Homemade Salo (Simple Recipe)
Description
Suitable for both holidays and everyday meals. An excellent appetizer option that works for both everyday and festive tables. Salo is especially well suited as an appetizer with alcoholic drinks. Serve it with garlic, black bread, and mustard. Enjoy.
Instructions
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Step 1
We begin by preparing the main ingredients. Take good fresh salo, pink or white in color. Good salo will be the foundation of a good appetizer.
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Step 2
Rinse and pat the lard dry. Cut it into 5–6 cm slices. Meanwhile, peel and chop the garlic. Make several holes in the lard and insert the garlic into them.
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Step 3
Mix the table salt with black pepper until homogeneous. Rub each piece of salo on all sides with this mixture. If any garlic remains, pass it through a garlic press and distribute it evenly over all the pieces.
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Step 4
Cover the salo with a lid and place it under a weight. Salt the salo at room temperature for the first day; for the next three days, keep it in the cold, but not in the freezer! After 3–4 days, the salo will be ready.