Name: Rillettes de Cochon (Pork Rillettes)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h 20 min
Yield: For 6 200 g Pots
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: Salt, pepper; Pork belly 100 g; Smoked streaky bacon 100 g piece; Pork hock or shank 1; White wine 1 L; Pork lard 600 g; Onions 2; Thyme 3 sprigs; Pork loin 500 g

Preparation info

For
6
200 g Pots

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
6 hr

Appears in

Ripailles

By Stéphane Reynaud

Published 2008

About

Ingredients

Pork loin 500 g
Pork hock or shank 1
Smoked streaky bacon

Method

Chop the meat into 2 cm cubes.
Melt 500 g pork lard over a gentle heat, add the chopped onions, the meats and thyme leaves. Cook very gently for 5 to 6 hours, adding the white wine at regular intervals and stirring frequently (the longer and more gently the rillettes are cooked, the better they are). Season once the meat has fallen apart and the mixture has a u