We weren’t crazy about the processed ham we got from an earlier pig we purchased from our friend Mike, so this time we decided to skip that part and just take the ham fresh. Wow, are we glad we did. We ordered the hams cut into roasts, and have been cooking them lately with delicious […]
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We are coming to the end of the half-pig we bought in the spring from our friend Mike and we’ve saved the best for last. They say the most flavorful cuts are closest to the ground. You can’t get much closer than the shanks–essentially the pig’s lower calves. You’re probably more familiar with lamb shanks. […]
I smoked seven pounds of pork shoulder recently, enough for many meals. My wife carefully pulled the meat apart and the bulk of it went into the chest freezer for later. Well, later finally arrived and we sat down to carnitas–tortilla roll ups with all the fixings. Chopped onion, radish, cilantro, tomato and crumbly Mexican […]
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