Chapter 121 Pickle Jars and Pickled Fish
In the middle of the third month of autumn, the weather gradually became colder and even felt a little cold at night.
Chenbei collected all the buckwheat, vegetables, spices, etc. planted in his yard, dried them, and then put them in a clay pot or animal skin bag.
There is something to be happy about this year.
That is, with the repeated cultivation of peppers, I can’t finish them now.
In the entire tribe, only Chenbei likes to eat chili peppers, and others are still a little unacceptable to this kind of food. Only a small number of people spend a little bit of cooking to increase the flavor.
From not eating chili peppers to being addicted to spicy food, it takes a long time to adapt.
After being busy for more than half a year, Chenbei plans to reward himself.
He wants to make sauerkraut fish.
This idea has been in his mind for a long time. The sour and sour, fresh and fragrant taste is drooling when you think about it.
However, if you want to make sauerkraut fish, you have to have sauerkraut first, and if you want to make sauerkraut, you have to have kimchi jar first.
So he came to the pottery workshop and planned to make a batch of sauerkraut jars.
The pottery making technology of the Mang tribe has become better and better, and the number of people in pottery workshops has increased a lot, from five to fifteen.
These people don’t have to do anything else in the tribe. They think about how to cook pottery every day and keep doing experiments. Now the pottery they cook is much better than before.
"leader."
In the pottery workshop, Wu Teng saw Chen Bei coming over, put down his work, and went over to say hello.
The earthen kilns in the pottery workshop have become larger and larger, and two kilns have been added, unlike before, with only one small earthen kiln.
There are piles of pottery: pottery basins, pottery bowls, pottery jars, pottery bottles, pottery cauldrons, pottery cauldrons, etc.
Chen Bei looked around, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Wu Teng, the pottery you made is getting better and better."
Wu Teng smiled and said, "Thanks to the leader's frequent guidance."
Chenbeidao: "I came here this time to let you cook a batch of kimchi jars. This thing is very important. If it can be successfully made, then our tribe won't have to eat dried vegetables every day in winter."
"This jar can preserve fresh vegetables, make them sour, refreshing and delicious, and very delicious."
When it comes to sauerkraut, Chen Bei's saliva secretion speed has obviously increased. He swallowed quietly. This taste, even after traveling through so many years, is still deeply rooted in his memory.
Wu Teng's eyes lit up and he said, "There is such a good thing."
Wu Teng was also excited to think that he could eat watery vegetables in winter. He had no doubt about Chen Bei's words, because Chen Bei had created countless miracles.
"I'll make it shape for you."
Chenbei took a ball of kneaded clay at the place where the pottery jar was made, then rolled it into mud strips, and pinched it into the shape of a kimchi jar bit by bit.
Then, he pinched another inner cover and another outer cover.
In order to pinch this kimchi jar, Chenbei spent a lot of time, and the craftsmen in the pottery workshop looked at it intently, trying to remember every detail.
After pinching it, Chen Bei pointed to the semi-finished jar and said, "This is the kimchi jar. It has a larger belly and a smaller mouth. The most important thing is its lid and the eaves of this water-filled jar."
"The lid is divided into an inner cover and an outer cover. The inner cover is flat and requires tightly buckle on the mouth of the altar, and a large outer cover is covered on the outside."
"After covering it, water will be filled into the eaves of this altar and placed in a cool place in the house..."
Chenbei explained to them in detail how to make, what requirements and uses are clearly stated.
Wu Teng kept nodding and said, "Chief, I understand. Don't worry, we will definitely cook this kimchi jar."
Chen Bei nodded with satisfaction and said, "Then I won't bother you anymore. Go back and wait for your good news."
Chen Bei turned around and left.
After Chen Bei left, Wu Teng rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "Everyone has heard it clearly. This thing is done, but it is a great achievement. Let's put down other tasks first and must burn it out."
Soon, the craftsmen in the pottery workshop began to study the samples left by Chen Bei. After researching, they talked about it and then started to make kimchi jars...
Just ten days later, these craftsmen successfully cooked the first batch of kimchi jars and sent two of the best to Chenbei.
Chen Bei was very happy and fully affirmed the skills of these craftsmen and rewarded them with two rabbit leather jackets, as well as some meat and food each.
Afterwards, Chen Bei soaked these two jars for a day and observed them repeatedly and found that the quality was indeed good.
Then, Chenbei used a pot of salt water to cook in a pottery cabbage, poured it into the jar, and then put the cabbage that had been dried after being selected into the jar.
When filling, add a layer of vegetables, sprinkle a layer of salt, compact it, and then add a layer of vegetables and sprinkle a layer of salt without filling too much.
Then, Chenbei burned a large pot of salt water with a pottery cauldron, cooled it, poured it into the jar, and submerged the vegetable leaves.
He thought about it, threw some washed and drained peppers, ginger, and chili peppers into it, and finally covered it with a lid.
After covering the lid, Chenbei boiled some boiling water, put it on the eaves of the kimchi jar and sprinkled a lot of salt in the water, which can ensure sealing and ensure that bacteria are not easily grown in the water.
What Chen Bei could remember was these processes. He thought about it carefully and didn't expect that there would be any mistakes and misses, which should be successful, right?
Finally, he placed the two jars in a cool place in the corner of the house, and then waited.
Half a month later, it was time to accept the results.
"Gulugulu..."
The water in the pottery cauldron has boiled.
Today, Chenbei special elders and Qingzhu invited them to taste the delicious food they made themselves together.
Chen Bei was busy with work, while the elder and Qingzhu watched.
"Give you a try on my craft, pickled fish, you will definitely like it after eating it!"
Chen Bei carried out one of the kimchi jars from the corner of the room. He gently opened the lid with a nervous mood.
A sour smell came to the nose, and Chenbei's eyes lit up. Yes, it was this kind of taste. It seemed that the sauerkraut was successfully made.
He washed his hands, wiped the water, and then reached out to take out a small cabbage from it.
The carefully selected cabbage has been soaked into yellow sauerkraut, which is so watery that it greatly increases appetite.
Chenbei washed the sauerkraut, cut it into pieces, and threw it into boiling water.
Then he put fish oil, ginger, pepper and the boiling water in the pottery cauldron gradually turned into a rich soup, and a fragrance spread out.
Finally, Chenbei put a meat fish that had just been killed and had been beaten with a knife flower into the pottery cauldron.
Chenbei originally wanted to put a handful of peppers on it, but after looking at the elders and Qingzhu, he only put a little bit in the end.
But he cut a small bowl of chili peppers and scalded them in fish oil and could eat them by himself later.
The fragrance in the pot became more and more intense. Chenbei used a wooden shovel to flip the fish, and it felt almost done, so he made the fire smaller, took the dishes and chopsticks, and greeted the elders and green bamboos to eat the fish.
"Elder, witch, try it."
Chen Bei first served fish and pickled cabbage for the elder and green bamboo, and then served it for himself because he was the master.
Qingzhu picked up a piece of fish with chopsticks. The fish was still elastic and did not cook very hard. She took a light bite, and then, the sour taste, a slight spicy taste, and the fresh fragrance of the fish bloomed on the tip of her tongue.
"tasty!"
Qingzhu only said two words, then started eating again, with a very enjoyable expression.
The elder also tasted it, and then couldn't stop. After the sauerkraut and fish were paired, the taste was so good, and even the soup was so delicious.
Chenbei, he served fish and soup himself, added peppers and stirred them evenly. He only took one bite and his whole sense of happiness rose sharply.
Chapter completed!