Tag Archives: pig’s ears

Post-New Year’s Meat Brunch

Hard to beat Eric’s caption from his facebook post: “Dark and stormy, Scotch eggs, scrapple, fried pig ears, bacon jam, biscuits and pie. How’s your Thursday morning been?” This was no New Year’s Resolution Health Brunch, as you can see. … Continue reading

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pickled peppers and pig’s ears

So here’s steps 2 and 3 of project pig’s ear, and a quick new favorite technique (well, old technique actually) for pickled peppers. 

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Crispy pig’s ears, step one

I’ve decided to revisit the crispy pig’s ears that I made last year, building on their success, and tweaking the recipe just a bit to improve them. The basic gist is the same: overnight salt, coriander, crushed garlic, and orange … Continue reading

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Crispy Pig’s Ears

The other thing I picked up last weekend down on Arthur Avenue (along with the tongue) was a package of pig’s ears. Hard to pass these up after reading Michael Symon’s Live to Cook, and I’d love to try them … Continue reading

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