It’s just that it’s troublesome to carry water.

He brushed carefully. Although the stomachs of crickets and crabs were very clean, the surface of their bodies was not necessarily clean, so they had to be brushed carefully.

Zhao Jing carried the little girl out on her back.

At this time, the sun is hanging in the western sky, and the air is not that hot anymore, so it is suitable for the little one to breathe fresh air outside.

The little girl looked at the crickets showing their teeth and claws, and reached out to catch them.

It can be said that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers.

Zhao Jing quickly carried her away.

The little guy tried his best to stretch out his hand to reach it, and kept saying "babble".

There are 37 kinds of base ingredients for frying crickets. He made a list in the morning and gave it to Zhao Wenyuan, asking him to go to the city to deliver the goods and then go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy it and bring it back.

Zhao Wenyuan delivered the materials in the morning.

There are several materials that are not available in supply and marketing cooperatives, so I will have to go to the farmer’s market to look for them later.

I bought a lot of ingredients because Zhao Wenyuan wanted to fry enough base ingredients at one time so that it could be used for a long time.

He didn't fry it in the kitchen at home because the ingredients contained a lot of spicy, spicy and other pungent smelling ingredients.

If you cook it in your own kitchen, the smell of not only the kitchen, but also the entire home will last for a long time.

He went to the old house.

I set up a pot in the yard.

I found a towel to cover my mouth and nose, and started frying the cricket base.

In fact, it is the most classic and authentic spicy crayfish base in later generations.

In his previous life, he learned it from a crayfish seller in Qianjiang, Hubei Province, or in exchange for it.

He used several dishes he was good at and the Weixian meat roasting method to come up with this recipe.

Later facts also proved that this formula was indeed very popular.

However, he slightly improved the recipe and lowered the spiciness of the base. After all, the people in Qilu are not as accepting of spiciness as those in Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi.

What’s more, beer is added to the final step of making crayfish to enhance its freshness.

He decided to name the spicy crickets spicy crayfish.

Although crickets are not real crayfish.

After a while, a rich fragrance filled the courtyard of the old house. Zhao Jing, who was standing at the door with her little girl on her back, also smelled the spicy and fragrant smell.

Zhao Wenmu warned her in advance not to bring the little girl in.

The little guy can't stand this kind of stimulation.

Sure enough, the little guy started to sneeze a little.

Zhao Jing hurriedly carried her back to her new home.

The base ingredient only contains lard, so how could it not be fragrant?

After frying, Zhao Wenmu put them into a large jar and let them cool naturally.

After cooling, it will be the same as the butter hot pot base of later generations, a bright red solid mass, with traces of chili pepper, Sichuan peppercorns, cinnamon and other condiments in it.

When everyone arrived at about six o'clock, Zhao Wenmu started frying the crickets.

"Lao San, how do you eat this stuff? Even the ducks don't want to eat it!"

Liu Sufang looked at the large pile of crickets in the large aluminum basin and asked with a frown.

"That's right. There's so little meat on the crickets, it's troublesome to eat them. The most important thing is that they have a fishy smell."

Song Yun also said curiously, while looking at Zhao Jing, who said she didn't know either.

"Uncle, we don't eat crickets!"

The three little carrot heads, Zhao Zimeng, Zhao Ziting and Zhang Yuanming, have a more direct attitude.

Zhao Wenyan and Zhang Zhenshan came to deliver the mushrooms they bought that day, and they happened to stay for dinner together.

"Just be careful and don't regret it later if you say you won't eat."

Zhao Wenmu put the base ingredients into the pot as he spoke, and the fire started to boil. In less than a minute, the rich aroma immediately made everyone present open their eyes.

Pour in the crickets and stir-fry. After a while, the delicious smell fills the yard.

He also added lotus root, vermicelli, potatoes, kelp and other side dishes into the fried clams. After soaking up the soup, the side dishes have a rich flavor and are particularly attractive.

The beer is added before the garnishes, and is boiled for a while before adding the garnishes.

The wine flavor goes into the shrimp but not into the dish, making it most delicious.

The crabs are also cleaned early in the morning. After removing the inedible intestines from each crab, they are divided into two parts from the middle. They are first marinated with white wine and ginger for a while, and then stir-fried with the same base ingredients.

The base ingredients for fried crabs are actually slightly different, but he didn't make it specially this time, so he just made do with it.

Both crabs and crickets need to be fully stewed in order to completely kill the parasites in their bodies.

The suspicion and disapproval that everyone had when they heard that Zhao Wenmu wanted to treat them to crabs and crickets had completely disappeared at this moment.

There was only anticipation and curiosity for delicious food on everyone's faces.
Chapter completed!