Pork cut: where it is, price, recipes
Pork heart
A dense, lean muscle of about ten ounces with a clean, meaty flavor. Slice it into strips and sear it fast, or stuff it and braise it low; anything in between turns it rubbery.
- Pan-seared
- Grilled
- Braised
$4/ lb
- In French
- Cœur de porc
- Where it sits
- Belly. Bacon, pancetta, lardons and samgyeopsal all come out of the same belly.
- Tenderness
- 3/5
- Flavor
- 4/5
- Marbling
- 1/5
- Price
- $4 / lb ·
- Actual size
- ~10 cm
Compared with its neighbors
Compared with Pork liver, Pork heart is milder (4/5 vs 5/5) and costs the same.
| Cut | Tenderness | Flavor | Marbling | Price | How to cook it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pork heart | 3/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | $4 / lb | Pan-seared, Grilled, Braised |
| Pork liver | 3/5 | 5/5 | 1/5 | $4 / lb | Pan-seared, Roasted |
