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Hog Head Cheese




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Recipe Introduction


You can use a fresh picnic ham instead of the hog's head and feet. Real head cheese is best, because of the great natural gelatin that comes from the fresh head and feet, but the alternative will do okay. Just add two more packs of gelatin if you do not use the head and feet to prepare.


List of Ingredients




4 whole pig feet, cleaned
1 whole hog head, cleaned, 10 to 12 lbs.
Cold water to cover
2 tsp salt
2 tsp cayenne pepper
2 tsp Tabasco sauce
2 c green onions chopped
1 c fresh parsley, finely chopped
1/4 c bell pepper, finely diced
1/4 c red bell pepper, finely diced
3 Tbsp celery, minced
3 cloves garlic, finely minced
2 tsp sage
1 pkg gelatin, dissolved in 1/2 c cold water
1/2 c red wine vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
1 12x18 glass baking dish, lightly greased with butter
Crackers or french bread

In a large stock pot, place the pig feet and then the hog's head. Cover the head with water, then add the 2 tsp salt, cayenne pepper, and tabasco sauce, and bring to a boil. When the water comes to a hard boil, cover and let it boil for 5 minutes. Then reduce the heat to med. and let it boil for 2 more hours, covered. the meat should have started to leave the bones. Remove from the heat and cool. Reserve the stockpot liquid for later use.

When cool, remove the head and feet from the pot and pick all the meat from the bone that remains. Discard the head and feet. Put the meat in a large bowl, taking care to remove any meat that is left in the stockpot. Chop the meat well, until it is very fine. Add the green onions, parsley, red and green bell pepper, celery, and garlic. Mix well together. Blend in the sage and the dissolved gelatin. Add the vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste. Pour in about 2 cups of liquid from the stock pot that was reserved. Blend it in well with the meat mixture and pour into the greased glass baking dish.

Place in the refrigerator until the mixture has jelled, about 3 hours. When jelled, slice into 2 inch squares and serve with crackers or french bread.

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