How to Make Your Own Lard
Lard makes things taste seriously yummilicious! It's the secret to the sauce! And making your own lard is not only easy but the lard is super fresh and way tastier than the processed stuff that you find in the grocery store.
- Prep time
- 4 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 30 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 10 oz pork fat, 300g
Instructions
- 1
Cut fat into 2 by 1 inch pieces.
- 2
Using a thick bottom pan add in the fat pieces over a very low heat and cook slowly until the liquid lard completely renders out. When the fat bits floats up to the surface the lard is ready. Scoop the fat bits out.
- 3
Let the lard cool for a bit. Have a sterilized dry jar ready with strainer over the mouth of jar. Pour lard through the strainer into the jar. The lard will be a pale yellow color that will cool to a creamy white color.
- 4
Toss the fat bits back into the wok and fry until crisp and golden. Once crisped to your liking salt the cracklings, let cool and store in an airtight jar, if they last that long.
- 5
Allow the rendered lard to cool completely. Cover and store in dark cupboard for up to 3 months or longer. Just give it a sniff before using to check for any rancid odor. Use a clean spoon to scoop out lard as needed. Enjoy!