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Secreto Iberico 0.9Kg Reviews

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WHAT IS SECRETO IBERICO? Secreto Iberico is a part of the top extreme of the loin's top. In the traditional quartering of meat it is united to the loin's fat or 'hoja de tocino'. Sizzle this thin cut on the grill and the fat will immediately start to melt away, bathing the pork in lovely acorn flavoured juiciness. Iberico pork is famed for its beautiful marbling and no other cut displays this more deliciously than the secreto. While it comes from the shoulder area, it has a lot of similarities to a tender skirt steak. Indigenous black Iberico pigs wander the dehesa forests of southwest Spain feeding on herbs, grasses and most importantly, acorns. Not only are they the happiest pigs on earth, but this diet adds wonderful flavour to the pork. And all that exercise fosters the marbling that makes Iberico so special. The acorn and herb flavored pork is high in mono-unsaturated fats that melt at low temperatures, and is more healthy than the fat from normal pork. The secreto has so much marbling it has a bit of a bacon-like flavor, but much more complex because of the grasses, herbs and acorns on which the animals are grazed. The secreto cut is a small, thin cut that is hard to locate on the pigs, hence the name. It should be grilled or cooked in a cast iron skillet at medium high heat. HOW WILL I RECEIVE MY SECRETO IBERICO? You will receive one frozen vac pac of secreto iberico delivered on ice pads. If you are not using the secreto straight away, store in the freezer. If you are, then you will need to thaw it in the fridge for at least 24 hours before cooking. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE SOURCE THIS PRODUCT IN VARIABLE WEIGHT PACKS, SO EXPECT A WEIGHT VARIATION OF APPROXIMATELY 200G +/- ON YOUR SECRETO IBERICO.

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Steven Harris
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Wow, so so impressed! About 10 minutes on the BBQ with the fat creating flare ups to help flavour the meat even more as the meat rendered down. Then left to rest in a warm place for around 10 mins, sliced into strips and served with a salad the whole family loved this meat so much that I immediately went and bought a load more. Highly recommend, though I may regret saying that as they’ll probably be a shortage next time I want to order more!
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Posted 4 years ago
Duncan Rothwell
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excellent quality
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Michael Blake
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Have wanted to buy secreto for a long time, thank you Basco fine foods. I barbecued it at a family do. It went down well and evrryone wanted more and asked where i got it.
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Posted 4 years ago
what a godsend it was to find Basco.. so far i have ordered 5kg of the Secreto Iberico and it never fails to impress. Every time I serve it (as a pre dinner nibble generally with chimichurri) everyone is blown away... like they say its the Wagyu of the pork world. I highly recommend you try it.. and if its something you already know then order with confidence!
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Timothy Hughes
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Beautiful cut of pork. We barbequed half of this cut and got 2 meals for 2 people. Did no more than pepper and salt 5 mins before cooking for 5 minutes each side on a very hot bar-b-q. Served with our special recipe jacket potato, sweetheart cabbage, the chorizo cooking sausage (also on the barbie) and home made apple, pear and ginger sauce as a side. Easy peasy and absolutely delicious. PS also - packaging and delivery spot on.
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Cristina Pousa
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Very tasty meat
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Julia Taylor
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This amazing cut of meat is so easy to cook and yet melts in your mouth, tasting fantastic. Definitely my favorite meat
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Posted 4 years ago