There is no one in the yard or living room, but there is someone in the kitchen...
Ye Mo went over and took a look. Under the eaves outside the back door, more than a dozen people were squatting and cleaning crayfish.
This scene is quite big.
"Ye Mo, you come here and brush the crayfish, and I'll take care of the shrimp heads." Lin Shan said.
"Hey." Ye Mo went over to take over the job of his future father-in-law, and farmed crayfish with Lin Xiaomian.
"How much did it sell for this morning?" Lin Xiaomian asked in a low voice.
"Sixty-six thousand." Ye Mo said, "How about it?"
"How much area was captured?"
"Just six platforms." Ye Mo said.
"That's okay..."
Tang Xun washed his hands, brought a stool and sat next to Wang Yue: "Cleaning the crayfish threads?"
"Um."
"how to do?"
"Use a toothpick to pierce this part...and then pull off the tail in the middle." Do not cut off the shrimp heads when removing the shrimp lines to prevent the shrimp yellow from falling out and affecting the taste."
Today I loaded two full barrels, a 24-liter barrel, and it hit the door.
Some people specialize in removing shrimp threads, and some specialize in cutting crayfish legs...
Lin Shan went back to the kitchen, specializing in the shrimp heads of crayfish. For the shrimp heads, just use scissors to cut off the tip of the shrimp head, which is the harder part of the triangle, and then dig out the black sac-like object inside the head, the shrimp stomach.
Remember not to cut off too much, otherwise the shrimp yellow will come out.
Shrimp yellow and shrimp brain, this is delicious.
It took more than a dozen people more than half an hour to clean the crayfish.
I have a stove pot at home, which is an old-fashioned big iron pot. Otherwise, it would be difficult to deal with so many crayfish today.
Ye Mo burns the fire...
Dad Ye and Uncle Ye helped prepare the ingredients...
Lin Shan was in charge. After the pot was cooked, he picked up a bucket of freshly opened rapeseed oil and poured tons and tons of rapeseed oil into it, almost finishing it.
Mom and the others went to the living room to watch TV and drink tea.
A group of old men were in the kitchen, watching how to cook crayfish.
When the oil temperature is high, throw the washed and bundled chives into the oil pan, then add the chopped onions, fry slowly over low heat. Fry until fragrant, pick up these things...then add star anise, cinnamon, and garlic.
Incense, ginger, garlic, Sichuan peppercorns, etc., the aroma comes out, then add the butter hot pot base, three large pieces...
Followed by dried chili peppers and bean paste, stir-fry until the house is filled with a pungent aroma.
This fragrance is so delicious that if you put a piece of paper down in the countryside and boil it, it will be delicious when you take it out.
Pour the crayfish down and start stir-frying.
There were too many crayfish today and it was very troublesome to stir-fry them.
"Burn the fire..." Lin Shan said.
"Okay." Ye Mo added twigs and firewood to the stove, and it quickly lit up.
Tang Xun swallowed his saliva beside him. The smell... was so delicious.
Tang Xun's father likes to eat crayfish, but Tang Xun rarely goes out to eat crayfish.
It was the last time Ye Mo cooked crayfish that he realized for the first time how delicious it was to eat crayfish.
This pot is really full.
Looking at these crayfish, Ye Mo suddenly remembered the pig food he cooked when he was a child... and it was also a full pot like this.
Lin Shan stir-fried slowly, and when all the crayfish turned red, he opened one bottle...one after another, and poured them down.
After pouring a full 10 bottles of beer, the beer foam spread out. When the foam disappeared, stir-fry again and cover the pot: "High heat, turn to low heat after grilling."
It took a while before the barbecue started.
Lin Shan continued to turn over the crayfish, and the tangy aroma hit his face.
Father Ye, Second Uncle, Old Tang, Old Wang, and Tang Xun all gathered around the stove and stared at it.
"How long does it take to cook such a big pot?" asked Dad Ye.
