Recipe Manitas de cerdo Catalana ( Catalunya style)

[karadekoolaid]

Ingredients:
2 pig's trotters
Bunch of fresh herbs (parsley, thyme, rosemary, oregano), tied with string
2 bay leaves
Salt & pepper
For the sauce:
1 large onions, diced
1 carrot, diced
½ red bell pepper, diced
½ green bell pepper, diced
4 tomatoes, grated
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 bay leaves
200 mls white wine
Olive oil as needed
Salt and pepper
For the "picada"
6 almonds
6 hazelnuts
1 clove garlic
1 slice fried bread
1 square dark chocolate* (optional)
* I noticed this in 4 of the 6 recipes I looked at. Interesting!
Method:

• Place the trotters, herbs, bay leaves, in a large pan and cover with water. (alternately, use a pressure cooker and halve the cooking time). Add salt and pepper and cook for 35-40 minutes.
• Remove the meat from the pan and set aside until cooled. Strain the stock and discard the herbs.
• In the same pan, heat 3-4 tbsps olive oil and fry the onion,carrot and peppers until soft. Now add the grated tomatoes and season with s&p Add the wine and reduce for 5 minutes. Taste for seasoning, then blitz in a blender or food processor.
• Blitz the almonds, hazelnuts, garlic and fried bread in a blender
• Return the sauce to the pan and add the trotters. Cook through for about 5-10 minutes, then add the "picada". Stir once or twice, then serve.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

I thought Picada meant something else so I looked it up and yes it means a few things. Interesting.