How to make a budget-friendly appetizer from lard and minced meat: if you're tired of salty and pickled one

Lard itself is a delicious independent dish and a fairly versatile appetizer. If you've tried all the pickled and salted recipes and you want something unusual, boiled lard with spices and minced meat is the perfect option. This is a very successful combination and an appropriate dish for both everyday and festive meals. And, perhaps, the most important advantage of boiled lard is its affordability.

Popular chef Serhii Pokanevych shared how to cook lard with minced meat on his Instagram page.

Ingredients:

• thin lard on the skin – 1 kg
• minced meat – 300 g
• garlic – 1 head
• coriander – 1 tsp.
• salt – 1/2 tbsp
• hot chili pepper – 1 pinch
• greens – 1/2 bunch
• carrots – 1 pc.
• water – 3 liters

Method of preparation:

1. A large piece of bacon cut in half. In each piece, make cuts in the form of a mesh, without cutting to the end.

2. Squeeze the garlic and rub it over the bacon.

3. Mix coriander, salt and chili pepper. Rub the bacon with the spices.

4. Chop the greens and mix with the minced meat. Season with salt.

5. Spread the minced meat evenly on one piece of bacon.

6. Cut the carrots into thin strips and put them on the minced meat. Cover with a second piece of bacon.

7. Put the lard in a baking sleeve, tie it with a thread. Put in a pot of water. Cook for 2 hours.

8. Cool the lard in the refrigerator.