Finally, cooking times are generally long. It could take anywhere from two to four hours to fully braise, boil, or bake to completion. Some recipes call for more than one cooking treatment.

For those who appreciate classic Southern comfort food and nose-to-tail cooking, Country Boiled Pig Ears are a true delicacy.

In 1949, Atticus Mullin had the following to say about cooking pork intestines, which we in the South all know as chitlins — or properly spelled “chitterlings”: ...

In 1949, Atticus Mullin had the following to say about cooking pork intestines, which we in the South all know as chitlins — or properly spelled “chitterlings”: ...