Chapter 163 - The Fragrant Carp Soup
Chapter 163: The Fragrant Carp Soup
While Lin Yuelan was examining the stove, little twelve quickly walked over.
The moment he came in, he asked excitedly, “Miss Lin, what are you planning to cook? If there’s anything you need, I can help. ”
As far as he knew, no matter what Miss Lin cooked, it was very delicious.
Lin Yuelan nodded slightly and said, “Help me start a fire!”
After that, she took out the carp from the bucket and started to prepare it. The carp was wild. This kind of carp was perfect to be steamed or made into soup.
Therefore, Lin Yuelan decided to make carp soup.
Little twelve was surprised. He asked, “Miss Lin, are you going to make a fish dish?” As far as he knew, fish was not easy to cook and not delicious because fish had a strong fishy smell.
Little twelve was a little disappointed. He thought Lin Yuelan would at least make a dish like the braised rabbit meat from yesterday.
However, at the same time, little twelve was also very curious. He wanted to know if Lin Yuelan made a miracle with a fish dish too.
Lin Yuelan scaled the fish and carved it open. After taking out the internal organs, she washed the fish and put it on a plate. She then sprinkled some salt on it and marinated it for a while.
While that was happening, Lin Yuelan reached for the ginger. She washed it and sliced it into pieces. Then, she grabbed some green onions and sliced them too.
When little twelve heated up the iron pot, he poured some oil into it. There was no processed oil back then. It was pork lard.
When the oil was hot, Lin Yuelan slid the fish into the wok and fried it on both sides. Then, she poured some wine and ginger slices into the wok. When the fragrance came out, she added some cold water. She flipped the fish only after the water was boiling.
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Lin Yuelan let the water boil for 15 minutes, and the clear soup turned milky white. At that moment, the dish was ready to be served.
Before that, Lin Yuelan added some salt and scallions.
Then, the soup was ready. Lin Yuelan covered the wok to let the soup simmer.
When little twelve smelled the aroma of the fish soup, his eyes were full of admiration and disbelief.
This smell was too fragrant.
There was no fishy smell at all. On the contrary, all he could smell was the strong fragrance. This was definitely another finger-licking delicacy.
Liu Qi and Zhou Wencai began to squeeze into the kitchen when they smelled the aroma.
Liu Qi stared in disbelief at the pot that was still covered. He asked, “Miss Lin, what dish is this? Why does it smell so good? There’s no fishy smell at all. How did you do it?”
Liu Qi bombarded Lin Yuelan with questions. When he met Lin Yuelan’s mischievous, half-smiling eyes, his eyes flickered. He then realized this was Lin Yuelan’s secret recipe. There was no reason for her to give him the secrets so directly.
Lin Yuelan smiled and said openly, “Young Master Liu, those are my secrets. If you want to know them, it’s easy. You can pay!” She stated her purpose clearly.
Liu Qi was stunned. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to buy Lin Yuelan’s fish recipe. On the contrary, he was very willing to buy it.
However, he had to taste the food first, right? How could he pay without inspecting the goods?
Zhou Wencai said half-jokingly, “Miss Lin, if brother Liu doesn’t buy your recipe, I’ll buy it from you!”
Liu Qi immediately said, “Who says I’m not buying the recipe. I’m just wondering what kind of recipe is this.”
Hmm, that’s a good excuse.
Lin Yuelan went along and introduced the dish, “actually, it’s just a soup.”
Lin Yuelan reached out and opened the lid. The moment the lid was opened, the rich aroma of the fish soup filled the entire space.
“It’s really fragrant!” Master Yang, who was in his fifties, suddenly walked in and said excitedly, “this fragrance is amazing. The taste must be amazing too. Miss, did you really cook fish?”
The fish didn’t smell fishy at all. How did she do it?