How to Make Hog Head Cheese - Lv. 100
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Eric
My granddaddy made head cheese as one product of "hog killing" here in Kentucky, early 50s. He never called me by name, I was just "boy". On summer afternoons he'd say "come on boy let's get a bite to eat". He'd make us a shared plate of sliced apples, head cheese, sharp cheddar and "4 square" crackers. No sodas just fresh cool well water. Good memories. You have a winning recipe. Thanks for sharing.
I share that same exact memory. We always had iced tea. I am from western KY. South of Henderson in Union CO.
@@shermanowen8491 : Yes'r them was good days. Not a care or worry in the world. These is still good days but danged there's a lot of stuff that concerns me now. But, at my age, I don't worry much about it. Blessings to you fellow traveler.
That’s so cool , my grandpa used to feed us apple and cheese. Never heard of anybody else that did that, it was so good.
Wow does this look scary unappetizing, but it has it's place I guess
@@Quagigitymire : Appetizing phooey, it is delicious. And, when cold -10° winter wind blows, you have limited resources & your stomach is gnawing on your backbone appetizing is deleted from your vocabulary. You must be "city folk".
I made this for my mother, her sister and my in-laws. I did all the work myself through the process. I didn’t leave large amounts of fat but instead chopped the meat and vegetables to blend together to look good. I did add spicy chili to mine and cilantro. I used 10 bread pans for my recipe stirring the liquid in as I filled each pan. It was gone in 3 days. All 10 pans. I was 26 when I did this venture, now I’m 70. I still make tamales each year along with egg rolls and other things. My grandsons (4) love egg rolls. I never tried the hog head cheese. From Houston Texans.
I'm from Atlanta, ga. My granny called it "souse meat".
That’s what my family calls ot too we’re from Alabama
Mexican version is called queso de puerco! (cheese of pig)
I ate it growing up and never knew how it was made.
Very interesting. Thankyou for sharing this ❤
Ive never seen gourmet hog head cheese, but this made it look like a delicacy. Great job!
Believe me, it's incredible. The flavor and texture is like...like you are getting so many bites of meat in ONE bite. Idk if that made sense.😂
It’s not mainstream American food. Most Americans have never heard of it.
I grew up eating head cheese as my father was from Hungary. I do love the spicy one too with paprika and souse as well. Great video, so detailed, thank you!
This is called "sylte" in danish - named after the snout of the pig.
Mostly served with slices of pickled beetroot and mustard on a piece of rye bread.
Thanks man! I thought it looked familliar but thought it was some really hard thing to get by. Apparently its "just" sylta.
We call it 'zult' in the Netherlands. Or zure zult (sour sylta i guess :)) Tasty stuff.
In Denmark, we can buy this in the stores. It is mostly a christmas dish. But is is available all year . "stryhns sylte" is one of many popular brands.
@@Flimpofloempieflomp Funny, does "zult" mean "pigs snout" in dutch too? :-)
@@nerglersstuff8890 Is that in swedish ?
Being from the south too, I have had a lot of hog head cheese and I must say that was the most appetizing looking one I have ever seen.
If this is appetizing then something is wrong with the south. Really wrong.
@@beastfromthemiddleeast6369 don’t knock it until you try it neg.
@@beastfromthemiddleeast6369 I said the same thing before I took a bite. Hog head cheese its beyond delicious!!!!
@@momonie4 I had it before. I stand by my original statement of the south having something wrong with them.
@@beastfromthemiddleeast6369 it's called hunger lol
Takes me back to the old days when i was making "fromage de tête" with my grandad, back home in the French Alps. Looks great!
Liar, France is made up. It's not real, silly pants.
Asked no one
@@zigman3105 get bent!
Me too, I remember that pig's head in our kitchen, one of the tastiest thing my mom would make
Found this channel today. Has to be one of the greatest I have EVER come across. Great job buddy
My Dad was a ww2 Polish immigrant and he always made it in the Canadian winter when we could set it up by putting the pots in the snow ! I still crave for it !
His technique and extras are flawless. Like anything in life, put in a little extra work and get an extraordinary result. Cooking a pig this weekend so going to try for sure
Bravo, Eric! Looks absolutely delicious. And such a well made video. Can't wait for the next one.
