the water to continue working. Seeing this, the Tearful Lizard jumped off Anjie's shoulder, plunged into the water with a splash, and soon surfaced with a fish of almost the same size as itself.

Little guy, I can’t catch the big black fish, so can’t you cure it?

"Mee Sweep~Mee Sweep~" Master, look, am I powerful?

The tearful lizard held the fish above its head, and now it also called Anjie "Master" just like Snorlax.

"Awesome! Awesome!" said Anjie while arranging the water plants.

Upon hearing this, the tearful lizard threw the fish onto the boat, and then happily dived into the water.

As time passed, it was time for the sun to set and the cleaning of the fishery was nearing completion. Angie had already begun releasing fish fry into the areas that had been cleaned up first.

The tearful lizard and several mosquito coil tadpoles followed Angel's instructions and planted water grass seedlings and Asile water grass seedlings into the water.

Aquatic plants have strong vitality and are easy to keep alive once planted.

Watching the thumb-sized fish fall into the lake, turn around, and then disappear on the water with their tails swaying, Angie has begun to look forward to the day of harvest.

After rushing and hurrying, Anjie and his team finally released all the fish, shrimp and crab fry into the pre-planned waters before dark.

After doing all this, Angie and the water Pokémon went ashore together, carrying the fish, shrimps, crabs and fish they caught today and returned home.

On the way home, Anjie said to the water Pokémon: "From now on, the care of the fishery will be left to you."

"Boao~Boao Luo~" Don't worry, we will take care of it.

The Mosquito-Repellent Frog King said.

Although Anjie didn't understand what it meant, he could guess its guarantee from its expression.

The other water-type Pokémon also responded to Frog.

As Angel walked along the road, he chatted with the water Pokémon about the subsequent breeding plans, and before he knew it, he arrived at the door of his home.

Seeing that everyone who had chopped down trees had returned, he hurriedly asked Snorlax and Lizard to cook.

But before cooking, he went to the fifth floor of the secret fortress and put the fish he caught today into the pool.

It’s impossible to eat so many fish at once, so we can only keep them for now.

These fish have lived in Lake Nibel for who knows how many years. Some of them are bigger than Angie, and catching one each time is enough to eat.

However, before releasing the fish, Angel first lowered the gate of the pool drainage channel, otherwise the fish would definitely escape through the drainage channel.

There are two gates in the drainage channel of the pool. The first one is mesh. After it is lowered, it will not hinder the drainage of the pool and prevent the fish in the water from swimming away. The second one is solid. Once it is lowered, the pool will no longer be able to drain water.

The one Anjie put down was the first one.

After coming out of the secret fortress, Angie hurried back to the kitchen to get busy. He divided the work between Snorlax and Lizard. "Snorlax, you are responsible for steaming buns; Lizard, you are responsible for cooking fish soup; I will make new delicacies for everyone."

"Gang~" Yes!

"Mee Sweep." Great!
Snorlax and Teary responded loudly, their hearts full of anticipation for the new delicacy.

What Anjie is going to make for everyone today is spicy crayfish, which was one of the most common ways to cook crayfish in his previous life.

The first step is to clean and process the crayfish.

However...looking at the pots and pots of crayfish crawling around in front of him, Angie became worried. It would be difficult to deal with them!

If he washes it all by himself, there's no telling how long it will take to finish.

After thinking it over, he went outside and called in a few more Pokémon, including Flamewing, Greninja, Curlyear, Scattered, Sentry, and Crooked, and asked them to help deal with the situation.

"Come, I'll teach you how to deal with it." Anjie picked up a crayfish and demonstrated to everyone.

First use a brush to clean the crayfish's body, then remove the shrimp intestines, and finally cut off the head.

The steps are not complicated.

"Have you learned it?" asked Angel.

"Maho~" I learned it!

"Kuga~" I learned it!

"Wow~" I learned it!

……

The Pokémon answered in unison.

"Then let's hurry up."

The Pokémon responded and then started working in groups of two.

