How To Cook Pork Knee

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How To Cook Pork Knee
How To Cook Pork Knee

Video: How To Cook Pork Knee

Video: How To Cook Pork Knee
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Pork knuckle cooked with spices and dark beer is the pride of Czech cuisine. The dish turns out to be very tasty, tender and rich and is great for a large company.

How to cook pork knee
How to cook pork knee

It is necessary

    • pork knee;
    • water - 1 glass;
    • onions - 2 pieces;
    • mustard - 50 grams;
    • black peppercorns - 1 teaspoon;
    • bay leaf - 3-4 pieces;
    • ground black pepper - 1 pinch;
    • ground sweet paprika - ½ teaspoon;
    • cumin - 1 teaspoon;
    • vegetable oil - ½ cup;
    • dark beer - 300 milliliters;
    • garlic - 5 cloves.

Instructions

Step 1

Wash the pork knee thoroughly, soak in cold water for 1-2 hours and scrub well. Using a sharp knife, cut the skin of a pork knee across to a depth of about 2 centimeters.

Step 2

Thoroughly grind the peppercorns, cumin and garlic, mix with salt, mustard, sweet paprika and rub the knee with this mixture well on all sides.

Step 3

Put the knee in a dish greased with vegetable oil, cover with chopped onion in half rings, add ground pepper, bay leaf and a little caraway seeds. Pour dark beer over everything and wrap the form tightly with foil on top.

Step 4

Put the knee prepared for baking in a preheated oven to 180-200 degrees and bake for 1, 5-2 hours.

Step 5

After this time, carefully open the foil and add some water if necessary.

Step 6

When the meat is tender, remove the foil and let the knee bake until crispy.

Step 7

Place the cooked knee on a platter, serve traditionally with mustard and grated horseradish.

Step 8

There is another great way to prepare pork knee, which is very famous in Czech cuisine: Prepare the knee: wash, soak and scrape. Boil water, salt, put bay leaf, caraway seeds, black pepper (ground and peas) and a couple of whole onions in it. Dip a knee in boiling broth and cook until cooked for about 1.5-2 hours. When the meat begins to lag behind the bone, very carefully put the knee in a mold, previously greased with a mixture of mustard, 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil, sweet paprika, crushed garlic, caraway seeds and pepper and bake in a preheated oven to 180-200 degrees until golden brown …

Step 9

Serve the finished dish with mustard, horseradish, hot peppers or sauerkraut.

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