My personal tip. Try a thick slice of this with some sauteed Lyonnaise potatos or German fried potatoes. Make a salt, pepper, oil and vinegar dressing and add a touch of sugar , finely chopped onion and parsle/chives and pour 1-2 tbsp of this dressing over the hot cheese. This is seriously devine!
Yes, mom made this when I was a kid. Years later living in Wuerzberg, Germany, I bought this every week at the local grocery meat counter. Delicious.
Thanks
Wow! I could taste that from here! Thank you for taking the time to document this process. I know what I am going to be doing next week!
We used to call it Brawn when I was in England. and if you dip your blade in hot water it will help in slicing.
Mate I used to love brawn!
Thanks for that tip
I went to a bring a plate once. The braun a made was the first to go amongst the sausage rolls and pizza slices.
I still make it here in nz . Perfect for keto diet
@@selwynellison8504 Speaking of keto diets, braun was good sustenance when on a student diet as well. Lol.
Wow. Great looking, nourishing and nutrionally rich traditional real food. Nowadays people are afraid this kind of dishes, while this is as wholesome as it gets. Thank you.
I love to see how much your videos have improved! Don't get me wrong, they were always awesome but now they are even better!
Ughhh. I cringe when I see the older stuff😂
Absolutely amazing demonstration! Great care!
In the 50s in SE Louisiana, my mother would make it on 'halves' but they needed to bring at least 9 heads. She would pressure cook the heads one at a time. I was a kid so don't know what spices she used but it was delicious. She would grease the molds and line with very thin slices of lemon before filling them. I have never had store-bought that compared. Your 'head chees' looks good.
I loved the Vid, My Hungarian Grandfather made Head Cheese , he used large coffee cans lined with plastic for the mold.
Can't wait to make it. Looks wonderful!
Thanks for the video. I made his once (called brawn here in the UK). I used the recipe from Jane Grigson's Charcuterie and French Pork Cookery (1967). One head, two trotters, brined overnight & boiled for almost a day. It made the house stink. Pulled all the meat off, added wine and quatre epices to the aspic and reduced. Set the whole lot overnight in a traditional pudding basin. Turned it out the next morning and it looked fantastic. Cut a slice and lay it on warm toast to soften and melt. It tasted like it smelled - revolting. Five years later I was hill walking in Corsica and the gites we stayed at one night had fromage du tete on the menu. I was hungry and didn't dare try it so I had the charcuterie of wild boar instead. Your head cheese sounds delicious though, might have to try again. Thanks again for the video.
Great story. This was actually quite delicious. Worth a try!!
My Mom said her Dad ( the Grandfather I never knew) would boil pig kidneys that stunk up the house. She said the eating was good.
She also ate lard sandwiches during the Great Depression.
Well done. Your experience shows. I do this, as well, with joy. I enjoyed watching your video.
This video made me salivate AND jealous!
Thank you for explaining the ingredients and process so well.
I am very much looking forward to making a batch of my own.
That looks amazing! Very informative video and referencing it for sure when I try this on my own
Back in Russia we call it 'holodets'. We make it from pig legs and knees. Goes perfectly with rye bread, mustard and horse radish. Give it a try.
Hey man. Me too. Приветик!
Was always woundering how to make this. Thanks for the tutorial!
I love this dish. It is called hladetina, pihtija or generally aspik here. Usually it comes with chopped vegetables also. Some people are also adding cooked eggs and pickles, or some smoked meat. There is also beef, fish and vegetables aspic.
Wow, seeing that clarification process was so cool!
Watched this while eating my lunch... made me feel like a real foodie :) You've taken something I think a lot of people fear and made it accessible - the fact that the aspic/gelatin is actually consume should be told to everyone of the younger generation... This is not my mom's 70s gelatin cookbook stuff. :D
LOL. You are right about that..
Thanks for putting into words what I was thinking. Anyone who's had pig tails or neck bones and liked it can attest to the fact that the broth tastes amazing but can often look unappetizing. But the clarification process while making a little more work makes it alot more accessible to some who would never try it otherwise.
