• Dry-cured Smoked Pork Cheek
  • Dry-cured Smoked Pork Cheek
  • Dry-cured Smoked Pork Cheek
  • Dry-cured Smoked Pork Cheek
  • Dry-cured Smoked Pork Cheek

Dry-cured Smoked Pork Cheek 750g

£9.50

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  • Each cheek weighs approx. 750g

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  • Delivered fresh
  • Native breed
  • Cook on the BBQ
  • Great for home roasting
  • Suitable for freezing

Product description

Highly regarded by our chef community, Dry-Cured Smoked Pork Cheek is a wonderfully tender and unctuous cut, prized for its rich, full-bodied flavour. Perfect for slow-simmering with stock vegetables and herbs, or sliced and served alongside buttery mash and greens, this versatile cut is a true culinary gem. For an added twist, allow the cooked cheek to set overnight in the fridge, then slice and pan-fry to achieve a crisp, golden exterior.

Inspiration by Chef Valentine Warner
"Very similar to guanciale, the Italian cured pork jowl, this cheek is then smoked post-curing.

Delicious simply boiled then sliced and laid upon warm lentils dressed in vinaigrette and this makes for a most delicious version of petit salé. Use the carrots and onion simmered with the smoked pork cheek to then chop and add to the lentils and herbs.

Alternatively poach it, remove the rind and take this to the coals with a barbecue sauce of molasses and ketchup or alternatively my favourite sauce of brown sugar, reduced stout, fresh ginger, pepper and blitzed with pickled walnuts.

It is delicious once poached and served with sauerkraut or mustard sauce or both accompaniments."

Ingredients

Pork, coarse sea salt, unrefined brown sugar, preservatives (sodium nitrate, sodium nitrite).

Allergy Advice: For allergens, see ingredients in bold.

Background

Dry-Cured Smoked Pork Cheeks are sourced from high-welfare, heritage breed pigs, including Middle White and Tamworth. These native breeds are renowned for their exceptional depth of flavour, with the Tamworth particularly celebrated for producing superb bacon and richly marbled meat. Reared outdoors on small, independent farms, these pigs are allowed to mature at their own pace, thriving in natural environments where they can root, wallow, and express instinctive behaviours.

This ethical and sustainable approach produces outdoor-reared pork with exceptional marbling, resulting in tender meat and a rich, full-bodied taste. Perfect for slow-cooked dishes, pork cheeks become meltingly tender and are ideal for recipes like braised pork cheeks, hearty stews, and gourmet creations.

Choose to buy Dry-Cured Smoked Pork Cheek online from Swaledale Butchers and enjoy heritage breed pork, expertly prepared and Always Fresh Never Frozen®. Delivered in fully recyclable packaging, this dry-aged pork promises an unmatched flavour experience, sustainably sourced and butchered to order.

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