Questions tagged [pork]
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How to tell if pork-filled steamed buns are pre-cooked?
I recently bought some fresh "pork and Chinese-sausage filled" steamed buns from a supermarket. The supermarket also sells fresh, pre-cooked Taro and egg custard filled buns, which are kept ...
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Making pork pernil, and had a slight "lasagna battery" issue - is it safe to eat?
I am in the process of making the cook's illustrated recipe for pork pernil. For the first hour, you heat marinated pork at 450, covered tightly in a roasting pan with aluminum foil.
Lo, pulling it ...
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What's the secret to well-seasoned pulled pork?
When I make pulled pork, the seasoning stays on the outside. I know it's possible to get the seasoning to permeate the whole piece of meat, but I don't know how. I follow this recipe, but cook for one ...
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Safety of cooking pork loin for just 1 minute and then refrigerating it? [duplicate]
Here's the situation: I had 2 meals planned for the week: one with ground pork, and one with pork loin. Today I was cooking the meal that was supposed to use the ground pork, but I accidentally put ...
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Is there a way to make bacon a decent substitute for pancetta in Italian dishes?
I live in a place where Pancetta is really hard to find, and when I do, it's completely overpriced. When I make some Carbonara or Gricia, both recipes from where I come from, I have to improvise it ...
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What are possible substitutes for pineapple in sweet and sour pork/chicken?
Most recipes for sweet and sour pork/chicken I see include pineapple example.
But what if someone does not like pineapple?
What are candidate substitutes?
Do they necessarily need to be fruits?
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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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How far in advance can I stuff a joint of pork before cooking?
In Nigella’s book, “Nigella Christmas”, she makes a rolled stuffed loin of pork. The loin is flattened, stuffing is laid upon it, and it is then rolled, wrapped in bacon and tied with string to keep ...
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Cooking a raw 25lbs ham a day in advance: keep warm or chill+warm?
I am curing a 25lbs ham and will cook it a day in advance to eat the next day (that day will be hectic so I can't cook it that day). Should I pull the hot ham and cool it down and refrigerate it and ...
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How to identify fresh pork liver?
I cook pork liver very often.
Sometimes when grocery shopping, I find pork liver that's kind pale in color and with not much blood. Other times, I find liver that's very red and full of blood.
Is ...
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How do I cook large quantities of Boston pork butt?
I am cooking approximately 30 lbs of Boston butt pork roast. (One roast is a little over 15 lbs and the other is a little over 16 lbs.) Should I cook the roasts together in one big roaster at about ...
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Do modern food stores have a code for "this package of ham was from a bad pig"?
I have noticed that sometimes, something like a package of ham slices will be heavily rebated. You can buy several at once for a much smaller price than usual. Even though the product is normally ...
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Is the red substance leaking out of the ham bone blood or marrow?
We had already eaten the ham and I was boiling the bone for soup. I noticed a red substance oozing out of a hole in the cooking bone. There did not appear to be a large vein near the hole, so I ...
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Are pig testicles edible?
I’m just asking a question about a part of the animals anatomy. I’m watching something on the discovery channel and where they are located they stated that, people in this part of the village eat ...
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Fix for Greasy Pulled Pork?
The Problem: Recently, I've been on a pulled pork kick. My go-to method has quickly become pressure cooking, since it's relatively quick and it allows me to set the timer and forget about cooking for ...
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Did broiling kill my pork loin?
I know that the crockpot is not the best device to cook a pork loin but I found myself in this situation. The meat did reach 62C then was left to rest first in the "keep warm" mode of the ...
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Do Smoked Ham Hocks spoil?
How long past the "buy before" date do ham hocks keep? They've been refrigerated, have no mold or off smell.
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What can I substitute for soda pop in a sweet pork recipe?
I was looking up sweet pork recipes and every one of them call for Coke or Dr. Pepper.
I avoid soda as much as possible because of questionable ingredients: specifically GMO corn syrup, sodium ...
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What are the effects of resting (or not) carnitas meat after the initial braise
I just read a pork carnitas recipe and part of the workflow/steps went like this:
braise meat (e.g. pork shoulder, pork butt) for 8+ hours
remove meat, keep braising liquid available
shred meat
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Pulled pork slightly too tart and watery
I made some pulled pork over the holidays in an Instantpot which came out fairly well.
3 pounds boneless pork butt roast. 40 minute cook time.
bbq sauce based on ketchup and cider vinegar
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How long should I cook pork for (at 100° C)?
I have a pork shoulder cooking in the oven right now at 100° C (212° F). I was planning on roasting it for 7 hours, will this be long enough to cook it safely?
I saw the FDA chart about minimum ...
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Reheating roast with crisp crackling
I want to buy a pork roast on the evening of 23d December, and eat it on the lunch of the 26th (here it is).
It is a crispy crackling roast, the skin will inevitably harden in the fridge. What is the ...
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Cook kan-kan pork-chop in BBQ
A Kan-Kan pork-chop is a “a bone-in loin chop, with a strap of belly and the skin still attached”. It is often fried so that the attached skin is crisp.
I would like to BBQ them but the problem is ...
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How to crisp up/dehydrate thin slices of porchetta?
I made a small porchetta this weekend.
I want to slice it as thin as possible and crisp it up (used as topping for soups for example).
I was wondering: what would be the best technique to do that?
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What is the "porky" taste in certain types of pork?
I recently made a simple pasta dish with minced pork and I noticed that the taste was very "porky" or I think some people call it "gamey," and I found it quite unpleasant.
I rarely cook with pork ...
