Pickled Pig Ear Strips / Sult
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Submitted by: Chino Jansen
Submit date: January 3, 2017, 4:06 am
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Sult is a traditional Curaçao appetizer made with tender strips of pig ear marinated in a bright, tangy pickle. Often prepared for New Year celebrations, it is served chilled as a distinctive Antillean holiday dish.
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Ingredients
- 2 lbs of salted pork ears
- 2 teaspoon of cloves
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 hot pepper. (choose pepper based on heat preference)
- 1 bottle of vinegar
- 2 onions
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Preparation
- Put the salted pig ears in a bowl over water overnigt. Make sure all the ears are completely submerged.
- Next morning rinse all the ear thoroughly and remove as much of the salt as you can.
- Boil the ears for about 1 hour or until the ears are tender.
- Rinse the ears again thoroughly with cold water.
- Slice the ears with a width of 0.4 to 0.5 inches.
- Slice the onions to form onion rings.
- Chop the garlic
- Chop the hot pepper
- Put a pot with water to boil. Enough water for all the ingredients to be under the water.
- When water comes to boil put all the ingredients into the water for a couple of minutes
- Remove content from heat and pour the vinegar into the pot and let them cool off. Make sure there is enough vinegar to keep all the content under the vinegar.
- After it all cools of, refrigerate overnight.