Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Popes, Peasants and Shepherds

By Oretta Zanini de Vita

Published 2013

  • About

This is just pork fat chopped and crushed (battuto) with other flavorings. It can be stored in the refrigerator in a glass jar for several weeks and used, a heaping tablespoon or more at a time, as the basis of numerous sauces and stews.

Ingredients

  • ounces (100 g) lardo
  • 1 white onion
  • leav

Method

Finely chop together the lardo, onion, parsley leaves, and celery. When using the mixture, sauté it slowly, stirring it often and not allowing it to brown.