Chapter 675 Boundless Forest Surging Waters (1/2)

Chapter 675: Boundless Forest Surging Waters

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As long as there were fish, then the cooperation between Ah Meow and Crispy Noodles would continue to bring about a good harvest.

Crispy Noodles was adept at using his tail as a masquerade for a worm or a waterweed to attract the fish to come closer, while Ah Meow was both fast and accurate. As long as the fish approached the surface of the water, it was doomed.

They happened to be located just above the swarms of fish. Li Du continued to throw bait into the water to attract the salmon to swim up, while Crispy Noodles swung his tail to attract the salmon, then Ah Meow would strike.

With each of them in their respective roles, their combined forces earned them a total of five red salmon.

Hans raised his fishing rod as he looked on enviously. With a tinge of jealousy, he said, ”D*mn, so many fish. Why are none over here at my side?”

Li Du shrugged. ”You better reflect on it—fancy losing out to an ocelot and a raccoon. What use are you then?”

Hans looked up and sneered, ”Hey, look at Crispy Noodles, that little b*tch. Such a little b*tch, swinging his tail so vigorously.”

Crispy Noodles heard his name being mentioned but could also make out the unfriendly tone. He threw Hans a look of disdain in response.

At the end of the line was Brother Wolf, who would clean up all the fish that were caught. Big Quinn placed the smoke-free charcoal he had brought onto the boat in the grill and started to fire it up.

Another fish was caught. Six big fish was more than enough for them, even taking into consideration Godzilla the food guzzler. Otherwise, three fish was enough for them to eat.

The red salmon's flesh was very thick. There were hardly any bones and internal organs. Each fish was meaty and full of flesh.

”Cut the last fish into slices, and we can have sashimi,” Li Du said.

Hans asked, ”Did you bring wasabi?”

Li Du said, ”There's chili sauce, just as tasty as a dip.”

Hans was speechless.

Brother Wolf washed the first few fish and, following Li Du's instructions, he split the fish by slicing through the middle of their spines. There was no fishy smell to the red salmon, so there was no need to rid the fish of it—this saved him a lot of effort.

Ingredients such as onions, potatoes, cabbage and other vegetables they had bought from the Native American stores.

Big Quinn put the tin foil on the tray and asked, ”Boss, are you braising it? This is for grilling? Or for the stew?”

Li Du speared the fish with a skewer. ”No, grill it first.”

The fish in the skewer was being rotated in the flames of the grill. He continued to brush it with olive oil to ensure that the fish would be grilled thoroughly and not scorched.

In this aspect, Big Quinn was the expert. He took over the grilling of the fish and got busy.

”After all five fish are grilled, put them in. This must be braised,” Li Du instructed him.

In fact, according to the traditional practice, fish should not be grilled over a fire but in an oven. However, how were they going to get hold of an oven onboard the boat?

In addition to not having an oven, there was also no pot. The chilli oil and sesame oil had been prepared in town beforehand.

Li Du had his fellow countrymen, who had eaten grilled fish there, to thank. These gourmands had prepared more than enough Chinese seasonings like peppercorn, star anise, and cinnamon, and had left them behind when they had traded with the Native Americans.

The tray could fit a maximum of two fish. When Big Quinn was done with the grilling, Li Du put the fish and ingredients into the tray, then added water, chili oil and sesame oil before braising it.

As it would not be easy to make sure the fish were fully cooked when grilling over the fire, Li Du wanted to braise the fish for a while longer. He laid out the fish meat sliced by Brother Wolf and invited everyone to start on the salmon sashimi first.