Chapter 1279 Seasonal Tasks

The most common method for crabs, or hairy crabs, is to steam them. However, due to the growth environment of hairy crabs, even if the water quality is very clean, they always grow in the mud at the bottom of the lake, so they always need to be spitted out first and then steamed.

The crabs steamed in this way will taste delicious and the meat will be fresh and sweet. But this time, Yuan Zhou obviously didn't have time to spit out the dirt, so he had to boil it in wine.

In fact, the practice of boiling crabs is quite common. After Yuan Zhou's special washing method, he drank wine and then spit out the wine, the crabs were already very clean. Now, the purpose of cooking in wine is twofold.

One is to let the last bit of sludge sink to the bottom and be decomposed by the wine, and the other is to use the fragrance of the beer itself and the aroma of wheat to replace the onion, ginger and garlic to remove the fishy smell.

The low-alcohol alcohol in the beer keeps the crab meat tender and elastic.

After everyone chatted for a while, they found that Yuan Zhou didn't say much, so Ling Hong coaxed Yuan Zhou to talk. His reason was also very legitimate. Ling Hong said: "Yuan Zhou, today we are not here as bosses and diners, but as friends." Why don't you tell me a joke?"

"No joke." Yuan Zhou shook his head.

"That's fine, you can say whatever you want." Ling Hong said magnanimously.

"Okay, then do you know why the crabs are tied up and steamed?" Yuan Zhou thought for a while and then said.

"Because this way the crabs can't escape from my palm." Jiang Changxi raised her brows, stretched out her white and tender hands, and made a grabbing motion.

Instantly, the men present felt a pain in their balls, and even Yuan Zhou felt a cool breeze blowing through him, making him feel a little cold.

Looking at the quiet scene, Jiang Changxi asked doubtfully: "Isn't that right?"

In order to prevent Jiang Changxi from giving an even more bizarre answer, Yuan Zhou quickly said: "No, it's because I'm afraid that the crab will become disabled."

"Why?" Even though Yuan Zhou's answer was cold, everyone still actively asked for the reason.

After all, compared to Yuan Zhou's mere silence, Jiang Changxi's answer might be more painful, so everyone's choice was clear.

"Because crabs can be cooked in cold water or hot water. If they are steamed in cold water, they can be tied or not, but they must be tied when cooked in hot water. Otherwise, the crab legs will be broken before they are cooked. Otherwise, the deliciousness of the crab will be lost, and the integrity will not be good." Yuan Zhou explained seriously.

"Yeah, yeah." All the diners present looked impressed, and then everyone started talking about other things.

This time no one specifically asked Yuan Zhou to speak.

Not long after, Yuan Zhou got up and started turning off the fires one by one.

With three popping sounds, the flame of the cassette stove on the table went out, and the sound of steaming beer surged from the pot.

"Now everyone can open the lid of the pot and fish out the crabs. There is a prepared ginger vinegar dipping dish on the side." Yuan Zhou said.

"Finally we can eat." Wu Hai immediately stood up and opened the lid of the pot, and the others were not slow in their actions.

Instantly, an extremely strong aroma of wine came over the place.

The smell was mixed with the aroma of wheat and a little fishy smell of crab, followed closely by the rich taste of wine, with the warm steam, making people feel a little tipsy.

"Good wine." Chen Wei took a deep breath and sighed.

"It's a pity that my wine is gone." Chen Wei said as he quickly picked up a crab with his hands and feet.

"Indeed, this brewed beer tastes really good." Sun Ming also nodded in agreement. Of course, he was not slow at all, and he quickly picked out a crab.

The crab that Yin Ya just fished out of the beer next to her was a male crab. It was very big and had splayed claws. But the whole crab was boiled red and exuded the scent of crab and wine. It smelled very good. Appetite-inducing.

"Hiss" but it was so hot that Yin Ya couldn't help but hiss.

"Cool the crabs before eating them. They are hot." Yuan Zhou turned his head and warned before picking up his own crabs.

"Yeah." Yin Ya responded lightly.

Because the crabs were cooked, everyone stopped talking and started fighting the crabs seriously.

The night breeze is slightly cool,

But with the steaming crabs and warm wine, the night was no longer cold.

The crabs that were fished out were cold very quickly, but after a while they stopped being hot when held in hand, and Yin Ya started to eat them.

Yin Ya likes to remove all the crab legs first, and then eat the contents of the crab shell.

No, soon there was a small pile of crab legs on her hand, and she was breaking open the crab shell with the crab body.

The male crabs on this day are not as fat as the female crabs. After all, when eating crabs, it is important to have the navel in the ninth month and the tip of the umbilicus in the tenth month. Therefore, after the male crab is opened, there is not much cream inside, only a small bit.

"Oh, it smells so good." Yin Ya stretched out her pink tongue and took a sip, squinting her eyes.

Although there is not much cream, there is some. After one sip, the wonderful taste of crab cream mixed with the aroma of wine enters the throat, making people unable to help but continue eating.

Crab has such a charm that you can’t stop eating it after one bite.

A crab, even a larger male crab, didn't have much meat, so Yin Ya finished it in just a few bites.

Just when Yin Ya was about to fish for crabs again, Yuan Zhou beside him said calmly: "The smaller ones are female crabs."

Yin Ya's hand holding the crab paused, a smile appeared on her face, she nodded and said, "Yes."

The atmosphere between the two was harmonious, but Jiang Changxi and Cheng Ying looked at each other and smiled at each other.

"Hey, Yuan Zhou, is this a male or a female?" Jiang Changxi quickly picked up a crab and handed it to Yuan Zhou, asking with a smile on her face.

"Male, the bigger ones are male crabs, or look here, the sharp ones here are male crabs, and the round ones are female crabs." Yuan Zhou replied seriously.

"Oh, that's it." Jiang Changxi looked at Yin Yaxiao this time, until Yin Yaxiao's face turned red and the tips of her ears turned pink before she took the crab and ate it.

Yuan Zhou didn't notice at all, while Yin Ya lowered her head and peeled the crab carefully. Unlike the male crab, the female crab was peeled off, revealing the golden yellow crab roe with a light oily finish.

A scent mixed with the scent of wheat rushed into the tip of her nose. Yin Ya couldn't care about anything else at this time and directly licked the crab shell, and her tongue was covered with crab roe.

The strong aroma of crab roe rushes into your mouth instantly and rushes into your throat. It is extremely fragrant, fresh and has the rustling soft texture of oily salted duck egg yolk.

"Well, it smells too good." Yin Ya sighed with emotion.

The delicacy of crabs has been known to everyone since ancient times, and there are many poems praising crabs. Therefore, although there are many crabs in this feast, those sitting on the second floor are all quite edible.

Even the tiny Cheng Ying ate four crabs, and the one who ate the least was Yuan Zhou, who only ate three.

There is no way, who let Yuan Zhou sit between Yin Ya and Jiang Changxi. These two people look pretty, but when it comes to grabbing food, Yuan Zhou is really no match.

After all, these two people have also been eating at Yuanzhou's restaurant for two years.

Just when everyone finished eating the crabs and Yuan Zhou was making tea to remove the fishy smell, the system suddenly appeared.

The system displays: "Triggering seasonal tasks, whether the host accepts the task."

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