The peace of the Three Realms depends on me [Food]

65. Pickled fish

In winter, Ji Ping'an is particularly afraid of washing things. In previous years, no matter how much oil he applied on his hands, as long as it came to the twelfth lunar month of winter, his hands would be chapped and frostbite.Having chilblains is very uncomfortable, it hurts and itches, and if it melts, it will bleed at every turn.

But this year his hands are still in good condition, and there is no sign of chilblain, all because of Xiaobai by his side.Xiaobai is not afraid of the cold, and a big fish weighing more than 20 kilograms was quickly slaughtered under his knife.

Xiaobai is meticulous in his work. After cleaning the fish, he also chops up the internal organs and scales of the fish and throws them into the chicken coop for the chickens and ducks to eat.

When he was doing all this, Ji Pingan squatted beside him to accompany him.During this period, Xiaobai asked Ji Pingan to go back to the house several times, but Ji Pingan really didn't want Xiaobai to suffer the cold outside alone.

He Lang, who was eating rice cracker candy in the room, let out a long sigh: "It's over~ My family Ping An has been miserably confused by this cat."

Xiao Huang looked at He Lang seriously: "I can only eat one piece!" He saw that He Lang took another piece!

He Lang stayed where he was, neither vomited nor vomited the rice cracker candy in his mouth.Fortunately, Xiao Huang is still easy to talk, he tilted his head: "Who made Ping An's rice cracker candy so delicious, I'll let you eat another piece!"

He Lang was so moved that tears came down, look, Xiao Huang is the best spirit beast in the world, right? !

After a while, Xiao Bai walked in the door carrying a bamboo basket full of big fish: "What are you two talking about?"

The fish body was too big, Ji Pingan only planned to take half of the meat to make pickled fish.

To make sauerkraut fish, you need to slice the bones on the fish fillets, and then slice the meat into translucent fish fillets.Many people can't do this step well, but for Xiaobai and Ji Ping'an, it's not a problem.

I saw Xiaobai put half of the fish on the chopping board, and with a knife in his hand, he removed the fish bones from the belly of the fish and put them aside: "Do you still want these bones?"

Ji Pingan smiled and said, "Yes, the fish bones in pickled fish are no worse than fish meat."

Xiaobai has never eaten it, but now he has expectations: "Then I will keep all these fish bones."

After removing the fish bones, the fish meat is pink and white, looking crystal clear.Under Ji Ping'an's guidance, Xiaobai held the knife obliquely and began to cut the fish.

Xiaobai moved quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the complete fish meat was sliced ​​into thin slices with uniform thickness. When he pinched a piece and looked at it, he saw that there was still light shining through the fish fillet.

He Lang was stunned: "I thought Ping'an was already very good at using a knife, but I didn't expect Xiaobai to be even better at using a knife."

Ji Pingan said with emotion: "Yes."

Ji Ping's cut fish fillets are also very good, but the fish fillets he cut will pile up, while Xiao Bai's cut fish fillets still maintain the shape of the complete fish body.If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't even be able to believe that the fish had gone through the knife once.

Xiao Huang suddenly said: "Yes, Xiao Bai is very powerful!"

Hearing Xiao Huang's praise, Xiao Bai subconsciously looked at Xiao Huang.I didn't expect to be praised by my rivals in my lifetime. This feeling is quite amazing.

Most of the crystal clear fish fillets were placed in the wooden basin of Ji Ping'an's home for washing vegetables. Ji Pingan felt that there was no need to cook other dishes at noon today. It would be good if the four of them could finish half a fish.

The cut fish fillets need to be marinated for a while before they can be put into the pot. Ji Pingan usually puts onion and ginger wine to remove the fishy smell when marinating things, and this time is of course no exception.It's just that on the basis of scallion ginger wine, there is a little more fine salt, pepper, egg white and a little sweet potato starch.

After all the ingredients were piled up on the fish fillet, Ji Pingan reached out and started stirring in the same direction in the tub.After whipping for a stick of incense, each fish fillet was evenly coated with a thin layer of Gorgon sauce, and the originally shiny fish fillet became slightly transparent.

Ji Pingan put the wooden basin aside, and he breathed a sigh of relief: "The fish fillets are marinated."

The bones of the fish are not wasted either, and there is a lot of meat attached to the bones of the big fish.Ji Pingan chopped the fish steak into bite-sized pieces, then added onion, ginger, pepper and a little salt, shook it well and put it aside.

