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How To Cook Ground Pork

Once you know the basics of cooking ground pork, you'll have no trouble substituting it for all kinds of other recipes.

Prep Time
2 mins
Cook Time
2 mins
Total Time
8 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 360 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbs oil optional, based on fat content of the ground beef.
  • 1 lb pork ground
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

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  1. In a frying pan set over medium heat on the stove top, add oil to the pan if your ground pork is very low fat. Use your fingers to break up and pull off pieces of the ground pork chunk and put into the pan.
  2. Once the ground pork is all added to the pan, use a potato masher to mash and break up the ground pork into fine and small pieces. Repeat this as the ground pork cooks. Add ½ teaspoon of salt, the garlic and onion powders and the black pepper.
  3. Once the ground pork is turning all brown part, taste and add the other ½ teaspoon salt if needed.
  4. Turn off the heat and proceed with whatever recipe you plan to use finely crumbled ground pork for.

Notes

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  • Be sure to drain the meat well before using in your recipe.
  • If you do not have a potato mashing tool, use a meat pounder or wash a can of soup very well and then use that instead.
  • Add salt to your ground meat before using it in your recipe, this will lend a lot of flavor to your recipe.

Nutrition Information

Calories 360kcal (18%) Protein 19g (38%) Fat 31g (48%) Saturated Fat 9g (45%) Polyunsaturated Fat 4g Monounsaturated Fat 15g Trans Fat 0.03g Cholesterol 82mg (27%) Sodium 645mg (27%) Potassium 326mg (9%) Vitamin A 8IU (0%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 16mg (2%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 360

% Daily Value*

Calories 360kcal 18%
Protein 19g 38%
Fat 31g 48%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g 24%
Monounsaturated Fat 15g 75%
Trans Fat 0.03g 2%
Cholesterol 82mg 27%
Sodium 645mg 27%
Potassium 326mg 7%
Vitamin A 8IU 0%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 2%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.