Today’s Pork

By

Robert H. Briggs

The Culinary Institute of America

““No man should be No man should be allowed to be President allowed to be President who does not who does not understand hogs.”understand hogs.”

President Harry TrumanPresident Harry Truman

How Did “Wall Street” How Did “Wall Street” Get Its Name?Get Its Name?

Free-roaming hogs were Free-roaming hogs were destroying the grain fields of destroying the grain fields of

colonial New York City. A colonial New York City. A wall was erected to stop the wall was erected to stop the hogs. The street that came hogs. The street that came to border this wall became to border this wall became

known as “Wall Street.”known as “Wall Street.”

Objectives:Objectives:

Demystify PorkDemystify Pork Menu Menu

ApplicationsApplications Underutilized Underutilized

CutsCuts

Pork MythPork Myth

Pigs are dirty and Pigs are dirty and stupid animals.stupid animals.

Pigs are cleaner Pigs are cleaner than most house than most house pets and are the pets and are the fourth most fourth most intelligent intelligent animal.animal.

Pork MythPork Myth

Pork is high in Pork is high in fat, calories and fat, calories and cholesterol.cholesterol.

Improved genetics, Improved genetics, breeding, feeding breeding, feeding practices and practices and enhanced enhanced production production techniques have techniques have made pork a much made pork a much healthier menu healthier menu choice since the choice since the early 1960’s.early 1960’s.

DemystifiedDemystified

Today’s pork is Today’s pork is much lower in much lower in fat.fat.

Most cuts qualify Most cuts qualify as lean with less as lean with less than 10% of the than 10% of the calories coming calories coming from fat when from fat when trimmed of trimmed of visible fat.visible fat.

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Pork is high in Pork is high in calories.calories.

Lean cuts of pork Lean cuts of pork average between average between 150 and 200 150 and 200 calories for a 3-calories for a 3-ounce serving.ounce serving.

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Pork is lower in Pork is lower in cholesterol cholesterol today.today.

A 3 ounce portion A 3 ounce portion of tenderloin of tenderloin contains less contains less cholesterol than cholesterol than a skinless a skinless chicken breast.chicken breast.

Pork MythPork Myth

Pork must be Pork must be cooked until it is cooked until it is well done.well done.

Today’s pork is Today’s pork is very lean and it very lean and it will dry out if it’s will dry out if it’s cooked too long. cooked too long.

DemystifiedDemystified

Do not overcook Do not overcook tender cuts of tender cuts of pork.pork.

Today’s tender Today’s tender cuts of pork cuts of pork should be cooked should be cooked to an internal to an internal temperature of temperature of 145145º F.º F. for pink, for pink, juicy and tender juicy and tender meat. meat.

Menu ApplicationsMenu Applications

BrinesBrines SeasoningsSeasonings BardingBarding CaramelizationCaramelization Comfort foodsComfort foods Ethnic foodsEthnic foods Low n’ Slow Low n’ Slow

Menu ApplicationsMenu Applications

Recipe For SuccessRecipe For Success

1.1. Choice of CutsChoice of Cuts

2.2. Plus Proper Cooking TechniquesPlus Proper Cooking Techniques

3.3. Add a Dash of Creativity Add a Dash of Creativity

4.4. Serves…Serves…

Premium Menu OfferingsPremium Menu Offerings

Under Utilized CutsUnder Utilized Cuts

Shoulder Hocks Shoulder Hocks Boston ButtBoston Butt Picnic ShoulderPicnic Shoulder

Pan Smoked Top Leg Pan Smoked Top Leg RoundRound

Under Utilized CutsUnder Utilized Cuts

Inside or Top Inside or Top MuscleMuscle

Hind Shank Hind Shank HocksHocks

BonesBones

Picnic ShoulderPicnic Shoulder

Boston ButtBoston Butt

Everything That Goes Everything That Goes Comes Goes AroundComes Goes Around Old Fashioned PorkOld Fashioned Pork

– BreedsBreeds Berkshire hogsBerkshire hogs Duroc hogsDuroc hogs

– Purchasing SpecificationsPurchasing Specifications Low Carbohydrate DietsLow Carbohydrate Diets

Did You Know That…Did You Know That…

……pork is the world’s pork is the world’s most widely-eaten most widely-eaten

meat?meat?

One MoreOne More

Thank You

Questions?

Quiz AnswersQuiz Answers

1.1. LoinLoin

2.2. FatFat

3.3. Fresh PorkFresh Pork

4.4. BrineBrine

5.5. Loin, Belly, Loin, Belly, Shoulder & Shoulder & HamHam

1.1. BB

2.2. AA

3.3. DD

4.4. CC