Dreaming of Lion Rock: Recipe in Hand

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was the end of 1976.

Today is the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month. It is the fishing day in Shizishan Village, no, the Fourth Brigade of Shengli Commune.

As soon as the gong sounded in the village, the villagers who had been staying up all winter came out of their homes, talking and laughing, and headed towards the village pond.

Chunni’s mind is now full of pickled fish. She has been looking forward to this big event of fishing for a long time.

Young people are also very active in fishing during the summer solstice.

But there were so many men, young and old, in the production team that it was not Xia Zhi's turn to take action.

Xia Zhi could only stand by the side with his sisters and watch the fun. Even so, Xia Zhi couldn't stop smiling.

"Sister, I don't know how many fish our family can get this year." Qiu Guo was obviously more concerned about practical matters.

"Don't worry, ours will definitely be there." Chunni was very happy. She hadn't eaten fish for a long time!

"Sister, I want to eat some fried fish. They are so delicious!" Dong Lin can still remember the fried fish after the summer rainstorm and can't forget it!

"I don't have any small fish, so I'll make you a big fish!"

"The fish cooked by my elder sister is delicious." Dong Lin is very young but he has the qualifications to be a bootlicker!

"I think there will be no shortage of fish this year."

The speaker was former captain Yang Longchang, who was holding a baking basket in his hand.

This is a local mobile fire roaster in Shizishan. Inside is a ceramic bowl for charcoal. The outside is woven with bamboo strips, which is very convenient to carry. If you want to keep the sparks for a long time, just put a piece of cloth on it.

In winter, the local old men and women each have a baking basket.

"Grandpa!" Chunni and the other two shouted in unison.

The old captain responded happily.

Plant a grain of millet in spring and harvest ten thousand grains in autumn. A good harvest is always a joy.

At this time, the water in the pond was almost drained.

Yang Anzhang was arranging the strong young men to go to the fish pond.

"Sun Lao Er, use the bamboo pole to hit the water surface and drive the fish to the middle."

"Dashan, open your eyes. Isn't there a fish over there? Hurry up and get the bamboo basket!"

"Old Second, Bonda, Youzi, and Old Yi, each of you has a fish cage. Wait for Old Second Sun to drive the fish over, and then try your best to catch it."

"..."

The pond is bustling with activity.

The spectators on the shore were so excited that they wished they could go there themselves.

The educated youth also came, and as members of the Fourth Brigade, they were also able to get fish.

"Hey, there's a big one over there, Yuzu, hurry up and catch it."

"Second brother, you have it behind you too!"

"Captain, there's a snake in the nest next to you. Oops! It ran away! Captain, you can't do this!"

Yang Anzhang...can't let anyone tell him he can't do it!

"Ah! I caught it, hurry up and bring it to me!"

"Wow, it must be three or four pounds! It's enough for my whole family to have a meal!"

"You're dreaming! There are only three people in your family, how can you eat such a big fish? Unlike my family..."

"Hey, the second one caught a bigger one!"

“That’s my house!”

"My family!"

Chunni felt that the noise was meaningless. The captain should give her a big one, right?

Chunni’s dream came true, and her family finally got two fish weighing more than three kilograms.

The system seemed to know that Chunni was about to cook, and the recipe for pickled fish popped up immediately.

Pickled fish

Ingredients preparation

Ingredients: Fish

Seasoning: ginger, garlic, pickled pepper, pickled ginger, sauerkraut, starch, rapeseed oil, lard, salt, MSG

Production Method

1. Chop the pickled cabbage, pickled peppers and pickled ginger tightly, add garlic and ginger, put them in a hot pan and stir-fry with rapeseed oil until fragrant;

2. Bring a ladle of water to a boil, add a lump of cooked lard, and simmer for five or six minutes;

3. Slide the marinated fish fillets with thin starch into the soup pot.

4. Remove from heat and sprinkle with chopped green onions!

Chunni touched her chin and muttered to herself, this pickled fish is a bit simple. Could it be that the golden finger felt that the environment she was in was too bad and reduced the difficulty for her?

The amount of this food really can’t be reduced any further!

Chunni was satisfied with this and happily carried the fish home.

"Xiazhi, put this silver carp in the water tank and save it for eating during the New Year!" Chunni picked and chose and handed the slightly more lively fish to Xiazhi.

