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Pig head swell

How to prepare "Pig head pooch": a piece of pork head, onions, garlic and peppers with peas. Step-by-step recipe with a photo, 15 stages, total time - 3 hours.

Pig head swell recipe
PrepNot statedCook180 minServes4LevelAdvanced
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Before you start

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Preparation checklist

  • Read all 10 method steps from beginning to end.
  • Measure and arrange all 5 listed ingredients.
  • Set aside about 180 minutes, based on the time recorded by the source.

Recipe notes & preparation tips

Read the full method before you begin and prepare all ingredients in advance.

Taste near the end of cooking and adjust the seasoning before serving.

Adapted from the source recipe's notes.
Step by step

Method

  1. 01

    Zelz is the German variant of the cold. For its preparation, pieces of pork head are used, boiled, crushed and cooled in forms. Served as a cold snack or as part of a sandwich with horseradish mustard, sour cream or sauces based on them.

  2. 02

    To prepare the poultry, prepare: a piece of pork head, peppers, salt, onions and garlic.

  3. 03

    It is recommended to soak the pig’s head in cold water for about an hour.

  4. 04

    Then change the water, bring to a boil, remove the foam and add the onions right in the husks and peppers.

  5. 05

    Cook for 2-3 hours, the meat should be soft, and the broth is sticky.

  6. 06

    Cut the meat in pieces. Pass the living parts through the mud grinder.

  7. 07

    Stir all the resulting chopped pieces, add the crushed garlic and pour them with broth, in such an amount that a thick mass is obtained.

  8. 08

    Give the zealets a future shape in the form of sausage. For example, place in a sleeve and in a jar or in a plastic bottle, etc. I liked for these purposes the cylindrical shape for the kulichs.

  9. 09

    Cool the mass and extract the zeal.

  10. 10

    Serve the pork jelly chopped into pieces with bread, drinks and sauces to taste, mustard, horseradish ...

Ready to serve

Serve the dish as directed and enjoy it while it is at its best.

Bon appétit — enjoy your meal!
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Source & licence

This recipe was adapted and reformatted from Osiyo.ru / Аймкук . Text: Used with permission. Image: Used with permission, credited to Нина Минина-Р; view original image record .