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Name: Authentic Swedish Sylta (Head Cheese)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 240 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Sweden
Ingredients: 1 pig's head (about 4-5 kg / 9-11 lbs), split in half; 2 pig's trotters (front or back); 5 kg (3.3 lbs) pork shoulder or neck; 1 large onion, peeled and quartered; 2 carrots, peeled and roughly chopped; 1 leek, washed and roughly chopped; 10 black peppercorns; 10 whole allspice berries; 3 bay leaves; 3 liters (approx. 12.5 cups) water; 50 g (approx. 1/4 cup) coarse salt (plus more for seasoning); 10 ml (2 tsp) ground white pepper; 5 ml (1 tsp) ground ginger; 5 ml (1/2 tsp) ground cloves; 10 ml (2 tsp) ground mace; 1 pig's bladder or a large piece of cheesecloth for molding

Sylta

🇸🇪 Sweden

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A Swedish head cheese made from pork meat and jelly.

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