Removing hair from pork belly
I bought some pork belly yesterday and I was just about to cook it when I saw thick hair on it. I tried to cut it with a sharp serrated knife but it didn't budge. I was really put off and put the pork back in the refrigerator. Can someone please save my pork belly and let me know how to get rid of the hair?
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If you have a blow torch or a brûlée torch, just burn the hairs off.
If this is not an option, I've heard that you can use a normal safety razor. In this case I would definitely choose a razor without a lubricating strip along the top.
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In the kitchen, lay the pork belly on a cutting board and scrape the hairs off using a small and sharp knife, such as a boning knife, a skinning knife, or a hunting knife. The hairs should have softened and be easier to remove.How do you remove hair from pork meat?
Ask your butcher to remove the spare ribs and leave the skin on (unless you are making your own bacon, in which case you'll want to remove the skin). Have your butcher score the skin for you in a cross-hatch pattern, which will help the fat render and the skin crisp up.Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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