tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696187134606183534.post6911757681075091904..comments2024-02-26T01:29:34.513-08:00Comments on Wooly Pigs: Pork Fried RiceHeath Putnamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02448892103363285974noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696187134606183534.post-14647752966974923682009-08-25T13:39:18.286-07:002009-08-25T13:39:18.286-07:00Amanda - people like me who raise Mangalitsa pigs ...Amanda - people like me who raise Mangalitsa pigs raise them to have excellent fat. They feed thems special things and kill the pigs at a relatively old age.<br /><br />I can't detect a difference between the lard I render from Mangalitsa fatback or from Mangalitsa leaf lard.Heath Putnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02448892103363285974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696187134606183534.post-36655083285509105742009-08-25T13:01:02.316-07:002009-08-25T13:01:02.316-07:00Leaf lard is the fat that surrounds the pig's ...Leaf lard is the fat that surrounds the pig's kidneys. It is of very high quality and, when rendered, makes some of the best tasting and flakiest crusts ever!Amandahttp://www.asiarooms.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696187134606183534.post-13927472937536613442009-05-19T12:42:00.000-07:002009-05-19T12:42:00.000-07:00Moo -- do you render the fat or eat it raw? One pr...Moo -- do you render the fat or eat it raw? One problem with pork as it is done in America is that most slaughterhouses <A HREF="http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119264461/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0" REL="nofollow">spray carcasses with acid</A> to kill e. coli. It cooks off - but if you don't cook, you might taste it if you eat fat that's been sprayed.<br /><br />On the safety side, I think you are OK eating raw fat. It doesn't rot the way meat does, and parasites tend to be found in the meat. You are probably better off though, if you deep freeze that fat, the way they do pork used to make fermented sausages. Deep freezing the fat kills parasites.Heath Putnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02448892103363285974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696187134606183534.post-26078459239998051472009-05-19T09:59:00.000-07:002009-05-19T09:59:00.000-07:00Whew..thanks! Here's a couple of recipes,if u like...Whew..thanks! Here's a couple of recipes,if u like. I make a Gascony butter well I call it that. The original is made with duck fat. I just cream together mangalitsa fat and pureed garlic. This goes nice with a grilled grass fed ribeye steak. I find grass fed beef has less marbling than I like, so I add a smear as it comes off the grill. I just tried a smear on the first corn on the cob of the season. It was heaven as it made the sweetness of the corn really pop! This is gonna be on my grill for summer.MooMaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17977135137965888982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696187134606183534.post-19078988222668942752009-05-19T06:08:00.000-07:002009-05-19T06:08:00.000-07:00Lance -- Monsoon in Seattle serves more pork from ...Lance -- Monsoon in Seattle serves more pork from Wooly Pigs than Monsoon East. That's because the Eastside guests are so different from the Capitol Hill guests. <br /><br />Moo - Customers like you are our best ones. We'll keep selling you fat. Having a ready-made lard is a big deal, because there's a whole different crowd who want to cook with it but can't be bothered to make their own.Heath Putnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02448892103363285974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696187134606183534.post-38374274595482689462009-05-18T13:14:00.000-07:002009-05-18T13:14:00.000-07:00Hi Heath,
I purchased some fat from u at the Seat...Hi Heath, <br />I purchased some fat from u at the Seattle location awhile back to process my own lard. Does this mean u won't have fat available for those who render their own??MooMaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17977135137965888982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696187134606183534.post-56224836742970634572009-05-17T08:08:00.000-07:002009-05-17T08:08:00.000-07:00Okay, now I'm unhappy. My wife and I were in Seat...Okay, now I'm unhappy. My wife and I were in Seattle last week to celebrate our anniversary (she grew up there) and we made a special trip to Monsoon (East).<br /><br />The only mangalitsa item on the menu was an appetiser with shrimp (it was delicious). I would have loved to try this pork fried rice!lavandowskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12323913804852267193noreply@blogger.com