Aunt Mercedes's Pork Knuckle Recipe

Today we're sharing Aunt Mercedes's legendary pork knuckle recipe. This dish is a family speciality that has been part of Mercedes's life since she was a little girl.

Her grandmother taught it to her mother, her mother passed it on to her, and now she's decided to share it with all of us — because this dish deserves to be known for what it truly is: a gem of home cooking.

But let's get to what really matters — the recipe. Ready? Let's go! You may already know Aunt Mercedes, but if not, you can explore more of her recipes, like "Aunt Mercedes's Chicken Recipe".

I know you're eager to get started, so let's walk through how to make this wonderful dish.

Aunt Mercedes's Pork Knuckle Recipe

Ingredients

– A drizzle of olive oil (20 g)

– 1 onion, 1 carrot and 1 garlic clove

– Pork knuckles

– A glass of wine and water

– Salt

Nutritional information

1,164.2 kcal

94.2 g fat

57 g protein

How to make it

1. Start by heating a drizzle of olive oil in a pan.

2. Roughly chop the garlic, carrot and onion, and add them to the pan.

3. Add the pork knuckles and the seasoning juices to the pan.

4. Pour in half a glass of wine … and water, and add to the pan.

5. Adjust the salt to taste.

6. Leave everything to simmer over low heat until the pork knuckles are tender.

And just like that, your pork knuckles are ready to serve — not too tricky, right? If you'd like to discover more dishes just as good as this one, don't wait any longer and visit our recipes page — I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

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