Smart Alec Pork Neck Bones Spaghetti Pressure Cooker Style Recipes

SMART ALEC PORK NECK BONES SPAGHETTI - PRESSURE COOKER STYLE

Steps:

• Place neck bones and water in pressure cooker and after it starts steaming, cook for 30 minutes. This cooking method is used to remove fat from the neck bones.
• You can also boil the neck bones in a pot for 90 minutes.
• Remove the liquid from the neck bones in the cooker; replace liquid with the spaghetti sauce.
• Bring to a simmer stirring often, so the neck bones or sauce won't stick to the bottom.
• Simmer for about 15 minutes to heat up the sauce.
• Serve with cooked pasta sprinkled with cheese.
• NOTE: If you serve this to your guests, warn them before hand that this dish is so good it'll curl their toes and make them speechless for a while.
• I felt like I was in heaven while eating it. LOL.
• TIP: Put the stock from cooking the neck bones in the refrigerator. The next day, remove the solid fat from the top and use it to make soup, Jambalaya, or Dirty Rice.

NECK BONES (PORK NECK AND NOODLES)

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium-high heat. Season neck bones all over with salt, black pepper and red pepper flakes. Add neck bones to pot and sear for 4 to 5 minutes, then flip and brown the other side, 4 to 5 minutes more. Add onions and 3 cups water. It's O.K. if the water doesn't cover all the neck bones; they will cook down.
• Reduce heat to low, cover and slowly simmer, stirring occasionally, 2 1/2 to 3 hours, or until the meat is very tender and falling off the bone.
• Remove the cooked neck bones to a separate bowl. Bring liquid to a boil, then add pasta and more salt and pepper to taste, if desired. Stir constantly for the first 2 to 3 minutes to keep pasta from sticking. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook, stirring occasionally, 8 to 10 minutes, or until pasta is al dente.
• Meanwhile, if you'd like, remove the meat from the bones using your fingers or a fork. Discard bones and any cartilage. When pasta is done, stir the cooked meat back into the pot. Serve hot alongside a heaping of greens (collard or mustard) and a hunk of cornbread.