Questions tagged [pork]
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Removing hair from pork belly
I bought some pork belly yesterday and I was just about to cook it when I saw thick hair on it. I tried to cut it with a sharp serrated knife but it didn't budge. I was really put off and put the pork ...
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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 12:...
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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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What is special about pork that makes it so suitable for curing?
No other meat has as many preparations as Pork - you have Bresaola out of beef, and I've seen the odd artisanal lamb and venison product, but why do you not get the range of hams, sausages, bacons etc ...
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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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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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Is cooking with hydrogen peroxide an accepted practice?
I had some pork (shoulder) I had to use today, suspecting it might be unsafe tomorrow.
So I thought I'd soak it in some hydrogen peroxide, about 2-3% concentration to at least get rid of any surface ...
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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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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 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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Can I carve up a suckling pig like you would an adult pig?
I found this video of a butcher carving up a half adult pig (not gory) really interesting and would like to learn how to do this on my own. However, I could never eat a whole adult pig.
Would a ...
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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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How should I choose a BBQ sauce for root-beer-braised pulled pork?
I made some pulled pork using this slow-cooker recipe a few weeks ago. Ingredients include:
1 (2 lbs) pork shoulder
1 (12 fl oz) can or bottle root beer
1 (18 oz) bottle "your favorite barbecue ...
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Tough roast.. what's going wrong?
My housemate often manages to pick up reduced meat from the local supermarket (Sainsbury's in the UK) at the time he comes home.
It's usually silverside, topside or brisket of beef. Occasionally it's ...
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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'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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3D meat cuts references?
I always have trouble reading the diagrams that indicate the cuts of meat. It's hard to tell how deep the cuts go, etc. Are there any 3D diagrams out there?
This blog entry has a cross section of the ...
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What types of sauces would pair well with boiled pork knuckles? [closed]
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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Is it OK to marinate chicken and pork together?
I just want to minimize dishes taken to a BBQ--marinating pork chops in a lemon/herb/olive-oil baste along with some chicken skewers. Is there anything to worry about with trichonosis when preparing ...
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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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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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Slow-cooking pork 'chops'?
I was in Austria recently, and at a restaurant there I ate a very simple dish that consisted mainly of two large pork chops in a light, thin gravy. The pork chops were super tender and came apart ...
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Recommendations on how to have a hog butchered?
I have commissioned a pig from a local farmer and it will be going to the butcher soon. It turns out that I can have it butchered to my specific requests. Has anyone done this before and have any ...
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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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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 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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Is it safe to eat a pork loin that has been refrigerated for 6 days?
I've accidentally left a pork tenderloin marinating in the fridge for the past six days. Is it still safe to cook and eat? I'm not sure how it will taste, but I'd hate to waste a good tenderloin. The ...
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Smoking pig butt: how to resume?
I set out this morning to cook a pig butt. Found out that I was going too a birthday party at such a time that the butt would smoke for six hours and then I would need to pull it.
The shoulder was 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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Serving a Whole Pig
I ordered a roast whole pig from a local meat market. They've told me that when I pick it up, it'll be fully cooked and in a foil lined box. My concern is what do I do from there? Is there going to be ...
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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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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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Dangers associated with sous-vide temperature and time
What's the risk associated with leaving pork (vacuum sealed) in water at 35 °C (95 °F) for 12 hours? It's probably a common mistake with sous vide cooking, forgetting to turn the bath on.
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Is this a true? You should use garlic with pork and ginger with beef and never vice versa?
"You should use garlic with pork and
ginger with beef and never vice versa."
This is coming from my dad who says that fact has been handed down from generations and generations of Chinese cooking. ...
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Why do they put the jelly-like substance in pork pies?
I don't like the jelly-like substance found in between the pastry and meat of pork pies, and I don't know anyone that does, so I was wondering why they put it in. Or is it a by-product of the cooking/...
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What other cut of meat can replace pork shank?
I have really been wanting to trying this recipe Braised Pork Shanks with Mushroom Dumplings, but I have not been able to obtain pork shanks.
Can another cut of pork meat be used instead? I was ...
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Effect of pineapple
I was considering slow-cooking pork with pineapple, but was concerned on the effect the pineapple might have on the texture of the meat. I understand that both bromelain and acid can deteriorate the ...
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Preparing pork belly: Odd barn yard flavor
This might be a very silly question, but I'm sort a pork newbie.
Anyway, I recently went to the butchers and bought a big slab of pork belly, to make crackling.
Immediately, I noticed it had a very "...
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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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How to cook a pork sirloin roast?
I picked up a pork sirloin roast yesterday, it's a little over three pounds. I've never cooked one of these before and I am not sure what to do. My seasoning plan is salt, pepper, thyme, and ...
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Chinese Hoppin' John
In the American South, Hoppin' John is a popular New Year's meal. In honor of the Chinese New Year, I would like to make a Chinese variation on Hoppin' John.
In place of bacon, I thought I'd use BBQ ...
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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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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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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°F (165°C) to 450°F (230°C) and couldn't seem to find a good answer.
Also, does ...
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Why not pork stock/gravy?
Why is it that you make stock (and/or gravy) from a roast chicken or beef or fish, but you don't do the same for pork?
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What spice rub would be typically Thai?
I'm trying to recreate a dish I had at Alinea a while ago. Their forum actually had a good start for this dish:
The garnishes on the surface are
Hawaiian volcanic salt, cucumber,
garlic chips, ...
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For crackling, should I give pork a blast of super heat at the start or end of roasting?
I will be slow roasting a whole pork shoulder tomorrow -- it's huge! For most of the time the oven will be set to a fairly low temperature and the joint will be covered with foil. However for a time ...
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How do you score pork skin?
We cooked some pork belly over the weekend and part of the recipe is to "score the skin".
We have some sharp knives but nothing really worked well. It was really a battle to cut the skin. We even ...
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How long should roast pork be cooked so that it stays light pink?
Often pork is much too dry when served, I would like to have it slightly 'rosé' pink.
So I am looking for some cooking instructions for cooking a roast pork in the oven. A time/temperature table ...
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