I used to eat this growing up. The old school butcher shops in my hometown closed down about 10 years ago. I haven't been able to find hog head cheese for purchase since. Thank you for making this video, now I have the knowledge of how to make it for myself!
This looks like the absolute cleanest and most delicious Cheese I have seen. I can almost taste it!! The clarity of the gelatin and the preparation made for a beautiful result. If this was everyone’s first experience with Cheese they’d be life long addicts.
I watched this because I was curious about exactly what hog head cheese actually is. If the opportunity comes up to try it, I believe I will. Before seeing this I wouldn’t have touched it just based on the name!
Hahaha, it is made from the head that has ears.
Wow. I love seeing how this is made, it tastes fantastic but I never knew why or how. Thanks!
OMG This is amazing. Best tutorial on Head cheese out there. I'm doing this!!!
Finishing the episodes with a family pic and what sounds like Spanish acustica guitar reminds me of when my step dad would brake out his acustica when we were kids. Between him ocarionally playing, and far more frequently him having Carlos Santana playing softly in the background while we build or repaired something, guitar just kind of soaked into us. I say all that to say that coming from a family centric family and hearing the guitar in your outro with the family pic and all the veggies and half my family coming from farm stock, your outro is extremely soothing. Thank you, it reminds me of better times and reminds me that they will come again. Hope is a precious thing and I will gladly take all I can get.
Great job. My granny from Alabama used to make head cheese when we visited her when I was a child. Thank you for the memories. Take care.
I grew up eating head cheese in Chicago during the 80’s. Both my parents are from the south. I didn’t know it had brain in it back then but as a kid I loved it. I always ate it with saltines and colby jack cheese-delicious. I recently started eating it again after finding out that pigs brain is really healthy and discovered that melting it enhances the flavor and it it can be spread like a pâté, yummy.
MR. THAT IS A MASTERPIECE, THANK YOU.
Once again, a great job, Eric. If I can source the ingredients, I will definitely try-probably on a smaller scale.
That’s exactly what Mom used to make! Been looking for the recipe. Thank you!
That stock filtering technique with the egg white is insane!! Very cool!
I only know of head cheese from the Little House books, but this is the first time I had any sense of how it was made. Thank you!
Thanks, now I want "Sülze" (German for Head Cheese) again. I grew up not liking it because of the texture, but at one point the lever flipped.
My favourite way of eating it is with some oil and vinigar, next to some picled onions, gurkens and some fresh german bread. So delicious.
I appreciate the video and it looks delicious. With that being said, the head cheese that my grandparents and parents made in rural South Carolina didn't have all of the veggies. I distinctly remember the flavor of vinegar and onions in theirs. I loved it as a child. I wish I had some of both types right now!
This video actually makes me want to try hog head cheese. I never thought I would say that. Great video.
I grew up on this my grandma made it in her kitchen all the time...yummy
Absolutely love it. Feeling 80 years younger again just watching you. Must coax my son to give it a try.
Grew up eating this with a little cider vinegar. You made my mouth water. Gonna to some this week. Thanks!
Amazing.
My family from Poland used to make this for holiday dinners. A few drops of vinegar sprinkled on top was a nice touch.
I agree. I forgot to mention but right before molding we added a little red wine vinegar. Really cuts some of that richness. Amazing!
Same in germany with fresh onions.
I was raised by my grandparents from the Deep South. My grandfather used to boil a whole pig head to make Sous. I never tried it but I saw family and friends eating it any time he made it.
This is a fabulous video. I would love to make this. Looks really delicious 🤤
Never ate hog head cheese but the way you make it made my mouth water
Okay, I'm so glad I came across this video. I always thought head cheese contained brains and eyeballs. Now that I know it doesn't, I will definitely try it and maybe make it one day! It looks delicious. Thank you
You made it so beautifully delicious looking that I wanna start making it wright now so I can enjoy it too 😋
Delicious!
Great Video & Tips. Beautiful outcome presentation.
😃👍💯❤🎯
Brilliant as usual! You are the master go to meat man. I try the others but always come back here. Using the cure is the missing key in all the other recipes I see.
