Rillons
Potted pork
Ingredients
  • 1 kg
  • 500 gm
  • 2 dessert spoons
  • 1 dessert spoon
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  • Pork belly
  • Lard
  • Salt
  • Black pepper
Tips

These could be used with a salad instead of lardoons

You could use goose or duck fat instead of lard

Cook
  1. Cut pork belly into 5 cm squares
  2. Mix salt and pepper
  3. Cover pork pieces with salt and pepper
  4. Leave to marinade for 2 hours
  5. Melt lard in pan
  6. Cook pork for 2 hours on low heat (they should be golden not dark or burnt)
  7. Stirring occasionally (they should be tender inside, crispy outside)
  8. Once cooked sieve the pork to get rid of excess fat
  9. Serve with bread
Equipment required
  • Knife
  • Chopping Board
  • Heavy bottom pan
  • Sieve
Regional French food
This recipe originates from:
The Loire
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