Premium Pastured Pork Leaf Lard

Traditional Baking Fat. Heritage Meishan Quality.

Pleiades Ranch Oasis Premium Pastured Pork Leaf Lard is rendered from the prized leaf fat of our heritage Meishan hogs for a clean, mild cooking fat with exceptional performance in baking and traditional ranch-kitchen recipes.

Best For: pie crusts, biscuits, pastries, cornbread, frying, sautéing, roasted vegetables, and cast-iron cooking.

Flavor & Texture: smooth, clean, and mild, with the ability to create especially tender pastries and flaky crusts.

Storage: keep refrigerated or frozen for maximum freshness.

Produced in small batches from pasture-raised Meishan pork as part of our commitment to whole-animal use, regenerative agriculture, and traditional foodways.

Preserving Tradition. Raising the Standard.

Ranch Kitchen Recipe: Flaky Leaf-Lard Biscuits

Old-Fashioned Meishan Leaf-Lard Biscuits

Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 Tbsp baking powder, 1 tsp salt, 1/3 cup chilled Meishan leaf lard, and about 3/4 cup cold buttermilk.

Directions: Heat oven to 450°F. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut chilled leaf lard into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in enough cold buttermilk to form a soft dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface, fold gently 3–4 times, pat about 3/4 inch thick, and cut biscuits. Bake on a hot sheet pan until risen and golden.

Ranch Tip: Keep the leaf lard and buttermilk cold and handle the dough lightly for tender, flaky layers.

From Our Pastures to Your Family.