A Healthy Jar of Trotter Gear
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Adapted from Beyond Nose to Tail by Fergus Henderson and Justin Piers Gellatly:
Alluded to in the previous book, but now fully fledged, it now has a name and a place in every kitchen. This unctuous, giving gastronomic tool will become all chefs' and cooks' friend, finding untold uses in the kitchen. No fridge should be without its jar of Trotter Gear.
Ingredients
active time 10 minutes, total time 3 1/2 hours
- 6 pig's trotters
- 2 onions, peeled
- 2 carrots, peeled
- 2 sticks celery
- 2 leeks, slit in half lengthways and cleaned
- 1 head of garlic
- A bundle of thyme
- A handful of peppercorns
- 1/2 bottle sercial madeira
- Enough chicken stock to cover the trotters
Procedures
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Place the trotters in a large casserole. Cover with water and bring to the boil. Boil for 5 minutes, then drain. This removes the initial scum given off by the trotters.
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Now place the blanched trotters back in the pot with the vegetables, thyme, peppercorns and Madeira and cover with stock. Cover and place in a gentle oven. Cook for at least 3 hours, until the trotters are totally giving. At this point, strain the cooking liquor and keep. When the trotters have cooled enough to handle (but don't let them go cold, as they become much harder to deal with), pick all the flesh, fat and skin off them, tearing the skin into shreds. Add to the cooking liquor, seal in a jar and refrigerator.
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You now have Trotter Gear, nuduals of giving wobbly trotter captured in a splendid jelly. One can sense its potential even now.
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