Gorton (French-Canadian Pork Spread)

Ingredients

• 2 pounds finely ground pork fat
• 2 pounds finely ground pork
• 2 onions , finely chopped
• 4 cups water
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 0.75 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. 1

   Combine pork fat, ground pork, onions, water, cloves, and nutmeg in a large pot; season with salt and black pepper. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, mashing mixture with a potato masher every 15 minutes as it cooks; simmer until pork is tender, at least 1 ½ hours. Add water as necessary to keep mixture from boiling dry. Reduce liquid as much as possible when ready to stop cooking without letting it burn. Transfer to lidded containers.

2. 2

   Refrigerate gorton 8 hours to overnight. Remove and discard fat layer or stir into gorton for a creamier spread.