Pig’s trotters - Pierre Koffmann's recipe

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  • Learn how to cook Pierre Koffmann’s famous pig trotter recipe - a dish that Marco Pierre White has hailed as the best dish in the world.
    Timestamps:
    00:00 - Stuffed Pig's Trotters with Pierre Koffmann
    01:45 - Preparing the trotters
    05:34 - Cooking the trotters
    09:38 - Making the cartouche
    10:31 - Into the oven
    11:34 - Preparing the stuffing
    20:43 - Binding the Garnish
    28:06 - Stuffing the trotters
    34:53 - Making the sauce
    38:34 - Plating the dish
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Komentáře • 237

  • @dfgndfghdfghdfgh
    @dfgndfghdfghdfgh Před měsícem +111

    Surreal, I saw Marco pierre white make trotters a la Koffman decades ago and now the man himself is making it.

    • @fakename6658
      @fakename6658 Před měsícem +2

      Same here.
      The big difference i noticed is how easy it was for a young guy like Marco to snap and tear the trotters apart.

    • @Dee-gi4ge
      @Dee-gi4ge Před 20 dny +1

      It’s your choice.

    • @ATJ-sTAt
      @ATJ-sTAt Před 14 dny +1

      I suggest you watch "Anti-Chef" here on YT. He made Pierre-White's version as a beginner not long ago. He is also really entertaining.

    • @BBCMaestro
      @BBCMaestro  Před 9 dny +1

      That's lovely to hear!

    • @rsb8380
      @rsb8380 Před 4 dny

      Whoever’s idea it was to produce a 40 minute video of Pierre making trotters deserves a medal. This is so good, and he explains so many tiny details and integral things you would otherwise miss or have no idea about. Like, it’s a recipe that needs that kind of length.

  • @richloins7249
    @richloins7249 Před měsícem +46

    I attempted to make this dish solely off cookbook directions. It was a disaster. The flavors were there, but the chicken mouse in the trotters leaked out and fell apart. My final product ended up looking like a dish plated in a mosh pit. It was delicious, but my presentation made it look like a crime scene. Thank you for posting Chef Hoffmann's recipe and technique. I'm sure I'll wreck this in a new and more pleasing way.

    • @braisedtoast9002
      @braisedtoast9002 Před 17 dny +2

      This was my chicken kiev experience lol. These guys make it look so easy.

    • @thadoc6824
      @thadoc6824 Před 17 dny

      ​@braisedtoast9002 it's easy when you've done it thousands of times. Either way, as delicious as it looks, it is still outside my comfort zone

    • @karohemd2426
      @karohemd2426 Před 16 dny

      Well done for even having tried to do it. I imagine the mousseline is something you need an eye for determining the correct ratio of meat to liquid. Not every chicken breast has the same consistency, I bet the freshness of the egg white makes a difference (the older the looser), and the cream can be more or less liquid so you need the experience of having made it many times to know how it should look and feel.

    • @BBCMaestro
      @BBCMaestro  Před 9 dny +1

      At least it was delicious! Best of luck with the next try!

    • @Alex-yy8ng
      @Alex-yy8ng Před 5 dny +1

      I wouldn't worry. Nobody is supposed to master this dish on the first go. As easy as Pierre makes it look, this is a very skilled dish with a lot of different techniques on display. Most seasoned and confident cooks would struggle. Recipe books and videos will never be able to show you the instinct, the muscle memory and the sense of touch and feel that a chef has developed over decades of mastering his craft.

  • @StayPrimal
    @StayPrimal Před měsícem +47

    Wait a minute, a 40 mins video of Pierre Koffman?! What did we do to deserve that 🙌

  • @cumbriafoodie2259
    @cumbriafoodie2259 Před měsícem +39

    I'm extremely fortunate to have experienced this legendary dish of Koffmanns. It's right up there with the best dishes of a lifetime.

    • @BBCMaestro
      @BBCMaestro  Před 9 dny

      Incredible!

