bullyxtreme Chapter 122 Making Jerky
Chapter 122 Making Jerky
The blizzard continued to fall, sometimes accompanied by gale-force winds, and sometimes just large, slow snowflakes.
The Eastern tribes' patrol teams would go out every day when the wind wasn't too strong. They would then replenish the markings as needed, in case any lone orcs wandered over and disturbed them.
Since some females expressed their love for dog food, Ruan Mianmian has recently been researching how to make some jerky to satisfy their cravings.
Although the system repeatedly emphasized the edibility of the dog food, and Ruan Mianmian herself tried a few pieces.
To be honest, the texture and taste are pretty good, but it's dog food after all!
Ruan Mianmian couldn't get over that mental hurdle, so she decided to make some snacks for everyone to enjoy.
Let's get started! The tribe has plenty of meat right now.
Ruan Mianmian took out a Humming Beast and a Moo Moo Beast, and asked the tribe's beastmen to process them and cut them into strips.
Since the addition of orcs to the tribe, the cubs no longer need to do any work, which has greatly improved efficiency.
Wolves have sharp claws and teeth, making them excellent at tearing apart prey. Ever since they learned that Ruan Mianmian was going to make new food, they've all been incredibly enthusiastic in helping.
Ruan Mianmian had previously had the children collect a lot of rattan, and had also taught them how to weave baskets when she had free time.
Now that we're making dried meat, we need a lot of baskets.
Ruan Mianmian then let Tu lead everyone to do it slowly.
Then she built a kiln that resembled an oven herself, since making jerky definitely required a kiln.
Yong no longer calls himself the Wolf King, but has become a hardworking and loyal subordinate.
His eyes were only for Ruan Mianmian, and all his actions revolved around her.
When Ruan Mianmian started making novel items, Yong couldn't help but curiously approach her, imitating her movements and trying to learn the new skills.
Ruan Mianmian shared her skills with the orcs without reservation.
In her view, it's better to teach them fishing skills than to teach them how to fish, so that they can live a good life no matter where they are in the future.
Therefore, whenever an orc comes to ask for advice, Ruan Mianmian will enthusiastically share her knowledge and experience.
This time, when Yong came to Ruan Mianmian's side, several other orcs from the tribe who were also interested in kiln making gathered around, eager to learn this novel technology.
Ruan Mianmian patiently picked up the clay and demonstrated in detail how to make the clay, shape the clay, and fire the kiln, explaining the key points and precautions one by one.
At the same time, he also built a huge "oven" at the corner of the cave.
"Alright, the kiln is ready. Now we just need to prepare the meat strips so we can roast them. If you have time, you can try building a smaller one yourself. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me."
Ruan Mianmian smiled as she looked at the oven in front of her and happily chatted with everyone.
While the orcs were studying the newly made oven, she found a large stone vat and began to marinate meat strips.
There was ginger and salt readily available in the cave; what was lacking now were seasonings and cooking wine to remove the fishy smell.
Ruan Mianmian directly purchased Thirteen Spices and cooking wine from the system store, which caused another gasp from the orcs when she took them out.
The goddess always produced things they had never seen before, which made them marvel at her wonder and also instilled in them a sense of awe.
When the females learned that Ruan Mianmian was cooking for them, they were all moved to tears.
Especially the female flower who asked Roubang for dog food, because she wasn't familiar with Ruan Mianmian before, so she didn't dare to ask for food.
Now that they know that the tribe's chief specially prepared food for them because they were pregnant, they are all so moved that they vowed to follow Ruan Mianmian to the death.
After washing the meat strips, she separated the pork and beef and marinated them separately.
Slice the ginger into thin strips, pour in cooking wine and thirteen-spice powder, marinate for three hours, and then it's ready to be put into the oven.
One of the greedy little orcs, seeing the marinated meat strips, couldn't help but drool and said, "Chief, it smells so good! Is it ready to eat?"
Ruan Mianmian laughed when she heard his words and said, "No, it needs to be baked before it can be eaten."
In modern times, people usually steam the meat strips again to make them more tender and improve their texture.
However, on the Orc Continent, the Orcs have plenty of good teeth. They are not afraid of hard jerky, but they are afraid of jerky that is not hard! So Ruan Mianmian skipped the steaming step.
Upon learning that they couldn't eat it yet, the little beastmen looked at the bowl of cured meat with disappointment.
Ruan Mianmian shook her head and said, "Wait a little longer, it'll be ready soon." She patted the little beastman's head to comfort him.
Three hours passed in the blink of an eye, and the meat strips were placed in the oven.
The wait was always long, especially for a group of hungry little orcs.
"Are you done yet?"
"Why isn't it ready yet?"
"I can smell the fragrance!"
Finally, after much anticipation from the little beastmen and the females, the meat strips were ready.
The golden strips of meat sizzled with oil, emitting a fragrant aroma that drew the little orcs to gather around.
Ruan Mianmian picked up a piece with her chopsticks, blew on it, and handed it to the little beastman next to her.
The little orc couldn't wait to take a bite, and its eyes lit up instantly.
"Delicious!"
"It tastes a hundred times better than raw meat!"
"I want more!"
Seeing this, the other little orcs also began to scramble for it, and the cave was filled with laughter and joy.
The patrolling beastmen were drawn back to the cave by a strange fragrance.
They strained their noses, searching for that special fragrance.
Sen knew immediately from the smell that the little female must have made something delicious again, because he believed that no orc in the orc continent could make such fragrant food.
"You're back? Come and try some of my jerky, how is it?"
Ruan Mianmian first roasted pork jerky, which received rave reviews after being shared with everyone, and the whole batch was devoured in no time.
So Ruan Mianmian started baking the second batch without stopping, but it was caught by the returning patrol team just as it came out of the oven.
When everyone heard that Ruan Mianmian had made new food and that it smelled so good, they all rushed over to support her.
Sen walked over and wiped the sweat from Ruan Mianmian's forehead, saying, "You've worked hard, Chief. If possible, you can also instruct them to do some things, so you don't have to work so hard yourself."
Hearing Sen say this, everyone realized that their leader had been busy for several hours.
They all said apologetically, "We're sorry, Chief, for keeping you busy for so long. Please tell us what you need us to do!"
“It’s okay, I enjoy cooking too.” Ruan Mianmian smiled. “However, I do have something I need everyone’s help with.”
She looked at everyone, her gaze falling on the pile of meat in the corner of the cave.
"After the experiment just now, our jerky making was a great success. It seems everyone likes it. Now we need to make a large batch of jerky. Can anyone help me?"
"Of course!" everyone agreed in unison.
"Then I'll have to trouble you," Ruan Mianmian said with a smile.
In the following days, everyone in the tribe got busy.
Following the method taught by Ruan Mianmian, they marinated the meat in strips and then roasted it in the oven.
A few days later, a batch of delicious jerky was produced.
Ruan Mianmian distributed the dried meat to everyone, and everyone was delighted as they savored the savory and fragrant meat.
From then on, making food became a common activity in the tribe, and everyone shared the fruits of their labor, which made their relationships more harmonious.