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 Luau Pig So this guy wants to have a luau. He needs a pig
for a luau, so he goes to a pig farm. He asks the farmer for a twenty- pound pig. The farmer goes into the pen, searches around awhile. He picks up a pig, puts the tail in his mouth, and begins
swinging the pig around for a few seconds. He puts the pig down, and says, "Nope, not quite twenty pounds." He picks up another, puts the tail in his mouth, swings the pig around awhile, and declares,
"This one's twenty pounds!" He brings the pig out,
and the man says in a shocked tone, "You can't weigh a pig like that!" "Sure I can," said the farmer, "Watch this." He called his son over and asked him to weigh
the pig. The boy came over, picked up the pig, put its tail in his mouth, and swung it around awhile. He put the pig down
and said, "This one weighs twenty pounds." The man still
looked perplexed, so the farmer told the boy to get his mother so that she can weigh the pig. After five minutes, the boy returned alone. "She can't come out just yet," the boy
said. "She's weighing the mailman."
- A mother pig is called a sow, a father pig is called
a boar and a baby pig is called a piglet.
- A whole group of pigs is called a herd.
- A sow can give birth to 8 - 12 piglets in one litter, and can have 2 litters in one year.
- Some pigs have straight tails. Others have curly tails.
- Pigs have
four toes on each hoof. Pigs walk on only two of their toes on each foot. They look like they are
walking on tiptoe.
We use almost every part of the pig. - Bones & skin are
used for glue, pigskin garments, gloves, shoes and footballs.
- Hair is used for artist's
brushes, insulation, upholstery.
- Dried bones are used for buttons, bone china.
- Pigs are a source of nearly 40 drugs and pharmaceuticals such
as insulin.
- Pig heart valves are surgically implanted in humans to replace diseased
valves.
Pork is the culinary name for meat, from the domestic pig (Sus scrofa), often specifically the fresh meat and indeed can be used as an all-inclusive term. It is one of the
most commonly consumed meats worldwide, with evidence of pig cultivation dating back to 5000 BC.
Pork is eaten in various forms, including cooked (as roast pork),
smoked (ham, including the Italian Prosciutto) or both (gammon, bacon or Pancetta). It is also a common ingredient of sausages. As with beef in Hinduism, pork consumption is taboo in Islam and Judaism.
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| Beer Belly Ribs | | Yield: 6 Cooking
Time: 60 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Ingredients
3 racks back ribs (3lbs)
2 tbsp coarse salt
2 tbsp chili powder
1
tbsp coarse black pepper
1 12 oz bottle dark ale
Your favourite barbecue sauce
Cooking Instructions
Pre-heat oven to 325°F
Remove tough membrane from concave (non-meaty) side of rib rack. Combine salt and pepper
and season both sides of the rib racks.
Place ribs, meaty side up, on a shallow baking sheet, on a rack if you have one,
directly on to the sheet if you don't. Use a second baking sheet to avoid overcrowding.
Pour beer onto baking sheet(s).
Cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 60 minutes, or until meat is tender and is beginning to recede from bones.
Remove from oven and refrigerate until the grill is ready. Place on grill set at mediumlow. Baste ribs with sauce,
turn, and baste other side.
Baste and turn every few minutes or so until ribs are nicely coated and hot. Barbecue sauce
burns very easily, so keep a close eye on them.
This recipe works just as well
for side ribs. Simply increase
steaming time to two hours |
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