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Recipe : ** French Rillettes

French Rillettes
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Course:
Appetizer

Practical information

  • Prep time
    20 min
  • Cooking
    5 h
  • Difficulty
    Very easy
  • Pause
    48 h
  • Ready in
    53 h 20
  • Price
    Very friendly budget
  • Rate:
             
 
Sealed like this the rillettes can be kept for up to 2 weeks.
 

Categories

Budget:
friendly
Difficulty:
easy recipe
Recipe for:
big families
Category:
Meat recipes
Tags:
tea

Recipe's Ingredients

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  • 2 bay leaves
  • 5 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons pepper
  • 1 pch nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoons allspice
  • 1.6 kg lean pork
  • 900 g fatty pork
  • 400 ml water

  • Recipe preparation steps

  • 1
    Cut lean pork, can include some bones, and fatty pork into 2 inch cubes and transfer them to large casserole.
  • 2
    Add the salt, pepper, nutmeg, allspice, dried thyme, bay leaves, and water. Bring the water slowly to a boil, stirring constantly, cover tightly and cook in a 300°F oven for 4 to 5 hours or until all the fat has melted and is clear. The « rillettes » should cook slowly and never boil.
  • 3
    As liquid evaporates, add more water gradually to prevent the meat from sticking.
  • 4
    Drain pork and discard bay leaves. Reserve fat.
  • 5
    Shred meat with two forks, discarding bones. Add the fat and mix it with meat. Taste for seasoning.
  • 6
    Transfer rillettes to a stone crock, cover with more fat, and then plastic wrap. Chill the rillettes for at least 2 days before serving.
  • Ready !



 

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