1.
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
2.
In a 4-quart dutch oven (or heavy pot with a tight fitting lid), gently boil the pork in 8 cups water and 10 of the bay leaves for about 15 minutes, until pork is cooked through.
3.
Cool and remove pork, discard bay leaves. You want to keep the liquid, but strain it for any pork or bay leaves left.
4.
Add salt and pepper, 10 new bay leaves, and the oatmeal. Bring to a rolling boil on the stove and boil for 10 mins.
5.
Finely grind onion in a food processor and add to oats. Cover and place in oven. It will bake there for an hour, until oats are fully cooked.
6.
In a food processor or mill, grind the cooked pork (with ALL the fat) and reserve.
7.
After 1 hr, the oatmeal will be thick and glistening from the fat. Stir in all the ground pork and onion.
8.
Cool and PACK into loaf pans. Chill for at least 1 hour (or overnight) and slice into 1/4-inch pieces; fry slices in skillet until golden brown.