How to Use salt pork in a Sentence

salt pork

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  • Nestle the piece of salt pork in the center of the beans.
    — Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 20 Sep. 2017
  • Place half the salt pork in the bottom of a large ovenproof pot.
    — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 5 Aug. 2020
  • There really ought to be a ham hock or some salt pork cooked with them.
    — Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 20 Sep. 2017
  • Add salt pork and cook, turning as needed, to brown all sides, about 12 minutes.
    — Judy Walker, NOLA.com, 22 Dec. 2020
  • Add the salt pork and cook, turning as needed to brown on all sides, about 12 minutes total.
    — Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2020
  • Eventide has one of my favorite clam chowders, a thin, briny potion stocked with potatoes, enriched with salt pork.
    — Devra First, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2018
  • Honestly, weren’t these fuddy-duddies the reason our ancestors packed up their grinding stones and salt pork and left England?
    — Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Apr. 2018
  • This Syrah opens with a little briny black olive mixing with blueberry and pepper aromas and scented with hints of salt pork, cocoa and tobacco leaf as well.
    — Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2021
  • The humble building blocks for many clam chowders are salt pork (or bacon), potatoes and milk — inexpensive ingredients that any New England cook would have on hand — and, of course, clams.
    — David Tanis, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2017
  • When eaten straight-up (which happens far less frequently), salt pork is usually boiled to remove excess salt, before being seared to get that signature pork belly crispiness.
    — Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, 18 Dec. 2017
  • Dan Ayres, Washington’s coastal shellfish manager, provided this recipe, which eschews salt pork, bacon, butter and cream for a low-fat, comparatively thin chowder.
    — David Berger, The Seattle Times, 25 Aug. 2017

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