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FERMÍN · SpainIbérico Pork
Ibérico Pork Cheeks (Carrileras)
Well-marbled cheek meat that falls apart after a slow braise.
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Shipping Note: Ships Monday–Wednesday, packed in dry ice. Local delivery is available for nearby orders. All other pantry items ship via ground.
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Provenance
- Origin
- Spain
- Producer
- FERMÍN
- Cut
- Cheeks (Carrilleras)
- Breed
- Ibérico (Black Iberian pig)
- Raised
- Free-range on the oak dehesa of Salamanca; raised on pasture, grain and acorns
- Weight
- Sold in 1 lb packs
Ibérico Pork Cheeks (Carrileras) comes from FERMÍN's Ibérico herds in La Alberca, Salamanca — the same free-range Black Iberian pigs behind the brand's award-winning cured hams, shipped fresh rather than cured.
Cut: Carrilleras — well-marbled cheek meat, the classic base for slow-braised Spanish tapas.
Storage: Ships fresh or frozen depending on availability. Refrigerate immediately on arrival and use within 3–4 days, or keep frozen at 0°F and thaw in the refrigerator before cooking.
Thawing & cooking
Storage: refrigerate on arrival at 34–38°F and use within 3–4 days, or freeze at 0°F for up to 6 months. • Thawing (if frozen): keep sealed and thaw in the refrigerator 24 hours; or submerge the sealed pack in cold water, changing every 30 minutes. Cook within 3 days of thawing. • Trim any silver skin, season and brown well in olive oil. • Braise with onion, carrot, garlic, red wine or Pedro Ximénez and stock, covered, at 300°F for 2½–3 hours until spoon-tender. • Reduce the braising liquid into a glossy sauce.
Target 195–200°F internal. • Serve over mashed potatoes or polenta. • Even better the next day.
Shipping & cold chain
Shipping Note: Ships Monday–Wednesday, packed in dry ice. Local delivery is available for nearby orders. All other pantry items ship via ground.
Free next-day delivery in Houston, Dallas–Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio and Phoenix on orders of $200 or more.
Free shipping on orders over $200.
About FERMÍN
FERMÍN IBÉRICO — Crafted in La Alberca, Salamanca, since 1956
Founded by Fermín Martín and Victoriana Gómez in a medieval mountain village over 1,000 m high, inside a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
In 2005 became the first company authorized to export Ibérico products to the United States; first to export organic Ibérico pork to the U.S. (2016)
Raises its own genetically selected Ibérico pigs at Finca Los Helechales; free-range on the oak dehesa
Still family-run by the founders' children, and sold in more than 20 countries
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