salt pork

it's unsmoked bacon. you can blanch it to get some of the salt out then it would be like a fatty pancetta.

>>8319709
Baked beans.

Microwave and put on a nice cheeseburger.

>>8319709
The best use you'll get from it is flavoring other things like soups and sauces. Tastes like bland ass alone

>>8319709
Why you buy sliced? If you buy it unsliced you can leave it on low heat in a pan for a few hours, get delicious rendered lard, and have leftover bacon hunks for use in things like carbonara later!

>>8319760
How do you what.. nevermind.

>>8319709
I use salt pork as the basis of my cooking liquid for beans or lentils. I buy unsliced though, so you might have to adapt the method a but.

>cut salt pork into cubes
>brown over medium low heat, rendering the fat
>add diced carrot and onion, saute until everything is deeply caramelized
>add chicken stock, thyme, and bay, and bring to simmer. Cook about 15-20min, then strain out solids
The remaining liquid will impart amazing flavor to whatever you cook in it.

Beluga lentils cooked that way, cooled, tossed with some greens, chopped walnuts, and roasted root veg, then dressed with a nice savory vinaigrette gives you a pretty awesome lentil salad.

>>8319869
Came here to type this.


Op, use it with bones for stock. I like using it with rotisserie chicken carcasses because pork and chicken taste nice together, and both are often on sale where I live.