home made cow heal pie

[magpie]

home made cow heal pie

anyone know how to make this, my gran used to make when I was little...
said the gravy would stick to me ribs....

[cherokee]

eeewwwwww sorry magpie that sounds awful

[magpie]

no really it was very good. but I can't think what she put in it apart from the cow heal, when it was cooked my little brother used to suck on the cow's heal to help him with his teething:

unless this was an early form of child cruelty hm I wonder, I thought all the kids had this to eat:

[maxwell silver]

Had it myself when iwas younger.Loved it,sucked sticky bones the lot.Believe me that gravy does stick to your ribs.Tripe and onion soup as well,great for those freezing winter days.Alas i've had neither since i was a teen & could'nt tell you how to make it.

[magpie]

ah thank goodness for that Mawell silver .... thought it was my gran being mean to me: yes it did taste really good:

[panther]

tripe and onion!!! omg thats yuk!!! i feel ill now

[jedimaster]

a traditional lancashire dish from ww2 when rations were scarce
here's my interpretation whether it wil be exact i don't know i only made this a couple of times down south to bring in a bit of tradition to theme nights etc.
here goes.


1/2 lb cows heels cleaned and scraped
1/2 lb shin beef
1 large onion
salt and pepper

for the pastry

1/2lb plain flour
1/4lb marge
1/4lb lard
4 tbsp water



add the cows heels, beef chopped & onion to a pan of water bring to the boil and simmer for at least 3 hours

cover with the pastry and bake for 45 mins (about 180 oC)

[entwisi]

You can buy cow heel on the market on the black pudding stall. My mum still buys it and makes it. She prefers to use Skirt beef but any tough old cut is suitable (Don't use steak as it needs to be tough to survive the long cooking time, it will become lovely and tender)

[jedimaster]

Originally Posted by entwisi

You can buy cow heel on the market on the black pudding stall. My mum still buys it and makes it. She prefers to use Skirt beef but any tough old cut is suitable (Don't use steak as it needs to be tough to survive the long cooking time, it will become lovely and tender)

i agree skirt good too as it makes a lovely rich gravy

[steeljack]

think there used to be a chain of shops which sold that stuff , cowheels, tripe , oxtails etc. U C P springs to mind , for some reason seem to remember they had a restaurent/cafe in Blackpool in the 50s , but could be wrong .

http://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/hext...aspx?id=443675

[moonshiner]

Now this sounds like my type of grub, will be givin it a try this weekend ill
try it with a couple apound ashin, washed down with a bottle or so of last years elderberrie wine.

[junetta]

I really love blackpudding. I spotted some here once, bought it and then found that it was sweet and had nuts in it. It looks exactly the same but is more like Xmas pud. Such a disappointment.

I don´t remember ever having cow heel pie but tripe was a favourite of mine. Tripe and trotters for tea with chips. Didn´t like it cooked though.

[steeljack]

Originally Posted by junetta

Didn´t like it cooked though.

I've wondered about this for years, was the tripe we ate as kids raw , straight from the cow ? or when our Mums cooked it were they cooking it a second time ? I allways remember it being on show on white marble slabs and kept semi-chilled , but did it come straight from the slaughter house to our plates without any processing , one thing we never heard of mad cow in them days