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.

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