Manager Wang paused for a moment upon hearing this, then went to the kitchen in the backyard to inform Mo Liuyun that a distinguished guest also wished to try her cooking and requested that the dishes be divided into two portions. Mo Liuyun nodded, guessing in her heart that it might be the person behind the scenes.

He then asked, "Does our esteemed guest enjoy spicy food? If not, we can prepare other dishes!" The innkeeper replied, "Yes, we can. If you have any other signature non-spicy dishes, we can also prepare one or two."

After processing the fish, Mo Liuyun went to the main kitchen to get a winter bamboo shoot. He first sliced ​​the bamboo shoot, then boiled water in a pot, blanched the bamboo shoot slices, and then took them out and soaked them in cold water.

Turn around and place the prepared fish on the cutting board. Wipe the water and mucus off the fish with a clean, dry cloth. Hold the fish head down with your left hand and use your right hand to cut off the entire fish head with a knife. Set it aside and then cut the fish body in half along the bones.

Remove the backbone from the fish, chop the fish bones into pieces, and remove the fish bones from the belly of the fish meat on both sides. Chop the fish bones into pieces as well, put them together with the fish bones, add a little salt, slice ginger and green onions, add some water, and knead vigorously a few times.

I poured half of the scallion and ginger water into the bowl of fish bones, rubbed it a few times with my hands, and set it aside. Then I placed the deboned fish meat on a cutting board and sliced ​​it diagonally with a knife.

After cutting both pieces of fish, Mo Liuyun placed the fish slices in a bowl, poured the remaining scallion and ginger water into the fish slices, added some salt, cracked an egg, and only put the egg white into the fish slices.

He reached into the package again, actually taking out cornstarch from the space kitchen. The cornstarch had been repackaged and was now in a palm-sized white porcelain jar. Mo Liuyun poured some into the fish and mixed it well.

When Twenty saw that Mo Liuyun had added white powder to the fish, her eyes twitched: The shopkeeper is just a bit sharp-tongued, but the young lady wouldn't go so far as to poison the fish, especially since he was watching!

Just as Mo Liuyun was about to tell Twenty people to rinse the pickled cabbage for her, she saw him staring intently at the jar of starch, his face showing reluctance and a mixture of emotions!

She asked, "What's wrong? Is there a problem with this?"

Twenty pointed at the jar and said, "Young master, the shopkeeper is just a bit sharp-tongued, you don't need to..."

Upon hearing this, Mo Liuyun chuckled and said, "You don't actually think I poisoned him, do you?"

Twenty murmured, "Isn't that right?" Mo Liuyun was speechless. "Of course not! It's a seasoning that makes the meat more tender!" Upon hearing this, Twenty chuckled awkwardly twice. Then he asked, "What did you just ask me to do, young master?"

"Rinse the pickled cabbage with water to clean it," Mo Liuyun said.

Mo Liuyun washed and chopped the vegetables she had brought over. Since there were no bean sprouts in the bag that year, she could only use the vegetables she had on hand as a base. She then chopped the vegetables into small pieces, halved the fish head, rinsed off the blood, and set it aside. She also sliced ​​the lean meat.

The meat was coated with the same starch as the fish and set aside. Then, the scallions, ginger, and garlic were sliced ​​and placed in separate small bowls. The garlic was then crushed, peeled, and minced and placed in another bowl.

Then he instructed Twenty to start a fire, light both pots, fill one pot with water, and heat oil in the other pot. Once the oil was hot, he first fried the fish head until both sides were golden brown, then took it out and placed it on the stove.

Fry the marinated fish bones separately, then drain the oil from the pan, wash it again, add more oil, heat the oil, add scallions, ginger, and garlic and stir-fry for a while, then add the pickled cabbage and stir-fry until the water in the pickled cabbage has evaporated.

The water in the other pot was boiling. Mo Liuyun put the fish bones into the pot, added boiling water, added some salt to taste, and then turned the heat down to low after bringing it to a boil over high heat. After simmering for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Mo Liuyun opened the lid and saw that the soup inside was milky white, with brownish-yellow pickled cabbage bubbling in the pot.

