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PICKLED PIGS' FEET OR SOUSE



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I am adding some Mennonite recipes for "different" meats. This one hails from Md. This is for Barbara who requests I post some. :) These are for you. I will pick out a few and you can decide if you like them. :) This old recipe says "this is very good for one who likes pigs' feet". I myself love liver! However, due to my...

Provided by Patty Ward

Categories     Other Side Dishes

Time 5h

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 pigs' feet
1 c chopped sour pickles - ?dilled
2 c white vinegar
2 c stock- made from salted water feet are boiled in.
2 Tbsp salt
1 Tbsp whole cloves
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 Tbsp broken cinnamon bark

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



Pigs Feet Souse image

Earlier discussion on Head Cheeses and easy recipes prompted me finding this in one of my German cookbooks, Hermann Cookbook, 8th edition, Hermann MO.

Provided by Taylor in Belgium

Categories     Beef Organ Meats

Time 1h30m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 pig's feet
2 1/2 lbs lean beef
1 small beef tongue
salt
1 whole pepper
bay leaf
1 lemon, thinly sliced
vinegar (optional)

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 326.6, Fat 16.6, SaturatedFat 5.3, Cholesterol 133.8, Sodium 172.1, Carbohydrate 1.2, Fiber 0.5, Protein 41.3

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