Joe's Farming

Chapter 140 Killing Pigs

The snow stopped in the afternoon, and the adults swept the yard and prepared to slaughter the pigs.

It was the first time for Qiao Yu to see a pig being slaughtered, and he was very curious.

I saw Gu Feng and Gu Gang skillfully building an earthen stove in the yard and putting a large iron pot on it to boil water.

Gu Feng went to the kitchen and picked out a long, pointed knife. He also found a thick, tile-shaped iron sheet from somewhere and used a whetstone to sharpen the thin side until it was shiny.

Gu Feng called Da Zhuang and Su Qing to catch the pig and kill it together.

The pig probably knew that it was going to be slaughtered, so it struggled hard to escape and let out terrible howls.

It was the first time that Qiao Yu heard such a miserable pig squeal and was shocked.

"Sister Lan, take the children away so they won't be scared." Qiao Yu said to Bai Lan.

Unexpectedly, the three children didn't look scared at all.

Gu Xiaoyan said: "Little Daddy, I want to see the pig being slaughtered."

Gu Xiaoyan and Qiao Xing nodded.

Qiao Yu held his forehead with his hand: "Okay, then stand a little further away."

The three children stepped aside and stretched their necks to look.

Fortunately, not long after, Gu Gang wrapped the pig's mouth with discarded cloth to prevent it from biting people while struggling.

The pig had been pinned to the ground by the three men. It was the first time for Dazhuang and Su Qing to help kill a pig, so they had no experience and it took both of them working together to hold down the pig's lower body.

"and many more!"

Qiao Yu went to the kitchen and brought a large basin, sprinkled some salt, scooped some water, and then handed it to Gu Feng.

"Get the blood, we'll have maoxuewang tonight."

I have cooked duck blood for them before, but that was duck blood and sauerkraut soup at best. I must let them have a good taste today.

Gu Feng placed the basin in front of the pig's neck so that it would be easier to use when bleeding.

"It's done."

Gu Feng gave an instruction and then stabbed the butcher knife neatly into the pig's aorta.

Instantly the pig's blood gushed out, and Gu Feng quickly held up the basin to collect the blood.

The pig's blood flowed very quickly at the beginning, but gradually it became less and less. The pig's struggling movements also gradually became smaller as the blood flowed, and finally it stopped.

Gu Gang pressed for a while and confirmed that the pig was dead before he stood up.

"Okay, you can let go now."

Gu Gang said to Da Zhuang and Su Qing.

Da Zhuang and Su Qingcai got up, wiping their sweat. They didn't expect the pig to be so strong. In fact, it was because they had never done it before and didn't know the skills, otherwise the butcher wouldn't have so many people every time he slaughtered the pig.

The water in the big iron pot was now hot, and then we started to scrape the pig hair.

The earthen stove was low, so the two brothers hung the pig's head above the iron pot. Then Gu Gang used a ladle to scoop water and poured it on the pig skin, doing this several times until the pig hair could be easily pulled out with his hands. Only then did Gu Feng begin to scrape the pig hair with the pig scraper he had just sharpened.

Qiao Yu was afraid that the pig hair could not be shaved cleanly, so he asked Da Zhuang and Su Qing to go to the shack to find the ferns that had been cut in the fall.

Burning pig hair with fern not only burns it cleanly, but also makes the pig skin more fragrant. It's just more laborious, because when cleaning the ash, you have to scrape the pig skin again to clean the burnt areas.

The next step was to butcher the meat. Gu Feng was not a professional butcher, but he had hunted wild boars before, so he could do it in any way that was convenient for him.

First, cut two cuts vertically down the pig's belly to take out all the internal organs. Bai Lan and Hong Xiu immediately stepped forward to take the internal organs with a basin and separated the ones that needed to be cleaned separately.

Gu Feng cut off the pig's head and divided it into two halves.

Qiao Yu asked Da Zhuang to deliver half of it to the village chief, and also invite Xiao Bai and Wen Ge'er's family to come over to eat meat in the evening.

Da Zhuang agreed happily, and was about to run out after putting on half a pig's head.

"Hey, drive slowly. Wear thicker shoes." Qiao Yu shouted.

Da Zhuang replied happily: "I understand, Boss."

Gu Feng and Gu Gang were both quick and soon the pork was divided.

Qiao Yu planned to use half of it to make bacon, so that it could be preserved longer. So she asked Gu Feng to put all of it in a large basin, add marinade, and wait for five or six days before hanging it up to air dry.

For the other half of the pork, separate the meat and bones into pieces, cover it with a lid and freeze it in the yard. When you want to eat it, just thaw it and cook it.

The pig legs are frozen, and I will stew them when I feel lazy. Fortunately, I have a lot of radishes, kelp, kidney beans and bamboo shoots at home, and any of them are very delicious when stewed with pig's trotters.

