Here are some creative ways to transform the kitchen experience by taking advantage of natural, minimally processed lard and beef tallow. By following these recipes, consumers avoid industrially-produced partially hydrogenated fats in favor of animal fat shortenings, which have the benefit of being consistently delicious and, in moderation, promoting health.
December 23, 2017
These Maple-Glazed Blueberry Pecan Cookie Bars, from Tiffany Aaron of Quitman, AR, claimed the top prize in the “sweet” category or our Annual #LardLovers Recipe Contest! Get the recipe here...
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December 22, 2017
“Italian Pork Burgers with Pecan Basil Pesto” won first place in the "savory" category by top food journalists in our #LardLovers Recipe Contest. Check out the winning recipe here!
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December 8, 2017
Our first annual #Lardlovers Recipe Contest drew plenty of entries. Our six favorites include cookie bars, tasty sopapillas and one incredible pork burger. Check out all of the winning entries here!
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October 5, 2017
Questions about homemade pie crust? Recently, Noelle Carter from Los Angeles Times Food got tips from experts (including Coast Packing Co.'s very own Chef Ernie) and tested more than a dozen combinations of fats, flours, ingredients and tricks. Here are her results...
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September 27, 2017
You’ve got a little more than a month to dig out that amazing family recipe – you know, the one that uses lard so creatively that it’s been handed down through the generations – and submit it to Coast Packing Company’s first-ever #LardLovers Recipe Contest.
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September 5, 2017
Today we announced the first-ever Coast Packing Co's #LardLovers Recipe Contest!
Have a favorite recipe that uses lard? Perhaps for a pie crust that people can’t stop raving about? Or a special bread or cookie recipe that friends and relatives swear by, thanks to the lard they may or may not know is in there? Maybe you’re the keeper of a family secret for a memorable fried chicken concoction or for mind-blowing tamales that never fail to wins hearts, minds and palates. Any unpublished lard-laden recipe – sweet and/or savory – is fair game.
Entries due by November 3, 2017.
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June 6, 2017
Summer is upon us, Father’s Day is fast approaching and that says BBQ in capital letters – thanks to a bevy of palette-pleasing recipes from Coast Packing Company’s own Corporate Chef Ernie Miller. From pulled pork sandwiches to lard brioche buns and coleslaw, we've got your BBQ covered! With special appreciation to Walker Foods – a 100-year-old Southern California mainstay and its El Pato® line -- Coast extends warm wishes to all dads and everyone else celebrating this Father’s Day.
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May 2, 2017
We were thrilled to have ABC’s Lori Corbin come and visit us this morning at Coast Packing for a future segment on cooking with healthy, natural animal fats.
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April 25, 2017
Cinco de Mayo is next week and Coast Packing Company, the leading supplier of animal fat shortenings in the Western U.S., sent PinalCentral its recipe for authentic carnitas featuring three pounds of lard.
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April 24, 2017
Cinco de Mayo, which marks the surprise defeat of Napoleon III in Mexico in 1862, has become a celebrated foodie holiday -- but it’s no surprise that lard remains a staple of traditional Mexican cooking.
From freshly made tamales to long-simmering carnitas, here are some tasty recipes to help you celebrate!
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