Pigs Tails Recipes

SOUTHERN STYLE PIG TAILS

Steps:

• Place the pig tails in a large stock pot, and fill with enough water to cover. Cover the pot, and bring to a boil. Boil for 10 to 15 minutes. Drain, and clean the pot of any debris, then return the tails to the pot and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil again, and season with onion, red pepper flakes and salt. Boil for about 2 hours, or until the tails are almost falling apart.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a roasting pan with aluminum foil.
• Drain the pig tails, and place them on the roasting pan. The stock from the tails may be used to cook turnip greens, cabbage or black-eye peas.
• Roast the tails for 30 to 40 minutes, until the tails pop and sizzle and the skin browns. Take care when opening the oven door. Allow the tails to cool, and serve with your favorite side dishes.

BRAISED PIG'S TAIL RECIPE

Steps:

• Rinse the pork tails, remove the hair, and cut them into smaller chunks.
• Add cold water and pig's tail to a large saucepan or pot. (Make sure the pig tails are submerged.)
• Bring to boil and drain the water. It'll take about 10 minutes. Rinse the pork tails to remove the foam and small particles.
• In a large pan over medium-heat, add oil, garlic, ginger and green onion. Stir fry for about 1 minute until fragrant.
• Add cooked pig tail chunks, star anises, sugar, soy sauce, cooking wine to the pan.
• Add water to make sure the liquid covers the pork tail completely.
• Bring to boil, and then lower the heat.
• Cover the lid and simmer for about 1 hour until the pork tail has become completely tender.
• Remove the lid. Turn the heat to high, cook until the sauce has thickened. If you have a lot of liquid in the pan, it may take a while. You can add cornstarch slurry (mix 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and water). This will thicken the sauce much faster and make it sticky.
• Season with more salt if needed and serve immediately.

PIG TAILS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, add the first 4 ingredients, COVER THE TAILS WITH WATER and boil for 1/2 an hour. Drain, cool and remove excess fat.
• Meanwhile, mix the tomato sauce, garlic, teriyaki sauce, and soya sauce and in a large roasting pan and then add tails.
• Bake at 350F for several hours until meat falls off the bone.
• Serve with fresh bread rolls as you'll want to get every last bite of the sauce.
• (Don't forget a bone bowl when setting the table - also, low lighting sets the scene for serious messy eating with fingers!).

BRAISED PIG TAILS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Heat a large saute pan until hot, then add 3 tablespoons of the olive oil. When the olive oil begins to smoke, carefully place the pig tails into the saute pan. Sear the pig tails until golden, then remove from the pan. Repeat as many times as necessary to sear all the pig tails. Once the pig tails are removed from the pan, carefully add the beer and deglaze the pan.
• Heat a large oven-safe roasting pan until hot, then add the remaining 3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon olive oil and cook the ginger, garlic, carrots, onions and celery until caramelized. Add the pig tails, then pour the chicken stock into the roasting pan (there should be just enough liquid to cover the pig tails and vegetables). Add the thyme sprigs, bay leaves, orange juice and two healthy pinches of salt. Cover the pig tails with aluminum foil and braise in the oven for 4 hours. Remove the foil and continue to bake for another 30 minutes. (This will allow the pig tails to gain a beautiful color and for the braising liquid to reduce.) Remove the pig tails from the roasting pan and strain the braising liquid. Refrigerate until ready to use. Once the pig tails are cool to the touch, trim the excess fat.
• Add the vegetable oil to a large pot and heat to 350 degrees F.
• Dredge each pig tail in flour and fry until crispy. Toss in your favorite barbecue sauce. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds, sliced scallions and cilantro if using.

PIGS' TAILS

Steps:

• Trim & wash the tails.
• Put them in a suace pan covered with salt water and simmer for 35-55 minutes according to size, OR until tender. Drain & dry, BUT keep tails hot.
• Melt butter in a fry pan until light brown.
• Add stock and cook until reduced by nearly HALVED.
• Add egg yolks scraping the bottom of pan to prevent sticking & stirring all the time until the sauce is thick.
• DO NOT allow to boil after the egg yolks have been added.
• Add chives, pepper & hot sauce; stir again.
• Serve the pigs tails on bed of Peas An' Rice.
• Either pour sauce over or serve separately.