Boiled Salo with Garlic

Cooking method

1. Step 1:

   

   How do you cook salo with garlic? Gather all the ingredients from the recipe list. Use salo with layers of meat — it'll turn out far tastier. You can adjust the amount of garlic to your liking.

2. Step 2:

   

   Rinse the salo in cold water and cut it into small serving-sized pieces.

3. Step 3:

   

   Put the pieces in a pot and add the bay leaf, peppercorns, cloves, juniper berries, and salt. The recipe used four level tablespoons of fine salt.

4. Step 4:

   

   Pour in enough cold water to cover the salo completely. Set the pot on the stove. Bring it to a boil over high heat. Skim off the foam with a large spoon, lower the heat, and cook the salo for about thirty to forty minutes. Go by the doneness of the meat: pierce the meaty layer with a thin, sharp knife, and if the knife slides in easily, it's ready.

5. Step 5:

   

   Take the salo out of the pot and let it cool completely. To keep the salo from drying out on the surface, cover it with a plate or plastic wrap.

6. Step 6:

   

   Meanwhile, prepare everything else. Peel the garlic and grate it on a fine grater or press it through a garlic press. Mix the garlic with ground black pepper or allspice, coriander, and paprika. The spice mix can be anything you like — use dry adjika, Svan or Adyghe salt, and so on.

7. Step 7:

   

   Rub each piece of salo with the fragrant mixture you've made.

8. Step 8:

   

   Wrap the salo well in plastic wrap and store it in the refrigerator. You can try it after a day. For longer storage, put the pieces in the freezer, where they'll keep for a month, two, or more.

9. Step 9:

   

   Boiled salo with garlic and aromatic spices is wonderful with a crust of bread or some fresh bread.

10. Step 10:

    

    Salo like this also pairs beautifully with potatoes prepared any number of ways.