Fisherwoman: After my divorce, I became rich by fishing at sea

"Crystal Crab?"

Fu Qing frowned and thought for a long time, but couldn't remember whether he had seen this kind of crab before.

Fu Wan handed her the basket and motioned for her to throw the crab with its claws and fangs bared into it.

"Yes, crystal crabs. Logically, there should be some on the mudflats near the village when the tide goes out. They're a type of stone crab, right?"

The color of the crystal crab is actually somewhat similar to that of the red-shelled crab. Because there is no fluff on its head, back and abdomen, and there are obvious granular marks, it is called crystal sturgeon by fishermen.

Although this type of crab is not big in size, it is as ferocious as the red-shelled crab. Once some male crabs become angry, they can easily break a pair of chopsticks.

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Fu Wan had seen crystal crabs before. The most delicious part of this kind of crab is the claws. The meat inside is very fresh, sweet and tasty. In comparison, the meat in other parts is a bit salty and fishy, ​​almost like an unprocessed blue crab.

"Awan, is this crab worth money?"

Fu Qing put the crabs into the basket reluctantly. Fu Wan couldn't help laughing when she saw her expression.

"The price isn't high, about the same as blue crabs."

In comparison, some blue crabs with abundant roe and roe are much more expensive than stone crabs and swimming crabs.

Upon hearing this, Fu Qing lost all reluctance and threw the crab into the fish basket without saying a word.

Her mother said that any fish or crab that did not sell for a good price could be eaten, but even if Awan asked her to eat the expensive ones, she could not eat too much.

Fu Qing's expression changed so quickly that Fang Min couldn't help laughing.

The three of them carried the half basket of seafood into the kitchen, while the others were still cleaning and washing the deck.

There was no way. In fact, when Fu Mancang, Fu Haishun and others were on another ship, they didn't need to wash the deck.

Because the boat is mostly full of gay men, even if the smell is a bit strong, they won't mind it after smelling it for a long time.

But Fu Wan didn't want the smell of rotten fish and shrimp to reach the dock before her boat even docked. What's more, they were also living on the boat, and a cleaner boat would make everyone more comfortable working.

Fu Wan always insisted on washing the deck clean after picking up a net. After a long time, Boss Fu Mingzao got used to it. So after Fu Mancang and others came on board to work, they gradually developed this good habit.

"Awan, are all these crabs steamed?"

Fang Min took out the crabs in the basket one by one and rinsed them clean. After all, they were crabs caught by the trawler. Even though they had just been rinsed with a water gun on the deck, there was still a lot of mud on the shells of some crabs.

Especially on the shell on the crab's abdomen, the mud cannot be washed away by simply rinsing with water. It needs to be rubbed twice with loofah to be clean.

Fu Wan looked at the large basket of crabs. Not to say how many there were, but there should be at least seventy or eighty of them.

"You don't have to steam it all. Even though the steel pot can hold it all, it will taste the same and everyone will get tired of it."

"Here, take out twenty of them, clean them and put them aside. I'll chop them in half later and stir-fry them with green onions and ginger!"

"Okay, I'll do whatever you want."

Fang Min nodded in agreement. She was now very skilled in handling seafood.

Although Fu Wan asked her to put it aside and cut it herself later, Fang Min still did it in one go. While scrubbing the crab, she lifted the lid on the crab's back, found a pair of scissors and cut off the crab gills, crab heart and crab mouth inside. After that, she cut it and put it on a plate.

When Fu Wan went outside to pick some green onions from the basin, she came back to see a large bowl of processed crabs.

"Fang Min, it's great! Your crab-cooking skills are getting better and better!"

Fang Min felt a little embarrassed by the compliment, but she still straightened her back and put on a smile.

"I learned this from watching you clean up the crabs, Awan, is there anything else I can do?"

Fu Wan looked around and saw that Fu Qing had already washed the remaining crabs and mantis shrimps in the basket and arranged them neatly in a steel pot.

"Pick up the Mei Tongyu, and put the crabs in to steam once they're out of the pot. There's nothing else to do. I'll start frying the crabs now."

After Fu Wan finished speaking, she found the sweet potato starch prepared by Ye Xiaocui from the bottles and jars next to her.

This is the starch made from the sweet potatoes grown at home, but the sweet potatoes used are not good ones. They are all those that Ye Xiaocui picked out because they were bitten by insects. She didn't raise pigs at home and couldn't bear to throw them away, so she simply washed them and asked someone in the town to grind them into sweet potato pulp. After filtering and drying, it became sweet potato starch.

Frying crabs is very simple. Coat the cut surface of the crab with starch and put it into the oil pan. After the crab is shaped, throw the crab claws and crab shell that have been cracked with a knife into the pan and continue to stir-fry with a spatula.

After a while, the crab turned into a delicious orange-red color, and at the same time, the strong crab aroma wafted out.

It’s time to add onions, ginger, garlic and chili peppers. Fu Wan added two dried chilies and then prepared to pour wine to stir-fry them again.

When looking for wine, Fu Wan discovered that the rice wine on the boat was used up. Fortunately, Fu Ming had added a lot of beer. Fu Wan opened a bottle and poured it around the pot twice.

"Awan, it smells so good. I'm hungry again!"

Fu Qing sniffed hard and couldn't help but touch his rumbling stomach.

Hey, she clearly ate three steamed buns made of four-grain flour before getting on the boat. It’s only been a short time, why is she hungry?

Well, it must be because Awan’s cooking smells so good that she feels hungry!

Fu Qing looked at the pot with shining eyes. Fu Wan didn't mind her standing beside her being a nuisance. Seeing her greedy look, she thought for a moment and asked Fang Min to go to the deck and get half a basin of mantis shrimps.

A while ago, when Fu Ming went to the county town to help, she asked the purchasing department to bring back a lot of seasonings, including pepper and salt. She happened to see it while looking for beer, and she was thinking about making a bowl of pepper and salt mantis shrimp.

Fu Wan prefers pepper and salt to steamed mantis shrimp. In order to make the mantis shrimp more flavorful, Fu Wan asked Fang Min to chop the mantis shrimp in half.

After the crabs are out of the pot, she heats the oil in the pot first, and then pours the mantis shrimps into the pot to fry when the oil is warm. After the mantis shrimps are fried, she pours the oil in the pot back into the enamel basin, and then leaves some oil to fry the chili peppers and garlic, and then adds some onions.

Finally, pour the mantis shrimp into the pot, sprinkle with pepper and salt and stir-fry for a few times, and the pepper and salt mantis shrimp can be served.

Fu Wan was busy at the pot, and Fang Min was not idle either.

After the crabs were steamed, she and Fu Qing found an enamel basin and put all the crabs in it.

Then put the washed and packed fish into the pot. Seeing this, Fu Wan sprinkled some shredded ginger on the fish.

Steaming the fish is actually very simple. This fresh fish does not need to be marinated. Just put it in a pot and steam it over high heat for about five minutes, then simmer it for two minutes and it will be cooked.

After the fish is braised, take it out and pour out the shredded ginger and the fishy water. Then add some light soy sauce and sprinkle with chopped green onions. Finally, pour a spoonful of hot oil on it. Wow, the taste, the fragrance of green onions mixed with the fragrance of fish, is so fragrant that it can make your eyebrows fall off.

Fu Wan and the other two worked quickly, and in less than half an hour, supper was ready for everyone on the boat.

Fu Wan asked Fu Qing to call everyone for a midnight snack, while she took a bowl and divided out a portion to send to the main control room.