Pork Cracklings and Rendered Pork Fat (Lard)

These golden morsels of flavor are denser than the “chicharrones” of Latin America. Starting with neutral-flavored vegetable oil ensures a significant yield of fat, which can be used for stir-frying noodles for dishes like Hokkien Mee. Cherish any extra that you have: Store it in the refrigerator for some stir-fried vegetables or rice later on. It’s made from the cut sold in the U.S. as “pork butt,” which is actually the shoulder of the pork despite its na