Ponchak Family Recipe
Package of 4 to 8 pig's feet. (they will be cut in half lenghtwise)
Onions
Garlic cloves
salt dash
Paprika dash
Hold over grill or gas flame to burn off any hair and to slighly char skin.
Put in to stockpot with enough water to cover.
Add salt,onions, garlic cloves, and dash of paprika.
Cook 4-5 hours until meat falls off bones.
Pour into bowls. Let cool.
Refrigerate overnight. Enjoy!
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Ponchak Family Recipe:
Package of 4 to 8 pig's feet. (they will be cut in half lenghtwise). Hold over grill or gas flame to burn off any hair and to slighly char skin. Put in to stockpot with enough water to cover. Add salt,onions, garlic cloves, and dash of paprika. Cook
4-5 hours until meat falls off bones.
Pour into bowls. Let cool. Refrigerate overnight. Enjoy!
I have been looking for the Slavic Version of this, Thanks..!
Growing up Slovak, I have had quite a variety of Slovakian foods, but Pigs Feet have an been one of my favorites. We called them “ Kuchenina” - not sure of the spelling on that., but you can go by the pronunciation. The recipe was almost identical to the one here with a few differences. IWebalways added onion skins to the broth along with the garlic. After cooking for 5-6 hours, it was divided into every soup bowl in the house and put into the refrigerator overnight. I used to have it for breakfast the next day with some soft rye bread. Almost Heaven !
I grew up in the coal regions of Pa.
Mom would make it on Saturday night and put it in bowls outside on the back porch.
It would be our breakfast after Sunday mass.
Pigs feet jelly with salt pepper and vinegar and with bread.
I have made it several times after not having tasted it for probably 30 years.
I can remember sitting at the kitchen table picking the bones out and separating whatever meat was keft.
I seem to remember more meat in the mixture.
The feet seem so different today.
Remember using t he coal stove poker out of the hot coals to burn the hair off.
Dont have to do that these days...they are clean.
My siblings and cousins loved it when I made it the last two times but my children and their cousins don't even want to look at it but thats ok because it's more for all of us tHat enjoy it.
Since the feet don't have hardly any meat I cooked a small roast and shredded it to add into the jell.
Yummmmmy.
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