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Pork Leg

canadian bacon
canadian bacon Posts: 37
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
Hello..On sale today at the grocers there was "Fresh Pork Leg...Butt or Shank portion" Big hunks of meat with a lot of skin on them....are these the pork butts I read about on the forum.[p]Thanks[p]CB

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  • Wise One
    Wise One Posts: 2,645
    Canadian Bacon,yes.

  • Wise One,[p]What's better the leg or shank and do I get rid off all the skin/hide.[p]CB
  • Celtic Wolf
    Celtic Wolf Posts: 9,773
    canadian bacon,[p] The BUTT is what we southerner make BBQ er Pulled Pork from.[p]Butt it's all GOOD..[p]As we say in North Carolina "Ya can eat everythin' but the squeal"
  • Wise One
    Wise One Posts: 2,645
    canadian bacon, try this site to get some better info. Shanks are apparently what I call Hocks and if that is the case, you defintely want the butt. The picnic (where the shank is found) is also pretty good but make sure if you get it that you are getting the entire picnic and not just the bottom shank. Hocks are good eating but not for pulled pork. Leave everything on the butt (or picnic) when you cook it. What you don't want to eat will pull off easily after it is cooked.

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  • Canadian Bacon, A pork leg is the hind leg of a pig, a pork shoulder is from the front leg of a pig. The butts you read about and see here on the forum are from the front leg of the pig also known as pork shoulder. I've cooked both and they both cook the same but the pork shoulder is much better than the pork leg because it has much more fat resulting in a better tasting, moister product. The pork leg you talk about is usually cured and then they make ham out of them.

  • thirdeye
    thirdeye Posts: 7,428
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    <p />Wise One,[p]Shanks (above) always come from the front leg, being cut from the lower end of the picnic. As you said, that is why shanks can be cooked until pullable. [p]246bffe8.jpg[p]Hocks can come from the front leg but generally are cut from the rear legs and will sometimes be labeled "ham hocks", excellent flavor.[p]799ae0ae.jpg[p]~thirdeye~[p]
    Happy Trails
    ~thirdeye~

    Barbecue is not rocket surgery
  • Wise One
    Wise One Posts: 2,645
    thirdeye, whatever name they go by, those look good. Thanks for clarifying that. It certainly does explain what all the hocks I've eaten don't look like the lower shank of the picnic.