Pickled Pigs Feet Or Souse Recipes

SOUSE

Steps:

• Scrape and clean feet well and put on to boil in enough salt water to cover. Simmer for approximately four hours or until meat separates from the bones.
• Mix stock in which meat was cooked with vinegar, salt, pepper, and spices. Bring to the boiling point and hold for 30 minutes. Strain liquid to remove spices.
• Place pieces of meat and chopped pickle in a flat dish or stone jar and pour the sour liquid over it. (Coalcracker kitchen note: A loaf pan works well, too.)
• Chill in refrigerator until perfectly cold.
• Slice and serve.

PICKLED PIG'S FEET II

Steps:

• In a large stainless steel pot, place pig's feet and enough water to cover. Boil feet 2 hours or until tender; drain. Rinse feet in hot water to remove excess fat. Remove as many bones as you can.
• Put 1 chili pepper and 3 pig's feet in each one quart jar. In a separate bowl, mix salt and vinegar together. Pour vinegar mixture over pig's feet to cover. Seal jars and refrigerate for at least 3 days to 1 week before eating.

PICKLED PIGS' FEET OR SOUSE

Steps:

• 1. scrape and clean feet well and put on to boil in enough salt water to cover. Simmer for approximately 4 hours or until meat will separate from the bones. Remove from pot, allow to cool, and chop the meat.
• 2. Mix stock in which meat was cooked with vinegar, salt, pepper and spices. Bring to the boiling point and hold for 30 minutes. Strain liquid to remove spices.
• 3. Place pieces of meat and chopped pickle - sour or dill? - in a flat dish or stone jar and pour sour liquid over it ( I guess the 2 cups stock in recipe). Chill in the refrigerator until perfectly cold. Slice and serve.

PIGS FEET SOUSE

Steps:

• Boil meats separately until done.
• Cook bay leaf, whole pepper and sliced lemon with the pigs feet.
• When meat is cooled, skin tongue and remove bones from pigs feet, along with the pepper, bay leaf and lemon slices.
• Cut beef and tongue and feet into small pieces and reheat all ingredients in one pot.
• Add salt to taste and vinegar if desired.
• Pour into loaf pans and chill.
• Slice as needed.
• This is almost like head cheese, since the pigs feet jell the mixture.

PICKLED PIG'S FEET I

Steps:

• Rinse feet well, pat dry with paper towels and place in a large saucepan. Add enough water to cover and stir in 1 tablespoon of salt. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to low and simmer for about 4 to 5 hours or until the meat falls off of the bones.
• Remove meat from bones and place in a shallow dish or bowl. Set aside. Drain saucepan, reserving 2 cups of cooking liquid. In the same saucepan combine the reserved cooking liquid, remaining salt, vinegar, cloves, peppercorns, star anise and pickling spices. Bring to a boil and boil for 35 minutes.
• Strain liquid and reserve. Pour reserved liquid over the top of the meat. Cover and refrigerate. Chill for at least 10 hours before serving.

OAXACAN PICKLED PIGS' FEET

Steps:

• Place the pigs' feet, water, 3 cups of the red wine vinegar, the black peppercorns, bay leaves, 1 tablespoon of the salt and the dried thyme in a large stockpot. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook, uncovered, until the skin starts to pull away from the bones and the meat slips off easily when pierced with a fork, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Set aside to cool completely, then refrigerate 1 hour.
• Remove and discard the outer layer of skin and fat from the pigs' feet and discard the bones. Slice the meat and soft cartilage into 1 x 1/8-inch thick strips.
• Place the meat, carrot and all the peppers in a large mixing bowl. Add the olive oil, the remaining 1/2 cup red wine vinegar, the 3/4 teaspoon salt and the pepper and toss well to combine. Cover and chill 2 to 4 hours. Serve cold on lettuce-lined plates.

PICKLED PIGS FEET

Steps:

• Wash pig's feet well. Cover with cold, salted water. Soak.
• Drain. Place in a stockpot. Cover with cold water and simmer 1 hour.
• Add vinegar, onion, bay leaves, paprika, red pepper, cloves, dry mustard, celery seed, marjoram, salt and pepper to season. Simmer until tender.

PIGFOOT SOUSE

Steps:

• Clean the meat and soak it in some water and lime. Season the meat with some green seasoning, garlic and onion.
• Pressure cook for about ½ hour or until the meat has fallen off the bone. Remove from the pressure cooker and place in a bowl. Wash out the excess oil. Set aside and cool.
• Blend chadon beni and seasoning pepper to make green seasoning.
• Place meat in serving bowl. Pour cold water over meat to cover. Arrange sliced onions, finely chopped hot green pepper over meat.
• Pour some more green seasoning over it. Add lime juice and salt to taste. Leave to marinate for about 2 hours before serving.
• Garnish with sprigs of fresh crisp watercress (optional).