Preparation info
  • Makes about

    1.6 kilograms

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

By Thomas Keller

Published 2008

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Ingredients

  • 1 kilogram pork trimmings, cold
  • 40 grams kosher salt
  • 4

Method

Keep all the ingredients as cold as possible while you work with them. Cut the pork into 1-inch pieces. Mix with the salts, spices, and garlic and grind once through the large die of a meat grinder. Transfer to a bowl set over an ice bath.

Cut the fatback into 1-inch pieces. Be sure it is very cold and grind it once through the small die of the grinder.

Add the fat to the ground