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Souse Top

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • Pig’s head
  • Pig’s feet
  • Salt
  • Parsley
  • Thyme
  • Celery
  • Hot pepper
  • 1 large onion
  • Sauce:
  • 3 cups stock
  • Juice of 3 limes
  • Hot pepper

Directions

  1. Clean the head and feet thoroughly. Cover with water and boil until tender.
  2. Transfer head and feet into fresh boiling water. Add salt, parsley, thyme, celery, and hot pepper.
  3. Steam on a slow fire for one hour. Let stand in water until cool. Remove the souse from stock, removing the larger bones.
  4. Make a sauce from strained stock with limes and hot pepper. Garnish with parsley and sliced limes.
  5. Souse is usually served hot with sauce.