"Twenty minutes or so. Simmer slowly over low heat to get the flavor." Lin Shan said.
After the crayfish is cooked, it needs to be soaked in the soup for a long time before it becomes flavorful.
But that kind of crayfish meat is very old...
For a while.
Lin Xiaomian and the others came over.
"Are you ready? I'm hungry." Lin Xiaomian said.
"You are the only one who is hungry every day." Xiaomian's mother glared at her fiercely.
Lin Xiaomian opened her mouth, wondering why she had offended her mother, and why she looked so displeased with her.
Mother Ye smiled and went to wash rice and cook: "Ye Mo, there are no vegetables in the refrigerator?"
"I went out to buy some in the afternoon." Ye Mo said, "There are still a few pieces of sausage in the refrigerator. I washed them and cooked them, and then cooked some baby vegetables... If there are some sauerkraut at home, if they don't have enough, I just eat sauerkraut."
"Are you the one who organizes receptions like this? If you didn't tell me earlier if there was no food..."
"I'll drive to town to buy some cold dishes and come back," Ye Ran said.
"Okay, please be safe on the road."
"I'll go too." Lin Xiaomian followed Ye Ran.
Simmer over low heat, turning the crayfish occasionally.
There are too many crayfish today...
The time is almost up, start pouring in oyster sauce, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, chicken essence... Stir again and close the lid.
"Turn off the heat and simmer for a while, then you can eat it."
Waiting for Lin Xiaomian and the others to come back, they started cooking the pot. The aroma of the lobster became even stronger...
I filled two pots directly.
Iron pots, two full pots...there are still many in the pots.
Take it out, sprinkle with chopped green onion and coriander, and serve it on the table.
The two tables merged into one table. After sitting down, the dishes and chopsticks were placed...
Ye Mo carried two boxes of beer out and opened them for everyone.
"You're welcome, let's get started." Dad Ye smiled and said, "Do it yourself and you'll have enough food and clothing."
"I'm not welcome." Tang Xun said and put a few crayfish in the bowl. He separated the shrimp tails and heads and took a bite of the shrimp heads first. The rich taste filled his mouth instantly.
The flavor of the butter hot pot is not strong, but the shrimp brains are umami and spicy...
This taste is amazing.
Father Ye and the others have never eaten crayfish.
Ye Mo said: "Dad, the crayfish needs to be peeled off first. Like this..." Ye Mo also broke open the crayfish, took a bite of the head, and then started peeling off the tail...
The crayfish I made today tastes even better.
For a moment, no one spoke at the dinner table of more than a dozen people, and the sound of crayfish slurping could be heard all the time.
A crayfish and a sip of beer, cool.
"How does the crayfish I made taste like?"
"Okay." Dad Ye gave a thumbs up: "I didn't know crayfish was so delicious before..."
"Hahaha... The crayfish is good, and the craftsmanship is even better." Dad Tang said.
He likes to eat crayfish and often goes out to eat in the summer. But he has never eaten such good crayfish...
I still have some scruples when eating crayfish from small night markets. Those crayfish are cheap, so eating the heads is rare. I usually only eat the tail meat.
The crayfish here at Ye Mo are clean.
Such a big reservoir, the water color is cool and green. When fished from the reservoir, there is no need to clean it, it looks very clean.
With such a crayfish, he has no scruples at all about scratching the head. He even doesn't want to eat the tail anymore, he just wants to scratch the head.
Crayfish are delicious, but peeling them is troublesome.
The crayfish here in Ye Mo have green shells...the shells are easy to peel, but for people who don't often eat crayfish, it's still troublesome.
However, the shrimp tail meat is very plump and has a somewhat chewy texture. Eat it with the soup and it’s amazing.
"If there is such a big basin of crayfish and a cold beer on a summer night...it will be comfortable just thinking about it." Tang Xun said.
Everyone laughed.
Ye Mo said: "Next summer, both reservoirs will be filled with crayfish. Then you can just come and catch them."