Traveling through time with a house, I teach people all over the country how to farm

Chapter 524 Making Bacon

"Is salt added to this pig blood?" Zheng Sisi asked, looking at the dark red liquid in front of her.

"Princess, I put it in according to the standards you gave, and stirred it with chopsticks." Chen Zhuangtou replied respectfully.

"Okay, let's send this pig to the workshop first. The offal also needs to be processed. There can't be any waste when killing a pig." Zheng Sisi gave orders in an orderly manner.

Chen Zhuangtou listened to Zheng Sisi's arrangement and replied while eating buns: "Okay, I'll arrange for the buns to be delivered after everyone has eaten."

At this time, in the "Source of Flavor" workshop, the area where snacks were previously made was readjusted, leaving half of the space for the production of cured meats.

When Zheng Sisi came to inspect yesterday, she had already instructed that a lot of large wooden barrels were needed to marinate the meat, so the workers had already made sufficient preparations.

After the villagers delivered the pork, all the workers waited quietly for instructions on the next step.

"Princess, we are ready." A female worker walked up to Zheng Sisi and said.

Zheng Sisi nodded with satisfaction: "Let's get started."

After receiving the order, the female workers immediately took action. They nimbly lifted half of the pork onto the chopping board and cut the pork into various parts according to the princess's previous request.

First, the head, tail and pig's feet are left out separately for subsequent processing; then the meat is divided into pieces according to size, with each piece of meat cut into pieces about three to four inches wide; finally, the ribs are also removed.

The next step is the crucial step - pickling. The female workers first sprinkle the meat with salt carefully prepared by Zheng Sisi, and also add spices such as pepper and star anise to enhance the aroma.

When applying salt to pork, you need to pat it constantly to allow the salt to penetrate evenly into the meat. The salted meat is then placed in a large wooden barrel and marinated for six or seven days before being taken out for the next step.

Zheng Sisi carefully observed the workers' operation process and made some suggestions and improvement suggestions from time to time. She knew that only by ensuring the quality could the most delicious bacon be made.

The workers felt bad when they saw how much salt had to be put on a piece of meat. After all, although we have food now, it was a big problem for farmers to buy salt in the past!

Zheng Sisi naturally didn't know what they were thinking, but she knew that these people were full of gratitude and respect for her, so she smiled and said, "If the salt is not enough, the meat will stink and won't last long."

The female workers nodded in agreement with the princess's statement, because they had eaten stinky meat in the past, and that was because their families were poor and they were reluctant to finish all the good food at once, and wanted to have more meals, so after a few days they could only eat stinky meat.

The female workers here have clear division of labor, some are responsible for cutting pork, some are responsible for applying salt, some are responsible for patting and massaging, and some are responsible for storage. They cooperate well and move skillfully, and soon formed an efficient assembly line.

Zheng Sisi was very pleased to see them operate skillfully. She carefully observed several times and was relieved after confirming that the female workers had mastered the essentials. After all, these are very simple things, and they can be done well as long as they are done seriously.

Then, Zheng Sisi asked the female workers to clean the pig offal that was delivered to them, and told them to wait until there were enough of them before making sausages out of them.

When she saw the pig's head on the counter, she immediately ordered people to peel off the pig's skin and marinate it with the pork. Even the pig's feet and tail were not neglected.

As Zheng Sisi said, no part can be wasted.

After confirming that the bacon making process was going smoothly, Zheng Sisi left with peace of mind. She took two maids, a basin of pig blood and a piece of fresh pork, and headed to the tofu shop.

The employees of the tofu shop were already looking forward to it, and they were all excited to see the princess coming. Zheng Sisi didn't expect that she would be so popular. It seemed that these people wanted to learn new technologies.

Zheng Sisi first went to see the tofu they had prepared. She saw two strong female workers moving the big stone off the mold and then taking the tofu out of the mold.

Zheng Si wanted to test the hardness, so he reached out and poked it. It felt pretty good, much harder than the normal tofu.

Then Zheng Sisi directed the two workers to chop the meat into paste. The two men were quick and skillful, and soon the sound of "dong dong dong" of chopping meat could be heard.

The workers unloaded all the tofu they would need and filled two large wooden basins with it.

Zheng Sisi said to them, "Just do as I say. Take out a small bowl, put the tofu in it, and crush it with your hands."