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Ever try jowl bacon?

Barbarainnc — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 14:09:55 GMT

I tried it for the first time. I cooked some this morning, all the fat melted away, leaving browned pork yumminess. Hubby liked it. It was $3.99 a pound.

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Zhills — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 14:24:33 GMT

Hog jowl is the "Official" meat for New Year's Eve blackeyed peas! It tastes better fried but the peas are heavenly. Put over rice for Hoppin John,

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momtochloe — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 14:42:54 GMT

After watching several cooking shows that have showcased it all I can say is I am more than jealous of those that have easy access to this goodness! . . .

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RedTop — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 16:53:25 GMT

Absolutely yummy! Back in the 60's when my dad and grandpa raised hogs, the first meats put on the table immediately after slaughter, was cheek meat, tenderloin, and liver and onions. We sliced one ham for the freezer, saved one ham for Christmas, wrapped our bacon for the freezer, and ground everything else into sausage. A few packs of sausage went into the freezer for immediate use, but the majority was fried and canned for later. Our hogs usually dressed out around 450 lbs., so we had a lot of pork to wrap, and can. My favorites were fried tenderloin and the fried ham. Mom would trim the wide strip of fat off the ham slices and fry it first to grease the skillet, and let my brothers and I eat that while the ham cooked. Fresh pork rinds were awesome too.

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Sooner — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 20:00:20 GMT

@Zhills wrote:
Hog jowl is the "Official" meat for New Year's Eve blackeyed peas! It tastes better fried but the peas are heavenly. Put over rice for Hoppin John,

Translated into the original it's "hawg jaw". . . but it IS good! It comes smoked or salted! And yes, it brings good luck when eaten with black eye peas on New Year's day!

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HonnyBrown — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 22:27:52 GMT

I used to work for a pork plant in Los Angeles. The jowls went overseas somewhere. I didn't know they were sold here in the US.

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KellyinColorado — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 04:17:02 GMT

You may already know this, but it's also called guanciale. The Italian name. My grocery store here in Denver carries it. You might find it by asking for it under that name. 😊

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Sooner — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 18:12:39 GMT

@KellyinColorado wrote:
You may already know this, but it's also called guanciale. The Italian name. My grocery store here in Denver carries it. You might find it by asking for it under that name. 😊

I'll bet it costs more by that name too than "hog jaw"!!!!!!! LOL!

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CLEM — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 20:11:42 GMT

I love it, but haven't had it in many years. Have to look for it.