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    Home » Recipes » German Recipes

    Apple-Crackling Lard

    Published: Aug 6, 2018 · Modified: Mar 8, 2022 by Angela Schofield ·

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    German lard spread with apples and onions is a popular pre-starter while you are checking out the menu and waiting for your food to be served. This little pre-starter is called "greetings from the Kitchen" or in German "Gruß aus der Küche".

    Apple Crackling Lard Collage

    “Schmalz” is the German term for rendered animal fat and refers to the Germanic word “smalta” “schmelzen” (to smelt).

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    Lard is usually produced from various parts of the pig, but there are also higher quality variants, such as goose lard available.

    German Apple-Crackling Lard

    How is Lard called in German?

    Lard is called "Schmalz" or "Griebenschmalz" if it contains small cracklings.

    How to pronounce "Griebenschmalz"?

    Listen to this audio file to hear how to say "Griebenschmalz" in German.

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    Apple-Crackling Lard

    This German specialty sounds not very appetizing but you still should give it a try. Spread on homemade bread and sprinkled with a tiny bit of salt this spread will convince you that lard is way tastier than it sounds.

    Money Saving Tip: If you are cooking a pork shoulder that has a rind and a thick layer of fat don´t waste the fat layer and through it into the trash. You can use it to make „Apfel-Griebenschmalz“.

    How to make Apple-Crackling Lard Video Tutorial

    Homemade German Apple-Crackling Lard Recipe

    Apple-Crackling Lard Recipe

    Apple-Crackling Lard

    Angela Schofield
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 20 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Course Appetizer
    Cuisine German
    Servings 4 - 6 portions

    Ingredients
      

    • 1.5 pounds uncured pork belly or fat trimmings from pork
    • 1 small apple
    • 1 onion

    Instructions
     

    • Cut pork into small cubes.
    • Melt over low medium heat in a large pan.
    • Cook for about 1 hour, stir occasionally, until the solid pieces turn into brown cracklings.
    • Peel onion, and dice very finely or grate.
    • Peel and core apple, and dice very finely or grate.
    • Add onion and apple pieces to pan and keep cooking for about 10 minutes, or until the mixture starts to turn golden brown.
    • Let cool for about 10 minutes and pour into ramekins or canning jars.

    Notes

    Store refrigerated. It will keep for several weeks!

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1grams
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    Tips

    Serve with homemade German bread as a starter or with an assortement of German cold cuts and cheeses as a rustic “Brotzeit” dinner.

    This spread does not only taste good with a mug of cold beer. A nice glass of Riesling or German apple cider is a great companion too.

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    Cooking Tip: If you don´t add apple and onion pieces and remove the cracklings you will end up with plain “Schmalz” that you can use for frying and all kinds of German dishes.

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