Making Lard

Pork, lamb or beef fat (lard) from an animal that is pasture fed is a great source of fat for cooking. I purchased our pork fat from Greenwood Farms at the Tower Grove Farmers Market. Here are some of the benefits of using saturated fats like lard/tallow:

• Enhance the immune system
• Build and strengthen bones and teeth (preventing cavities and osteoporosis)
• Provide energy and structural integrity to the cells
• Protect the liver
• Enhance the body’s use of essential fatty acids
• Do not become rancid easily
• Do not call upon the body’s reserves of antioxidants
• Do not initiate cancer
• Do not irritate the artery walls

Source: The Oiling of America

How to make it

• Cut the fat into small-medium sized chunks or put through meat grinder
• Put in crock-pot on low
• cook for several hours (depending on size of chunks) until mostly melted
• pour through cheese-sloth or fine metal sieve.
  
• store in glass jars and refridgerate

Find pictures and more details at Kelly The Kitchen Kop

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• How to make lard/tallow