Travel through the farm and live a leisurely life by farming

Chapter 132 Stir-fried snails

Su He scooped a bowl of snails, put them into the pot, added water to cover the snails, and put in scallions, ginger, garlic and cooking wine.

Bring the water to a boil over high heat, then remove and clean.

Next, we started to stir-fry the snails.

Heat the pan over high heat, pour the chopped sour bamboo shoots into the pan, and stir-fry quickly until the water is dried up.

Add oil, pour in the prepared minced garlic, ginger and chili, stir-fry quickly until fragrant, and it looks like it is almost done in the pan.

Su He reached out and took the snails that had just been blanched and poured them into the pot, stir-frying them again. The aroma immediately wafted out.

"Sister, why is it more fragrant this time than the one just now?"

Su Chi felt that his nose was not enough. This smell was even more tempting than meat.

Su He lowered his head, scooped a ladle of water into the pot, added seasonings, covered it with a lid and simmered it.

"This is just the beginning. It will be even more delicious when it's cooked."

Upon hearing Su He's words, Xia Mei and Su Chi looked into the pot with even more eager eyes.

After simmering for about half a cup of tea, I opened the lid and the aroma became even stronger.

Seeing that the water in the pot was almost boiled dry, Su He chopped up the leaves he had just picked from the backyard and sprinkled them into the pot, then quickly stir-fried them a few times before serving.

In an instant, the Su family's kitchen was filled with fragrance.

"What is this? Why does it smell so good?"

Su Mu and Su Bai ran in, looking around and asking questions.

"Brother, brother, sister made fried snails. We picked them up together at the river yesterday."

When they heard this, they were also stunned.

Yesterday, Su He and Su Chi picked up a big bucket of hard-shelled things. Su He said they were called snails.

It turns out I was not kidding, it is really edible. The smell is so delicious that it can make people dizzy.

"We can have dinner after we wait for my aunt and the others to cook two dishes. I'll go get a bamboo skewer first."

How can you eat snails without bamboo sticks? You won’t be able to enjoy this delicacy if you rely on your hands.

Su He walked out as he spoke, a knife in his hand. There was a piece of remaining bamboo in the yard.

Su He planned to cut a few bamboo sticks to use when eating snails later.

I saw several baskets of sweet potatoes placed in the yard, and Old Man Su and his friends were cleaning them up.

"Grandpa, are these the sweet potatoes we just harvested in the village?"

Old Man Su and his companions moved quickly. They said they were going to harvest sweet potatoes, and they came back with so many in a short while.

Hearing Su He's voice, Old Man Su raised his head slightly and responded with a smile: "Yes, every household has this thing. We pay money to buy it, and they are happy to sell some to us."

These sweet potatoes are worthless in the village, but the Su family is willing to pay for them, so there are many people willing to sell them.

Su He nodded and turned to get the bamboo sticks.

By the time Su He had finished making the bamboo sticks, dinner prepared by Xie and his family members in the kitchen was also ready.

Everyone in the Su family sat around the table, all staring at the big bowl of snails in front of them in fascination.

This is the hard-shelled thing that Su He soaked in a big basin last night. It smells really good, but how do you eat it?

Everyone at the table looked at each other, looking at the screws in front of them, trying to start but not knowing where to start.

Su He raised the corner of his mouth slightly, reached out to pick up a screw, and gently sucked on the place where the bottom of the screw was cut.

Ah!

The saltiness was just right. Su He nodded slightly, picked up the bamboo stick and gently peeled off the top layer of the screw at the other end.

Then the snail meat inside was revealed.

Su He poked the snail meat lightly with a bamboo stick and then picked it out with a little force. He removed the things at the bottom, leaving only the black snail meat on the top.

Su He couldn't wait to put it in his mouth. Hmm, this is the taste. It is really delicious, fragrant and spicy.

Su He just picked up the second one and saw that everyone in the Su family was still staring at her, so she burst into laughter.

Then he stretched out his hands and repeated the actions just now, while telling them how to eat it, and that they could only eat the upper part of the snail meat, and the lower part could not be eaten.

Everyone nodded half-comprehendingly, picked up the bamboo skewers that Su He had just made, followed Su He's example, picked up the snails and started eating.

"This is too delicious."

"Ah He, is this the leaf you just picked in the backyard? It tastes so special. It smells so good when fried with the...snail you mentioned."

Xia Mei was eating the snails in her hand, and she couldn't help but sigh when she thought of the leaves that Su He had just picked in the backyard.

After hearing what Xia Mei said, everyone noticed the green leaf ingredients in the bowl. Was it picked by Su He in the backyard?

How come they don’t know when such a delicious ingredient was grown in their backyard?

Su He smiled and said softly, "This is the most delicious when fried with snails. There are a lot of snails in the river now. If you like it, I will make it for you next time."

As soon as Su He finished speaking, he did not expect everyone in the Su family to shake their heads.

"No, no, no, we just need to taste it tonight. We'll keep this stuff to sell in town."

The snail noodles that Su He mentioned require this. These are to be sold for money, they can't eat them.

"That's right, we can just eat something else, and keep this for sale."

After finishing one, Old Man Su reached out and took another one. He really couldn’t stop eating this thing.

"But this is called... snail. Although it doesn't have much meat, it tastes really good. If you drink a little wine with it, it will be really comfortable."

When Old Man Su's life was better, he was also a wine lover. This thing won't fill you up, but it's a great side dish.

Su He paused slightly. Yes, this thing is the best thing to go with wine, but it’s a pity that she only planned to sell some hot and sour noodles, snail noodles and braised dishes on the stall.

However, Old Man Su's words did remind her that when she went to town tomorrow, she should prepare a portion of fried snails and send it to Manager Zhao.

She knew that Shopkeeper Zhao was a wine lover, and they didn't have anything to offer, so sending a portion to Shopkeeper Zhao was a token of their thoughtfulness.

Manager Zhao asked them to set up this stall in front of Qianweilou, which was already a great help to the Su family.

It's only right to give him something.

With an idea in mind, Su He began to prepare everything he would need for the next day in the evening.

The next day.

Su He got up before dawn.

Thinking about setting up a stall in town today, Su He went to bed early last night.

I got up very early today, earlier than usual to go into the mountains to pick mushrooms.

The base soup from yesterday was still warming in the pot. Su He tied on an apron and prepared to start making braised meat and vegetables, as well as the side dishes for hot and sour noodles and snail noodles.

With a creak, the kitchen door opened.

Several people from the Xie family also walked in.