Darina Allen

How to Make Lard

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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The New Ballymaloe Bread Book
The New Ballymaloe Bread Book

By Darina Allen

Published 2023

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Lard is made from pig fat rendered slowly in the oven. Don’t bother making lard unless the pig is at least free range, and better still, organic. The best lard is made from the back fat and also the flare fat from around the kidneys.

Method

To render fat into lard, chop up the pig fat and put it in an ovenproof dish or roasting tin. Roast in a low oven at 110°C/230°F/gas mark ¼. The liquid fat will render out slowly. The length of time depends on the quantity you are rendering, but this s