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The next morning.
Southern suburbs. The cold wind in the suburbs seems to be more cruel, and it makes people's faces hurt.
A large wooden shed stood beside a quietly flowing stream. There was a white cloth in front of the shed. Under the white cloth were a long table, a small table and a large stove. The long table was at least three meters away from the stove.
In the distance, standing in the wooden shed and looking out, there was a handsome man squatting beside a wooden basin washing things by the stream.
There were still about twenty guards with swords around, and their faces looked even more grim under the cold wind.
There were two teenagers in their twenties standing outside the shed, and the two old men and two middle-aged men were sitting inside the shed. The four of them were gathered around a large fire pit, but the cold wind that squeezed in from the cracks in the wood was still there.
The three of them were trembling all over.
"Shopkeeper Wu, is this guy Li Qi trying to mess with us? Isn't he just trying to be a river puffer? Why do you have to come here to do it? I'm so cold to death." An old man said very unhappy.
This person was Cai Jing. He just wanted to taste the puffer fish. Unexpectedly, Li Qi actually invited him to the wilderness. If the weather was good, it would be a good choice, but it was such a bad weather to come to the countryside.
, this is simply looking for trouble.
As for the other three, they are naturally Gao Qiu, Wu Furong and Cai Yong.
Wu Furong never dreamed that he would be able to sit with these two people in his lifetime. He couldn't help but feel a little trembling. He hurriedly raised his hands and said: "The grand master doesn't know something. Master Li did this for our sake. I remember last time a guest officer took the
He followed a river to the small shop. As a result, the small shop lost dozens of dollars."
Gao Qiu smiled and said, "Oh? There is still such a thing, then you can tell us about it."
Wu Furong cut corners and told them what happened last time Yue Fei came.
After the two of them listened, they understood why Li Qi did what he did.
In fact, Li Qi had chosen this place a long time ago, for no other reason than because of this creek. Cleaning the pufferfish is a very important step. It must be cleaned with running water, but these days there are no running water pipes, and the creek
, the small river is the only living water.
Cai Jing grew colder and colder as he sat, so he simply got up and went outside with Cai Yong. He wanted to see if Li Qi had finished washing. He saw Li Qi still squatting by the river, and saw his two young apprentices recording something with pens and paper.
Feeling curious, I walked over and asked, "Two young masters, what are you doing?"
When Wu Xiaoliu and Chen Dazhu saw Cai Jing coming out, they quickly saluted. Wu Xiaoliu said: "When you come back, Grand Master, we will check the number of cooking utensils brought today, whether they are damaged, whether they are leaking, and whether they are clean."
"cooking utensils?"
Cai Jing was stunned for a moment and said, "Do you still need to write this down with a notebook?"
Wu Xiaoliu nodded and said: "This is Brother Li's order. He said that all the cooking utensils for cooking puffer fish must be checked carefully and memorized in order to avoid omissions. We were afraid that we would not be able to remember, so we simply wrote them down with pens."
Cai Jing nodded as if he understood something. When he looked at the long table, he saw just a few bowls and a pair of scissors. Not even a kitchen knife. He asked again: "Don't you need a kitchen knife and seasoning to cook this puffer fish?"
Wu Xiaoliu replied: "Yes, Brother Li said that if there are too many tools, he would be afraid of confusion. So I only use a pair of scissors to cook puffer fish. As for the seasonings, they are all in this small box now and will be taken out when needed."
Suddenly, he pointed his hand towards the small wooden box beside him.
"Just a pair of scissors?"
This was the first time Cai Jing heard such a weird rule, and asked with a smile: "What about you? There is only a pair of scissors here, what do you use?"
Wu Xiaoliu said: "Brother Li said that cooking puffer fish can only be done by one person from beginning to end. We just watched from the side and made a fire."
A pair of scissors did not allow anyone to interfere. Cai Jing was confused and smiled bitterly: "Your master still has many rules."
Chen Dazhu said: "Brother Li said this is the rule of puffer fish. The rule includes thirty-six basic processes and eighteen processing processes."
"The law of pufferfish?"
Cai Jing laughed and said: "This rule is really interesting, interesting."
"Master, this is no fun. Only strict procedures can cook non-toxic and delicious pufferfish." Li Qi walked over with the wooden basin, his hands were red from the cold, and his expression was very serious.
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When it comes to food, Cai Jing has always been at a disadvantage. He didn't dare to say anything more. He nodded and looked into the basin. He saw two oval-shaped fish in the basin. The abdomens of the two fish were orange-yellow to white.
, there is a black spot above the pectoral fin and the base of the dorsal fin, and the anal fin is yellow. I asked: "Is this a pufferfish?"
Li Qi nodded and said: "This is the Eastern puffer fish with dark patterns."
Cai Jing nodded. Seeing how cute these two fish were, he shook his head and said, "I didn't expect such cute fish to be highly poisonous."
At this moment, Gao Qiu and Wu Furong also came out. It seemed that they both wanted to see how Li Qi cooked the puffer fish.
Li Qi's second personality appeared again and said without any scruples: "If you want to see it, please stand farther away and don't make any noise so as not to disturb me. In addition, all the things here are for you."
Can’t touch.”
This was the first time Gao Qiu saw such a serious Li Qi, and he couldn't help but be stunned. This tone was clearly the tone a boss would use towards his subordinates.
Cai Jing was not surprised at all, and he said: "Okay, okay, let's just stand far away and watch. Don't worry, we will never disturb you."
Gao Qiu gave a wry smile and took a detour with Cai Jing and others outside the shed, standing five meters away from the long table to watch.
