Unrendered Fresh Pork Leaf Lard
ABOUT THIS CUT: Pricing is set per package and starts at $26.47 for a package with a weight between 3.85-3.91lbs.
WHAT IS IT?: Pork leaf lard, rendered from the visceral fat around a pig's kidneys, is highly prized for its neutral flavor and high, delicate quality. Because it is odorless and mild, it is ideal for both sweet and savory baking (producing exceptionally flaky, tender pie crusts and pastries), roasting vegetables, and frying, while offering a healthier, lower-saturated-fat alternative to butter.
It is highly sought after by bakers because it does not have the "porky" taste associated with fatback lard, making it a superior choice for delicate recipes.
PERFECT FOR:
- Pie Crusts and Baking: It is considered the best fat for creating tender, flaky crusts for savory or sweet pies, biscuits, scones, and cookies, often yielding better texture than shortening.
- Roasting and Frying: With a high smoking point, it is excellent for frying foods like donuts or for achieving crispy roasted potatoes and vegetables without adding a strong, porky flavor.
- Sautéing and Searing: It is ideal for searing meats, such as chops or steaks, or for making confit.
- Dairy-Free Substitute: It functions as a superior, natural, non-hydrogenated fat replacement for butter or shortening and can be used to spread on bread with salt once rendered.
Experience the authenticity of the "real" taste of pork from a bygone era in Kingdom Ranching's premium Heritage breed, farm raised pork in all of your favorite cuts! This pork is beyond comparison to the conventional lean, pale pork found at large scale supermarkets, in which the pigs are raised in high intensity, indoor automated environments. Our Berkshire, Gloucestershire Old Spot cross herd is renowned for it's superior marbling, rich pink coloring, high-quality fat, tenderness and full-packed flavor. Humanely raised here at our farm, our pigs are non GMO and are never given vaccines or antibiotics. They are raised with love as we enjoy stewarding them and sharing their quality goodness with others. Our farming practices have proven to pay-off in that we have received recognition from our meat processor for the superior quality of our pork!
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