Meat
Pork
Also called pork shoulder, minced pork, ground pork
What it is
Meat from pigs. Shoulder and belly bring fat that sauces need.
Origin
Eurasian domestication.
Flavour
Sweet, rich, excellent with vinegar, chilli and smoke.
How to use it
Mince for mapo tofu and al pastor-style marinades; slices for ramen toppings.
Storage
Keep refrigerated. Freeze mince if you will not cook within a day or two.
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What is Pork?
Meat from pigs. Shoulder and belly bring fat that sauces need.
How do I use Pork?
Mince for mapo tofu and al pastor-style marinades; slices for ramen toppings.
How do I store Pork?
Keep refrigerated. Freeze mince if you will not cook within a day or two.
What does it taste like?
Sweet, rich, excellent with vinegar, chilli and smoke.
What can replace Pork?
Mushrooms (medium for stews, mapo tofu). Chopped mushrooms plus a splash of soy. Different dish, same comfort.
Nutrition
Per 100g · estimate · USDA FoodData Central averages and equivalent published tables. Values are typical, not lab tests of your shopping bag.
Recipes using it
Kimchi jjigae
김치찌개
A bubbling kimchi stew with tofu and pork — the Korean answer to 'what is in the fridge and why is it sour'.
50 minEasy🌶️🌶️🌶️
Tacos al pastor
Tacos al pastor
Mexico City pork tacos with achiote, chilli and pineapple — shawarma technique that became something entirely Mexican.
3 hr 10 minMedium🌶️🌶️
Mapo tofu
麻婆豆腐
Sichuan tofu in a chilli-bean sauce with minced pork, Sichuan pepper, and enough oil to carry the mala.
35 minMedium🌶️🌶️🌶️
Samgyeopsal
삼겹살
Thick pork belly grilled at the table, wrapped in lettuce with ssamjang, garlic and a bit of rice.
40 minEasyNo chilli
Jeyuk bokkeum
제육볶음
Spicy stir-fried pork with gochujang and gochugaru — weeknight heat with rice that you will need.
47 minEasy🌶️🌶️🌶️
Sundubu jjigae
순두부찌개
A raging bowl of soft tofu, chilli broth and a cracked egg — the stew you eat before the spoon melts.
35 minEasy🌶️🌶️🌶️
Budae jjigae
부대찌개
Army-base stew: kimchi, spam, sausages and ramyeon in a gochujang broth that refuses to be precious.
40 minEasy🌶️🌶️🌶️
Mandu
만두
Korean dumplings — pork, tofu and chives in a thin wrapper, steamed, fried, or floated in soup.
1 hrMediumNo chilli
Bossam
보쌈
Pork belly simmered until it slices like a cold cut, wrapped in leaves with radish salad and ssamjang.
1 hr 40 minMediumNo chilli
Dubu-kimchi
두부김치
Warm tofu with stir-fried kimchi and pork — a drinking-table plate that is also a real dinner with rice.
25 minEasy🌶️🌶️
Jajangmyeon
짜장면
Thick wheat noodles under a black-bean gravy of pork and fried chunjang — Korea's Chinese-restaurant hug.
45 minMediumNo chilli
Jjamppong
짬뽕
A Korean-Chinese seafood noodle soup so red and briny it fogs your glasses.
45 minMedium🌶️🌶️🌶️
Gamjatang
감자탕
Pork backbone and potato in a gochugaru pot — a late-night stew you eat with your hands and a lot of rice.
1 hr 55 minMedium🌶️🌶️🌶️
Korean corn dog
핫도그
A sausage or mozzarella stick in a yeasted batter, fried, then rolled in sugar — the street snack that is not a state-fair dog.
1 hr 30 minMediumNo chilli
Okonomiyaki
お好み焼き
Osaka's cabbage pancake — flour, dashi, a pile of cabbage, and whatever you like, finished with sauce and mayo.
