472 larding recipes

German pancake batter baked in a bread pan and topped with sliced apples or savory pork cracklings. Dust fruit version with sugar or salt the crackling one for traditional flavor.

Chopped turnips and potatoes simmered with fried bacon and onions in stock until soft and savory. A rustic British-style soup with just 6 ingredients that warms you to the bone on a cold day.

Morisqueta con chorizo: a rustic Mexican dry-rice dish with crumbled chorizo, sauteed onion, and fresh tomato folded through steamed rice. Five ingredients, classic Michoacan peasant food.

Ranchera sauce made from scratch with a roux-thickened tomato base, cumin, garlic, and fresh vegetables. A versatile Mexican sauce for rice, enchiladas, and huevos rancheros.

Rich pastry crust made with lard and schmaltz (chicken fat) for an extra-flaky, savory pie shell. The traditional savory pie pastry built on rendered animal fats for unmatched flavor and tenderness.

Traditional New Mexican bizcochos made with lard, sweet sherry, and orange juice, rolled and cut into shapes, then dredged in cinnamon-clove sugar while warm.

Old-fashioned drop cookies made with lard, brown sugar, and eggs. Just five ingredients, a big batch of 5 dozen, and that tender crumb only lard can give you.

Roman pepper pastry crust made with lard, coarsely ground black pepper, and egg. A savory, peppery Italian dough for pizzas and savory pies that rests in 30 minutes.

Old-fashioned Swiss steak with flour pounded into round steak, seared in lard, and simmered until fork-tender. A classic Depression-era braised beef recipe with just five ingredients.

Sarazener is a traditional German game liver dish with elk or deer liver sauteed in lard with onions, broth, and spaetzle. A hearty hunter's meal with tangy vinegar finish.

Traditional Native American fry bread with lard makes pillowy, golden rounds that puff and crisp in hot oil. Serve warm with honey drizzle or powdered sugar for authentic Indian tacos or sweet frybread.

A from-scratch red chile sauce: a lard-and-flour roux loosened with stock and built up with ground red chile and garlic. The foundation sauce for enchiladas, burritos, and huevos rancheros, with heat you control.

Whole herrings coated in crunchy oatmeal, pan-fried until golden, and served with caramelized apple rings. This traditional Irish breakfast or supper pairs rich fish with sweet fruit in under 15 minutes.

Old-fashioned stovetop apple dessert with layers of pastry squares and spiced apples cooked in a kettle. This vintage pot pie simmers until tender, then gets served with cream.

Traditional Wiener Schnitzel with milk-fed veal pounded paper-thin, triple-breaded, and fried until the coating ripples golden. Served with lemon wedges, the way Vienna intended.

Traditional British raised pork pie with a hand-molded hot water crust pastry filled with seasoned diced pork and finished with jellied stock. A proper bakery-style meat pie.