The world of American TV series: Starting with the L.A. Patrol

On the first weekend back in Los Angeles, everyone at BAU was "team building" again. The two large grills and a lot of seasonings that Jack had bought before finally came in handy.

Hannah woke up early and rushed to the Newport Beach seafood market before 5:30, buying a bunch of extremely fresh seafood.

A haddock weighing nearly 10 pounds, several red-eyed groupers and sea bass of equally large size, and a large number of coral shrimp and stone crabs.

Coral shrimp is also called peony shrimp. The whole body of the shrimp is light orange and translucent. There are several white stripes on the head of the shrimp. It is very beautiful and tastes great. The price is even more "beautiful", $32 per pound.

May is a good time to eat coral shrimp in season. The little rich woman immediately cleared out the inventory of a stall, all of which were large ones weighing close to 150g to 200g.

When everyone arrived at the farm of the Wolf brothers, they found that Rosie had actually encouraged Professor Haber to go to the river to make a nest in the middle of the night. The two old men had stayed up for half the night, staring at the old man who was a little red from staying up late. Eyes, staring at the float without blinking.

Unfortunately, the bucket was empty, not even a California bass, also known as the Big Silly Bass.

Jack set up the grill next to the river beach and started cleaning up the ingredients. There were a lot of people here today. In addition to the BAU people, a few guys from the LAPD also came to join in the fun.

The main reason was that John and Grace were about to get married, and they came to eat and drink under the guise of inspecting Jack's cooking skills.

So the black-faced police superintendent Gray showed up naturally with his wife Luna, Tim and Lucy, Angela and Wesley, and their half-year-old son.

Although it was just a meal, everyone brought some small gifts prepared in advance.

What is different from the usual habits of Americans is that since being conquered by Jack's cooking skills, everyone no longer follows the tradition of bringing delicious food or desserts that each family is proud of.

Instead, they switched to various ready-made ingredients or fine wines. For example, Superintendent Gray’s wife Luna brought a large piece of Iberian ham that could be eaten raw, while John brought a large portion of Salop that was full of weight. Blue cheese.

Wesley, the second generation rich man, was in charge of the red wine supply for lunch. His rich wife had recently bought a winery in France, and he and Angela bought several boxes of wine as if they were wholesalers.

Although the winery is not well-known, the quality is indeed top-notch and has been highly praised by Rossi.

Tim and Lucy have also been preparing for their wedding recently, and are expected to be ranked second behind John and Grace. However, compared to Lucy's fairly well-to-do family background, Tim, a second-married man, has slightly worse conditions.

Fortunately, his ex-wife let him go when they divorced, and he was promoted to superintendent before, which meant that he was temporarily short of money, but he would soon be able to get over it.

What they brought was a truck full of Budweiser, which was large and affordable, and a whole insulated box of ice cubes, which attracted cheers from everyone on this already slightly hot day.

There were too many people, and Jack couldn't handle it alone. Everyone helped him and packed up various ingredients, which was too clumsy to do. For example, Superintendent Gray wandered off to guide two old men in fishing.

In fact, most of the people present were young people. Superintendent Gray was closest in age to Rossi and Professor Haber. The three quickly became close friends, because although this person was originally from Africa, he was very good at fishing. A real European.

Under the guidance of Superintendent Gray, the two old men finally made a harvest. Two California bass weighing 6 pounds and 7 pounds respectively were lifted up.

California sea bass is the black sea bass that Jack often ate in his previous life. It is native to the Americas and was introduced to breeding by Siris very early. It has become the most common freshwater fish on the Chinese table together with Asian carps such as crucian carp, silver carp and bighead carp.

Moreover, California sea bass has good meat quality and no small spines. It is one of the few freshwater fish that Americans are willing to eat.

Normally, it would be great just steaming it, but in order to cater to everyone's taste, Jack went out of his way to make squirrel fish.

The Wolf brothers called a few farm guys to set up the venue, and they set up a long table and stove by the river beach. With the crackling of firewood, it actually had a bit of an American farmhouse feel.

Except for the seafood purchased by Hannah and the seasonings and some side dishes brought by Jack, most of the ingredients are provided by the brothers' small farm, not to mention all kinds of meat.

Celery that is so fresh that it still has dew, freshly dug potatoes and carrots, and some vegetables that are not available on the farm, such as tomatoes, onions, kale, etc., are also purchased from nearby farms on the same day.

In addition to the developed industry in California, agriculture is also extremely developed due to the climate. It is not without reason that the two major cities of San Francisco and Los Angeles are concentrated nearby.

The morning was short, and Jack couldn't do much on his own, so he simply made a few big pot dishes, beef stew with potatoes, corn, mushroom and cheese soup, and several vegetable salads with different flavors.

Then there was the grilled fish that Justin was obsessed with. Several plump groupers and sea bass were cleaned, filled with different vegetables, then brushed with different flavored sauces, wrapped in tin foil, and put on the grill.

There are also coral shrimps that Hannah spent a lot of money on. The meat of this kind of shrimps is extremely fresh and sweet. May is the breeding season, and almost only the seeds are present.

In Japanese cuisine, the coral shrimp is directly refrigerated and then used for sashimi. Jack hates eating raw seafood, so he boils it directly in a pot with green onion, ginger and salted water.

In order to preserve the sweet, crisp and tender texture of the shrimp meat as much as possible, Jack chose to put it in the pot after the water boiled. When the shrimp body became slightly less transparent, he quickly removed it from the pot and plated it.

Except for the slightly laborious squirrel fish, the only dish that made Jack want to cook it was the stone crab. These things that looked similar to swimming crabs were chopped into two halves.

Stir-fry in a wide pan with oil, add bean paste and spicy millet grown in Jack's backyard, and add rice cake strips bought by Huachao. A steaming spicy crab is ready. The spicy aroma makes everyone hold it carefully. Justin, who kept a small notebook to record his studies, sneezed several times.

Jack did not prepare any staple food at noon, except for a table full of delicacies, including large steaks grilled by Chris and freshly fried French fries, paired with cold and refreshing beer, full of western flavor.

After the meal, there was a digestion activity. Almost all the people present were people who worked with firearms on a daily basis. After clearing away the pots and pans, a few farm boys who had caught the delicious food set up in the distance with great enthusiasm.

In less than half an hour, a simple shooting range built with used tires, pans, empty cans, glass bottles, etc. was ready.

Angela screamed when she saw the pile of firearms brought by the Wolf brothers, leaving her precious son behind and pounced on them. Fortunately, the little guy didn't care about his mother. He also had a little friend now.

This time Hotchner brought his wife Hallie and their baby who was less than three months old. Jiejie spread a large piece of plastic sheet on the grass beside the river beach and played on it with the two little ones. Working hard.

Jack was blinded by the motherly light radiating from Jie Jie's body. Then when he turned around, he saw that Hannah had not even played with the gun, but had happily joined in taking care of the baby.

Someone was frightened out of his mind by this "horror" scene. Just as his brain was racing, thinking about how to escape the "bomb" that the two girls might throw at any time, a phone call saved him.

The old Hunters called from New York. After nearly two months of hard work, they could only admit failure and ask Jack for help.