diymy Chapter 104 Crab Roe
Chapter 104 Crab Roe
Chapter 104 Crab Roe
Little Sizi stared at a crab waving its two large pincers, her eyes full of curiosity. The crab was probably as big as her face, with its two eyes slanted upwards, darting back and forth.
"It's not called a bug, it's called a crab."
Su Mu sat on a small stool, holding a pair of scissors, trimming the legs of a crab that was still bound.
"Crab----"
Little Sizi tilted her head and stretched out a slender white finger. "It's blowing bubbles, is it thirsty? Let me give it some water."
As he spoke, he reached out and poked the crab's mouth with his little finger.
That big crab also had a bad temper. Sensing the threat, it suddenly opened its large pincers, which were originally tucked in front of it. If those serrated teeth had clamped down, the little ox's finger would have been severed!
"Don't move!"
Li Lizhi saw this scene as soon as she entered the door. She was so frightened that her face turned pale, and a scream got stuck in her throat before she could even shout it out.
Snapped!
A pair of bamboo chopsticks moved with lightning speed, firmly and smoothly clamping down on the large claw.
With a flick of his wrist, Su Mu sent the large crab, weighing at least a pound, flying through the air in an arc before it splattered into the bucket next to him.
"This thing has a bad temper, and it's carrying a weapon, so you can't just touch it."
Su Mu put away his chopsticks and calmly tapped Xiao Sizi on the forehead.
Little Sizi had no idea how dangerous things had just happened; she only thought her patron was amazing for swatting the big bug away. She clapped her hands and giggled, "Fly! Bug fly!"
Li Lizhi, clutching her chest, walked over, still shaken. Looking at the monster still thrashing about in the bucket, her brows furrowed deeply.
"What kind of things are being offered as tribute?"
Li Lizhi took two steps back in disgust, covering her mouth and nose with a handkerchief. "Its face is hideous, all hard shell, it's disgusting to look at. Father Emperor is actually eating it with relish, I really don't know what's so delicious about it."
In her opinion, this thing is troublesome to eat; it takes a long time to peel off all the shells, and it leaves your hands smelling fishy, which is really unseemly.
"Disgusting?"
Su Mu laughed, "That's because you don't know how to eat."
He scooped the largest female crab out of the bucket.
The creature was still struggling, but no matter how much it waved its pincers, it couldn't grab anyone in Su Mu's hands.
"This is gold from the water; the yellow and creamy parts inside are a delicacy that even the gods would crave."
"gold?"
Li Lizhi pouted, "More like a belly full of black mud. The sugar crab that Shangshiju made last time was so sweet and cloying, and we had to spit out the dregs. It was awful."
Su Mu threw the crabs back into the steamer, put the lid on, and added ginger slices and perilla leaves.
"Everyone has their own way of cooking it. Whether it's sweet and sour or stir-fried with chili, as long as the natural flavor of the ingredients isn't overwhelmed, it's delicious. Of course, it's also possible that everyone's taste is different."
Su Mu stood up, went inside and brought out a large cutting board with several shiny little tools on it.
Scissors, small hammer, long needle, and pick.
"Today I'll show you what a real crab feast is like."
Su Mu rolled up his sleeves. "However, if you want to eat this good food, you have to work."
Li Lizhi looked at him warily: "What are you doing?"
"Disassemble the crab."
Fifteen minutes later.
The steaming hot crabs are ready.
The carapace turned orange-red and became shiny.
Su Mu first demonstrated it.
With two quick snips of the scissors, the crab legs were cut off.
With a gentle roll of the rolling pin, the crab leg meat is neatly squeezed out. Open the crab shell, remove the gills, stomach, and heart.
The bag of golden, oily crab roe was then revealed.
Use a scraper to scrape off the crab roe and place it in a white porcelain bowl. Then break open the crab body and use a long needle to pick out the strands of white crab meat.
The movements were fluid and fast, almost dazzling.