35 minMediumNo chilli
Gyoza
餃子
Pan-fried dumplings, crisp on the bottom, steamed under a lid — Japanese potstickers with a garlic-forward pork filling.
55 minMediumNo chilli
Yakisoba
焼きそば
Wheat noodles tossed on a hot plate with cabbage, pork and a brown sauce — festival food you can make in a frying pan.
27 minEasyNo chilli
Shogayaki
生姜焼き
Thin pork in a ginger-soy glaze — the teishoku plate that is weeknight dinner in a lot of Japanese houses.
20 minEasyNo chilli
Pozole
Pozole
A feast soup of nixtamal corn and pork — red, white or green — that you finish at the table with radish, cabbage and lime.
2 hr 25 minMedium🌶️🌶️
Carnitas
Carnitas
Pork cooked in its own fat until it shreds and the edges crisp — Michoacán's taco filling, not a dry roast.
3 hr 50 minMediumNo chilli
Pad krapow
ผัดกะเพรา
Holy basil stir-fry, ripping hot, with a fried egg and rice — the Thai plate people actually order on a Tuesday.
20 minEasy🌶️🌶️🌶️
Moo ping
หมูปิ้ง
Street grilled pork skewers, coconut-sweet and a little smoky, eaten with sticky rice.
2 hr 32 minEasyNo chilli
Larb
ลาบ
Isaan minced-meat salad — lime, fish sauce, toasted rice powder, herbs. Heat that wants sticky rice.
25 minEasy🌶️🌶️🌶️
Bánh mì
Bánh mì
A Vietnamese baguette — crackly crust, pâté or mayo, pickles, herbs, chilli, and a filling that is not 'an Asian sub'.
35 minEasy🌶️
Gỏi cuốn
Gỏi cuốn
Fresh rice-paper rolls — prawn or pork, herbs, noodles — dipped in peanut or nước chấm. Not fried.
40 minMediumNo chilli
Bún chả
Bún chả
Hanoi grilled pork, rice noodles, a sweet-sour dipping broth, and a pile of herbs.
1 hr 45 minMediumNo chilli
Cơm tấm
Cơm tấm
Broken-rice plate — grilled pork, a chilled egg meatloaf, pickles and fish sauce. Saigon lunch architecture.
1 hr 50 minMediumNo chilli
Quiche Lorraine
Quiche Lorraine
A savoury custard tart with smoked pork — cream, egg, pastry. Cheese is a later argument.
2 hr 10 minMediumNo chilli
Dan dan mian
担担面
Sichuan noodles in a sesame-chilli sauce with a little pork — mala, not a peanut-butter soup.
27 minEasy🌶️🌶️🌶️
Sinigang
Sinigang
A sour Filipino soup — tamarind, tomato, radish, greens, and pork or fish. The sour is the point.
1 hr 5 minEasyNo chilli
Lumpia
Lumpia
Filipino spring rolls — a vegetable or pork filling in a thin wrapper, fried, with a sweet-sour dip.
1 hrMediumNo chilli
Pancit canton
Pancit canton
Birthday noodles — wheat-soy stir-fried with vegetables and a little meat. Long noodles, long life.
30 minEasyNo chilli
Fabada asturiana
Fabada asturiana
Asturian bean pot — large white beans, pork, and a slow simmer. Not a chilli, not a cassoulet copy.
10 hr 45 minMedium🌶️
Farofa
farofa
Toasted manioc flour — the dry, sandy side that makes a Brazilian plate make sense.
22 minEasyNo chilli
Feijão tropeiro
feijão tropeiro
Minas beans with manioc, pork and egg — a dry plate, not a soup, from the muleteer road.
35 minEasyNo chilli
Gumbo
Gumbo
A dark roux, the trinity, and a pot that is Creole or Cajun depending on who is stirring — not a generic chilli.
1 hr 35 minMedium🌶️🌶️
Jambalaya
Jambalaya
Rice cooked in the pot with the meat — Louisiana, not paella, not a dump-and-stir rice mix.
