activa-t Chapter 91 4 Ways to Eat Barnacles
Chapter 91 4 Ways to Eat Barnacles
The sound of the abacus is deafening!
Since they couldn't be driven away for the time being and the minotaur didn't show any bad intentions, Yun Xi just let them go.
The Minotaur dragged the firewood and chopped it into pieces with his bare hands, then placed it next to the remaining fire to dry out the moisture.
He walked to the back of the chef apprentices and squatted on the ground obediently. He seemed to be making a fire, but in fact he had his ears perked up and was listening attentively to Yun Xi's "teaching".
Yun Xi had no aversion to the extra listeners; she just needed more people to learn her cooking skills!
After all, merit points depend on the contributions of these people.
So, as soon as she returned to the fire, Yun Xi took out a big soup pot.
"The easiest way to eat barnacles is to boil them. Anyone with hands can make a delicious dish."
"Watch, put it in the pot with cold water, add appropriate amount of salt and ginger slices, it would be better if there are tender ginger sprouts."
"Then wait for the water to boil, take it out and eat it directly."
"If we want to be more particular, we can make some condiments."
After saying that, Yun Xi took out a small sauce dish the size of a palm, and put a lot of seasonings in it, and demonstrated it to everyone.
"Pour four spoons of rice vinegar, five spoons of sugar, one gram of sesame oil, and one spoon of soy sauce and mix well. Just remember the formula 'four five one one'."
"When the barnacles are cooked, if they taste bland, you can dip them in this."
"How is it? Have you learned it?" Yun Xi asked, facing the pairs of eyes that were eager to learn.
"Is it... that simple?" asked an apprentice chef.
The little boy watching nearby also raised his hand: "I got it, I got it! Sister Goddess, I got it! I got it before these brothers!"
Yun Xi smiled and tapped the tip of the boy's nose.
"Okay, since you learned it first, how about you teach this brother how to boil barnacles later?"
"Yeah yeah! I'll guide big brother!"
The little cub was so happy that he ran around his big brother and kept urging him, "Big brother, take out your pot quickly. I want to teach you how to boil barnacles!"
The childish words made all the orcs burst into laughter. Seeing that everyone was laughing, the little cub also laughed for no apparent reason.
"The second way to eat it is also very simple, it's called 'barnacle steamed egg'. Just put the cleaned barnacles on a plate, add the beaten egg liquid, and steam them until cooked."
Yun Xi briefly introduced the method and asked, "Does anyone have the confidence to do it directly?"
The orc apprentices looked at each other, and one of the elk orcs raised his hand: "Goddess, how about I give it a try?"
This was the first time that Yun Xi let them cook without any demonstration. The elk orc who raised his hand was nervous but full of confidence.
It doesn't sound difficult. He should be able to succeed!
While comforting himself in his heart, he beat the egg liquid with trembling hands and put the barnacles soaked in egg liquid into the steamer.
Yun Xi nodded with satisfaction.
Seeing the goddess' approval, the elk orcs blushed with joy. The other orcs secretly regretted why they did not raise their hands just now, and lost the opportunity to show off in front of the goddess in vain!
"The third way to eat it is roasting it, which is the same as grilling meat. I won't demonstrate it here. Now I will demonstrate the fourth way to eat it - drunken barnacles."
Yun Xi showed a mysterious smile and took out a glass jar and a row of ceramic jars from the space.
"Drunken barnacles are divided into raw drunken and cooked drunken."
"I'll first demonstrate the raw drunken barnacles that can be preserved a little longer."
After Yun Xi finished speaking, she grabbed a handful of washed barnacles and threw them into the glass bottle.
The reason for using glass bottles is to facilitate display.
"It's simple. Take the clean barnacles and put them in the jar in front of you. Then add the appropriate amount of salt and sugar."
After saying that, Yun Xi casually took out a bag of salt and a bag of sugar from the space, and poured out a quarter of the bag.
“Stir it, just like you’re marinating barbecue.”
Yun Xi continued to add barnacles while stirring. Soon, the glass jar was almost full of barnacles, and the shell of each barnacle seemed to be covered with shiny salt and sugar. "
"The second step is to pour in rice wine and marinate. The rice wine should cover the barnacles."
After saying that, Yun Xi took out another bottle of rice wine from the space.
As soon as the bottle cap was opened, not only the Minotaur Orcs, but even the White Lion Orcs and the Lost Rabbit Orcs, all stared at the "yellow wine" without blinking!
This is another good thing that the goddess has never taken out!
Why does it smell so good!
It's not the scent of a sweet drink, but a dangerous scent that makes you want to drink it all!
Want to drink!
These two words are written all over the orcs’ faces!
Yun Xi ignored it and directly filled the glass jar, then covered it with a lid and sealed it.
After doing all this, she clapped her hands and said, "Okay, it's over! The rest is up to time. We only need to wait for five days and we will be able to eat delicious raw drunken barnacles!"
"Big sister smash it!"
Seeing that Yun Xi had finished teaching, the eager Minotaur stood on tiptoe and raised his hand at the end:
“What is rice wine?”
