Pigs' ears
May 28, 2014 20:16:41 GMT
Post by Deleted on May 28, 2014 20:16:41 GMT
I could tell that there was a demand for how to cook this delicious item, so I took up the challenge. Please note that this is the first time I have ever eaten or prepared them.
Pigs do not seem to have ear wax.
First you have to boil them for at least an hour with some carrots, onion, herbs and spices and of course salt and pepper. Oh, and I love garlic.
Once cooked, take the solid items out to allow them to cool.
Slice the ears into strips, just like you do with tripe when following my tripe recipe.
It actually looks quite a bit like sliced tripe once it is all cut up.
Now for the good stuff in the frying pan -- butter, chopped parsley and tons of garlic.
Once it is all sizzling, throw in the ears. Warning! You need to cover them because they tend to explode in the heat. One piece went flying across my kitchen.
If you turn down the heat, they stop exploding and gently brown to the proper consistency. I was quite happy with the final result.
Pigs do not seem to have ear wax.
First you have to boil them for at least an hour with some carrots, onion, herbs and spices and of course salt and pepper. Oh, and I love garlic.
Once cooked, take the solid items out to allow them to cool.
Slice the ears into strips, just like you do with tripe when following my tripe recipe.
It actually looks quite a bit like sliced tripe once it is all cut up.
Now for the good stuff in the frying pan -- butter, chopped parsley and tons of garlic.
Once it is all sizzling, throw in the ears. Warning! You need to cover them because they tend to explode in the heat. One piece went flying across my kitchen.
If you turn down the heat, they stop exploding and gently brown to the proper consistency. I was quite happy with the final result.
I will make this dish again, some day. Perhaps I will try the alternate recipe. That consists of dipping the strips in a beaten egg, rolling them in breadcrumbs, and deep frying them. Frankly pigs' ears are not readily available in most places unless you have an intimate relationship with your butcher, but I found them at my nearest Carrefour hypermarket, which I have already noted seems to have some daring items for sale quite regularly, perhaps due to the large Chinese community of Aubervilliers. Nevertheless, I always brace myself for going to checkout, because most of the cashiers are Muslim and I live in constant fear of a sneer of disgust when I go to pay, especially since there was some whisky on sale as well, 2 for the price of 1. But I am quite happy to say that no cashier has ever reacted to what I buy, either at Carrefour or at my local supermarket.