Rendering pork fat

Method

1. 01

   Step 1

   After buying the pork fat, rinse it with water and cut it into small pieces.

   

2. 02

   Step 2

   Put the lard in a pot with a little water (to prevent the lard from burning due to sudden heating), add ginger slices to remove the gamey smell, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to a simmer and cook slowly without a lid until the oil is rendered and no more oil is produced.

   

3. 03

   Step 3

   Use a strainer to remove the cracklings. These cracklings are delicious when used to cook cabbage or tofu.

   

4. 04

   Step 4

   You can also add chicken fat to render it together; the resulting oil will be a light yellow color and look nice.