Pork Confit

Serves: 5

Ewell Douglas

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

57

Spice

53

Sweetness

62

Sourness

34

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

Directions:

1

Combine first 8 ingredients in large bowl

2

Add pork; turn and rub to coat well

3

Cover and chill overnight

4

Preheat oven to 275°F

5

Place onions, garlic, thyme sprigs, and rosemary sprig in large ovenproof pot

6

Pat pork dry with paper towels and place atop vegetables in pot

7

Pour enough melted lard over pork to cover by 1 inch

8

Cover and place pork in oven

9

Roast until pork is tender, turning occasionally (keep pork covered with lard at all times), about 4 hours

10

Using slotted spoon, transfer pork to another large bowl, packing tightly

11

Strain liquid in pot into 4-cup measuring cup; discard solids in strainer

12

Allow juices to settle at bottom of cup, about 15 minutes

13

Carefully pour enough fat from cup over pork in bowl to cover by 1 inch

14

Pour juices from bottom of cup into resealable plastic freezer bag; seal and freeze to use for making thePork Cassoulet (it's also great as a sauce)

15

Cover and refrigerate pork at least 2 weeks and up to 2 months (keep pork covered with fat)

16

Rewarm pork confit to melt lard

17

Drain pork before using

18

Combine first 8 ingredients in large bowl

19

Add pork; turn and rub to coat well

20

Cover and chill overnight

21

Preheat oven to 275°F

22

Place onions, garlic, thyme sprigs, and rosemary sprig in large ovenproof pot

23

Pat pork dry with paper towels and place atop vegetables in pot

24

Pour enough melted lard over pork to cover by 1 inch

25

Cover and place pork in oven

26

Roast until pork is tender, turning occasionally (keep pork covered with lard at all times), about 4 hours

27

Using slotted spoon, transfer pork to another large bowl, packing tightly

28

Strain liquid in pot into 4-cup measuring cup; discard solids in strainer

29

Allow juices to settle at bottom of cup, about 15 minutes

30

Carefully pour enough fat from cup over pork in bowl to cover by 1 inch

31

Pour juices from bottom of cup into resealable plastic freezer bag; seal and freeze to use for making thePork Cassoulet (it's also great as a sauce)

32

Cover and refrigerate pork at least 2 weeks and up to 2 months (keep pork covered with fat)

33

Rewarm pork confit to melt lard

34

Drain pork before using

35

*A dried herb mixture available in the spice section of many supermarkets and at specialty foods stores

36

A combination of dried thyme, basil, savory, and fennel seeds can be substituted

37

*A dried herb mixture available in the spice section of many supermarkets and at specialty foods stores

38

A combination of dried thyme, basil, savory, and fennel seeds can be substituted