Chapter 190: Building a Simple Earthen Stove
When he returned home, Sang Yongjing couldn't help laughing when he saw them carrying things out and coming back with the same things.
"Why did you bring the things back?"
Sang Yu briefly recounted the incident, emphasizing the fact that the other party raised pigs at home.
Sang Yongjing, who had discussed this with her before, understood it instantly. After a brief thought, he nodded in agreement: "That's a good idea."
As long as you don't raise it yourself, even if you pay someone else to do it for you, no one can find fault with it.
This way, he could make money and avoid Sang Xingjia from being criticized in the future. It was really a great idea.
"You must be hungry after a busy day. Let's eat first and talk later." Xie Qiujin invited them to come over for dinner.
The family members who have hands and feet will not all wait for Sang Yu to come back to cook. When she is not around, other people will do it.
The taste is average, but it’s filling.
While eating, Sang Yu was thinking about what dishes to prepare for the two families to have dinner together tomorrow.
The main dish is of course the slaughtered piglet, a simple roast suckling pig.
Other side dishes are also necessary. Since there are so many people, we have to prepare more. It seems better to go to the city to buy some vegetables.
Also, the muskrat must be killed and its entire scent gland sac removed at some point. Otherwise, it will be in a state of stress and fear for a long time, which may cause the scent gland sac to rupture or the muskrat to die.
There is a lot to do, but it is much easier to deal with it after sorting it out.
"Dad, big brother, go to the city tomorrow and buy me some food. I want..."
As soon as they finished their meal, Sang Yu began to assign tasks.
She doesn't have to do everything herself. Less important things can be left to other people in the family. She can just take charge of the overall situation.
"Okay!" Sang Yongjing and Sang Xingjia agreed immediately.
Roasting suckling pig definitely cannot be done in the kitchen; a fire has to be built by the stream.
Thinking of this, Sang Yu began to regret again. She had said before that the two pots in the kitchen were not enough and she wanted to build another earthen stove outside.
As a result, the skewers business was so booming that she was so busy that she didn't even have time to set up the stove. She had to take advantage of her recent free time to set up the earthen stove.
If there were three stoves at home now, although she still couldn't roast the suckling pig directly, at least it wouldn't prevent her from cooking three dishes at the same time.
The piglets sent by Zhao Hu were still not bled, but a little blood flowed out when they were slaughtered.
However, the outer layer of fur had been shaved, leaving only some stray hairs that were difficult to shave off. It was obvious that it had been carefully groomed.
Sang Yu cut open the piglet's abdominal cavity with a knife, took out the internal organs, cleaned them briefly and soaked them in water.
The piglets also had to be soaked in water. If she wasn't afraid of being bitten by creatures like fish and shrimps in the water, she would have wanted to soak the piglets directly in the stream and let the flowing water carry away the blood in the meat.
He took out a few dried salted fish and soaked them in water, and temporarily covered the two hens with a bamboo basket upside down. Today's work was almost done.
The next morning, Sang Yongjing and Sang Xingjia went to the city to buy vegetables, while Xie Qiujin and Sang Yu were busy processing the existing ingredients at home.
Old Mrs. Shi took Sang Xinghao and brought two small stools, and sat by the stream, watching the piglets soaking in the water.
Sang Yu drilled two holes in the piglet's sternum, tied it tightly with one end of a hemp rope, and tied the other end to the leg of a bench.
Sang Xinghao observed the stream and whenever he saw fish biting the piglets, he would pull the rope twice. Old Mrs. Shi even had time to weave a chicken coop.
She had never woven a chicken coop before, but she had a great ability to understand. Based on Sang Yu's brief explanation, she was able to weave a pair of stab-proof gloves, let alone a chicken coop.
There are many kinds of chicken cages, some are used to catch chickens, some are for chickens to live in when they rest at night, and some are used to keep chickens when they are sold.
What Sang Yu described to Mrs. Shi was of course the one used for chickens to rest at night. It was oval in shape with a round opening at the front for the hens to enter and exit easily.
There weren't many things in the house, and the mother and daughter worked together to clean up quickly.
Sang Yu came to the stream with a shovel, ready to build a simple earthen stove.
The piglet is quite heavy. Even after removing the internal organs, it still weighs nearly 20 kilograms. If we use the same method to roast rabbits, it will probably be difficult to roast it thoroughly.
She chose a good place with flat terrain and open space, and began to use a shovel to clear away all the gravel and stones covering the surface of the land, exposing the dirt ground.
Dig a little deeper to create a fire channel, leaving room for the air inlet and ash pit.
The next thing to do is much simpler. Find stones of suitable sizes and mix them with mud to build double rows of earth walls.
When it’s time to roast, put the piglets on wooden sticks on the rack on the wall and roast them back and forth on both sides.
Sang Xinghao, who was concentrating on pulling the rope over there, lost interest in the game that he had originally found quite interesting when he saw Sang Yu trying to smooth things over.
He greeted Mrs. Shi, ran happily to Sang Yu, and asked pretentiously, "Sister, what are you doing? Do you want me to help?"
Although he was still asking questions, his hand had already unconsciously reached out to the yellow mud. It was obvious that he wanted to help regardless of whether Sang Yu wanted help or not.
Sang Yu glanced at him and instantly understood his intention, but still agreed with a smile: "Okay, Hao'er, help me fill the gaps in the stones with this mud. Don't miss any."
"Okay!" Sang Xinghao immediately nodded in agreement. He pinched his hands in the yellow mud twice, scooped up some and began to fill the gaps.
It takes a certain amount of time for the yellow mud to dry. If you do it at this time in Sangyu, by the time you officially start baking in the afternoon, it may not be completely dry, but the surface will definitely be dry.
Coupled with the smoke from the flames, the moisture evaporates quickly. No matter how strong the earth wall made of yellow mud and stones is, it can definitely withstand the roasting of a piglet.
The piglet that was put into the stream and drifted with the current was finally fished out after Sang Yu built the earthen wall.
After long periods of soaking and washing in stream water, the piglets' skin turned slightly pale and a little swollen, and there was basically no blood visible to the naked eye.
If you want to make roast suckling pig delicious, it is essential to marinate it in advance.
Generally speaking, it needs to be marinated for about twelve hours in advance, but it is okay to marinate it now and bake it in the evening.
After cleaning the pork, split it along the spine from the inside of the buttocks, remove the lard, remove the four ribs and shoulder blades from the front chest, and then rinse it thoroughly with clean water and drain.
This kind of piglet is different from the big pig whose meat has a fishy smell. The fishy smell is not very obvious, so not too much seasoning is needed.
Soak the onion, ginger and garlic in water in advance, grind the five-spice powder made from pepper, cinnamon, star anise, cloves and cumin, add salt, sugar, rice wine, starch, sesame paste, etc. and mix them evenly.
Then apply the seasoning to the inside of the pig's abdominal cavity and marinate it in a cellar at low temperature.
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