How To Make Lard In Your Crock-Pot

http://www.healthyfitmom.com Lard is a very healthy oil to cook with and makes food taste fantastic. It is my secret ingredient in a lot of my meals! I had a dinner party last week and the guests were just raving about my roasted potatoes and wanted my recipe (unfortunately I only had a very small piece). The recipe was absolutely fantastic - thanks to the LARD! Sure you can substitute butter, but lard gives a very light and crisp texture to food that makes it so wonderful. This is why pastries are made with lard.

Lard is very healthy! It is a traditional fat that many grandmothers used to make and cook with. It is very heat stable, does not burn and does not oxidize easily. This is the reason lard will NOT give you heart disease. Lard also contains vitamins D and E (Alpha Tocopherol). Eating foods with healthy fats like lard will also help the body absorb fat soluble vitamins. And since Lard is fat, eating it will suppress hunger and appetite.

Making it at home is far superior to buying it in the store. You can choose your source of fat and make sure that it is organic and raised in the fresh air and pasture. Store bought lard is most likely hydrogenated so make sure to read the list of ingredients. It will probably not contain Vitamin D if the pigs have been deprived of sunshine.

Making organic lard is cheaper than butter. I cant tell you how much I paid for this fat because it came with the half a pig that I purchased but I know that organic butter costs 9.50 per pound. Using this lard is a great way to make my butter stretch a bit further as I substitute it in my recipes.

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[luweehsah]

lard?hEALTHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY????­???????

[healthyfitmom]

Yes, Lard is healthy. It is very easy to look it up now a days. You can eat fat and lose fat. You can eat fat and save your heart. You can eat fat and do your liver good. You can also eat fat to slow digestion and get more vitamins out of your food and kill your hunger. Fat can also be your medicine.

Lard is one of those fats that can do that for you!

[SecondActSoon]

Thanks so much for sharing your technique. I've only heard of it done in the oven, which seems like it could get messy if your pan tips too much.

How much fat did you render to get that fat?

[healthyfitmom]

I can't be sure exactly on the weight of the fat. I am estimating 8-10 pounds.

[susieseidelman]

thanks for the tips! i just bought 10 pounds of leaf lard from pasture raised, organic pigs, and it's rendering in my crock pot as i type this. i've been searching online for a while now to get some sort of definitive answer on how long lard will keep, and what storage methods are the best. how long does yours keep in the fridge? i was considering canning it and storing it in a cool, dark place - ever heard of this method? thanks for your time and help!

[healthyfitmom]

I would say that in the fridge it can be stored over a year. If you won`t be able to use it within a year in the fridge, you can freeze it in 1 pound blocks and take it out as needed.

I would assume canning would also work if you don`t have freezer space. It would be sterile and lard is a stable oil at room temperature.

Enjoy your yummy lard!

[rolandedebeurre]

Praise the Lard!

[snaps81625]

Sorry I hadn't quite finished watching when you said healthy pigs..

[snaps81625]

Where do I find lard??? I mean.. is what you can get at the grocer safe with all the hormones and junk they give the animals.. and what is better pig fat, cow??? Thanks!

[Tailback]

@luweehsah Lard is very low in the bad fat. (saturated?) It actually is better than butter in that aspect. Lard is rich in essential vitamins and is easy for the body to digest. Hydrogynated fats/oils is why Americans are so fat. The body cannot easily break them down. Olive oil and lard are the healthiest fats out there. If you replaced margarine, butter, any hydrogynated item (vegetable shortening), with olive oil and lard you would see your bad cholesterol count go down.

[Rhinoch8]

@KSchmeida Oh ok... Well its a very large crockpot, because i have a plastic bucket the same size & color :)

[KSchmeida]

@Rhinoch8 It was a crockpot. Ya know, ceramic interior? What are you talking about plastic bucket?

[Rhinoch8]

You mean it cooks in some unknown plastic bucket? Do you know heating plastics with wood into can cause some poisons to go into the food?

[snookumsjack]

Thank you for making this video. I live in a large city where you can't raise farm animals (not even one chicken). This small type "healthy" production will serve my purpose. I esp like lard used to make pie dough and biscuits. Thanks again!

[scorpk8]

what a fucking moron! Healthy fit mom LOL

[Urhoboman5]

Hello I have two questions.

1. Can you do this process to any living organism? Plant fats, chicken fat, goat fat, cow fat etc? I notice when cooking chicken, something similar to 2:07 comes out at the side. But I use it for flavoring/seasoning other foods. I never thought it could be separated and stored.

2. What do you do with the chunky bits that didn't melt? Do you heat them again? Throw them out? Eat them? The ones at 2:30

Thanx. :-)

[gcbragg]

For those who think that fat is "disgusting", consider this - your brain is 60% fat, and without fat in your diet, you will DIE. In fact, there are medical conditions (which can be fatal) caused by either a protein deficiency or a fat deficiency in your diet, but there is no such condition for a "deficiency of carbohydrates".