Before long, a crab was reduced to a pile of empty shells and three bowls of meat, each with its own distinct type.
"Did you understand?"
Su Mu pushed the tools in front of Li Lizhi.
Li Lizhi stared at the steaming crab, then looked at the pile of complicated tools.
"You want me to do this?"
"Don't want to eat crabs that you don't have to lift a finger to eat?"
Su Mu slowly picked up a crab leg and put it in his mouth. "This meat is fresh and sweet."
Li Lizhi swallowed.
She looked at Su Mu's blissful expression, then glanced at the little ox next to him trying to bite the crab shell with its teeth.
"Sister—help me—bite me—"
Little Sizi handed over a large crab claw, which was covered in saliva and had two shallow teeth marks.
Li Lizhi sighed.
I've accepted my fate.
She picked up the scissors and clumsily began to struggle with the crab.
The dismantling took an hour.
The sun was setting in the west, and the yard was piled high with red crab shells.
Li Lizhi felt like her neck was about to break, and her fingers were covered in red marks from the crab shell.
But the results are also encouraging.
A large bowl brimming with crab roe and crab paste.
The colors were a bright, translucent golden yellow, and a deep, purplish-red.
A layer of glistening crab oil floats on top, and just looking at it makes you feel the delicious flavor is about to burst out.
There was also a bowl of snow-white crab meat on the side.
"That's enough."
Su Mu looked at the bowl of gold and nodded in satisfaction.
At least twenty large crabs were dismantled here.
"So... we're just going to eat it like this?"
Li Lizhi rubbed her aching wrists, somewhat doubtful, "It's so fishy, how can we eat it?"
"Don't worry, just keep an eye on it."
Su Mu started a fire.
This time, we won't use low heat; we'll go straight for high heat.
Heat the pan, and without using vegetable oil, scoop out a large chunk of snow-white pork fat and throw it in.
Sizzle—!
As the lard melted in the hot pan, the rich, mellow aroma unique to animal fat wafted up.
"What are you doing?" Li Lizhi stepped back, afraid of getting oil splashed on her.
"Bald roe and butter".
Su Mu uttered three words.
"bald?"
Little Sizi curiously touched his head, "Like Eunuch Wang, bald?"
"In Suzhou dialect, 'tu' means 'only.' It means there's only butter, nothing else."
Su Mu explained, "This dish contains only crab roe and crab paste, without a trace of crab meat, let alone any radishes or potatoes."
Extremely luxurious.
A pure cholesterol bomb!
When the oil was seventy percent hot, Su Mu grabbed a handful of finely chopped ginger and threw it in.
Ginger can remove fishy smells and enhance flavor.
The minced ginger sizzled in the oil, releasing its aroma. At that moment, Su Mu poured the bowl of golden-red crab roe and crab paste into the pot all at once.
boom!
It was as if a bomb had exploded in the pot.
The umami flavor is no longer subtle or understated, but becomes extremely aggressive. The crab roe, stimulated by the high temperature of lard, emulsifies rapidly, and the golden oil instantly boils!
Su Mu pushed and pulled the shovel in his hand quickly.
Don't overcook it; you need to retain the texture of the crab roe pieces.
The sizzling sound was incessant, and the colors in the pot grew increasingly vibrant. The originally solidified crab roe melted, turning the pot of clear lard amber.
Pour in a little Shaoxing wine.
The rising aroma of alcohol carried away the last trace of fishy smell, leaving only that intoxicating sweet fragrance.
Finally, a pinch of salt and a pinch of vinegar.
Use only a small amount of vinegar, just enough to cut through the greasiness and enhance the flavor.
"alright."
Su Mu turned off the fire.
The contents of the pot were still bubbling away.
That's not just a pot of sauce; it's a pot of flowing gold, a pot that concentrates the essence of the entire autumn.
That domineering aroma, carried by the wind, unceremoniously scaled the wall and rushed directly into the kitchen of the neighboring Shangshiju restaurant!
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