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post #1 of 31
2/7/11 at 5:19pm
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Managed to get a whole pigs head and some fresh trotters and am figuring out what I'd like to do this weekend.

Headcheese:

From Charcuterie, like this http://menuinprogress.com/2007/11/coppa-di-testa.html

or

These pork medallions from The French Laundry Cookbook
http://carolcookskeller.blogspot.com...pigs-head.html


What do you guys think? The headcheese seems like a much shorter process, and is the way I'm leaning, but my buddy is pushing for the medallions. I have no experience with either, so advice is always welcome.

Thanks
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post #2 of 31
2/7/11 at 5:25pm
i've been wanting to do a terrine like that, but those medallions look fantastic too. whatever you decide, post lots of photos please
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post #3 of 31
2/7/11 at 5:26pm
Headcheese isn't hard to make, but I don't actually love it. The best dish I ever had was a simmered pig's head, but I don't know if I would give it a shot myself. I guess I would if I had one sitting in my kitchen.
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post #4 of 31
2/7/11 at 5:44pm
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Headcheese isn't hard to make, but I don't actually love it. The best dish I ever had was a simmered pig's head, but I don't know if I would give it a shot myself. I guess I would if I had one sitting in my kitchen.

Aren't you Jewish as well?
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post #5 of 31
2/7/11 at 5:52pm
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Aren't you Jewish as well?
yes. a bad, bad jew.
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post #6 of 31
2/7/11 at 6:13pm
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Originally Posted by mharwitt View Post
i've been wanting to do a terrine like that, but those medallions look fantastic too. whatever you decide, post lots of photos please

Yeah, I'll post a lot of pictures whatever we end up making.

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Headcheese isn't hard to make, but I don't actually love it. The best dish I ever had was a simmered pig's head, but I don't know if I would give it a shot myself. I guess I would if I had one sitting in my kitchen.

I've never had properly prepared headcheese, so I thought it would be fun to try it. Care to elaborate on the simmered pig's head dish that was the best dish you've ever had?
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post #7 of 31
2/7/11 at 6:16pm
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Yeah, I'll post a lot of pictures whatever we end up making.



I've never had properly prepared headcheese, so I thought it would be fun to try it. Care to elaborate on the simmered pig's head dish that was the best dish you've ever had?
It was one of Robuchon's signature dishes back in the day. I have the recipe somewhere, but it was basically just cut in half, brains and tongue removed, then the half heads braised in pork stock with ginger and vegetables, then deboned and rolled. THe tongue braised separately. Then the braising liquid reduced, the half heads and the tongue reheated in the braising liquid and then sliced, the brain poached and plopped on top and some glazed baby vegetables, a little chopped truffle and some mashed potatoes. I'm pretty sure that is right, but not positive.
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post #8 of 31
2/7/11 at 6:20pm
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It was one of Robuchon's signature dishes back in the day. I have the recipe somewhere, but it was basically just cut in half, brains and tongue removed, then the half heads braised in pork stock with ginger and vegetables, then deboned and rolled. THe tongue braised separately. Then the braising liquid reduced, the half heads and the tongue reheated in the braising liquid and then sliced, the brain poached and plopped on top and some glazed baby vegetables, a little chopped truffle and some mashed potatoes. I'm pretty sure that is right, but not positive.

sounds great, but they must have had an exceptionally morbid freezer
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post #9 of 31
2/7/11 at 6:27pm
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It was one of Robuchon's signature dishes back in the day. I have the recipe somewhere, but it was basically just cut in half, brains and tongue removed, then the half heads braised in pork stock with ginger and vegetables, then deboned and rolled. THe tongue braised separately. Then the braising liquid reduced, the half heads and the tongue reheated in the braising liquid and then sliced, the brain poached and plopped on top and some glazed baby vegetables, a little chopped truffle and some mashed potatoes. I'm pretty sure that is right, but not positive.

Do you have a recipe for the La Folie pig's trotters?
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post #10 of 31
2/7/11 at 6:38pm
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Originally Posted by iammatt View Post
It was one of Robuchon's signature dishes back in the day. I have the recipe somewhere, but it was basically just cut in half, brains and tongue removed, then the half heads braised in pork stock with ginger and vegetables, then deboned and rolled. THe tongue braised separately. Then the braising liquid reduced, the half heads and the tongue reheated in the braising liquid and then sliced, the brain poached and plopped on top and some glazed baby vegetables, a little chopped truffle and some mashed potatoes. I'm pretty sure that is right, but not positive.

apparently Eric Ripert feels the same:

Q: If you could only eat one dish made by another chef for the rest of your life, what would it be?
"”Question from Heidi Richardson McHugh

A: It would be an old signature dish from chef Joel Robuchon: braised pig head with mashed potatoes. I was working in his kitchen at the time. He braises the head ... takes the tongue, cheeks, different parts of the neck and presents them on a plate with the braising sauce, which has so many spices and a lot of flavor. And it's paired with the most silky, smooth mashed potatoes you've ever had in your life.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/402782...oday-foodwine/
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post #11 of 31
2/7/11 at 7:15pm
It's easy to get heacheese at the grocery store so I'd make something a little more exotic.
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post #12 of 31
2/7/11 at 7:40pm
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It's easy to get heacheese at the grocery store so I'd make something a little more exotic.

I'm certainly open to suggestions and recipes.
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post #13 of 31
2/7/11 at 7:47pm
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Thoughts?
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post #14 of 31
2/7/11 at 7:59pm
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Headcheese isn't hard to make, but I don't actually love it. The best dish I ever had was a simmered pig's head, but I don't know if I would give it a shot myself. I guess I would if I had one sitting in my kitchen.

I had headcheese once in an Amish woman's home. My grandfather used to take the whole family out for breakfast on Christmas, and one year he paid the Amish neighbors to cook for us. We went to their home and they served us this killer breakfast in their basement. I wouldn't normally think of eating headcheese but this tasted amazing.
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post #15 of 31
2/7/11 at 8:44pm
I'm sorry but that looks disgusting.
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