Pork substitute

Elizabeth Rex added 3 months ago

How about veal? While I don't know if there's an exact substitute for bacon (turkey bacon is just not the same!), a couple of months ago, we braised some veal breast at work, then pressed while it chilled. After slicing it and giving it a sear, it had a similar meat-to-fat ratio that pork belly does, and just as delicious. I haven't had much veal other than that (and ground), but I imagine veal would be the way to go if you want to something akin to pork's mild and sweet flavor.

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Smoked duck and duck fat were used as kosher alternatives to bacon in northern Italy.

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ChefJune added 3 months ago

D'Artagnan is making some incredible duck bacon. Now that's far from the oxymoron that "turkey bacon" is...

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creamtea added 3 months ago

I have substituted ground veal for ground pork in Chinese recipes, for example, Ants on a Tree. Grow and Behold offer kosher organic beef bacon (not exactly the same though; it's not smokey and is seasoned with celery salt).

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added 3 months ago

Fatty short ribs would be another possibility.

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sel et poivre added 3 months ago

Thanks everyone for your answers. I will look out for those meaty goodies whenever I have a pork recipe on my mind!

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