Berkshire (Kurobuta) Pork Belly, Bone-In & Skin-On
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- Exceptionally tender, well-marbled style of pork
- Heritage-breed pigs raised on pasture
- No antibiotics or hormones from birth
- Fed a vegetarian diet with no animal by-products
- Belly is skin-on and bone-in
- 13 lb average size
- Ships in an uncooked state
- Product of USA
- For best taste on fresh products, use or freeze within 3-5 days of receipt; for frozen products, use within 1-2 days after thawing
Cooking Methods: Slow-roast; Braise; Pressure-cook
Cooking Tips: For crisp skin, score without cutting into the meat, keep the skin dry, and salt in advance. Roast low and slow until tender, then increase the heat to blister and crisp the skin. If braising, finish uncovered for color. Serve in thick slices with pickled vegetables, cabbage, beans, creamy puree, or steamed buns.
Our mission is to find farmers that share our vision of a more humane and sustainable way of rearing livestock. The cooperative of small family farmers that raises our Berkshire hogs is dedicated to traditional methods, allowing hogs to feed on pasture, with access to water and supplemental grain consisting of corn, soybeans and rolled oats. No pesticides, animal by-products or fishmeal are allowed. The majority of the farms are sustainable "circle farms" that raise and grind their own feed for the pigs.
Families of pigs are left together, to forage and frolic outdoors on pasture. The indoor spaces offer at least 15 square feet of space per animal, and sows are never put in gestation crates.
The cooperative is strict about banning the use of antibiotics and hormones on each farm and limiting the number of hogs the farms raise. They seek to add another farmer to the cooperative before they add more pigs to any one farm, making the process more humane for all concerned.
