Pig's Trotters

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Here comes another classic Spanish recipe, this one from Basque country:
Manitas de cerdo a la Vizcaina (Trotters, Basque style)
The secret to cooking trotters, according to this recipe, is low and slow.
Basque cuisine is really, really good - there are a couple of excellent restaurants in Caracas and the way they cook seafood and fish is extraordinary.

Thanks. That looks rather delicious and I'm always up for a bit of Spanish food.

 

[Barriehie]

I’ve tried slow cooking them, I just ended up with a gelatinous mess and no discernible meat so I guessed I cooked it for too long

There's not a lot of meat to start with but that gelatinous mass that's loaded with collagen is a good thing.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

The gelatinous mess might be good for you but it has to translate in into something that’s super tasty or it’s not coming in

 

[Barriehie]

The gelatinous mess might be good for you but it has to translate in into something that’s super tasty or it’s not coming in

And that's probably why people eat flavored "stuff" with zip for nutrition. According to this label I should just be eating butter and salt instead of pork rinds...

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

And that's probably why people eat flavored "stuff" with zip for nutrition. According to this label I should just be eating butter and salt instead of pork rinds... View attachment 137292

Do you not salt your pork rinds?

 

[Barriehie]

Do you not salt your pork rinds?

No, just right out of the bag. I don't salt much.

 

[badjak]

And that's probably why people eat flavored "stuff" with zip for nutrition. According to this label I should just be eating butter and salt instead of pork rinds... View attachment 137292

14 gr per serving ..
No ways you are going to manage to just eat 14 gr of pork rinds

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

14 gr per serving ..
Now ways you are going to manage to just eat 14 gr of pork rinds

Depends how salty they are

 

[Barriehie]

Depends how salty they are

These aren't that much so you can easily eat the bag in 3 sittings...

 

[badjak]

Depends how salty they are

That does not influence the amount you eat, just the amount of beer you drink with them

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

That does not influence the amount you eat, just the amount of beer you drink with them

Aye, I bow to your wisdom Captain.

 

[Barriehie]

That does not influence the amount you eat, just the amount of beer you drink with them

Yes, have to keep the hydration ratios correct...

 

[karadekoolaid]

Here's the third (and last) trotter recipe: Manitas de cerdo Catalana ( Catalunya style)
This is from Catalunya, where they speak Catalan and are fiercely independent.
Interesting differences to the other 2 recipes. Carrots and peppers added, and something they call a "picada" ( that just means chopped up) right at the end.