pork

Easter

Samuel Adams Boston Lager Ham Glaze

David Burke's peachy way to glaze ham with beer

Mar 27, 2013 3:01 pm

Photo: Shardayyy on Flickr

We trust our the success of our holiday meats to nobody but celebrity chefs. Well, and Mom and Grandma and stuff. But unless they can invent something better than lobster steak, we're going to have to go with David Burke for our Easter ham glaze this year.

St Patrick's Day

Homemade Pork Sausages With Colcannon And Applesauce Recipe

Traditional Irish dinner for St. Patrick's Day

Mar 14, 2013 3:01 pm

For me there is nothing quite so comforting as bangers and mash, and these homemade sausages are ever so tasty and easy to make. Colcannon, which is a traditional Halloween-time Irish dish of mashed potato with cabbage, is perfect winter food.

Brunch

Fried Eggs And Carnitas Hash Recipe

A porktastic Mexican brunch recipe con huevos

Mar 2, 2013 11:03 am

Mexican brunch is about as good as it gets, so props to Rosa Mexicano, New York City's slingers of premium guac to put together an egg dish we can't stop thinking about. It's eggs, potatoes and pork like you've never had them before.

Food Republic Roundups

Cu-Pig's Arrow: 7 Porky Recipes To Show Your Affection This Valentine's Day

Pork: The other sexy meat. We didn't make it up.

Feb 10, 2013 3:02 pm

It's true, pork is some sexy meat. If you hadn't heard the news that it's okay to serve it pretty darn close to medium, take heed: dry pork is not sexy pork. Speaking of perfect pork chops, check out our 7 sexiest recipes below for that oh-so-special someone on that special day coming up this week. That's right, we're not waiting til the last minute for Valentine's plans this year.

Top 10

10 Bacons That Are Not Messing Around

A deeply satisfying investigation

Feb 7, 2013 2:02 pm

The fine folks at the Men’s Health Guy Gourmet blog want you to know that bacon is still in business, even with public outcry that the unctuous foodstuff is “over” and some guy making a Jell-O version that is simply disturbing. They tested over 60 varieties, pegging ten for their porcine hall of fame.

Whatchamacallit?

What Is Kurobuta Pork?

A familiar brand of heritage pork hails from Japan

Jan 25, 2013 2:31 pm

Heritage breeds are specially raised and heralded for their intensely flavorful meat and fat. In the realm of haute Japanese proteins (all apologies to tofu), wagyu beef, jidori chickens and kurobuta pork reign supreme. But you don't have to travel to the Far East to experience some of the best pork on menus today. What makes this other white meat so special?

What To Eat: Lunch

What Is Ham Salad? Is It A Ham Salad?

Thinking outside the coop for lunch today

Jan 10, 2013 12:31 pm

Surprise, surprise! It's just like chicken salad, but with ham, so naturally I have a bunch of ideas for it. I believe ham should be roasted every bit as frequently as chicken — why we save it for holidays is beyond me. Maybe it's just the "two weeks since Christmas" craving setting in, or maybe it's cause I like playing with ham leftovers more than chicken, but it's ham salad sandwich time. What that means for your weekend, after the break.

What To Eat: Lunch

I'm So Excited For Christmas Ham Leftovers

That I'm plotting my course of action right now

Dec 24, 2012 12:31 pm

I was singing in the shower this morning, replacing lyrics with phrases like "glaze a giant ham" and "eating lots of ham" and...the like. So I thought since I can't even concentrate on my Christmas Eve morning shower cocktail, I'd plot my course of action for after tomorrow's leftover ham has a good night's sleep in the fridge. It thought it was done. Psh.