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Pulled Pork (with leg)
I have always made pulled pork with the shoulder, but this time I want to make it with the leg of pork.
Will turn out dry, does it need less cooking time?
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Why is my homemade pork sausage rubbery?
We just made some pork sausage and fryed up a patty to check the spicing. The taste is fine but the patty is rubbery in texture. What did we do wrong or not add to the mix?
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If you don't cure a ham and just brine it, is it just considered a pork roast?
I brined a ham over night and then slow baked it. Then topped with an apricot honey glaze. It looked and tasted just like pork tenderloin and was white meat and not pink.
I know curing it gives it a ...
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What is a good way to cook a pork tenderloin without searing?
I realise there are a couple of similar questions hereabouts, but this is a specific case.
I currently have sitting in the fridge a pork tenderloin (fillet) coated in a paste rub of ancho and ...
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How to roast pork shoulder?
I used to cook pork shoulder in a slow cooker, however found that this didn't render any of the fat out of it. I prefer a leaner meat, so I figure roasting this in the oven and letting the fat drip ...
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Smoked ham roast: what do I do with it?
My girlfriend's parents recently gave us a bunch of pork from my girlfriend's grandpa's farm. The bacon and sausage we know what to do with but there's also a hunk of meat labeled "smoked ham roast" ...
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pork fillet cooking time
I have a pork fillet which I've cut in half and marinated in some honey and soy. I heated a pan, and seared it on all sides, then put the pan in the oven at 180 deg C. The question is, how long to ...
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What are double-cut chops?
I was in a restaurant recently and the menu included "double-cut pork chop". The person I was with ordered this, but it looked like an ordinary pork chop to me. (I don't eat pork so I don't have a ...
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My pork rinds won't puff!
I was following the recipe here:
How do you make pork rinds?
and ran into a situation. When I get pork rinds from the store, they are beautiful and puffy like a Funyun. I followed this recipe ...
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How long can I safely keep a thawing pork shoulder in the fridge?
I purchased a rock-hard, six-pound pork shoulder at the farmers' market on Sunday and have been thawing it in the fridge since then. As of this afternoon, it's still not completely thawed, and I'm ...
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Tenderness of sous-vide pork chops
I made some sous vide pork chops this week that didn't turn out as tender as I expected. They were about as tender as when I grill them; maybe a little bit worse.
I had marinated them overnight in a ...
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Is slow cooking for 24+ hours safe?
I've been cooking a 15 lb (7 Kg) pork shoulder for 24 hours, and the temperature has been around 140°F (60°C) for both meat and liquid. I didn't realize the temp was so low until just now when I stuck ...
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Substitution for beef (veal) in a stew
I have a recipe for an Italian stew that is pretty much just caramelized onions and juice from tomatoes plus veal. My partner does not eat veal so we've substituted stewing beef to good effect, ...
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Defrosting approx 3.5kg of pork, and then cooking more than once?
I've got about 3.5kg (7.5lbs) of rolled pork (with lots of skin crackling) vacuum-packed in my freezer which has been there for just under a month. I've got around 20 coming to eat on Saturday for a ...
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Should a sous-vide-cooked meat be frozen then reheated?
New to sous-vide, I was wondering, once you are done cooking, will it degrade the quality of the meat if I freeze it then reheat it back? The method of reheating probably matters, but let's say I am ...
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What can I do about excessive lime flavor in a pork roast?
I marinated a pork roast in lime, garlic, oregano and a little olive oil. The flavor of lime is over-bearing. Is there anything I can do to counter the lime taste?
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What can I do with Pork Butt Trimmings?
I bought about 6 lbs of pork butt, cooked that up and made awesome chili. Now I have about 1 lb or so of pork trimmings, the fat, mostly white in color.
What can I do with this?
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What temperature to cook a pork tenderloin at?
What temperature do you normally cook a pork tenderloin at? I was searching on the internet and saw anywhere from 325° to 450° and couldn't seem to find a good answer.
Also, does it depend on how ...
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Marinade then cook or cook then marinade?
For pork, does it matter if you marinade first, then sear + braise vs sear + braise first then marinade?
More details: I'm trying to cook pork chashu using pork butt. The marinade is mostly soy ...
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Sous Vide without vacuum. What liquid should be used?
I'm new to sous-vide and I am trying to figure out how to do it without vacuum. I've seen how other people have done it with oil to displace the air in the bag. But is this the best liquid to use? ...
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Lost in translation: Pluma ibérico
In Spain,there are three popular iberian pork cuts: Secreto (or Cruceta), Bola (or Presa or Abanico) and Pluma. I have a question about the 'pluma' that I can probably ask without referring to the ...