With so many Pokémon helping out, several large pots of crayfish were processed in no time.

Angel chased all the Pokémon out of the kitchen, "Get out, get out, don't be impatient, you will be able to taste it when it's done."

At this time, the fish soup cooked by the tearful lizard has already exuded a rich aroma, tempting the already hungry Pokémon to drool even more.

They left the kitchen, looking back every few steps.

After sending the Pokémon away, Angel began to prepare the food. He took out the seasonings needed to make spicy crayfish from the cupboard: dried chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, onions, ginger, garlic, bay leaves, star anise, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, brown sugar, salt, white wine, etc.

The first step is to prepare the seasoning. Chop the pepper, onion, ginger, garlic, etc. and set aside.

These are all produced from Anjie's vegetable garden and are of top quality, especially the thick green onions that have grown into mature pieces, each as thick as a baby's arm, with a rich flavor. As a seasoning, they are simply the best of the best.

Of course, those who don't like the taste of onions are another matter. The second step is to stir-fry the base ingredients. Add a proper amount of oil to the pan, first add onions, ginger and garlic to sauté until fragrant, then add dried chilies and Sichuan peppercorns to stir-fry for a spicy taste.

In an instant, the entire kitchen was filled with a rich and overbearing aroma, even the aroma of the fish soup was completely suppressed.

Snorlax and Lizard were choking on the smell of chili pepper and started coughing.

Step 3: Cook the crayfish.

Put the cleaned crayfish into the pot and stir-fry quickly over high heat until the shrimp shell turns red.

Then add seasonings such as light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, brown sugar and salt, and continue to stir-fry evenly.

Then add spices and wine, put in bay leaves, star anise and other spices, and then pour in strong liquor or beer to enhance the flavor and remove the fishy smell.

Even though he was choking and crying, Snorlax still stood firmly beside Angie, staring at the pot eagerly.

"Gang~Gang~" Master, are you still not well? Slurp~
Angel had no choice but to take out his handkerchief to wipe the corners of its mouth, then stuffed the handkerchief into its arms.

"Good food is never too late, don't be impatient."

"Just~" Oh~
Little Snorlax stood on a small stool and wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief from time to time.

The last step is to simmer and reduce the sauce. Add an appropriate amount of water, cover the pot and simmer over medium-low heat for a while to allow the crayfish to fully absorb the flavor of the sauce, then turn to high heat to reduce the sauce and make the sauce thick.

When the crayfish has absorbed its juice, the spicy crayfish is finally ready.

Angel took out plates bigger than washbasins and scooped up the spicy crayfish. The rich aroma emanated more domineeringly along with the heat, and even the Pokémon outside could smell it.

"Angie, are you still not done?" Diancie poked her head into the kitchen and sniffed. She couldn't help but take a deep breath, then she choked and coughed. "Cough, cough, cough~ This smell is too strong."

Anjie quickly called it in, "Hurry up and bring the food out. It's time to eat."

Soon, pots of steamed buns, fish soup, and crayfish were brought out one after another.

Dinner was cooked too late today and it was already completely dark outside, so instead of eating out, everyone came home.

With so many Pokémon gathered in the store at once, the space looked a little crowded. Diancie and Snorlax, who were serving the food, moved between the Pokémon with difficulty, distributing the food to each table.

But it is precisely because of this that the atmosphere in the store becomes more lively. Combined with the pot of red lobsters on the table, it is very festive, just like Chinese New Year.

The Pokémons sat at a table of three or five, drooling at the aroma of the spicy crayfish.

Angel announced, "Let's eat. I'll teach you how to eat crayfish." As he said that, he picked up a crayfish.

Everyone followed Angel's example and picked up the crayfish, sucking and slurping them. The soup swirled in their mouths. All the Pokémon were conquered by the deliciousness of the spicy crayfish, especially the water Pokémon.

Crayfish are cooked and often seen in the water, but I didn't expect them to be so delicious.

