HOW TO BUTCHER A HOG RECIPES

Steps:

• Rinse the pig stomach & pat dry. (It's gross, I know, but the flavor is worth it!)
• Toss all your chopped veggies (I do large chunks) in a mixing bowl & stir. Try to get as much casing off your smoked sausage as you can & then add that, crumbling it up as you're mixing. (You can use fresh ground sausage, if you prefer, but I love the smoked flavor!) Add the parsley & some fresh ground pepper. (I never salt this dish!)
• Stuff the stomach with the mixture, as best you can, making sure not to overfill it, in a large baking dish or Dutch Oven. Add the rest of the sausage mixture all around the stomach, but not on top of it.
• Add 1/2 cup of water (if I have left over beef or chicken broth, I use that instead of the water).
• Bake @ 350 for 2 hours, covered, and then 30 minutes uncovered. I usually add about another 1/2 cup of water after an hour or so. When it's finished, I take a fork & then cut the stomach open to get all the stuffing. I discard the stomach, but a lot of people cut into it & eat. (NOT me!) Enjoy!

Steps:

• Using a sharp knife, slice the jowl into desired thickness strips, like bacon.
• Part of the jowl can be cut into hunks for seasoning of beans and greens.
• Wrap any sections for freezing in plastic wrap, then aluminum foil.
• Place wrapped sections in a Ziplock type bag and place in freezer for use later.
• Heat a skillet to just below Medium heat on your stove top.
• Place the slices of jowl in the warm skillet.
• Turn jowl slices as needed, to prevent burning, and cook until fat is translucent and browned.
• Remove from pan, place on paper towels and drain.
• Save remaining grease from skillet by placing in a container and storing in refrigerator.
• Use leftover grease just as you would any type of bacon grease for seasoning and cooking.
• Serve the cooked hog jowl slices while warm.
• Enjoy!