What Is Pork and How Can I Use It?
Pork rewards a little know-how: how to choose it, cook it, store it, and substitute in a pinch. Browse 468 recipes to cook with it.
What is pork?
Pork is one of the most widely eaten meats in the world, accounting for about 38% of meat production worldwide, although consumption varies widely from place to place.
Pork may be cooked from fresh meat or cured over time. Cured meat products include ham and bacon. The carcass may be used in many different ways for fresh meat cuts, with the popularity of certain cuts and certain carcass proportions varying worldwide.
Most of the carcass can be used to produce fresh meat and in the case of a suckling pig the whole body of a young pig ranging in age from two to six weeks is roasted.
Pork is particularly common as an ingredient of sausages. Many traditional European sausages are made with pork, including chorizo, fuet,Cumberland sausage and salami. Many brands of American hot dogs and most breakfast sausages are made from pork.
Ham and bacon are made from fresh pork by curing with salt (pickling) and/or smoking. Shoulders and legs are most commonly cured in this manner for Picnic shoulder and ham, whereas streaky and round bacon come from the side (round from the loin and streaky from the belly).
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 piece, cooked, excluding refuse (yield from 1 lb raw meat with refuse) (231g)Where found
Pork is usually found in the meats section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
Food group
Pork is a member of the Pork Products US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
How much does pork weigh?
| Amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1 piece, cooked, excluding refuse (yield from 1 lb raw meat with refuse) | 231 grams |
| 3 ounce | 85 grams |
Related
Pork Products
| In Chinese: | 猪肉 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | porc | |
| en español: | cerdo |
Recipes using pork
There are 468 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Combo Burgers
Three-meat combo burgers: ground sirloin, pork, and veal blended with oats, chili sauce, and Worcestershire. Grilled patties with serious depth.
Eastern Burger
Asian-inspired pork burgers with soy sauce, dry sherry, and fresh ginger root. Grilled hot for juicy, savory patties that beat plain beef burgers any night.
Chasing Chili
Chasing chili builds a slow-simmered base with ground beef chuck, lean pork, soaked pinto beans, and whole cumin seeds. A two-meat, scratch-bean chili built for a crowd.
Amazing Cincinnati Chili
Cincinnati's iconic chili simmers with warm spices like cinnamon, allspice, and cocoa powder, creating a Greek-influenced meat sauce perfect for ladling over spaghetti.
Bullard's Best Yet Chili
Bullard's chili pairs lean venison with pork in a hearty bowl of pinto beans, tomatoes, peppers, and cilantro, seasoned with chili powder and cumin. A from-scratch wild game chili worth cracking a beer for.
Thai Lion's Head Meatballs
Ginger-spiked pork meatballs browned until golden, then simmered in curried coconut milk sauce and served on crisp lettuce with fresh basil and lemon zest. A Thai twist on the Chinese classic.
Pulled Pork Tacos with Tomatillo Salsa
Pulled pork tacos with tomatillo salsa: crispy grilled corn tortillas stuffed with barbecued pork, potato, and melted Monterey Jack. Bright fresh salsa on top.
Bolognese sauce / Ragù Bolognese: the modern recipe
This recipe is healthier in fact is the mostly used recipe you choose but they are both original recipies cause I live in Bologna!!! From this recipe you t get out 2Kgs of ragù if you don’t need that quantity you could freeze it and can remain in the freezer of at least 2 months, here all housewifes do so.
Chinese Pork & Peppers (????)
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Homemade Delicious Chorizo (Mexican Sausage)
Homemade Mexican chorizo from scratch: ground pork seasoned with paprika, chili powder, cinnamon, clove, and garlic, then bound with vinegar and dry sherry. Heat level is yours to dial.
Chinese Steamed Pork Buns
Fluffy steamed buns filled with sweet Chinese BBQ pork. These dim sum favorites take time but reward with pillowy soft dough and savory-sweet char siu filling. Makes 12 buns.
Fried Spring Rolls
Crispy fried spring rolls stuffed with pork, shrimp, water chestnuts, and fresh vegetables. A Filipino-style appetizer that fries up golden and crunchy, with a sweet and sour dipping sauce.
Spicy Hot Italian Sausage
Homemade hot Italian sausage stuffed into hog casings with pork butt, fennel seed, garlic, red pepper flakes, and cayenne. The real deal for pasta, pizza, and grilling.
Spicy Hot Italian Sausage
Homemade hot Italian sausage stuffed into hog casings with pork butt, fennel seed, garlic, red pepper flakes, and cayenne. The real deal for pasta, pizza, and grilling.
Falscher Hase (False Hare (German Meatloaf))
Classic German meatloaf stuffed with whole hard-boiled eggs, wrapped in bacon and roasted until crispy outside with tender beef-pork filling, served with sour cream gravy.
The Bicol Express
A savory and delicious dish made with succulent pork and coconut cream that will have you expressing how much you adore the taste!
Honey Garlic Glazed Meatballs
It's hard to resist the tangy, sweet, sour, and savory honey and garlic glazed with that classic party pleaser that is relatively easy to make. Meatballs glazed in tasty goodness. Always a hit at a potluck.
Hog Head Cheese
Southern hog head cheese: pork and pig's foot simmered with onions, green onions, parsley, and red pepper flakes, then set into a sliceable terrine. Spread on crackers.
Vietnamese Pork Burgers
Grilled pork patties loaded with garlic, scallions, and soy sauce, then wrapped in lettuce leaves with hoisin, crushed peanuts, and fresh cilantro. Bunless and bursting with flavor.
Barbecued Pork Strips
Chinese-style char siu pork strips marinated in soy sauce, hoisin, five spice, rice wine, and red bean curd, then oven-roasted and glazed with honey. Serve as a main course or slice thin for appetizers.
Mom's Hot & Sour Soup
Mom's hot and sour soup combines silken tofu, bamboo shoots, shredded pork, white vinegar heat, and a swirled egg ribbon in a sesame-finished Chinese broth. Ready in 30 minutes start to finish.
