Souse (Delma Gomes) - Family de Freitas

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Souse (Delma Gomes)
A young pig’s head/trotters
Parsley
Salt

Limes
Peppers

Cucumbers
Onions

  1. Wash the pork until clean.
  2. Tie pork in a floured cloth and boil in salted water until tender.
  3. Remove and then divide the head and cut into pieces. Skin the tongue and cut lengthways; split open the trotters.
  4. Pack into a deep dish or platter.
  5. Create the sauce by squeezing three large limes and adding sufficient water and salt to make a strong sauce. Add a bruised red pepper.
  6. Pour over the meat. And turn to mix well. Leave sit overnight.
  7. When ready to serve, arrange the slices on a meat dish with parts of tongues and trotters alternately.
  8. Make a fresh sauce of lime juice, salt and water and throw over the dish.
  9. Garnish with slices of raw onions, pepper, sprigs of parsley and cucumber slices.

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