Recipes

Seared pork chops with a creamy mushroom & herb sauce

Seared pork chops with a creamy mushroom & herb sauce

Ingredients:  2 Bone in Mangalitsa pork chops  1/3 cup Dry White wine  1 cup cream  1 Tbsp flour  2 Tbsp butter  1 tsp Soy Sauce 2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce 1 tsp Asian Fish Sauce 2 tsp Dijon mustard  1 Tbsp each of fresh rosemary and thyme  1 Tbsp minced garlic  Kosher Salt and pepper to taste  5-7 cleaned and sliced cremini mushrooms   1 small minced shallot  1 Tbsp lard or butter   Directions:  Preheat the oven to 250 °F, generously season the pork chops on both sides with salt and pepper. Place seasoned Mangalitsa Pork Chops on a rack over...

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Old fashioned lard biscuits

Old fashioned lard biscuits

Ingredients:  2 cups all-purpose flour plus more for dusting  1 ½ tsp kosher salt  1 Tbsp baking powder  ¼ tsp baking soda  6 Tbsp of chilled lard  1 cup of cold buttermilk  Directions:  Preheat oven to 450°F, grease baking sheet with butter. Measure out all ingredients and prepare a work surface.  In a mixing bowl whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together. Add in the lard and cut into the flour with a fork. Add in the buttermilk and stir with a wooden spoon just until combined. Flour your work surface, add the dough and with floured...

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Tuscan white bean and sausage soup

Tuscan white bean and sausage soup

Ingredients:  2 –8 oz cans of Cannellini beans  1# Mangalitsa Italian Sausage  1 yellow onion medium diced  1/3rd Cup dry white wine  2 bay leaves  6 cups chicken stock  3 cups chopped kale  2 tsp Italian seasoning  2 tsp minced garlic  Salt, Pepper, and red pepper flakes to taste  Parmesan to garnish  Directions:  Dice Garlic and White Onion Place Sausage in dutch oven over medium heat and brown. Cook until juices begin to caramelize and stick to the bottom creating a fond.   Add the onion and garlic, stir and cook until the onions become translucent, add the white wine to deglaze the...

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Lemon Rosemary Garlic Pork Chops

Lemon Rosemary Garlic Pork Chops

Ingredients: 2 Mangalitsa Pork Chops Kosher Salt Fresh Ground Black Pepper Fresh Rosemary One Lemon Directions: 1. Preheat the oven to 250*F and set a wire rack inside a rimmed baking sheet.  2. Pat the pork chops dry and season with salt and pepper.  Then add some fresh rosemary, fresh squeezed lemon juice, and a little lemon zest. 3. Roast until the pork chops reach an internal temperature of 135*F.  If you cook them beyond, you are unnecessarily drying out the meat and not giving the Mangalitsa pork chop the homage it deserves. 4. Heat a cast iron skillet over high heat. ...

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