Thursday, December 9, 2010

More on Rillettes

If you're anything like me, you have no idea what a Rillette is.  Thankfully, Wikipedia is here to help. 

It seems that a triditional Rillette is made of salted, cured, and slow-cooked pork that is shredded and mixed with fat to make a delicious spread.  Sounds pretty good to me.  Whether or not the salmon rillette turns out well, I may look into finding some pork rillette somewhere.

Anyways, it's a triditional French dish, which is pretty obvious from the name.  I hope to make the recipe this weekend, and then I'll be able to tell you what it's like.  I'll take some pictures too.

2 comments:

  1. Oh, I'm sure it is. Don't worry, I won't eat it all myself. I'll have to bring it into work and give some away. The stuff is actually made to last a while too. It has a lot of salt in it, which inhibits bacterial growth, and you're supposed to store it in a dish and put a thick layer of fat over the top, so the fat acts as a seal, and keeps the meat fresh inside. They say that Rillette can last up to a couple weeks in the refrigerator like that.

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