OUR HOMEGROWN PORK BACK FROM THE FARM

THE PRODUCE FROM OUR 1st TWO HOME REARED RARE BREED PIGS

 

 

Wahoo we have actually done it!  This is our 1st pigs back, our local butcher who after a few sessions, I know I had driven mad! helped us to make the cuts, joints and sausages we wanted, as we did not want standard cuts.  Our butcher seasoned and made our sausages for us from the shoulders, spring, hands, and one whole back leg and any trimmings, we then cut the other three back legs into two joints, hams will be made and a 1st roasting joint to celebrate with our family.  We've kept all the loins as rack joints, chine bone off and tied back on as a roasting trivet, and cut 24 double chops on the bone with some double chops with the kidneys left on.  All the belly's were left whole with the ribs to go as BBQ baby back ribs and the rest I will make bacon, chorizo's and belly joints.

 

 

This was a bit hard had the ears, snouts and cheeks back, I kind of think what is the difference, apart from my reaction! a pork butt to a snout it is all the same really !!!  But I will admit to having eeek! feelings about handling them, however it is about using all the bits and honouring our pigs so what they have given us all will be used, regardless of my squimish side!

 

OVERALL YIELD AND COSTS

 

110kg YIELD

 

414 X LARGE CUMBERLAND SAUSAGES

8 X WHOLE LOIN RACK JOINTS

3 X LEG JOINTS ON THE BONE

3 X ROLLED LEG JOINTS ON THE BONE

28 X LOIN CHOPS ON THE BONE

2 X WHOLE SPARE RIBS

2 X BABY BACK RIBS

4 X CHEEKS

4 X FAT END BELLY JOINTS

4 X ROLLED BELLY JOINTS

4 X WHOLE SIDES OF BELLY BACON 12kg

8 X TROTTERS

4 X EARS

2 X OINKS

2 X PLUCKS

ALL SKIN BACK PORK SCRATCHINGS & LARD

ALL BACK FAT BACK FOR LARD

 

COSTS

COST OF 2 RARE BREED PIGS £100

FEED COSTS 4.5MTHS X £319 

BEDDING COSTS £49

END COSTS, BUTCHERY & SAUSAGE MAKING 150.00

TOTAL COST £618

 

TO BUY PORK AT STANDARD PRICES 6.99kg

NOT ORGANIC FREE RANGE PRICES

TOTAL COST £699

 

WHAT IS SOUL SATISFYING IS SAFE FOOD WE KNOW WHAT OUR PIGS ATE AND THAT THEY HAD A FREE RANGE AND ORGANIC PAMPERED LIFE.

 

THEY WERE ABLE TO ROOTLE EVERYDAY AND ROLL IN THE MUD, HAVE SPACE TO RUN AROUND AND AROUND AND LOVED HAVING SHOWERS AND WATER BATHS.