cook pigs' trotters?
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cook pigs' trotters?
I bought a 'box' of pork from a local farmer and there's a couple of trotters in there. I have no idea what to do with them. Any suggestions?
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Re: cook pigs' trotters?
I've not cooked them on their own for years. We usually use them with half a pig's head to make brawn. With that I wash the various bits thoroughly and put them in a stock pot with tons of cold water. Bring to the boil then turn it down to minimum and simmer it overnight (the water barely moving).
Next day remove all the meat, skin and bones (separating the bones as I go. Turn the heat back up under the stockpot and boil it down until it's quite concentrated. Put the meat and skin in a loaf tin, season the stock and pour it over to fill the tin. Leave to set, then slice into appropriate portion sizes and freeze what we can't use in the first week.
Otherwise, you can boil the trotters then season and roast them. Munch freely.
Keep the stock - it's gelatine. We put it into ice cube bags and freeze, chucking a couple in stews, gravies etc to enrich them.
Next day remove all the meat, skin and bones (separating the bones as I go. Turn the heat back up under the stockpot and boil it down until it's quite concentrated. Put the meat and skin in a loaf tin, season the stock and pour it over to fill the tin. Leave to set, then slice into appropriate portion sizes and freeze what we can't use in the first week.
Otherwise, you can boil the trotters then season and roast them. Munch freely.
Keep the stock - it's gelatine. We put it into ice cube bags and freeze, chucking a couple in stews, gravies etc to enrich them.
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Re: cook pigs' trotters?
I have a few in brine
i plan to boil them upin a stew till only the bones remain
or maybe a pea soup
i plan to boil them upin a stew till only the bones remain
or maybe a pea soup
ina wrote: die dümmsten Bauern haben die dicksten Kartoffeln
Re: cook pigs' trotters?
Boil then roast for me too,make a decent sticky sauce and baste.
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Re: cook pigs' trotters?
Thanks, folks
I'm not sure I'm brave enough to leave anything cooking overnight, but I get the general idea of 'boil until it disintegrates'.
Don't worry, I would never discard stock. Perish the thought!
I'm not sure I'm brave enough to leave anything cooking overnight, but I get the general idea of 'boil until it disintegrates'.
Don't worry, I would never discard stock. Perish the thought!
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Rachel
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Rachel
Take nobody's word for it, especially not mine! If I offer you an ID of something based on a photo, please treat it as a guess, and a starting point for further investigations.
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