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how to cook homemade pork lard

Homemade Pork Lard

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  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 1-2 cups Lard 1x

Ingredients

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  • 500g pork fat
  • 2 slices of ginger
  • 2 sprigs of spring onion
  • 3 tablespoons of Chinese cooking wine

Instructions

  1. Cut the pork fat into 2 cm cubes.
  2. Heat a wok filled with water until it reaches a rolling boil.
  3. Add the pork fat cubes, ginger slices, spring onion sprigs, and Chinese cooking wine to the boiling water. Blanch for a few minutes.
  4. Strain the pork fat from the water and discard the ginger and spring onion.
  5. Return the strained pork fat to the wok.
  6. Add enough water to the wok to just cover the pork fat.
  7. Cook on low heat for approximately 15 minutes, or until the water has completely evaporated. You will be left with rendered pork lard and golden, crunchy pork cracklings.
  • Author: Vincent Yeow Lim
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 mins
  • Category: Pork
  • Method: Easy
  • Cuisine: Chinese

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 tbsp
  • Calories: 235
  • Sugar: 0.4 g
  • Sodium: 9.6 mg
  • Fat: 25 g
  • Carbohydrates: 2.4 g
  • Fiber: 0.5 g
  • Protein: 0.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 24.3 mg