Wild pork belly - ideas?

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02-09-2021, 09:02 PM
Beaker

Wild pork belly - ideas?

So I've been given a slab of wild pig belly, I'm after some ideas for cooking it. Was frozen, and now defrosting..

I'm not sure my goto methods for supermarket pork belly will work
Plus want to try something new
02-09-2021, 09:07 PM
Rushy

Smoke that sucker Beaker.
02-09-2021, 09:22 PM
Barefoot

Does it have any fat on it?
02-09-2021, 09:29 PM
veitnamcam

Low and slow covered.
And mustard.
02-09-2021, 10:17 PM
Beaker

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barefoot

Does it have any fat on it?

Yeah, a fare bit
02-09-2021, 10:18 PM
Friwi

Leave it on :-)
02-09-2021, 10:19 PM
Beaker

Quote:

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Low and slow covered.
And mustard.

On bbq, or slow cooker/in oven?
BBQ is out,.... Due to weather and bloody work...
02-09-2021, 10:23 PM
Beaker

Quote:

Originally Posted by Friwi

Leave it on :-)

Lol
There is never a time that fat gets removed from pork before cooking. It may be rendered out through the cooking, but not before.

Gadgetman may make me look hugely over weight, but he's the only one.
Plus I enjoy the taste of pig and lamb fat....
02-09-2021, 10:27 PM
Beaker

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rushy

Smoke that sucker Beaker.

This might be a go for half of it.
In fact, I'll give a bacon maple salt cure a go, with a hit of smoke.
02-09-2021, 10:42 PM
Beaker

Quote:

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

I'd ring up the mongrel that gave it to you and tell him to dump his rubbish somewhere else.

Interesting.
Was given to me 2-3 months ago, and no gangs involved. How did you get to that idea?
03-09-2021, 02:38 AM
veitnamcam

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beaker

On bbq, or slow cooker/in oven?
BBQ is out,.... Due to weather and bloody work...

Id go slow cooker. Smoke first if going to.

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03-09-2021, 06:29 AM
Rushy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beaker

Gadgetman may make me look hugely over weight,

A matchstick wouldn’t even make you look overweight. Last time I saw you, putting on ten kilos would get you up to skinny.
03-09-2021, 08:08 PM
johnd

I would go with bacon, roll it once brined / cured tie it up and smoke that sucke.r
04-09-2021, 05:53 PM
Pixie Z

I turn mine into bacon. Had some this morning with eggs and halloumi. & have just defrosted my last bit of belly to start curing for more bacon. Bloody easy and tastes great. I use the cure and method from the River Cottage meat curing book.
05-09-2021, 08:10 PM
dogmatix

'Hunger for the Wild' had a great Braised Pork Belly in Apple Cider with mashed kumera/sweetcorn dish.

Series 1 Episode 2 - Cider Braised Wild Boar Belly | HUNGER | TV ONE | tvnz.co.nz