Pickled lard with paprika in brine

1. Prepare the marinade, to do this, pour water into a saucepan, add salt, bay leaf, pepper peas and cloves, send to the fire, bring to a boil

2. Lard is washed, dried, cut into pieces 5-6 cm thick. Garlic is cleaned, cut into cubes, stuffed with lard.

3. In a suitable container, we spread the fat, pour hot marinade, add hot pepper, pre-cutting it with rings.

4. Cover the container with a lid, leave for 2-3 days at room temperature.

5. After the specified time, remove the fat from the marinade, sprinkle with ground paprika and salt, wrap in parchment, leave for another 1-2 hours.

We serve lard on the table with black bread and pickles. Very tasty!