The fishing boat dragged forward for a while, and Xiang Yang felt that it was almost time, so he immediately ordered the net to be raised.
"Everything is ready." Zhou Wang shouted, directing the two new crew members to operate the winch.
Brothers Chen Qingsheng and Chen Fusheng each brought a few crew members to stand at the stern and deck, ready to deal with any emergencies at any time.
The winch made a sound, and the fishing net was slowly gathered in, lifted up by the winch and gradually left the sea surface.
A bag of sea fish was dragged onto the deck, and the fishing net was spread out, with the fish inside jumping around alive.
Everyone on the deck was dumbfounded. The fish in the net were just too ugly. Not only did they not have scales on their bodies, but they also had many cortical protrusions on the edges of their heads and bodies. They were black and looked like deformed toads.
"Fuck, this is an eye-opener. There are actually such ugly fish. Does anyone eat this?" Fang Youqun kicked an extremely ugly sea fish on the deck with a look of disgust on his face.
Many new crew members on the fishing boat also took a few steps back, because the appearance of the fish bought from the Internet was really too disappointing to the audience.
"Strange." Xiang Chen squatted in front of the fishing net and twisted a smaller fish with his hands to take a closer look. He turned to He Mingde and called him uncle: "Uncle, this should be a deep-sea fish, right? How come we caught it in the shallow sea?"
Shallow sea fish are generally streamlined, which allows them to swim quickly in the water, but deep sea fish generally have strange shapes, like alien creatures.
The reason is that the water pressure in the deep sea is extremely high. Deep-sea fish live under such high pressure all year round, so their appearance is naturally affected by the outside world.
"This is a fish of the sea bream," Xiang Yang explained. "Some people say it is a type of anglerfish. In fact, this statement is very controversial. Its living habits are very different from those of anglerfish. It is a near-shore fish with underdeveloped locomotion organs and a bulky body. Although it can swim, it often lives on the seabed and crawls along the seabed with its arm-like pectoral fins. Therefore, its body is relatively short and soft. Although it is not good-looking, it tastes good. Its mouth is also very large, and its teeth are very sharp. Be careful not to be bitten by it."
"Captain, you said this fish is delicious?" Fang Youqun heard this.
"In this world where appearance is everything, even fish can't live in peace." Xiang Yang smiled and shook his head. "In the Edo period of our neighboring country, sashimi was a high-end tribute. Even the emperor liked to eat it. Do you think it tastes good?"
Fang Youqun still looked disgusted. "I can only say that the taste there is different from mine. Anyway, I would rather starve to death than eat this stuff."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Chen Qingsheng had just thrown a few fresh fish into the water tank when he heard Fang Youqun talking nonsense. He was so angry that he shouted, "There is only this kind of fish on the boat now. If you are not used to it, don't eat it at noon. Hurry up and clean up the catch."
"I'm working." Fang Youqun grabbed two fish and threw them into the water tank, then glared at Chen Qingsheng, "Whoever wants to eat it can eat it, but I won't eat this stuff even if you kill me."
Xiang Yang smiled and said nothing.
Although the fish looks ugly, its meat is actually very delicious and its nutritional value is self-evident.
The meat of fish is low in fat and calories, and rich in vitamins A, D, E, etc. It is a very healthy food. In every 100 grams of fish meat, there are only 87 calories and only 0.8 grams of fat. If the quantity can be more, it will definitely be a holy product in the minds of countless foodies.
In addition to being delicious and not making you fat, the meat of sirloin fish also has antioxidant properties. It is rich in gelatin, an ingredient that is very beneficial to women and is a beauty product. Scientific studies have shown that eating more sirloin fish can help women retain their youth longer.
Moreover, sirloin fish is high in nutrients but very low in cholesterol, so you can eat it with confidence without worrying about the threat to your health from high cholesterol.
"What a pity." Uncle Xiang sighed, "Sir, I've eaten fish before, it's delicious, and the quantity is indeed scarce, but you are right, in this world where appearance is everything, even fish can't live in peace. This kind of delicious food can only be sold for a few dozen yuan per pound in the market, and few people buy it."
Xiang Yang estimated the quantity and thought it was only a few hundred kilograms, so he said, "The price of sashimi varies greatly around the world. In some places, dried fish can even be sold for thousands of yuan per kilogram. Fang Youqun is right. We are really not used to eating this kind of fish. We have too little of it. If there were more, I could still think of a way. But with this amount, I can't make it into dried fish and look for sales abroad."
"Eat it yourself first!" He Mingde said without thinking, "Eat as much as you can, and sell the rest."
Xiang Yang nodded. If good things couldn't be sold at a good price, Xiang Yang would rather eat them himself than sell them at a low price.
After cleaning the fish and tidying up the fishing nets, there was still some time before lunch.
Xiang Yang ordered Xu Fang to let the fishing boat continue sailing south, while he himself started to figure out how to eat the fish.
Top-quality ingredients often only require the simplest cooking methods. After being busy for half a day, Xiang Yang called Chen Qingsheng to kill the fish.
Mr. fish is actually very easy to cook.
Chen Qingsheng and He Mingde used two sirloin fish to make a sirloin fish soup and a sirloin fish hotpot respectively.
Chen Qingsheng washed the fish, hollowed out the internal organs, cut it into pieces, put it into a pot to boil, then added salt and cooking wine to blanch it, and then took it out for later use.
At this step, many crew members didn't care much about it, and some even looked disgusted.
Chen Qingsheng poured boiling water, put oil in the pot, added crushed garlic and ginger slices and stir-fried them, and after they were fragrant, he added the fish and stir-fried them together. Soon the aroma from the pot filled the air and spread all over the deck.
Fang Youqun sniffed and immediately walked over with a flattering look on his face, "Brother Qing, do you want me to help you?"
"Go, go." Chen Qingsheng drove away Fang Youqun, who was making things worse, without saying a word, then poured the fried fish into the casserole, added boiling water, and poured all the other seasonings into the casserole.
"Okay, Captain." Chen Qingsheng looked at Xiang Yang with a smile, "It will be ready to eat after half an hour of boiling."
Xiang Yang nodded and said it was great, then looked at He Mingde.
He Mingde's movements were faster than Chen Qingsheng's. He had already cleaned the sirloin and cut it into pieces. He put it into a pot of boiling water, added salt and cooking wine to blanch it to remove the fishy smell. After blanching, he rinsed off the floating foam with cold water and set it aside.
An appropriate amount of cooking oil has been put into the pot, and the peppercorns, aniseed, onions, ginger, garlic and red peppers are fried until fragrant.
Seeing Xiang Yang looking over, He Mingde grabbed a handful of fermented black beans and threw them into the pot, then added vinegar, salt, cooking wine and water.
"I've already prepared it." He Mingde poured the fresh fish into the pot. "Whatever vegetables you want to eat, just throw them into the pot. You can eat them directly after blanching them. By the time you finish eating the vegetables and fish, they will be stewed and tender. It will be the best time to eat them."