Readers Question: Any suggestions to reuse the lard from cooking belly or bacon?

Lard is the pork fat in both its rendered and un-rendered forms. It's just as versatile as any other cooking fat and can be used for roasting, grilling, frying and baking.

Lard is commonly used in many cuisines to cook a wide variety of food such as:

• Fried chicken - lard is ideal for frying because of its high smoke point.
• Pie crust - many bakers attest that lard produces the flakiest crust.
• Biscuits - use lard for flaky, defined layers in your biscuits.
• Donuts - deep fried in lard ensures donuts are crisp on the outside and soft inside.

What does pork lard taste like?

• Pork lard should have a neutral taste that contains no pork flavour when it is properly rendered.

You can reuse the lard from cooking belly and bacon for roasting vegetables, frying burgers, or a gravy base.

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