1 hrMedium🌶️🌶️
Collard greens
Collard greens
Greens simmered with smoked pork until the pot liquor is the point — a long cook, not a 2-minute fry.
1 hr 45 minEasy🌶️
Biscuits and gravy
Biscuits and gravy
Flaky buttermilk biscuits under a sausage gravy — Appalachian and Southern breakfast, not a cookie.
40 minMediumNo chilli
Shrimp and grits
Shrimp and grits
A Lowcountry bowl — stone-ground grits, a buttery shrimp sauce, and no, instant grits are not the same.
50 minMedium🌶️
Air Fryer Egg Rolls
Alternative Pan Fry Method: If you don’t have access to an air fryer, you can make these egg rolls using a traditional pan fry method. Add enough oil to a medium skillet with high walls so the oil is about 1/2 inch up th
52 minA bit of work🌶️
Cevapi Sausages
Cevapi Sausages from Croatia. Times were inferred from the source steps.
2 hr 49 minMediumNo chilli
Eggplant Adobo
1. Slice 1 lb. small Japanese or Italian eggplant (about 3) into quarters lengthwise, then cut crosswise into 2"-wide pieces. Place in a medium bowl. Add 1 Tbsp. sugar, 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt
3 hr 8 minMediumNo chilli
Hot and Sour Soup
Hot and Sour Soup from China. Times are typical for this kind of dish.
35 minA bit of workNo chilli
Japanese Katsudon
Japanese Katsudon from Japan. Times were inferred from the source steps.
13 minMediumNo chilli
Pork rib bortsch
Pork rib bortsch from Poland. Times were inferred from the source steps.
2 hr 25 minA bit of work🌶️
Portuguese barbecued pork (Febras assadas)
barbecued pork
Portuguese barbecued pork (Febras assadas) from Portugal. Times were inferred from the source steps.
58 minMediumNo chilli
Rice paper dumplings
Rice paper dumplings from Vietnam. Times were inferred from the source steps.
36 minA bit of workNo chilli
Slow-roasted ham with lemon, garlic & sage
Slow-roasted ham with lemon, garlic & sage from Poland. Times were inferred from the source steps.
6 hrMediumNo chilli
Tonkatsu pork
Tonkatsu pork from Japan. Times were inferred from the source steps.
21 minMediumNo chilli
Tourtiere
Tourtiere from Canada. Times were inferred from the source steps.
1 hrMediumNo chilli
Vietnamese Grilled Pork (bun-thit-nuong)
Grilled Pork
Vietnamese Grilled Pork (bun-thit-nuong) from Vietnam. Times were inferred from the source steps.
9 hr 35 minA bit of workNo chilli
Vietnamese pork salad
Vietnamese pork salad from Vietnam. Times were inferred from the source steps.
22 minA bit of work🌶️
Bigos (Hunters Stew)
Bigos
Bigos (Hunters Stew) from Poland. Times were inferred from the source steps.
3 hr 26 minA bit of work🌶️
Migas
Migas from Spain. Times were inferred from the source steps.
1 hr 20 minEasyNo chilli
Pork & sauerkraut goulash
Pork & sauerkraut goulash from Poland. Times were inferred from the source steps.
1 hr 34 minMediumNo chilli
Classic Tourtière
Classic Tourtière from Canada. Times were inferred from the source steps.
1 hr 40 minA bit of workNo chilli
Golabki (cabbage roll)
Golabki
Golabki (cabbage roll) from Poland. Times were inferred from the source steps.
1 hr 48 minMedium🌶️
Thai pork & peanut curry
Thai pork & peanut curry from Thailand. Times were inferred from the source steps.
34 minMediumNo chilli
Thai rice noodle salad
Thai rice noodle salad from Thailand. Times were inferred from the source steps.
34 minA bit of work🌶️
Arroz al horno (baked rice)
Arroz al horno
Arroz al horno (baked rice) from Spain. Times were inferred from the source steps.
