Chapter 22 Stir-Fried Shrimp and Watercress

Shrimp fried is a rare dish in Beijing that tastes pure. I ate it once at Jindingxuan in winter. On that day, CCTV called Tianya netizens to do a meeting for the program "Tell the Truth". I feel sorry for the fried shrimp. Chengren's Shrimp, the people from Sohu.com will wait for the second time, so I won't order other shrimps.It is true that the fried shrimp in other restaurants in Beijing may not be much better. The important reason is probably that the freshness of the shrimp is not enough. Nowadays, the poor Chinese professors in universities still know to tell students in class that when writing, The language must be fresh. Doesn’t the chef know that the shrimps used for popping shrimps need to be fresh?

Therefore, I always miss when I was in the geological team, I caught shrimp myself to make fried shrimp.The labor of catching shrimp is a very leisure and interesting thing. I first found fishermen fishing shrimp in Daye Lake. I was so fascinated that I almost wanted to be a fisherman myself.Among the fishermen, there must be professional shrimpers. However, the fishermen I saw are not "shrimp people". They are fishing. They go to distant lakes to catch big fish. Herring weighing dozens of catties is taken out of the cabin. All looked respectable.The fisherman's boat is moored, the lake reflects the sunset, the rouge-colored ripples move from near to far, the blue smoke rises from the bow of the boat, the willows on the shore lightly lift up the willow silk, and the fishing boat shakes slightly when the waves shake. Stew rice in a pot. When the rice is cooked, hang up the hanging pot for stewing rice, and replace it with a frying pan to fry fish. There are plenty of fish in the cabin of the fishing boat, and fishermen can have whatever fish they want to eat.So, it's not interesting. What's interesting is that suddenly there is no fish in their cabin, or they want to pop a plate of shrimp to drink. At this time, fishermen will catch shrimp.

At that time, on the fishing boats in Daye Lake, there was an extra bundle of bamboo branches hanging on the side of the boat, and the bamboo leaves were almost gone. At first I didn’t know what the bamboo branches were for.That is to say, when the fishermen want to eat fried shrimps and drink alcohol, they go to the side of the stern, squat down, and suddenly carry the bundle of bamboo branches to the cabin. Suddenly, the dreaming shrimps that live in the bamboo branches wake up from the bamboo branches. The fisherman trembled a few times, and there were many live shrimps jumping in the cabin, big and small, with different physiques. Occasionally, there were one or two small fishes flashing silvery light, as well as snails and small shells. The fisherman reached out to take a basin, picked live shrimps, scooped water, rinsed them, poured some oil into the hot pan, and poured the shrimps into the pan with a squeak, and fried them three times and five times, the shrimps turned red, and most of the pot was red. Then throw in the prepared shredded ginger, serve with shallots, red, green and green, add salt and stir well, put it into a large pottery bowl, the taste is really delicious.Since then, I know the usefulness of the bundle of bamboo branches on the fishing boat, and I thought that I can row such a boat. There are several bundles of bamboo branches hanging on the side of the boat. Gently shaking, the moon rises from the willow branches, and the lake breeze blows slowly. What is the difference between this situation and the gods?

People are so weird sometimes. The only thing that made me hesitate at the time was not that the fishermen endured hardships and weathered the wind and rain, but that the fishermen were always barefoot on the boat, making their feet grow as big as cattail fans. Such big feet would definitely not be able to wear rocket shoes. .At that time, it was popular to wear rocket leather shoes in our place. They were pointed-toed leather shoes produced by Wuhan Leather Shoe Factory. There were cowhide and pigskin. Rocket shoes are economical.How distressing it is to be a fisherman and not be able to wear leather shoes?

Later, I found out that there is no need for bamboo sticks, fishing boats, or lakes to catch shrimps, because there are shrimps in every pond, and shrimps are everywhere, even in the springs on the top of mountains. shrimp.My method of catching shrimp is to use gauze as a net, or an old mosquito net can also be used. In fact, an old mosquito net is best because it has good water permeability.About one square meter, use two bamboo slices to tie the four corners of the gauze, tie the top of the bamboo slice with a rope, and then put some flour on the center of the gauze. It is best to throw an eel intestine into it, Best for attracting shrimp.In this way, the homemade shrimp nets are thrown into the water. There are several such nets arranged in a row in the pond. After a while, when the nets are picked up, there will always be a handful of shrimps in them. After leaving the water, the shrimps will jump. happy.

The problem of catching prawns has been solved, and there is another problem of making prawns.There are also many ways to make shrimp. Here I will talk about my fried shrimp and watercress.After catching the prawns, wash the prawns first, then boil the prawns with boiling water, peel off the shells, then take out the shells of the prawns, then prepare green broad bean flaps, peeled, and cut a few red peppers into small rings. One or two stalks of purple-skinned green garlic are chopped, and the broad bean is fried until cooked. The shrimp is mixed with egg white, and the hot oil is violently fried. The shrimp mixed with egg white is bright red and crystal clear.If so, add oil and stir-fry red pepper and green garlic, stir-fry shrimp and broad bean paste together, and add salt. These processes are very simple, so a plate of fried shrimp and bean paste is a success.It must be noted that if you use a white porcelain plate to hold it, you can bring out the color of one blue and two reds, even if you don’t taste it, it looks very beautiful.

Let's drink!The green broad bean has a green and fresh taste, and the fried shrimp is fresh and slightly sweet. If it is the joy of entertaining friends, it will be cool.I once wanted to do the same in Beijing, but I didn’t find out whether there are shrimps in the water in the northern country. The key is that the water in Beijing is not very good. If you catch shrimp yourself, you must choose lakes, ponds and river ports with good water. The whole body of the prawns is transparent, alive and kicking, except for the two small crystal black eyes inlaid with black gemstones... I think there are such prawns, even those who have never cooked before, can handle the pot after a few pointers.Discussing the dish of fried shrimp, I think that no matter how good the cook is, it can't compare with fresh shrimp.