The taste of American red fish is actually similar to that of large yellow croaker, but the price is really quite different.
At the beach, the wholesale price of red fish is about 60 yuan per catty. Of course, this is the domestic price.
Here in the United States, one pound costs about eight dollars, which is indeed much more expensive than cod.
Of course, the output cannot be compared with cod, but Jiang Hai doesn't care about this. He has ways to increase the output. This kind of fish is mainly delicious, so the best way is to steam it, especially the live fish.
After Jiang Hai came back, he also planned to do the same. He would first fish out the fish and knock them unconscious, then kill the fish, remove the internal organs, scrape the scales, and finish everything. Cut the ginger and green onions into shreds, and set some aside for later use. , stuff some of it into the belly and body of the fish, and pour some cooking wine and the like to marinate it for about ten minutes. Now use a steamer to steam it.
Steam for ten minutes, take it out and pour out the soup, and throw away the shredded green onion and ginger in the belly of the fish.
Pour some steamed fish and bean drum on the fish, then put some green onions and ginger shreds, then heat the oil in a pot and use Sichuan peppercorns to make it fragrant. After it is fragrant, you can take out the Sichuan peppercorns and throw them away. Just sprinkle the pepper oil on the fish.
It can be said to be a very simple dish, but it can retain the freshness of the fish to the maximum extent.
While Jiang Hai was cooking, the smell of fish began to echo in the villa, attracting not only Darlene and Marianne, but also Bernice and Xiaoya on the second floor who came over after asking about the smell.
The Boston area is the easternmost part of the United States, so every day, the sun rises early in the morning and sets early in the evening. Even if there is Eastern Time, the time difference is only one hour.
When Jiang Hai came back from fishing, the sky had actually turned completely dark. It was dark, there was no sun, and it was time for Xiaoya to move around. This was also the first time she took a serious look at Jiang Hai's villa. .
Darlene and Marianne couldn't help but feel a little confused when they looked at the pure white Xiaoya. They had never seen anyone so white.
"Is there anything I can do?" After walking around the villa for a while, Xiaoya couldn't help but nod secretly. Jiang Hai's villa is indeed not small. It is much bigger than her family's villa in China. Go there Looking at the moonlight and starlight outside on the balcony, this feeling cannot be seen not only in China, but also in foreign cities.
You can only see it in the countryside. Jiang Hai's place is a standard countryside.
However, because she was afraid that she would catch a cold, Bernice just looked around and brought her back. While waiting for the meal in the living room, she was still a little embarrassed and took the initiative to go to the kitchen to help. What is Jiang Hai doing
"No, no, I won't make any big dishes. The fish is already done. I'll fry the steak and then we can eat." Looking at the girl in front of him, Jiang Hai shook his head. The visitor was a guest, and he didn't Too embarrassed to let others help.
"The salad hasn't been mixed yet, I can help." However, Xiaoya saw the vegetable salad still in the pot in the distance at a glance, and couldn't help asking Jiang Hai with a smile. After hearing her words, Jiang Hai was stunned for a moment, and then ordered nod.
If she really wants to help, then let her help. Seeing Jiang Hai nodding, Xiaoya also smiled and went to the refrigerator to take out ketchup and salad dressing. It has to be said that when she was in China, Jiang Hai Hai still likes to eat these two sauces.
However, after arriving in the United States, people here ate these two sauces every day, and Jiang Hai was really tired of them.
So during normal times, he only eats meat. When he wants to eat vegetables, such as lettuce and carrots, he eats them dry.
"Wow, the sauces here are really complete. Do you want to try our Northeastern cold dishes?" Maybe he saw Jiang Hai's twitching eyebrows when he saw him taking out these two sauces. Ya couldn't help but smile, put the sauce back, then looked at the sauce in the refrigerator and said excitedly.
"Huh? Home-cooked cold dishes?" Jiang Hai was stunned for a moment when he heard her words, because he hadn't eaten them for a while.
"Well, I can do it. Can I do it?" After hearing Jiang Hai's words, Xiaoya also smiled and said happily.
"Of course." After hearing the home-cooked cold dishes, to be honest, Jiang Hai was also a little moved. It is really not easy to eat an authentic Chinese dish here. Even if it is cold dishes, no one can cook it, and the most important thing is What's wrong is that things are not in order.
There are shops selling tofu and dried tofu in the United States, but there are no shops selling dried tofu. This is what annoys Jiang Hai the most. At the same time, there are no shops selling fungus except Mr. Zhang’s place.
The fans are basically the same, so I have to admit that the cultural differences between the two places are still too big, and it is difficult to have something in common.
However, with Jiang Hai's hard work in collecting, although there is still no dry tofu or lapi, the two most classic cold dishes, there are other things. It's just that he didn't know how to mix them before, but now there are people If you know how to mix it, it will be great.
