Salceson

Name: Salceson
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Ukrainian
Ingredients: 1kg pork head meat and scraps; 5 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tsp allspice; 2 tbsp salt

Сальцесон/sal-tseh-SOHN/

Also known as: Ukrainian Head Cheese

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

About this dish

A traditional Ukrainian head cheese, seasoned pork set in natural gelatin and sliced thin.

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Ingredients

🥩1kg pork head meat and scraps

🧄5 cloves garlic, minced

🌿1 tsp allspice

🧂2 tbsp salt

Method

Serves 3

Simmer the pork meat until very tender, then chop coarsely.

Mix with garlic, allspice, and salt.

Pack tightly into casing or a cloth-lined mold.

Simmer the packed casing in water until firmly set.

Chill, then slice thin to serve.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Salceson is a traditional Ukrainian cured meat, made by packing seasoned pork scraps into casing and slow-cooking.

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