NFBE Chapter 189: Food Makes Me Forget My Worries
Chapter 189: Food Makes Me Forget My Worries
Li Yuer made a barbecue grill with two sides, one is a grill and the other is an iron plate, which is convenient for making two kinds of barbecue.
Seeing that the charcoal stove was almost heated, she picked up the oil bottle and poured a proper amount of oil onto the iron plate. When the oil was hot and just started to smoke, she picked up a large squid as long as a child's arm and put it on the iron plate.
"Zi la la!"
A unique aroma of barbecue wafted in the air, and the entire room was filled with a unique fragrance that had never been experienced before.
This is the unique aroma of barbecue, an aroma that instantly captures your taste buds.
"What's that smell? It smells so good. It's completely different from the ones we roast on the bottom of the stove."
Li Laosan and his friends would grill things occasionally, but they would just throw the conches and other seafood into the firewood pile at the bottom of the stove and roast or stew them, which was not able to bring out their maximum flavor like in a barbecue grill.
The originally pure white squid meat began to turn an attractive reddish color at the edges, and Li Yuer pressed it with a barbecue spatula.
"Fuck!"
Along with the rising white smoke, the aroma of the grilled squid is sublimated again.
"Gululu!"
I don’t know whose stomach made a hungry sound. Mr. Cai held his stomach and laughed awkwardly. Then I don’t know whose stomach made a growling sound again.
OK! We are all the same, so stop laughing at each other.
With the sound of swallowing saliva, the first grilled squid was ready. Li Yuer picked up the seasoning box and quickly sprinkled the seasoning on it.
The hot grilled squid instantly ignites the aroma of the seasoning.
"Wow! This smells so good!"
Pairs of foodies' eyes unconsciously glanced at the freshly grilled fish, like cats smelling fishy smell, and they can't wait to pounce on it.
There was only one grilled squid, but there were many people who wanted to eat it, so Li Yuer simply used a grill spatula to cut the squid into small pieces.
As a chef, she picked up the chopsticks and tasted a piece herself first. It tasted good and could be served on the table.
"Let's go! Get to the table!"
Li Yuer handed the squid to Li Erlang who had been waiting for a long time. He quickly took the plate and brought it to the table.
Mr. Cai quickly picked up his chopsticks, and then everyone started to taste the delicacy that they had been craving for for a long time.
"Hmm! Delicious! So delicious!" The intoxicated expression and shining eyes of the house sparrow show how delicious the grilled squid is.
The others were also reluctant to eat enough, but there was only one piece, which was too little and not even enough to fill the gaps between their teeth.
Anyone who eats grilled squid for the first time can understand how they feel at this moment.
It’s really, really fresh.
The collision of the deliciousness of squid and the aroma of seasoning can instantly ignite human's primitive desire, that is the desire for delicious food. When people taste something truly delicious, their spirit will be very happy.
Li Dalang was jealous and said, "Yu Baoer, can I grill the next squid?"
Li Yuer readily handed the barbecue spatula to him, "Brother, come here, I'll help you watch."
"Okay!" Dalang was as happy as a child after taking the barbecue spatula. Li Yuer was happy in her heart. It seemed that her eldest cousin really liked to cook delicious food.
While occasionally giving instructions to Li Dalang, Li Yuer began to teach others how to grill other seafood.
"Just put the conchs directly on the grill, and turn them over in the middle. Once they open their mouths, don't move them. Try to prevent the original soup from leaking out. Also try not to spill the original soup when serving. This is the key to delicious seafood."
As the charcoal fire roasted, a thin-shelled scallop opened its mouth, and the moment it opened its mouth, a scent of deliciousness spread.
Li Meier said excitedly: "Wow! It's almost done! That's great! I didn't expect that the scallops that are everywhere in the sea and no one eats would smell so good when cooked."
When the scallops opened their mouths, Li Yuer quickly scooped a spoonful of pre-chopped garlic sauce into the scallops. “The temperature of the grill is very important. Seafood cooked with a light fire is more tender and fresh, while seafood cooked with a heavy fire has a burnt aroma. After you cook it for a long time, you will be able to taste the different flavors. You can ask the customers about their tastes and grill them at different temperatures.
