Say cheese!
Head cheese, that is!
Yesterday Martin bought half a pig from a friend who has started to breed them. The friend employs a butcher and Martin gave him instruction on how he wanted the various body parts and asked that he include the bones for roasting. He decided to include the head to allow Martin to either use or to give to his brother's dogs. The dogs will not be getting the treat....
Today he has asked me to find a recipe for pig's head. This is not an easy task; Pig's Head isn't very common! Most of the recipes are for Head Cheese - which I remember my Granny used to make. I also remember my mother telling me that it wasn't really made from the pig's head - it was just a name.... The things mothers tell their children... Anyway, it didn't matter since the jellied terrine grossed me out enough to never try the meat inside.
I did find a recipe for Braised Pig's Head stuffed with pig's tongue...bleurgh.
Just a day in the life of a chef's wife....
Yesterday Martin bought half a pig from a friend who has started to breed them. The friend employs a butcher and Martin gave him instruction on how he wanted the various body parts and asked that he include the bones for roasting. He decided to include the head to allow Martin to either use or to give to his brother's dogs. The dogs will not be getting the treat....
Today he has asked me to find a recipe for pig's head. This is not an easy task; Pig's Head isn't very common! Most of the recipes are for Head Cheese - which I remember my Granny used to make. I also remember my mother telling me that it wasn't really made from the pig's head - it was just a name.... The things mothers tell their children... Anyway, it didn't matter since the jellied terrine grossed me out enough to never try the meat inside.
I did find a recipe for Braised Pig's Head stuffed with pig's tongue...bleurgh.
Just a day in the life of a chef's wife....
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