Pressed pig ears - a budget but very tasty snack for any occasion

Rarely does a housewife include in her family's menu such by-products as pig ears, tongue, tail, liver, etc. Some do this out of disgust, while others do it out of ignorance about the positive qualities of these products.
Today we want to talk about pig ears. More precisely, how to prepare a good appetizer from them, which will have a place both in the everyday menu and on the holiday table.

In addition to the offal, let's take some additional chicken meat. This can be any part of the bird (breast, leg). To make our appetizer of pig ears and chicken even juicier and more tender, we use a simple sauce. The technology for preparing this dish is simple to the point of primitiveness.
So, let's prepare pressed pork ears with chicken.

Ingredients:

• pig ears – 3 pcs.;
  
• small chicken leg (one thigh is enough).

For cooking:

• bay leaf, allspice peas and salt - to taste;
  
• small onion.

For the sauce:

• a few cloves of garlic (to taste);
  
• a coffee spoon of ground paprika;
  
• a few pinches of ground pepper;
  
• about a third of a glass of mayonnaise.

• Yield: 4-5 servings.
  
• Cooking time – about 2 hours + 6-12 hours to bring to the desired state.

How to cook pressed pork ears with chicken:

We prepare the products. Place the washed ears in a pan with cold water (do not pour a lot of liquid) and, bringing to a boil, cook for no more than ten minutes. Then pour the broth into the sink. With this method we will get rid of the unpleasant smell and taste that often accompanies this offal. Pour fresh boiling water into the pan with the ears, into which we immediately throw the bay leaves along with peppercorns and peeled onions. Cook for 90 minutes. Add salt no earlier than an hour later. Boil the chicken leg in a separate pan (the broth from it can be used to make soup), salt the water immediately.

In between times, prepare the sauce by mixing the ingredients prepared for it (mayonnaise, chopped garlic and spices).

Remove the cooked leg from the broth and separate the bones from the meat.

We also take the boiled pig ears out of the pan. We cut each ear in half from top to bottom (according to its height).

We form the dish. Take a small container with sides no lower than 4 cm and completely cover it with cling film, leaving the ends hanging down. Apply a little sauce to the film located at the bottom of the container with a brush.

Place one layer of ears and brush it with sauce.

Now add some chicken meat in a thin layer and coat with sauce.


Next comes another layer of ears, which we again grease with sauce.


We cover the food with film and put pressure on top.


In this form, we send the resulting structure to the refrigerator for 6-12 hours. That is, until the layers we have laid out are properly compressed.After the designated time, we remove the film from our structure and, cutting it into thin slices, use it for making sandwiches or as an addition to a side dish.


Bon appetit!
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