Delicious baked lard with garlic and spices: a simple recipe

Lard is a very healthy, valuable, nourishing and tasty product that can be eaten both raw and baked. Lard also makes a delicious bread spread that goes well with borscht.

On Instagram, Volodymyr Yaroslavskyi shared a recipe for delicious baked lard with spices and garlic.

Ingredients:

• lard - 1 kg
• 60-70 g of strong mustard
• ground black and allspice
• 40-50 g of garlic
• 5-6 bay leaves
• salt
• foil
• smoked paprika

Method of preparation:

1. Soak the lard in water and salt (25 g of salt per 1 liter of water) for 4-6 hours. Remove from the water and dry with a towel.

2. Rub the lard with strong mustard, ground peppers and grated garlic. Add ground paprika and soy sauce. Fold the lard in half skin side up, put a bay leaf inside and let it marinate for 4-6 hours.

3. Put the lard in foil and bake at 190 C for 40 minutes. Then unwrap the foil and cook at 200 C for another 10-12 minutes.