Blue scale shrimp is a kind of spiritual shrimp that lives on the spiritual veins of the seabed. It is no more than an inch long, almost transparent, and very beautiful.
There are seven spots on the carapace on the back that sparkle with blue light, and they like to gather together in groups. From a distance, they look like twinkling stars, which is very charming.
Because it has grown on the spiritual veins for many years, the body has abundant spiritual energy, the meat is crystal clear, and the taste is extremely delicious.
Blue scale shrimps are not big, so when He Ling'er handed over the jar yesterday, Qi Yuan didn't pay attention yet.
When he planned to look for some ingredients from the earthenware jar the next day, he discovered that there were actually some blue lobsters in the corners of the earthenware jar, which must have been caught by He Ling'er.
Just one night passed, and a lot of them were already eaten by other fish.
By the time Qi Yuan discovered them, these blue lobsters were fleeing in all directions, avoiding being devoured by several sea fish.
Qi Yuan quickly caught the few remaining blue lobsters, otherwise they would definitely be eaten up by these sea fish.
In other words, these blue lobsters don't have intelligence, otherwise they would be yelling at each other.
They can die happily if they are eaten by sea fish, but now in the hands of Qi Yuan, the chef, they will not be able to live in peace even after death.
Qi Yuan condensed a ball of water in his hand and wrapped these blue shrimps in it.
Looking at these delicate and beautiful little things, he hesitated for a moment, wondering what to eat with these little things.
After a while, Qi Yuan made up his mind.
It’s better not to eat too greasy food early in the morning.
Just make crystal shrimp dumplings.
It just so happens that the whole body of these blue shrimps is almost more transparent than crystal, which complements the name of crystal shrimp dumplings.
As soon as he thought of it, Qi Yuan called Qi Yi over, whispered a few instructions in his ear, then waved him away, and then started to prepare.
It is best to use Chengfen to make crystal shrimp dumplings. Chengfen is gluten-free flour.
Qi Yuan first kneaded wheat flour into a dough, then fetched a basin of water from the Lingquan and washed it directly in the water until the volume of the dough no longer shrank. The remaining dough was gluten, while the flour in the water was flour.
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Collect the gluten and put it aside. Let the wooden basin stand and settle. When the water is two cents clear and turbid, Qi Yuan pinches the water diversion knife to draw the water out and dry the clear powder in the basin.
Then, pour the starch powder into the boiling water little by little, scald until cooked, slowly stir evenly, knead into a dough and set aside to cool.
Then Qi Yuan started processing the blue shrimp.
These shrimps are crystal clear and have almost no impurities in their bodies. They are not difficult to handle. The main thing is that they are large in number and need to be handled one by one.
After processing, Qi Yuan marinated most of the shrimps with spirit wine, minced ginger and fine salt.
Chop another small part into shrimp paste, then take out a section of Ganoderma lucidum, and pick a few bamboo shoots from the bamboo forest, chop them into pieces and prepare them for stuffing.
Just after he had been busy for a long time, an inconspicuous light flew in from outside the bamboo forest, revealing Qi Yi's figure.
Qi Yuan quietly glanced behind him and saw that no one was following him, then he looked at the little wild boar in Qi Yi's arms.
This little wild boar is no more than a foot and a half long. It has a petite body, a big belly, a round butt, and short and slender limbs. However, its meat is very solid and definitely chewy.
"No one discovered it?"
Qi Yuan asked quietly.
He rarely catches spiritual beasts on the island now.
Of course, there are only very few of them. It doesn't mean that you won't attack the spiritual beasts on the island at all. You just need to be careful. It usually doesn't matter if you don't touch the spiritual beasts that are raised by people.
Besides, even if you accidentally catch a spiritual beast raised by someone else and someone comes to your door, wouldn't it still be possible to push them all together?
At that time, I said that the child was ignorant and looked strange, so I picked him up and played with him.
If he arrived late and didn't catch it, the disciple would definitely treat his fellow disciple to a delicious meal.
As for what kind of meat is in my pot, it’s so fragrant. It’s just a meal. There’s no need to know it so thoroughly!
Qi Yi scratched his head, thought for a moment, and then said: "It must not have been seen by anyone. The disciple specially spared a large circle of this little pig that was caught over there in Qingyuan Ridge."
"That's good."
Qi Yuan reached out to take the little pig, touched it with his hand, and nodded with satisfaction.
Even though this little pig is not big in size, it is very strong. When Qi Yuan held him in his arms, he was very dishonest and kicked his limbs wildly. He had a strength of tens of thousands of kilograms.
Not to mention ordinary people, even generals in the army, most of them don't have this strength.
Moreover, this little pig had quite a vicious temperament. After seeing that he couldn't break free from Qi Yuan's arms, he raised his head and howled a few times, then opened his mouth and bit Qi Yuan's arm.
If Qi Yuan hadn't quickly added a protective spell to himself, he might have been bitten by it accidentally.
"Tsk, tsk, the little guy is so vicious, but his energy and blood are really strong. I don't know how many elixirs he has secretly taken on weekdays."
Qi Yuan praised in his mouth, but showed no mercy in his hands. He raised the knife and dropped it with his mouth open to bite his little wild boar. He was immediately killed. After a few knife blows, it turned into a pile of pork belly waiting to be cooked.
Then he took a relatively fat piece of pork and minced it, put it together with shrimp paste, bamboo shoots, Ganoderma lucidum and other things, added green onions, ginger and various seasonings, and added the marinated shrimps, and stirred to adjust the taste.
After it was almost done, he boiled a little more lard and mixed it with the dough.
This kind of noodles is very easy to make. Just cut it into squeeze balls and press it with a knife to form a dumpling wrapper.
Then he wrapped the stuffing in and kneaded it into various beautiful shapes with a light technique. He stretched out his hand and picked up a lot of bamboo leaves from a tall purple bamboo in the air.
Because bamboo takes so long to grow, these green bamboo leaves are larger than ordinary bamboo leaves, which are perfect for placing under the shrimp dumplings.
Boil the water, put the shrimp dumplings into the steamer, and steam over high heat for half a quarter of an hour.
As a white steam rises, the unique aroma of shrimp dumplings begins to permeate the bamboo forest, and then is gradually absorbed by the Wuyan Baohu.
However, as soon as the smell started to spread, it was already attracting people.
Not only did several girls gather around, but Uncle Bixiao, who had not been seen for several days, suddenly appeared.
Bixiao looked at the fragrant and beautiful snacks in the steamer brought over by Qi Yuan, and couldn't help but pick one up to taste first.
"Well, what is this? It's so delicious."
Bixiao squinted her eyes to taste the taste, and then looked at these shrimp dumplings carefully.
The shrimp dumplings not only look white and crystal clear in color, beautiful and delicate in shape, but the meat filling inside is also vaguely visible, and the taste is smooth, fresh and delicious.
Moreover, the delicious texture of the dumpling wrapper and the umami flavor of the shrimp blend together in your mouth, making you addicted!
However, because there were not many blue lobsters, Qi Yuan only packed the few cages in front of him.
Of course, this amount of food was not enough for so many people, so everyone was allowed to eat a few for a taste, and soon these cages were full of food.
After Bixiao finished eating, she stared at him: "Is it gone?"
Qi Yuan smiled bitterly: "Uncle Master, it's not that I don't want to make more. It's just that the ingredients are limited. When I found these blue shrimps today, there were not many left after being eaten by the sea fish. I will make more when I have the opportunity next time."