There are many recipes in which we can use pig trotters. As many recipes as the chef wants to cook. But in the traditional stews and in the popular cocido from Madrid, this plate are completely indispensable.
Pig trotters are more than just pig paws
Pig trotters are the pig’s paws, even though they are commonly known in Spain as manitas de cerdo, in Perú as patitas de chancho and in Venezuela as patitas de cochino. This product is very well-known and used in different gastronomies.
Spanish gastronomy
In Spanish gastronomy, pig trotters are consumed fresh or in salting as the meat element of stews and cocidos. This plate are considered to be one of the main ingredients of cocido from Madrid. Moreover, it is also common to find these this food as tapas at bars. Whereas their jellied texture, due to the presence of cartilage, allows to cook soups with very pleasant textures for every palate, even for the most refined ones.
In the gastronomy from Perú, this plate are consumed in two different and popular plates: patitas con maní and sarza de patitas.
While in the gastronomy from Venezuela, these pig trotters are used in dishes with legumes. However, they can also be cooked in stews with white rice.
Properties of pig trotters
Among our elaborated dishes, Gastronomic Spain has available pig trotters in sauce of 350 g., perfect to prepare a great typical Spanish tapeo.
Pig trotters are pig meat, and they have some characteristics, benefits and properties which should be pointed out. Among these properties of this plate, we stand out that they are rich in vitamin B1.
Thanks to the high value of vitamin B1, the pig trotters can help to overcome stress and depression. Moreover, the products which are rich in vitamin B1 are very recommended during pregnancy or lactation periods, as well as after surgeries or during convalescence periods, as during these cycles we are more fatigued than usually.
How to cook pig trotters in sauce
The pig trotters in sauce are a very popular dish of Spanish gastronomy, a very traditional dish. Very easy to cook, but very uncommon.
We will show you below how to cook this food in sauce step by step:
- Put pig trotters in a pot with cold water over low heat. When water boils, leave them cook for 10 minutes. Drain the trotters and get rid of the water.
- Put again the pig trotters in a pot with water, two leaves of bay, salt, and a sliced onion.
- If it is a pressure cooker: leave them cook for 40 minutes, starting when the valve goes up.
- If it is a conventional pot: cook them until they are tender.
- On the other hand, do the sauté.
- Put in a casserole pan: extra virgin olive oil, fry bread, almonds, and garlics. Coat them with white wine and reserve it. *This is an idea of sauté, but each person is free to cook the one which he/she likes the most.
- Sauté until everything is cooked.
- Add paprika, crushed or fried tomato, mix it and include the boiled pig trotters and the sauté.
- Leave it cook over low heat for about 30 minutes.
This way you will have tasty and delicious pig trotters in sauce. A perfect dish which will surprise your friends, relatives, or guests.
You will be able to find every ingredient used in this recipe of pig trotters in the online shop of Gastronomic Spain. However, if you want the this plate in sauce already elaborated, they are also available.
Traditional pig trotters or pig trotters a la madrileña?
Traditional pig trotters, as well as this plate a la madrileña are very special. These are two completely different recipes, but equally delicious.
The traditional pig trotters are the recipe which has been explained before, with a tomato sauce, a sauté reduced in white wine and some paprika. Such a delicacy of typical Spanish recipe, as its name suggests: traditional.
Whereas pig trotters a la madrileña would be, basically, cocido from Madrid but with pig trotters. Cocido from Madrid is one of the most representative dishes in Spanish cuisine, specially of the cuisine from Madrid. It is a stew whose main ingredients are chickpeas accompanied by vegetables, meats, pig fat and some cold meats.
Two completely different dishes, but equally special and tasty.
Pig trotters a la asturiana are also made
It should be pointed out that the recipe called pig trotters a la asturiana is also very elaborated. This recipe is very similar to the traditional one, but in this case, sauce will be made by a delicious cider, apple, rosemary, and bay.
Such a delicacy!
Other traditional Spanish dishes: pork ear and pork cheek
In addition to this plate, there are other parts of the pig which are very popular among the more traditional Spanish dishes: pork ear and pork cheek.
Pork ear
Pork ear is a species of grilled ear. They are usually served in bars accompanied by beers, with other tapas such as patatas bravas, zorza or this food.
Pork cheek
While pork cheek is other of the most popular tapas among Spanish people. It comes from the face of pork and it has a tough texture, which is softened in the inside.
Buying pig trotters online is easy and simple thanks to Gastronomic Spain
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