47 minA bit of work🌶️
Coddled pork with cider
Coddled pork with cider from Ireland. Times were inferred from the source steps.
33 minMedium🌶️
Spanish meatballs with clams, chorizo & squid
Spanish meatballs with clams, chorizo & squid from Spain. Times were inferred from the source steps.
26 minA bit of workNo chilli
Sweet and Sour Pork
Sweet and Sour Pork from China. Times were inferred from the source steps.
1 hr 5 minA bit of workNo chilli
Wontons
Wontons from China. Times are typical for this kind of dish.
35 minMediumNo chilli
BBQ Pork Sloppy Joes
BBQ Pork Sloppy Joes from United States. Times were inferred from the source steps.
54 minA bit of workNo chilli
Locro
Locro from Argentina. Times were inferred from the source steps.
11 hr 10 minMediumNo chilli
Skillet Apple Pork Chops with Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Zucchini
Skillet Apple Pork Chops with Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Zucchini from United States. Times were inferred from the source steps.
1 hr 2 minMediumNo chilli
Snert (Dutch Split Pea Soup)
Snert
Snert (Dutch Split Pea Soup) from Netherlands. Times were inferred from the source steps.
1 hr 50 minMediumNo chilli
Fašírky
Fašírky from Slovakia. Times were inferred from the source steps.
30 minA bit of workNo chilli
Pork Cassoulet
Pork Cassoulet from France. Times were inferred from the source steps.
3 hr 10 minA bit of workNo chilli
Raspeballer (Norwegian Potato Dumplings)
Raspeballer
Raspeballer (Norwegian Potato Dumplings) from Norway. Times were inferred from the source steps.
4 hr 10 minA bit of workNo chilli
Cuban Sandwich
Cuban Sandwich from Cuba. Times were inferred from the source steps.
1 hr 19 minA bit of workNo chilli
Prahok Ktis – Pork and Coconut Dip
Prahok Ktis – Pork and Coconut Dip from Cambodia. Times were inferred from the source steps.
54 minA bit of work🌶️
Bai Sach Chrouk – Grilled Pork with Rice
Bai Sach Chrouk – Grilled Pork with Rice from Cambodia. Times were inferred from the source steps.
1 hr 34 minA bit of workNo chilli
Chuletas de Cerdo a la Criolla (Pork Chops in Creole Sauce)
Chuletas de Cerdo a la Criolla
Chuletas de Cerdo a la Criolla (Pork Chops in Creole Sauce) from Colombia. Times were inferred from the source steps.
9 hr 35 minMediumNo chilli
Frikadeller - Danish Meatballs
Frikadeller - Danish Meatballs from Denmark. Times were inferred from the source steps.
55 minMediumNo chilli
Black bean & meat stew - feijoada
Black bean & meat stew - feijoada from Brazil. Times were inferred from the source steps.
10 hr 48 minMedium🌶️
Belgian Meatballs in Liège Syrup Sauce
Belgian Meatballs in Liège Syrup Sauce from Belgium. Times were inferred from the source steps.
1 hr 15 minA bit of workNo chilli
Chicken and Potato Roti
Chicken and Potato Roti from Barbados. Times were inferred from the source steps.
2 hr 16 minA bit of work🌶️🌶️🌶️
Cambodian Stir-fried Morning Glory with Pork, Fermented Soybeans, and Garlic
Cambodian Stir-fried Morning Glory with Pork, Fermented Soybeans, and Garlic from Cambodia. Times were inferred from the source steps.
16 minMedium🌶️
Khmer Banh Xeo – Cambodian Savory Pancake
Khmer Banh Xeo – Cambodian Savory Pancake from Cambodia. Times were inferred from the source steps.
36 minMediumNo chilli
Chilean Empanada
Make the filling: Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, oregano, cumin, salt, and pepper; cook and stir until onion is golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Add pork and cook until completely browne
1 hr 7 minA bit of workNo chilli