    • @toby4301
      @toby4301 Před 6 dny +1

      I can reminisce your experience as well.. as I too enjoyed this beautiful dish when Pierre had his restaurant at the Berkeley Hotel.. it was delicious and I followed it up with a pistachio soufflé.. two sensational dishes at three star level

  • @D0NTREPLY
    @D0NTREPLY Před 17 dny +6

    marco the realest for crediting pierre on the menu.

  • @DoctorProperty
    @DoctorProperty Před měsícem +47

    Genius. I ate this dish many years ago when Mr Koffmann had his restarunt in Hospital Road, Chelsea. The only difference is that I think he had truffle in it as well. I can say at the age of 65 that this is the best dish I have ever eaten. I left the restaurant in a daze, not before I had booked for lunch the next day.

    • @HarryQ94
      @HarryQ94 Před 28 dny +2

      You’re very lucky to have eaten at La Tante Claire, I’m too young to have gotten the opportunity to eat there, although I have eaten at the same establishment multiple times at the 3 Michelin star restaurant Gordon Ramsay which is absolutely fantastic

    • @HarryQ94
      @HarryQ94 Před 20 dny +3

      @@ajconstantine3593 dried morel mushrooms. In water to rehydrate

    • @ajconstantine3593
      @ajconstantine3593 Před 20 dny +1

      @@HarryQ94 Thank you! Shroomers are my kryptonite, so I’ll use alternate umami (I love mushroom _powder,_ however). ✌️

    • @karohemd2426
      @karohemd2426 Před 16 dny +1

      @@HarryQ94 We are not worthy. :)

    • @BBCMaestro
      @BBCMaestro  Před 9 dny

      We're jealous you got to taste it made by Pierre himself!

  • @Harderbetterstronger00
    @Harderbetterstronger00 Před měsícem +32

    Marco's favorite dish of all time!

  • @cheft
    @cheft Před měsícem +35

    What a legendary dish from a master chef.

    • @sarutthaworanunta6726
      @sarutthaworanunta6726 Před měsícem +1

      Yeah, definitely. Really enjoy to watch and he got some humor as well 🙂

  • @jtysar
    @jtysar Před 28 dny +11

    I'm addicted to the way he says "trotter"

  • @a.leehilliard4716
    @a.leehilliard4716 Před měsícem +9

    This used to be served as a special on Sunday nights at Le Cirque in NYC. Hard to get a table on Sunday night as this was a favorite. The closing of Le Cirque left a big hole in the dining world in NYC. People pretend and ignore how important this restaurant was. Thank goodness we still have a Le Cirque in Las Vegas and the DR.

  • @AJBTemplar
    @AJBTemplar Před měsícem +12

    What a treat. In essence the trotter is a sausage skin. Great to see the process and some good tips about the sweetbreads, morels and cooking liquor vs clean sauce. Pierre was very clear and to the point. Top class.

    • @onixtheone
      @onixtheone Před měsícem +1

      yeah good idea, maybe ill just make a sausage with all of the ingredients. and smoke it rather than steam it.

  • @ecdubytecdubyt
    @ecdubytecdubyt Před měsícem +16

    An iconic dish from a legendary chef. Thank you so much for sharing this. I didn't realize Chef Koffmann was such an excellent teacher as well. He explained each step nice and clearly. Thank you!

  • @deadliftyournan3293
    @deadliftyournan3293 Před 29 dny +3

    Genius chef, testament to Marco's integrity too the only one to credit maestro with his dish

  • @bloomard
    @bloomard Před měsícem +33

    @antichef would have benefitted from the sweetbread tip lol

    • @WatchKek
      @WatchKek Před 29 dny +3

      I was thinking the same!

  • @samgrant83
    @samgrant83 Před měsícem +6

    So much cooking knowledge being imparted here. Bravo, and thank you chef Koffmann, and for the admission about the quality of UK dairy (even with the dig at single cream).

  • @gazoakleychef
    @gazoakleychef Před měsícem +9

    Master at work

  • @dilorraine5994
    @dilorraine5994 Před 5 dny

    I had the good fortune to eat this amazing dish in Sydney years ago,watching this master chef who created it,I’m reminded that it is the best meal I’ve ever had

  • @RataStuey
    @RataStuey Před měsícem +1

    This is an absolute joy to watch

  • @73BigMC
    @73BigMC Před měsícem +8

    Maestro indeed! One of the great dishes masterfully explained.

