In Russia, as a rule, delicious jelly or rich broth are cooked from pork shank. However, the shank (as some people call shanks), following the example of European countries, can be prepared as an independent dish. Today you will learn some interesting recipes.
Secrets of the selection and preparation of pork shank
- Pork can be baked, boiled and cooked aspic from it. Depending on what dish you want to create from the pork leg, depends on her choice. For example, you should buy the front leg for jelly - there is not much meat on it, but there is plenty of necessary substances for a tasty filling. For the preparation of side dishes from the shank, as well as for baking, you should buy the back meaty leg. Well, in the pea soup, and it is better to put smoked shank.
- When buying a knuckle, carefully inspect it: the skin should be light, without stains, and the meat - dense and light, with a small amount of white fat layers. Slightly press down on the pork leg, if it springs, then it will be possible to cook a tasty dish out of it.
- Finally, smell the knuckle, it should have a pleasant, slightly sweet smell.
Upon returning from the store, you can start creating a culinary masterpiece from a purchased knuckle. However, it must first be prepared.
- Burn the knob slightly over the fire. Scrape it with a knife, and then rinse thoroughly with running water, dry as necessary.
- In order for the knuckle to turn out to be especially soft and tender, some cooks advise before cooking to hold it for 2-3 hours in milk in a cool place. After soaking, the pork leg will need to be thoroughly washed and dried with paper towels.
As you can see, the preparatory stage is simple. Let's start cooking?
Pork knuckle baked in the oven
You will need:
- pork knuckle - 1 piece weighing about 1, 3 kilograms,
- bulb onion - 1 piece,
- carrots - 1 piece,
- allspice - 6 peas,
- black pepper - 8 peas,
- bay leaf - 3 pieces,
- mustard - 1 tablespoon,
- honey - 1 tablespoon,
- soy sauce - 1 tablespoon,
- salt - 1 tablespoon.
Preparation Method
- We prepare the shank prepared by the above method into a saucepan and pour water over it. The liquid should completely cover the pork leg. Put on the fire and bring to a boil.
- After boiling we remove the formed foam. Salt, put bay leaf and peppercorns. We turn down the heat and boil the knuckle for an hour.
- After the specified time, put in broth, where the knuckle, peeled carrots and onions are cooked. We continue to cook.
- After 20 minutes, remove the knuckle from the broth, let it cool.
- Mix honey, soy sauce and mustard. Half of the resulting sauce grease cooled pork leg.
- We spread the knuckle on a baking sheet and send it to the oven heated to 180 degrees for 20 minutes. 10 minutes before baking, you need to grease it again with a sauce of honey, soy sauce and mustard. Done!
Spicy pork knuckle with sauce
You will need:
- pork knuckle - 1 piece,
- carrots - 1 piece,
- bulb onion - 1 piece,
- black pepper - 5-7 peas,
- allspice - 3-5 peas,
- bay leaf - 2-3 pieces,
- garlic - 3 cloves,
- mayonnaise - 2 tablespoons,
- ketchup - 1 tablespoon,
- salt - 1 tablespoon.
Preparation Method
- We cook pork as specified in the first recipe.
- Mix the mayonnaise, ketchup and garlic passed through the press.
- Lubricate the pork knuckle with cooked sauce.
- Wrap the knuckle in foil and send it to the oven, heated to 200 degrees, for half an hour. If you want the knuckle to have a golden crust, then 10 minutes before cooking, unfold the foil.
- A vegetable salad, boiled rice or mashed potatoes will be an excellent addition to the shank prepared according to this recipe. Try it!
Bake pork shank with beer
Pork knuckle is considered a classic of German cuisine. What else is Germany famous for? That's right, beer. So let's combine these two ingredients and make a real Bavarian dish.
You will need:
- pork knuckle - 1 piece weighing about 2 kilograms (you can take 2 on one kilogram),
- dark beer - 2 liters,
- bulb onion - 1 piece,
- carrots - 1 piece,
- garlic - 1 head,
- allspice - 5 peas,
- black pepper - 3 peas,
- bay leaf - 3 pieces,
- carnation - 3 buds,
- cumin - 1 pinch,
- celery - 100 grams,
- salt - 1 tablespoon,
- grain mustard - 1 tablespoon,
- honey - 1 tablespoon.
Preparation Method
- We prepare the pork cooked according to all the rules in a narrow high saucepan and pour it over with beer. If there is no suitable saucepan, you can use it, but it is possible that in this case you will need a little more beer. We put on a strong fire.
- Carrots and onions clean. In the last we stick the buds of carnations.
- After boiling the beer, reduce the heat, remove the foam. Put in the broth vegetables and all the prepared spices. Cook on moderate heat for 2 hours, after an hour you should turn the pork leg in order to boil it better.
- In the cold knuckle we make cuts and insert peeled garlic cloves there.
- We rub the necklet with the sauce prepared from the specified amount of mustard, honey and 2 tablespoons of beer broth in which the knuckle is cooked.
- We send the knuckle to the oven, heated to 160 degrees, for half an hour, not forgetting to water the pork leg every 5 minutes with beer broth and the remaining mustard-honey sauce.
- It is recommended that the finished pork knuckle be served hot, pre-cut into portions. If desired, you can sprinkle it with cheese and chopped celery. A classic side dish for pork steak, cooked according to the recipe of Bavarian cuisine, is considered to be sauerkraut, but it goes well with vegetables and boiled potatoes. Enjoy your meal!
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