After finishing his meal, Chen Fan began to process the crocodile.
After removing the skin, they discovered a thick layer of fat beneath the crocodile's skin, which was a rare delicacy for Chen Fan and his companions, and an essential substance for their survival.
There's also a lot of lean meat on the crocodile, so it should taste really good.
I've heard that farmed crocodiles taste delicious, especially when grilled. I wonder what wild crocodiles taste like?
"Let's use these pieces of meat for dinner tonight! The rest of the meat can only be smoked."
After processing the crocodile, Chen Fan also planned how to use the meat.
This crocodile meat weighs forty or fifty pounds. If it is not smoked, it may spoil in such a hot environment.
"Okay, I'll handle these things!" Liu Feifei quickly nodded.
Because she had seen Chen Fan demonstrate how to process smoked meat before, she had a basic understanding of it.
Setting up the smoking rack is very simple; then you just need to marinate the meat with sea salt.
According to Chen Fan, smoking after pickling can extend the shelf life.
"By the way, this crocodile has so much fat, what should we do with it?"
Is it also preserved using the same fumigation method?
Liu Feifei looked at the patches of white fat and couldn't help but ask.
This is definitely too much to eat in one go, so we need to find a way to process it a little.
“No need, we can refine this fat into animal oil,” Chen Fan said, shaking his head.
Actually, after being refined into animal fat, the food will taste even more delicious when cooked or stir-fried.
"Then... how do I do it?" Liu Feifei asked curiously.
She knew about refining animal fat, but she didn't know how to do it.
"It's actually very simple. Just cut all the fat into small pieces, then add some water to a pot, put all the fat in and cook it!"
"Once these fat chunks are rendered into cracklings, it'll be ready!"
Chen Fan gave a brief explanation.
The process is actually very simple and doesn't take too long.
"I understand!"
"Leave this to me..." After hearing this, Liu Feifei nodded.
Chen Fan will probably have to go and take care of things at the shelter next.
So she can handle simple tasks like smoking meat and rendering animal fat.
This way, we won't have to leave everything to Chen Fan.
"Alright, then I'll leave these two tasks to you."
"I'll try to finish the walls on the second floor of the shelter later." Chen Fan didn't stand on ceremony, since it would be a bit troublesome to do all these things at the same time.
Therefore, it is very necessary to entrust these simple tasks to Liu Feifei.
"Okay...go ahead! Be careful."
Liu Feifei nodded and then started working.
She had to complete these two tasks before Chen Fan finished setting up the shelter.
"Okay, you must be careful too!"
"If you encounter any danger, go to the hammock; the shovel is yours."
Chen Fan gave a reminder and then walked towards the new shelter.
...
After arriving at the new shelter, Chen Fan prepared to complete the wall work on the second floor.
The walls on the second floor are a bit more complicated; they can't be woven directly and then placed on top.
Instead, small holes that can be made in the beams on the second and top floors to allow bamboo strips to pass through are first made.
After inserting the bamboo strips longitudinally at intervals of about 20 centimeters, you can then weave them horizontally again.
This method is only time-consuming when drilling the hole; the rest of the work is quite quick...
By late afternoon, Chen Fan had finally finished working on the walls on the second floor.
It was even faster than I expected.
I originally thought it would take at least five or six days to complete the two-story villa.
It now appears to have taken much less time than expected.
I estimate that everything will be completed by tomorrow, since only the roof will remain to be worked on.
With just some palm leaves, a simple weaving process creates a natural rainproof material!
Of course, we can also bring over the tarpaulin from the old shelter.
As the sun began to set and night was about to fall, Chen Fan quickly put down his work and returned to the temporary shelter.
Because leaving Liu Feifei alone there at night would definitely frighten her, Chen Fan was unwilling to do so.
Ten minutes later, Chen Fan was back!
Because he was already familiar with the route, and because he was relatively fast, Chen Fan easily walked back in just over ten minutes what took Liu Feifei half an hour.
"You're back!!"
Upon seeing Chen Fan return, Liu Feifei immediately greeted him with a beaming smile.
I still feel uneasy as I watch the night deepen.
They looked around several times, but still couldn't spot Chen Fan.
A strange sense of panic welled up inside me...
They were afraid that Chen Fan would come back late.
Seeing Chen Fan now put my mind at ease.
As long as Chen Fan was by her side, she could feel incredibly secure.
"Well, how's it going? How's your work progressing?" Chen Fan nodded and asked with a smile.
"I've got everything done."
"They rendered animal fat into several bamboo tubes!"
“It should be enough for us to eat for a long time,” Liu Feifei quickly replied.
These tasks were simpler than I had imagined, and since the two tasks could be done simultaneously, the process was naturally faster.
"Let me see..." Chen Fan also quickly ran over to take a look.
The smoked meat is smoked well, and it's been marinated in sea salt beforehand, so it will definitely keep for a long time.
As for the refined animal fat, it had already solidified, and its white appearance looked delicious.
There's still some fat residue!
These things are delicious whether you stir-fry them or use them to make steamed buns.
When we have more time later, we can mix in some other wild vegetables to make dumplings.
"Not bad! Much faster than I expected."
"And the quality is also very good..."
"Looks like your wilderness survival skills have improved quite quickly!" Chen Fan praised Liu Feifei.
After all, teammates should praise each other to boost their confidence.
"whee……"
Upon hearing the praise, Liu Feifei smiled happily.
Then, looking at Chen Fan, he asked, "How's it going on your end? Is the shelter ready yet?"
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