Pork cheeks
from the Austrian straw pig
€23.90
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Pork cheeks are characterised by a high connective tissue and fat content, they have long meat fibres and are predestined for braised dishes with red wine and braised vegetables. The parried fat sections are excellent for browning the cheeks.
Meat knowledge
Attention, now your taste buds are getting warm: our pork cheeks from Austrian straw pig are ideal for hearty dishes on cool days.
Whether as a braised dish or in the smoker, the cheeks are a real delicacy for gourmets.
Where are the pork cheeks?
The pork cheeks are located on the head and are the jaw muscles of the pig. This is an area that pigs move around a lot, which results in long and very tasty muscle fibres. Due to the high proportion of fat and connective tissue, the pork cheeks should be braised for a long time.
Delicious taste
Pork cheeks as a gourmet trend
The collagen contained in the pork cheeks is transformed into butter-soft gelatine during the long braising process and adds a lot of flavour. Pork cheeks have regained their value due to the trend in our kitchens - cooking like grandmother - and are prepared in a refined way by gourmets as well as star chefs.
However, it is less suitable for fast cooking. Patience and tact are called for here. What was once considered a dish of poor cuisine is now, however, in the absolute top restaurants. Because the fine taste and the crumbly meat are simply unmistakably good!
Recommendation for cooking
BBQ
Zum Schmoren
Sous-vide cooking
Quantity per person
We recommend one kilogram of pork cheeks for three people.
Herkunft und Haltung
Pigs are extremely intelligent and clean animals. Therefore, species-appropriate and caring rearing is the be-all and end-all for us.
A requirement that is also noticeable in the taste. If you compare pigs from factory farms, for example, one thing is immediately clear: due to the permanent stress, the meat is much firmer, loses a lot of water during roasting and has hardly any flavour of its own.
For us at Fitmeat, this kind of rearing is out of the question for many reasons. We fight for animal welfare and the appreciation of meat products and strictly distance ourselves from immoral factory farming.
After the careful and stress-free individual slaughter of the pigs, our butchers leave the straw pigs to mature on the bone for a few days. The result is juicy and tender pieces of pork with a wonderful aroma.
Details to the article ”Pork cheeks”
| Item number | FM102020 |
| Breed | Noble pig/landrace x Pietrain |
| Born in | Austria |
| Raised in | Austria |
| Slaughtered in | Austria |
| Cut in | Austria |
| Feeding | Farm-grown vegetable feeds such as barley, wheat, rape, beans, peas and maize. Non-GMO donauja from regional cultivation serves as a source of protein, as well as minerals and vitamins. |
| Meat maturation | 5-10 days |
| Shelf life at 0-4°C | 3-7 days |
| Shelf life at -18°C | 180 days |
| Hygiene advice | Prepare and consume immediately after opening. Kitchen hygiene is important: Keep the cold chain. Store separately from other products. Work cleanly. Heat through before consumption. |
| Storage advice (Fresh) | Store refrigerated at 0 °C to +4 °C. |
| Storage advice (deep-frozen) | *** compartment (-18 °C): best before: see label - ** compartment: 2 weeks - * compartment or ice cube compartment: 1-3 days - Do not refreeze after defrosting. |
Good to know
Facts
- Fresh meat, no frozen goods
- Meat from small farmers in Austria
- Aged and finished by our traditional butcher
- Billing by the gram
- Recyclable packaging
- Ready to ship in under 24h
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Packaging and delivery
Your order will be delivered directly to your home by our partner shipping companies. During your order, you can also specify a desired date for your delivery. Thanks to sustainable packaging and specially developed insulation, your meat stays wonderfully fresh and is perfectly cooled with reusable cold packs.
Of course, you can track your order at any time via our tracking portal and view the delivery status. If you are not at home on the desired date, you can simply enter an alternative delivery address or give a drop-off authorisation.
Our express delivery guarantees safe delivery within 24 hours.
5 really good reasons for Fitmeat
- At Fitmeat, you only get premium meat of the best quality from selected small farmers in Austria.
- Our experienced master butchers are pioneers in meat refinement and maturation. At Fitmeat, you get perfectly matured meat that has never been frozen.
- With meat from Fitmeat, you experience sustainable meat enjoyment of a special kind, because quality goes beyond the plate with us.
- With meat from Fitmeat you support Austrian agriculture. Because the value chain remains one hundred percent in Austria.
- What you see is what you get: Whether it's the marvellous marbling of our steaks or the beautiful pastures of our farmers - all the pictures on our website are 100% authentic and taken by us on location. After all, the eye eats with you, doesn't it?