NOVEL NEXT Chapter 195 Lotus Fish Bun
"Ah Shu, come here and help me peel the lotus seeds!"
Wan Niang's call came to his ears, and Mao Xi hurried back to Brother Yu's house after hearing the sound.
The younger brothers and sisters are helping Yu Wanniang peel the lotus seeds.
The mature lotus pods are as big as a human face, and the lotus seeds inside have turned into black rice, also called old lotus seeds. The black skin is torn off, and the lotus seeds inside have to be dried in the sun.
The lotus seeds are as white and tender as jade, and there are three or four bamboo plaques that have been peeled off.
After peeling off the old lotus seeds, there were still some delicate little lotus pods left. The late mother gently took out the lotus seeds inside one by one.
"Ah Shu, please keep this lotus pod intact. Don't tear it apart. I'm going to cook it later."
"But what about making "Renbo Fish Buns"? "
"Do you also know this Lianfang fish bun? Dad caught a lot of mandarin fish today. I will cook it for you later."
Yeah, there are lotus fish buns to eat!
Mao Xi has seen this dish in recipes, but because the ingredient is lotus pods, it is only available in summer, and the workmanship is complicated, Mao Xi has never tried it.
She stayed with the wife and watched her make this dish.
Peel the skin of fresh mandarin fish and divide into two portions.
Cut one portion into diced fish and marinate it with salt and soy sauce, and chop the other portion into mincemeat.
Mix the fish meat velvet with salt and egg white and set aside, first stuff it into the hollowed out whole lotus pod.
No need to fill, just fill the holes and stuff the rest with diced fish.
The bottom is then sealed with fish velvet, and the initial shape of the lotus fish bun is completed.
Stuffing the fish meat velvet into the mouth of the lotus is a delicate job, so Mao Xi stepped forward to help.
Yu Xiaochuan and Mu Zhiyuan were responsible for killing the fish and getting the meat, while Wan Niang chopped the meat and stuffed the meat with Mao Xi and Xiaodouzi.
Four mandarin fish filled a total of ten shower heads.
The hole in the shower head where the lotus heart was originally was filled with pink fish meat. Ajiao thought that the little bean was "playing in the mud" by squeezing the meat velvet. She grabbed her brother's trouser leg and jumped and said, "Brother, I want to play too, I want to play too." Gotta squeeze the mud!”
"This is for food, not for squeezing mud. There will be something delicious later."
"Can I eat it now?"
As soon as she heard that it was for food, Ajiao became even more excited.
Mao Xi freed up her hands and took her sister to the yard: "Ajiao, don't you like playing with firewood the most? Let grandpa chop wood for you to burn."
"Okay~Okay~"
Ajiao clapped her hands and ran to Grandpa Yu's side, squatting on the edge of the stove, grabbing wood with her little hands and stuffing it into the stove.
The water is steaming in the big pot. After the steam is turned on, place the lotus pods one by one on the lotus leaves cut into circles and steam them in the pot for a quarter of an hour.
Put the remaining unused fish meat into a small bowl, insert lotus seeds, and steam them together.
The Lianfang fish buns are ready~ Yu Wanniang invites everyone to taste them.
The taste of the lotus pods was infused with the fish meat, which was sweet, tender and fragrant. Ajiao ate it most happily.
Mao Xi also brought some water chestnuts. She went to the kitchen to prepare a lotus seed syrup, which was a sweet soup made from water chestnuts, lotus seeds and dried chrysanthemums.
This soup is lotus root pink in color, sweet with the fragrance of lotus and chrysanthemum, the lotus seeds are soft, the water chestnuts are crisp, and the taste is rich in layers.
Take the steamed fish out of the bowl, put it on a plate, and pour it with the sweet soup to make it taste even better.
"Ah Shu, is this Fisherman's Three Delicatessen Soup?" Zhemei had eaten this dish before, but the ingredients were different.
