Pig’s Head Brawn

Name: Pig’s Head Brawn
Total time: 2 h
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 1 bunch of herbs, 4 peppercorns,2 blades of mace, 4 cloves, 12 allspiece.; 1 bunch of herbs, 4 peppercorns,2 blades of mace, 4 cloves, 12 allspiece.; 1 bunch of herbs, 4 peppercorns,2 blades of mace, 4 cloves, 12 allspiece.; 1 bunch of herbs, 4 peppercorns,2 blades of mace, 4 cloves, 12 allspiece.; shallots; water, carrots, turnips; water, carrots, turnips; water, carrots, turnips; onion; 1 pig’s head; brine or 2 handfuls of salt and a small piece of saltpetre; brine or 2 handfuls of salt and a small piece of saltpetre; brine or 2 handfuls of salt and a small piece of saltpetre

A Somersetshire Recipe, Frome, about 1832

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr

Appears in

Good Things in England

By Florence White

Published 1932

About

Ingredients

1 pig’s head
brine or 2 handfuls of salt and a small

Europe
United Kingdom
Frome
Spicy
Gluten-free
Breakfast

Method

Wash and clean the head thoroughly and lay it in brine all night, or sprinkle over with the salt and saltpetre.
Rinse it well.
Put it in a pan (a boiling pot).
Cover it with cold water.
Boil 2 hours or until the meat will easily leave the bone.
Then cut it up in dice – also the ear and tongue after skinni