Salt Pork : What to do with it?

[graemejw]

Looking for inspiration to use up a hunk of salt pork (600g in weight)? Want to cook something for myself, my wife & the two kids.......

[paulj]

I believe a depression era favorite was salt pork gravy. Here's a recipe that should use most of your hunk:
http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1627,1...
Basically you fry the pork, cut in strips, and then use 3T of the fat to make 2 cups of milk gravy.

[Caroline1]

Two dishes that demand salt pork are boeuf Burguignon and coq au vin. Don't let their fancy names or reputations put you off. They are just stews! You can also use some of it in dishes like green beans, and you can use it in dressing for poultry or pork.

No matter what you're using it in, ALWAYS always always blanche it first to remove the saltiness. To do that, cut it in dice or slices, whichever your recipe calls for, then put it in a pan of cold water and bring it to the boil. Let it boil a few second (no more than ten) and drain. For good measure, I always repeat, taste, and sometimes blanche a third time. Then I toss it in a pan and render the fat out, which will leave you with "lardons." How long to render them and what kind of pan to use depends on the dish you're preparing. If you make them crispy, they're also great in a classic spinach salad. Enjoy!

[seawitchipa]

Callaloo!

[hill food]

cut it into smaller chunks and freeze - the other posters suggestions are all good and a little goes a long way - for a pot of whatever I'd prob. use 1/5th of that at the outside most.

[pepper_mil]

That's at least three meals' worth.

Fry it and cook potatoes in the grease, and eat some other vegetable on the side. You can also fry it down to cracklings and sprinkle them on salads.

Bean soup.

stir fry with mushroom and rice cake

[Clarkafella]

Greens- doesn't really matter what kind- collards, turnip, mustard, etc. Take your salt pork and some cleaned greens, and just add water and cook for a while- if you can make some decent cornbread to go with 'em, there isn't much better in the world...

[Lewes17266]

turnip greens with their roots are my favorite, and cornbread goes without saying

i agree with you clarkafella "there isn't much better in the world..."

[applehome]

Clam chowder

[trentyzan]

Red beans & rice.