Hog Head Cheese
Homemade hog head cheese
Ingredients
10 | cups |
water
|
|
2 ½ | pounds |
pork
|
|
1 | each |
pigs' feet
|
* |
2 | teaspoons |
salt
divided |
|
¾ | pound |
onions
chopped |
|
1 | tablespoon |
parsley flakes
|
|
1 | tablespoon |
celery flakes
|
* |
1 | cup |
scallions, spring or green onions
chopped |
|
1 | teaspoon |
black pepper
|
|
¾ | teaspoon |
red pepper flakes
|
* |
Directions
Measure water into 5-quart saucepot. Add pork meat, pig's foot, and 1 teaspoon salt. Cook until meat is tender and pig's foot can easily be boned.
Approximately 3 cups of liquid should remain in saucepot. Add chopped onions, parsley flakes, celery flakes, chopped green onions, the remaining teaspoon of salt, black pepper, and red pepper. Cook about 3 minutes.
Remove meat from liquid. Reserve liquid. Remove bones from meat. Place meat in food processor bowl. Chop well but do not puree. Mix chopped ingredients and reserved liquid.
Pour into 9"x13"x2" pan. Chill thoroughly.
Makes 60 servings of 2 Tablespoons each.
over 2 years ago
Can I cook the meat in a pressure cooker?
about 2 years ago
CANNOT FIND IN NEW YORK CITY.
8 months ago
Is it okay if I cut my onions medium?
2 months ago
My family use lots of White vinegar and their recipe
about 1 month ago
Awful.
about 1 month ago
For those who can't get pigs feet or hot head, use Boston but, and Knox unflavored gelatin...