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Put pork in crock pot and accidentally set to warm [closed]
I put a large pork roast in the crock pot this morning and accidentally set it to warm. I noticed it about 2 hours later and turned it to high. Is it safe to eat or do I need to toss it and buy a new ...
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Pork rillettes - drain fat before shredding or not
I'm about to start making some rillettes with some pork belly and Lard left over from making scratchings the other day. I've looked at a few recipes but it's not clear if I should drain off the fat ...
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Broil pork chops before roasting?
I've had great success preparing chicken using variations of the following procedure:
Arrange chicken pieces in a roasting pan with a lid
Add other flavorings (whatever I have on hand or am in the ...
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How to chill and reheat three layer pork properly
Usually, I put the three layer pork on the table and let it cool before putting it in the fridge to store for later cooking if I could not finish all of them in a meal. (Wonder if I am doing is ...
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What kind of meat to use for Wiener Schnitzel?
I understand that the meat is thinned with a mallet before coating with breadcrumbs and frying.
What parts of veal or pork are suitable?
(Googling the subject seems to produce mostly sausage related ...
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What's a good molasses-based glaze for pork tenderloin?
My wife and I cooked a pork tenderloin with a molasses-based glaze/sauce this evening. However, we didn't care for it, not because of the molasses but because the recipe called for ground cumin—turns ...
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Matching herbs with meats [closed]
I'm well aware of how well rosemary and lamb goes together, but apart from that I'm a bit clueless. Is there a web page or something out there which can tell me what meat goes well with what ...
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Should I boil the alcohol out of marinade?
A recipe for cooking pork calls for sake in the marinade. Should I boil the alcohol out or should I marinate with the alcohol intact? I read somewhere that alcohol can cook the meat just like acid, ...
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Food safety after pork loin left in crock pot that was turned off [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How long can cooked food be safely stored at room/warm temperature?
I cooked about 2lbs of pork loin in the crock pot for 8 hours on low last night. It was on low from ...
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How long will a glazed ham last for?
How long will a glazed ham last for?
I have a ham, which I glazed.
It was in a vac pack, and does not expire for 2 months.
Since I have removed it from the vac pack, glazed and cooked it. How long ...
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Can I make crackling from cured ham skin?
Can I make crackling from cured ham skin?
I have a cured ham, which I have removed the skin to glaze.
Can I bake the skin and make it into crackling?
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Pork shoulder discoloured in the freezer to a greenish grey colour. What happened?
Yesterday I took a pork shoulder, removed some of the fat and sinew and skin, cut it up into smaller parts, and put them into the freezer in freezer bags. It took me just under half an hour to remove ...
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What types of sauces would pair well with boiled pork knuckles?
I'm going to be boiling some pork knuckles. What type of sauce would be a good pairing?
I am guessing that because pork knuckles are fatty, the sauce should tend to be sour or pepper-ish to balance ...
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How to boil pork knuckle?
My family would like to eat pork knuckle (ideally the Germany/Austrian style but not necessary as long as they taste fine). I looked up various receipt but most require an oven, which I don't have ...
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What to do with a jar of various fats? [duplicate]
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What’s the proper way to dispose of used fats & oils?
Whenever I cook meat with excessive grease, I drain it into a jar. I don't want to pour it down the drain ...
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Is my pork Safe to eat after 3 hours sitting out??
So I put some pulled pork in the crock pot on low for about 5 hours when my boyfriend turned it off without me knowing.. Recipie said 7 hours total on low. So after about 3 hours of it being off we ...
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Are all pork in supermarket previously frozen? Where can I get fresh ones? [closed]
Are all pork in supermarket previously frozen? Where can I get fresh ones? Is there a way to easily tell visually if a meat has been previously frozen?
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Cooking a tender pork sirloin (Solomillo al Whisky)
A popular dish in Andalusia consists of pork sirloin chops in a whiskey sauce.
I've tried to recreate this at home by marinading for a short time and then frying, but the meat ends up rather tough, ...
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Is pork ok if seared and left in crockpot 1hr before turning on?
I seared a 6 lb pork roast, put it in crockpot, then forgot to turn it on for about an hour. Then turned on low and will cook 8hrs. Is it ok?
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How do I freeze a pork butt roast? [closed]
We made a 7lb pork roast and after dinner wanted to freeze the left over (about 5 lbs). What's the best way to keep the meat good?
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How long & at what temp do I cook stuffed pork sirloin roast?
I have a supermarket, stuffed pork sirloin roast. I want to make it today. It wieghs 2.80# How long and at what temp do I cook it, and should it be covered or uncovered? I've never made one of ...
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Substitute for pig products [closed]
I don't eat pork for religious reasons, but a lot of recipes use them. What kind of meat is a suitable substitute for pig products? More specifically:
Ground pork
Ham slices
Pork chops
Lard: Do ...