Don’t think this is easy or unimportant. The taste of seafood will be very different if cooked at different times.
For example, when should I add the sour garlic paste? I think it’s best to add it when the scallops are just opening.”
While they were talking, other shellfish also started to speak. Li Laosan followed Li Yuer's example and quickly added minced garlic to the scallops.
“Is this garlic paste necessary?”
Li Yuer shook her head. "Add it or not according to the customer's taste. It's up to the customer to decide how much to add."
The aroma tantalized everyone's taste buds and also made them feel a little gratified. Old man Li's eyes turned red as he watched.
"Okay! Okay!"
He couldn't help but say two good things. Facing the kind looks from everyone, he wiped the corners of his eyes and covered it up by saying, "Maybe I was blinded by the smoke."
No one exposed him and they just lowered their heads to eat the various seafood that kept coming to the table. The younger generations were filial and were the first to eat the good food.
How come this meal tastes more delicious than a dinner in a restaurant?
When the first dace carp was roasted, Li Erlang couldn't take his eyes off the delicious smell.
Li Yuer has a good grasp of the heat. The best time to roast dace carp is when it is slightly charred, so that the fish oil comes out and the surface is golden. The dace carp with a shiny oil has a special aroma compared to other fish.
It was a mixture of the freshness of seafood and the aroma of meat, so fresh and fragrant, very appetizing.
Li Erlang was conflicted. He wanted to eat, but couldn't bring himself to do it. So he simply stole one while Li Yuer turned around to talk to Li Dalang, and ran to the back of the table to eat.
After taking a bite of the charred fish meat, he was conquered by the deliciousness of the grilled dace carp.
Soon, only a bunch of fish bones were left on the carp.
Li Yuer turned around and found that one fish seemed to be missing, but the barbecue grill was hot and she had to keep an eye on the grilled food, so her attention was quickly diverted.
Li Erlang, who was hiding in the corner of the table, smiled triumphantly and was thinking of using the same trick again.
As a result, before he could steal the fish, the grass carp and crucian carp had been divided up by others.
The meal lasted a long time. Everyone chatted while waiting for the barbecue. Finally, Old Mrs. Cai simply took out some rice wine to satisfy the men in the family's cravings.
Even the three brothers who had just become adults and Cai Junyi, who never drank alcohol, got a small cup.
Zhao made ginger tea to ward off the cold for the women.
The fragrance wafting from the Cai family made several children cry with hunger.
"What delicious food did the Cai family make? It made our eldest grandson cry for food. What a shame." A woman cracked an egg and planned to make a bowl of egg water to coax her precious grandson.
Her old man glanced in the direction of the Cai family and said, "Maybe it's oil. I guess Wu Bapi and his son are happy about their misfortune."
"Yes, Wu Paopi and his son are unlucky. Many people in the city went to the temple to burn incense and fulfill their vows."
The old man sighed, "I don't know what the final verdict will be."
The old woman spat at the door and said, "How can that be good? These unscrupulous people with black hearts and rotten intestines must not be let off easily!"
At this time, Magistrate Wu and his son were imprisoned in a dark dungeon.
"Someone come! Someone come quickly! Why are you arresting us?" County Magistrate Wu shouted desperately through the iron railings.
Wu Yanei huddled in the corner, staring around in fear, "Dad, I'm scared. There are rats. They want to eat my toes."
Magistrate Wu took one look at his useless son and felt so disappointed in him, but he was powerless to do anything. He had been a shrewd strategist all his life and had countless concubines, but in the end he had such a useless son who was uneducated, stupid and as dumb as a pig.
But as for this one, no matter how bad he is, he will be pampered.
After a long time, until Magistrate Wu's voice was almost hoarse, "Squeak!" the door of the stone chamber was finally opened.
A man in a black robe and a mask walked in.
"What are you yelling for? If you yell again, I'll cut off your tongue!"
The man put down the water and bread in a bad mood.
Magistrate Wu didn't even look at them and asked, "Who are you? What do you want to do by arresting us?"
"Humph!" The masked man sneered, "Of course our boss invited you two to be his guests, so that you wouldn't get flustered when you enter the government office and say something you don't want to say."
County Magistrate Wu's heart skipped a beat. Would they kill people to silence them?