Mo Liuyun scooped out the pickled cabbage and fish bones with a strainer and placed them in two larger soup bowls. The fish soup was left in the pot. He then divided the chopped vegetables into two portions, blanched half of them in the fish soup, and quickly scooped them out, also placing them in the bowl with the pickled cabbage and fish bones.

Twenty was told to keep the soup simmering on a low flame. Upon hearing this, Twenty removed the large piece of firewood, leaving only a small one. Mo Liuyun then placed the marinated fish slices one by one into the soup. After all the slices were in, he gently pushed them with a spoon until they floated to the surface, then quickly scooped them all out.

Spread the fish bones and pickled cabbage in the two bowls that previously contained them. Then, ladle out the fish soup and add it to the bowls. Place a spoonful of minced garlic in the middle of the fish slices. Wash the pot again, add oil to the pot, and when the oil is about 50% hot, add Sichuan peppercorns and dried chilies. As soon as the peppercorns and chilies hit the pot, the person was so choked by them that they sneezed and their eyes watered.

"Shopkeeper, what's that smell? It's so pungent!"

"Boss, what new dishes have you come up with?"

The manager in the front hall naturally smelled the aroma as well, so he clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Sorry, we are still testing it. We will notify everyone as soon as we have tasted the dish and it is fine." After saying that, he turned and ran towards the backyard.

When the shopkeeper arrived, Mo Liuyun had just poured the freshly pressed chili and Sichuan peppercorn oil onto the minced garlic of the pickled fish. Instantly, the aroma of chili, Sichuan peppercorn, and garlic filled the air, and the entire kitchen was filled with fragrance!

Upon seeing Manager Wang, Mo Liuyun said, "Manager, you've come at the perfect time. This pickled fish should be eaten while it's hot. Shall we send it over to your distinguished guest first?"

The shopkeeper asked, "What's this called? Pickled cabbage fish?"

"Yes, this dish is called pickled fish. The fish slices are tender and smooth, and it's fresh, fragrant, sour, and spicy!" Mo Liuyun said. He then pointed to another dish and said, "Put this bowl here for the shopkeeper!"

"Okay! Okay! Okay! I'll take this over first." He picked up the pickled fish and quickly walked out. In the kitchen, Twenty stared longingly at the pot of pickled fish, practically drooling from the aroma. Seeing this, Mo Liuyun almost burst out laughing. He turned around, grabbed a small bowl, picked out a few pieces of fish, ladled some broth, and handed it to Twenty: "Want to try some?"

Twenty looked at the pickled fish dish being handed to him, quickly took the bowl, and shoved it into his mouth. As he ate, he exclaimed, "It's so delicious! The fish slices are so tender and smooth! Ah! The soup is also great, sour and spicy, it's so appetizing!" At this moment, all the restraint and forbearance of being a bodyguard went to hell. In front of delicious food, nothing mattered!

Manager Wang arrived on the third floor, knocked on the door, and went in. He had just placed the pickled fish on the table and hadn't even had a chance to introduce it when a clear, cold voice came from inside:

"Sauerkraut fish?"

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper asked, "Has the master ever tried this pickled fish?"

"No!" Nangong Li replied. In fact, he was also puzzled as to why the name of the dish came to mind as soon as it was served, and he said it naturally.

An Yi stepped forward, scooped up a slice of fish and a little soup into a small bowl, put the fish slice into his mouth, his eyes widened, and then drank the soup in one gulp.

Pointing at the pickled fish, Zhang said, "Master! This...this...this fish..." Before he could finish, the shopkeeper roared, "Fine! You dared to poison it! I'd like to see who ordered you to do this!"

Having said that, she was about to go downstairs to settle accounts with Mo Liuyun! She had only taken two steps when she heard An Yi behind her utter the second half of the sentence: "It's so delicious! The fish is tender and smooth, and the soup is excellent, sour and spicy, it's very appetizing. Master, you will definitely like it!"

Upon hearing this, Manager Wang stumbled and nearly fell flat on his face!

Nangong Li: ...

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