Xiao Bai sat behind the stove again, the orange fire light dancing warmly on his face.He looked at Ji Pingan who was busy in the kitchen with gentle eyes, and saw Ji Pingan took out a large handful of pickled peppers and ginger from the kimchi jar next to the cupboard.

What kind of monster blood is flowing in Ji Ping'an's body?Why does Xiaobai like every movement he makes so much?

Smelling the smell of kimchi, Xiao Huang immediately went over to steal a pickled ginger to eat.The spicy pickled ginger is crisp and tender, with a unique taste of ginger.Xiao Huang grinned and drooled on the ground: "Spicy..."

Ji Pingan took out a handkerchief and helped Xiao Huang wipe his mouth: "Don't you eat rice cracker candies? Why do you want to eat kimchi again?"

Xiao Huang is very honest: "I just want to take a bite."

Ji Pingan sighed once again: "What kind of life did you live before you met me..."

After thinking about it seriously, Xiao Huang said: "There is nothing delicious."

If the attendants of the Yu clan heard Xiao Huang say that, they would probably fall to the ground crying.All the treasures in this world would not be delivered to Yu Huang as long as they were fancy to him, yet he actually said that there was nothing delicious!

Ji Pingan automatically understood that it was Xiao Huang who was starving and sleeping in the open. He touched Xiao Huang's head in distress, then grabbed the sauerkraut heart and handed it to Xiao Huang: "Eat it, this is delicious."

Of course, he did not forget to leave half of the sauerkraut heart for Xiaobai.What Xiao Huang has, how can Xiao Bai not have it?

Ji Pingan cut the pickled pepper and pickled ginger into small pieces, and then he took out a sauerkraut.The sauerkraut leaves are thick, so he tore apart the sauerkraut leaves one by one, washed them a bit, and then cut them into bite-sized pieces.

By now, all the preliminary preparations for pickled fish are in place.Ji Pingan stood in front of the stove and greeted Xiaobai: "Xiaobai, you can cook a small pot~"

Xiao Bai skillfully pulled out a few burning branches from the hearth of the big pot, and after adding a handful of grass, the flame in the hearth of the small pot ignited.

Who would have thought that the majestic demon king would one day be willing to sit in the kitchen...to light a fire?But Xiaobai never tires of it.

Not only Xiaobai likes to light fires, Xiaohuang also likes to light fires.Xiao Huang ate too much fried rice candy today, he doesn't want to bake sweet potatoes for now.So he jumped into Xiaobai's arms and wanted to roast himself.

Xiao Bai's arms were caught off guard by a large mass of warmth. He looked down at Xiao Huang in surprise, and saw Xiao Huang squinting at the flames in the stove: "It's so warm~"

Xiao Bai smiled slightly, and he stretched out his hand to gently stroke Xiao Huang's head: "Yes."

After the pot was hot, Ji Pingan poured the fish bones into the pot and started frying.While frying the fish, he said to He Lang: "By the way, I remember you are going to hire at sixteen? Do I have anything to prepare that morning?"

He Lang put his hands in his hands and said cheerfully: "There is nothing to prepare, just go to my house earlier. I have prepared all the things for the next job, and you will help me carry the burden and take the lead."

Ji Pingan said cheerfully, "No problem."

While talking, the fish bones in the pot had been fried until golden on both sides, Ji Pingan took out the fish bones and put them on a plate beside him.Taking advantage of the hot oil in the pot, he poured the prepared pickled ginger and pepper into the pot.

There was a hot and sour smell evaporating from the pot, and the formation in the kitchen quickly sucked the smell out of the house, so Ji Pingan didn't sneeze as usual.

After stirring for a while, it's time to add sauerkraut.He Langniang made good sauerkraut, the yellow-brown sauerkraut was crisp and tender, and the sour aroma made the mouth water when it was put into the pot.

After the aroma of sauerkraut was fully aroused, Ji Pingan added half a pan of hot water to the pot, and then he poured the previously fried fish bones into the pot.

Looking at the pot at this time, you will see a layer of golden oil flowers floating on the soup, and the yellow-brown sauerkraut can be seen faintly under the oil flowers, with fish bones mixed in between.The sour smell slowly wafted from outside the kitchen, which was different from before.

There is rice cooking in the big pot, pickled fish in the small pot, the cold wind outside the house, and the smell of the food inside... Ji Pingan looks at everything in front of him in a daze, isn't that what he wants for happiness?

The fish bones in the pot have been fried almost before, and after a little simmering, they will be cooked through, and the fish fillets can be put in at this time.

