{"product_id":"pork-shoulder-steak-rr-homestead","title":"Pork Shoulder Steak","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKuneKune Pork Shoulder Steak from Raising ’em Right Homestead, Hastings, Michigan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt \u003cstrong\u003eValor Provisions\u003c\/strong\u003e, we partner with American farms that can show you exactly how the animal was raised. \u003cstrong\u003eRaising ’em Right Homestead\u003c\/strong\u003e in Hastings, Michigan is a first-generation family farm raising \u003cstrong\u003epurebred KuneKune pigs\u003c\/strong\u003e on 30 acres of rolling pasture. This is their \u003cstrong\u003ePork Shoulder Steak\u003c\/strong\u003e: a bone-in blade steak cut from the shoulder of a slow-grown, grass-grazing heritage pig, with marbling that looks more like beef than pork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy a KuneKune Shoulder Steak Eats Like Beef\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shoulder is the hardest-working muscle on a pig, and on a commodity hog that means a lean, chewy steak that needs a braise to get tender. KuneKune shoulder is a different animal. The breed grows slowly, roughly two years to weight instead of six months, and the Rausers feed a daily fermented ration of \u003cstrong\u003enon-GMO barley, wheat, oats, alfalfa and beets, with no corn\u003c\/strong\u003e, which keeps fat where you want it: threaded through the muscle. The result is a deep red steak with marbling in every bite and a sweet, clean-tasting fat that bastes the meat as it cooks. Grill it like a ribeye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You’ll Love It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeritage KuneKune Pork\u003c\/strong\u003e – KPPA certified purebred herd, every pig with its own pedigree.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePasture Raised and Rotationally Grazed\u003c\/strong\u003e – 30 acres of Michigan hills, managed to rebuild the soil, not strip it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNon-GMO, Corn-Free Ration\u003c\/strong\u003e – Fermented barley, wheat, oats, alfalfa and beets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarbled Like a Steak\u003c\/strong\u003e – Deep red meat, generous intramuscular fat, forgiving on the grill.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFamily Raised\u003c\/strong\u003e – The Rauser Family first-generation farmers since 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to Cook It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo ways, both simple. \u003cstrong\u003eGrill or sear:\u003c\/strong\u003e salt generously, cook over medium-high heat about 4 to 5 minutes per side to an internal temperature of 145°F, then rest 5 minutes. The marbling keeps it juicy where a commodity pork steak would dry out. \u003cstrong\u003eLow and slow:\u003c\/strong\u003e for pull-apart tenderness, braise or smoke at 250°F until it reaches 195°F, the same way you would treat a small pork shoulder. Approximately 1 lb per steak.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Raising ’em Right Story\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Rausers were city kids. In 2020 they moved their growing family out of Minneapolis and started over on seven wooded acres in central Michigan with a garden, a couple of goats and a few KuneKune pigs. They outgrew it fast and settled on 30 acres in Hastings, where they now run one of a small number of KPPA certified, AKKPS registered KuneKune farms in the country. They opened a store on the property so more than 30 neighboring families could sell what they grow and make. Every steak keeps a Michigan family farm, and the community around it, in business. That is the Valor mission on a plate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Raising 'em Right Homestead","offers":[{"title":"1.6 lbs","offer_id":46973028892719,"sku":"RRPSS1","price":24.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0629\/4585\/3487\/files\/PorkShoulderSteakCOOKED.png?v=1791915098","url":"https:\/\/valorprovisions.us\/products\/pork-shoulder-steak-rr-homestead","provider":"Valor Provisions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}