sbdcsierra Chapter 335 Fried Dried Fish
Chapter 335 Fried Dried Fish
Everybody was eating with laughter. They grilled and ate the small fish they caught before preparing to go home. Everyone was so cold that their noses were running and their hands were purple, but they were still in high spirits.
We had a very happy meal today because we caught a lot of small fish and were half full. What's more, everyone was able to get a few big fish to take home, and even if we couldn't eat the meat, we could still have a bowl of soup.
"Zhou Guo, can't you guys really take a few more of these big fish? There are so many people in your family, and there are only three. How can they be enough to eat?"
Zhou Guo waved his hand, "No need, if I took too much, why would you share it? I brought back a lot of small fish before, and the big and small fish together are enough for us to eat."
Well, everyone stopped persuading them. After all, if they took less, they could get one more. They happily carried their own portion home.
Zhou Guo and his group went home happily. Although the food was not very tasty and they did not feel full, they were happy. It had been a long time since they had such a good time.
At home, dinner is already being prepared.
Li and Zhou Xing saw the few people coming back with their heads and bodies covered in snow, and smiled, "Has everyone gone home?"
Zhou Mai said: "Everyone went back. It's almost time for dinner now. Everyone is carrying their catches and leaving."
Several people brushed the snow off their bodies and heads in front of the door before carrying buckets into the house.
Including the small fish brought back before, the number of fish caught today is also considerable.
Li looked at the small fish in the bucket and smiled, "It just so happens that the chickens at home don't like to eat these days. These chopped fish will be enough for them to eat for a few days."
"Ah?" Zhou Guo raised his head and said quickly, "Mom, these fish are not for the chickens to eat, they are for us to eat."
Zhou Su held the bucket tightly and refused to let go. How could he give such good fish to the chickens? It was not enough for them to eat themselves.
Li had a headache. "This fish is too small. Not only is there not much meat, it's not even enough to fill the gaps between your teeth. It also has a fishy smell. It's not delicious."
Zhou Guo said: "Mom, it's delicious. Coat it with flour and egg liquid and fry it. It smells very good."
When everyone heard that this was going to be done, they were all looking forward to it. In previous years, we would only do this during the Chinese New Year when we fried meatballs. The fried meatballs were incredibly delicious.
Even the old man nodded slightly. Fried dried fish is the best way to go with wine. There is only a little left in his gourd, so he has to have something good to go with the wine.
Li was speechless, "What is so delicious when it is coated with flour and eggs and fried? How much oil does it take?"
Although he complained like this, he didn't say anything else about feeding the fish to the chickens.
Zhou Guo touched his nose and said with a smile: "Mom, this oil doesn't just run out after you use it. After frying the dried fish, the oil is still there, so you can still use it."
Li didn't say anything.
Zhou Xing smiled and said, "How can it be the same? Although the oil used to fry a plate of dried fish will not be used up, it still consumes a lot of oil, enough to cook several meals. Not to mention that Second Aunt is reluctant to part with it, I feel bad too."
Zhou Mi nodded, "It does use a lot of oil, but I think it tastes good grilled, and it tastes good with a layer of oil."
Zhou Gu and Zhou Mai didn't say anything, they just ate the food the way it was cooked.
Zhou Su didn't say anything. He thought it would taste good no matter how it was cooked.
Zhou Guo disagreed, "No, I got a lot of these small fish from people just to fry them. How can we eat such small fish by roasting them? They are more delicious when fried. Let's fry them."
Everyone laughed. It was rare to see her being so willful.
Li smiled helplessly and said, "Okay, okay, let's fry them and eat them."
I don’t fry it often anyway, so just try it this time.
The processed small fish are first coated with a layer of egg liquid, then with flour, and placed in a hot oil pan. As soon as the dried fish is put in, it will sizzle and bubbles will appear.
Fry until both sides are golden brown, then you can take it out.
The golden and shiny dried fish are served in the bowl, which makes people drool just by looking at it.
Zhou Guo and his friends each took one.
It was fried just right, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, delicious and fragrant.
Zhou Guo also gave the old man one, "Master, try it."
The old man looked at her with satisfaction, took it and ate it.
One piece is not enough for everyone. After finishing the meal, they stared at the bowl with eager eyes.
Zhou Mi ate his meal with relish, feeling sorry for wasting oil. He looked at the bowl with regret, thinking it would be great if frying the dried fish didn't take so much oil. He would definitely go fishing by the river every day.
Zhou Gu licked his lips and said to Zhou Guo, "I was wondering why you swapped out the big fish and got so many small fish. It turns out that fried dried fish tastes like this. How did you know that this is the best way to make it?"
Everyone looked at her.
Zhou Guo said calmly, "Didn't mom tell me that anything coated with egg and flour tastes good when fried? I just wanted to try it, but I didn't expect it to be so delicious."
While frying, Li said, "How can it not be delicious? With so much oil and eggs, even if you put a tree leaf in it, it will still be delicious."
In order to save oil, all the small fish in the bucket were fried, and six large bowls of fried fish were made. Not only did it cost several eggs, but it also used up half of the oil in the pot.
Li poured out the remaining oil and grumbled with heartache: "It's okay to fry these dried fish once in a long time. If we fry them every now and then, we can't afford to eat them. This is something that only rich people can eat. Ordinary people can only feed them to chickens. Eating them like this is simply a waste of money."
Six large bowls of fried dried fish, a large bowl of stir-fried cabbage, and a pot of pine mushroom and egg soup are the family's dinner.
The dried fish became more crispy after being left for a while.
Zhou Guo ate crispy fried dried fish with steamed buns and a bowl of pine mushroom and egg soup. Although it was not a big dish with fish or meat, the fried dried fish was delicious and the soup was fresh too.
She ate with a great appetite. She broke the steamed bun open, stuffed it with dried fish, cabbage and pine mushrooms, took a bite and drank a sip of soup with relish.
The steamed buns tasted good when eaten this way. She ate more than a dozen big steamed buns in one go and drank two bowls of soup.
The old man happily drank his wine and took a bite of the fragrant and crispy dried fish. He thought that if the weather was better, he would go to the river to catch fish. He had never thought that dried fish was so delicious before.
We finished all four bowls of dried fish without leaving a single one, and drank the soup as well. Although there was no meat, everyone enjoyed the meal very much.
Zhou Suli was particularly satisfied with the food. Since returning home, he had delicious food every day and his belly was full every time.
Zhou Guo rubbed his belly. The little guy felt sleepy after eating. The snow outside began to get heavier. The kang was burning in the house, and Zhou Guo also squinted his eyes.
The days passed leisurely.
The snow would stop for a few days, and whenever it stopped, Zhou Guo would take his brothers to press the snow inside.
The river was also freezing, and since there was nothing to do, she took them to widen the cellar a little bit, and dug up large chunks of ice from the river, brought them back, and piled them in the cellar.