Last night in our meat fabrication class we looked at a side of pork. With the side of beef, it was already cut into “Primal Cuts” and did not resemble much of a cow. The pig however still had the skin on, the hooves were attached, at least the head had been removed. I felt sick, it was so real; there was even some hair here and there. I had to take part of the shoulder, de-bone it and then remove the skin. I had to get past the fact that it was a little piggie and just cut.
The fabrication of the loin of pork that we each had on Tuesday went well, and actually I was very good at it. With the loin (the area just lower than the shoulder and through the hip of the back leg) we separated out the tenderloin, sirloin and loin. Chef said mine was done beautifully and perfectly! After that, the student next to me was asking for affirmation he was doing well and help through the difficult part. That made me feel really good.
There will be no photo; I will save you the horribly sad image being burned into your retinas.