Comparing your recipe to the recipe we have in an old cookbook (The American Woman 1978 edition) one big difference is that the old recipe simply shreds the cooked and seasoned meat, places it in a bowl, covers it and weights it down. Apparently there's enough collagen/gelatin in the meat to bind it. We might have to try it both ways to see which is best.
This is really reminds me of the traditional South Louisiana way to make "Hog Head Cheese", Thank You so much. And for those who may like a little more heat, you can add a little cayenne pepper to the cooking process.
It looks wonderful. I often make an aspic made with shrimp, crab, dill, celery and mayonnaise. I use a lot of gelatin to make it firm and easy to slice. When I post it on my FB page it’s amazing how people think of it as Jell-O and fish ... and are very critical. Too bad for those who are not interested in trying new (old) things. 😀
I just love the efforts going into your research, preparations and presentation. This has got to be the best video - and I have probably watched most of your videos already. I'm one of those nuts who love making anything myself, including soap, cheese, canning etc, and you have such a wide range. This particular recipe takes center stage because I have not found a better rendering of this 'controversial subject' being head cheese. I'm a farm girl at heart, and I have eaten and loved brawn since baby-days. I have traveled the world and lived on two continents, but I'm always met by incredulous looks and downright horror when I mention I am looking for a good recipe, or trying to make it myself, not to mention actually eating it.
Could I make a request for another similar recipe please? It's called 'kipkap', a delicious traditional Dutch version of head cheese made in Belgium. I am sure you will be able to make a lovely version of a truly tasty dish! I have a recipe but I have not been able to make it to perfection. I will give it another try though, because you just reminded me of that old trick we learned in home-ec classes many moons ago, which I have completely forgotten about - the egg white trick to clarify your aspic! And I will go and try my South African granny's 'bron' version of head cheese again this weekend, separating the skin from the meat first, and using cheesecloth for the bony cuts and veg, Genius. Now I need to see if you have a version of 'boerepatee met uienconfituur' - liver pate covered with caramelized onions... 🤤
Great Demo & Finished Product.
Grew up on this style of Souse Meat, a.k.a. Hog Head Cheese
as a child with roots in the Carolinas. Georgia, & North-Central Florida.
Scrapple was another great old-time staple.
Thank you for posting, excellent !
Thanks so much for everything you're teaching here! I just found your channel today, subscribed, and have been binging- you may just be part of the answer to a problem I've been trying to find a solution to, that being an overly successful hog-raising project (maybe a good problem to have, all things considered) I started over 2 years ago. I didn't have the benefit of growing up on a farm, have only recently learned to butcher, and have never tried curing meats before. I definitely take the position that absolutely NOTHING should go to waste- if I can learn to make use of the squeal, I'll figure out a way to save it too, so I'm looking forward to making this recipe and several others I've seen on your channel as well as some country hams. Yummm!
Great video. I will have to try this recipe and technique.
I made some I didn’t have a pigs head so I used pork necks ears and feet I never made it before but I’ve had souse and head cheese before so I had a basic idea how it should be I added some unflavored gelatin at the end to make sure it gelled up good . And it turned out pretty good
Your presentation makes me hungry and I'm drooling in my keyboard. Thanks
I have long been a fan of commercially made headcheese, with Saag’s brand being my favorite. It has a tart flavor, very tasty. I am inching toward making my own- a bit daunted by the thought of processing and cooking a pig’s head. (I have no concerns about eating it, just squeamish about handling it!) This recipe looks delicious!
I like making this with some pickles in the head cheese and the pickle brine in the aspic. Goes so well on a buttered piece of bread, the added acidity plays really well with the fat of the head cheese itself and the butter
Need to place an order. Looks delicious 😋
whoooo!! what a beauty!!! looks amazing.
You’re very thorough. I grew up eating hog head cheese, this was a little too gourmet for me. My grandfather, uncles and my dad are from the south and they used to cook it outside, in a big ass pot
I’m about to start this process in a few minutes!
Loved your video, printed out the recipe based on the amount of meat I have.