"We should not use the water in the water tank to cook these two days. Alas! The well is too far from our home. We will dig a well at home in the future. It will be more convenient. It would be better if we can dig a pond to raise the fish that we can't finish eating."

"Sister, you are a very particular person. Everyone in the village drinks water from the fish tank!" Xia Zhi said with a smile.

"That must be so fishy!" Chunni also drank this kind of water when she was a child. It's incredible!

Chunni likes to eat fish, and killing fish is a necessary skill.

Swish, swish, swish, the scales were gone. Whoosh, the fish was gone. Chop, chop, chop, the fish was cut into pieces!

Chunni was very satisfied. She added onion and ginger water, sprinkled salt, and made a marinade for the fish. Then she added an egg, stirred it, and put some sweet potato flour. The fish was marinated.

"Qiuguo, wash your hands and get a piece of pickled ginger, a handful of pickled chili peppers, and a large piece of pickled cabbage from the jar. My hands smell fishy, ​​don't ruin my sour water!"

"it is good!"

Chunni chopped the side dishes into small pieces quickly and put them aside for later use. After thinking about it again and again, she decided to fry the fish fillet and fish head first.

If the task is not completed well this time, I will do it next time. Chunni still wants to make pickled fish according to her own ideas.

When the fish fillets and fish heads were fried until golden brown on both sides, Chunni took them out.

"Qiu Guo, make the fire bigger."

Chunni heats up the oil in a pan again, adds pickled cabbage, pickled ginger, pickled chili pepper, ginger, garlic, etc., stir-fry until fragrant, then pour in

boiling water.

"Turn down the fire now. This needs to cook longer to bring out the flavors in the soup."

"Sister, how did you become so good all of a sudden? When you cooked before..."

Chunni felt a little guilty and quickly tried to make excuses, "My mother used to cook, so I had no chance to help her!"

When talking about their mother, Xia Zhi and Qiu Guo both lowered their heads and the topic came to an abrupt end.

Chunni: I must have talked Tian'er to death! That's amazing!

The slight sadness in Xiazhi and Qiuguo's hearts disappeared as the aroma from the pot became stronger and stronger. Smiles appeared on their faces again.

Chunni breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, she didn't have to rack her brains to find ways to comfort people.

She is really not good at speaking softly!

Chunni used a large basin at home to catch the fish. There was no other way because there was no suitable container at home!

I heard that this large basin with peony flowers printed on the bottom was purchased when the original owner's parents got married!

The pickled fish is loved by the whole family.

"This fish is so tender!"

Chunni smiled shyly.

"Sister, this fish is cut well. All the small bones are cut off. I don't have to worry about getting stuck by fish bones anymore."

Chunni's mouth corners raised.

"This pickled cabbage is delicious, sour and spicy, very tasty."

Chunni's smile deepened.

"Oh my! This fish soup is delicious. It's sour and spicy, and very tasty. Rice in fish soup is really a must-try. I want to eat two bowls of rice!"

"I want two bowls too!"

Chunni's smile suddenly stopped. It seemed that she forgot to cook!

This is not a problem for a foodie, let’s check out fish soup noodles!

After eating and drinking, Xiazhi and Qiuguo took the initiative to wash the dishes.

After Chunni finished washing up, she went to bed.

In such a cold day, it’s most comfortable to lie in bed!

Chunni closed her eyes and rested, and the "Food Sutra" automatically popped up.

"Hey, how come 8 points were added..."

The completion rate is 95%. As usual, there is no MSG, so 3 points are deducted. The points are still 5 points. If you improve the recipe independently, add the host's personal wisdom, and innovate independently, the points will be increased by points.

Chunni's pupils dilated in disbelief!

Is it because the sauerkraut fish she made herself is more delicious than the sauerkraut fish that was made as part of the task that the system gave her extra points?

But what criteria does this magical system use to judge the degree of completion?

Chunni couldn't understand.

If you don't understand, then don't understand. Anyway, she has added points. She is now a capable person with 20 points!

Chunni decided to wait and see what the next dish was! When she saw the next dish, Chunni's doubts deepened.

Is this system monitoring her 24 hours a day? How did it know that meat would be distributed during the Chinese New Year and let her cook salty pork?

Chunni trembled and shuddered!

How come this is a bit scary!