Practical ingredient guide
Fresh pork jowl
Fresh fatty pork jowl, distinct from cured guanciale.
Meat
All year round
International
What it offers and why to use it
Fresh fatty pork jowl, distinct from cured guanciale. Fry diced and drain some fat for paprika mashed potatoes.
Flavour profile
Fresh fatty pork jowl, distinct from cured guanciale.
From shopping to cooking
Choose
Ask for fresh cooking jowl with clean fat and normal-looking meat.
Store
Refrigerate well sealed or freeze and keep away from ready-to-eat foods.
Prepare
Fry diced and drain some fat for paprika mashed potatoes.
How to make the most of it
Good pairings
Fry diced and drain some fat for paprika mashed potatoes.
How to substitute it
Check texture, flavour and composition before substituting.
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