Fisherman Fubao made his fortune by fishing

"This is the whale meat that Yu Baoer found on Golden Beach." The old lady briefly recounted the story.

The old man's eyes lit up, "This is a rare item. It can be sold for a lot of money in town."

If I meet an honest buyer, maybe I can pay off both the fish tax and the debt.

Old man Li couldn't wait to go to Golden Sand Beach to take a look. He wouldn't feel at ease until he saw it with his own eyes.

While the two were talking, Li Yu'er had already taken out all the whale meat from the fish basket and put it in a water jar to thaw it.

My aunt doesn't talk much, but she works efficiently and the fire has already been lit.

She poured an appropriate amount of water into the pot.

Tuwozi Village is backed by the southern slope of a low hill. There is a clear spring on the mountain called Xiangshui Spring.

The springs converge and flow down the mountain into a small stream called the White Snake Creek. The White Snake Creek meanders into the low-lying area in front of Nanshan Mountain and forms a meadow called Nandian.

There are some scattered bays in Nandian, with reeds and bushes growing in them.

The villagers of Tuwozi rely on this stream for water. They have built a clean pool with small stones downstream of the stream. They usually fetch water from the pool, and wash vegetables and clothes by the stream downstream of the pool.

No one knows how many years the Li family has used the iron pot. The hammer marks on the bottom of the pot have long been worn away, and only some hammer marks can be vaguely seen on the edge of the pot.

The sun hadn't set yet, but the old couple couldn't help but run to the Golden Sand Beach.

Li Yuer did not stop him. People need a goal to live with energy.

Letting them confirm it with their own eyes would also give them peace of mind.

After the water boiled, Li Yuer used a gourd ladle to scoop the water into a wooden basin for later use.

There is an inedible film on the outside of whale skin that needs to be removed.

Whales are almost entirely made of fat, with no muscle. Whale meat is light pink and contains rich whale fat, a natural animal fat that is rich in protein and high in trace elements.

Especially the three inches below the skin, which is extremely tender and fresh. In the catering industry of the past life, it was once compared to meat gold.

When it comes to cooking methods for whale, the first thing that comes to Li Yuer’s mind is the authentic whale sashimi.

She had the opportunity to eat it once, and it was also a stranded dead whale. When she took a bite, the freshness burst in her mouth, which was simply an ultimate enjoyment.

Li Yuer picked up the notched kitchen knife and quickly sliced ​​the sashimi. Although the knife was a bit blunt, it was effortless to use it to cut the softer fish meat.

The way to cut whale meat is different from ordinary sashimi. It cannot be too thin, but should be of appropriate thickness to best bring out the fat content of whale meat.

Li Yuer's skillful and precise knife skills made Zhang, who was burning the fire nearby, stunned. However, she has always been a dull person. She dared not say anything when she saw anything strange, nor did she care to care.

Li Yuer was very satisfied with this. Even if she said it, she had ten thousand excuses to cover it up.

Although the original owner was not a cook, he had helped his family to split fish, cut fish, and dry fish since he was a child, so he had a certain foundation in knife skills.

She blanched the cut sashimi in warm water, then scooped a piece of snow from the clean snow nearby with a knife, threw it into the prepared bowl of cold water, and soaked the chilled fish slices in the snow water.

The purpose of doing this is to quickly lock in the freshness of the fish fillets. Just chill it in the fridge for one minute.

Li Yuer quickly took out the fish fillets and placed them on a wooden plate-like object.

She couldn't wait to pick up a piece and put it in her mouth.

The chef tasted it first, which was reasonable.

The soft texture that melts in your mouth is simply wonderful!

Li Yuer ate a few more slices, then picked up a wooden bowl, filled it with some and handed it to Zhang.

"Aunt, please try it."

Zhang was stunned for a moment, then shook her head.

Her father-in-law and mother-in-law haven’t eaten yet, how dare she steal the meat?

Usually when the Li family eats, the mother-in-law is very kind not to share the food like other families do. How dare I eat first?

Li Yuer thought that her great aunt was in charge of the kitchen, and she might be used a lot in the future. Whatever she wanted to do in the future, she would need her great aunt's assistance. At the very least, she should turn a blind eye and give her some convenience.

So, he wanted to drag her into the pirate ship and have sex with her. It's easier the second time than the first time.

