Homemade Lard and Greaves
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Classic lard is irreplaceable ingredient of many dishes. Its homemade preparation - melting of bacon for rendering - is simple procedure which results in clear, high-grade products - lard and greaves.
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Recipe
1. Lard
Wash the bacon intended for rendering and cut into the cubes of 2x2 cm in size. Put in a saucepan and stirring occasionally melt over the medium flame.
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2.
During melting gradually remove with laddle produced fluid - lard...
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3.
... and through the sieve pour into the prepared clean pots, the best glass or enamel ones. Bacon caught on the sieve is placed back into the saucepan.
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4.
Let the filled pots cool down, place in a fridge and let it harden. From mentioned quantity of bacon you get about 1300 g lard. So prepared lard is kept in a fridge and can be used for several months.
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5. Greaves
whole milk 3.5% 1 tbsp • salt 1 tsp
After removing of the lard, greaves remain in a saucepan. These are fried (30 seconds) over the high flame stirring constantly with addition of 1tbsp milk. After removing from the flame, add salt and blend it.
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6.
From mentioned quantity of bacon you get about 450 g greaves. You can use it for preparation of pork rind biscuits, greaves spread or eat directly with the bread.
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Bon appetit!