  • @shanedempsey9354
    @shanedempsey9354 Před měsícem +2

    Legend. He is the source of many a top chef. Only love and respect 😊

  • @susanryman9948
    @susanryman9948 Před 16 dny +1

    He is adorable!! I’m in Texas and I’ve never eaten a trotter but would love to try! As a teacher he is clear and easy to follow steps. Thank you.

  • @__seeker__
    @__seeker__ Před 29 dny

    Absolutely incredible. I am in awe. Thank you, Sir.

  • @evilmrmole3747
    @evilmrmole3747 Před 19 dny

    you can tell he loves marco pierre white the way he talks about him in many of his videos, many thanks koffman for help make england what it is today culinary wise

  • @miguelbascao3701
    @miguelbascao3701 Před 28 dny +2

    Marco Pierre White's favorite dish of all time!!!

  • @chad0x
    @chad0x Před měsícem +2

    Absolutely incredible. What a Master!

  • @Veritas419
    @Veritas419 Před měsícem +8

    “Ask you butcher to do it”, lost count of how many times I’ve heard that one. Good luck finding a grocery that still carries trotters and has someone on staff that possesses the skill to skin a pigs foot.

    • @marekwedrowski3732
      @marekwedrowski3732 Před 20 dny

      That

    • @karohemd2426
      @karohemd2426 Před 16 dny +1

      You poor poor Americans. I'm lucky to live in a relatively small country like the UK where there are plenty of high street (and farm shop) butchers who break down whole pigs for their shops and will therefore have trotters. More than likely they won't be on the counter but you ask in advance, they'll keep them for you.

    • @relocatetoItaly
      @relocatetoItaly Před 6 dny +1

      I live in Italy, found a small butcher who prepared them for me

  • @geronimopink309
    @geronimopink309 Před 29 dny +2

    This is pure gold

  • @stephanelariviere6298
    @stephanelariviere6298 Před 20 dny +1

    Such a great dish! Koffmann is an inspiration!

  • @MrChefgiannis
    @MrChefgiannis Před měsícem

    Amazing dish!
    Thanks sharing your knowledge chef

  • @johnamaral6415
    @johnamaral6415 Před měsícem +3

    I worked with Anthony Thompson in the Menage a Trois in 1982 and he was making pig trotters like that the only difference was the trotters was wrapped up in filo papers and also baked on the oven

  • @CRD250
    @CRD250 Před měsícem +2

    The legend makes his legendary dish!

  • @fellspoint9364
    @fellspoint9364 Před 28 dny +3

    I had pickled pigs feet at JJ’s bar in East Baltimore while drinking Pabst Blue Ribbon beer.

  • @Over_Lando
    @Over_Lando Před 21 dnem +1

    Wow !!! Never in my life did I ever think I would get to see him do this . Even if it’s on this video only but I can still say I saw the man do it

  • @BGRUBBIN
    @BGRUBBIN Před měsícem +3

    Having read Marco's book, I knew he would mention Marco's tribute to his dish.

  • @Dulc3B00kbyBrant0n
    @Dulc3B00kbyBrant0n Před měsícem +3

    this is great. very detailed

  • @alexvincent4465
    @alexvincent4465 Před měsícem +1

    Best possible content

  • @raptorattack
    @raptorattack Před měsícem +3

    Exceptionnelle! Humble trotter to haut cuisine 🤤

  • @karohemd2426
    @karohemd2426 Před 16 dny

    I had this dish (and the other two famous Koffmann staples, squid "bolognaise" and pistachio souffle) at Koffmann's at The Berkeley 11 years ago. Absolutely blown away but I basically rolled out of the door. Not something you'd eat every day. It is very rich and you get 50/50 potato/butter mash, too. This could only have been topped by meeting Pierre but sadly he was not in that day.
    I consider myself a competent home cook but this sort of fiddly process I am very happy to pay professionals for. :)

  • @Onionbaron
    @Onionbaron Před měsícem +1

    Love it!

