You are welcome to drop off some Berkshire pork, social distancing of course, otherwise I will stick to what I can afford and like.

Fresh Bone-In Pork Shoulder Roast 99¢/lb at Jewel. Valid Apr 28 - May 4

Dave148 wrote:Fresh Bone-In Pork Shoulder Roast 99¢/lb at Jewel. Valid Apr 28 - May 4

ronnie_suburban wrote:Be careful at Jewel. Last time I bought shoulder there from the 'fresh meat counter' it was injected with a 10% solution. It wasn't labeled as such when I ordered it online and I only noticed it after I picked up my order and read the label.

Alas, it's Hormel Always Tender brand.

tjr wrote:

Dave148 wrote:Fresh Bone-In Pork Shoulder Roast 99¢/lb at Jewel. Valid Apr 28 - May 4

ronnie_suburban wrote:Be careful at Jewel. Last time I bought shoulder there from the 'fresh meat counter' it was injected with a 10% solution. It wasn't labeled as such when I ordered it online and I only noticed it after I picked up my order and read the label.

Alas, it's Hormel Always Tender brand.

Yeah, that makes sense.

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tjr wrote:Alas, it's Hormel Always Tender brand.

I plan to buy a big one to cut into pieces: char siu, bo ssam and maybe a Czech roast or something else.

Thanks for highlighting this Dave!

Regards,
Cathy2

P.S. Park Packing at Ashland and 41st St in Chicago has fresh pork butt for $1.69 this week. Recently harvested across the alley in their processing plant, no cryovac, no additives, just fresh meat. Prices there can be quite variable, for instance I bought a pork butt there for less than 99 cents or less a pound a few months ago.

They do control how many people are in their refrigerator cold meat room. You must wash your hands before receiving gloves. It is really an extraordinary shopping experience.

Fresh Bone-In Pork Shoulder Roast 99¢/lb at Jewel. Valid Sep 22-28.

Dave148 wrote:Fresh Bone-In Pork Shoulder Roast 99¢/lb at Jewel. Valid Sep 22-28.

Past experience tells me that this is probably solution-injected. If that sort of thing matters to you, best to check the label or ask before purchasing.

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ronnie_suburban wrote:

Dave148 wrote:Fresh Bone-In Pork Shoulder Roast 99¢/lb at Jewel. Valid Sep 22-28.

Past experience tells me that this is probably solution-injected. If that sort of thing matters to you, best to check the label or ask before purchasing.

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It's Hormel - 12% solution.

I will likely buy it anyway.

My char siu stock in the freezer is in desperate need of restocking. I already have bo ssam, so I may make Czech roast pork and dumplings with the balance.

Regards,
Cathy2

Another pork butt cut up and made into different dishes:
- Pork shoulder braised in milk seasoned only with bay leaves, sage, salt, pepper and citrus peel (I used a mandarin orange peel). I never used the butter, I seared beginning with the fat cap. This was served with egg noodles and asparagus. Maybe not visually appealing, though dazzling to the taste buds.
- Tomorrow is SunDevilPeg's char siu. Every time I try another variant, I wish I made the recipe she pointed to.
- New to the pork repetoire: Slavonian-Style Shepard's Stew with dumplings from Milk Street. This recipe uses an astonishing amount of paprika: 6 tablespoons sweet and 1 tablespoon hot. I am not that sure I want to use hot, but I never saw this much paprika in any recipe. I think I had hot and gave it away, because I knew I was not likely to use it. This recipe was intended for beef, though the head notes commented lamb and pork were used just as often in the home country.

Mom and I agree on something (actually quite a lot of stuff): we love pork!

Regards,
Cathy2

Cathy2 wrote:Tomorrow is SunDevilPeg's char siu. Every time I try another variant, I wish I made the recipe she pointed to.

Can you point to this recipe again, please?

SunDevilPeg's char siu

Thanks to you both!