First of all, the first thing we have to do is remove the lard ......"

"The film-coated lard is the most neutral of all fats, which means it doesn't have much flavor, and although it is only used in European cuisine for pie crusts, lard is actually a great choice for stir-frying......

Elena said as she easily removed the thick layer of oil from the pork belly that had been cut in half.

Traditionally, with the exception of a very small number of people, the vast majority of Europeans and Americans have chosen to use the oil from pigs to make "shortening" – mixing it with hydrogenated oils and vegetable fats and oils to make pastries or fried foods.

The shortening formed by quenching and kneading is generally not suitable for direct consumption due to industrial processing.

This is undoubtedly a very shameful waste in Elena's opinion.

It is important to know that lard is different from ordinary vegetable oil or other sheep and sheep fat, its taste is neutral and peaceful, with a unique fat fragrance, which can not only promote appetite and moisturize the intestines, but most importantly will not interfere with the original taste of the dish.

"I see, is Elena going to make the lard herself?"

Tina Scamander nodded thoughtfully, then continued with a somewhat confused frown.

"But...... I have the impression that there is always a mushy smell in the lard that is boiled, and the fat looks very cloudy, so to be honest, it doesn't seem to make much sense to boil lard by hand. ”

"It doesn't make much sense, it's cloudy and mushy? It must be because of the problem with the technique and use......"

Elena raised her eyebrows in surprise as she expertly broke off pieces of lard fat between the pork and offal layers of Yorkshire pigs and neatly laid them on the wooden workbench next to them.

"Theoretically, if the lard is boiled successfully, then it must be as clear as a stream when it flows, and when it solidifies, it is pure and flawless, and the taste is mellow and flat, and there will be no peculiar smell, but in fact, this is not complicated-"

"You only need to add some water when the plate oil is put into the pot, cover the pot, be sure to simmer over high heat, after about five or six minutes, the plate oil will begin to slowly turn yellow, and lard will begin to appear around the pot......

Elena paused slightly and licked her lips gently.

"Of course, lard is only one aspect. When it's time for dinner, you'll know that the real gems are the 'oil residues' left over from the lard, and the dried meat that has been drained of the oil is definitely a delicacy that you can't resist. ”

"Eh, the leftovers of boiling lard?"

Newt Scamander's cheeks twitched, and he waved his hand in disinterest.

"When I'm older, I won't try this new thing, if you're interested, just eat it yourself. ”

One of the lessons he learned during his long life was to try as much as possible to restrain his curiosity and not to try something strange that he had never heard of before.

Even after temporarily establishing a partnership with Elena, Newt has not forgotten the "grandfather" behind the girl.

Perhaps Elena will keep her promise to live in harmony with him on top of the big things, but if there is a chance to play a little trick on him, Newt doesn't think that this little witch who has inherited the "will of Grindelwald" will show mercy.

And on Newt's side, although it is not known Elena's true identity for the time being, judging from Tina Scamander's slightly helpless expression, it is obvious that this kind and gentle old lady also thinks so in her heart.

"Oh?

Elena raised an eyebrow and glanced meaningfully at the Scamanders.

"Anyway, let's talk about it then, I'll leave you a little bit anyway...... Well, two copies. ”

Not to mention the lard bibimbap and fried vegetables in lard, the "crispy whistle", "tofu with oil residue", "cabbage with oil residue" and "green pepper oil residue" made based on lard residue are all delicacies that are sought after by millions of people in the Eastern continent.

The soft whistle made of pork belly, the crispy whistle made by squeezing the big fat meat, the "fine whistle" made of lean meat, and the "lean whistle" made with a bit of fat...... These crispy and delicious, fragrant but not greasy oil residues are definitely the magical food of the British wizards who grew up in the food desert, or the American wizards who grew up with the fast food continent.

Elena didn't think the Scamanders could resist the temptation of good food.

You know, even Grindelwald, who almost unified the European wizarding world at the beginning, only symbolically resisted for a day or two in the face of the delicious food she made with her own hands, and then made a very honest "really fragrant" sound.

"And the first thing we have to do after taking the oil off the plate is to remove the internal organs......

Without much explanation to the Scamanders, Elena continued with the work of dismantling the whole pigs.

If the proper use of lard is a blind spot in the European culinary world, then the vacancy in the various ways of developing pig offal is another place that gives Elena a sense of violence

In the impression of most Europeans, offal such as pork kidney, pork heart, and pork liver offal are usually ground directly into meat filling, stuffed into sausages or made into various pies...... Of course, there are dark cooking practices similar to haggis.

More often than not, these offal are used to feed dogs, make bait, or directly as agricultural fertilizer.

In fact, this is why she insisted that Mrs. Scamander buy whole pigs.

If it weren't for that, all she could have found at the butcher's shop would have been a few lonely pork kidneys and a bunch of smorgasbord sausages with strange tastes and painful pork offal.

European chefs are so wasteful of ingredients!

"Pork kidney, pig heart, pig large intestine, pig small intestine, pig liver, pig lung, pork belly ......"

Elena whispered the names of the various organs as she carefully plucked them from the body of the large white pig and arranged them neatly on the large workbench, as if she were the chief surgeon performing a delicate operation.

All sorts of delicious recipes were already coming to her mind.

Pickled pepper pork belly, nine turns of large intestine, stir-fried bitter intestine with sharp pepper, hot kidney flower, pig heart soup, husband and wife lung slices......

Compared with the definition of "edible" in Europe and the United States, in the eyes of Oriental foodies, especially in the eyes of heavy offal maniacs like Elena, these "treasures" that grow in pigs can be regarded as the best things.

Along with Elena's happy expression, the Scamanders, Hannah, and Luna expressions became more and more frightened and panicked—judging from the drooling appearance of the white-haired dumplings, these things were obviously one of the ingredients.

Thankfully, after a short period of handling the internal organs, Elena didn't go into too much detail.

After removing the dark-looking parts, everything seemed to be back to familiar territory, and Lady Scamander even volunteered to put on an apron and help Elena begin to work on the rest of the pork together.

After all, this is a Yorkshire white pig of more than 600 pounds, and Elena alone is still a little too slow.

Even though she is not good at slaughtering and dismantling, but she only needs to follow Elena's movements, Mrs. Scamander can slowly take out all kinds of pork from the pigs on the other side, and learn about it by the way.

After the "Senbon Sakura" treatment, some parts that were not easy to remove have become easier to handle.

A few minutes later, Newt and two other wings curiously joined in the "bricks" dismantling.

A small class of some special slaughtering and pork dismantling knowledge was officially launched.

“...... The loin can be removed a little bit to help remove the whole tenderloin smoothly......"

“...... We moved the pork ribs in the fifth and sixth places so that we could remove the shoulder ......"

“...... Don't cut the belly too short, the belly can be turned into bacon, it's a food that everyone loves, isolate as much bacon as possible, and only test the skills of a butcher, but I've already cut it this time......"

“...... Shoulder, plum meat, pork brisket......"

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