Pork Faggots Braised In Cider With Spring Vegetables

Ingredients

Ingredients For the faggots
  • 250g/9oz pigs' liver, trimmed, roughly chopped

  • 250g/9oz pigs' hearts, trimmed, roughly chopped

  • 250g/9oz minced pork

  • 300g/10oz breadcrumbs

  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil

  • 2 large shallots, peeled, finely chopped

  • 1 leek, peeled, finely chopped

  • 1 large carrot, peeled, finely chopped

  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped

  • 2 juniper berries, crushed

  • 1 chilli, finely chopped

  • 1 tsp ground allspice

  • 250ml/9fl oz cider

  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

  • 2 tbsp sherry vinegar

  • 100g/3½oz caul fat (available from traditional butchers)

For the cider sauerkraut
  • 100ml/3½fl oz sherry vinegar or cider vinegar

  • 250ml/9fl oz cider

  • small piece cinnamon stick

  • 1 small white cabbage, finely shredded

  • ½ small onion, peeled, finely sliced

  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • 2 tbsp honey, preferably from Leicestershire

  • pinch chopped fresh thyme leaves

For the sage and onion rösti potato
  • 2 large Maris Piper potatoes, finely sliced on a mandoline

  • ½ small onion, peeled, finely sliced

  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped

  • 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh sage

  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • 2 tbsp rapeseed oil

  • 1 tbsp butter

For the caramelised apples
  • 3 Granny Smith apples

  • 25g/1oz butter

  • 75g/2½oz caster sugar

To serve
  • 12 cooked asparagus spears

  • 12 baby turnips

  • 6 rashers streaky bacon, cooked until very crisp

  • 6 deep-fried sage leaves

Description

Recipe Uses 250g/9oz Pigs' Liver, Trimmed, Roughly Chopped, 250g/9oz Pigs' Hearts, Trimmed, Roughly Chopped, 250g/9oz Minced Pork, 300g/10oz...

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