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Starting from a side of pork, remove the kidney.
This middle consists of the loin and belly, including the fillet.
1
Starting from a side of pork, remove the kidney.
2
Remove the flare fat starting from the head of the fillet and continue removing it from the belly area.
3
To remove the leg and chump from the side of pork, cut between the 5th and 6th (last two) lumbar vertebrae and continue by cutting and sawing in a straight line.
4
Make a mark between the 4th and 5th rib in the centre of the ribcage, followed by a mark in the centre of the 5th thoracic vertebrae.
5
Draw a straight line and remove the fore end by cutting and sawing at a right angle.
6
Middle – incl. fillet.