lardoon
Definition
- Noun:
- A strip of fat used in cooking: "lardoon" refers to a thin strip or piece of fat, often pork fat, that is inserted into lean meat to add moisture and flavor during cooking. This technique is commonly used in roasting or braising.
Usage Examples
- (Strips of fat placed in the meat.)
- (Fat strips used as a culinary technique.)
Advanced Usage
- "to lard with lardoons": a specific culinary method where strips of fat are threaded through meat using a larding needle.
- The cook larded the venison with lardoons before slow-roasting it. (The fat strips were inserted into the meat.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lard (n): rendered pig fat used in cooking.
- The recipe requires a tablespoon of lard for the pastry. (Animal fat for baking.)
- Larding (n): the process of inserting fat strips into meat.
- Larding is a classic technique for improving lean cuts of meat. (The culinary process.)
- Lardoon (n): alternate spelling of "lardoon" (same meaning).
- He used lardoons of bacon fat for the pork loin. (Alternate spelling.)
Synonyms
- Fat strip: a thin piece of animal fat.
- Barding strip: a strip of fat used to cover meat (though barding typically wraps fat around meat rather than inserting it).
Related Idioms
- "Lard with": (figurative) to embellish or enrich something excessively.
- The speech was larded with compliments. (Filled excessively with flattering words.)Note: This idiom derives from the culinary use of lard/lardoons but is not specific to the word "lardoon."