Chitterlings

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 10 lbs chitterlings
• 3 teaspoons hot red pepper flakes
• 1 large garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon salt

Recipe

• 1 wash chitterlings throughly. trim fat, leaving a small amount for seasoning. in a large sauce pan, cover chitterlings with water. add red pepper flakes, minced garlic, black pepper, and salt. cook chitterlings until tender, 2 to 3 hours. drain and cut into serving sized pieces. serve hot, at once.
• 2 great accompaniments are beans and turnip greens.
• 3 pan fried chitterlings; dip boiled chitterlings in cornmeal. fry in hot shortening until brown.
• 4 deep fat fried chitterlings; dip boiled chitterlings in beaten egg, then in crushed saltine cracker. fry in deep hot fat (375 degrees) until brown.