A Healthy Jar of Trotter Gear Recipe

Updated March 26, 2019

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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.

The Nasty Bits: Pig's Foot

Recipe Details

A Healthy Jar of Trotter Gear Recipe

Active 10 mins

Total 0 mins

Serves 6 servings

Ingredients

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

Directions

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.
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.
You now have Trotter Gear, nuduals of giving wobbly trotter captured in a splendid jelly. One can sense its potential even now.

This Recipe Appears In

The Nasty Bits: Pig's Foot

Pork

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
239	Calories
14g	Fat
4g	Carbs
20g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 6
Amount per serving
Calories	239
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14g	19%
Saturated Fat 4g	20%
Cholesterol 94mg	31%
Sodium 314mg	14%
Total Carbohydrate 4g	1%
Dietary Fiber 0g	1%
Total Sugars 1g
Protein 20g
Vitamin C 0mg	2%
Calcium 7mg	1%
Iron 1mg	6%
Potassium 108mg	2%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.