Graisserons

Name: Graisserons
Prep time: 3 h 40 min
Cook time: 3 h 40 min
Total time: 3 h 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 bay leaves; 113 grams poultry gizzards and/or hearts, trimmed of silverskin; 1 stick cinnamon and 2 cloves, optional; 907 grams About duck legs; 6 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 meat stock; 454 grams About pork shoulder, deboned pork neck, or pork hock, cut into 2-inch chunks; 1 head whole head garlic with the top 1/2 inch sliced off

Need a gluten free, dairy free, and primal main course? Graisserons could be an excellent recipe to try. One serving contains 446 calories, 48g of protein, and 26g of fat. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of pork hock, cinnamon and 2 cloves, poul

Instructions

Toss the meat with the salt and cover loosely. Refrigerate overnight.

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Rinse the meats and pat dry. Grind the pork through a medium plate (abou 1/4 inch holes). Alternatively, mince the pork. Split the duck legs at the knee joints.

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Duck Leg

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Cut the gizzards into 1/2 inch segments.

Place the pig's feet and duck legs in the saucepan.

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Duck Leg

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Add the minced or ground pork and the gizzards.

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Ground Pork

Add the stock and fat. Bring the pot to a simmer and cook at a very low simmer until the meats are very tender, about 2 hours.

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Stock

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Remove and bone out the duck legs (or, fish out the bones if meat has slipped off by itself.)

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Remove the bones from the pig's foot. Mince the trotter meat and set aside.

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Lift all the meats from the pot, including the minced trotter, and place in a large mixing bowl.

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Let the meat juices settle in the pot and then pour off all the fat into a separate bowl. There should be approximately 2 cups of gelatinous, salty stock.

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Stock

Meat

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Use a wooden spoon to lightly knead the meats in the mixing bowl until you have a mash, more or less depending on your preference.

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Add the meat stock and mix thoroughly.

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Stock

Meat

Pack the graisserons in small canning jars or ramekins, pressing down so the meats are submerged in the stock. Cool completely, then seal the surface with a bit of the duck fat. Store in the refrigerator.

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Duck Fat