Su Qingluan watched the river shrimp gradually change color, so he added the white flax that was originally placed next to the frying pan.
If the flax at home has not been processed, it will be raw and not as fragrant as fried flax. This time, Su Qingluan fried the dried shrimps and sesame until fragrant.
While frying, Su Qingluan discovered that although the frying pan he was using now had a certain arc, the arc was limited. If you were not careful, the shrimp and sesame would fall out of the pan, so he decided to use an iron pan instead. saute.
However, the iron pot cannot be used directly. After all, there was a layer on the bottom of the pot when it was used to fry shrimp oil.
Although shrimp oil is fragrant and fragrant, it can easily take away the flavor of the ingredients. What's more, if it is contaminated with the beany smell of soybean oil, the beany smell will be more obvious after cooling, affecting the taste of fried shrimps with sesame salt.
Su Qingluan thought for a while, first used the hot water left over from steaming the pancakes to wash away the thick oil layer, then grabbed a handful of flour, spread it evenly on the inner wall of the iron pot, and rubbed it back and forth.
After a while, the flour was rinsed away with water, and the greasy iron pot was now as clean as new.
Su Qingluan put the iron pot on the stove again, poured in the half-fried shrimp and sesame, and continued to stir-fry over low heat.
As the water inside the flax and dried shrimps gradually evaporates, the umami flavor belonging to the river and the aroma of sesame belonging to the flax gradually float out from the kitchen.
"Eh? What's this smell?" Children have the keenest sense of smell. Su Xueyan, who was playing lattice in the front yard, was the first to notice the smell and sniffed it back and forth with her nose.
Yang, who was washing dishes in the back of the yard, and Su Guangfu, who was tinkering in the chicken shed, also noticed.
Yang just saw Su Qingluan going to the kitchen to open the fire again, so she immediately knew that the smell must be caused by her eldest daughter.
Yang wiped her hands with her apron, turned around and went to the kitchen, and sure enough she saw Su Qingluan busy in front of the stove.
She smiled and said: "Big girl, weren't you full just now? Are you making something delicious?"
Su Qingluan actually heard the footsteps when Yang was approaching, but now she did not dare to raise her head and talk to Yang in a distracted manner, because the shrimps and flax in the pot had gradually begun to make a slight "crackling" sound. , which means that the moisture inside has further evaporated, and the food has begun to burn due to heat.
This is the most critical step in frying dried shrimps with sesame salt. If you are not careful, it is easy to burn the ingredients, especially sesame, completely burnt.
As a result, the appearance of sea rice and sesame salt will be a little bit black, which will not only affect your appetite, but more importantly, the burnt sesame or dried shrimps will become bitter and completely lose their original fragrance and umami.
So, Su Qingluan only dared to quickly raise her eyes and then lowered her head: "Auntie, I didn't make food, just the shrimp, sesame and salt."
Only then did Yang come to understand and suddenly said: "You said it was a condiment, but I never thought it smelled so good!" As she said that, she couldn't help but smell the smell wafting in the air.
At this time, Su Qingluan saw that the "crackling" sounds were getting more intensive, and smiled at Mrs. Yang: "Auntie, when there is almost a cup of tea, this shrimp and sesame salt will be ready. If you wait After washing the dishes later, come over and have a taste?"
Yang nodded with a smile and raised her voice in agreement: "It tastes so delicious, aren't you afraid that I'll eat it all?"
Su Qingluan said with a smile: "As long as it has river shrimp and flax, it is not difficult to make. If my mother wants to eat it, I can make it next time." What's more, river shrimp, rice, sesame salt, etc. are very good for river shrimp. There is no size requirement, even the smallest shrimps are acceptable, so just use a shrimp net to catch some shrimps and you are good to go.
As she was thinking, the original "crackling" sound slowly faded away. Su Qingluan knew that almost all the water had evaporated due to frying, and the shrimps and flax were also fried, but they were not burnt. , so he quickly put two rags on the handle of the pot and took the iron pot away from the stove.
At this time, the temperature of the iron pot was still very hot. Su Qingluan took this opportunity to add salt and used the remaining heat of the iron pot to evaporate the water in the salt to prevent the flax and dried shrimps from being overheated and burnt. The moisture-absorbing effect of salt allows the freshly fried shrimps and sesame to absorb moisture and become soft and tough.
In that case, the crispy texture of dried shrimps and sesame salt will be lost.
In fact, if the shrimps are originally sea shrimps, you don’t need to add salt, because sea shrimps have their own salty taste.
However, Su Qingluan is a real freshwater shrimp. Adding salt can not only adjust the flavor of the shrimp and sesame salt, but also highlight the aroma of the shrimp, and also play a certain role in absorbing moisture and preserving freshness.
Su Qingluan took advantage of the remaining warmth of the iron pot and kept stirring.
It wasn't until the slightly agglomerated salt was completely stir-fried and dispersed evenly into the dried shrimps and sesame salt that Su Qingluan turned around and put out the fire in the furnace.
Although Yang had only been "invited" to try the sesame salt just now, Su Qingluan's peripheral vision kept seeing two dumplings, one large and one small, squatting side by side at the door, waiting to be fed.
Su Qingluan was a little helpless and a little funny: Although it is already this hour, I can't be greedy anymore...
However, seeing her younger siblings pitifully waiting to be fed, she still felt soft. In addition to Yang, she also gave Su Xuanhe and Su Xueyan a small tablespoon of shrimp, sesame salt, and so on.
After thinking about it, although Su Qingluan knew that her strength had always been stable, she had also tasted a little bit.
As soon as the crispy fried river shrimp and sesame enter your mouth with the faint salty taste brought by the salt, the unique fresh fragrance of river seafood and the special aroma of sesame burst out.
The salty taste of salt makes the two flavors more harmonious without making people feel greasy, and the crispy texture is so addictive that you can't help but chew it.
Obviously, whether it is used as a condiment or a simple snack, this kind of shrimp and sesame salt is also very popular. The evidence is that the two little guys reluctantly finished the bite in their mouths, and even carefully licked everything on the sides of their mouths. Clean.
Not only that, they continued to look at Su Qingluan eagerly, with an obvious meaning: Can they give him some more?
Su Qingluan was dumbfounded and rewarded him with a chestnut blow: "That sesame is a very oily food, and you will fall asleep soon. If you eat too much now, be careful that your stomach will feel uncomfortable in the middle of the night!"
As he said that, he glared at Su Xuanhe meaningfully.
Su Xuanhe knew he was in the wrong, lowered his head and stopped talking. Su Xueyan was also frightened when she saw her brother's abdominal pain before, and she stopped her greedy thoughts.
Seeing this, Su Qingluan spread the sesame salt on the plate and placed it on a high shelf to wait for the remaining temperature to cool down so that it could be packed the next day.
