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homemade white lard

How To Render White Lard At Home

Know how to render white-snow and odorless lard at home, a healthier alternative to store-bought or supermarket lard, perfect for your natural cosmetics at home
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Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 5 hours
Total Time: 5 hours 30 minutes
Method: Render
Cosmetic: Raw fat
Servings: 1 Jar of 500 ml of lard
Author: Sofia Matias
Cost: ~$5 / ~4€

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 500 g white pork fat
  • 1 cup water (optional)

Instructions

  • Chop the pork fat into small cubes. Remove any skin or red meat attached.
    pork fat chopped in cubes
  • Pour all the fat cubes inside the slow cooker, and set the heat to LOW. Pour also a cup of water, just to avoid your fat to get burned (optional)
    crock pot
  • The fat cubes will start to melt, as the fat itself turns liquid
    slow-cooker-with-pork-fat
  • This is how it will look after around 1 hour
    pork-fat-starting-to-cook
  • This is how it will look after around 2 hours
    pork-fat-after-2-hours
  • TIP: you can set the heat to MEDIUM for a while, to speed up the process, but do not forget to turn to LOW once the fat starts to bubble
    slow-cooker-with-pork-fat
  • When the solid bits start to turn yellow, 3 to 4 hours later, turn the heat off
    pork-fat-after-2-hours
  • Remove the solid bits beforehand with a skimmer then strain the liquid lard with a strainer and a cheesecloth
    strainer-and-cheesecloth
  • Pour your liquid lard into a disinfected jar with a lid
    melted homemade white lard
  • Store your jar in the fridge - See chapter Pay Attention - Storing Homemade Lard
    homemade lard

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