Schweinshaxe

Name: Schweinshaxe
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters beer; 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns; 1 carrot, diced; 1 stalk celery, diced; 1 pinch ground cumin, or to taste; 1 leek, chopped; 1 onion, peeled and diced; 2 meaty pork knuckles; 2 servings salt to taste; 2 Tbsps vegetable shortening

Schweinshaxe might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 2. One portion of this dish contains around 31g of protein, 51g of fat, and a total of 593 calories. A mixture of beer, onion, ground cumin, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the ground cumin you could follow this main course with the Moroccan Chocolate Mousse as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 4 hours.

Instructions

Place the carrot, onion, leek, celery, and pork knuckles into a large stockpot. Throw in the peppercorns, and season with salt to taste.

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Pork Knuckle

Peppercorns

Carrot

Celery

Onion

Leek

Salt

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Pot

Add enough water to the pot to cover the vegetables. Cover, and cook over medium heat for 2 to 3 hours, or until everything is tender.

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Vegetable

Water

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Pot

Remove the knuckles from the water, and drain. Reserve vegetables and cooking liquid.

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Vegetable

Water

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F ( 220 degrees C). Melt the shortening in an enamel coated cast iron baking dish or pan.

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Shortening

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Baking Pan

Oven

Place the drained pork knuckles, cooked vegetables, and about 2 cups of the cooking liquid into the pan.

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Pork Knuckle

Vegetable

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Frying Pan

Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven. During the last 10 minutes, sprinkle with beer in which a good amount of salt has been dissolved. Dust lightly with cumin to increase flavor.

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Cumin

Beer

Salt

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Oven

Serve with potato or white bread dumplings, or sauerkraut salad. In Bavaria, the cooking liquid and juices are strained, and served as an accompanying sauce.

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White Bread