Farmer's Market -- 03 April 11

[crafty_packrat]

Pink lady apples, batard of white bread, cheese danish, chicken empanada, half-gallon of milk, bell pepper quark.

I made pork chili yesterday, so I'm not cooking anything major for a while -- I used pork shoulder, but I wound up with a lot of chewy fat bits even after I trimmed a lot away. Maybe I should spring for pork loin next time, just so that I don't have do much wastage as fat...

Comments

[laughingrat]

batard

Yep. Double-take every time I see that. :-D

Pork shoulder! There's a recipe for braised pork shoulder I'd like to try. And must do that Sunday Soups beef soup recipe...

meat

[texasgrandma]

Pork shoulder works for things like pulled pork where you can cook off the fat and have the mouth feel it leaves in the meat. Watch for pork loin to be on sale. Here it is sometimes as low as $2 a pound. I know you don't have much freezer storage space but a 3 pound piece could be cut in half so you could use part immediately and save part. You don't need to get the tenderloin which is much more expensive.

[crafty_packrat]

I've done braised pork shoulder a few ways. It usually turns out rather nice.

Re: meat

[crafty_packrat]

This recipe is for 6-8 servings, and I used a 2.5 lb boneless pork shoulder. Next time, it will be loin.