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PORK OSSO BUCO

Four 12-16 oz pieces — the perfect braising cut — Berkshire or Red Wattle

Price: $53

Quantity

Four 12-16 oz pieces
Berkshire or Red Wattle

The secret to great pork is to start off with great ingredients, and nothing beats our storied Heritage breeds — Berkshire, Red Wattle, Duroc, Gloucestershire Old Spot, Large Black, and Tamworth. Each breed comes from a different culinary tradition, and boasts a distinctive, nuanced flavor.

Humanely raised on pasture
100% antibiotic-free
Raised by independent family farmers
Heritage pork has more marbling resulting in more tender and juicy meat

Pork Shank

Each pig has two fore shanks and two hind shanks. Fore shanks are smaller and sold whole or cut in the osso buco style. The hind shank – or ham hock – is often cured to add more flavor to the meat and is perfect for soups and braises. Shanks are high in collagen, fat, and connective tissue so they benefit from low and slow cooking methods that allow the meat to cook in its own juices. The result is so flavorful. Serve on the plate, or pull the meat for a myriad of recipes.

Heritage Pork Breeds

We are proud to offer 5 heritage pork breeds always raised on pasture by family farms. Heritage breeds are the very foundation of our agricultural history and gastronomic identity.

Berkshire

For 200 years the Berkshire consistently scores higher than other breeds for color, marbling, and tenderness.

Red Wattle

Anchoring great gastronomic traditions of China, New Caledonia, and later Creole and Cajun cuisine in New Orleans.

Duroc

One of the few all American pigs; the result of crossing two red colored breeds in 19th Century New York.

Old Spot

These floppy-eared spotted gentle giants, nicknamed the “Cottager’s Pig,” were known for eating a diet that included wind-fallen apples.

Tamworth

An ancient breed found wild for centuries in the forests of Ireland where they were known as “Irish Grazers” and later in the woods of England.