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Exploding_dude t1_iub03ph wrote

You using lard here? I always use kenjis recipe because I can't bring myself to use that much lard for one recipe.

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CakeanSteak OP t1_iub188e wrote

We butchered a pig so all the lard was provided for!

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HoSang66er t1_iubfs36 wrote

La Mattanza? I'd love to be invited or pay to be at one.

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CakeanSteak OP t1_iubumvf wrote

Become good friends with all the Hispanics in your circles!

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HoSang66er t1_iue41jj wrote

That's more of a rural thing, I live in the Bronx so I do get some great pernil as a consolation prize. 😂

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erallured t1_iub2zy1 wrote

What do you do with the leftover lard?

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CakeanSteak OP t1_iub3cwb wrote

Right after the carnitas we made Chicharrones in the lard. We strain and save it in buckets to use it as a substitute for oil

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