Chapter 295: Killing Pig Dish
The pig weighed only about 100 pounds, and it took the two men a lot of effort to finally pin it down. The howling sounded throughout the meadow, and all the pigs in the pigsty trembled.
Mu Xi quickly took out a hammer and knocked it out with two hits. This was smoother than the two had expected. At least there was no need to use a gun.
It was the first time for both of them to slaughter a pig, but they had seen some before.
Water had been boiled in a large pot in advance. The pig's neck was cut to drain the blood, and then the hot water was used to remove the pig's hair.
The weather was cold, and the boiling pig blood was accompanied by a puff of white steam when it flowed out.
After standing outside for a while, Zhao Yeqing's hands turned red from the cold. He used the steam from a large bucket of hot water to warm his hands before he began to scrape the pig's hair.
The skin of most wild boars is black and gray, but I don’t know if it’s because of farming, but the color doesn’t look as black as the pure wild boars hunted before, it looks more like dark brown.
After scalding the outer pig hair with boiling water, it is easier to remove than imagined. It is not as hard as pure wild hair, and the leather is softer.
After shaving off the pig's hair, Mu Xi took out a sharp knife and cut the pig's belly from top to bottom.
The texture of the meat inside is very different from that of wild boar.
The original wild boar's skin was almost entirely lean meat, with very little fat, almost negligible.
But when you cut open the belly of this farmed wild boar, what's exposed is white fat that's obviously different from other wild boars. It looks very similar to domestic pigs.
After Mu Xi took out the internal organs, he began to cut the pork. The two of them moved very quickly and immediately moved the meat to the kitchen after finishing it.
The internal organs are also cleaned as quickly as possible.
While Mu Xi was cleaning the internal organs, Zhao Yeqing immediately lit a fire, put the pot on the stove, put water in and waited for it to boil, then turned around and cut the still steaming pork into slices.
The two of them hardly communicated with each other during the whole process, but they had a tacit understanding and knew what to do.
They are here for the most anticipated dish when slaughtering pigs.
The pig-killing dishes here are different from those in Northeast China. The pig-killing dishes in Northeast China include blood sausage, sauerkraut, pork liver and pork large intestines. The pig-killing dishes here do not include sauerkraut or blood sausage, and they do not use large intestines but small intestines, which are also called rice intestines in Guangdong Province.
After washing, the rice intestines are white with a hint of flour inside, and the inner layer of fat is carefully scraped off. After being blanched, they taste even better than large intestines.
Then use the still warm fresh pork, add the pig blood, pig liver and small intestine and cook them directly.
Fresh pork is different from the one bought in the market. After being blanched directly, it not only has no fishy smell, but also has a hint of sweetness. The whole pot of soup cooked with the meat is sweet and fresh.
After cooking, sprinkle a handful of fresh green garlic leaves on the noodles.
This time, Mu Xi didn't need Zhao Yeqing to call him. As soon as he smelled the fragrance, he put down the work in his hands and sat next to the fire pit.
Now that the weather is cold, we eat next to the stove and warm ourselves by the fire.
Zhao Yeqing couldn't wait to eat the pork with her first chopsticks. She was most curious about what the pork from the farmed wild boar tasted like.
Although unlike wild boars, this pig has relatively thick fat, but it is still inferior to domestic pigs. However, because of this, the pork belly of this wild boar is evenly fat and lean.
In most pork belly, the amount of meat that can reach five lines is very small, and even three lines of pork belly is not much. Most of the meat is fat, which is a common problem of pigs raised on feed.
This pig has a very even ratio of fat to lean meat, with distinct layers of pork belly. One point more means fat, and one point less means lean meat. The best piece of meat has seven layers of fat and lean meat evenly distributed.
Zhao Yeqing was amazed when he first tasted it. He didn't know whether it was because Mu Xi had been castrated or because he was well raised.
This pig has none of the fishy smell that is unique to wild boars. The meat is sweet, tender and chewy, and is no worse than the black pork you buy from the mountains.
Then there was the rice noodles, which were crispy and tender, not hard to chew at all. Zhao Yeqing nodded repeatedly while eating them. She only cooked a little bit and would use the rest to make soup with chestnuts next time, which would be the best way to eat them.
Eating too much pork in clear soup will always make it a bit greasy. Mu Xi took a small bowl, poured some blanched soy sauce and garlic oil into a dipping dish, and dipped a little in it. The sweetness of the soy sauce can enhance the sweetness of the pork to the greatest extent, and it is paired with the garlic flavor.
After all, if you eat meat without garlic, the flavor will be half gone.
They now use light soy sauce without any regrets, because these are collected and will soon expire if they are not used.
Zhao Yeqing was full. He touched his bulging belly and picked up the cup of malt tea that Mu Xi had prepared earlier.
"After we plant soybeans next spring, we'll make arrangements for soy sauce."
If you want to make a variety of dishes, it is not possible without soy sauce. Only seasoning with oil and salt can make the dishes edible and delicious, but the variety is still limited after all.
The two men ate until their bellies were full, and the dogs and three leopards also had their fill, with their mouths drooling with oil.
The pig weighing over 100 kilograms finally produced nearly 80 kilograms of pork.
Zhao Yeqing thought about it carefully. It had been three years since she last ate real pork without any fishy smell. Many pork dishes could not be made in the past three years. This time, she had to eat to her heart's content.
The whole family ate ten kilograms of meat at noon today. Mu Xi threw the uneaten corners to the leopard to finish it off, and then cut the meat into even pieces. Those that needed to be frozen were frozen, and those that needed to be smoked were hung over the fire pit.
I had a full lunch at noon, but it was all meat. I didn’t cook any rice, just so that I could digest it faster at night, after all, I had to have another New Year’s Eve dinner.
This year's New Year's Eve dinner is similar to last year, except that there are many more pork dishes on the table.
Fried crispy pork, braised lion's head, sweet and sour spare ribs...and the annual must-have fish.
The fish cannot be eaten up completely and has to be saved for the next day. Unlike last year when I had to find a way to put it in a high place to prevent the animals at home from stealing it, this year I can just put it in the refrigerator and close the door.
After finishing the New Year's Eve dinner, she was afraid that the leopard sleeping in the brick wall would sneak in at night and eat the bacon hanging above the fire pit, so she locked the kitchen and went back to her room to stay up until the New Year.
I ate a little too much at noon, so the New Year’s Eve dinner started late. It was already past ten o’clock in the evening when I returned to the room after eating.
It’s not time to turn on the floor heating yet, but it’s New Year’s Day after all, so Mu Xi lit the fireplace in advance.
Their equipment is now very flexible. If you don't open the ash pit cover and light a fire on it, it will still be a fireplace as before. If you open the ash pit cover and light a fire in the stove below, it will be floor heating.
The night wind was blowing. Mu Xi covered Zhao Yeqing, who was watching videos and waiting for the New Year's Eve in a rocking chair, with a rabbit fur blanket, and then walked over to put the bolt on the window that was only closed but not fastened.
As soon as I walked to the window, I saw crystal particles falling on the windowsill.
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