Because of his physical condition, Gu Feng didn't let him do any housework during this period.

Qiao Yu could only give instructions remotely from the side. Seeing that Bai Lan had washed the pig intestines and stomach, she asked her to blanch them in the pot first, and then cut them for later use.

He took the garlic and asked the children to peel it with him.

"Boss, what are we going to do next?" Bai Lan could see that Qiao Yu was going to cook a dish he had never made before today.

"Cook the rice first. Cook more today because we're entertaining guests at home. Also cook the bones that you don't want to use, and make soup later." Qiao Yu instructed.

Then he picked two pieces of meat, both of which were fat and lean. He wanted Bai Lan to slice them, and Su Qing immediately took over the job and cut the meat skillfully.

Qiao Yu looked at him and pointed at the pig liver and kidneys: "Slice these two too. Remove the white fascia inside the kidneys."

Su Qing nodded and began to slice the slices carefully.

The children had finished peeling the garlic and were eagerly waiting for Qiao Yu to assign them the next task.

"Help daddy pick some onions and coriander. We need this much." Qiao Yu gestured.

Qiao Xing nodded: "Anything else?"

"Pick a few celery, leeks, garlic sprouts, and the remaining leafy vegetables. You can pick some. But, watch your brothers and sisters, don't slip. Wear gloves, too."

Some time ago, inspired by scald-proof gloves, Bai Lan made a pair of gloves for each of the children, the kind that don't expose the toes.

Qiao Yu doesn't need it, he has thick cotton gloves.

When Bai Lan was steaming the rice, Da Zhuang came back with Xiao Bai, and Wen Ge'er and Wang Jie also arrived.

"Where are Auntie and Uncle Dali?" Qiao Yu asked with her hands folded in cotton.

Wang Jie said embarrassedly: "My mother said she couldn't come, so I'd better save the trouble."

Qiao Yu nodded and asked everyone to go into the house and warm themselves by the fire: "Then you can take the pig-killing dishes and Maoxuewang back later. I have prepared a lot."

Wang Jie smiled and said, "Okay!"

Wen Ge'er offered to help, but was stopped by Qiao Yu: "Before, we didn't have enough manpower, but now there are many people at home, so we don't need you. Just stay with your husband."

Wen Ge'er whispered, "I just want to see what delicious food you are going to make and learn from you."

Qiao Yu hadn't thought of this, and said with a smile: "Okay, I just happened to teach you how to boil fish before, this is similar."

The children quickly brought back what Qiao Yu wanted, and Bai Lan quickly took them to wash.

At this time, Su Qing's slicing work had been completed, and it was cut very beautifully.

Qiao Yu began to tell Wen Ge'er how to make it. The liver and kidneys were to be fried with the peppers and ginger soaked last time. Wen Ge'er knew how to do it. First, he used starch to grab the liver and kidney slices, and then stir-fried them over high heat.

Because this dish is the fastest to prepare, it is fried last.

After stir-frying the meat slices over high heat, add seasonings such as chili, garlic, star anise, etc., then add sauerkraut and stir-fry, and then add bone broth to boil.

Then make the Maoxuewang. First, stir-fry the chili sauce and spices, add the bone broth, the blanched offal and the blood clots that Qiao Yu had cut with a knife, and then add the fresh leafy vegetables that the children picked from the vegetable garden.

When the blood clots float up, take out all the ingredients in the pot. Then pour the chopped green onion, garlic, coriander, chili pepper, pepper powder and sesame seeds with boiling oil and pour them on the blood stew. The dish is ready.

“It turns out that the cooking methods of Maoxuewang and boiled fish are similar.” Wen Ge’er concluded.

Qiao Yu nodded: "This method, no matter what you cook, it will taste good, it's just that the ingredients are different and the materials are different."

Bai Lan finished learning and smiled the whole time: "I will be able to do it in the future, boss, just sit and wait for food."

Although the pig intestines and pig stomach were not used up, they were still cooked into two large pots after adding the blood curd. The pig-killing dishes were also stewed at this time, and Qiao Yu called Wang Jie loudly, and put a small pot of both dishes in a two-layer food box for Wang Jie to take back for their family to taste.

Qiao Yu handed the stir-fried liver and kidneys over to Wen Ge'er and Bai Lan, while she greeted the people outside and prepared to eat.

The spicy and fragrant Maoxuewang, the chewy pig intestines and pig tripe, and the smooth and tender blood won everyone's heart at once; the sour and fragrant appetizing pig-killing dish, which was fat but not greasy, also won everyone's praise. Not to mention the stir-fried liver and kidney, which goes very well with rice.

Milk Bread was rewarded with two unsalted meat bones, which he gnawed happily.

Qiao Yu said to Gu Feng with satisfaction: "This pig has died a worthy death."