The most common way to cook crabs or hairy crabs was to steam them. However, because of the environment in which hairy crabs grew, even if the water was very clean, they always grew in the mud at the bottom of the lake. Therefore, they always had to be spat out first and then steamed.
In this way, the taste of the steamed crabs would be delicious and the meat would be fresh and sweet. However, it was obvious that Yuan Zhou had no time to spit out this time, so he could only boil them with alcohol.
In fact, the method of boiling crabs was also quite common. After Yuan Zhou washed them with alcohol and then spat them out, the crabs were already very clean. Now, there were two purposes of boiling them with alcohol.
One was to let the last bit of mud sink to the bottom and be decomposed by the alcohol. The other was to use the fragrance of the beer itself and the fragrance of the wheat to replace the effect of the onion, ginger and garlic to remove the fishy smell.
The low alcohol content in the beer was to keep the tender taste of the crab meat.
After they chatted for a while, they found that Yuan Zhou didn't say much. Therefore, Ling Hong started to make a fuss and asked Yuan Zhou to say something. His reason was also very reasonable. Ling Hong said, "Yuan Zhou, today we are not here as the boss or the customer, but as friends. Why don't you tell us a joke?"
"No joke." Yuan Zhou shook his head.
"That's fine. Just say something." Ling Hong said generously.
"Okay. Do you know why the crabs are tied up and steamed?" Yuan Zhou thought for a while and then said.
"Because in this way, the crabs can't escape from my palm." Jiang Changxi raised her eyebrows. She stretched out her white and tender hand and made a grasping gesture.
Instantly, all the men present had a feeling of pain in the balls. Even Yuan Zhou felt a cold breeze blowing over.
Looking at the quiet scene, Jiang Changxi asked with puzzlement, "Is it wrong?"
In order to avoid Jiang Changxi's more bizarre answer, Yuan Zhou said hurriedly, "No, it's because I'm afraid the crabs will be disabled."
"Why?" Even though Yuan Zhou's answer was very cold, everyone still asked for the reason actively.
After all, compared with the awkward silence from Yuan Zhou, Jiang Changxi's answer might be a pain in the balls. Therefore, everyone's choice was very clear.
"Because the crabs can be cooked in cold water or hot water. If it's steamed in cold water, it doesn't matter whether it's tied or not. But if it's cooked in hot water, it has to be tied. Otherwise, the crab's legs will be broken before it's cooked. That way, the freshness of the crabs will be lost and the integrity will be damaged." Yuan Zhou explained seriously.
"Um." All the customers present showed a look of understanding. and then, they started to talk about other things.
This time, no one specifically asked Yuan Zhou to speak.
Not long after, Yuan Zhou stood up and started to turn off the fire one by one.
With three popping sounds, the flame on the stove on the table was extinguished, and the sound of beer steaming could be heard from the pot.
"Now, everyone can remove the lid and fish out the crabs. There is a ginger vinegar dipping dish prepared by the side," Yuan Zhou said.
"Finally, we can eat." Wu Hai immediately stood up and opened the lid of the pot. The others were not slow either.
Instantly, a strong aroma of liquor blew over.
The aroma was mixed with the fragrance of wheat and the slight fishy smell of crab. Following that was the strong aroma of liquor and the hot steam, making people feel slightly tipsy.
"Good liquor." Chen Wei took a deep breath and then sighed.
"It's a pity that my liquor is gone." While saying that, Chen Wei quickly picked up a crab.
"Indeed. The boiled beer is really fragrant." Sun Ming nodded his head approvingly. Of course, he wasn't slow either. Soon, he also picked up a crab.
The crab that Yin Ya had just picked up from the beer was a male crab. It was very big and its claws were making threatening gestures. However, the whole crab was cooked until it was bright red and emitted the aroma of crab and liquor. The smell was very appetizing.
"Hiss". However, it was still too hot. Yin Ya couldn't help but hiss.
"Let the crab cool down. It's hot." Yuan Zhou turned his head and reminded. Then, he picked up his own crab.
"Um." Yin Ya answered lightly.
As the crab was cooked, they didn't have time to talk anymore. They all started to fight with the crab seriously.
The night breeze was slightly chilly. However, with the steaming hot crab and the warm liquor, the night wasn't cold anymore.
However, the crab that was picked up cooled down quickly. After a while, it wasn't hot anymore. Then, Yin Ya started to eat it.
Yin Ya liked to remove all the crab legs first and then eat what was inside the crab shell.
Just in a little while, a small pile of crab legs was piled up beside her hand. She was using the crab body to break open the shell.
The male crab wasn't as plump as the female crab. After all, crabs were eaten in September and the umbilicus was pointed in October. Therefore, there wasn't much cream inside the male crab.
"Wow, it smells so good." Yin Ya stuck out her pink tongue and licked it. Then, she squinted her eyes and said.
Although there wasn't much cream, there was still some. Once she swallowed it, the wonderful taste of the crab cream mixed with the fragrance of the liquor entered her throat. She couldn't help but continue eating.
Crabs had such a charm. She couldn't stop after taking a bite.
A crab, even if it was a relatively large male crab, didn't have much meat. Yin Ya finished it in a few bites.
Just when Yin Ya was about to scoop up the crab again, Yuan Zhou said lightly, "The smaller one is a female crab."
Yin Ya's hand that was scooping up the crab paused for a moment. A smile appeared on her face as she nodded. "En."
The atmosphere between the two was harmonious. However, Jiang Changxi and Cheng Ying looked at each other and smiled mischievously.
"Oh, Yuan Zhou, is this a male crab or a female crab?" Jiang Changxi quickly scooped up a crab and directly handed it to Yuan Zhou and asked with a smile.
"Male. The larger one is a male crab. Or, look here. The sharp one here is a male crab and the round one is a female crab." Yuan Zhou answered seriously.
"Oh, oh. I see." Jiang Changxi smiled at Yin Ya this time. She smiled until Yin Ya blushed and even the tips of her ears turned pink. Only then did she take the crab and eat it slowly.
Yuan Zhou didn't notice it at all. Yin Ya lowered her head and peeled the crab carefully. Female crabs were different from male crabs. Once the shell of a female crab was peeled, the golden yellow crab roe with a faint oily sheen was revealed.
An aroma mixed with the smell of wheat rushed into her nose. Yin Ya couldn't care about anything else anymore. She directly licked the crab shell and her tongue was full of crab roe.
The strong aroma of crab roe instantly rushed into her mouth and down her throat. The extremely fragrant, fresh, and soft taste of salted duck egg yolk spread in her mouth.
"Oh, it's so fragrant." Yin Ya sighed with emotion.
The delicacy of crabs was well-known since ancient times. There were even many poems praising crabs. Therefore, although there were many crabs in the Crab Banquet, those sitting on the second floor were all big eaters.
Even the petite Cheng Ying ate four crabs. The one who ate the least was Yuan Zhou, who only ate three crabs.
It couldn't be helped. After all, Yuan Zhou was sitting between Yin Ya and Jiang Changxi. The two girls looked beautiful, but when it came to fighting for food, Yuan Zhou was really no match for them.
After all, the two girls had been eating in Yuanzhou shop for two years.
Just when they finished eating the crabs and Yuan Zhou was making tea for them to get rid of the fishy smell, the system suddenly popped up.
The system displayed, "A seasonal mission is triggered. Host, do you accept it?"
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