Pork knuckle with suneli hops in a saucepan on the stove

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Here are all the necessary ingredients: some will be needed immediately, and some after 3 hours, but about everything in order ...

2. Step 2:

   

   I wash the pork knuckle well, we clean the skin with a knife, if necessary

3. Step 3:

   

   Change the water and put the knuckle to cook

4. Step 4:

   

   Bring to a boil and remove the foam. It is important to do this so that the broth remains transparent. We will cook for a total of 2-3 hours until the knuckle becomes soft

5. Step 5:

   

   After 1.5 hours, add the peppers

6. Step 6:

   

   And bay leaf

7. Step 7:

   

   Put onions and carrots

8. Step 8:

   

   Salt. Cook until the knuckle is ready, about another 1-1.5 hours. It is very important not to digest the knuckle, so that it remains intact and does not fall apart when we take it out of the pan

10. Step 9:

    

    Carefully remove the knuckle from the broth, and the broth can be used to make delicious borscht, for example

11. Step 10:

    

    Cut the knuckle along the bone

12. Step 11:

    

    We take out the bone - our knuckle is very soft and it is very easy to do it

13. Step 12:

    

    Add a little salt, sprinkle with ground black pepper and squeeze the garlic through a press. Rub the knuckle well evenly with garlic, hops-suneli and pepper and salt. At this stage, it can be put in the oven at 200 degrees for 20 minutes - so the taste of the knuckle will turn out a little different

14. Step 13:

    

    Now we roll up the knuckle with a roll, tie it with threads. It is very convenient that the knuckle stays on the skin - it serves as a shell for us

15. Step 14:

    

    Put the knuckle in a bag or wrap it with cling film

16. Step 15:

    

    Put under the press in a cool place for the night

17. Step 16:

    

    In the morning we cut the knuckle and try it! Very tender and delicious! Bon appetit!