How to Break Down a Bone-In Pork Shoulder
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- Are you confused at the meat counter when you want to buy pork for a stir-fry or Chinese BBQ pork (char siu--one of our most popular recipes)? We get questions all the time about what cuts of pork are best for Chinese cooking and which cuts make sense for different dishes.
My quickest answer is: pork shoulder--specifically, the picnic shoulder. This humble, large cut of meat holds a wealth of diverse cuts perfect for grilling/roasting, stewing/braising, soup/congee, stir-fry, and ground meat. Here, we explain and show how to cut pork shoulder into different usable parts, from start to finish.
Related blog post with step by step photos: thewoksoflife....
love this! Home cooks mostly don't know how to use these less expensive cuts of meat to their full potential. This is a great tutorial!
Just bought two of these on sale and can't wait to try breaking them down.... You make it look SO easy... Thank you for the great tutorial...
Got here looking for what cut to use for Char Siu and found it very interesting. Thanks. I have to admit that I liked the photos better than the video because I got to see more of what you see when you cut it, rather than a 'face-on' picture. Would like it even more if the vid was taken from overhead. I think the more I see from your perspective, the easier it is to learn. Thank you again for your video Very helpful.
Thank you for sharing. Your videos and blog are extremely helpful and informative.
Thank you for this demonstration. I usually see the whole joint roasted, like in pulled pork, or a lot of supermarkets cut it into chops or steaks. I am chasing my goal for homemade char siu because there are no Chinese BBQs near me. So this video has bee invaluable to me.
I think I remember a similar technique of "seam butchery" was once common practice in the UK.
Bill - LOVE your name! Just wish you'd had an overhead cam to show us more of what you were doing at the beginning. Can't exactly see details on the cuts you made.
Great video. We can hear you loud and clear.
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I think its time for the family to invest in a Lav mic or two
Another great informative video! 👍Thank you 😉
Thanks for this! Very helpful
🤔 really?
Sharp knife
What is tacio???????????
He's saying "cha siu" which is Chinese roast pork
It often was difficult to hear what you were saying, I had my computer all the way up to !00% as well as the video volume up as well. I don't have this problem with other sites. I couldn't tell what the different pieces were used for.
i know, i couldn't hear what he was saying
Look guys quit complaining. I f there was no video ..would you still complain...watch it with subtitles for Gods sake geeez
I’m partially deaf and had no issue hearing him on my phone, and I listened without earbuds. 🤷🏻♂️
I love Woks of Life recipes. But man, this pork was cut to hell.
A question. Is this the pork shoulder or the ham? Didn't see the shoulder blade I have removed from the shoulder and the bones appear to be the ones I have cut out of the ham. Don't want to criticize, but do like honestly in what I watch. I could be wrong in but I didn't see the shoulder blade. With best intentions only.
Hi there! This is the picnic shoulder, which is the lower part of the shoulder. The cut with the shoulder blade bone you're talking about is pork "butt," which is the upper part of the shoulder! The ham is the hind leg. This article has a diagram that might be a helpful visual: www.seriouseats.com/what-is-pork-shoulder-boston-butt-picnic-shoulder
@@Thewoksoflife1 Thank you for explaining this. Most appreciated.😃
@@Thewoksoflife1 🤣🤣🤣fukin terrible--this video was useless!
Excellent video. Thank you. I wish there were a second camera, though, looking down, when needed, to better view your slicing.
Thank you again.