noffsinger Chapter 245 Shrimp and Crab Soup
Chapter 245 Shrimp and Crab Soup
Li Mingxia smiled faintly and said nothing.
Since she could tell Song Li to study the recipe at will, she must have been confident. Otherwise, how could she be so confident?
"I plan to blanch half of these shrimps and make shrimp and crab soup with the other half." Li Mingxia threw the prawns with the shrimp threads removed into the pot, then took a crab and began to peel the shell, picking out the crab roe and meat inside bit by bit.
Although the shrimp and crab soup is called this name, the main ingredients are basically shrimp and flour. The crab only serves as a seasoning. The most important thing about this soup is its freshness. Li Mingxia took out all the shrimp meat, chopped it up, added one third of crab meat and crab roe, and added chopped fish meat. The selection of fish meat is also very particular. The most tender belly meat and meat on the fish cheeks are required. Only these two kinds of meat can be matched with shrimp and crab meat without any sense of incongruity.
Li Mingxia sieved the flour through a fine sieve three times before adding it little by little to the mixed three kinds of minced meat according to the strict proportions. Then he added the boiled chicken soup and half an egg white. After repeating this three times, he finally mixed the three parts of minced meat together and put them into a large flat bowl to start steaming.
"Don't look at the dish like this now. After it is steamed, the soup will overflow. This is the most essential part of the soup. The taste of the soup is a rare delicacy whether it is eaten with rice, dipped in steamed buns, or used as a soup base for noodles." Li Mingxia was very satisfied with the dish he made and kept talking about it.
Song Li seemed very interested and watched Li Mingxia's movements intently, but he had stopped thinking about other things now. He knew that no matter how much he saw and how clearly he knew, it was useless. What others made would not taste the same as what Li Mingxia made.
After the main dishes were ready, Li Mingxia began to prepare the side dishes, including braised beef with soy sauce and preserved egg and tofu, plus two stir-fried vegetables.
"Okay, please wait here, Mr. Xue. I'll ask someone to serve the dishes." Li Mingxia took one look at the ten dishes, one soup and a large plate of white steamed buns neatly arranged on the chopping board and felt satisfied. When he thought about the fact that Xue Li couldn't even eat a single bite of the main dishes he had prepared with great care, Li Mingxia felt even happier!
The most important point is that Li Mingxia has already thought of a solution. Not only Xue Li can't eat these, even the people in the Li family's old house can't even think of eating more!
There were still two tables. Mr. Li, Mrs. Zheng, Li Zhengxue, Li Zhengde, Li Zhengpin, Li Dalang, Li Sanlang, as well as Li Mingxia, Xue Li, and Song Li. These people filled one table, and the rest went to the kitchen to eat.
Li Sanlang just took a look and said he was not hungry. "Dad, Mom, you guys eat. I just ate a few pieces of bread. I am not hungry. I will go back first."
Li Mingxia was satisfied but did not show it. He just took out two large bowls from the basin behind him, one of which contained six large steamed buns and the other was filled with steaming hot meals.
"Dad, it's okay if you don't eat. My mother can't handle it. You can take these meals back to my mother."
Li Sanlang looked at the two servings of food and had no idea what his daughter was thinking. He nodded in agreement, said something to Grandpa Li, and was about to leave.
"This is really unruly. My parents haven't even had their meals yet, but you've already served all the delicious meat and vegetables to your wife? When did this start? Is your wife the head of our Li family now or what?"
Annoying things and annoying people will never be absent. The Li family’s old house is really a magical place.
Li Mingxia and Li Sanlang had already learned to turn a deaf ear to these things. When Li Mingxia was unhappy, he would retort, and when he was in a good mood, he would pretend not to hear. Li Sanlang would not even look at them, and even his mood changed from being depressed to being calm.
Originally, this matter would have passed like this without any incident, but today it happened that Li Dalang was destined to be in trouble.
"In that case, I don't know where Madam Li was injured. What's more, the meal was prepared by Madam Li's daughter. I am surprised that I would be criticized and questioned just for eating a little." Song Li spoke almost as Li Dalang finished speaking.
Xue Li, who fell behind again, was very upset. "It's just some food. Not to mention that these things were made by Miss Li, even if they were made by your family, can't Madam Li eat them? She is so cold-blooded and heartless. Otherwise, I don't know how she could say such a thing. It really broadened my horizons."
Li Dalang was stunned, but he didn't dare to argue with Xue Li and Song Li. He muttered something and finally lowered his head and pretended to be dead.
Li Mingxia distributed the express bowls and chopsticks with satisfaction, then glanced at Li Dalang, a look full of provocation. But this time, even though Li Dalang saw it clearly, he didn't dare to say anything.
I don’t know what kind of love potion this little girl Li Mingxia gave to these two people. Why are they speaking in such a way to support Li Mingxia?
"Try the food and see if it suits your taste." After Li Mingxia arranged for the last person to have his bowl and chopsticks, he sat back in his seat and said in a cold voice.
It was only then that Xue Li turned his attention to the dishes on the table. These things...
"These dishes look really delicious." Xue Li looked at the crabs, fish and shrimps on the table, his eyes drifting back and forth over Li Mingxia.
These things are rare whether you find them in the countryside or in the town, or even in the city.
Not to mention one tael of silver, even ten or dozens of taels of silver, these things are hard to come by. Where did Li Mingxia get them?
However, compared to how Li Mingxia got these things, Xue Li wanted to know more about what Li Mingxia was thinking.
Not many people knew that he was allergic to fish, shrimp and seafood. It was most likely that Song Li told Li Mingxia about it. Does that mean that Li Mingxia and Song Li have a tacit understanding to a certain extent? Are they teaming up to deal with him?
This realization made Xue Li a little angry, but at the same time he was unwilling to believe it in his heart. He was hoping for the best and thought that maybe he was thinking too much.
"These two dishes are prepared for my mother. My mother doesn't eat the rest of the dishes, so you can feel free to eat as you like." Li Mingxia said with a smile, pointing at the steamed fish with rice flour and chicken soup.