"Elias Cairo from Olympic Provisions makes pork rillettes for the Portland Picnic Society...."
INGREDIENTS
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¼ cup dry white wine
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4 garlic cloves, very finely chopped
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1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled (skin scraped away using the edge of a spoon) and grated
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1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more if needed
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½ teaspoon curing salt (also called pink salt or Prague salt)
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¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
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¼ teaspoon finely chopped fresh thyme leaves
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⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
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⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
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⅛ teaspoon ground coriander
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⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
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⅛ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
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⅛ teaspoon ground white pepper
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2½ pounds boneless pork shoulder, excess fat trimmed, meat cut into 1-inch pieces
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1½ cups lard