RPAGF Chapter 122 Making Sausages and Fermented Tofu
Chapter 122 Making Sausages and Fermented Tofu
After Su Panpan and Shen Ru finished boiling the lard and processing the lard residue, they immediately started making sausages and fermented tofu.
Su Panpan first took the 50 kilograms of pork belly and 13 kilograms of sausage casings she had bought to the kitchen.
She peeled the pork belly and cut it into small pieces again. The meat should be chopped slightly but not too small to ensure that the sausage has enough chewiness.
Shen Ru watched from the side and followed Su Panpan's example to prepare the 20 kilograms of pork belly she had bought.
"Second uncle, make sure the meat is cut into similar sizes so that the sausages will be evenly packed." Su Panpan reminded with a smile.
"Okay, Panpan, I will pay attention. Look how I cut it?" Shen Ru said, picking up the cut pork belly to show Su Panpan.
"Well, it's okay, the size is just right!" Su Panpan praised.
After cutting the meat, they began to prepare the seasoning.
Su Panpan took out various seasonings including salt, sugar, light soy sauce, cooking wine, pepper powder, pepper powder, star anise powder, etc. and mixed them together in a certain proportion.
She stirred the seasonings with chopsticks to allow them to fully blend, and the air was filled with rich aroma.
"Wow, it smells so good! These seasonings must taste great together." Shen Ru took a deep breath, intoxicated by the aroma.
The next step is the key step of stuffing the sausages.
Su Panpan stuffed the meat into the casing and squeezed the meat in with chopsticks.
This process requires some patience and skill, and she operates carefully to ensure that the casing is not damaged.
Shen Ru was learning how to operate it seriously.
"Don't use too much force, and don't use too little force either." Su Panpan demonstrated to Shen Ru and patiently guided her.
At the beginning, Shen Ru was a little unfamiliar with the technique and the meat was not stuffed in smoothly, but under Su Panpan's guidance, she gradually mastered the skills and became proficient in her movements.
"Haha, I think I've learned it, Panpan!" Shen Ru smiled happily, her face filled with a sense of accomplishment.
In about an hour, the two of them had stuffed dozens of sausages. Su Panpan used cotton thread to tie the sausages tightly at regular intervals, dividing them into small sections.
A total of 5 bamboo poles were dried in the sun.
Looking at the sausages hanging on the bamboo poles in the yard, Su Panpan imagined how delicious the sausages would be and couldn't help swallowing.
"These sausages will be especially delicious whether they are steamed or fried after drying them in the sun for a while."
"Yes, I can't wait to try it." Shen Ru exclaimed sincerely.
While the sausages were being stuffed, the moldy tofu in the back room was also quietly changing.
After a period of fermentation, a thick layer of white fluff grows on the tofu blocks, which is a sign of successful fermentation of moldy tofu.
Su Panpan and Shen Ru went to the back room to check the fermentation of the moldy tofu.
"Second uncle, look, the fermented tofu is fermenting very well!" Su Panpan said excitedly.
"Really? It's amazing!" Shen Ru asked curiously.
Su Panpan took out the chili powder and spice mixture that she had prepared earlier.
"We sprinkle these seasonings evenly on the fermented tofu, so that every piece of tofu is coated with the seasoning. Then we put them into a clean jar, seal it tightly, and wait for a while, and then the fermented tofu is ready to eat."
They did it right away, gently removing the tofu from the rice stalks and placing it in a large bowl of seasoning. Then, they gently turned the tofu over to ensure that every side was coated with the seasoning.
After wrapping the seasoning, Su Panpan found a clean jar and put the seasoned moldy tofu into the jar piece by piece, filling two large jars.
Finally, she covered the two jars with a layer of oil and tied them tightly with ropes to seal them.
The lard residue in another large basin had already cooled down. After boiling lard from 50 kilograms of pork, there were about 15 kilograms of lard residue left. Su Panpan also put it into a large jar and sealed it.
When the lard has cooled completely, pour it into the jar and seal it tightly.
Move two jars of moldy tofu, a large jar of lard residue, and a large jar of lard to the back room.
"Okay." Su Panpan clapped her hands and said with a smile as she looked at the stacked jars.
The back room was already piled high with things, various dates, pecans, various fried foods, pickled radish, pickled pork belly, spare ribs, sun-dried meat, smoked meat, sun-dried wild boar's feet, various dried vegetables, some cakes bought before, and some hawthorn cakes and hawthorn jam that I had kept for myself.
Shen Ru finished making the sausages and went home to dry them in the sun.
Qin Mu returned from the mountain happily with his three younger brothers and sisters, their small bamboo baskets filled with chestnuts.
"Wow, what a great harvest today!" Qin Mu's face was filled with a satisfied smile.
As soon as they entered the yard, the children were attracted by the sausages on the bamboo sticks.
"Oh, what is this?" Yueyue asked curiously, blinking her big eyes.
"This is sausage. It will be delicious after it is dried in the sun!" Qin Mu replied with a smile.
"Wow, I want to eat more. It must be my mom coming back." Yueyue jumped up excitedly.
"Wow, so many sausages!" Qin Xiaodi also came over, staring at the sausages.
The children gathered around the bamboo pole, chattering and discussing, full of surprise and joy.
"You guys are back, yo, what are you carrying?"
"Mom, we originally wanted to go and see if there were any wild jujubes, but we found a lot of chestnuts fallen on the ground." Qin Mu took his brothers and sisters to pour the chestnuts onto the bluestone slabs to dry.
"It's just that the chestnut shells can prick people." Yueyue had an innocent and aggrieved expression on her face.
Su Panpan went over, squatted down, held Yueyue in her arms and patted her back, and Yueyue smiled sweetly.
Then a group of people gathered around the chestnuts and started smashing them, trying to open the holes a little.
These are chestnuts that fell to the ground, so they are a little cracked.
Su Panpan picked up a chestnut, put it on the ground, stepped on it gently with her foot, then clamped the crack of the shell with a tool and pulled it out carefully. The thorny shell was finally peeled off completely, leaving the chestnut.
Qin Mu and Xiaoxiao watched carefully from the side, and then followed Su Panpan's method, peeling the thorny shells of the chestnuts one by one.
Although their movements were still a little clumsy and they were occasionally pricked, they became more and more proficient through continuous attempts.
Peel two large basins of chestnuts.
At this time, there was only a dim afterglow on the horizon, and a few sparse stars twinkled quietly, emitting a cold and distant light in the deep sky.
A few oil lamps were lit, and the warm flames slowly spread out, like a thin veil, gently caressing every corner of the house.
Su Panpan quickly washed the chestnuts and prepared to fry them.
She asked Qin Mu to light the oil lamp, and she and Qin Mu went to the stream to dig some fine sand and washed it clean.
Then pour it into the pot and heat slowly over low heat.