  • @gary
    @gary Před měsícem +2

    Cheers Marco!!!

  • @twangology
    @twangology Před měsícem +1

    Master Class!

  • @eoinbyrne9538
    @eoinbyrne9538 Před 14 dny

    The master, the icon and a LEGEND in the world of Gastronomy. He trained my personal favourite chef; Marco Pierre White. But I have always admired the finesse, attention to detail and the style of Chef Koffmann. Superb.

  • @edwardkornuszko4083
    @edwardkornuszko4083 Před 6 dny

    Thank you. God bless you

  • @Bruno-rm4zq
    @Bruno-rm4zq Před měsícem +1

    what a master class

  • @travis650
    @travis650 Před měsícem +3

    I have never seen the spine of a chef knife used as a honing stick. Damn that's
    clutch.

  • @111usul
    @111usul Před měsícem +1

    masterful.

  • @Jaded29
    @Jaded29 Před 15 dny +1

    Never had the pleasure of trying this dish before but I know without tasting it’s delicious

  • @moludrums1032
    @moludrums1032 Před měsícem +1

    Grande Maestro !

  • @chicchitammuottocifa
    @chicchitammuottocifa Před měsícem +4

    This dish helped create gastronomy in the UK

  • @paoeduardo2052
    @paoeduardo2052 Před měsícem +2

    Salute Pierre!

  • @stevenmajewski3870
    @stevenmajewski3870 Před 21 dnem +1

    perfect!

  • @mrmeat4607
    @mrmeat4607 Před měsícem +1

    This brings me back to watching Marco make this at Harvey's. With Gordon in the background ofc.

  • @colinjohnson8511
    @colinjohnson8511 Před 15 dny

    Legend !

  • @albzist
    @albzist Před 26 dny +2

    imagine being taught all of his dishes in his kitchen

    • @BBCMaestro
      @BBCMaestro  Před 9 dny +1

      His cooking course with us may help you get that one step closer! bbcm.co/4b0sh1K

  • @MuddyHelmutant
    @MuddyHelmutant Před 29 dny +3

    I can hardly wait for the kosher version

  • @luisoneillteixeira
    @luisoneillteixeira Před 27 dny +1

    This is what we call heritage

  • @putradnyana
    @putradnyana Před měsícem +1

    delicious

  • @FoodandArmwrestling
    @FoodandArmwrestling Před měsícem +1

    Pierre Koffman: Marcos ❤️ Pig Trotter A La Pierre Koffmann ! 🎉
    One of the greatest mentors of Marcos !

  • @christopherrichardwadedett4100

    Art and science (with a dash of genius) in the spirit of Michelangelo!

  • @jesperwall839
    @jesperwall839 Před 15 dny +1

    This is food for real 👍🤤😀

  • @r7coo
    @r7coo Před 23 dny +2

    This is the one dish I want to eat before I shuffle off this mortal coil !

  • @hezaozao
    @hezaozao Před měsícem +12

    this one is for the history book

  • @2000yearOldYogiAspirant
    @2000yearOldYogiAspirant Před měsícem

    Here from the other youtuber who made this following a cookbook, interesting to see perhaps better execution

  • @xgrumx
    @xgrumx Před 28 dny +1

    Pancreas and pig trotters what a dish 🙏🏽 those flavours and that spirit combo veal stock and morels this dish must taste heavenly

    • @Cycaszamia
      @Cycaszamia Před 10 dny

      Where did you see pancreas???

    • @Cycaszamia
      @Cycaszamia Před 10 dny

      Pancreas is never eaten neither in France nor anywhere else, I think. Except may be by dogs in their barfing mix ...

    • @Cycaszamia
      @Cycaszamia Před 10 dny

      Sweetbread is the thymus gland

  • @user-yw5yw8ip1k
    @user-yw5yw8ip1k Před 19 dny +1

    Anyone else’s OCD triggered but that second stove top burning the whole time? 🔥 hahaha

  • @joelcasemore648
    @joelcasemore648 Před měsícem +1

    I eat this dish at Harvey's in the nineties when Marco had 1 star Michelin

  • @123tickettoride
    @123tickettoride Před 16 dny

    the great master

  • @kevinjones4001
    @kevinjones4001 Před měsícem +1

    This is hilarious to me the my dad’s side of the family grew up eating pigs feet, ham hocks and pig ears.

