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Slowly cooking fatty meat like bacon over medium-low heat to melt the fat out. The rendered fat becomes the flavorful cooking medium; the meat crisps up in it.
Used for
- bacon
- pancetta
- duck leg
- guanciale
In the kitchen
- start in a cold pan
- medium-low heat
- don't rush it
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