Salting lard in a jar in brine

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Salting of lard in a jar in brine usually occurs in the presence of the following products: lard (it's good if there are layers, but some prefer "pure", soft and thick fat, absolutely without layers - then choose to your taste), salt and spices. Of spices, garlic, black pepper, bay leaf are usually present, you can buy a ready-made set of spices for salting lard.

2. Step 2:

   

   The first thing to do is to make brine, or brine it is sometimes called for too much salt concentration - it is considered that the fat will take in as much salt as needed, the excess will remain. This is true for lard without meat layers - this rule does not apply to meat, so you should keep this in mind. So, pour salt into the pan.

3. Step 3:

   

   Fill it with water and bring it to a boil so that all the salt dissolves. Cool to room temperature.

4. Step 4:

   

   Rinse the fat well, drain with paper towels and cut into pieces suitable for the neck of the jar, 5 x 5 x 10 cm, for example.Prepare spices - dill grains, pepper peas, bay leaf, a few cloves of garlic.

5. Step 5:

   

   Put some spices on the bottom of a clean jar.

7. Step 6:

   

   Now put a few pieces of lard in the jar, sprinkle the lard with spices again and do this until the jar is fully filled.

8. Step 7:

   

   Place the remaining garlic cloves and bay leaf on top.

9. Step 8:

   

   Pour the lard in the jar with the cooled brine. And leave for three days in a cool place, the first day (or night - depending on the time of salting the fat by you) you can leave the jars in room conditions, and then put them on the balcony or in the refrigerator.

10. Step 9:

    

    After the expiration of three days, you can eat lard. It needs to be removed from the brine, folded into plastic boxes or bags, tightly closed and stored in the refrigerator, preferably in the freezer.

11. Step 10:

    

    Salted lard in a jar in brine is sometimes called "feminine lard" - so gentle it turns out. You can immediately taste and treat your family.