Chapter 383 Making Jerky
Even after giving some to Xiao Dashan, they still had more than twenty kilograms of meat left.
Su Ruanruan thought for a while and came up with an idea, "Grandma, let's make it into jerky!"
"What kind of jerky?"
"Cook the meat with seasonings, cut it into slices or strips, and stir-fry it with oil. It is both tasty and easy to preserve. It can be eaten directly or stewed into a dish. What do you think?"
Grandma Chen has never made it, but just from what Su Ruanruan said, she knows that it is very time-consuming and labor-intensive to make.
Fortunately, they don't lack this little bit now.
"If it tastes as you say, then we can cook all the frozen meat."
What Grandma Chen was talking about was the meat that was frozen in a large vat in the shade in the backyard.
If Su Aimin wasn't there, all this meat could have been put into the treasure space, but with Su Aimin around, it was inconvenient.
Su Ruanruan and Grandma Chen came up with an idea. When it was the coldest in winter, they froze some ice cubes and put them in a jar, then put the meat in. They then piled thick snow around the jar and poured water into the snow. After one night, the meat was frozen solid.
There's no sunlight in that corner all day long, so the ice hasn't melted yet.
But as the weather gets warmer, the ice won't last for more than a few days.
Granny Chen and Su Ruanruan had discussed before that if it really didn't work, they could just cook it all in one pot.
Now that Su Runrun has come up with a new idea, it's time to try it out.
Su Runrun learned this method from an educated youth in her previous life.
The educated youth came here in the 1970s, which is still more than ten years away from now, so she could only use this method in advance.
If Granny Chen asked me further, I would say that I saw it in a book, but I forgot which book it was.
Fortunately, Granny Chen didn't ask at all, so she didn't have to rack her brains to come up with an excuse.
The shepherd's purse dumplings at noon were particularly delicious and the three of us ate a lot.
Originally, Su Ruanruan thought she had made enough dumplings so she could have some fried dumplings in the evening, but she didn't expect to finish them in one meal.
Grandma Chen was very happy. It was great that there was no leftover food.
After lunch, Su Ruanruan began to rummage through the cupboard.
In order to make it easier to use, Su Runrun wrapped all kinds of seasonings in paper and placed them in the cupboard, so as to avoid having to find a way to get them from the treasure space when they were needed.
Anyway, Su Aimin doesn't cook, so he doesn't know how much pepper and star anise are used in a meal. He also has no idea how much pepper and star anise are eaten and how much is left at home.
Whenever she saw that the seasonings were running low, Su Ruanruan would secretly add some in.
This time, Su Runrun took the opportunity to rummage around and took out the seasonings directly from the treasure space, without touching anything in the cabinet.
Clean more than 20 pounds of pork, cut both the ribs and the meat into pieces and put them into the pot to blanch.
After the blood water is boiled out, take out the meat, clean the pot, and add clean water again.
This time, it is no longer cooked with plain water. Instead, peppercorns, star anise, bay leaves, cinnamon, etc. are added. Then some cooking wine, some soy sauce, and a little salt are poured in. It is boiled over high heat and then simmered over low heat.
It took several hours to cook, until it was dark, and the meat was cooked until it was soft and tender, then it was served.
Put the meat aside to drain the water, heat up another pan with oil, put the prepared onion, ginger, garlic, pepper, star anise, etc. into the pan and stir-fry until fragrant, then put the meat in.
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