Post by bill44 on Dec 13, 2014 10:21:10 GMT 10
Sorry No Photos. This is a soft skin style, not like the Bavarian Crackling style.
Picked up my 4 hind hocks from the butcher yesterday, all a good size so I cryovaced 3 of them. Just as well as there were leftovers from the one I cooked for the pair of us.
I Leek, 1 Carrot, 1 Onion, 1 stick Celery, Salt & Pepper, all cubed and thrown into a pot with 1 Hock and just covered with water. Put the lid on and simmered for the 2 1/2 hours to get it to the right stage.
Taken out and drained, veges drained, stock saved.
Heated oven to 210 Fan Forced, put the veges in a layer on the bottom of a baking dish, used enough stock to get to the top of the veges, and put the hock on top.
Into the oven for 35 minutes, take out, discard veges, cut up Hock and serve with Sauerkraut and boiled Potatoes.
Sauerkraut was cooked for an hour with white wine, caraway seeds, juniper berries, and a little water. Drained for serving.
Tip, don't use Sauerkraut from a can, get the stuff that comes in a jar, if you look around a good deli you can find big 2 1/2 Kg jars for about 6 or 7 bucks.
Picked up my 4 hind hocks from the butcher yesterday, all a good size so I cryovaced 3 of them. Just as well as there were leftovers from the one I cooked for the pair of us.
I Leek, 1 Carrot, 1 Onion, 1 stick Celery, Salt & Pepper, all cubed and thrown into a pot with 1 Hock and just covered with water. Put the lid on and simmered for the 2 1/2 hours to get it to the right stage.
Taken out and drained, veges drained, stock saved.
Heated oven to 210 Fan Forced, put the veges in a layer on the bottom of a baking dish, used enough stock to get to the top of the veges, and put the hock on top.
Into the oven for 35 minutes, take out, discard veges, cut up Hock and serve with Sauerkraut and boiled Potatoes.
Sauerkraut was cooked for an hour with white wine, caraway seeds, juniper berries, and a little water. Drained for serving.
Tip, don't use Sauerkraut from a can, get the stuff that comes in a jar, if you look around a good deli you can find big 2 1/2 Kg jars for about 6 or 7 bucks.
