Recipes

Cuts

• Simple Cast Iron Pork Chops

• Oven Baked St. Louis Ribs

• Crockpot St. Louis Ribs

• Pork Steaks

• Roast Tenderloin

Roasts

• Boston Butt Carnitas - we use lard to crisp up at the end

• Boston Butt Pulled Pork

• Oven Baked Boneless Loin Roast

• Roasted Boneless Loin Roast

• Simple Roasted Picnic Roast

• Hickory Smoked Ham

Bacon

• Mess-Free Bacon

• Jowl Bacon - cook the same as above, however slices will be shorter and fatter so we love using jowl bacon for BLTs!

• Carbonara Pasta

• Bacon Pie - with bacon pieces

Sausage

• Sausage Cheddar Bites

• Smoked Sausage Sheet Pan Dinner

• Egg Roll in a Bowl - using plain ground pork

• Baked Ziti - using Italian sausage

• Jambalaya - using andouille sausage links

• Zuppa Toscana Soup - Italian Sausage

• Chorizo Stuff Peppers - ground chorizo

• Pinky Links (mild or maple) - these are great cooked in a skillet or roasted in the oven on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet for 15-20 minutes at 400 or until golden brown on the outside.

Lard

• Cooking with Lard

• Cast Iron Lard Biscuits

• Chocolate Chips Cookies

• Pie Crust

Bone-in Cuts

• Baked Bone-In Breasts

• Leg Quarters & Thighs - both of the recipes on this blog post would work for leg quarters or thighs

• Change Your Life Chicken - with chicken thighs and we’d recommend using melted lard instead of olive oil since lard has a higher smoke point and this is cooked at such a high temperature

• Crispy Baked Chicken Thighs

• Roasted Drumsticks

• Crispy Baked Chicken Wings

Boneless Cuts

• 10 Minute Pan Fried Chicken Breasts - we sub melted lard for oil

• Garlic Butter Chicken Tenders

• Jambalaya - using chicken breasts & bone broth

Whole

• Dry Brine Roast Chicken

• Rotisserie Crock Pot Chicken

• Spatchcock Chicken & Veggies

• Instant Pot Whole Chicken

Misc

• Chicken Noodle Soup - using pack of chicken broth/soup bones

• Chicken Ramen - using pack of chicken broth/soup bones

• Bone Broth - using broth kit or chicken broth/soup bones

• Garlic Butter Rice - using bone broth & no bouillon, and butter instead of margarine

• Liver Pate

• Sauteed Liver & Onions - you can sub lard for the olive oil

Steaks

Shenk Pineywoods heritage steaks: visit our blog here

Partner farm angus steaks:

• remove from package and salt or use your favorite dry rub all over 30 minutes prior to cooking

• sear on cast iron skillet (our favorite) or grill with a bit of lard or butter for a few minutes per side

• sirloins and New York Strips may get to temperature on the stove top but for 1” or thicker steaks, finish in the oven at 425 degrees until 130 degrees for medium rare

• remove from the oven and rest for 8-10 minutes before slicing

Cuts

• Slow Cooker Brisket

• Skirt Steak

• Oven Roasted Brisket

• Crock Pot London Broil - great for bigger London Broils

• Oven London Broil - good for thinner 1-2lb pieces

• Skillet London Broil

• Braised Beef Short Ribs

• Slow Cooker Osso Buco

Roasts

• Sirloin Tip Roast

• Rump Roast

• Bottom Round Roast

• Shoulder Roast

• Chuck Roast French Dip Sandwiches

• Chuck Roast Carnitas

• Pot Roast - using a Chuck Roast

• Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Tacos with Chuck Roast

• Marinated Grilled Chuck Roast/Steak

Ground Beef

• Lasagna Soup - we used bone broth instead of chicken broth

• Shepherds Pie

• Burgers

• Egg Roll in a Bowl

• Korean Ground Beef & Rice Bowls

• Three Bean Bone Broth Chili

Stew Beef

• Old Fashioned Beef Stew

• Summer Slow Cooker Beef Stew