After hearing Jiang Hai's agreement, Xiaoya immediately got busy, opened the lid of the sesame paste, made some sesame paste, poured vinegar, seafood soy sauce, some salt and chicken essence into it, and also explained it here.
Americans and Europeans almost don't eat chicken essence and MSG, even when making soup. They just season with sauce and add some salt, that's it. So after Jiang Hai bought all the chicken essence, he couldn't eat it except for himself. Besides, both Darlene and Marianne ate very little.
But this time, someone finally ate with him, and Jiang Hai was very happy about this.
"I heard that you are also from the Northeast?" Xiaoya here asked Jiang Hai seemingly nonchalantly while mixing the sauce.
"Oh, yes, I'm from Bingcheng." Seeing her attitude and looking like she knew how to cook, Jiang Hai stopped paying attention to her. Now he still had to fry steak, and when he heard that Jiang Hai What Hai said made Xiaoya's cute brow wrinkle again.
"What a coincidence, our hometown is also from Bingcheng. After all, I haven't been home for a long time, not even during the Chinese New Year." Xiaoya looked a little melancholy while adjusting the sauce. said.
"Uh, haha, I can go back during the Chinese New Year this year. Don't worry, I'm still very sure about your illness!" Listening to Xiaoya's somewhat melancholy words, Jiang Hai couldn't help but feel speechless. Looking at this Poor girl, it was actually very easy for Jiang Hai to save her. A burst of spiritual energy could cure all diseases, not to mention just albinism and leukemia.
But the problem is, as Bernice said, there will be no way to cover it up.
It's better to let her eat these foods with spiritual energy, and slowly convey spiritual energy to her. In this way, it won't be long before her albinism will be cured, and this period of time is the best time to buffer. .
"Then thank you very much. If my illness is cured, you must go to my home in Bingcheng to play." After hearing Jiang Hai's words, Xiaoya also smiled and said it, but it was normal. For some reason, Jiang Hai felt a little awkward when he heard this. Then he shook his head and laughed at himself. He thought so much after saying thank you, and it seemed that he was becoming more and more hypocritical. At this moment, his beef The frying has also been finished, and Xiaoya's sauce over there has also been finished.
After changing the knife again after putting the vegetables in the basin, he poured the sauce in skillfully. Soon a large basin of cold dishes with the fragrance of sesame sauce was mixed. Smelling the smell, Jiang Hai's The secretion of saliva in the mouth speeds up.
At that moment, I also accelerated my pace. After getting the beef out, three very, very, very large dishes were served.
When they saw the dishes on the table, Darlene and Marianne couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, because they had eaten fish and beef before.
But they had never eaten this cold dish before. Out of curiosity, they picked up a piece. To be honest, the taste was a bit weird. Although they liked the acidity of tomato sauce and salad dressing, they were not interested in the acidity of vinegar. Their feelings are average.
But what surprised them was that the taste of vinegar, when added with sesame sauce, was not too strong, but had a very refreshing feeling, even more refreshing than tomato sauce and salad dressing. After eating it for the first time After one bite, they rushed for the second bite. Coupled with the chili oil added at the end, there was a hint of spicy taste, which was really satisfying.
Jiang Hai and Xiaoya here also sat here and started to eat. To be honest, Xiaoya was really full of praise for Jiang Hai's beef. The quality of this beef cannot be said, and for the American red beef... She was also quite satisfied with the fish.
It can be said that these two dishes in Jiang Hai's manor opened her eyes. She kept giving thumbs up. Of course, the thumbs were just for dividing the ingredients. He didn't learn Jiang Hai's craftsmanship seriously. He just pressed it. It can only be said that it is done at your own request.
"I said, do you have nothing else to eat here besides beef and seafood?" But on the other hand, Bernice, although she was also fighting hard with the beef, looked at Jiang Hai with some curiosity.
"That's not true. There are chickens over there, pure little stupid chickens. They are all free-range. They eat grains in the winter and insects in the summer. They are not fed a single bit of feed. There are flying dragons over there, that's us. It is a second-level protected animal in China, and there is a wild boar that has been packed in the freezer, but I don’t know how to cook these things.” After listening to Bernice’s words, Jiang Hai thought about it carefully, he seemed to eat beef and I’m almost used to eating seafood.
In the past, Chinese people mainly ate pork. When Jiang Hai first came here, he also thought about eating pork, but to be honest, the pork here in the United States was not easy to buy. They went to the mountains to hunt the wild boars that they brought back. The earthy smell is very strong, and the cooked dishes are almost impossible to eat. Feilong made them when Fuyuan came last time. They were fresh and fresh, but the heat was difficult to control.