Ji Pingan took all the sauerkraut and fish bones out of the pot and put them in the charcoal pot, leaving only the yellow-white sauerkraut and fish soup in the pot.The soup in the pot was boiling slightly, Ji Pingan said to Xiaobai: "Xiaobai, lower the fire."

Xiao Bai pulled out two branches: "Okay."

Using both hands, Ji Pingan put the large fish fillets in the basin into the fish soup one by one.The slightly transparent fish fillets turned milky white shortly after being put into the soup pot. They were like white petals in the soup, and each piece was slightly curled.

Ji Pingan didn't dare to flip these fragile fish fillets. After all the fish fillets turned milky white, he greeted Xiaobai and the others: "It's ready to eat!"

At this time, the main event began. Ji Pingan put the fish fillets and soup in the pot into the charcoal pot.At a glance, the fish fillets on the carbon pot are piled up into hills.

The milky fillets were large and soft, and felt like they would fall apart when touched lightly.

This is what Ji Pingan wanted. He sprinkled a handful of chili powder and a handful of white sesame seeds on the fish fillets, and added two stalks of coriander for decoration.

Xiao Huang couldn't wait to jump out of Xiao Bai's arms: "Is it ready to eat?!"

Ji Pingan took out the copper spoon, and he added half a spoonful of oil to the copper spoon and handed it to Xiao Huang: "Xiao Huang, heat it up."

Xiao Huang opened his mouth and said, "Okay." A bright yellow flame sprayed straight to the bottom of the copper spoon, and the oil in the copper spoon was quickly heated to emit a little blue smoke.

Seeing that the oil was almost hot, Ji Pingan lifted the spoon, and Xiao Huang, who had become accustomed to heating oil recently, also closed his mouth.

He Lang's eyes widened in shock, Xiao Huang is going to heaven!He can breathe fire!

The hot oil is poured on the fish fillets, and the aroma of sesame and chili is fully stimulated.The white fish fillets trembled slightly in the sound of squeaking oil bubbles, and the tempting sauerkraut, chili, and fish umami smelled.

This is the first time Xiaobai saw such a dish, his pupils dilated slightly: "This is pickled fish?!"

It was completely different from what he had imagined. In his understanding, pickled fish did not look so good!The pot in front of me is simply a mountain of fish slices!Seeing this pot of vegetables, even people who are not hungry can eat three bowls of rice.

Everyone sat around the wooden table, and everyone's chopsticks stretched out to the fish fillet that they had long been optimistic about.The fish fillets are so soft that they will break apart with a little force, so you can only lift them up slowly when eating the fish.

As soon as the fish fillet is in his mouth, Xiaobai understands what it means to melt in the mouth.As long as the tongue is lightly sipped, the soft and tender fish fillets will turn into a puddle of delicious fish paste between the tongue.The spines mixed in the fillet can be easily shaved.

The spicy and sour taste quickly spread from the mouth. Under the background of sauerkraut and chili, the original fishy smell of the fish could not be tasted at all.All that remains on the tongue is the taste of fish, which is addictive.

The large pieces of fish are complete and very satisfying to eat.This pot of hot pickled fish is suitable for enjoying in the cold winter months. Once you eat it, you will be greatly satisfied physically and mentally.

If the fish fillet had given Xiao Bai enough surprises, the unremarkable yellow-brown sauerkraut under the fish fillet was even more unexpected.The sauerkraut is full of the deliciousness of the fish soup. Their leaves are covered with soup and taste plump and tender, and the stalks still retain a sour and crunchy taste.

The leaves and stalks of the vegetables are placed on the rice with chopsticks, and the oil-stained soup falls into the white rice below along the gap between the leaves and stalks.The rice was stained with yellow-white fish soup, and the crystal clear rice grains were lying in the bowl to seduce everyone.

Gently lift the rice and put it in your mouth, it is sour and spicy, appetizing and warm.

How can this taste not make people like it!

The author has something to say:

I want to be honest, I regret having my wisdom teeth removed.

It hurts so much that I want to cry, especially at night, it hurts so badly.

At the moment, while I am writing pickled fish, I am enduring the severe pain in half of my head.I'm still hungry, but I can't open my mouth.

It's just... really broken.

When writing pickled cabbage and fish fillets, I cried because of the pain, gluttony, and hunger. TAT

Thinking of the first time I ate pickled fish, seeing the densely packed fish fillets on a large pot of pickled fish, the eyes of the bumpkin old cat stared round.By the way, when I ate pickled fish for the first time, I used black fish, which has no bones.But I think pickled fish made from grass carp will taste better.

Ahhhhhh, I can't say anymore, I'm in too much pain, I have to lie down.