For the poster wondering what to do with Pig Ears. I knew I had seen this recipe but had to search a
bit to find it.
Salted Pig's Ears (Sùlt) by Ms. Desiree Da Costa Gomez
Salted Pigs Ears is one of the dishes that are traditionally served during social and family
gatherings around the end of the year. Nowadays it's also prepared for special occasions
during the year.
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients:
1 lbs. salted pig's ears 2 cups water ±1 cup distilled vinegar ½ cup water in which the salted ears
were boiled 2 onions, finely sliced 3 cloves garlic, finely sliced 5-6 whole all spice 10 cloves,
whole 1 bay leaf hot pepper (to taste)
Method: Clean the ears and wash them thoroughly. Let them stand in a lot of water for about an hour.
Discard this water and put the ears to boil in new fresh water. They have to boil until tender.
Don't let them become to tender. Sometimes I cook them in a pressure cooker. As soon as the pressure
cooker starts to sound wait for 10 minutes and turn of the heat immediately. Take the ears out of
the water and let them cool off. Measure ½ cup of water (or a little more) and put aside. After that
we cut the ears in long pieces but not too wide. In a large glass bowl (with a lid) we mix water
with vinegar, the ½ cup of water in which the ears were cooked, onion, garlic, hot pepper, all
spice, cloves and the bay leaf. I personally like to add a teaspoon of vegetable oil. Add the ears
and mix everything well with plastic spoon.
Cover the bowl and let the preparation stand for 24 hours and then it's ready to serve.
Tip: You can also mix the water with pure vinegar. Then you can check the amount of vinegar you wish
to add. Add the pure vinegar a little at the time until the desired taste is reached. In the
Netherlands the ears are not heavily salted. I just cook them once in water.
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