Li Qi ignored them and said to the two disciples: "Have you finished the inspection?"
Wu Xiaoliu said: "Everything has been checked. There are no errors or omissions."
"let's start."
Li Qi placed a puffer fish on the chopping board with its belly facing up. He cut the belly from the cloaca to the head. He cut it very carefully. This cut was very important. If the internal organs were cut, it would be a failure.
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After cutting it, Li Qi stopped and asked: "Do you still remember those things in the puffer fish that contain highly toxic substances?"
Although Li Qi's Pufferfish Law is completed by one person from beginning to end, it is better after all if there are two more people supervising. This is also the only role that Wu Xiaoliu and the others can play, so a few days ago,
Li Qi taught them some basic knowledge of cooking puffer fish whenever he had time, but this was the first time he practiced it.
Wu Xiaoliu and Chen Xiaozhu replied in unison: "Innards, fish roe, blood, fish eyes."
After hearing this, Li Qi frowned. Chen Xiaozhu added: "In addition, the gonads of puffer fish that are difficult to distinguish between male and female will all be removed."
Li Qi nodded, then glared at Wu Xiaoliu slightly. Then he took out the internal organs one by one, and took out one internal organ. He asked his two apprentices to note down the appearance of the internal organs, and then gouged out the eyeballs and removed the gills.
, peel and put each internal organ in a bowl.
According to the law, all the internal organs of the second puffer fish were taken out. After everything was done, Wu Xiaoliu suddenly said: "Brother Li, there is still one fish eye missing."
Li Qi smiled happily and nodded: "Yes, yes, you must remember that after the internal organs are taken out, you must check them carefully to see if there is anything missing. If the fish eyes or roes fall into the fish flesh,
That's it." As he said that, he threw the fish eyes hidden in his hands into the bowl, and carefully and repeatedly checked the two pufferfish. After confirming that they were correct, Li Qi and his two apprentices directly
Carry the long table to the river.
When he came to the river, he first buried all the poisonous internal organs except the liver into the pit he had dug long ago, and then began to clean the puffer fish. He did not dare to put the blood into the stream. After all, there were many bad things these days.
People who care about hygiene like to drink water locally, so they can only rely on Wu Xiaoliu and Chen Xiaozhu to take turns scooping water from the creek to clean the puffer fish and puffer fish liver.
Wu Xiaoliu poured the water carefully and asked: "Brother Li, didn't you say that the liver is the most poisonous internal organ of puffer fish? Why do you still keep it?"
Li Qidao: "Although the liver is highly toxic, it is the essence of puffer fish. Without it, puffer fish will lose its taste."
Washing is the most tedious and indispensable step in cooking pufferfish.
Li Qi washed the pufferfish and liver thoroughly, and after confirming that they were correct, he put them into two unused bowls, then took off his apron, washed his hands, and ordered people to look at the long table, dishes, chopsticks, and scissors.
No one is allowed to touch the other items. Due to time constraints, he can only rinse them later.
Cai Jing and others felt tired standing aside and watching. While they were at the river, Cai Jingcai whispered: "I didn't expect that cooking river puffer fish would be so troublesome."
Gao Qiu couldn't laugh or cry and said: "I have never seen anyone cooking like this. It feels tiring just to look at it."
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Li Qi came to the big stove, took out a set of unused cooking utensils, put on a new apron and gloves, looked at the hourglass on the ground, and saw that the sand had not leaked out, he breathed a sigh of relief, and cooked for the first time.
The first step is to check whether the live puffer fish is cooked in the pot within 1 hour after being slaughtered and washed.
There are many ways to cook puffer fish, and Li Qi’s choice is deep-frying.
Pour the oil into a cold pan, and after a while, add some garlic and spread it over the pan. Then cut the liver into 0.5-1 cm thick slices and put them into a medium-heated oil pan.
Seeing this, Wu Xiaoliu asked curiously: "Brother Li, can deep frying eliminate the toxins in puffer fish?"
Li Qidao: "To be precise, it's high temperature. But the control of the heat is extremely strict. This is my first time practicing. To be on the safe side, I fry the liver first to remove poison and then add the fish. In fact, if I do this, a lot of the freshness will be lost."
, the real method is to put the fish and liver into the pot together, and you will be able to see it in two days."
Wu Xiaoliu stuck out his tongue and said, "Brother Li, when can we cook this pufferfish?"
Li Qidao: "It will take at least three years."
"Three years?"
Wu Xiaoliu and Chen Dazhu looked at each other.
After a while, a strong and strange aroma came out from the pot.
Just a strange fragrance made Cai Jing and others feel that the half-hour wait was worth it. They twitched their noses a few times and wiped their mouths vigorously. They all wanted to ask Li Qi how much longer they had to wait, but they
I didn't dare to ask, so I could only stand aside and wait.
When the liver slices are fried to tooth-yellow color, add the pork belly and stir-fry until fragrant, add the puffer fish and continue to stir-fry. Add Shaoxing wine, sauce, sugar, mussels, salt, stock, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
When it is seven times ripe, add the fish skin and ribs, and when cooked, reduce the soup over high heat.
Put oil, salt, and water into the pot and bring to a boil. Blanch the prepared rice seedlings and put them on the bottom of the plate. Then pour the puffer fish meat into the plate. The shiny puffer fish meat is full of fragrance. Li Qi grows.
After taking a breath, he wiped his sweat, turned to Cai Jing and said, "Master, Lieutenant, you can eat."
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Author's statement: Cooking pufferfish requires professionals. Foodies should not be greedy and cook it by themselves. Pufferfish toxins will never give people a second chance to misplace it.