Chapter 23 Crab Feast
The consequence of Chen Wenjie's excellence was that his mobile phone was bombarded by Chen Wenxiu and Xia Xue in turn, and even Xia Yu was not spared.
After Xia Xue bombarded Chen Wenjie on the phone and asked him to shoot a video and send it to their family’s WeChat group, she called Xia Yu again, “Brother, I don’t ask you to keep it for me, but please be sure to record the entire process of butter crab from pre-processing to tasting. You can also explain any points that need attention.”
"Recently, many grandma masters have flipped over the big cart on the butter crab. This wild head-handed butter crab is the best in the photos and videos. I believe that my brother and grandma, you all will definitely not waste such top ingredients." Xia Xue was excited while speaking, and she also felt gloating.
Xia Yu agreed. He was watching other up owners or anchors fail and they felt it was quite interesting. He felt sorry for them for three seconds.
Then he also cared about how to click on the videos she uploaded before. Xia Xue didn't tell him the address, and he was too busy to have no time to browse the P site.
Xia Xue replied, "It's not bad, it's steadily rising! We have prepared this butter crab video and I believe we can usher in a qualitative leap."
Xia Yu suddenly found it funny. She said this but the click was not ideal, which was normal. He thought it was nothing if he was hot or not, but he must not slam her sister's enthusiasm for creation. It would be fine if she liked to do things, although she often only had three minutes of enthusiasm.
Nowadays, the quality of high-definition videos on mobile phones is generally good. Xia Yu can get started with anything by himself, and he can also be regarded as a "teacher".
The fishermen are basically experts in handling crabs. When Xia Yu was shooting videos, he asked Chen Wenjie to show off. The key point was naturally the butter crab he was dealing with. As for the videos of their previous crabs, he really didn't plan to send them to his sister, and he did not take reshoots when he caught the butter crabs later.
Chen Wenjie caught many crabs and also caught butter crabs. He was particularly experienced in handling them. This would be done with a toothbrush carefully.
Xia Yu also asked him to tell netizens about the formation and handling skills of butter crabs.
Chen Wenxiu and Xia Xue like to do these things the most. Grandma and aunt are used to it. Last time they went to Xia Yu’s house for dinner, they were often videos by the two eccentric girls.
Chen Wenjie was a little crazy, briefly explained the origin of butter crabs, and then showed the treatment method. "Don't break the legs of butter crabs, otherwise, when steaming butter crabs, the butter inside will flow out of the broken legs. Like the butter crabs we caught today, it can be clearly seen that each crab legs are transparent and the color is the most beautiful orange-yellow, which means that the sauce crab inside has completely turned into butter."
"Before steaming, you should freeze the butter crab in ice water to prevent it from breaking its crab legs when it is steaming. If you don't prepare ice cubes, you can put them in the refrigerator and freezer for about five minutes. Remember to take them out in time. It will be fine if you freeze to death. The taste will be greatly reduced if you freeze to death."
"The best butter crab is the best way to cook and the easiest steaming method."
The effect of using ice water is naturally the best, you can check the situation of the crab at any time.
As for other blue crabs, whether they are male crabs or female crabs, they are not treated so well. When Xia Yu was shooting videos, the focus was highlighted. Other common blue crabs are used for comparison.
When Xia Mingguang and Chen Fuqiong arrived, they had already washed the crabs and prepared them for making them.
There are actually two ways to have crab feast at night, steaming and braising.
The two cousins worked hard all day today, and they caught many crabs. In addition, Chen Fuqiang and his friends got up in the morning to catch them, and each of the seven people in the two families was divided into three.
They are naturally not as elegant and particular as crab banquets in "Dream of Red Mansions", savoring crabs, appreciating chrysanthemums, appreciating the moon, and writing poems.
During this period, I talked about who was the first to eat this butter crab. In fact, at the beginning, everyone didn’t know enough about butter crabs, so my grandmother said, “At the beginning, we all thought it was a sick crab and didn’t like it very much.”
Chen Fuqiong continued, "The key is that butter crabs were rare at that time, but now they really can't afford them!"
Chen Fuqiang said, "It's okay if you catch it yourself. The butter crabs raised on the market are also very expensive. We even considered raising butter crabs at the beginning."
Speaking of this, everyone has a more topic. More than 90% of butter crabs on the market are farmed and are semi-wild. Even though the probability of converting from butter crabs to butter crabs is very low, the hardworking and studying working people have summarized several key factors in the formation of butter crabs.
First, there must be enough sunlight, and then there must be a temperature difference, one cold and one heat, which stimulates the crab paste in the body of the stimulant crab to decompose into golden oil, thereby forming butter crabs. The formation of this temperature difference can be done by man-made, digging more deep trenches in the crab pond to cause ups and downs. The stimulant crabs will find a cool place with deep water to cool down, and will also go to the shallows to bask in the sun.
Also, butter crabs like to live in places with mud and sand. The better they eat, the higher the quality they will be.