"Ah, I mean, do you need my help to pour the rice wine?"
"With your thin arms and legs, how can you do such rough work?"
Before he could even let out a naive smile of "Hehehehe", he was slapped on the head from the sky!
"Go away, you minotaur! Stop bothering our bully!"
It turned out that Mo Xi, who had already picked out the barnacles, had returned.
He stared at the minotaur coldly, with a warning in his eyes that only males could understand.
The Bull Orc scratched his aching head and did not make any excuses, but felt that he had to say something to save his life.
"Brother, I don't have any other intentions. I just want to help my sister get rid of the remaining rice wine."
After saying that, he stretched his neck and looked into Yun Xi's hand.
There was still a thin layer of water left in the rice wine bottle. He pointed at it and said with a chuckle, "Sister, that bottle is heavy. Can I help you throw it away?"
Now, not to mention Mo Xi, even the White Lion orcs and orcs from other tribes began to stare.
"What's wrong with you!???"
Are they all blind? Can't they see clearly that the goddess Yunxi has a good thing in her hand? Is it necessary for an outsider to take advantage of it?
Yun Xi didn't say anything, but had a half-smile on her face, and handed the bottle to Mo Xi on the side.
"I won't give my things to people of unknown origin. Brother, you've chopped the wood and watched the fun, why don't you go back to your tribe? Won't the people from your tribe come to look for you?"
After Yun Xi finished speaking, the Minotaur showed his familiar silly smile again.
"That's okay. We are swimming over there and won't move until dark."
"Besides, big sister, how can we be outsiders? Look, you are big brother's partner, and I am big brother's brother, so you are both my sister and my relative!"
"We are all family now. Is it okay for me to stay here and lend a hand to the elder sister?"
Mo Xi originally wanted to drive the bull orc away, but he didn't expect that the bull orc would directly reveal his secret thoughts.
Even people who met him by chance can see that he and Baba are a perfect match. I have to say, this brother has great vision!
Mo Xi's swelling anger gradually subsided.
Just then, the sound of boiling water gurgled, and a sweet fragrance filled the lakeside.
Everyone's gaze shifted involuntarily.
It turned out that the boiled barnacles were cooked.
Now, even Mo Xi didn't care too much and took a deep breath.
"Baba, what did you cook? It smells so good! Could it be the barnacles you just made?"
Mo Xi asked.
Yun Xi nodded and scooped out a plate of cooked barnacles from the pot.
She took out a barnacle, blew on it gently to cool it down, then pinched one side of the pointed corner of the barnacle and poked it lightly with a toothpick, and the tender barnacle meat was forked out.
Yun Xi pinched off the tentacles on the barnacle meat and fed it into Mo Xi's mouth.
Mo Xi: I’m flattered. Was this really fed to me by Baba?
He opened his mouth subconsciously and swallowed the barnacle meat.
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What kind of delicacy is this! Compared with this little bit of meat that is barely enough to fill my teeth, I feel like I have wasted decades of my life as an animal!
Fresh, sweet and tender, the juicy taste filled the tip of the tongue after one bite. Mo Xi swallowed the barnacle meat and was unable to come back to his senses for a long time.
"Ba Ba, it's delicious. Do you have any more?" After saying that, he stared at the plate in Yun Xi's hand without blinking.
He looked like a hungry child.
Yun Xi even felt that Mo Xi was her older son.
Guilty sin.
She dropped her eyelids and handed the plate over.
The Minotaur was anxious. Seeing that a large plate of delicious food had changed hands again, he couldn't help but approach Mo Xi to curry favor with him: "Brother, how does this taste?"
He was just about to ask me to give him some.
Mo Xi lowered his head and picked out the smallest one from the plate.
"Good brother, you are indeed a good brother!"
The minotaur patted Mo Xi's shoulder vigorously.
With the first one, there will be a second one, a third one...
He didn't even use a toothpick, he just pinched it with his hands!
"Puff..." The minotaur didn't expect that he had too much strength, and a stream of juice spurted out and almost splashed on Mo Xi's face.
Mo Xi subconsciously took two steps back and looked at the minotaur with disgust.
The Minotaur was also stunned. He didn't expect that the small barnacles could be so juicy. Fortunately, the barnacle shell was broken. He picked up large pieces and stuffed the remaining barnacle meat into his mouth.
"good to eat!"
The Minotaur's eyes lit up, and then he smacked his lips regretfully, "It's a little too little, not enough to eat, brother..."
"Hey, brother?!!!"
The last voice was raised in pitch. It turned out that Mo Xi had quickly finished the entire plate of boiled barnacles.
"It's...it's gone!" The Minotaur wanted to cry but had no tears. He just tasted it!
Seeing this, he could only cast his hopeful eyes towards Yun Xi.
But the pot in front of Yunxi was already empty.
The apprentice chefs around her, each with a plate in hand, were so full that they could hardly lift their heads.
Alas! The Minotaur sighed deeply. Outsiders are outsiders. As expected, good things will never come to outsiders like them!