Posted: Sat May 23, 09 8:51 am Post subject: Sort of Bath Chaps
Ingredients
2 pigs cheeks
basic brine or dry cure
stock vegetables
pepper corns
bayleaves
Recipe
This version involves just the cheeks not the rest of the head or the tongue. Have the cheeks removed, trim and clean them. Brine or salt them for three days.
Rinse. Cover with water. Gently bring to just the slightest boil. Discard water and scum and start again but this time with stock vegetables, peppercorns and a couple of bay leaves. Bring to a slight simmer and leave for a couple of hours.
Remove and allow to cool so you can handle them. Remove skin and as much of the top layer of fat that you want. Roll in dried breadcrumbs if you want. Roll each one into a cone shape and then wrap tight with cling film. Cool and then refrigerate.
Comments
When cold slice thin and serve with a good quality piccalilli. You really need this because they are quite fatty. They go well with cold new potatoes or a hunk of bread.
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