Pork Rillettes

$60.00 Regular Price

Rillettes are said to be the first "butter" in the world—smeared on stale bread to make it palatable. They are made from tender hand chopped pork shoulder slow cooked in pork fat with warm baking spices of ginger and thyme. Enjoy with your favorite baguette and a stone ground mustard! 

3 rillettes per purchase.

  • Real Ingredients Real Ingredients
  • No Nitrates/Nitrites No_Nitrate/snitrites
  • No Antibiotics No Antibiotics
  • Gluten Free Gluten Free
Nutrition Facts

Contains 2.5 servings per container. Each 2 oz (57g) serving contains 190 calories, 150 from fat. Provides 17g total fat (26% DV), 6g saturated fat (30% DV), 0g trans fat. Contains 40mg cholesterol (13% DV), 460mg sodium (19% DV). Includes 0g total carbohydrates (0% DV), 0g dietary fiber, 0g sugars, 0g sugar alcohol. Offers 8g protein (16% DV). Supplies Vitamin A (0%), Vitamin C (0%), Calcium (2%), Iron (4%), Vitamin D (2%), Vitamin E (0%), Vitamin K (0%), Thiamin (0%), Riboflavin (0%), Niacin (0%), Vitamin B6 (0%), Folate (0%), Vitamin B12 (0%), Pantothenic Acid (0%), Phosphorus (0%), Magnesium (0%), Zinc (0%), Selenium (0%), Copper (0%), Manganese (2%).

Shipping info

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  • Ingredients

    Pork, pork lard, white wine, less than 2% of: salt, ginger, garlic, water, spices, swiss chard powder, natural flavors, thyme, lactic acid culture

  • Storage & Preparation

    Refrigerate to store. Once opened, reseal with included lid in the refrigerator. Use within 7 days of opening.

  • Flavor Profile

    • Baking Spices Baking Spices
    • Fresh Thyme Fresh Thyme
    • Fresh Ginger Fresh Ginger

How to enjoy it

As a kid, our folks would heat up a small amount of rillettes, spread it on thick-cut country toast, and place a fried egg on top. Served with a dandelion salad dressed in lemon and oil; this was the breakfast of champions in the Cairo household.

To impress a crowd, we like to make rillette hand-pies. They’re perfect appetizers but made larger and they’re a solid lunch.

Let the rillettes sit at room temperature for 15–20 minutes (or gently warm through!) before serving on toasted baguette. Pair with pickled onions and whole-grain mustard. Enjoy with a glass of sparkling Chenin Blanc or a light bodied Cabernet Franc.

How it's made

One of the beauties of making charcuterie is that you can use the whole animal - from the muscle to the trim to the fat - to create something delicious. In the case of rillettes, you use the animal's own fat to tenderize and preserve the meat. Rillettes use the same cooking technique, however the meat is chopped fine and ends up a bit like a paté, with a smooth texture.

Rillettes are said to be the first "butter" in the world - smeared on stale bread to make it palatable. We use cubed pork shoulder, marinated in small batches with white wine, spices, fresh garlic, ginger and thyme, then cook it gently in house rendered lard. Next, we hand-chop and mix to create the most authentic, delicate and delicious rillettes this side of Le Mans.