Li Yuer advised: "Aunt, this is my first time cooking. I'm afraid it won't be good and will be laughed at by grandpa and grandma. Please help me taste it. If it's not good, I can improve it."

Looking at the soft and tender fish meat in the bowl, Zhang couldn't help but drool.

It’s strange, my niece didn’t do anything but rinse the fish fillets in water, but why did it smell so good?

For some unknown reason, she took it, picked up a piece with chopsticks and put it in her mouth.

Zhang's eyes widened instantly. Fresh! Too fresh!

How can fish not have a fishy smell?

She started eating quickly, and when she saw Li Yuer looking at her with a smile, she smiled embarrassedly again.

But his hands were not slow at all and he quickly finished half a bowl of fish.

She embarrassedly put the bowl into a wooden barrel to wash it, as if this would destroy the evidence.

Li Yuer knew it very well, and the relationship between the two of them became much closer at this time.

It was getting late and her family had no oil lamps or candles, so she had to prepare the meal before dark.

Li Yuer asked her aunt to continue to light the fire, but on a low heat.

When the pot was dried up again, Li Yuer picked up a piece of whale meat with skin and flesh with chopsticks and moistened the pot along the edge.

Next, take the slightly thawed whale meat, cut it into palm-sized, half-inch thick pieces, and fry it in the moistened pan.

Whale fat is very easily converted into oil, which is a distinct feature of whale meat that distinguishes it from other meats.

The whale fat slightly burned by the fire quickly breaks down into oil, slowly gathering along the wall of the pot to the bottom of the pot, sizzling with fragrance.

Zhang was burning the fire while sniffing the aroma greedily.

She had only smelled this fragrance during the Chinese New Year, and even just smelling it was very satisfying.

The fragrance spread all around. Fortunately, the fishermen in Tuwozi Village lived relatively far from each other.

Because boats need enough space to go into the sea and villagers are afraid of boat collisions after going into the sea, the places they choose to dock the boats are some distance away.

In addition, it was cold and there was a slight northwest wind, so the fragrance was blown away as soon as it came out of the stove shed, and therefore could not spread too far.

Soon, half a basket of whale meat was refined into whale oil.

Whale fat is rendered over a low heat, leaving almost no solid residue, unlike pork oil which leaves a lot of oil.

But some crispy fried fish skin was left.

The whale skin is thick, elastic and chewy, and the fried fish skin is crispy and delicious.

It is a natural beauty product. In the previous life, it would have been a popular top-notch delicacy.

A piece of fried fish skin was suddenly stuffed into Zhang's mouth while she was making a fire. Before she could react, the crispy fish skin broke into pieces and the aroma of fried food filled her mouth.

She chewed it subconsciously, it was so delicious! It was so delicious that she didn't even feel the pain when she bit off her tongue!

Li Yuer also ate while refining the oil.

The oil yield of whale meat is very high. A whole jar of oil weighs about five pounds.

The brown-yellow coarse porcelain jar containing oil was originally used by Old Lady Cai to pickle vegetables. A few days ago, when the Li family borrowed money from the villagers, they took it away as a thank-you gift and distributed it to every household.

It was empty now, just right for Li Yuer to fill with whale oil.

Next is cooking. More than half of the food at home has been sold, but there are still a lot of dried seafood and dried seaweed.

Their family only prepared 100 kilograms of food for the winter. In fact, they had to mix dried seafood with the food. Otherwise, even if the 100 kilograms was eaten for two meals a day, and it was all liquid, it would not be enough for three generations to eat until the spring.

After soaking some seaweed and scooping a bowl of black noodles, Li Yuer planned to make meat rolls.

Brush the iron pan with oil, pour in the appropriate amount of batter, and soon, a thin pancake skin is ready.

The reason why I planned to make spring rolls was, firstly, because I lacked ingredients and seasonings, and secondly, because there was not much food at home. Making steamed buns would waste food, but making them into pancakes would be easy to make and would cook quickly.

A bowl of noodles can be mixed into a small bowl of batter, which can be baked into dozens of pancake skins.

Li Yuer placed a small wooden basin upside down on the plate of cakes and asked his aunt to bring it into the cabin.

Zhang placed the crust on the deck and covered it with a layer of rags to keep it warm.