Mao Xi nodded. She took out the water chestnuts and said, "This dish was originally supposed to be cooked with water chestnuts, lotus seeds, and chrysanthemums. The water chestnuts were not yet ripe, so I used water chestnuts instead. The chrysanthemums were also dried."
"But the taste is still delicious, Ah Shui, please remember to add this dish to your sweet water shop."
This is quite simple. If the lotus seeds are fresh, they may not be enough to eat.
Mao Xi bought some lotus seeds that had been dried before from Grandpa Yu: "Grandpa Yu, if you have new lotus seeds in the future, remember to ask Brother Yu to bring them along with the river freshness."
Renbo fish buns and sweet soup are just appetizers.
After everyone finished eating, Mao Xi and Wan Niang went into the kitchen to prepare dinner.
Zhemei and Yu Xiaochuan were helping. The dinner was home-cooked, mainly fish.
Mao Xi made her favorite dish: squirrel mandarin fish.
Mu Zhiyuan and Zhemei also presented their cooking skills: grilled fish and tofu fish soup.
For a rare farmhouse dinner, Mao Xi ate firewood rice, steamed fish, fried fish, grilled fish, fish soup, fried fish...
After dinner, Mian Xi was going back to the snack shop. The wife packed two bags of lotus seeds and gave them to Mian Xi and Zhe Mei.
"Ah Shao, I'll find you next time I pick lotus pods. Then I'll ask my father to steam pear wine for everyone to drink."
Ajiao was holding a small bag of lotus pods and said he was going back to give it to Daniel Luda.
It was getting dark, so I changed my boat to take the land route and sent everyone to the outskirts. It was almost midnight.
Mao Xi took his own pony carriage and left Kaitang County.
Passing by her own sweet shop, Mao Xi stopped unconsciously, took the lotus seeds and gave them to the cook Ayuan.
"Ah Yuan, these lotus seeds are fresh. I will cook some sweet lotus seed soup in the past two days to sell."
A Yuan saw that Mao Xi came to the shop at night and hurriedly invited her into the kitchen: "Shopkeeper, you are here. In the afternoon, two young ladies came to the shop to look for you. One of them was named Xiao. The little lady, she said she is from Beidu, and they are currently living in Sifangguan in Lihua Town, so you can go find them when you have time."
The person named Xiao is from Beidu, so it must be Xiao Yun.
The last time I saw Xiao Yun, she sneaked to Lihua Town. I wonder if she sneaked out to play again this time.
As soon as she returned to Lihua Town, Mao Xi went to the Sifang Pavilion to find Xiao Yun, but the shopkeeper said that she went out alone and the woman who was accompanying her was still in the pavilion.
Could it be that he went to the incense shop to find Ranchen? Mao Xi was about to go out to the incense shop.
"Is this Miss Mian Xi?"
A nice female voice came from behind, her voice sounded like a mature lady.
Mao Xi turned around and saw this woman with snow-skinned skin and bright facial features. She was a beauty at first sight, and her movements showed the composure of a lady.
"Do you recognize me? Do you know Xiao Yun?"
"Yes, my name is Luo Li. I am here with her. Xiao Yun went to the incense shop to meet old friends."
"I opened a snack shop across the street. If you are hungry, you can come to my restaurant to eat."
Mao Xi was polite and was about to leave the Sifang Pavilion. This girl seemed to be an official lady and should be used to fine clothes and fine food.
After saying that, she turned around and walked back.
"Miss Mianxi, please wait."
Luo Li suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Shu Xi's wrist.
Mao Xi was stunned, this girl is so strong!
"I seem a little hungry. Can you take me to your restaurant for dinner? I heard Ayun say that the fruits in your store are particularly delicious."
How could this Ayun leave her best friend alone in the inn and let her starve!
Then let me take her place and entertain this noble lady from the northern capital.
In fact, Mao Xi wanted to kill this fat sheep. After all, the women of Beidu officials should be very generous!
"Miss Mian Xi, is this okay?" Luo Li reminded again.
"Miss Luo Li, please come with me."