The best time to eat butter crabs after Dragon Boat Festival to mid-August is to eat butter crabs that are on the market too early and the crab paste are not completely converted into butter, and it is inevitable that the overturn will be caused.
As for wild butter crabs, it is even more difficult to form, and Xia Yu also said that it is because he has a lot of luck to catch them.
He was also wondering whether there were conditions for forming butter crabs in the space. But as of the current situation, his space is not big enough, and there are not so many places to make him troubling. But pay more attention first, and there will definitely be no problem to be prepared for any concerns.
After the crab is steamed, it should be eaten while it is hot, and it will not taste good when it is cold. But you should also pay attention to the time when it is steamed. Just the right amount is naturally the best. It will affect the taste if it is not steamed or steamed in old age.
The task of steaming crabs is undertaken by the most experienced grandmother. The transparent pot lid is a must, so you can better see the situation of the crabs inside.
Put the crabs in cold water and turn them over. Steam them for about fifteen minutes at most. After steaming, turn off the heat and stuffy it will be taken out and enjoy.
This top-notch butter crab with head-handed butter is particularly beautiful in color, which is in sharp contrast with the big paste crab it steams together.
Xia Yu is also very particular about the videos. Comparison is undoubtedly the best way to reflect the quality of butter crabs. There is naturally a reason why it can be sold at a hotel for 2,000 yuan per pound.
Take out several crabs that were steamed at the same time, take a video and compare the appearance, and then peel them.
When the crab cover is uncovered, a special smell of crab oil comes to your nose.
By careful comparison, the difference is even more obvious. You can see that the crab paste in this top-class butter crab has completely turned into butter and there is no red paste. It is full of golden crab oil, and even the crab meat has turned golden, which makes people salivate just by looking.
The first bite is still the usual way to give the most experienced grandma to taste, just like when I ate the golden lobster a few days ago.
Grandma also knew that if she didn't eat it, the younger generation wouldn't be able to move their chopsticks. Her cooking skills were nothing to say. This butter crab was steamed just right and tasted even more delicious. "Sweet and fragrant, very tender and smooth, very delicious. Everyone tasted it."
Everyone’s feeling of eating is actually not the same. Chen Fuqiang said that he felt that the meat was extremely tender, while Dong Xiaoyue liked the strong crab fragrance inside.
Xia Mingguang said that he felt mellow, while Chen Fuqiong said that he felt it was very sweet and not greasy.
Chen Wenjie likes the rustling and refreshing feeling when he has the rustling entrance.
Xia Yu held up his cell phone and started to taste it himself after interviewing them. He was siping it in his mouth.
Chen Wenjie smiled and asked him to tell him how he felt. Xia Yu said yes, "I won't repeat what you said. It tastes a bit like jelly, which is very fresh, fragrant and delicious. It is worthy of being the super invincible sea view butter crab-the king of crabs."
"I understand, I'll buy jelly later!" Chen Wenjie said some strange words that adults don't understand, but they are all used to it. It's not a bad thing to have distance and generation gap.
"You can buy two more quicksand bags by the way." Xia Yu laughed and teased back.
After tasting this butter crab, Chen Wenjie still sighed when he savored it, "Two thousand dollars, it's gone! But it's so fragrant!"
Needless to say, the sweet and delicious food is not much. Grandma only regrets that her granddaughter and granddaughter are not around. They want to study, but her children, grandchildren and grandchildren are all happy, and she is very satisfied.
I have tasted the best butter crab, but it did not affect everyone's continued crab feast. This is the main meal.
The oldest grandmother said, "It's lucky to be able to eat such delicious butter crabs. It's great to eat blue crabs."
As she said, people are reluctant to eat crabs and meat crabs. Even though there is more seafood locally, the price of green crabs has always been relatively strong. Their meat crabs are usually around seventy per pound, and those with eighty a pound will be at least one hundred per pound.
Xia Yu didn't shoot much videos next, and focused on eating crabs while they were hot.
At the crab banquet, everyone also talked about some interesting things, and it also expanded from butter crabs. It is said that it is the first person to eat crabs. Who is this person?
It is said that when Dayu controlled the flood, many crabs came to destroy the project. A hero named "Pak Jie" attracted him and attacked him with fire. Unexpectedly, after the burning, bursts of fragrance came out. Pak Jie tasted it and found that the crab was so delicious that it became the first person to eat crabs. The word "如" in Pak Jie's name, plus "worm" became "crab".
There is even a hairy crab named after the Paklio, the Paklio hairy crab. I don’t know if it is a maze, just like many places, they are known as the hometown of Dayu.
Xia Yu doesn't know what the real situation in ancient Chinese myths and legends is. He himself prefers to be adapted and deified after faith and fantasy, that is, humans can become gods. After Dayu, various myths and stories became much less, and the overall level of power seemed to be lowered. Later, Guan Yu and Mazu were also examples of mortals becoming gods.
Chapter completed!