8 render lard Recipes

pork fat , from the belly,leaf fat and back fat (do not use ruffle fat or fat from internal organs as it is dark and soft, thus inferior), cheesecloth

unpeeled medium-size red-skinned potatoes, olive oil, malt vinegar or white wine vinegar, dijon mustard, lard , rendered bacon fat, or olive oil, divided, coarse kosher salt, lager beer, divided, chopped red onions, divided, chopped fresh chives or green onions (green parts only)

pork fat , fatback, pork scraps or other unsmoked, uncured pork pieces, water

dried corn husks, lard or vegetable shortening (i used . it adds flavor. it s not that bad once in a while, it s a saturated fat yes, but vegetable shortening is a trans fat, and i think that s worse for you. you can render your own using the cut off fat from pork roast and pork chops. do not use salt pork or bacon - ask your butcher for about 1 1/2 lb of pork fat), baking powder, blue corn meal ( is coarser than yellow, but if you want to make yellow tamales, get masa harina for tamales), water, chicken stock, preferably homemade, salt, poblano chilies, seeded and cut into a small dice, fresh or frozen corn (thawed if frozen ), monterey jack cheese , cut into a small dice

beer (tecate), lime zest, lime juice, garlic powder, lard (or rendered bacon fat), stew meat , cut into 1-inch pieces, garlic cloves, crushed, sweet onion, peeled and grated, comino seeds, finely ground, black pepper, fresh ground, chipotle pepper, freshly ground fine, tomato sauce, hatch tomatoes and green chilies (hot), beef stock (or veal), maggi seasoning, season, water, to cover, oaxaca cheese, dozen flour tortilla

meat drippings or 1 cup chicken stock, ketchup, cider vinegar, rendered bacon fat or 2 tbsp lard, hot sauce, your favorite, liquid smoke, coarse salt, fresh ground black pepper