boyutpedia Chapter 193 Braised River Prawns and Boiled Prawns
Chapter 193 Braised River Prawns and Boiled Prawns
Fortunately, these river shrimps are big enough, otherwise I would have to get closer to look at them even if I were to hold them in my palm.
The recipe for this braised shrimp is very simple and I believe everyone can make it.
First blanch the small river shrimps in water, then add some wine and onion and ginger to remove the fishy smell.
After filtering, add seasonings to the hot oil and stir-fry until fragrant, then add some soy sauce, chili pepper, salt and other seasonings. Finally, sprinkle with green onions, stir-fry evenly and it is ready to be served.
This simple braised river shrimp is ready. A plate of bright red river shrimp looks very festive.
Zhou Mingshu dipped some of the sauce in the soup and tasted it. It was very salty and fragrant, and a little spicy. It was absolutely delicious.
While the oil was still boiling, Zhou Mingshu also cooked the garlic crabs.
All that's left is the blanched river shrimp and crabs.
There is no technical requirement for this. Just add some water, cook it, and eat it with soy sauce.
It is nutritious, fresh and fragrant. Even if she doesn’t eat steamed buns, she can still show off two plates.
"Oh, it smells so good~"
Zhou Mingqi couldn't wait any longer, so he grabbed the shrimp's whiskers, lifted it up, and started to taste it.
This little creature is clever and hard to catch, so I don’t usually eat it very often.
I thought it was prickly and not tasty when I ate it before, but now that I have changed the way it is cooked, it is very delicious.
Compared with river shrimps and crabs, river shrimps have a lot of meat.
Comparing the two, they prefer to eat river shrimps.
After all, you don’t have to chew until your mouth and tongue hurt.
Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Zhu were making jelly outside. When they saw that they had already started eating, they smiled in surprise.
"Why did you start eating so quickly? Come here and give us a taste."
Liu kept stirring the batter in the pot with a spatula and had no time to peel the shrimps.
Zhou Mingqin peeled a shrimp and fed it into her mouth. She chewed it and found it very delicious.
"Not bad, not bad. Peel one for your aunt. Her hands are all covered with ashes from the fire."
Zhu was also fed by Zhou Mingqin.
"It's fine if I don't eat, but after eating I actually feel a little hungry."
"Haha, it's delicious. It's time to make dinner. Daya, go to the field next door and call your grandma. It's time to cook. It's getting dark."
Old Mrs. Zhou and the three Zhou brothers were dealing with the grass roots on the ground.
Now that San Ya has brought back the seeds, they are not sure whether all the land can be planted.
……
Zhou Mingshu showed the seeds to Old Mrs. Zhou, but she seemed to have made a mistake.
That is, a large portion of these seeds are planted next spring, not now.
So, Old Mrs. Zhou sent the wrong message to her sons.
"Okay, you guys go ahead and do it. I'll go home and cook."
Old Mrs. Zhou put down her shovel, patted her waist, walked into the house, and started preparing dinner.
"Do you still want me to cook this meal? I see Daya and the others have already cooked the meal."
The four plates on the table contained shrimps and crabs, and all they needed was fish to complete the meal.
"Grandma, what we cook is not enough to satisfy our hunger. The rest depends on you."
Zhou Mingqi brought a basket of steamed buns from the storage room and waited to be heated.
"Haha, I see you guys are doing it very well, I'll cook for you, just watch and do it."
She had been digging the ground this afternoon and was so tired that she didn't feel like cooking.
Seeing that the girls are very interested, just leave it to them.
Zhou Mingqin does know some things, after all, she is old.
After receiving the instructions from Old Mrs. Zhou, they started to get busy.
He was busy adding water and washing rice and was having a lot of fun.
"Saya, what shall we do?"
"My eldest sister is cooking soup, so let's pick some vegetables first."
There were some broad beans in the backyard. Zhou Mingqi picked a basket and picked out the old stems.
Zhou Mingshu took some mung bean dregs, and she planned to use them to make some vegetable meatballs.
This dish is made last because it is a bit troublesome. There are so many bean dregs at home and it requires the help of the whole family.
"Sanya, what are you doing? Are you going to make mung bean pancakes?"
"No, big sis. I'm going to fry some meatballs. Do you want me to put some in the soup you're making?"
"Yeah, I put it there, otherwise it would be wasted if I kept it."
It took several days to make mung bean jelly, and they naturally couldn't finish eating so much mung bean dregs.
I gave some to nearby neighbors, but there was still a lot left.
So most of it went into the stomachs of the chickens, ducks, and of course the little donkey.
"Yeah, we can make more green bean cakes and vegetable meatballs. If we can't finish them, we can sell them on the street. Otherwise, it would be a complete waste."
Zhou Mingshu cooked three more dishes: stir-fried lentils, stir-fried pork slices with wild onions, and stir-fried mushrooms with lard.
Add to that the river shrimps and crabs on the table, and this dinner was truly sumptuous.
"Oh, it's too early to drink at noon. You should drink now."
Boss Zhou was chewing crabs with a very happy look on his face.
"Haha, uncle, you'd better not drink at night. It would be bad if you delay getting up early tomorrow."
"San Ya is right. Just because Big Brother can't drink doesn't mean that Second Brother and I can't drink, right, Second Brother?"
Zhou Laosan and Zhou Laoer exchanged glances and went to the kitchen to pour some wine.
"Haha, okay, with these small shrimps and crabs, I can at least have a couple of drinks."
This is really comfortable, isn't it?
Boss Zhou pointed at his two brothers with shaking fingers, and was so angry that he couldn't speak.
"I didn't expect you guys to be like this. Just keep on bullying me."
"You are so grown up, hurry up and eat. There are so many things to do at home, and you still have time to show off."
After Old Mrs. Zhou said something to him, he immediately started eating seriously.
"Whether you can sell all the grain tomorrow or not, you should all come back early. I heard today that the government officials are coming to collect the grain tax. They have all been collected in Lijiagou. I don't know when they can collect it from our house."
"I know mother."
The adults still had time to talk, and the children sat in their seats eating their meals in silence.
With such delicious food, they had no time to talk.
Adding some chili peppers to this dish directly elevates the taste to a higher level.
After tasting it, they felt it was even better than what they had made before, and it was a bit intoxicating.
"Grandma, we have too much mung bean dregs at home. We can't eat them all. Can you ask if anyone in our village wants some? If someone wants some, you can give some to us. We can't eat mung beans every day. Otherwise, we can make them into cakes and sell them on the street."
"Okay, I got it. I'll give it to you first. I've been too busy these past two days and I haven't had time to make it. It's good to make it into pancakes. It can be kept for a few more days."
"Yeah, we can fry the mung bean dregs tomorrow, just like fried rice, and we can have it for breakfast, but you should not eat it, auntie."
"Okay, I remember."
"Let's make some mung bean meatballs later, and then we can cook the meatball soup."
After dinner, everyone started making mung bean balls without stopping.
Today, we finally used up half a bucket of mung bean dregs that were filtered out. The rest was hoisted into the well and will be made into fried rice tomorrow morning.