How to cook ears?
Only one who has never before tried skillfullycooked pork ears, can fretfully wrinkle his nose and assert that there are simply impossible. But in many countries they are considered a real delicacy, they are based on preparing all kinds of snacks and salads, dishes from pork ears are served in the best Asian restaurants. Yes, and in Europe they know about them. Gourmets from Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Germany or France can cook dozens of appetizing dishes from the pork ears.
Ears baked, smoked, fried,pressed, stuffed, marinated in honey or soy sauce - this is far from a complete list of delicacies from pork ears, which among other things are considered by many connoisseurs of one of the best appetizers for beer.
We now talk in more detail about the simplest way to prepare them - how to cook ears.
Before proceeding with their preparation, the earsit will be necessary to buy more, which is not always so easy to do. Often butchers sell pig heads whole, and you need to find a place where they are sold by separate "spare parts". Ideally, the ears should be well processed so that you do not have to shave their bristles at home and sing over the gas stove. When your ears are purchased, it's time to prepare them.
How to cook pork ears
- First of all, the ears must be prepared for cooking. They should be scalded if necessary, then cleaned thoroughly with a knife, washed and soaked overnight in cold water. If you have not enough time, then it will be enough for several hours.
- After soaking, we finally scrape our ears and rinse them. They should become smooth and white and pink.
- We put our ears in a saucepan, fill it with water and put it on the stove. When water boils, we reduce fire and cook ears with a barely noticeable boil.
- After an hour, the broth is poured into taste, an hour before the end of cooking, you can add a few peppercorns, onions and carrots.
- About how much to boil ears, opinionsspecialists differ somewhat. Some say that it will be enough for two and a half hours, while others say that at least four. Our advice is to check the readiness with a fork, then cut the piece and try, if it seems ready, then it is.
