Siheyuan: a hole in the sky with you

"Jianguo, do you still have your fishing rod?" Lou's father came to Zhou Jianguo's side and stared at the simple fishing rod in Zhou Jianguo's hand.

Father Lou doesn’t have many hobbies, but fishing is definitely one of them. He used to be busy with work, so he didn’t have much time for fishing, but now Father Lou doesn’t need to work and has plenty of time to go fishing.

No, he bought a lot of high-end fishing rods and went fishing from time to time, not only to practice fishing but also to satisfy his own preferences.

Originally, Father Lou thought his fishing rod was good, but now compared with the fishing rod Zhou Jianguo had, it was just garbage.

As a fisherman, Lou's father disliked the fishing rod the most. Once he saw it, he would try his best to get it.

"Uncle Lou, it's just a fishing rod. I'll get you one when you get back." Zhou Jianguo agreed with a smile.

He understood those fishing guys very well, because in his previous life, there were several fishing guys around Zhou Jianguo.

Not to mention his fishing ability, Zhou Jianguo only went there a few times but didn't catch many fish. However, these friends are quite crazy about fishing rods and baits.

As long as there are any good fishing rods on the market, they will try their best to buy them. For this reason, they can even eat lunches brought from home for several months. For dinners among colleagues, it can be promoted

If you can't, just push it away. If you really can't push it away, you will be strictly required to spend the amount.

It can be said that they really went to the extreme for their beloved fishing rod.

The same is true for fishing bait. As long as they find out who has good fishing bait, they will come to ask for advice, and they will even pay for it. Such a generous act makes Zhou Jianguo feel a little heartbroken.

To put it bluntly, they have never been so generous to their wives.

After seeing the madness of these fishing guys, Zhou Jianguo was no longer surprised by Lou's father's current behavior.

"Hey, Jianguo, thank you!" Father Lou thanked him happily.

"Thank you for nothing, it's just a fishing rod, you're welcome!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Jianguo's hands sank. He flicked his hands and with a 'whoosh', a huge black shadow flew up to the shore.

"Click!" There was a sound, and the black shadow fell to the ground. When Lou's father saw it, he immediately shouted in surprise: "Jianguo, he is an old turtle. It looks like he weighs at least 27 or 8 pounds!"

"The old turtle weighing twenty-seven or eight kilograms is enough for us to eat for lunch." As he said that, Zhou Jianguo put away the fishing rod in his hand.

A big fat-headed fish weighing 11 or 2 kilograms, and an old turtle weighing 27 or 8 kilograms. To be honest, whether we can finish it all at noon today is a question.

Don't forget, He Yuzhu also has a wild goat weighing more than fifty kilograms, five pheasants weighing seven or eight kilograms, plus other things. Whether they can finish them at noon is indeed a problem.

"Eat turtle for lunch? Jianguo, this turtle doesn't taste very good." Father Lou frowned and said.

Old turtles were actually very common in the past. Not to mention those weighing more than ten or twenty kilograms, even those weighing forty or fifty kilograms could be seen from time to time.

However, no one eats much.

The reason is very simple. If you don't know how to make the turtle, it won't taste good. The fishy and earthy smell is too strong. Many people feel like vomiting even if they smell the taste, not to mention eating it.

If you want to make turtles and the like delicious, you have to use heavy oil and add a lot of spices. Only then will the turtles taste good.

But in the past, having enough to eat was a problem. How could we have such luxurious conditions to be a turtle?

Many families may not even have one or two kilograms of oil a year. Now you have to use so much oil to make turtles. Haha, if you really do this, your parents will beat you to death.

The oil problem is easy to solve. You can still get it by gritting your teeth, but those spices are really beyond the reach of ordinary people in the past.

At that time, spices were more expensive than gold. How could ordinary people afford them?

Another point is that people in the past were extremely thirsty for oil and water, so they would not throw away anything involving oil and water.

The //yellow//colored grease inside the turtle's body, although it contains the most oil and water, is actually the fishiest thing on its body. If you don't remove this stuff, no matter how you burn it, the turtle will smell fishy.

Without the suppression of spices, the fishy and earthy smell of the turtle cannot be removed, and the yellow oil cannot be removed. Of course, the taste will be quite unpleasant.

The yellow///grey oil in the turtles that Lou's father ate before was not removed. Although some spices were used, the taste was still a bit fishy. It was okay just for a taste, but if you want to eat it as a meal, Lou

My father thanked me very much.

"Uncle Lou, that's because others don't know how to cook it. Once the turtle is cooked, it will taste no worse than boiled fish. Moreover, turtles, especially old turtles like this, are very nourishing to the body. Uncle Lou, you have to eat less."

Eat a little, otherwise you won't be able to sleep at night." Zhou Jianguo said with an expression that all men understood.

