Skip to main content
Hoofdkaas
Photo: Sam Loyd

Hoofdkaas

9 ingredients 7 steps fandom
Share this recipe

Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

267
Calories
27g
Protein
15g
Fat
4g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Cloves 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • =
  • 1/4 pig's head
  • 3/4kg pork
  • 1 1/2 tblsp salt
  • 1 teasp pepper
  • 1/2 teasp ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • some gherkins
  • =

Directions

1

Leave the pig's head in salt water until ready to use, then brush under a lukewarm flowing tap.

2

Put in so much water that it is half under, and cook in about 1 1/2 hrs.

3

Add the washed meat and leave everything to cook for another hour, so that the head meat is easy to take off the bone and only a little cooking juice is left.

4

Take the meat of the bone and mince it together with the pork.

5

Add the minced mass to the cooking juice, mix everything with the salt and spiced and add the chopped gherkins.

6

Transfer to bowls, cover them with fat free paper and pour some vinegar on. Leave to cold and stiff and slice thinly.

7

Keeps 1 to 2 weeks.

Recipe sourced from fandom

Curious what else pairs well?

Use our flavor tools to explore molecular pairings, find substitutes, and discover novel combinations.