Caul Fat

PattyO

I've been searching for this for years. Now on the forum I wonder if any of you have a source for caul fat.
Thanks.

lowercasebill

try a local meat packer.., i am on the otherside of the state. leidy's sells it but only by the case

Little Steven

I knew it would be you :laugh:

Steve

lowercasebill

yep , only reason i have not posted with it is it comes in 15 lb cases, and i have no idea what to do with that much...... got me thinking though ..
scrapple wrapped in caul fat .. :laugh:

PattyO

I am looking for a mail order source. The local smoker and packer here are clueless. Caul fat is very thin lace like sheet of fat. It is used to wrap rolled meats and also line terrine molds. It helps to keep shape and melts into the meat to keep it moist. Anne Burrell used it today making turkey rouladen and I've been wanting to use it for a long time. Do you want to share a case? Now that the weather is getting cooler it can probably be shipped with a couple of blue ice blocks. What is the address of your packer?

fishlessman

never heard about it til about an hour ago, friend asked me where to buy it. found this place, says it freezes well so maybe it would be worth it to buy 10 pounds
http://reliablebrotherssteaks.com/product/frozen-caul-fat-10lbs-60.cfm

PattyO

WOW. You found the impossible. Thank you! Did you see their web site? Korobuta pork cheeks. The Wagyu of pork. I'd have to break the bank to get them, and it doesn't say the weight. Just what I've been looking for, a mail order source for caul. I may get two orders to meet the free shipping. I can do that.

lowercasebill

http://www.alderfermeats.com/

leidys and alderfers merged.. and their websites have changed but they never listed the wholesale items. i have they whole sale brochure around here somewhere. and i have an acct.
i can check with them monday if you want?
i am sure eenie meenie will want some too.
has been about 60 here during the day so we might want to wait a week or two.
let me know
bill

fishlessman

dont know anything about it but that scary girl anna on the food network did something with it on a turkey roll, might start seeing other places carrying it down the road. for the price and if i was looking for it forever, seems good to me :laugh: what are you going to do with it

PattyO

OK, let's compare prices. Reliablebrothers wants $80 for 20 pounds, no shipping charge over $50 order. Can you figure out what it will cost you to ship a case. I can easily use ten or fifteen pounds. Or I can share a case with you or Eenie. Great.

PattyO

I saw Anne Bouril today do the turkey rouladen. I've also seen Julia Child line a terrine mold. And a few other things thru the years. Here are loads of pics.
http://www.google.com/images?rlz=1T4GWYF_enUS262US271&q=caul+fat&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1062&bih=565
Simply it's pork fat what is wrapped around the organs. Thin and lacey. Will hold the shape of things and keep it moist. It melts and disappears when cooked. Neutral flavor.

lowercasebill

i will look into it next week and let you know

fishlessman

there is a bologna recipe in there :laugh: they call it mortadella, but thats one expensive bologna using caul fat :laugh: :laugh:

eenie meenie

Patty, I would be interested in sharing the caul with you. My grocers used it routinely to wrap around roasts, such as, porchetta. About a year ago they stopped. They said they could order it for me, that their source came from Canada. I don't the cost or if their is a minimium. I'll find out next week.

P.S. I stopped by Jungle Jim's last night.

PattyO

MIGHT have found a (semi)local source for caul fat in Fombell, PA. That is, if it's the same thing as what this packer calls web fat?? Sounds like it just might be the real McCoy. I ordered a few pounds just to see what it is before I stock up. And, it may not cost a thing. I'll let you know. Can't find "web fat" on Google so it may be just their description. If it's indeed caul fat, I'll ask if they ship.