After hearing this, Father Lou was moved. He knew that Zhou Jianguo would not lie without purpose, especially when it came to food, and he would not lie. Thinking of the food he had eaten these days, Father Lou began to salivate. When he looked at the old turtle on the ground,

It's no longer the disgust as before, but with expectation.

"Jianguo, Uncle Lou, I'm just waiting for your cooking." As he said this, Father Lou swallowed a mouthful of saliva. He couldn't help it. Zhou Jianguo's cooking skills were so good that even he was greedy.

"Okay, when the time comes, I'll make it so delicious that your tongue will swallow it." Zhou Jianguo said with a smile.

After that, the two of them went ashore directly, one carrying the big fat-headed fish weighing 12 to 13 kilograms, and the other carrying the old turtle weighing 27 or 8 kilograms, back to the camp.

"Jianguo, why did you bring this thing back? The turtle tastes bad and is quite fishy." He Yuzhu frowned after seeing the turtle in Zhou Jianguo's hand.

He is a chef, but he also has some headaches when it comes to things like Lao Turtle.

He Yuzhu has cooked soft-shelled turtles, also known as soft-shelled turtles, several times before, but whether it was braised in braise or stewed in soup, the fishy and earthy smell inside could not be removed.

If it is just for ordinary people to eat, then it doesn't matter. For ordinary people, it is good to have meat to eat, regardless of whether there is any fishy or earthy smell.

However, if this is for distinguished guests, that won't work.

He Yuzhu clearly remembered that he was scolded several times at that time, so he was quite disgusted with turtles.

"Zhuzi, you don't understand this. Jianguo said that this thing is delicious. If it is cooked, it will make you swallow it." Father Lou said at the side.

"Delicious? Jianguo, do you have any secrets for dealing with the fishy and earthy smell of turtles?" He Yuzhu immediately realized this and asked quickly.

He fell a few times on the turtle, and now that he had the chance to come back, he wanted to learn how to do it.

"Actually, when you cook turtle, you will feel a fishy and earthy smell. One reason is that the source of the fishy smell has not been removed, and the other reason is that the ingredients used are not enough." Zhou Jianguo explained.

"The fishy smell and the ingredients used? Jianguo, you mean, there are some things in the soft-shell turtle that are very fishy. If you don't remove these things, the fishy smell can't be removed?" He Yuzhu asked.

"Well, that's the reason." Zhou Jianguo nodded, indicating that He Yuzhu was right.

"But, where is the source of the fishy smell inside the turtle? Except for the internal organs, it is all meat."

He Yuzhu was puzzled. Apart from the internal organs, there was only meat left in the turtle. It was impossible to say that the meat was the source of the fishy smell.

"You forgot, there is a lot of yellow oil inside the turtle." Zhou Jianguo revealed the problem.

"Those things are the source of the fishy smell?!" He Yuzhu was shocked. In his opinion, those are all oils and good things. Many people would rather throw away the turtle meat than throw away these oils, but what he didn't expect

Yes, these good things are actually the source of the fishy smell.

"Don't believe it?" Zhou Jianguo looked at He Yuzhu, he still had some disbelief on his face.

He Yuzhu really didn't believe it. He used lard as an example and said, "Jianguo, how can fat have a fishy smell? If it really does have a fishy smell, why doesn't lard have a fishy smell?"

"This is different." Zhou Jianguo said.

But after seeing that He Yuzhu still didn't believe it, Zhou Jianguo knew that He Yuzhu would only believe it if he actually did it once.

Therefore, Zhou Jianguo no longer explained, he slaughtered the old turtle directly, removed the grease inside with He Yuzhu's heartbroken eyes, and then took out some spices and began to operate it aside.

"Use so much oil again." He Yuzhu muttered after seeing Zhou Jianguo pour more than two kilograms of oil.

(The old turtle weighs more than 20 pounds, so it’s really not possible without so much oil.)

He Yuyu glanced over, his eyes extremely sharp, as if to say, are you ready to learn? If you want to learn, shut your mouth. If you don't want to learn, just go away.

He Yuzhu immediately shut up. He would not miss a good opportunity to learn cooking skills.

He is now famous throughout Huajing for his new Sichuan cuisine, and he is even called the number one in Sichuan cuisine. Countless Sichuan chefs want to learn from him.

In particular, boiled dishes are definitely the soul of Sichuan cuisine. Many chefs want to learn how to make boiled dishes.

An innovation in Sichuan cuisine made He Yuzhu so famous in the chef world. If he learned another skill, he would be even more famous. Thinking of this, He Yuzhu watched Zhou Jianguo's operation with all his attention.

The subsequent operations are actually pretty much the same. The only thing you need to know is the control of the heat and the timing of cutting the ingredients. As long as you understand these points, this braised turtle is actually not difficult.

He Yuzhu's talent in cooking is indeed very strong, at least much better than other talents in martial arts. No, Zhou Jianguo only introduced one side, and He Yuzhu remembered everything.

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