Qi Yuan heard the sound and came over. He couldn't laugh or cry when he saw this scene.
He quickly stretched out his hand and knocked on the red crab's back. The big crab suddenly shrank as if it was electrocuted, and its whole body shrank into a ball.
Pulling up He Ling'er's arm and looking at it, he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there were only two red marks on it and no wounds.
Just looking at this girl's pitiful look with tears in her eyes, it was obvious that she was in severe pain.
Qi Yuan sighed softly, took out an elixir for treating trauma, melted it with water and applied it on the little girl's white and tender little arms.
After a while, the red marks disappeared and the pain was no longer there, but He Ling'er's mouth was still pouting, obviously very unhappy.
"Ling'er is really useless, he can't even make a crab."
The little girl's mood was a little low.
Qi Yuan chuckled and said: "You have seen me cook mostly ordinary crabs before. This crab has become a sperm after all. If you still follow the method of making ordinary crabs, of course it won't be done well.
Furthermore, when I cook, I use firewood, and I can control the intensity of the heat. You are not majoring in fire Taoism, so it is normal that the intensity of the heat is insufficient.
Okay, don't be angry, even a mere crab dares to offend my little Linger, let me help you get revenge."
Bixiao came over from the side, took the little girl into his arms, pinched her chubby little face, and looked at Qi Yuan curiously: "What are you going to do, steam it again?"
Qi Yuan looked at the big red crab that had been steamed by He Ling'er, thought for a moment, and said, "Let's eat something different today. I'll make a drunken crab dish for you."
"Drunk crab?"
Bixiao took a look at the big crab with interest. This guy was not too small, and the flesh seemed to be firm.
Hmm, I just don’t know how it tastes?
While she was squeezing He Ling'er's chubby little face, she was watching Qi Yuan at work.
He Ling'er was still a little depressed at first, but as Bixiao kneaded her face into various shapes, she could no longer care about the loss and twisted her little body to escape from Bixiao's clutches.
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However, she was weak and struggled for a long time, but it was all in vain. In the end, she had to give up the struggle in frustration and let Bixiao knead her in various ways.
Qi Yuan started to get busy.
The meat of Drunken Crab is tender and delicious, with a charming aroma of wine, making it a truly rare delicacy.
Qi Yuan first put an appropriate amount of Sichuan peppercorns into the pot, stir-fry them until they become fragrant, then took them out and let them cool.
Then take out some old ginger, pat it lightly with a kitchen knife, loosen the ginger, slice it, turn the crab over, leave the navel cover aside, add a small amount of lingo peel and pepper, ginger slices, and close it again
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Tie the crabs and put them into a jar, add homemade soy sauce, sugar, spiritual wine, garlic cloves, ginger cubes, cinnamon, plum blossoms and other substances, and squeeze out the juice from ginseng, jade pear, red dragon fruit and other substances, and mix them together
Use as seasoning.
He did not use salt for pickling, but used dry plums to provide salt.
Some spiritual fruits are added to provide a fruity flavor. After the drunken crab is made, the taste will be lighter and a little sweeter, making it more delicious than ordinary braised food.
At the same time, it also makes the aroma of the wine sweeter and more mellow, which can enhance the deliciousness of the crab meat and remove the fishy smell and coldness.
Qi Yuan then used a spirit-sealing spell to seal the mouth of the jar. At the same time, his hands glowed with spiritual light, and he reached out and patted the jar gently.
He was using his magic power to lightly vibrate the crab's body, allowing various flavors to penetrate into the crab's body more quickly.
Because of the help of magic power, the flavor is absorbed much faster, and it does not need to be soaked for several days.
What Qi Yuan wants to do this time is cooked drunken crab. After all, this crab is so big, it is better to steam it and eat it.
When he felt that it was almost done, he boiled water in the Longwen Ruyi pot, added some ginger cooking wine to the water to remove the fishy smell and increase the fragrance, then took the crabs out of the jar, put them into the pot, and steamed them until cooked.
At this time, Qi Yuan was extra careful because it had to be steamed over high fire. Only in this way could the moisture and umami flavor of the crabs be retained.
At the same time, care must be taken to avoid over-steaming, otherwise the meat quality will become dull and the taste will be greatly reduced.
After steaming, it needs to be soaked in cold juice, which not only absorbs the flavor, but also keeps the taste warm.
"alright."
Following Qi Yuan's greeting, Bixiao let go of He Ling'er, who looked hopeless, and stepped forward.
This kind of steamed drunken crab does not smell strongly of wine, but has a light floral and fruity aroma.
Qi Yuan opened the crab shell and saw that the crab meat inside was a bit crystal clear.
Bixiao's eyes lit up and she couldn't help but take a bite. She immediately felt that her mouth was fresh and smooth, which was completely different from the crabs she had eaten before.
Not only does it have a hint of mellow wine aroma, but the crystal yellow color makes it appear extremely plump and moist, and the long-lasting taste between the lips and teeth is simply wonderful and indescribable.
Bixiao was completely convinced by his nephew. He didn't expect that a crab with such a weak demonic aura could make such delicious food.
Qi Yuan stretched out his hand to say hello, and all Qi Yihe, Ling'er, and Deng Chanyu gathered around. After taking a bite, their eyes lit up and they started to feast on the food.
He Linger ate a few spoonfuls of crab paste with a spoon at first, but then she turned her attention to the crab claws.
He stretched out his chubby hand and broke off the crab claw that was holding him before. After cracking the shell, he held the crab claw, opened his mouth wide, and bit it down hard.
Unfortunately, her mouth was too small, so she only bit off a piece of meat the size of a quail egg in this one bite, but the look on her face made her look very proud.
Several people first ate all the meat in the crab shell, and then turned their attention to the crab legs.
Two of the crab claws are the thickest, but the other eight crab legs are also not small, each one is like a spear.
Qi Yuan picked up a crab leg, opened the shell with a click, and exposed the meat at the top of the crab claw. Because the crab leg was big enough, there was not much meat at the tip of the crab claw, and it looked extremely delicate. He took a bite.
It's even more fresh and tender.
Several people each held a crab leg, as if chewing sugar cane, and the sound of clicking was endless. After removing the shell from the crab leg, there was attractive crab leg meat, and the taste was simply amazing.
Especially the crab legs that are so long and have so much meat are very enjoyable to eat.
That is to say, they all have advanced cultivation and special physiques. If they were ordinary people, they would probably be full on a small portion of crab leg meat.
After eating, everyone sighed with satisfaction.
After resting for a while, we all got up and wanted to clean up the crab shells all over the floor.
He Ling'er stood up unsteadily and wanted to help.
As a result, after walking out crookedly for a few steps, his head bumped into Bixiao's arms.
Bixiao was stunned, looking at He Ling'er's blushing little face with a silly smile, and suddenly felt a little strange: "What's wrong with this girl?"
Qi Yuan took a look and found that He Ling'er looked the same as when she was drunk by Ao Rui in the Dragon Palace. He couldn't help but laugh: "She is drunk."
"drunk?"
Bixiao was a little confused.
Qi Yuan explained: "The drunken crabs are pickled in spirit wine. Ling'er is still young and cannot bear the power of wine, so he got a little drunk."
Bixiao chuckled and couldn't help but rub the little girl's face again. Then she handed her over to Deng Chanyu and asked her to take He Ling'er to rest.