timmy k 591 Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Right I've got a whole pigs head and want to roast it. Only recipes i can find involve boiling or cutting it in half. Any one done one and what were the results like? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 13,261 Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Braun Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 13,261 Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Or give it the dogs, mine loves them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Brawn, boil the head till the meat is falling of the bone. Remove all good meat, put into a high sided tin or dish, squash it down and weight it overnight in the fridge. The gelatin in heads holds it all together and you slice when cold. Great in buttys or melt over hot chips. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
timmy k 591 Posted May 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 I want to roast it not boil it, I've got the trotters for the dogs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Pigs heads dont roast...! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 And Charlie dont surf! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Gain 1,764 Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Some few years back I saved some cheeks and cured them into bacon, always handy having a bit of commercial bacon dry cure, and hot smoked them and they were lovely warm, and cold in a sandwich with picalilli. I like the brawn as well, but the wife won't touch it. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
timmy k 591 Posted May 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 I'm going to give the brawn a go as I've no idea how to cure bacon and no one seems to of ever roasted a pigs head 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,325 Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Good call. Braun is the way to go with a head. Not many folks have it now. Like chicklin and pigs cheeks, trotters boiled tongue. Ah. Good old. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
comanche 3,076 Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 (edited) I really don't like brawn but determined not to waste my pigs' heads I tried something else . It looks a bit "Lord of the Flies " in the preparatory stages but don't be put off. Cut close to the skull and jaw remove the mask. If you are feeling all medieval you can sew it back to shape,stuff it with mince and herbs, roast it and invite all the local barons to a feast. As I don't have enough friends to justify this rather extravagant course I cut the mask into squares and froze some for later use. The other bits I roasted . They make great golden crackling. I didn't fancy pig's ears and nose ala Hugh Fernley Whitiwhatsisname but cooked them at the same time for the dogs. On opening the oven I was severely tempted to try them but as they had been earmarked for the dogs I'd been a bit lax in the shaving and washing department. Next time the dogs might not be so lucky! possibly due to my amateurish knife work there was still a lot of meat on the head, especially the cheeks. The latter is rumoured to be the best bit of a pig . I'm sure the head could have been roasted and the meat picked-off but I simply made a few sausages. Edited May 29, 2015 by comanche 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,325 Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 I honestly thought you guys had imaginations. Now I know you ain't. Fcuk the roast. Chuck it in the local mosque. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 13,261 Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Really? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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