SFS Octopus Hot Pot 285
Octopus Hot Pot 285
Large cauldrons had already been set up in the tribe.
The harvest at Donghe was plentiful, and Lin Baiyan had sent a message to the tribe early on, saying that everyone was gathering together today to eat fish hotpot!
The dog spirits were even more eager to fight, and they suddenly lifted fifty or sixty large pots. There was no other way; they had too many of them now!
"Go to the storage cave and bring back a few more baskets of large bones!" Dog Spirit instructed the sub-beastman from the logistics team beside him, handing him a wooden plaque as he spoke.
This is a pair of tokens made by Lin Baiyan. Every time they go to the storage cave to move food, they need to bring the tokens with them. Only after Maoyu and Tulin register the tokens can they bring the food out.
Otherwise, no matter who goes to take the food, Cat Feather will not agree.
"Hey, I'm off!" The sub-orc called to a few of his companions and ran toward the storage cave. The company commander said there would be something good to eat today!
"Hey, I haven't finished yet! Bring the butter and chili peppers too!"
The voice of the orc came from afar, "I understand, platoon leader!"
The dog spirit smiled helplessly and led a few orcs to chop scallions, ginger, and garlic for later use.
Wash the large bones with meat in water, put them in a pot of cold water with a few slices of ginger, bring to a boil, skim off the foam, take out the bones and wash them again, then add ginger slices and salt back in, and cook until the broth turns white to make a bone broth base.
The big bones in the pot were bubbling away when Quanling slapped his forehead. He'd been so focused on making the broth that he hadn't even prepared the hot pot ingredients yet.
She then took the tag she had gotten from the activity room and went to the storage cave again. "I forgot to pick up the vegetables just now, could you please register me again, Little Cat Feather?"
Cat Feather skillfully took the pair of cards, put them together, and after confirming that everything was in order, asked, "What do you want this time?"
After thinking for a moment, Quanling said, "Potatoes, sweet potatoes, taro, leafy greens, romaine lettuce, dried mushrooms, dried wood ear fungus, and kelp—three baskets of each, plus ten pounds of chili peppers!"
Maoyu nodded. "This gathering was an exception, so we can't give this much chili next time."
Although Lin Baiyan planted a lot of chili peppers in the planting area last time, the harvest was only a little over 300 jin, and some had to be saved for seeds.
The dog spirit nodded with a smile, "I know, I know!"
After successfully transporting the ingredients out of the storage cave, everyone began washing and chopping them.
Not long after, Lin Baiyan also returned.
He walked up to the dog spirit and asked, "How are the preparations going?"
Quanling smiled and nodded, "Everything else is almost done, but you'll have to make the broth yourself."
Lin Baiyan rolled up his sleeves and started making butter.
The fatty meat was put into a pot with a little water and simmered slowly. Before long, butter was produced. Lin Baiyan stirred the fatty meat in the pot from time to time. A cool breeze blew by, and the aroma spread throughout the entire central square.
The cubs left in the tribe came running after smelling the scent. Most of the remaining cubs in the tribe were silver fox cubs. Today the sun was shining, and these little foxes were all sunbathing here, looking at their little bellies.
As for Xia the kitten, they're still playing wildly with the soldiers from the East River.
The cubs were quite well-behaved. A little red fox was nestled not far away, drooling as it stared longingly at the big pot, but it wouldn't take a single step over. It was clear that the adults at home had taught it very well.
Lin Baiyan smiled, drained the oil residue left over from frying the butter, and then waved to a group of cubs not far away.
The cubs pushed and shoved each other, but they couldn't resist the delicious aroma and took small steps over.
The fiery red fox cub wriggled and transformed into human form, asking, "High Priest, what's wrong?"
Behind him, seven or eight little cubs looked timidly at Lin Baiyan.
They rarely saw Lin Baiyan. The little cubs only knew that the adults in their families had emphasized to them countless times that they must be obedient and respectful when they saw the High Priest.
Lin Baiyan smiled and ruffled his hair. "High Priest brother would like you to help me taste the pork cracklings."
The little fox cub behind him lit up immediately after hearing his words.
But the red fox cub at the front hesitated a bit, "High Priest brother, we don't want to eat."
How can you ask the high priest for food?
Lin Baiyan still looked at them gently, "It's alright, High Priest Brother agreed."
As he spoke, he picked up a piece of beef tallow and stuffed it into the cub's mouth, then immediately divided the rest of the bowl among the cubs behind him.
The little ones each received a few pieces, and they ate the beef cracklings with great satisfaction.
Lin Baiyan is about to start frying the hot pot base!
Pour in the butter, add chopped scallions, cilantro, and garlic, and fry until dry and the aroma is fully infused into the butter before removing it from the oil.
Pour the boiled and then chopped chili peppers and a large bowl of minced ginger into the spiced oil, stir-fry evenly, and then boil off the excess water.
After boiling it down, add Sichuan peppercorn and oyster sauce, and simmer for a while.
Finally, add the spices that the tribe has on hand, such as star anise and bay leaves, along with salt, shrimp powder, and honey. Simmer for half an hour and it's done!
After completing the final step, Lin Baiyan pulled out a few pieces of firewood from the furnace. This needed to be simmered over a low flame, as a high flame would make the spices bitter.
As soon as the chili peppers hit the pan, the central square was filled with the rich, overpowering aroma of butter.
Not to mention that now, with the cool breeze blowing, the fragrance is practically spreading throughout the entire tribe.
When the male beastmen returned, they found that all the tribespeople had red eyes and noses. Then they smelled something and exclaimed, "What is this? It smells so good!"
The dog spirit smiled and said, "The High Priest personally cooked the broth today, saying we're going to have fish hot pot together. We're in for a treat!"
"Hot pot?" The male orc was a little puzzled.
The dog spirit chuckled and explained, "It's about putting all the food into a big stone pot to cook, and then taking it out as you go. You can put whatever food you want into it."
At first, she found it very strange, but after thinking about it, she realized that this method was very convenient. Everyone could put in whatever they liked to eat, which saved their logistics team a lot of trouble!
The warriors returned to the tribe with a large catch of fish, and immediately the tribespeople took down the bamboo baskets to process the food.
Lin Baiyan also made a lot of fish balls and fish cakes. After all the food was prepared, everyone gathered in groups to eat.
The piping hot and spicy fish slices won over many of the clansmen at first bite!
They had never eaten such delicious food before!
After eating, I felt warm all over!
The old priest Hu Kuo ate without even looking up; he had no idea that the rouge had such an effect!
Little Wolfwood also liked it very much, and buried his head and ate a lot. This was the first time he had caught and earned such a big fish on his own!
Lin Baiyan was a little disappointed; it would have been even better if there was a bowl of sesame paste at this moment.
Sesame sauce and hot pot are a perfect match!