Pork head brawn in Ukrainian

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Chop the pig's head into pieces, wash well, soak overnight. My husband helped me at this stage)

2. Step 2:

   

   In the morning, wash the parts of the pig's head well in several waters and clean

3. Step 3:

   

   Pour cold water and put it to boil for 6 hours

4. Step 4:

   

   But don't forget to remove the foam

5. Step 5:

   

   2-3 hours before the meat is ready, add onion, carrot, bay leaf, peppercorns and allspice

6. Step 6:

   

   Salt a lot - you need to slightly over-salt so that the boiled meat is not bland

7. Step 7:

   

   After 6 hours, the meat is ready!

8. Step 8:

   

   Take out the boiled pieces of the head from the broth and leave to cool. You can add boiled chicken to the broth and you will get a wonderful low-fat jelly, or you can, for example, cook a rich borscht

9. Step 9:

   

   We separate the meat from the bones

10. Step 10:

    

    We separate the meat and fat from the skin and cut into medium pieces. The photo shows pieces of boiled meat, bacon and pork ear

12. Step 11:

    

    Peel the garlic

13. Step 12:

    

    Squeeze through the press

14. Step 13:

    

    Sprinkle with ground black pepper and mix

15. Step 14:

    

    Spread on a baking sheet and bake in the oven at 200 degrees for 15 minutes

16. Step 15:

    

    After 15 minutes, we take it out and let it cool down a little

17. Step 16:

    

    To give the potion a shape, I will use a cut plastic bottle, and so that I can easily get it, I put the package inside. You can take a milk carton or a special round ham bowl - as you like

18. Step 17:

    

    Well tamped

19. Step 18:

    

    Put under the press for the night

20. Step 19:

    

    In the morning, you can try a ready-made potion, or you can wait for the arrival of your favorite friends!

21. Step 20:

    

    Bon appetit!