Pig Tails Recipes

Steps:

• Place the pig tails in a large stock pot, and fill with enough water to cover. Cover the pot, and bring to a boil. Boil for 10 to 15 minutes. Drain, and clean the pot of any debris, then return the tails to the pot and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil again, and season with onion, red pepper flakes and salt. Boil for about 2 hours, or until the tails are almost falling apart.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a roasting pan with aluminum foil.
• Drain the pig tails, and place them on the roasting pan. The stock from the tails may be used to cook turnip greens, cabbage or black-eye peas.
• Roast the tails for 30 to 40 minutes, until the tails pop and sizzle and the skin browns. Take care when opening the oven door. Allow the tails to cool, and serve with your favorite side dishes.

Steps:

• Boil the pig tails in 2 quarts water for 1 1/2 hours, changing the water every half hour until the pig tails are soft and most of the salt has been removed.
• Boil the split peas and ham hocks in 2 quarts water until the split peas are soft, about 1 hour. Remove the ham hocks from the pot. Add the onions and peppers to the split peas and season with the salt, black pepper and oregano. Boil until the vegetables are soft, about 20 minutes. Add the softened pig tails and the butter. Let cook for another 15 minutes until done. Serve over steamed white rice.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, add the first 4 ingredients, COVER THE TAILS WITH WATER and boil for 1/2 an hour. Drain, cool and remove excess fat.
• Meanwhile, mix the tomato sauce, garlic, teriyaki sauce, and soya sauce and in a large roasting pan and then add tails.
• Bake at 350F for several hours until meat falls off the bone.
• Serve with fresh bread rolls as you'll want to get every last bite of the sauce.
• (Don't forget a bone bowl when setting the table - also, low lighting sets the scene for serious messy eating with fingers!).

Steps:

• Place pig tails, fat side up, on a rack in an open roasting pan.
• Bake 2 hours at 300 degrees F.
• Drain off the fat.
• Meanwhile cut the ribs into individual portions of 3 to 4 ribs.
• Cover and bake 45 minutes at 300 F.
• Drain off the fat.
• Combine the ingredients for the sauce.
• Simmer 10 minutes.
• Lay the tails and ribs in the bottom of an open roasting pan.
• Spoon the sauce over.
• Return to the oven and continue cooking for another hour.
• Spoon on more sauce periodically so that they are well coated.
• To barbecue the meat outside, pre-roast in the oven as directed.
• Then lay pieces on the outside grill, paint with the sauce, and grill till succulently brown and crisp, turning and brushing on more sauce periodically.
• Classic Canadian Cooking.