Let me know how it turns out😁
Wow I've been making tasty brawn for years but watching your video is several levels up. I must say the clarification process does add to the appearance. Nice vid. I've just finished dealing with a 76kg pig. Made smoked Bratwurst, fresh Toulouse sausages, smoked bacon, hams and bacon hocks. And the final piece in the puzzle headcheese! Phew
You're A MADMAN! When I was a boy and we used to process our own pigs, these things were made. But not NEARLY as flavorful as yours as I can see. Ours were mostly skins and some meat. We used to ate them cut in thick slices, topped with fresh garlic and onions, salted and peppered, and then drizzled with a lot of pumpkin seed oil. And a side of roasted bread. Do try this, skip the salt though. I WILL make this! Thank you for the great video and the recipe!
Very good tutorial well explained I will be making this in the days come
Now look I seen a lot of people make this. But you are the only ONE take your time in may. This looks so delicious.wowwww bro…. I never heard it before but I want to try it make it as well….Great job
Incredible! I am going to make this exact recipe!
Wow😱
I cant wait to improve my product ty for sharing!🙌🏾😋😍
Bravo!! Man that looks good!
In ND head cheese is all ground up and it has the look and consistency of a softish summer sausage. Like summer sausage it is stuffed into large casings. I have had it both ways chunky and ground. Both were good...but I prefer the ground. It's what you grow up with haha
I also like a finer texture but not ground.
I’d definitely try it ground or a mixture of small chunks and ground.
I find that occasionally the commercial versions we bought had large tough chunks that were somewhat unpalatable.
Absolutely Fantastic, only man left in family who used to make hoghead cheese is to old to made it
Excellent video, in Romania it’s called ‘toba’ (drum) or ‘piftie’ (no translation, when the same composition is enhanced with more garlic and meat/broth ratio is 1/1). Usually prepared before Christmas, it’s a long tradition to use everything out of the pig except the nails. Thanks for sharing.
Just the way you talk n sound it's soothing n to watch extra soothing....for some reason
Hog Head Cheese ... is also a delicacy in Germany, Bavaria. In Bavaria they call it "Schweinskopfsülze" literally "Pighead in Aspic". Very tasty.
We call it hog cheese in Peru, a big favourite which we prepare at home a couple of times per year. Thanks for sharing.
My grandparents made Creton- a pork spread,similar to head cheese but chopped finely and spread on bread or crackers. They were French Canadian.
Feral hogs are an invasive species in Texas.
A delicious problem to have.. Nothing goes to waste and a hoghead cheese has become a favorite and kind of obsession for us to experiment with the flavors and techniques to make it.
Good eating. Thanks for posting your experience on the subject. Appreciate it and best wishes to you and yours wherever ya'll call home. 😊👍
Can't wait 'til Lent is over so I can make this!
Never tried hard head cheese but let me tell you yours look really good one day I'll give it a try
My husband is making this. It sounds amazing
Man that cheese looks incredible, love mine with saltines.
Same but I add a dash of Louisiana Hot sauce.
I wish I was back east in NH/MA I used to get it from an old fashion German Bucher, I'm in Southern Oregon cannot find it. my mom was German (born there) she used to make it. Yum yum
Thank you for the technique
Boy you make hog head cheese look good, and I’ll bet it is delicious.
My first time to watch one of your vids, this one on hog head cheese is very well made and very easy to follow you instructions.
Enjoyed watching you using you God given cooking skills to create a something my wife and I thoroughly enjoy eating, hog head cheese.
Thanks for talking the time to make a great video.
Jack in Missouri
Thanks Jack.. I appreciate the comment. Thanks for watching
My grandparents made this. My grandmother was born in Bavaria and referred to it as "souse". They would put pickles, onions, and peppers (hot) in theirs.
Souse is a bit different. It is usually made with organ meat and aspic. My grandfather made both. I liked souse better. We dunked it in apple cider vinegar. The kidneys and heart made souse much richer in flavor. Still today I grind beef liver and heart into my burger meat. It makes it taste like steak.
@@shermanowen8491 actually souse and head cheese are the same thing. Both are made with the trimmings. Even tho recipes differ. And both are contained in the natural aspic
Wow, this was an awesome video. Your culinary skills are awesome
Thank you so much 🤗
That looks amazing !!!!