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What done-ness is safe, but still juicy, to order wild boar cooked to?
I recently went to a restaurant here that claims to offer local fair. It was in a super touristy area so I have my doubts, but it plays the part well.
Anyway, what I ordered was the Shogun Farms Wild ...
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Is there a difference between pork shoulder and pork ribs when used in stews?
In the local chain supermarket (western US) they sell both "pork country-style ribs" and "country-style pork shoulder". Both are cut into 2-4" strips, bone-in or no bone.
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Can I finish cooking a pork roast next day after partially cooking it
I will be having 17 people for dinner, and I will serve a pork roast. Can I partially cook it, wait until it cools, wrap it and put it the refrigerator and finish cooking it the next day?
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What temperature is the "warm" setting of a PC550 slow cooker?
I recently prepared a pork roast, but it wasn't ready in time for supper. Once it was fully cooked, I switched it over to "warm" for the night to be ready for today. But now I'm a little ...
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Crock pot times vs internal temperature vs meat size
This is a generic and probably not very well posed question, although triggered by a specific recipe.
The original recipe says to sear a pork loin in a pan, then deglaze with white wine and finally ...
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Is it feasible to freeze a whole pig?
How long can I freeze a pig whole? How can I keep it from getting freezer burned?
We are having a wedding in September and it's June but the pig is already currently at the size we need it to be. I ...
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Really pink Chinese BBQ Pork (Char Siu): Safe to eat?
I know Chinese BBQ Pork is definitely red/pink on the outside extending into the meat somewhat, and I know that the USDA now says that pink pork is safe to eat (another taboo from my youth gone) - but ...
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Safety of "more or less" cured pancetta? [duplicate]
I bought a non-dried pancetta and wanted to prepare a pasta recipe that involved cured pancetta. Since it was the weekend and I wouldn't be able to go to the market to get one, I heavily seasoned it ...
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Pork butt roast: slicing temp vs pulling temp
At internal temp of 170F, will the pork butt slices be very tender and moist or should one continue to higher temp closer to pulled of 195F to achieve?
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Pulled Pork Jackfruit
When cooking jackfruit for “pulled pork” from canned young green jackfruit, do you cut off the core from the rest of it or just braise it till tender?
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What is the difference between Capocollo and Coppa di parma?
Capocollo is 70 Calories per 55 grams.
Coppa Di Parma is 110 Calories per 33 grams
What cut of pork is each from?
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How long is it okay to marinate pork ribs for? [duplicate]
I want to grill pork ribs for lunch on Sunday and usually I marinate them in the fridge over night (<18 hours). The supermarket only had "fresh" ones (usually I buy pre-packaged, which ...
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Should leftover meat be stored in cooking juices?
I put some pork shoulder in the slow cooker along with water, lime juice, apple cider vinegar, and spices. I then cooked it until it was falling apart. There's enough to last about a week.
Should the ...
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How long should I cook a 1 lb pork sirloin roast? [duplicate]
I was given a 1 lb pork sirloin roast, but no instructions about cooking it! I want to roast it in the oven, but the charts say 20 minutes per lb. That doesn't sound right to me. What do I do? TIA
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Pork belly strips and ribs
I’d like to know if I can safely lay down pork belly slices on top of pork ribs while smoking? I’m using a pellet grill/smoker at 200-225 degrees for 6 hours.
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What are good techniques to prepare liver?
I don't like liver, but now I have to start eating pork liver because of its high iron content.
There are some ingredients which I have disliked for years, then suddenly started liking when I ...
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UK Pork roast: why can't I make crisp crackling?
I have lived in Denmark for many years and made port roast many times with crisp crackling - never a problem. Then I moved to UK about 20 years ago, and now I just can't. I first tried buying in the ...
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Cooking slow-roasted pork to 190F?
I got a recipe from America's Test Kitchen for "slow-roasted pork" using a bone-in pork shoulder. They say to cook it at 325F until it's 190F internal temperature.
However: you normally need to cook ...
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Why braise pork in milk?
Just reading how a high end caterer is fielding requests for pork in milk for Christmas dinner. I've never heard of that. What advantage does braising pork in milk give?
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First Pork Roast Predicament
I cooked a 4 lb. pork roast for about an hour and twenty-five minutes in an open top roasting pan at a steady 350F. It reached 154F in the center so I pulled it out of the oven. The top came out nice ...
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Rendered pork fat vs lard vs bacon fat?
What is the difference between "rendered pork fat", lard, and bacon fat?
I've seen lots of references to rendered pork fat in the Momofuku cookbook, references to lard in one of my Schezuan cookbooks,...
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What is the name (in Chinese) of the utensil that is used to prick lots of tiny holes in pork skin to make it very crispy?
I have seen people mentioning this and I've heard it's available in Chinatown in NY or in Hong Kong but I can't find it listed anywhere for sale online. I think this is because I don't know the term ...
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Vegetarian replacement for pork mince in Chinese style stir fry
In Chinese cuisine it's very common to start a vegetable stir fry with a bit of minced meat, typically pork, to give the dish a deeper flavor. To make a vegetarian version I usually just leave this ...
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What can I substitute for Guanciale?
Guanciale is something I've never seen in the UK. What can I use as a substitute?
Or, alternatively, is there somewhere I can source this in the UK?
Note: I'm thinking of experimenting with an ...
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How does cutting a pork shoulder affect cooking time?
I have an approx. 10 pound pork shoulder that I would like to smoke on a charcoal grill. Recipes commonly list that you should smoke a shoulder for about 60 to 90 minutes per pound (depending on ...
