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Traditional Gio Thu (Vietnamese Head Cheese)

Traditional Gio Thu (Vietnamese Head Cheese)

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This traditional dish can be made ahead and enjoyed many times over. Meals with a plate of gio thu on the side are delicious, and it's perfect for parties too.
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Ingredients
6
Time
75 minutes
Servings
6
Level
Medium
Ingredients
Pig's ears 2 piece
Wood ear mushrooms 200 g
Pig's tongue 1 piece
Pork hock 500 g
Shallots 2 piece
Minced garlic 1 tablespoon
Implementation Steps
01
- Wash the pork hock, ears and tongue and boil for about 40 minutes, then lift them out and soak in cold water.
- Soak the wood ear mushrooms in boiling water, then cut into thin strips.
02
- Thinly slice the pig's ears.
- Pig's tongue: scrape it with a knife, then slice thinly.
- Thinly slice the pork hock.
03
- Heat oil in a non-stick pan.
- When the oil is hot, fry the garlic; once fragrant, add the tongue, ears and pork hock and stir-fry with the wood ear mushrooms.
- Season with a little pepper, sugar and fish sauce and stir-fry well for about 10 minutes.
04
- Line the bottom of a mould with a plastic bag.
- Add the gio thu mixture and press down firmly so the meat fills the mould, then seal the bag.
- Take it out of the mould; refrigerate for 2-3 hours so the gio thu sets.
- Eat it a little at a time and keep it refrigerated.
Traditional Gio Thu (Vietnamese Head Cheese)
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