Chef & Butcher - Pork Masterclass Series with Bord Bia 

Chef Network & Bord Bia are delighted to come together and partner on this important and exciting campaign highlighting the value and importance of Quality Assured Irish Pork to Ireland's chefs. 

The campaign kicked off with an afternoon Pork Masterclass in October 2022 where chefs Kwanghi Chan and Tom Flavin joined forces with industry butcher Michael Birmingham to bring us an interactive and educational introduction to the programme. 

We have since been working on the production of a series of video content with our three contributors which we will be launching weekly in Spring 202.

Pork Masterclass Video Series

1. Pork Rack

In our first video of the series, our Chefs Kwanghi, Tom and Butcher Michael explore the rack of pork and how to turn this into a delicious Pan Fried Pork Rack Chop.

2. Pork Butchery Skills

In our second video of the series, our Chefs Kwanghi, Tom and Butcher Michael explore pork butchery skills focusing on the Trotter, Tail, Ham Fillet, Sideline, & Belly Belly Ribs.

3. Dumplings Cutdown

In our third video of the series, our Chefs Kwanghi, Tom and Butcher Michael show us another versatile Bord Bia Quality Assured Pork Recipe that we can easily implement into menus : Pork & Chive Sichuan Dumplings!

4. Pork Butchery Cutdown 2.0

In this video butcher Michael Birmingham explores pork butchery skills focusing on Rack, Loin, Steak, Forequarter, Trotter, Hock, Shoulder, Head, Gigot, Fore Ribs and Ear.

5. Fillet Cutdown 

In this video our team focus on the fillet of pork and show us how to create another beautifully executed recipe...

6. Spice Pork Belly

In this video butcher Kwanghi, Tom & Michael show us another versatile Bord Bia Quality Assured Pork Recipe that we can easily implement into menus : Spice Pork Belly!

​Check out the highlights from our masterclass below:

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this programme is proudly produced in partnership with Bord Bia