Headcheese Recipe
Yield: 1 RecipeRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
4 1/2 lbs: Fresh pigs feet,
2 lbs: Fresh pigs heart,
1 lbs: Fresh pigs tongue,
4 quart: Water,
1/4 cup: + 2 ts. salt,
1 T: Cider vinegar,
1/4 cup: Strained fresh lemon juice,
2 T: Butter,
1 cup: Finely chopped onions,
1 medium: Bay leaf, finely crumbled
1 tsp: Ground sage,
1/4 tsp: Ground mace,
1/2 tsp: Cayenne,
1 tsp: Freshly ground black pepper,
1 cup: Finely chopped fresh parsley,
1 cup: Finely chopped scallions,
Including 3" of green tops,
Directions:
Note: On the farms of South Louisianna, this savor jellied meat is
made from the head of a hog. The following recipe uses instead fresh
pigs feet, tongue and heart, because these ingredietns are more
readily available from most retail butchers.
Place the pigs feet, heart and tongue in an 8-10 qt. enameled or
stainless steel pot and add the water, 1/4 c. of the salt, the
vinegar and 1 T. of the lemon juice. Bring to a boil over high heat,
meanwhile skimming off the foam and scum as they rise to the surface.
Then reduce the heat to low, cover partially, and simmer for about 4
hours, or until all the meats are tender and show no resistance when
pierced deeply with the point of a sharp knife.
With tongs, transfer the tongue, feet and heart to a cutting board.
Measure and reserve 3 1/2 c. of the cooking liquid. While it is
still warm, skin the tongue with a small sharp knife, cutting away
the fat, bones and bristle at its base. Cut or pull off the meat
from the pigs feet and discard the bones, skin, gristle and fat.
Slice the pigs heart lengthwise into quarters and cut away the
arteries and veins and any pieces of fat. Cut all the meats into
small chunks and put them through the coarsest bladeof a food
grinder. There should be about 5 1/2 c. of ground meat.
In a heavy 12" skillet, melt the butter over moderate heat. Add the
onions and, stirring frequently, cook for about 5 minutes, or until
they are soft and translucent but not brown.
Pour in 1/2 c. of the reserved cooking liquid and, stirring from time
to time, simmer over low heat for 15-20 minutes, until almost all of
the liquid has evaporated.
Stir in the ground meat, the remaining 3 c. of cooking liquid, 3 T. of
lemon juice and 2 ts. of salt. Add the bay leaf, sage, mace and red
and black pepper, and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the
heat to low and simmer, partially covered, for 10 minutes longer.
Remove the skillet from the heat, stir in the parsley and scallions,
and taste for seasoning. With a rubber spatula, transfer the entire
contents of the skillet to a 9x9x2 baking dish and smooth the top
with the spatula.
Cool to room temperature, then cover with foil or plastic wrap and
refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or until the headcheese is
thoroughly chilled and firm to the touch.
To unmold and serve the headcheese, run a thin-bladed knife around the
edges of the dish to loosen the sides and dip the bottom briefly into
hot water. Place an inverted platter on top of the dish and,
grasping the platter and dish together firmly, tun them over. The
headcheese should slide out of the dish easily.
Slice the headcheese thin and serve it with crackers or toast.
Source: "AMERICAN COOKING:CREOLE AND ACADIAN", 1971
Source from luhu.jp
made from the head of a hog. The following recipe uses instead fresh
pigs feet, tongue and heart, because these ingredietns are more
readily available from most retail butchers.
Place the pigs feet, heart and tongue in an 8-10 qt. enameled or
stainless steel pot and add the water, 1/4 c. of the salt, the
vinegar and 1 T. of the lemon juice. Bring to a boil over high heat,
meanwhile skimming off the foam and scum as they rise to the surface.
Then reduce the heat to low, cover partially, and simmer for about 4
hours, or until all the meats are tender and show no resistance when
pierced deeply with the point of a sharp knife.
With tongs, transfer the tongue, feet and heart to a cutting board.
Measure and reserve 3 1/2 c. of the cooking liquid. While it is
still warm, skin the tongue with a small sharp knife, cutting away
the fat, bones and bristle at its base. Cut or pull off the meat
from the pigs feet and discard the bones, skin, gristle and fat.
Slice the pigs heart lengthwise into quarters and cut away the
arteries and veins and any pieces of fat. Cut all the meats into
small chunks and put them through the coarsest bladeof a food
grinder. There should be about 5 1/2 c. of ground meat.
In a heavy 12" skillet, melt the butter over moderate heat. Add the
onions and, stirring frequently, cook for about 5 minutes, or until
they are soft and translucent but not brown.
Pour in 1/2 c. of the reserved cooking liquid and, stirring from time
to time, simmer over low heat for 15-20 minutes, until almost all of
the liquid has evaporated.
Stir in the ground meat, the remaining 3 c. of cooking liquid, 3 T. of
lemon juice and 2 ts. of salt. Add the bay leaf, sage, mace and red
and black pepper, and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the
heat to low and simmer, partially covered, for 10 minutes longer.
Remove the skillet from the heat, stir in the parsley and scallions,
and taste for seasoning. With a rubber spatula, transfer the entire
contents of the skillet to a 9x9x2 baking dish and smooth the top
with the spatula.
Cool to room temperature, then cover with foil or plastic wrap and
refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or until the headcheese is
thoroughly chilled and firm to the touch.
To unmold and serve the headcheese, run a thin-bladed knife around the
edges of the dish to loosen the sides and dip the bottom briefly into
hot water. Place an inverted platter on top of the dish and,
grasping the platter and dish together firmly, tun them over. The
headcheese should slide out of the dish easily.
Slice the headcheese thin and serve it with crackers or toast.
Source: "AMERICAN COOKING:CREOLE AND ACADIAN", 1971
Source from luhu.jp