  • @Maguz08
    @Maguz08 Před 28 dny +1

    Chef maximus♥️🌞🤩

  • @relocatetoItaly
    @relocatetoItaly Před 6 dny

    That recipie requires a trip to the liquor store 3 wines and a brandy 😮

  • @UncleHoCM
    @UncleHoCM Před 10 dny

  • @tititichirca8250
    @tititichirca8250 Před měsícem +1

    Now i must find Marco 's version of it

    • @fakename6658
      @fakename6658 Před měsícem

      czcams.com/video/YxKapTiEYxI/video.htmlsi=ZpHZtTa79omxQzxU
      Starts at around 6 minute mark.

  • @2nd_ndr
    @2nd_ndr Před měsícem

    @antichef we need a part 2!

  • @durian830317
    @durian830317 Před 16 dny +1

    Marco is a sweet man

  • @thirdeyeblind6369
    @thirdeyeblind6369 Před 8 dny

    🤤🤤🤤🤤

  • @HJRC_
    @HJRC_ Před 28 dny

    What did he say in 8:17???

  • @brettjohnson536
    @brettjohnson536 Před 9 dny

    Something I always wondered about this dish, shoud it still be called pigs trotters if it's only really using the skin from the trotters. Idk, it's just when I think of pigs trotters I think of whole trotters like in a lot of east Asian food

  • @terrywatkins907
    @terrywatkins907 Před 18 dny

    Pigs trotters - my dog would enjoy them

  • @godfather9789
    @godfather9789 Před měsícem

    Amazing dish.

  • @felixarbable
    @felixarbable Před měsícem +6

    using gas like its 2021

  • @VardaTruffle
    @VardaTruffle Před 19 dny

    Lol cooking with Armagnac has to be the most decadent French think I’ve ever heard suggested. Brandy will do!

  • @karu6111
    @karu6111 Před měsícem

    When I watched Marco make this I thought sweetbreads were literal bread lol

  • @sirwilliams3885
    @sirwilliams3885 Před měsícem +1

    Note to all .. the first rule in cooking is always when cooking especially in the oven use a dry rag to grab pots and you minimize the chance of burning your hands like our friend here did twice..

  • @ryansmith2249
    @ryansmith2249 Před 5 dny

    He’s also way out of practice deboning the trotter. Back in the day he’d just hold the trotter in 1 hand and literally just pull the skin off. Nobody does it as fast as he did. We all tried and failed.😂

  • @jamesbagshaw8251
    @jamesbagshaw8251 Před měsícem +1

    I wonder where the trotter stock goes in his restaurant...can't go to waste with all those ingredients

  • @charliervr
    @charliervr Před měsícem

    Does the chicken mousseline "cook" when you steam it? Or is salmonella not a problem in Europe?

    • @steventagg
      @steventagg Před měsícem +4

      It cooks

    • @mrn13
      @mrn13 Před měsícem +1

      salmonella is not a problem in Europe

    • @steventagg
      @steventagg Před měsícem

      @@mrn13 why do you say that? Salmonella is one of the most common forms of food poisoning in the UK. Thousands of cases in Europe every year.

  • @markmower6507
    @markmower6507 Před měsícem

    I am a Chef in the U.S. and have never heard of this. Part of me is Afraid to find out. Now back to the Video...

    • @user-jk5um1om8l
      @user-jk5um1om8l Před 29 dny

      Chinese cuisine does something similar - soy sauce braised pig trotters. The umami and depth of flavor is out of this world. Extremely rich with the fat and collagen in the leg.

    • @markmower6507
      @markmower6507 Před 29 dny

      @@user-jk5um1om8l I get you on depth of flavor. Maybe even add toasted Sesame and a good fish sauce teriyaki sauce pineapple juice and rum, go Nuts figuring out different good flavor combinations. But me I would just do it with pork Tenderloin and Or Ribs. OH and me personally Mine would be Spicy, Habanero and Scorpion Peppers spicy 🔥🔥🔥🔥. Not Carolina Reaper or Pepper X Spicy 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️. Hahahahahahahaha 😂!!!

