Guanciale - Award-Winning British Charcuterie & Cured Meat
£6.50
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Sliced Slivers of Spectacular - Wonderfully rich pig cheek bacon, the classic carbonara ingredient.
You know those foodies who look like you've slapped them when you suggest they just use bacon in their carbonara? Oh, you are that foodie? Well then, you'll know that when bacon won't do, and nor will pancetta, it's because the dish calls for guanciale.
A bacon, made from cheek and jowl of pork, guanciale has a concentrated savouriness and a fat content that is unlike all others of the bacon breed.
Ours is made to our Great Taste 2 Star pancetta recipe, aged for at least two months to further concentrate the flavour, and because a little goes a long way, it is sliced into the merest slivers, which make exceptional pizza, canapés and salad toppings, as well as providing authenticity to the aforementioned carbonara.
Cooking Tip
These slices cook quick. To get them rendered and crisped to their fullest potential, start them in a cold pan and watch them like a hawk. It is the work of moments.
The Makers' Inspiration
In our continuing quest for nose to tail, the elevation of pig’s cheek curing was one for the bucket list. Plus we were tired of never being able to find it anywhere else, so we made our own.
How We Make It
Each pork cheese is butchered and trimmed to create the perfect balance of meat and fat. It's then dry cured in a minimal amount of salt, herbs and spices, before an ageing process which can take anywhere from 6 weeks to 6 months, depending on the individual cut.
Tasting Notes
A bacon, made from cheek and jowl of pork, guanciale has a concentrated savouriness and a fat content that is unlike all others of the bacon breed. Must try it in an authentic carbonara.
Storage
Ambient and shelf-stable. Refrigeration only needed once opened. Freezable when necessary.
Guanciale - Award-Winning British Charcuterie & Cured Meat
£6.50
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