10+ Ways to use pancetta with your April subscription box:

1. Use pancetta to make beef bourguignon with the diced chuck eye. You can stew in the pancetta with the beef OR reserve the crisp pancetta for garnish.
2. Add rendered pancetta fat, garlic, rosemary and thyme to your tri tip before sous vide cooking.
3. Use pancetta and ground lamb to make sugo or bolognese 
4. Spread the rendered fat on toast, or use pancetta fat to make grilled cheese with the crispy pancetta inside. 
5. Use Pancetta for any vegetable dish– esp. Green beans, broccoli, creamed vegetables like spinach, cabbage, or succotash.
6. Make real carbonara– egg yolk, wine, pancetta, parmesan cheese
7. Add Pancetta to Mac and Cheese- use the rendered fat to make a roux for the cream base, garnish with crisp pancetta.
8. Make a quick and simple salad– render, add shallot, mustard and vinegar to make a warm vinaigrette. Toss and finish with poached or fried, pancetta, and hard cheese such as Parmagiano or Grana Padano. Serve with crusty bread or toast. 
9. Stew pancetta with lentils/beans
10. Make a risotto-like dish from grains such as barley or farro. 
11. Use pancetta to make a variation of german potato salad
12. Make hollandaise or bearnaise to serve with your chicken or pork loin
1. Finely dice pancetta, render slowly until crisp
2. Replace butter in the hollandaise with pancetta fat. Whisk in very slowly.
3. Garnish the dish with chopped pancetta