The spiciness and freshness of the soup are a perfect blend, constantly stimulating the tip of your tongue and taste buds. The tenderness and smoothness of the shrimp meat can bring you an ultimate sense of happiness.

The taste of spicy crayfish seems to have a special magic that attracts them to eat it bite after bite, and they can't stop at all.

Siha~Siha~
Because the peppers grown by Angel's family are extremely spicy, the Pokémon gasp every time they eat them, but even though their lips are swollen from the spiciness, they still can't stop.

Seeing how everyone was enjoying the food, Angie, Diancie, Snorlax, Lizard, and Otokom also gathered around the table.

I don’t know when the tree-pillowed bear came back, but it didn’t delay our meal.

Looking at the fragrant spicy crayfish, Anjie suddenly felt like drinking, so he looked at the tree-pillowed bear and said, "Tree-pillowed bear, shall we have a drink?"

The tree-pillow-tailed bear swayed, and Angie knew it agreed.

He got up and went to the kitchen. When he was shopping two days ago, he bought a few bottles of beer and left them in the refrigerator. Now it was just right to use them with the crayfish.

Crayfish still has to be paired with beer!

"Let's drink beer today!" said Angel as he placed the opened beer in front of the Tree-Pillow Bear.

The Tree Pillow Bear put the tree pillow under his butt, holding the beer can in one hand and pinching the crayfish in the other. Although it was his first time to drink beer, the Tree Pillow Bear fell in love with it at once.

Seeing this, Angie also started eating a bite of crayfish and a sip of beer.

What a beautiful day!

dang dang ~~
The tearful lizard saw that Angel and the tree-pillowed bear were drinking happily, so he knocked on the bowl with his chopsticks.

"Mee-sao~Mee-sao~" What does beer taste like? I want some too. I want some too.

Seeing this, Diancie slapped it on the back of the head.

"You are not allowed to knock on the bowl. It is very uneducated. Also, children are not allowed to drink alcohol."

The tearful lizard covered the back of its head with a look of grievance and could only show off the crayfish obediently. The crayfish was so delicious that it soon forgot about the idea of ​​drinking.

Everyone was in high spirits tonight, so we stayed at Anjie's house for a long time before going back.

Watching the Pokémon disappear into the night, Angel looked at the empty square in front of the house and suddenly had an idea.

When Pokémon cut down trees during the day, didn't they dig up a lot of big tree stumps? They could be used to make tables and placed in the square, so that everyone would have a table to eat at in the future?

The big tree stump is made into a table, and the small tree stump is made into stools, it is simply perfect.

The weather on the Nibel Plateau is sunny most of the time, and it is neither too cold nor too hot outside, which makes eating outside a special experience.

Let's start tomorrow. Anyway, the fishery has been built and the frogs are watching over it. He just needs to give instructions on the work from time to time. He has plenty of time.

It's not his turn to cut down trees.

Oh, and he also needs to arrange accommodation for the water Pokémon! They are all his employees now, and he has to think about their stable lives in the future.

Let’s discuss this with Mosquito Repellent Frog King tomorrow!

As for other Pokémon, they will all have a share if we take it step by step.

Thinking of this, Anjie turned around and went back into the house.

The family of five returned to the second floor and lay comfortably on the sofa. Some played games, some watched TV series, some watched the news, and some took a nap.

When the time comes, everyone goes to the cooking training room for 1 hour of special training. After coming out, everyone goes back to their rooms to wash up and sleep.

Before going to bed, Anjie collected the rewards for two daily tasks as usual.

First mission reward.

Congratulations to the owner for receiving the reward: 1 bag of cabbage seeds.

It’s an ordinary reward, which will be given to the three mole brothers later.

Second mission reward.

Congratulations to the owner for receiving the reward: 1 ordinary Poké Ball.

It’s still a mediocre reward. The Poké Ball is totally useless to him!
Angel casually placed the Poké Ball on the table in front of the bed as a decoration.

Well, it's not bad, it's qualified as a decoration.

Then he covered himself with the quilt and fell into a sweet dream. (__)zzZZ
(End of this chapter)