Berkshire Pork Shoulder, Chop and Lard recipes
The Fat Jar!
Don’t throw out that fat!
Fat is flavour - don’t throw it down the drain! Firstly, it is such a waste of flavour and secondly, it will likely block your drains.
When you cook bacon or sausage save the fat, it adds incredible flavour to dishes and you can use that instead of reaching for the commercial oils or using butter, though some dishes are better with butter or a lard/butter mix.
Just strain the fat into a dedicated fat jar.
Use it for:
Browning meat
Roast potatoes,
Saute Cabbage, Kale, leeks
Fried bread,
Frying eggs,
Saute onions for soups, stews, etc.
Stir it into beans for extra flavour.
A flavourful gravy base
You can even make Pastry with fat from sausages and bacon, which is perfect if you don’t have any lard.