    • @markmower6507
      @markmower6507 Před 29 dny

      @@user-jk5um1om8l Oh, and Chinese 5 Spice. It is very good and some people are unfamiliar with it but I like it. But I think that a little goes a long way...

  • @tryfryingmikejones
    @tryfryingmikejones Před měsícem +1

    i've been waiting for this video since seeing MPW make this on his 80's Brit TV show. I have always wanted to know how to cut this open and prepare.

  • @foetusdeletus6313
    @foetusdeletus6313 Před 26 dny

    Could someone tell me why chefs who worked in the UK always double tap their knives after cutting?
    Never seen anyone else do it before they went to work in the UK.

  • @Buzzcook
    @Buzzcook Před 18 dny

    So it looks like sweetbreads and mushrooms wrapped in pigs skin. Do the trotters add to the dish?

  • @lepetitchat123
    @lepetitchat123 Před měsícem +2

    Nobody would seriously want to make this at home lol

  • @christianf7740
    @christianf7740 Před měsícem

    Food porn deluxe. A true master of his craft.

  • @bcralin1
    @bcralin1 Před 19 dny

    I broke the Trotter while spooning it....imagine things flying in my kitchen after all the nerves I had :))

    • @fakename6658
      @fakename6658 Před 17 dny

      I usually spoon the trotters in bed the night before cooking them.
      I think it adds to the flavor.

    • @bcralin1
      @bcralin1 Před 17 dny

      @@fakename6658 lol:)))

    • @fakename6658
      @fakename6658 Před 17 dny

      @@bcralin1 did it turn out good? How long did it take prepare?

    • @bcralin1
      @bcralin1 Před 14 dny

      @@fakename6658 i was so angry that i broke the Trotter skin...gave up.
      I will try it again when i have time and i'll let you know

    • @fakename6658
      @fakename6658 Před 14 dny

      @@bcralin1 keep a bowl of emotional support butter in the kitchen, it calms you down 😂

  • @gackerman99
    @gackerman99 Před měsícem +1

    all the people commenting here have never eaten this but they're still like OMG THE BEST

  • @kristian6622
    @kristian6622 Před 27 dny

    What cut of meat is sweet bread? 🤔

    • @lexxlars5762
      @lexxlars5762 Před 25 dny

      Brains

    • @AlexPryrodny
      @AlexPryrodny Před 25 dny

      I thought it was pancreas

    • @kristian6622
      @kristian6622 Před 16 dny

      @@AlexPryrodny it does not matter the technical definition, you did a fantastic job! I love your videos dude

  • @GigiGigelescu8190
    @GigiGigelescu8190 Před měsícem

    What is that "sweet bread" meat?

    • @DungPham-tp9jn
      @DungPham-tp9jn Před 29 dny

      My best guess based on the texture when cooked is the cheek of the pig. Just a guess.

    • @GritzehArts
      @GritzehArts Před 29 dny +2

      the thymus of a cow or lamb. Koffmann is rather French so I'd put my money on the sweetbreads he uses for this being from veal, a young cow.

    • @amitbasu8159
      @amitbasu8159 Před 28 dny +2

      Sweetbreads are the thymus and pancreas glands. They can be from pigs, sheep, or, most likely, veal, as is the case here. In this video Koffmann says don't use the long sweetbreads which will be the pancreas, so it's the thymus gland.

  • @christopherrichardwadedett4100

    Giorgione: In Lardo Veritas!

  • @GaleOliver-xe4ns
    @GaleOliver-xe4ns Před 15 dny

    Andrew gale teacher perchance

  • @whynotlin7998
    @whynotlin7998 Před 14 dny

    29:44 Nooooo chef! That would've been so good in a sandwich! 🥺😥

  • @anthonybarrett9353
    @anthonybarrett9353 Před měsícem +1

    'Gweese pwoof papeerrr' 👨‍🍳