Pork knuckle

Pork knuckle is loved by a large number of people and there is nothing strange about it. Juicy, tender meat is used in many of the world's cuisines when preparing a huge number of dishes. Take, for example, the Czech Veprevo koleno, the German Schweine Haxe and Eisbein, and, of course, how not to remember, the English Pig's knuckle.

Meanwhile, the pork knuckle or shin is called the part of the pork ham that is adjacent to the knee joint. Mainly, it consists of connective tissues and rather coarse muscles. When cutting the carcass, the boundaries of the separation of the semi-finished product are the elbow or knee joint along with the line of separation of the leg. Moreover, the rear pork knuckle is most often used, since it is more fleshy.

There is enough meat on the pork knuckle to use when cooking not only for soups, but also for second meals. For example, smoked pork knuckle is rightfully considered to be a key component of boiled pea soup. It is customary to bake the fresh part of the ham in an oven, previously boiled until cooked. In addition, in some recipes, before boiling or baking, the knuckle is recommended to marinate in a mixture of water, wine or wine vinegar, salt and spices.

The pork knuckle roll is unusually popular, which tastes like bujenina but is much softer and much juicier. Although the boiled-smoked knuckle does not belong to very useful dishes, sometimes you can treat yourself to this fragrant, juicy and tasty product, supplementing it with all kinds of pickles and a glass of excellent light beer. This is due to the increased calorie content of pork knuckle, which belongs to food products with considerable nutritional value.

As for beef knuckle, recipes for its preparation are much less common, but the principles of handling this product are similar to how pork knuckle is cooked. Well, the most suitable side dish for this meat is considered stewed cabbage - fresh or sour.

The calorie content of the pork knuckle is about 332 kcal per 100 grams, and weighs a standard part of the animal carcass of about
1. 2 kg. That is why a cooked piece of pork is perfect for a full dinner or lunch of two people. In fact, this is not a lot, as it may seem at first glance, because you need to make a discount on skin, bone and lard, and even more so in the process of cooking the knuckle significantly decreases in size.