Rustic wedding salad of pork and onions

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 12 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make a rustic wedding salad? Prepare all the necessary ingredients. Choose pork that is not fatty, without bones or veins. If the meat is frozen, place it on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator and never defrost it in warm water or in the microwave. This will ruin the texture and taste of the meat.

2. STEP 2

   

   Pour water into the pan, add the meat washed in cold water. Bring to a boil over medium heat and add a little salt. Reduce heat and simmer for 35-40 minutes, skimming off foam. The meat should be cooked but still firm. The main thing is not to overcook it, otherwise you won’t be able to cut it later. Cool it in the broth or put the meat in a bag, tie it and leave it until it cools completely, so it won’t dry out. Cut it into strips about one centimeter thick.

3. STEP 3

   

   Place the chopped meat in a bowl and add onions, cut into thin rings.

4. STEP 4

   

   For the marinade, mix boiled, cold water and vinegar, add sugar. You can use any vinegar, I prefer grape vinegar.

5. STEP 5

   

   Add salt to the marinade. Use coarse salt, as fine salt can easily oversalt it.

6. STEP 6

   

   Pour vegetable oil into the marinade. The main thing is that it must be refined, otherwise it will overwhelm all the tastes; regular or olive oil is perfect. If desired, you can add a little chili pepper.

7. STEP 7

   

   Pour the marinade into the bowl with the meat and onions and stir. Cover and refrigerate for 10 hours, stirring occasionally.

8. STEP 8

   

   Chop the parsley and add to the salad, stir. You can add it right at the beginning of marinating, but the greens will not look very appetizing, so I prefer to add them before serving. Transfer the salad to a plate and garnish. Usually these are just onion rings, but then the salad will look too faded. So I garnished with red onion rings and added some cranberries. They complemented the salad perfectly.

9. STEP 9

   

   Bon appetit.

Comments on the recipe

GalchonoK

05.12.2023

4.8

Here's another festive salad with pork.

Elena Pankina

05.12.2023

4.8

The recipe for a rustic wedding salad with pork and onions caught my attention due to its name and ease of preparation. Boil the meat until tender, cool and cut into strips. I cut the onion into half rings. Combined the meat with onions and stirred. For the marinade, I mixed water, wine vinegar, salt, sugar, and vegetable oil. I poured the marinade over the meat and onions, mixed it and put it in the refrigerator overnight. The salad turned out just super: aromatic, juicy, appetizing and very tasty! Thanks for the idea, the recipe is now in my piggy bank.

ELENKA

05.12.2023

4.8

Yummy!!!! Thanks a lot!!! Instead, my option.

Oksana Debda

05.12.2023

4.7

I really love various cold meat appetizers and salads too. Made this recipe for my husband's birthday. The guests ate the whole salad and there wasn’t even enough. You are right, it goes well with strong drinks as a wonderful snack. All the men were delighted

mother of a sweet tooth

05.12.2023

4.5

Indeed, men really like this salad. My dad said so: “The perfect snack, especially with something strong!” I'm glad that you and I are on the same page!

Maslova Tatyana

05.12.2023

4.8

I would even rename this salad “Male”. Indeed, an ideal snack to accompany “The Foggy Decanter”, practically a barbecue without a fire. For the metropolis and winter holidays, just a godsend.

mother of a sweet tooth

05.12.2023

4.8

Maslova Tatyana wrote: an ideal snack for “The Foggy Decanter” Your expression is spot on and made me very happy! Tatyana! Thank you for the pleasant emotions you gave!